ENGLISH - FIRST YEAR IPE QUESTION BANK - 2021-22 (Final)

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INTERMEDIATE 1 YEAR ENGLISH SYLLABUS
MODULE / Name of the Unit Writer’s Name Retained Pages

UNIT From … to
POETRY
Unit 1 Happiness Carl Sandburg 01 – 04
Unit 2 A Red Red Rose Robert Burns 05 – 08
Unit 3 The Beggar Dr Ammangi Venugopal 09 – 14
Unit 4 The Noble Nature Ben Jonson 15 – 20
Unit 6 PROSE
Unit 7 Two Sides of Life Booker T Washington 29 – 38
Unit 8 Father, Dear Father Raj Kinger 39 – 44
Unit 9 The Green Champion – Thimmakka Internet 45 – 52
The First Four Minutes Roger Bannister 53 – 60
Unit 11 SHORT STORIES
Unit 13 Playing the Game Arthur Mee 77 – 83
Unit 14 The Short-sighted Brothers Folklore 92 – 99
Sanghala Panthulu Suravaram Prathapa 100 – 112
Reddy
Unit 16 Parts of Speech 120 – 128
Unit 17 Articles 129 – 137
Unit 18 Prepositions 138 – 146
Unit 19 Tenses – Verb Forms 147 – 168
Unit 20 Transformations 169 – 194
Unit 21 Correction of Errors in Sentences 195 – 211
Unit 22 Word Grammar 212 – 232
Unit 23 Study Skills (Except Information Transfer : 233 – 241
Flow Charts and Tables)
Unit 24 Reading Comprehension Passages : From 249 – 260
S. No. 1 to 18 (18)
Revision Test – I 267 – 270
Revision Test – II 271 – 274
Revision Test – III 275 – 278
Revision Test – IV 279 – 282
Model Question Paper 287 – 292
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UNIT From … to
Unit 5 Poetry : Keep Going Edgar Guest 21 – 28
Unit 10 Prose : Box and Cox (One-Act Play) John Maddison Morton 61 – 76
Unit 12 Short Story : The Five Boons of Life Mark Twain 84 – 91
Unit 15 Short Story : The Dinner Party Mona Gardner 113 – 119
Revision Test – V -- 283 – 286
Unit 23 Study Skills - Information Transfer : Flow Charts 241 – 248
and
Tables and Using a Dictionary
Unit 24 Reading Comprehension Passages : From S. No 261 – 266
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FIRST YEAR IPE QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
No. of No. of Marks

Q.No Topic questions questions to for each Total
given be answered question
SECTION - A
1. Annotations from prose 5 2 4 8

2. Annotations from poetry 5 2 4 8
3. Paragraph answer questions from prose 5 2 4 8
4. Paragraph answer questions from poetry 5 2 4 8
Paragraph answer questions from short

5. 5 2 4 8
stories
SECTION - B
6. Comprehension – Short Stories 6 4 1 4

7. Comprehension – Unseen 6 4 1 4
SECTION - C
8. Match the meanings 10 8 1/2 4

9. Parts of speech identification 10 8 1/2 4
10. Articles 10 8 1/2 4
11. Prepositions 10 8 1/2 4
12. Tenses 6 4 1 4
13. Transformation of sentences 6 4 1 4
14. Correction of sentences 6 4 1 4
15. Missing letters 10 8 1/2 4
16. Silent letters 10 8 1/2 4
17. Phonetic transcription to ordinary spelling 6 4 1 4
18. Odd sound out 6 4 1 4
19. Number of syllables identification 6 4 1 4
20. Text to diagram or diagram to text 2 1 4 4
TOTAL MARKS 100
0101(N)
SET
Total No. of Questions - 20 Regd.

Total No. of Printed Pages - 5 No.
ENGLISH (NEW)
PAPER-I
MODEL QUESTION PAPER-I (BOARD)
(For the Academic Year 2021-22 only)
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100
SECTION – A
1. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words each. 2×4=8
a) They are the people who never go forward. They never suggest a line of activity. They live simply
on the negative side of life.
b) One might think that growing trees is not a big deal but one would know the reality of it only
when they do it on their own.
c) And she was cross. She said go ask the guy who keeps gardening things.
d) No one tried to persuade me. The decision was mine alone.
e) In thought, in talk, in action, I think you will find that you can separate life into these two
divisions - the dark side and the bright side, the discouraging side and the encouraging side.
2. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words each. 2×4=8
a) I asked the professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what happiness is.
b) It was the plant and flower of Light.
c) His stomach is full of infinite void
d) O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June.
e) And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with their women and children and a keg of beer
and an accordion.
3. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2×4=8
a) How do the two types of persons react to an overcast morning?
b) Why did Thimmakka and her husband decide to plant trees?
Describe how hard they tried to succeed in their mission.
c) What does the boy think of his grandparents in his letter?
d) Describe the feelings of Dr Bannister after the race was over.
e) How does Booker T Washington advise the teacher-trainees to develop frankness and honesty in
their teaching?
a) Explain the narrator’s experience in finding out what happiness is.
b) How does the poem, The Beggar describe the farmer's pathetic physical condition?
c) And I will Luve thee still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry:
d) Discuss the aptness of the title, The Noble Nature for the poem.
e) Seeing helps one better in understanding than listening to.
Justify the statement with reference to the poem, Happiness.
a) Helping the old is as good as playing the game. Elucidate with reference to the story.
b) How did the three brothers try to outsmart one another?
c) They realized that the lack of unity had been the cause for their plight. What followed this
realization? How did it help the people of Ramasagaram?
d) Is the title, The Short-sighted Brothers, apt for the story? Explain.
e) Write a paragraph on how Alan and his parents felt excited when he was chosen to play for the
school cricket match.
SECTION – B
6. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it
in a word or a sentence each. 4×1=4
And in the classroom next morning the boys gave Alan three loud cheers, as only schoolboys can,
for in some mysterious fashion they too had learned all about his kind act.
i. From which story is this passage taken?
ii. Who is the writer of the story from which this passage is taken?
iii. Where and when did the schoolboys meet?
iv. What did they do?
v. How did the boys come to know about Alan's kind act?
vi. Pick out the word from the passage which means strange.
7. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it
in a word or a sentence each. 4×1=4
Live only to serve, to serve food seemed to be the motto that guided Ms Dokka Seetamma all
through her life. Popular as Apara Annapoorna, Ms Dokka Seetamma was born in October 1841 at
Mandapeta of East Godavari District. Her father, Mr Bhavani Sankaram offered food to anyone who
came to them hungry. Seetamma’s mother died when she was just six. And Seetamma had to
shoulder her mother’s responsibility of serving food to the needy. Thus started habit of cooking and
serving food lasted for four-plus decades. Even after her marriage to Dokka Joganna and her moving
to Lankala Gannavaram, she didn’t do anything else except cooking and serving food. King Edward
VII honoured her for her philanthropy by placing her photograph at a function. An aqueduct on the
Godavari was named after her. And her statue finds a place in Vivekananda Park in Kakinada.
i. What is the motto that guided Ms Dokka Seetamma all through her life?
ii. Where was Ms Seetamma born?
iii. Why did she start serving food since the time she was six?
iv. How long did she continue in her mission of serving food?
v. Write the idiom used in the passage to mean to take up the work.
vi. Write the part of speech of the word philanthropy.
SECTION - C
[NOTE: Answers of this Section must be written at one place in the same Serial Order.]
8. Match ANY EIGHT of the following words in Column ‘A’ with their meanings
in Column ‘B’ 8 × 1/2 = 4
Column A Column B
i. muse a. unyielding, inflexible
ii. ancillary b. willing to obey, dutiful
iii. fibbing c. travel across
iv. topsy-turvy d. secondary, additional
v. cross e. great mental pain
vi. prattle f. telling a trivial lie
vii. traverse g. annoyed, angry
viii. obedient h. upside down
ix. adamant i. reflect, think over
x. anguish j. repeat meaninglessly
9. Identify the parts of speech of ANY EIGHT of the following underlined words. 8 × 1/2 = 4
Although (1) Thimmakka did not receive (2) a formal (3) education, her (4) work (5) has been
honoured (6) with (7) the National (8) Citizen’s Award (9) of (10) India.
10. Fill in ANY EIGHT blanks with a, an or the. 8 × 1/2 = 4

i. There are quite –––– (1) number of divisions into which life can be divided, but for –––– (2)
purposes of this evening I am going to speak of two; –––– (3) bright side of life and –––– (4) dark
side.
ii. Thimmakka (She) has been recognized by –––– (5) Government of India and was recently
conferred with –––– (6) Padma Shri award in 2019, which is –––– (7) fourth highest civilian
award in –––– (8) Republic of India.
iii. Panaji is –––– (9) capital of Goa state.
iv. I read _____ (10) amazing story last Sunday.
11. Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with suitable prepositions. 8 × 1/2 = 4
i. I want you to go out –––– (1) this institution so trained and so developed that you will be
constantly looking –––– (2) the bright, encouraging and beautiful things –––– (3) life.
ii. As she grew up, she was married –––– (4) Sri Bikkala Chikkayya –––– (5) Hulikal village ––––
(6) whom she found a purpose in planting trees.
iii. This mission ––– (7) preserving the environment is taken forward –– (8) Thimmakka’s foster son,
Sri Umesh. B.N. Umesh has been planting and tending to trees –––– (9) the roads, schools, public
places, and –––– (10) the mountain and hilltops.
12. Fill in ANY FOUR of the following blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given
in brackets. 4×1=4
i. In nine cases out of ten, the person who cultivates the habit of looking on the dark side of life ––––
(be) the little person, the miserable person, the one who –––– (be) weak in mind, heart and
purpose.
ii. Surya Namaskar __________ (consist) of twelve postures.
iii. Usually my father _______ (take) rice for lunch. But now he ____ (take) chapatis.
13. Rewrite ANY FOUR sentences as directed. 4×1=4

i. Switch off the lights.
(Change to Passive voice.)
ii. Money alone can’t solve all problems.
(Change to passive speech)
iii. I asked my Biology teacher what I should do to save it.
(Change to Direct s[eecj)
iv. No other animal lives as long as the turtle.
(Change to comparative degree.)
v. Shimla is cooler than Ooty.
(Change to Positiveve degree)
vi. Sandeep has attended all the classes, _________ ?
(Add to Question Tag)
14. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences correcting the underlined errors. 4×1=4
i. The property was divided between the four brothers.
ii. Please bring your luggages here.
iii. The shops will be open between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
iv. I prefer fruits than sweets.
v. He walks very fastly.
vi. Sign the document with ink.
15. Supply the missing letters to ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8 × 1/2 = 4
i. thr – – gh ii. sli – – tly iii. gr – – nd
iv. wo – – y v. sp – – d vi. ang – – sh
vii. prev – – us viii. mi – – t ix. rec – – ve
x. p – – ce
16. Identify the silent consonant(s) in ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8 × 1/2 = 4
i. bustle ii. although iii. parliament
iv. fight v. knee vi. brought
vii. bomb viii. could ix. hymn
x. which
17. Write ANY FOUR of the following transcriptions using ordinary English spelling. 4×1=4
18. Circle ANY FOUR of the words that sound different from the other words in that set with
regard to the sounds of the bold letters. 4×1=4
i. cheap chain chaos
ii. organ order owl
iii. huge honour hungry
iv. public pure tube
v. yell money many
vi. listen after taken
19. Mention the number of syllables in ANY FOUR of the following words. 4×1=4
i. popular ii. today iii. side
iv. plant v. rainwater vi. condition
20. a) The given below bar graph shows how much dietary fibre is found in certain fruits.
Convert the information into a paragraph. 1×4=4
OR
b) Read the following paragraph and convert it into a tree diagram.

A sentence contains a subject and a predicate. The subject may contain a noun or noun equivalent. In
a predicate, the verb is the most important one. If the verb is in transitive form, it has an object. An
object again has a noun or noun equivalent. If the verb is in intransitive form, it takes no object. An
intransitive verb may have a word or a group of words with it.
Wish you all the best
CONTENTS
S.NO TOPIC NAME QUESTION NO. PAGE NUMBER
SECTION-A
1. Literature 1-5 1-5
SECTION-B
2. Reading Comprehension (Short Story) 6 6-11
3. Reading Comprehension (Unseen) 7 12-21
SECTION-C
4. Matching 8 22-29
5. Parts of Speech 9 30-32
6. Articles 10 33-36
7. Prepositions 11 37-41
8. Tenses 12 42-45
9. Transformations 13 46-57
10. Correction of Sentences 14 58-71
11. Missing Letters 15 72-75
12. Silent Consonants 16 76-78
13. Phonetic Transcriptions 17 79-84
14. Odd Sounds Out 18 85-87
15 Syllables 19 88-90
16 Information Transfer 20 91-98
17 Key - 99-131
18. Revision Tests - 132-142
19. Model Paper-II - 143-147
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SECTION – A (Q.No. 1 to 5)
LITERATURE
I. POETRY (Q. No: 2 & 4)
(Text Book Page No. 2,3)

1. HAPPINESS
– Carl Sandburg
ANNOTATIONS
1. Annotate the following in about 100 words each.

a. I asked the professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what happiness is.
b. They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though
I was trying to fool with them.
c. And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along the Desplaines river.
d. And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with their women and children and keg of beer and an
accordion.
PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS
2. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each

a. Explain the narrator’s experience in finding out what happiness is.
b. Seeing helps on better in understanding than listening to.
Justify the statement with reference to the poem, Happiness.
(Page No. 7)
2. A RED RED ROSE
– Robert Burns
ANNOTATIONS

a. O my Luve’s like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June.
b. O my Luve’s like the melodie.
That’s sweetly play’d in tune.
c. And I will Luve these stillm, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry:
d. And fare thee weel, my only
Luve and fare thee weel a while!

a. How is the feeling of love expressed in A Red Red Rose?
b. Why is love compared to a red red rose?
c. What does the speaker promise in A Red Red Rose?
d. Describe the speaker’s devotion to his beloved as expressed in the last two lines of A Red Red Rose.
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(Page No. 11,12)

3. THE BEGGAR
– Dr. Ammangi Venugopal
ANNOTATIONS

a. Have you sighted anyone
With shadows in his dusky eyes?
b. A food giver he is,
With ability to mitigate the sky’s hunder.
c. His stomach is full of infinite void
d. Have you seen a beggar
At your threshold with severed hands?
Brother, he is my farmer!

a. “Dr Ammagi Venugopal’s creativity is rooted deeply in the complexities and contradictions of modern life,”
say observes.
b. How does the poem, The Beggar describe the farmer’s pathetic physical condition?
c. List the abilities a farmer is endowed with, according to the poem.
d. The poet addresses the reader as you and talks about the farmer as my farmer. Explain the significance
in a paragraph.
(Page No. 16,17)

4. THE NOBLE NATURE
– Ben Jonson
ANNOTATIONS

a. It is not growing like a tree
In bulk, doth make Man better be;
b. A lily of a day
is fairer far in May.
c. It was the plant and flower of light.
d. And in short measures life may perfect be.

a. Discuss the aptness of the tile The Noble Nature to the poem.
b. Bulk does not make Man better be. How does the oak support this stand?
c. Explain with the example of the lily that size matters not but beauty counts a lot.
II. PROSE (Q. No: 1 & 3)
(Page No. 34,35)

6. TWO SIDES OF LIFE
– Booker T Washington
ANNOTATIONS
a. In thought, in talk, in action, I think you will find that you can separate life into these two divisions – the
dark side and the bright side and the bright side, the discouraging side and the encouraging side.
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b. Education is not what a person is able to hold in his head, so much as it is what a person is able to find.
c. They are the people who never go forward. They never suggest a line of activity. They live simply on the
negative side of life.
d. Do not be satisfied until you have put yourselves into that atmosphere where you can seize and hold on
to the very highest and most beautiful things that can be got out of life.
a. How do the two types of persons react to an overcast morning?

b. How does Booker T Washington advise the teacher-trainees to develop frankness and honesty in their
teaching?
c. Why does the speaker feel it unfortunate about the students who fail in assessing properly the personality
of their teachers?
d. The whole speech is on the human traits. Comment with reference to Booker T.Wahington’s Two Sides of
Life.
(Page No. 42,43)

7. FATHER, DEAR FATHER
– Raj Kinger
ANNOTATIONS

1. Annotations:
a. Yes, my first rank slipped to the second.
b. But in your Departmental Store, do you apply Pythagoras Theorem or Newton’s Law of Gravity?
c. And she was cross. She said go ask the guy who keeps regarding things.
d. This was only to lighten my over-burdened heart.

a. What does the boy think of his grandparents in his letter?
b. Write a paragraph on the present day education system as described in Rahul’s letter.
c. What is the attitude of teachers towards learners as illustrated in Father, Dear Father?
d. What is significance of the postscript to the text in Father, Dear Father?
(Page No. 49)

8. THE GREEN CHAMPION – THIMMAKKA
[Adopted from the Internet]
ANNOTATIONS

a. At the age of 40, she wanted to end her life as she could not conceive.
b. Though the trees grown by her are worth several crores of rupees today, her life has no respite from
poverty.
c. One might think that growing trees in not a big deal but one would know the reality of it only when they do
it on their own.
d. Her intentions are evidently good as she has planted trees rich in biodiversity.
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a. All great things have humble, small beginnings. Justify the statement based on the life and work of
Thimmakka.
b. Why did Thimmakka and her husband decide to plant trees? Describe how hard they tried to succeed in
their mission.
c. Who is taking the noble mission of Thimmaka forward and how?
d. Why was Thimmakka called Saalumarada?
(Page No. 58,59)

9. THE FIRST FOUR MINUTES
– Roger Bannister
ANNOTATIONS

a. No one tried to persuade me. The decision was mine alone.
b. A voice shouting ‘Relax’ penetrated into me above the noise of the crowd.
c. The physical overdraft came only from greater will power.
d. No words could be invented for such supreme happiness, eclipsing all other feelings.

a. How did Roger Bannister feel in the first lap of the race?
b. Why did Dr Bannister feel that the moment of the lifetime had come?
c. What gave Dr Bannister strength in the final spurt?
d. Describe the feelings of Dr Bannister after the race was over.
III. SHORT STORIES (Q. No: 5)
(Page No. 80)

11. PLAYING THE GAME
– Arthur Mee
PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS:
1. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each.

a. Write a paragraph on how Alan and his parents fell excited when he was chosen to play for the school
cricket match.
b. Narrate the feelings of Alan as he was not able to reach the ground in time after meeting the old man on
his way.
c. Helping the old is as good as playing the game. Elucidate with reference to the story.
(Page No. 96)

13. THE SHORT-SIGHTED BROTHERS
(Folklore)
PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS

a. Is the title. The Short-sighted Brothers apt to the story?
b. How did the three brothers try to outsmart one another?
c. Were the brothers successful in executing their tricks? Support your answer.
d. Does the story support the wise saying, Honesty is the best policy? Discuss.
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(Page No. 108,109)

14. SANGHALA PANTHULU
– Suravaram Prathapa Reddy
PARAGRAPH QUESTIONS

a. Is the title, Sanghala Panthulu apt for the story? Explain.
b. “With all these atrocities, we cannot live”, cries a woman of Ramasagaram. Explain the atrocities the
villagers were subjected to.
c. They realized that the lack of unity had been the cause for their plight. What followed this realization?
How did it help the people of Ramasagaram?
d. Describe the result of the declaration by the Mohathemeem.
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SECTION – B (Q.No. 6 to 7)
READING COMPREHENSION
Q.No: 6
(SHORT STORIES)
(Text Book Page No. 80,81,82)

– Arthur Mee
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
a. Do his best! Of course he would. For Alan was playing in the school cricket match and was mightily proud
of being chosen to play. He had practised bowling with his father for weeks now, and Daddy said he was
shaping well.
Daddy was nearly as excited as Alan over the match and he promised that if Alan's side won he would buy
him a bicycle.
i. Do his best! Of course he would. Who would be doing well?
ii. What was he proud or?
iii. How did he practise cricket?
iv. What was his father's promise?
v. Write the Antonym of win.
vi. ‘Daddy was nearly as excited as Alan over the match.’ Here the adverb, nearly means ......... Choose the
answer.
a. almost b. completely c. quietly d. happily
vii. What is the informal name of father mentioned in the passage?
viii. Write the noun form of practise.
b. “Where do you live, sir?” called Alan at last in the old man's ear.
“Up the road and some way round the corner,” he answered in his thin, weak voice. “I should be so much
obliged if you could see me home. You look a very kind little boy.”
See him home? And they were still a long way off! If only he could walk a little faster. Why, the teams would
be already on the field, and the captain would be wondering why he did not come.
i. What did Alan ask in the old man's ear?
ii. Where was the old man's house?
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iii. What request did the old man make to Alan?
iv. Why was Alan in a hurry?
v. If only he could walk a little faster. Why did Alan want the old than to walk faster?
vi. Why would the captain be wondering?
vii. I should be so much obliged if you could see me home.

Obliged in the sentence means ......... Choose the answer.
a. forceful b. thankful c. polished d. all the above
viii. Pick out the word from the passage which is the Antonym of strong.
c. And in the classroom next morning the boys gave Alan three loud cheers, as only schoolboys can, for in
some mysterious fashion they too had learned all about his kind act.
i. From which story is this passage taken?
ii. Who is the writer of the story from which this passage is taken?
iii. Where and when did the schoolboys meet?
iv. What did they do?
v. Why did the boys give Alan three loud cheers?
vi. What does the phrase three loud cheers mean?
vii. How did the boys come to know about Alan's kind act?
viii. Pick out the word from the passage which means strange.
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(Page No. 96,97)

(Folklore)
a. Three elderly brothers, all very short-sighted, lived in a large house on the outskirts of a city, in China. One
day the youngest brother suggested that he should take charge of the finances.
"Elder brother's sight is so bad, he cannot see how much money he's receiving or giving," he said, "and
people take advantage of his disability.”
i. Where did the three brothers live?
ii. What did the youngest brother propose one day?
iii. How did the youngest brother support his claim?
iv. How would people take the eldest brother’s short-sightedness, according to the youngest brother?
v. Was the youngest brother sincere in his suggestion?
vi. Their sight problem was negligible. Is it true or false?
vii. Give the synonym of edge from the passage.
viii. Write a set of antonyms you find in the passage as good is the antonym of bad.
b. “The tablet has a flowery border. “The second brother went away very pleased with himself. Hardly had he
gone when the third brother arrived there. He too enquired about the inscription and on being told what it
was, asked if there was any other writing on it.”
“Only the donor's name, Wang Lee, at the bottom,” said the monk.
i. What did the tablet have for its decoration?
ii. Who answered the question about its decoration?
iii. Who was very happy to know about that decoration?
iv. When did the third brother reach the monastery?
v. What did the youngest brother want to know particularly?
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vi. Where was the donor's name mentioned?
vii. Why was the second brother happy with himself?
viii. Write the Antonym of departed from the passage.
c. The monk they had talked to the previous evening came out of the monastery just then and walked towards
the short-sighted brothers. “Oh, you've come to see the inscription,” he said. “So sorry. We couldn't put it up
yesterday evening. We are going to put it up today.” The short-sighted brothers realised their follies.
i. When did they all talk to the monk?
ii. Did each brother know that the others also had talked to the monk?
iii. Where did the monk go?
iv. Why did the monk say sorry?
v. What does the word it refer to?
vi. When were they going to put it up?
vii. What did the brothers realise?
viii. They didn't put up the inscription as originally scheduled. How did it help the brothers?
(Page No. 109,110)

a. Thus, things were moving happily. But the farmers were perturbed. They observed the lives of people on the
other side of the river Krishna ruled by the British and found that people were happy there. There was no
drudgery, no penalties - no beatings either. But if the people of Ramasagaram were to migrate to that side
leaving the households and assets earned by their ancestors and their caste trades as well, how would they
live?
i. "Thus, things were moving happily." 'Happily' to whom?
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ii. What did the farmers observe?
iii. What did the farmers find out?
iv. What was the reason for the vast difference in the lives of Ramasagaram people and that of those living
on the other side of the river?
v. Was it possible for the people of Ramasagaram to migrate to the other side of the river?
vi. Give the word from the passage that means disturbed / worried / anxious.
vii. According to the passage, two groups of persons were happy.
viii. Write the Noun form of the word migrate.
b. In the evening, about five hundred people gathered under the peepulPantimiu explained about the nature of
drudgery to all of them. He also taught them legal points. He insisted that nobody should agree to drudgery if
wages were not paid. While the meeting was still going on, Ameen Saab arrived pompously on a horse along
with eight jawans. “Panthulu, are you aware of the Nizams Act number 53 pertaining to patrolling?” asked the
Ameen.
i. Where did the people assemble?
ii. What did Panthulu explain to them?
iii. The villagers meting under the peepul tree already knew legal points. Say true or false.
iv. What did Panthulu insist on?
v. When did the Ameen Saab come there?
vi. What did Act number 53 deal with ?
vii. Write the antonym of modestly from the passage.
viii. The passage pictures Panthulu as a man ... ... ... ... (fill in).
1. interested in legal practice
2. promoting violence
3. committed to the cause of common man
4. serving the purpose of the police
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c. After a week, the Mohathemeem arrived. The police didn't divulge the disgrace they faced. But they recorded
that Panthulu had instigated the villagers to revolt by trying to run a parallel government. They also
mentioned that if the army was not sent, a great danger was looming large. The Mohathemeem summoned
the farmers and inquired with them about the incident.
i. Why did the Mohathemeem come to Ramasagaram?
ii. What did the police hide from the Mohathemeem?
iii. What did the police charge Panthultt with?
iv. What did the police request for?
v. Who did the Mohathemeem call to know more about the incident?
vi. Write the idiom used in the passage that means something very frightening was certain to happen.
vii. Write the synonym from the passage of called.
viii. Name the part of speech of divulge.
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(UNSEEN)
Q.No: 7
(Text Book Page No. 249-266)
I. INTRODUCING READING COMPREHENSION
1. Complementing Comprehension
Comprehension is a very comprehensive concept. It covers many aspects. Knowing the mere meaning of the
text is but a small part of comprehension. Comprehension includes (a) decoding the meaning, (b) relating it to what
one knows, (c) thinking about it appropriately, (d) responding positively, (e) applying it to real life and (f) remembering
it and retrieving it when needed. In that inclusive sense, comprehension forms the very base of any learning—
languages, humanities, sciences and most importantly, life's lessons. Treating comprehension as an examination-
linked task is to limit our own progress. Enlightenment, enrichment and enjoyment go hand in hand as one steadily
progresses in acquiring comprehension skills!
i. Why is comprehension considered comprehensive?
ii. What is meant by comprehension?
iii. Write down two important aspects of true comprehension.
iv. What is at the very base of any learning?
v. According to the passage, what is the most important subject to learn?
vi. What is comprehension in the opinion of some persons that hampers one's progress in learning?
vii. What is the result of steady progress in one's comprehension skills?
viii. Write the expression used in the passage to mean together / in coordination.
2. Opportunities Unlimited
I notice the method applied to about six of the wealthiest men in England in a book of interviews published by an able
and well-known journalist.
[This is a single sentence with twenty-six words. It is taken from G K Chesterton's The Worship of the Wealthy.]
i. Who does the word I refer to in the passage?
ii. What did the narrator notice?
iii. Where did the narrator notice it?
iv. To whom was that method applied?
v. Where did those six wealthy persons hail from?
vi. Which is the book mentioned here?
vii. Who published that book?
viii. What is the specialty of that publisher?
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ix. What kind of people find place in the passage?
x. Write the synonym of popular.
xi. Write the other forms of the word able.
xii. Can we also call a reporter a journalist?
xiii. Can you write two or more such words used in that field as journalist?
II. GOLDEN TELANGANA SHINING
3. Innovation in Irrigation — Kaleswaram

Kaleswaram, the brainchild of Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao, is considered the world's largest multipurpose, multistage
lift irrigation project. The other two such projects in the world (one in the USA - Colorado; and the other in Egypt -
Great Manmade River) took three decades for their completion. But Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) was
inaugurated in just three years (on 21 June 2019) after starting work on it in 2016. With three barrages, 20 lifts and
20 reservoirs, it aims at lifting water to 500 meters height and carrying it to over 500 KMs spanning 13 districts with a
canal network crossing 1800 KMs. Built on the Godavari at Kaleswaram in Jayashankar Bhupalpalli district, the
project mainly aims to use the till now unused Pranahitha waters near its confluence with the Godavari. The project
presently lifts 2TMC (Thousand million cubic feet) water per day. Plans are afoot to increase the capacity to 3TMC a
day. It aims at irrigating 37 Lakh acres, besides meeting the drinking water needs of Hyderabad and other villages,
developing water transport and promoting fisheries and tourism.
i. Why is Kaleswaram called a multipurpose project?
ii. Support the statement that KLIP is a multistage project.
iii. What is the difference between KLIP and the other such projects in the world?
iv. Name the river that provides water to KLIP.
v. To what height is water lifted from the beginning to the final point?
vi. What is the irrigation potential of KLIP in acres?
vii. Expand TMC.
viii. Give the location of KLIP.
4. Loving Warriors
Love is gravity, for it makes some attached to others (including animals). Pradeep Nair and Santhosi — made for
each other Hyderabad couple - belong to that rarest category, attached to others. These Heroes of Hyderabad have
so far rescued seventy thousand distressed animals! They foster disabled animals too. Initiated indirectly into this
mission by their parents, they started their love saga 14 years ago. With registration in 2019, their 25 + active, skilled
team is now officially Animal Warriors Conservation Society. They coordinate with other NGOs, Fire, Forest and Zoo
officials in wildlife conservation and activities like lake cleaning and manza cleaning. Despite resources crunch, they
go ahead with their mission. Sensitive souls, intelligent minds and skilled hands are their invaluable resources. Their
determined will has moved our IT Minister, KT Rama Rao into the rarest gesture of extending a fund of rupees 10
Lakh. Crying wildlife appeals to all to strengthen their caring hands by sharing their mission of animal protection,
wildlife conservation and awareness promotion.
i. When we read about Pradeep Nair and Santhosi we think of the great saying, Love is gravity. Explain in a sentence
how.
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ii. Who prompted them to love animals?
iii. What are the three goals that constitute their mission?
iv. Who do they coordinate with in their wildlife conservation?
v. Name the organization that got an official status in 2019.
vi. What moved the IT Minister to show the rarest gesture?
vii. What is the appeal of crying wildlife?
viii. Pick out the synonym of preservation from the passage.
5. Swatch Badi — Clean Telangana — Second Only to One!

The second Swatch Badi (the first one in India being in Bengaluru) was recently inaugurated by the Finance Minister
T Harish Rao in Siddipeta. Here, the faculty will teach how to collect garbage, segregate dry, wet and harmful
garbage, take care of public health, avoid plastic and produce compost from garbage at homes. Dr Prashanti from
Bengaluru will supervise the activities at this learning centre. Children or elders, anyone can enroll here for the
course. Focus is on educating school-children, DWCRA [Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas]
women and leaders. Teaching here is carried on in the digital form, actual demos and power point presentations.
Compost generated thus can be used as manure. Spreading the concept all around is the need of the hour!
i. Where does the first Swatch Badi in India function?
ii. Swatch Badi in Siddipeta is the first of that kind in Telangana. Say true or false.
iii. Name the three types of garbage mentioned in the passage.
iv. Who looks alter the functioning of this school?
v. Who can join this school?
vi. Mention the three teaching methods used here.
vii. How can the compost produced here be used?
viii. Is it enough for Telangana to have this one school?
Support your answer with a sentence from the passage.
6. Initiative an INCH - Inspiration in TONS

An iota of initiative can ignite inspiration in tons, capable of moving mountains at a rapid pace. Sounds incredible?
See it happen in our golden Telangana right now. Miracles become common when the initiative comes from a man
with integrity, good intentions and unconditional love for others. Other worth emulating traits of his sterling personality
are: (a) simple living and high thinIcing; (b) love for truth; (c) discipline; (d) practising before preaching; (e)
democratic to the core and (f) working for common cause. His quest for truth is visible in his forty-year old
Satyanveshana Mandali. His belief that individual progress and social progress are inseparable has prompted him to
work for the development of a model town involving hundreds of committed persons from all walks of life, including
spiritual areas. He is Surendra Babu Putta, 71, and the fortunate town witnessing his impact is Kodada, the Gateway
of Telangana. His very lifestyle offers innumerable lessons on integrated personality development to the interested.
Think, think, think— this is his mantra.
i. How is the value of initiative highlighted in the passage?
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ii. Does the initiative from any kind of person have the same impact?
iii. The initiative from what kind of persons can make miracles the order of the day?
iv. Name three traits of the lead character's personality.
v. Is it usual to have all such positive traits in persons around us?
vi. What is the objective of the forty-year old organization mentioned in the passage?
vii. Name the person impacting and the place being impacted.
viii. What kind of lessons can we learn from his way of living?
7. Save Girl Child! – Save Mankind

Gender bias is a global problem. Its intensity in India is intriguing for reasons both obscure and obvious. Yet, at times
we see brilliant rays of hope emanating from unexpected quarters. An instance of this is an inspiring move initiated at
Haridaspur village of Kondapur Mandal, Sangareddy district by the Sarpanch, Shati to save girl children and to
encourage their education. Proving that good manners too are infectious, the movement started spreading fast, far
and wide. In just a year of its beginning, a handful of villages have already started following the example. Inspired by
this movement, Yeddumailaram village (Kandi Mandal) has set a record by opening Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana
(SSY) accounts for 72 girl children on a single day. Opening such accounts, planting trees, honouring the mothers of
girl children, encouraging girl education etc., are the main moves in this direction. Public representatives, doctors,
press and officials have been actively encouraging such persons. Pride of place is credited to Intermediate Education
as its personnel, particularly a Principal, have been playing an active role for long by promoting crucial awareness
and raising funds, even from NRIs! May their tribe multiply!
i. What is the issue that is regarded as universal in this passage?
ii. Is India in a better position in this connection than other countries?
iii. How has Haridaspur set an example in eliminating gender bias?
iv. What makes the narrator say that good manners are infectious?
v. List the main moves initiated in the Save Girl Child Campaign.
vi. What kind of role is being played by the personnel from Intermediate Education?
vii. Write the part of speech of the word personnel.
viii. Give the synonym for the word essential from the passage.
8. WOMEN at CENTRE - WELFARE in PROGRESS

A woman is a full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform, goes a glorious compliment,
highlighting woman's power. Then, if many women are at the helm of a village, can you imagine the degree of
transformation? A lively example is unfolding itself at Madhavaram village of Suryapet district. With the initiative from
the sons of the soil like Sri Koti Reddy, Superintendent of Police, Ram Sudheer, School Assistant (Teacher), the
entire village Panchayat was unanimously occupied by an all-women team. Besides, women's committees were
formed for each important village development activity like education, health, drinking water and sanitation. Ms
Vijayalakshmi, Sarpanch and Ms Janakamma, Vice-Sarpanch were all smiles when asked about their achievements
in a short span of time. The long list includes a library, purified water, a gymnasium, English Medium Sections in ZP
School, greenery etc. Their honesty in admitting that their move towards prohibition ofliquor still awaits results stuns
everyone. The village serves as a model, showcasing women's power.
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i. Frailty, thy name is woman, says Shakespeare. But, what does this passage say in this regard? (Frailty here
means weakness.)
ii. Mention the unique feature of Madhavaram's present panchayat.
iii. What do other all-women committees have for their function?
iv. Why were the Sarpanch and Vice-Sarpanch all smiles?
v. Which particular area still awaits satisfactory progress?
vi. What does the village seek to showcase?
vii. Who initiated the village development activities?
viii. Write the expression from the passage used to mean in the charge of.
III. LESSONS FROM ROOTS
9. Mistakes can Make Miracles:

Mistakes at times can turn out to be a blessing in disguise. One such error led to the establishment of the Nobel
Prize, the most coveted award in the world. When Ludwig (Alfred's brother) died in 1888, a French newspaper
erroneously confused the deceased's identity with that of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite that brought him
enormous money. As a result, it published a scathing obituary entitled The Merchant of Death is Dead. Alfred thus
had the rarest opportunity of reading his own death report (obituary). His troubled conscience said to himself, "Is this
how posterity is going to remember me? No, I must do something. The huge fortune I made must go to promote
peace in this world." What followed is history. Nobel prizes in Peace, Literature, Physics, Chemistry and Biology/
Medicine were thus born!
i. What was the error that led to the establishment of the Nobel Prize?
ii. Flow did the French paper describe Alfred Nobel?
iii. Who died in 1888?
iv. What was the rarest opportunity Alfred Nobel had?
v. How did Nobel try to change his image?
vi. Write the word used in the passage to mean death report.
vii. Give the antonym, from the passage, of appreciative.
viii. What is the difference, in terms of grammar, between the words death and dead?
10. Forget and Forgive – Live life

Man gets and forgets: God gives and forgives; that goes a saying. Once, a godlike four-year-old child showed the
way. The girl was at the dining table, listening intently to her father admonishing her. When he took a long pause, she
asked politely, "Dad, if you have finished, may I say something?" Even while being scolded, she maintained her
poise. Her patient listening and her poise teach us life's lessons as well, or even better than the scriptures do. Think
of any adult in that situation and the probable response. Can anyone be anywhere near that girl in her attitude? We
all like to be liked, no doubt. But can we order fond feelings from others? Patience, forgiveness, love etc are some
valuable qualities that help us live in peace, be liked and more importantly, help us give and yet forgive others - a
sure way to spread true happiness all around.
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i. What are the attributes of man, according to the saying?
ii. What was the girl doing while her father was scolding her?
iii What qualities in that girl teach us life's lessons?
iv. According to the passage, there are many adults like that girl. Say true or false.
v. Does the writer say that fond feelings can be ordered from others?
vi. What is the sure way for spreading happiness all around?
vii. Write the synonym of the word scolding.
viii. Write the antonym of the word inattentively.
IV. WOMAN EMPOWERMENT
11. A Queen's Wisdom

Layla, the wise queen once ruled Arabia. Her wisdom illuminated the land like the Sun. In beauty and wealth she had
peers none. All the seven regions under her control enjoyed peace and prosperity, courtesy, her able and wise rule.
Yet, people were not content. They used to say some unpleasant things against the queen. When the Chief Advisor
wanted to know the reason for this, the queen smiled and said, “I can do almost everything I wish. I can order the
frontiers to be closed; the gates of the palace to be locked and so on. But one thing I cannot do: make the people
shut their mouths. It matters not what false things people say; what counts more is to continue to do which I consider
to be true!”
i. What is queen Layla famous for?
ii. How was it dial all those seven regions enjoyed peace and prosperity?
iii. What did the Chief Advisor want to know?
iv. What was the one thing that the queen was unable to do?
v. Was the queen worried as she couldn't do that?
vi. Why was the queen not bothered by the unpleasant things people said?
vii. What really matters most, according to the queen?
viii. Give the antonym of the word adversity?
12. Charity Boundless

Live only to serve, to serve food seemed to be the motto that guided Ms Dokka Seetamma all through her life.
Popular as Apara Annapoorna, Ms Dokka Seetamma was born in October 1841 at Mandapeta of East Godavari
District. Her father, Mr Bhavani Sankaram offered food to anyone who came to them hungry. Seetamma's mother
died when she was just six. And Seetamma had to shoulder her mother's responsibility of serving food to the needy.
Thus started habit of cooking and serving food lasted for four-plus decades. Even after her marriage to Dokka
Joganna and her moving to Lankala Gannavaram, she didn't do anything else except cooking and serving food. King
Edward VII honoured her for her philanthropy by placing her photograph at a function. An aqueduct on the Godavari
was named after her. And her statue finds a place in Vivekananda Park in Kakinada.
i. What is the motto that guided Ms Dokka Seetamma all through her life?
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ii Where was Ms Seetamma born?
iii. Why did she start serving food since the time she was six?
iv. How long did she continue in her mission of serving food?
v. List the honours she enjoyed.
vi. What is her other popular name?
vii. Write the idiom used in the passage to mean to take up the work.
viii. Write the part of speech of the word philanthropy.
V. VARIETY IN CREATIVITY
13. A Modern Marvel Taking Shape on Our Soil at Sangareddy
Can you conceive of a construction without cement and steel? Unimaginable? But, a modern marvel — a 32 foot
high Sri Chakra shaped temple is taking shape on a sprawling one and a halfacre site with just natural elements like
lime, jaggery, jute, gum, myrobalan fruit (karakkaya) paste, Indian bael (Maredu / Bilwa) juice, sand and stone (15
lakh pieces, some weighing 5 tons each). With Lord Shiva as the presiding deity, this Sri Kailasa Prastara Mahameru
(human body) Panchamukha Umamaheswara Devasthanam, at Phasalvadi village, near Sangareddy, is being
devised, planned and executed by Jyothirvaasthu Vidyapeetham. Modelled after ancient temples like Konark, Hampi,
this 20 crore rupee mammoth miracle is expected to have a life of 6,000 years, says Maheswara Siddhanthi, the man
behind this project. Hundreds of expert engineers, skilled sculptors, eminent architects and famous artisans have
been toiling since day one i.e., 14 June 2017 and are determined to complete it at the earliest. With concepts from
epics as its fountain of inspiration, this temple looks certain to flourish as a spiritual centre with unique architectural
features!
i Mention the unique feature of this temple in terms of construction materials used.
ii. Which organization is executing the work of this temple?
iii. Where is this temple located?
iv. Without using cement and steel, can the structure last long? Support your answer with a sentence from the
passage.
v. Name the temples that were studied to design this temple.
vi. Who is supervising this major project?
vii. Write the synonym of the word famous.
viii. When did the actual construction work start on this project?
14. No Stops Barred

‘Go’ is the single-worded, shortest sentence. What could, then, be the longest sentence? How many words? Try
guessing. The longest sentence has four lakh plus words. Yes, it's a thousand-page novel titled Ducks, Newburyport,
conceived and composed by Lucy Ellman. This thousand page novel won this year's (2020)10,000 pound
Goldsmith's Prize, for breaking the mould and extending the novel's form. “It's a massive achievement,” exclaimed a
judge. “This gripping, hypnotic novel remakes the novel .......” extolled another judge. The ambitious form of the novel
initially invited rejections till Galley Beggar finally published it. The novel is in the form of an internal monologue of a
mother in Ohio as she bakes pies in her kitchen. According to the writer, this one long run-on sentence book makes
its readers float around to sink or swim, engulfed in one woman's thought.
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i. How many words are there in the longest sentence?
ii. Who composed that sentence and in which form?
iii What does that sentence deal with (its content)?
iv. How was that longest sentence honoured in the year of publication?
v. Reproduce the comments on the book by two judges.
vi. Why was the book initially rejected by the publishers?
vii. “This one long run-on sentence book makes its readers ... .” What does it make its readers?
viii. Why was this book chosen for Goldsmith's Prize?
VI. PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

15. Rags-to-writer — the Saga of Laxman Rao
India's Capital is a home to a famous Chaiwala. A darling of the press, feted by numerous organizations and no
stranger to the highest echelons of political affair, Laxman Rao led a storied life. It wasn't his brews but his books that
catapulted him into fame, and even into Teen Murthi House, where Indira Gandhi hosted him in 1984. Now the writer
of twenty-five Hindi books - novels and plays - he has received awards from NGOs and literary associations and
been covered more than one hundred times in print and digital media. All the while, until Delhi went into lockdown,
you could still walk up to a tea stall on Vishnu Digamber Marg and treat yourself to a cup of tea from this celebrated
author!
i. Where does this famous Chaiwala, Laxman Rao, live?
ii. What does the expression ‘no stranger to the highest echelons of political office’ mean?
iii. What catapulted Laman Rao into fame?
iv. Mention the medium that made Laxman Rao familiar to many.
v. What quality of Laxman Rao strikes you the most as you treat yourself with a cup of tea he made and sold to you?
vi. Write the word used in the passage to mean much talked or written about.
vii. What is the word used in the passage to mean a number of.
viii. Write the synonym of honoured.
16. Determined to Live and Write………

Deprivation has driven the determined Manoranjan Byapari to dare even destiny with his pointed questions. Born as
a poor, neglected and hard working labourer with hunger as his twin brother, Manoranjan Byapari turned out to be an
award-winning writer. With nearly twenty books in Bengali to his credit, including his latest work, Chandal Jihon
(Bengali Title - semi autobiographical) - most of them translated into English and other languages - he received many
awards - notable among them being West Bengal Sahitya Academy's and The Hindu Award for non-fiction. “I write
because I cannot kill,” said Byapari once, adding, “The indomitable will to live keeps me alive even today despite
odds like discrimination in dozens I face every day.” He started learning the letters of the alphabet when he was in
prison, for no fault of his. Once riding Byapari's rickshaw and noticing his innate talent to narrate, Maha Swetha Devi
invited Byapari to write for her magazine, Bartikal. Thus, a great writer was born, rather accidentally! And now he is
elected as an MLA from the Balagarh constituency (West Bengal) in May, 2021.
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i. What drove Manoranjan Byapari to challenge even destiny?
ii. How has this hard working poor labourer become popular?
iii. Name his latest work.
iv. Mention some important honours he received.
v. Why does he write, according to himself?
vi. Manoranjan Byapari had formal education like an ordinary boy. Say true or false.
vii. What keeps him alive despite odds in dozens he faces even today?
viii. How did Maha Swetha Devi help the writer in Byapari take birth?
17. Worshipping Heroes

Here are two unique novels - Pharaoh and the King and The Victorian - that made two heroes fans of their writer.
The heroes are Chiranjeevi and 1-1rithik Roshan. And their writer is Dasari Venkata Vishwanath. But the reason?
Their writer is a visually challenged, Telugu Medium student who started writing his first English novel when he was
just 11 (2004). Nystagmus or Photophobia is the disease that disables him from focusing his sight on any object for
more than a second. Born into a farmer's family of Gokavaram in East Godavari district, the boy was inspired by JK
Rowling. Helped by his English teacher Buchibapayya and younger sister Sija, Venkat worked hard for seven years
to complete his first novel in 2011, which was launched by Chiranjeevi. After that, another five years of dedicated
work and the second masterpiece was out in 2016. Venkat dedicated it to his favourite hero Hrithik Roshan. That
made the hero Venkat's fan and he invited Venkat to his birthday party as a special guest. Thus, he won the hearts of
two heroes, besides those of millions of readers the world over.
i. What is unique about the two novels, according to the passage?
ii. Who are the heroes who turned fans of that writer?
iii. How does the disease, Nystagmus impact Venkata Vishwanath?
iv. Name the three persons who helped, directly or indirectly, Venkat Vishwanath in writing his first novel?
v. How long did Venkata Vishwanath take to write those two novels?
vi. What made Hrithik Roshan a fan of Venkata Vishwanath?
vii. How did Hrithik Roshan express his love for Venkata Vishwanath ?
viii. Visual challenges or Telugu Medium background failed to stop Venkata Vishwanath from daring to dream and
succeeding. Say true or false.
VII. WIT AND HUMOUR
18. Strange Lawyer

A lawyer named Strange died, and his friend asked the tombstone maker to inscribe on his tombstone, Here
lies Strange, an honest man and a lawyer. The inscriber insisted that such an inscription would be confusing, for
passersby would tend to think that three men were buried under the stone. However, he suggested an alternative. He
would inscribe, Here lies a man who was both an honest man and a lawyer. That way, whenever anyone walked by
the tombstone and read it, they would be certain to remark, That's strange!
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i. What was initially planned to be inscribed on the tombstone of Strange, the lawyer?
ii. How would that inscription confuse the passersby, according to the inscriber?
iii. Who suggested the alternative inscription?
iv. Did the new inscription carry the name of the dead lawyer?
v. How would the passersby know the name of the dead man, without it being on the tombstone?
vi. What is strange (note the small s) according to the passage?
vii. Write the Parts of Speech of the words inscribe, inscription, inscriber.
viii. Write the word used in the passage that means misleading.
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SECTION – C (Q.No. 8 to 20)
MATCHING MEANINGS
Q.No: 8
I. POETRY
(Page No. 2)
1. HAPPINESS
– Carl Sandburg
GLOSSARY
professors (n-pl) /prə'fesə(r)z/ : senior teachers in a university

executives (n-pl) /ɪg'zɛkjətɪvz/ : top level administrators
boss (v) /bɒs/ : order others to work / supervise others' work
shook head (v-phrase) /ʃʊk hed/ : moved head either way as to say 'no'
wandered (v-pt) /'wɒndə(r)d/ : walked around without any particular purpose
Desplaines (Proper noun) : a river that flows through Southern Wisconsin and Northern
Illinois (US)
keg (n) /keg/ : a container
accordion (n) /ə'kɔːdiən/ : a portable, box shaped musical instrument
(Page No. 6)
2. A RED RED ROSE
– Robert Burns
GLOSSARY
sprung (v-pp) /sprʌŋ/ : opened up, bloomed

melodie (n) /'mɛlədi/ (melody) : a pleasing tune
art thou /ɑːt ðaʊ/ : are you
bonnie (adj) /'bɒni/ : pretty, happy
lass (n) /æs/ : a young woman
thee (p) /ðiː/ : you
gang (v) /gæŋ/ : a Scottish word means 'go'
o' (prep) /ɒv,(ə)v/ : of
weel (adv) /wiːl/ : well
fare thee weel : goodbye
NOTE: Luve's = love is; play'd = played; a' = all; wi' = with; tho' = though
(Page No. 11)

3. THE BEGGAR
– Dr. Ammangi Venugopal
GLOSSARY
dusky (adj) /'dʌski/ : having a dark shade (indicating intense pain)

hunchback (n) /'hʌnʧbæk/ : a bent, curled forward back (showing how hard farmers work till their backs
bend)
blood-tinged (adj) /blʌd-tɪnʤd/ : showing / having marks of blood
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mitigate (v) /'mɪtɪgeɪt/ : reduce, lessen (here) satisfy

infinite (adj) /'ɪnfɪnɪt/ : very great in amount; without limits
void (n) /vɔɪd/ : emptiness
replete (adj) /rɪ'pliːt/ : filled to full
sprout (v) /spraʊt/ : to grow from a seed; germinate
gobble (v) /'gɒbl/ : eat hastily
threshold (n) /'θreʃəʊld : entrance; the door or gate of a house
(Page No. 16)

4. THE NOBLE NATURE
– Ben Jonson
GLOSSARY
bulk (n) /bʌlk/ : size, quantity (usually large), mass
doth (v) /dɒθ/ : old form of 'does'
oak (n) /əʊk/ : a large tree with hard wood
log (n) /lɒg/ : the trunk of a dead tree
bald (adj) /bɔːld/ : without leaves, flowers etc
sere (adj) /sɪə(r)/ : without moisture, dry
proportions (n-pl) /pralpo:fnz/ : quantities; measures
II. PROSE
6. TWO SIDES OF LIFE

– Booker T Washington
(Page No. 31)
GLOSSARY
accomplish (v) /ə'kʌmplɪʃ / : achieve something
appreciating (v-pp) /ə'priːʃɪeɪtɪŋ/ : valuing something highly
overcast (adj) /əʊvə'kɑːst/ : cloudy, dark, gloomy
mud-puddles (n) /mʌd-'pʌdlz/ : small muddy water pools
disconsolate (adj) /dɪs 'kɒnsəlɪt/ : extremely sad, gloomy, unhappy
unpalatable (adj) /ʌn'pælətəbl/ : hard to accept, not tasting good
dwell upon (phrasal verb) /dvel ʌpɔːn/ : to think or talk a lot about something
(Page No. 33)

recite (v) /rɪ'saɪt/ : read aloud
Daniel Webster (Prop N) : an American lawyer and statesman (1782-1852)
Seize (v) /siːz/ : grab or catch hold of
(Page No. 34)

woe (n) /wəʊ/ : sadness, grief
disposition (n) /dɪspə'zɪʃn/ : character, nature, temperament
(Page No. 36)

1. Match the following words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A Column B
i. accomplish ( ) a. read aloud
ii. overcast ( ) b. sadness, grief
iii. disconsolate ( ) c. character, nature, temperament
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iv. unpalatable ( ) d. hard to accept, not tasting good

v. recite ( ) e. grab or catch hold of
vi. proportion ( ) f. nurture, foster, tend
vii. seize ( ) g. a part or share of a whole
viii. woe ( ) h. cloudy, dark, gloomy
ix. cultivate ( ) i. achieve something
x. disposition ( ) j. extremely sad, unhappy
7. FATHER, DEAR FATHER

– Raj Kinger
(Page No. 40, 41)
GLOSSARY
transgression (n) /trænz'grɛʃn/ : doing wrong, violation of a code

Pythagoras (Prop n) : Greek philosopher and mathematician of the 6th century BC
Pythagoras Theorem : square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the
sum of squares on the other two sides
muse (v) /mjuːz/ : reflect, think over
ancillary (adj) /æn'sɪləri/ : secondary, additional
fibbing (v) /fɪbɪŋ/ : telling a trivial lie
topsy-turvy (adj) /tDpsi'tɜ:vi/ : upside down
highly strung (idiom) : nervous and easily upset
nervy (adj) /'nɜːvi/ : nervous, rude
harbinger (n) /'hɑːbɪnʤə(r)/ : something that foretells the coming of something
(Page No. 42)

cross (adi) /krɒs/ : annoyed, angry
Archimedes (Prop n) : Greek mathematician of the 3rd century BC. Famous for his
principle that a body immersed in a fluid is subject to an upward force,
equal in magnitude to the weight of fluid it displaces.
hypotenuse, relational square roots : terms used in geometry and algebra
prattles (v) /'prætlz/ : repeats meaninglessly
traverse (v) /'trə'vɜ:s/ : travel across
adamant (adj) /'ædəmənt/ : unyielding, inflexible
at stake (idiom) : at risk to be lost
anguished (adj) /'æŋgwɪʃt/ : expressing great mental pain
(Page No. 43)

2. Match the following words in Column A with their meanings it Column B.
Column A Column B
i. muse ( ) a. unyielding, inflexible
ii. ancillary ( ) b. willing to obey, dutiful
iii. fibbing ( ) c. travel across
iv. topsy-turvy ( ) d. secondary, additional
v. cross ( ) e. great mental pain
vi. prattle ( ) f. telling a trivial lie
vii. traverse ( ) g. annoyed, angry
viii. obedient ( ) h. upside down
ix. adamant ( ) i. reflect, think over
x. anguish ( ) j. repeat meaninglessly
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8. THE GREEN CHAMPION – THIMMAKKA

[Adopted from the Internet]
(Page No. 47)
GLOSSARY
(Page No. 48)
(Page No. 50)

3. Match the following words in Column A with their meanings in Column B
Column A Column B
i. saplings ( ) a. buckets
ii. confer ( ) b. adopted son
iii. foster son ( ) c. exceptionally large
iv. tending ( ) d. without fail
v. massive ( ) e. a beginning
vi. conceive ( ) f. award a degree, title etc.
vii. invariably ( ) g. a particular aspect
viii. pails ( ) h. young plants
ix. onset ( ) i. to become pregnant
x. facet ( ) j. caring for
9. THE FIRST FOUR MINUTES

– Roger Bannister
(Page No. 55)
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(Page No. 56,57)
(Page No. 58)
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(Page No. 59)

4. Match the following words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Column A Column B
i. tremendously ( ) a. forcefully
ii. propel ( ) b. observable
iii pace ( ) c . goal
iv. barely ( ) d. disappearance, loss, death
v. perceptible ( ) e. greatly, extremely
vi. penetrate ( ) f. tire
vii. ambition ( ) g. enter or pass through
viii. exhaust ( ) h. speed
ix. extinction ( ) i. move, push forward
x. compellingly ( ) j. to a very limited extent
III. SHORT STORIES

– Arthur Mee
(Page No. 80)
GLOSSARY

(Folklore)
(Page No. 94)
GLOSSARY
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(Page No. 95)

(Page No. 103)
(Page No. 104,105)
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(Page No. 106)
(Page No. 108)
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THE PARTS OF SPEECH
Q.No: 9

Exercises and Activities:
I. Read the following passage and identify the part of speech of the each bold word.
There was a farmer(1) who grew(2) superior(3) quality rice. Every year, his rice won prizes in the state
competition. Once a newspaper reporter interviewed him and discovered that the farmer shared his seed rice
with his neighbours(4). “How can you afford to share your best seed rice with(5) your neighbours when they
are entering their own produce in the competition with yours, each year?” the reporter asked. The farmer
replied, “Didn't you know? The wind(6) picks up pollen grains from(7) the ripening paddy and swirls(8) it
from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior, substandard and poor quality rice, cross - pollination will
steadily(9) degrade the quality(10) of my produce. If I have to grow good rice I must help(11) my
neighbours to grow good rice.”
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________ 11. __________
II. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words.
1. Hyderabad is a historical city. __________

2. Children are a source of joy to the parents. __________
3. Honesty is the best policy. __________
4. We learn many things through observation. __________
5. Since it was raining, he took an umbrella with him. __________ , __________
6. Alas! The legendary athlete Milkha Singh is dead. __________
7. They themselves interfered in the dispute. __________
8. The boy an into the park joyfully. __________
9. Music draws the attention of everyone. __________
10. Cricket matches are watched by lakhs of people. __________
III. Identify the part of speech of the bold Words in the following sentences.
1. Several writers wrote about education. __________ , __________

2. The hungry dogs are howling. __________
3. People eat vegetables across the world. __________ , __________
4. An idea can change a life. __________
5. Food is a necessity for life. __________ , __________
6. I invited him to the party. __________
7. She is interested in painting. __________
8. He completed the whole work successfully. __________
9. The woman beside David is my cousin. __________
10. She has two children. __________
11. Treatment heals wounds. __________ , __________
12. Ah! Don't say you don't agree with me. __________
13. Since he was tired, he went to bed early. __________
14. I love singing because it is interesting. __________
15. I can't be at ease until I wash my face. __________
16. Eureka! I got it. __________
17. I like salt and pepper. __________
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18. Have you passed? Congratulations! __________

19. Make hay while the sun shines. __________
20. Wake up early so that you can study. __________
The following are the textual exercises on the lines of the Intermediate Public Examination Question Paper.
[Q.No. 9]
IV. Identify the parts of speech of the following underlined words.
1. It is a very (1) bad habit (2) to get into (3), that of being continually (4) moody (5) and discouraged, and (6) of
(7) making the atmosphere (8) uncomfortable for everybody who comes (9) within ten (10) feet of you.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________
2. Do you (1) think, literacy (2) is a harbinger (3) of restlessness, fear (4), frustration? Is it (5) Adam (6) and (7)
Eve eating the Tree (8) of (9) knowledge, all (10) over again?
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________
3. Although (1) Thimmakka did not receive (2) formal (3) education, her (4) work (5) has been honored (6) with
(7) the National (8) Citizen's Award (9) of (10) India.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________
4. I had (1) a moment (2) of (3) mixed joy (4) and anguish, when (5) my mind (6) took over. It (7) raced well (8)
ahead of my body and (9) drew my body compellingly (10) forward.
5. Box: Stop! (1) Can you (2) inform (3) me who (4) the individual (5) is that I invariably (6) encounter (7) going
downstairs when l' m coming up (8), and (9) coming upstairs (10) when I'm going down?
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________
6. Ah (1), then you (2) mean to say that this (3) gentleman's smoke (4), instead of emulating the example of all
(5) other sorts of (6) smoke, and (7) going up the chimney, thinks (8) proper to affect a singularity (9) by
taking the contrary (10) direction.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________
4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________
7. __________ 8. __________ 9. __________
10. __________
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V. Identify the part of speech of the bold words in the following sentences.
1. What is the result of that kind of schooling? __________

2. I cannot answer that question. __________
3. Each individual who wishes to succeed must get that kind of discipline. __________
4. Such persons are surely undesirable. __________
5. I asked my Biology teacher what I should do to save it. __________
6. From his talk, it seems studies were an ancillary subject; and living an experiencing, the major subject.
__________ , __________
7. And she was cross. __________
8. Papa, that's what happens in my craft and drawing class. __________
9. Anyway, Papa, do you know where I lost that quarter mark that brought about my fall? __________ ,
__________
10. Thimmakka could not go to school due to poverty and lack of facilities. __________
11. The decision was mine alone. __________
12. The attempt was on. __________
13. My knowledge of pace deserted me. __________
14. A voice shouting ‘Relax’ penetrated into me above the noise of the crowd. __________
15. There was no pain, only a great unity of movement and aim. __________
16. The world seemed to stand still or did not exist. __________
17. The noise in my ears was that of the faithful Oxford crowd. __________
18. There were only fifty yards more. __________
19. I felt like an exploded flashlight with no will to live. __________
20. Well, wonders will never cease. __________
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ARTICLES
Q.No: 10
(Text Book Page No. 131)

Exercise and activities
I. Fill in the blanks with a / an.
1. ______ ant is ______ industrious creature.

2. We can' t live without ______ fan nowadays.
3. ______ apple ______ day keep s the doctor away.
4. ______ ATM is ______ useful machine.
5. ______ honest man is always respected.
6. Amitabh Bachan is ______ famous actor.
7. Are you ______ vegetarian?
8. It is ______ absurd story indeed.
9. I don’t believe him. He is ______ liar.
10. What ______ lovely Villa!
11. It is ______ one man show.
12. I never witnessed such ______ long queue for Covaxin.
13. He is ______ United Nations employee.
14. We have quite ______ few books on Yoga.
15. I saw ______ accident this morning.
II. Fill in the blanks with a / an. (notice the contrast)
1. It took us ______ hour to reach ______ hospital

2. He is ______ M.L.A. and ______ man of principles.
3. He is ______ honest man and hasn’t got ______ house of his own.
4. We have to take ______ umbrella to go to ______ university in some countries.
5. Interacting with ______ MP is ______ memorable experience.
(Page No. 134-137)

Exercises and activities
I. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the and laugh out loudly
_____ (1) vegetable seller's wife gave birth to _____ (2) son. _____ (3) customer who heard _____ (4) good
news, congratulated _____ (5) vegetable seller and enquired about _____ (6) state of _____ (7) health of
_____ (8) newly born child. Then he said, “Sir, it's very fresh.”
II. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the and enjoy the joke.
In _____ (1) accident _____ (2) person who lost his legs was crying. At that time, _____ (3) man who came
there said, “Why do you cry like _____ (4) child?” and said, “See that man who lost his head and _____ (5)
hand and still not crying.”
III. Fill in the blanks with at, an or the in the following riddle.
Q: _____ (1) truck driver is going in _____ (2) direction in _____ (3) one-way street. _____ (4) police officer
sees him bit doesn’t stop him. Why doesn’t _____ (5) police officer stop him?
A: _____ (6) truck driver is walking
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IV. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
1. I bought _____ pair of new shoes.
2. I Saw _____ movie last night.
3. It's raining. Do you need _____ umbrella?
4. Look at _____ woman over there! She is my mother.
5. _____ night is quiet. Let's take a walk.
6. _____ spider has eight legs.
7. Peter is _____ Italian.
8. I read _____ amazing story last Sunday.
9. _____ tiger is in danger of dying out.
10. She has got _____ long hair.
11. _____ blind, _____ deaf and _____ dumb lead _____ miserable life.
12. My sister is married to _____ farmer.
13. We spent _____ whole week in Hawaii.
14. They met _____ Minister yesterday.
15. It was _____ hottest day ever.
16. I put _____ unopened letters over there.
17. Is _____ clock slow, or is it me?
18. Keeravani is _____ music composer and also _____ singer.
19. I was moved by _____ kindness that he showed.
20. I did not know that _____ dictionary belonged to you
V. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
1. I can’t play _____ piano.
2. You are _____ first person to arrive here.
3. Our swimming costumes were dry, but _____ children's weren't.
4. They live in _____ old house.
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5. Rajesh is _____ enterprising businessman.
6. Our plane was delayed. We had to wait at _____ airport for three hours.
7. _____ idea can change your life.
8. _____ more you learn _____ more you benefit.
9. Mukesh Ambani is _____ Bill Gates of India.
10. Is there _____ AC theatre in your town?
11. Panaji is _____ capital of Goa state.
12. _____ moon is _____ symbol of pleasantness.
13. I have given _____ one rupee coin to _____ beggar.
14. _____ rabbit runs very fast.
15. Is there _____ bank near here?
16. _____ talent of _____ writer can’t be underestimated.
17. _____ simplicity which Gandhi followed is taken as _____ example everywhere.
18. I interviewed _____ M.P. in _____ evening.
19. Did you get married after leaving _____ university?
20. Would you like to be _____ actor?
[Q. No.10]
VI. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the.
1. There are quite _____ (1) number of divisions into which life can be divided, but for _____ (2) purposes of
this evening I am going to speak of two; _____ (3) bright side of life and _____ (4) dark side.
2. You will not accomplish _____ (1) task which we expect of you if you go with _____ (2) moody, discouraged,
fault-finding disposition.
3. Yes, my first rank slipped to _____ (1) second.
4. Do you think literacy is _____ (1) harbinger of restlessness, fear, frustration?
5. From his talk, it seems studies were _____ (1) ancillary subject; and living experiencing, _____ (2) major
subject. Father, is he fibbing? Or is it possible that _____ (3) world turned topsy-turvy in just about 70 years?
6. You know just like that boy, Vinu, in that award winning film. He prattles on _____ (1) Hibiscus is red _____
(2) hundred times, but in his book, he colours it yellow. Are we missing out on _____ (3) essence of life?
Papa, that's what happens in my craft and drawing class. My imagination wants to soar like _____ (4) rocket
to _____ (5) Jupiter and _____ (6) Mars. To traverse new worlds, new fields.
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7. Thimmakka could not go to school due to poverty and lack of facilities. At _____ (1) early age, she had to
take up grazing of sheep and cattle and also work as _____ (2) coolie.
8. Thimmakka (She) has been recognized by _____ (1) Government of India and was recently conferred with
_____ (2) Padma Shri award in 2019, which is _____ (3) fourth highest civilian award in _____ (4) Republic
of India.
9. Failure is as exciting to watch as success, provided _____ (1) effort is absolutely genuine and complete. But
_____ (2) spectators fail to understand _____ (3) and how can they know _____ (4) mental agony through
which _____ (5) athlete must pass before he can give his maximum effort.
10. If I faltered, there would be no arms to hold me and _____ (1) world would be _____ (2) cold, forbidding
place, because I had been so close. I leapt at _____ (3) tape like _____ (4) man taking his last spring to
save himself from _____ (5) chasm that threatens to engulf him.
11. I can't say I did, Mrs. B. I should feel obliged to you, if you could accommodate me with _____ (1) more
protuberant bolster, Mrs. B. The one I've got now seems to me to have about _____ (2) handful and _____
(3) half of feathers at each end, and nothing whatever in _____ (4) middle.
12. It is not _____ (1) case only with _____ (2) coals, Mrs. Bouncer, but I’ve lately observed _____ (3) gradual
and steady increase of evaporation among my candles, wood, sugar, and matches.
13. Why, _____ (1) gentleman who has got _____ (2) attic is hardly ever without _____ (3) pipe in his mouth and
there he sits with his feet upon _____ (4) mantelpiece.
From _____ (5) appearance of his outward man, I should unhesitatingly set him down as _____ (6)
gentleman connected with _____ (7) printing interest.
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PREPOSITONS
Q.No: 11

Appropriate Prepositions
Here are some words (adjectives, verbs) that go with particular repositions:
abide by consequent on made of

abound in consist of made with
according to deal with on account of
accustomed to depend on on behalf of
adjacent to deprive of owing to
afraid of die of prefer to
agree to (something) due to put off (postpone)
agree with (someone) fond of put on (wear)
ahead of give up put out (control fire)
along with good at refer to
avail... ... of inferior to rely on
aware of inspite of see off
bad at interested in send off
because of junior to senior to
believe in lack of suffer from
belong to laugh at (insult) superior to
brood over leave for (go) think of
call off look after think over
call on (meet) look at (something) weak in
concentrate on look for (search)
congratulate on made from
Exercise and activities
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions from the list given below.
(to, up, for, on, after, to, off, at, of, in)
1. We should not feel superior _____ others.
2. People usually put _____ new dresses _____ festival days.
3. He is good _____ English, but weak _____ Mathematics.
4. Don't rely _____ others for everything.
5. If you give _____ the efforts, you don’t succeed.
6. I went to the airport to see _____ my son.
7. The minister left _____ Delhi yesterday.
8. We reached the station much ahead _____ the schedule time
9. They have agreed _____ our proposal.
10. The government should look _____ the orphans.
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II. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal prepositions from the list given below.
(adjacent to, believe in, put out, abide by, agree with, deal with, made of, adapt ourselves to, interested in,
fond of)
1. Shloka is _____ music.
2. Are you _____ reading novels.
3. We must _____ the circumstances to lead a happy life.
4. Some poems _____ imaginary situations.
5. These chairs are _____ plastic.
6. The members must _____ one another to come to an agreement.
7. If you don’t _____ the fire immediately, it will spread fast.
8. You must _____ the rules and regulations.
9. SBI is located _____ the new shopping mall.
10. We don’t _____ superstitions.
III. Answer the following questions related to your daily activities using the appropriate prepositions.
1. What time do you get up?
2. When do you go to your college?
3. How long do you stay at your college?
4. When do you return home?
5. When did you see your last film?
6. When do you go to bed?
IV. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1. We lived _____ (in / at) the U.S.A _____ (for / in) two years.
2. The office is open _____ (from / on) 10 a.m. _____ (to / at) 5 p.m.
3. Abraham Lincoln came (from / with) a poor family.
4. She has been suffering _____ (from / with) fever.
5. He prefers coffee _____ (with / to) tea.
6. He fell _____ (of / off) a bicycle.
7. There is a spider _____ (on / by) the wall.
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8. We come to college _____ (by / in) bus.
9. The girl sat _____ (between / among) her parents.
10. We congratulated Ajay _____ (with / on) winning the award.
11. We cut the fruit ____ (by / with) a knife.
12. Children are fond _____ (of / off) toys.
13. Gandhiji was born _____ (on / in) 1869.
14. All of us are afraid _____ (off / of) mad dogs.
15. The patient was shifted _____ (to / for) a hospital.
V. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1. India got Independence _____ 1947.
2. I have been reading this book _____ 2018.
3. Suresh goes to college _____ foot.
4. He served in the military _____ thirty years.
5. Very few people can swim _____ the river Ganga .
6. The martyr wrote his final testament _____ blood.
7. Many great people hail _____ rural areas of the country.
8. The snake crawled _____ its pit.
9. There is a cold war _____ these two countries.
10. There is a beautiful painting _____ the wall.
11. Yoga is good _____ health.
12. She spoke _____ her travel experiences.
13. Suman left _____ Australia.
14. Mohan is a student _____ Delhi University.
15. Are You aware _____ Corona precautions?
16. There are many hills _____ the river.
17. Wealth is inferior _____ learning.
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18. We open locks _____ keys.
19. He jumped _____ the well.
20. The issue is _____ you and me.
VI. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. My grandson is fond _____ chocolates.
2. My friend lives _____ Delhi.
3. The apples cost _____ Rs. 100/- a Kg.
4. I agree _____ you, cent percent.
5. Can you translate this _____ English _____ Telugu?
6. There is something extraordinary _____ Kohli.
7. Sheela is a nurse. She cares _____ the elderly.
8. Srikanth has gone away. He will be away _____ Monday.
9. The five thieves shared the stolen money _____ themselves.
10. The train started exactly _____ 6 o’ clock.
11. It rained _____ two days.
12. Switch _____ the light, please, it is quite dark here.
13. The trains are seldom _____ time.
14. We live _____ the fifth floor.
15. She is familiar _____ computer hardware.
16. I have not slept properly _____ two days.
17. He trembled _____ fear when he was caught.
18. Looking forward _____ seeing you at the meeting.
19. Most foreigners dream _____ visiting India.
20. She insisted _____ joining us.
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[Q No.11]
VII. Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions.
1. I want you to go out _____ (1) this institution so trained and so developed that you will be constantly looking
_____ (2) the bright, encouraging and beautiful things _____ (3) life.
2. When you go _____ (1) your classrooms, I repeat, try to forget and overlook any weak points that you may
think you see. Remember, and dwell _____ (2), the consideration that has been given _____ (3) the lesson,
the faithfulness _____ (4) which it was prepared, and the earnestness _____ (5) which it is presented.
3. Everything that comes _____ (1) their mouths is unpleasant, _____ (2) this thing and that thing, and they
make the whole atmosphere _____ (3) them unpleasant _____ (4) themselves and _____ (5) everybody
_____ (6) whom they come _____ (7) contact.
4. They live simply _____ the negative side of life.
5. Yet she is _____ (1) peace _____ (2) her pots, pans, her flowers and garden, her Bhagavad Geeta and
scriptures. My mother, highly qualified, is highly strung, tense and nervy. Do you think, literacy is a harbinger
_____ (3) restlessness, fear, frustration? Is it Adam and Eve eating the Tree _____ (4) knowledge, all _____
(5) again?
6. My first rank is _____ stake, you see.
7. I would like you to be aware _____ my musings.
8. Papa, my grandfather, speaks _____ a carefree and beautiful childhood.
9. As she grew up, she was married _____ (1) Sri Bikkala Chilkkayya _____ (2) Hulikal village _____ (3) whom
she found a purpose to plant trees.
10. Thimmakka and her husband used to carry four pails _____ (1) water _____ (2) a distance _____ (3) 4 km to
water the saplings.
11. Thimmakka continues her fight _____ afforestation.
12. _____ (1) one and a half laps I was still worrying _____ (2) the pace. A voice shouting ‘Relax’ penetrated
_____ (3) me _____ (4) the noise _____ (5) the crowd.
13. As we lined up _____ (1) the start I glanced _____ (2) the flag again. It fluttered more gently now, and the
scene _____ (3) Shaw's Saint Joan flashed _____ (4) my mind, how she, _____ (5) her desperate moment,
waited _____ (6) the wind to change.
14. _____ (1) the appearance _____ (2) his outward man, I should unhesitatingly set him _____ (3) as a
gentleman connected _____ (4) the printing interest.
15. He’s gone _____ (1) last! Really I was all _____ (2) a tremble _____ (3) fear Mr. Box would come in _____
(4) Mr. Cox went out.
16. So it seems! Far be it _____ (1) me, Bouncer, to hurry your movements, but I think it right to acquaint you
_____ (2) my immediate intension _____ (3) divesting myself _____ (4) my garments, and going _____ (5)
bed.
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TENSES
Q.No: 12
(Page No. 151)

Exercise
I. Fill in the blanks with the present .simple or the present continuous forms of the verbs given in brackets.
1. Custard apple (be) a tasty and healthy fruit.
2. The moon _____________________ (appear) at night.
3. It _____________________ (rain) now. We can't go out at present.
4. A ray of the sun _____________________ (not, pass) through a wall.
5. Hyderabad _____________________ (be) the Capital of Telangana state.
6. All banks _____________________ (open) on the first and the third Saturday of the month.
7. People _____________________ (speak) Telugu all over AP and Telangana.
8. My English teacher usually _____________________ (speak) English in the class room, but surprisingly she
_____________________ (speak) Telugu now.
9. _____________________ North Indians _____________________ (eat) chapatis daily?
10. _____________________ he _____________________ (do) any job at present?
11. Usually I _____________________ (close) all doors before going to bed.
12. _____________________ you _____________________ (believe) in ghosts?
13. My father _____________________ (watch) a serial at the moment.
14. Water _____________________ (freeze) during winter in some areas of the Atlantic Ocean.
(Page No. 158)

I. Fill in the blanks with the present perfect or the present perfect continuous forms of the verbs given in
brackets.
1. Aarthi _____________________ (act) in films since her marriage with Raghu, a film director.
2. She _____________________ (appear) in about twenty films so far.
3. I _____________________ just _____________________ (receive) a call.
4. She _____________________ (not, pay) the exam fee yet.
5. How _____________________ you _____________________ (watch) this TV you programme?
(Page No. 159)

Exercises and activities:
I. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Past, the Past Continuous, the Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous
forms of the verbs given in brackets.
1. The tsunami _____________________ (break) while the sailors _____________________ (row) the boats.
2. How _____________________ you _____________________ (spend) your childhood?
3. I _____________________ (browse) the internet when he came to our house.
4. The audience _____________________ (occupy) their seats before the cinema began.
5. The farmers _____________________ (sow) seeds for two hours when the sun set.
6. There was a stampede when the pilgrims suddenly _____________________ (rush) into the temple.
7. I wish I _____________________ (have) a car.
8. When _____________________ (be) you born?
9. How long _____________________ your brother _____________________ (stay) in the US when you went there
for MS?
10. Gandhi _____________________ (pass away) in 1948.
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(Page No. 165-168)

Exercises and activities:
I. Fill in the blanks with the Simple Future, the Future Continuous, the Future Perfect or Future Perfect
Continuous forms of the Verbs given in brackets.
1. Telangana _____________________ (become) a developed state in two years.
2. The umpire _____________________ (resolve) the controversy within a few minutes.
3. At this point of time tomorrow the children _____________________ (watch) a cartoon film.
4. _____________________ you _____________________ (solve) all these problems by next week?
5. If we follow A.P.J. Kalam's advice, India _____________________ soon _____________________ (become) a
superpower.
6. He _____________________ (do) job for two years by next year.
II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verbs given in brackets.
1. Surya Namaskar _____________________ (consist) of twelve postures.
2. Gandhi _____________________ (influence) by the writings of Tolstoy.
3. Bandla Sirisha _____________________ (be) the first Telugu woman (third Indian origin woman) to go into the
space on July 11, 2021.
4. Rohit Sharma _____________________ (bat) for two hours when rain interrupted the match.
5. The meeting _____________________ (start) by 10.00 a.m. tomorrow.
6. Usually my father _____________________ (take) rice for lunch. But now he _____________________ (take)
chapatis.
7. People _____________________ (speak) Telugu in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
8. Mary _____________________ (eat) her supper by 7.00 p.m.
9. Don't disturb! The child _____________________ (sleep)
10. If I _____________________ (be) a bird, I would fly high in the sky to have a beautiful view of the earth.
11. It is time we _____________________ (start) working hard.
12. If I were you, I _____________________ (construct) an independent house.
13. Don't get off the train till it _____________________ (stop).
14. Listen! Somebody _____________________ (scream).
15. A parrot _____________________ (repeat) our voice as soon as it listens to it.
16. Vinay _____________________ (lose) the job last year because of his misbehavior.
17. Dhirubai Ambani _____________________ (not, live) in a costly house even when he was a famous industrialist.
18. _____________________ he _____________________ (play) tennis daily?
19. While I _____________________ (teach) grammar, a student raised a doubt.
20. A philanthropist _____________________ (think) about the welfare of others.
21. My nephew _____________________ (do) business in Hyderabad for the last ten years.
22. The moon _____________________ (wax) and _____________________ (wane) during the cycle of a month.
23. I _____________________ (know, not) the right answer right now.
24. We _____________________ (have) hot coffee one hour ago
25. The birds _____________________ just (fly) _____________________ away.
III. Rewrite the following sentences correcting the underlined parts:

1. He is doing homework since 8 o’ clock.
2. If they are going out, we will follow them.
3. If you will depend on others for everything, you will not learn anything.
4. If you have helped your mother, she would have felt happy.
5. He is trying for a job since last year.
6. Mukesh Ambani has constructed the world's costliest house for his wife in Mumbai four years ago.
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7. He has returned from Dubai a month ago.
8. He is not having any cash.
9. I am knowing them for the last many years.
10. Is he remembering our help?
11. He has borrowed a thousand rupees from me yesterday.
12. Don't disturb him. He reads.
13. Did you left for Hyderabad last year.
14. Sangeetha joins us tomorrow.
15. Are you smelling anything bad?
[Q No.12]
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets.
1. There _____________________ (be) quite a number of divisions into which life _____________________ (be +
divide). (2)
2. You _____________________ (sometimes/find) two persons who _____ (get up) in the morning, perhaps a
morning that _____________________ (be) overcast with shadows. (3)
3. A good teacher _____________________ (say) frankly and clearly, “I _____________________ (not know). I
_____________________ (not answer) that question.” (3)
4. I _____________________ (hear) those tales so many times that I _____________________ (not want) to get
into the atmosphere of the people who _____________________ (tell) them. (3)
5. In nine cases out of ten, the person who _____________________ (cultivate) the habit of looking on the dark side
of life _____ (be) the little person, the miserable person, the one who _____________________ (be) weak in mind,
heart and purpose. (3)
6. No teacher _____________________ (know) everything about every subject.
7. They _____________________ (be) the people who never (go) forward.
8. You _____________________ (not, accomplish) the task we expect of you if you go with a moody, discouraged,
fault-finding disposition.
9. This _____________________ (be) in answer to your letter about my transgression.
10. The operating word ‘think’ _____________________ (make) me muse.
11. Father, we've never really been close, and I can't rightly say you _____ (be) my friend, philosopher, guide etc.
12. _____________________ you _____________________ (apply) Pythagoras Theorem or Newton's law of

Gravity?
13. My grandfather _____________________ (speak) of a carefree and beautiful childhood.
14. Father, _____________________ he _____________________ (fib)?
15. She _____________________ (be) at peace with her pots, pans and Bhagavad Geeta.
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16. _____________________ it Adam and Eve _____________________ (eat) the Tree of knowledge, all over
again?
17. Last week my rose plant _____________________ (die).
18. I _____________________ (ask) my Biology teacher what I _____________________ (do) to save it.
19. If I _____________________ (be) to meet Newton face to face, I _____________________ (fail) to recognise
him, so busy am I learning about him!
20. If he _____________________ (say) George Bush is the president of India, it _____ (have) to be so.
21. Every year, the count of these trees _____ (keep) increasing.
22. Thimmakka (She) not only _____________________ (plant) those trees but also _____________________
(fence), _____________________ (water) and _____________________ (guard) them.
23. Although Thimmakka _____________________ (not receive) a formal education, her work _____ (honour) with
the National Citizen's Award of India.
24. Saalumarada Thimmakka _____________________ (be) an individual who _____________________ (bring)

worldwide recognition to the state of Karnataka through her incredible and massive environmental services.
25. If I _____________________ (falter), there _____________________ (be) no arms to hold me and the world
_____________________ (be) a cold, forbidding place, because I _____________________ (be) so close
26. Blood _____________________ (surge) from my muscles and _____________________ (seem) to fell me.
27. I _____________________ (know) it would be some time before I _____________________ (catch) up with
myself
28. I felt that the moment of a lifetime _____________________ (come).
29. The air I breathed _____________________ (fill) me with the spirit of the track where I had run my first race.
30. I felt suddenly and gloriously free of the burden of athletic ambition that I _____________________ (carry) for
years.
31. At present I _____________________ (be) entirely of your opinion because I _____________________ (have)
not the most distant particle of an idea what you _____________________ (mean).
32. The gentleman who _____________________ (get) the attic _____________________ (be) hardly ever without
a pipe in his mouth and there he _____________________ (sit) with his feet upon the mantelpiece.
33. I _____________________ (be) so dreadfully puzzled to know what to say when Mr. Cox
_____________________ (speak) about it.
34. Why _____________________ (not) you _____________________ (keep) your own side of the staircase, sir?
35. She _____________________ (think) to cook her breakfast while I _____________________ (be) asleep with
my coals.
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TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES
Q.No: 13

A. ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE
I. Read the following recipe for tea.
Take sufficient water in a kettle. Add tea powder. Put it on the stove. Add milk. Stir it two or three times. Then strain
the hot tea. Add sugar. Serve it hot in eco-friendly cups!
Rewrite the recipe in the passive voice as shown below.

Sufficient water is taken in a kettle.
II. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
1. We practise yoga every day in the morning.
2. He will make all the arrangements.
3. The judge declared the verdict.
4. They had already announced the results before we entered the hall.
5. Many students sacrificed their precious lives for the sake of separate Telangana.
6. The students borrowed some books from the library.
7. Nobody can save him.
8. How much loan amount has the Bank sanctioned?
9. One should wear the helmet while riding a two-wheeler.
10. Money alone can't solve all problems.
11. Switch off the lights.
12. Please maintain silence in the prayer hall.
13. We have to undergo many formalities for getting a visa.
14. The workers called off the strike.
15. The teacher is explaining the lesson.
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III. Change the following sentences into the active voice.
1. The parcels will be delivered at any time (by the courier agents).
2. Surya was invited to tea by Chandra.
3. Traffic rules should be followed.
4. Vegetables are washed before cooking.
5. Let the following sentences be changed into the passive voice.
6. How many times were you reminded of the medicine?
7. Let the dustbin be kept away from the eatables.
8. Have all your friends been invited to your birthday?
9. Every sentence can't be changed into the passive voice.
10. If the ointment isn't applied to the wound, it will not heal.
11. My brother has never been beaten at chess by any one in his school.
12. It is believed that Sammakka and Saralamma are the saviors of their lives in times of crisis by the villagers.
IV. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
1. Rainwater fills potholes on roads.
2. He is buying a TV set at the moment.
3. I have been growing plants since 1990.
4. They were reading the newspaper.
5. She had answered it already.
6. I will write an essay tonight.
7. You will have posted it by Monday.
8. Can she play violin?
9. They may not telecast it.
10. One must do one's duty.
11. Call in the doctor.
12. Close the door.
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13. The Government has to do it.
14. Someone has already cast my vote.
15. Who could help him?
V. Change the following Into Active Voice.
1. He was seen crossing the road.
2. You are advised to be careful.
3. Let the picture be seen by me.
4. Her purchases were paid for by me.
5. There are no shops to be let.
6. She has been selected their monitor (by the class).
7. It is said that the earth is round.
8. The road had been repaired.
9. I am surprised at this news.
10. It is hoped that I shall win.
[Q No.13]
VI. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
1. I have made a mistake.
2. Your students will respect you a great deal more for your frankness and honesty.
3. Call the attention of your near neighbour at the table to the excellence of the coffee.
4. Do you apply Pythagoras Theorem or Newton's law of Gravity?
5. Rahul lost a quarter mark in English.
6. She planted trees; fenced, watered and guarded them.
7. Their hope and encouragement gave me greater strength. 8. Instantly remove that hatter.
8. Instantly remove that hatter.
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(Page No. 180)

B. DIRECT SPEECH AND INDIRECT SPEECH
REPORTING STATEMENTS
I. Change the following statements into the indirect speech.
1. Sunil said to his daughter, “I will take care of you.”
2. The M.L.A. said to the villagers, “You have every right to question me.”
3. The Inspector said to the constable, “I am your boss.”
4. “It is better for you to join M.P.C,” said Bharath's mother.
5. The Principal said to the lecturers, “You should maintain records.”
6. “I have been waiting here for you for one hour,” Vasundara said to Vandana.
7. Kranthi said to the Inspector, “I met with an accident while taking a turn.”
8. He said, “I have lost my bag.”
9. The girl said, “I can change any given sentence into reported speech.”
10. “I am your fan,” said the boy to Allu Arjun.
II. Match the reporting clause of Set-A with the suitable reported clause of the direct speech in Set-B and
then change the sentence into the indirect speech.
Set - A
1. The palmist said to a woman,
2. In a press meet, the Union Minister promised,
3. Dr. Gopal said to them,
4. The lawyer said to his client,
5. The boy came late to the class and said to his teacher,
Set - B
1. “The government will take all precautionary measures regarding the cyclone.”
2. “We can file an appeal in the High Court.”
3. “My father has been ill for a few days.”
4. “The operation is successful and the patient is out of danger.”
5. “You will become a good writer.”
Answers:
1.
2.
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3.
4.
5.
(Page No. 182)
REPORTING QUESTIONS
I. Change the following questions into the Indirect speech.
1. A visitor said to me, “Are there any places worth seeing in Warangal?”
2. Mother said to son, “When will you have your breakfast?”
3. The shop keeper said to the customer, “Shall I show you the latest model?
4. I said to the shop assistant, “What is the price of this dress?”
5. A classmate said to me, “Is your father a businessman?”
6. Harika said to her friend, “Will you come to my home tomorrow?”
7. The passenger said to the driver, “Does the bus stop at the crossroads?”
8. A girl said to the Principal, “Do I need to be a postgraduate to become an I.A.S. officer?”
9. Father said to his daughter, “Who teaches you English, Anita?”
10. Teacher said to Kavitha, “What does the word corruption mean?”
(Page No. 183)

REPORTING IMPERITIVES
I. Change the following imperatives into the indirect speech.
1. Hima said, “Get out from here.”
2. Neha said, “Mom, please give me your mobile.”
3. Hardik said to Annu, “Go and study.”
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4. Nani said to me, “Exercise daily.”
5. Father said to Swetha, “Switch off the fan.”
REPORTING EXCLAMATIONS
I. Change the following exclamations into the indirect speech.

1. Nivya said to his sister, “How interesting the serial is!”
2. My friend said to me, “What a wonderful opportunity!”
3. “Oh! he is dead,” the doctor said.
4. “Thank goodness! I’ve passed my exams,” my son said.
5. “Hurray! I've got the first rank in the entrance examination!” my friend said.
6. “How awful! She has missed the chance,” Maliesh said.
7. A visitor said, “What a sultry weather!”
8. “What a pity! Many passengers died in the accident,” said an eye witness.
9. Akshay said to his partner, “Bad luck, never mind.”
10. “Oh! What a beautiful place it is!” he said.
(Page No. 184-185)

II. Change the following sentences Into the Indirect speech.
1. A father said to his son, “Ramu, concentrate on your studies now.”
2. “What a wonderful poem it is!” said the teacher.
3. The principal said to a student, “Vinay, can you spell this word?”
4. “Is there any train to Delhi now?” I asked the enquiry clerk.
5. “How much time does a ray of the sun take to reach the earth?” the quiz master asked the team.
6. “Alas! India has lost a famous scientist,” said the Prime Minister on the death of Abdul Kalam.
7. “How would you help develop the company?” the interview board member said to the candidate.
8. “If I get a job, I will arrange a grand party,” said Spandana.
9. The officer said to the cadets, “Stand where you are.”
10. “Don't make friends with bad boys”, said the mother to her son.
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11. “Hearty welcome to our village,” Radha said to her friends.
12. “Hurrah! We have defeated Pakistan in T20 too,” said Kohli.
13. “Please be seated. My father is sleeping,” said the girl to the visitors.
14. “I am a pure vegetarian,” Gandhi said.
15. “How exciting it is to see Telangana as a separate state!” said a hundred-year old man.
16. “Remember, Man is mortal,” said the Swamiji.
17. He said, “We need not wait here for the bus”.
18. “While I was going to see Deepthi, it started raining,” Kiran said.
19. The doctor said, “Sorry, I cannot help it.”
20. “Nothing is in our hands,” said the priest.
III. Change the following sentences into the indirect speech.
1. I said to her, “I had already applied for a job”.
2. You said to me, “She loves you”.
3. We said to him, “Can we use your phone?”
4. Teacher said to her, “Why did you tail the exam?”
5. She will say to me, “How do you solve the problem?”
6. I said to them, “I don't ever waste my time”.
7. You said to me, “I have not yet met them”.
8. The minister said, “The problem will be surely looked into.”
9. They said to me, “Have you been working here since 2015?”
10. We said to them, “We were watching a movie?”
11. She said, “I went to the market yesterday”.
12. They said to us, “We will be waiting for you”
13. John said to her, “I will call a doct6r for you.”
14. I said to her, “Alas, I am undone!”
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15. She said to him, “Please complete the job.”
16. He shouted at them, “Shut up!”
17. The officer said to him, “Don't repeat this mistake in the future.”
18. The teacher said, “Akbar died in 1605 AD”.
19. She said to her, "Knowledge is power”.
20. A soft voice said, “What a cold day!"
[Q No.13]
IV. Change the following sentences into the other speech.
1. A good teacher will say frankly and clearly, “I don't know. I cannot answer that question.”
2. I asked my Biology teacher what I should do to save it.
3. I asked my grandmother how she got to be so wise.
4. Thimmaldca concludes, “Even one sapling each could make a better place for our children.”
5. Box : Stop! Can you inform me who the individual is that I invariably encounter going downstairs when I'm coming
up, and coming upstairs when I'm going down?
C. DEGREES OF COMPARISION
(Page No. 190-191)
I. Rewrite the following sentences as directed
1. LIC is one of the most popular insurance companies in India. (Other degrees)
2. The custard apple is better for health than apple. (Positive)
3. No other boy in the class is as active as Surya Teja. (Comparative)
4. A computer works much faster than the human brain. (Positive)
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5. 1 cannot speak as fast as you. (Comparative)
6. 'Virus infects a person faster than bacteria. (Positive)
7. Teaching profession is the best of all professions. (Other degrees)
8. Laxmi Mittal is one of the most popular industrialists of Indian origin. (Other degrees)
9. No other bank in India is as widely spread as SBA. (Superlative)
10. Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases. (Other degrees)
11. The Amazon is one of the longest rivers in the world. (Other degrees)
12. Jupiter is bigger than any other planet. (Other degrees)
13. A rainbow is one of the most beautiful sights in nature. (Other degrees)
14. Very few English poets are as great as John Keats. (Other degrees)
15. Lotus is the most beautiful flower. (Other degrees)
16. Mathematics is more difficult than most other subjects. (Superlative)
17. Shimla is cooler than Ooty. (Positive)
18. He can't run as fast as I. (Comparative)
19. Vinay is not as mischievous as some other boys in the college. (Comparative)
20. Of all the Telugu singers S.P. Balasubramanyam had the most melodious voice. (Positive)
21. Health is more important than wealth. (Positive)
22. Very few TV channels are as popular as ETV. (Superlative)
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II. Rewrite the following comparisons as directed.
1. The taste of Pizza is more pleasing than that of Berger. (into the other degree)
2. Sheela is getting smarter and smarter than Neela. (into the other degree)
3. Raj is one of the bravest fighters. (into comparative)
4. Radha speaks more fluently than Sudha. (into the other degree)
5. Riding a horse is not as easy as riding a motorbike. (into the other degree)
6. Silence' is the most potent weapon to win an argument. (into positive)
7. Rachana's sister is taller than yours. (into the other degree)
8. Dogs don't look as cute as rabbits. (into the other degree)
9. He is not the worst student in the class. (into comparative)
10. Very few heroes are as great as Gandhiji in the world history. (into superlative)
III. Change the following sentences into other degrees of comparison.
1. Bus journey is not as comfortable as train journey.
2. Radhakrishnan is more highly respected than any other teacher.
3. Robert Frost is one of the best American poets.
4. No other road in the world is as long as the Pan American Highway.
5. Kashmir is one of the coolest places in India.
6. A foolish friend can be more dangerous than a wise enemy.
7. Money is not as important as character.
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8. Modern culture is not as stable as Traditional culture.
9. For many Indians, cricket gives greater pleasure than football.
10. Natural flowers appeal more to our senses than artificial flowers.
D. QUESTION TAGS
(Page No. 193-194)
I. Add an appropriate question tag to each one of the following statements.
1. Sandeep has attended all the classes, ___________________?

2. We are lucky to be born in India, ___________________?
3. English is an interesting language, ___________________?
4. He was very busy yesterday, ___________________?
5. I am very happy now, ___________________?
6. I can face challenges, ___________________?
7. Ravi always thinks positively, ___________________?
8. He does not criticize others, ___________________?
9. Some people always depend on others, ___________________?
10. Discipline must be maintained at any cost, ___________________?
11. Let us keep to the pavement, ___________________?
12. Don't blame others for everything, ___________________?
13. One can do wonders with knowledge, ___________________?
14. Nothing is permanent except change, ___________________?
15. Students are our best judges, ___________________?
II. Add an appropriate question tag to each one of the following statements.
1. You don't like me, ___________________?
2. It is not raining, ___________________?
3. You have done your homework, ___________________?
4. I'm not late, ___________________?
5. I am invited to your party, ___________________?
6. You like fast food, ___________________?
7. You will come to my party, ___________________?
8. You remembered to feed the cat, ___________________?
9. Let's play tennis, ___________________?
10. There's a problem here, ___________________?
11. He never says a word, ___________________?
12. Nobody came to your party, ___________________?
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13. Don't forget, ___________________?

14. You think you're clever, ___________________?
15. You're clever, ___________________?
16. We don't have to go to the party, ___________________?
17. It is stopped raining, ___________________?
18. Have a seat, ___________________?
19. Help yourself to some cake, ___________________?
20. Children, be quiet, ___________________?
[Q No.13]
III. Add an appropriate question tag to each one of the following statements.
1. I am unable to answer your question, ___________________?

2. Rahul's first rank is at stake. ___________________?
3. The noise in my ears was that of the faithful Oxford crowd. ___________________?
4. The stop-watches held the answer. ___________________?
5. It belongs to both of you. ___________________?
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CORRECTION OF ERRORS
IN SENTENCES
Q.No: 14
Many words and word-phrases in English are commonly used incorrectly by Indian users. A good grasp of grammar
rules and an enrichment of vocabulary are of much importance for speaking and writing. One can avoid such errors
by extensive reading, learning and practice. Here are some errors in words, word-phrases and sentences and their
correction. Learning to avoid these mistakes is one way of attaining mastery in English.
I. NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES
 Read the following passage:

 I love antique furnitures, but I would need an advice from an expert before I bought any. My knowledges in
that area are very poor.
 The words in bold - furnitures, advice, knowledges in the above passage are wrongly used. They are
Uncountable Nouns. They don't take –s (Plural form) after them in the meanings with which they are used
here. Advice means 'counsel' which is an abstract noun. A / An is not used before them, but we can use some /
any / a piece of / an item of / a lot of ... before these words.
 Hence the passage should read ...
I love antique furniture, but I would need a piece of advice from an expert before I bought any. My knowledge
in that area is very poor.
 Some other Uncountable Nouns which follow the same rule are : scenery, information, news, alphabet, luggage,
diesel, wheat, sugar, water, milk, weather, poetry, politics, imagery, toothpaste, etc.
 Observe the following sentences:

S.No. Don't say ... Say ......
1 I have seen some beautiful sceneries in I have seen some beautiful scenery in
Ramoji Film City. Ramoji Film City.
2 I wish I had a better news for you. I wish I had better news for you.
3 She bought a toothpaste. She bought a tube of toothpaste.
4 Can you read the Urdu alphabets? Can you read the Urdu alphabet?
 Some Nouns are always used in the Plural and take a Plural Verb. The common ones are:
glasses (spectacles), goods, trousers, shorts, jeans, shoes, contents, surroundings, police, premises, savings,
thanks, etc
5 Here is your glasses! Here are your glasses!
6 Have you seen the table of content of this Have you seen the table of contents of
textbook? this textbook?
7 The police is investigating the case. The police are investigating the case.
8 Look at the man in blue jean. Look at the man in blue jeans.
 Some Nouns look Plural in form but they are used as Singular Nouns. Some of them are:
Economics, Physics, Civics, gymnastics, athletics, measles, mumps, politics, news, series, etc.
9 There were a series of programmes to mark There was a series of programmes to

nd
the Telangana Formation Day on mark the Telangana Formation Day on 2
nd
2 June June.
10 Athletics are given more importance now-a- Athletics is given more importance
days. now-a-days.
11 Mumps are a kind of disease. Mumps is a kind of disease.
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 Nouns expressing number and weight when preceded by numerals are not used in Plurals ...
Five dozen apples / mangoes; ten kilo weight;
twenty thousand rupees; a four mile race ...
12 This box has twelve dozens This box has twelve dozen apples.
apples.
13 I received five thousands rupees I received five thousand rupees
from the Manager. from the Manager.
14 The athlete ran a four-miles race. The athlete ran a four-mile race.
 Some Nouns and their correct use.

Wrong Right
cousin brother/sister cousin
brother-in-laws brothers-in-law
sister-in-laws sisters-in-law
passer-bys passers-by
hanger-ons hangers-on
looker-ons lookers-on
Governor-generals Governors-general
man-servants men-servants
woman-servants women-servants
poultries poultry
sheeps sheep
deers deer
swines swine
offsprings offspring
15 She is my cousin sister. She is my cousin.

16 There is a scarcity of man- There is a scarcity of men-
servants nowadays. servants nowadays.
17 Many passer-bys observed the Many passers-by observed the
accident. accident.
18 I Most male deers have horns like Most male deer have horns like
antlers. antlers.
 Beware of making false Plurals!

Women teachers but lady doctors, house maids,
Commanders-in-chief men of war but tooth-brushes,
Lieutenant Governors and maid servants.
 Nouns connected in meaning should be clearly shown.

a. A black and white dog is following me. (One dog)
b. A black and a white dog are following me. (Two dogs)
c. The Principal and the Chairperson have attended the meeting. (Two persons)
d. Many a man was cheated in this way.
e. Eight hundred rupees is too much for a pen.
There is one more rule which we should remember … …
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The Rule of Proximity is that things that are associated in thought should he as closely as possible in
expression.
 When the Subject consists of Iwo or more Nouns, some in Singular and some in Plural, remember the Principle
of Proximity i.e., is Weimer phrase comes lash determines the number of the Verb. is a safe rule.
i. Neither he nor his wife has arrived.
ii. More than a thousand workers are working in the Iab.
iii. More than one persons is working in this Lab.
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Now, correct the mistakes in the following sentences and rewrite the sentences.
1. The news of the earthquake have spread like wildfire.
2. Keep your surrounding clean.
3. The man in blue jean is my brother.
4. The first inning is over.
5. We must express thank to those who help us.
6. Economics are an interesting subject.
7. Athletics are an interesting sport.
8. Measles are a dangerous disease.
9. Ocean sands are not used an construction.
10. The sceneries of Darjeeling are very beautiful.
11. C.V.Raman's knowledges of all branches of physics are abnormal.
12. Mouses have spoiled the crop.
13. There are five womans in the team.
14. We should wash our foots before coining into the house.
15. He has many sheeps.
II. PRONOUNS
Test Yourself –
1. Each of these girls have eyes. RIGHT WRONG
2. Let me go home. RIGHT WRONG
3. Who’s it? RIGHT WRONG
It’s myself.
4. Neither of these cars are worth the money. RIGHT WRONG
5. She and me are twins. RIGHT WRONG
1. Each of these girls have wide eyes. WRONG

Each, every, none (person) are Singular;
many, all, most, some (people) are Plural.
Hence the sentence should be ...
Each of these girls has wide eyes… … RIGHT
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2. Let me go home. RIGHT

Let follows an Object Pronoun but not a Subject Pronoun.
3. Who's it?
It's myself. WRONG
Who's it? It's me. RIGHT
4. Neither of these cars are worth the money. WRONG

neither of, either of means neither one of, either one of and so take a Singular Verb i.e., is.
So, Neither of these cars is wroth the money is RIGHT
5. She and me are twins. WRONG

She and I are twins. RIGHT
Now observe some more sentences given below ... ...
S.No. INCORRECT CORRECT

1 One should respect his teachers. One should respect one's teachers.
2 One of my classmates are an Officer One of my classmates is an Officer in
in the Indian Army. the Indian Army.
3 Both didn't attend the meeting. Neither attended the meeting.
4 Sharma plays cricket better than me. Sharma plays cricket better than I.
5 We all didn't go. None of us went.
6 ‘Who did this?’ ‘Myself’. ‘Who did this?’ ‘I’.
7 Anyone of these two boys are sent Either of these two boys is sent for
for pilot training. pilot training.
8 I haven't got some pens. I haven't got any pens.
9 If I were him, I wouldn't have played If I were he, I wouldn't have played the
the game. game.
10 Sheila and Nancy like one another. Sheila and Nancy like each other.
11 Only they who have passes will be Only those who have passes will be
allowed. allowed.
12 Every woman raised their voice. Every woman raised her voice.
13 My neighbour that works in a bank has My neighbour who works in a bank has
gone to Mumbai. gone to Mumbai.
14 Drink water which tastes better. Drink water that tastes better.
15 Your's obediently, Yours obediently,
(Page No. 200)

Correct the mistakes in the underlined parts of the following:
1. Every men are responsible for this situation.
2. Each of them were given a gift.
3. Students must avail the opportunities.
4. The two players blamed one another for their defeat.
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5. All Indians must respect each other.
6. Yourself are responsible for your future.
7. There are no less than ten employed persons in their village.
8. He and me are brothers.
9. Divide the pieces of bread between him and me.
10. My three sisters like each other.
III. ADJECTIVES
Read the following passage.
Vijay : Good Morning, Sir,

Teacher : Good Morning.
Vijay : Sir, What's the difference between elder and older?
Teacher : Elder and eldest are used with reference to one's members of the family or relations; older
and oldest refer to all persons or things and these Adjectives also refer to age. We say
“He's my elder brother.” “He's elder to me.” But not, “Ravi is elder to Ali.” We should say
"Ravi is older than Ali."
Vijay : Sir, which is correct senior than or senior to?
Teacher : Senior to is correct. The Adjectives - senior, junior, superior. inferior, prefer take to
not than.
Shrika is senior to Srihan.
Vijay : Thank you Sir, Goodbye.
Teacher : Goodbye.
 Now learn a fin, more Adjectives and Adjective Phrases with their correct use … …
S.No INCORRECT CORRECT

1 His both sons are lawyers. Both his sons are lawyers.
2 These all mangoes are ripe. All these mangoes are ripe.
3 I lost my all belongings. I lost all my belongings.
 Both and all come before the, this, these, those, my, you, etc.
 NOTE : These are qualifiers. All, both sometimes used as Predeterminers.
4 There are no less than ten thousand books in the There are no fewer than ten thousand
library. books in the library.
 Less denotes degree, quantity; fewer denotes number.
5 She is worst than her cousin. She is worse than her cousin.
6 This picture is the best of the two. This picture is the better of the two.
 When the Comparison is made between two persons or two things, only
Comparative Degree Adjective is used.
7 He is more better than she. He is better than she.
8 This is the most best book I have read. This is the best book I have read.
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 Using double Comparative and double Superlative is incorrect.

9 Virat Kohli is better than any cricketer in India. Viral Kohli is better than any other
cricketer in India.
10 This is strongest of any other metals. This is the strongest of all metals.
 In the Comparative use any other. In the Superlative use the before and of all
after the Superlative.

 Now study the following sentences

11 She has been helping the poors. She has been helping the poor.
12 The two first chapters are very The first two chapters are very
interesting. interesting.
13 I am hopeless about his success. I have no hope of his success.
14 She was not smart early. She was not smart earlier.
15 This is a worth reading novel. This is a novel worth reading.
16 He hasn't written much stories. He hasn't written many stories.
17 Open your book at six page. Open your book at page six.
18 This is a best book. This is a very good book.
19 Ooty is cool than Thirupathi. Ooty is cooler than Thirupathi.
20 I paid him rupees hundred. I paid him a hundred rupees.
(Page No. 202)

Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.
1. As there are only few students, I can interact with them easily.
2. My all friends are very active.
3. Gandhi is more truthful than any political leader.
4. This is taller than many buildings in Hyderabad.
5. Raghu is my older brother.
6. Sania Mirza is more popular than any tennis player.
7. The streets of Hyderabad are wider than Warangal.
8. Of the two this is the best article.
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IV. ARTICLES
Here are some sentences with Articles In correct use ...

1 My brother is working in tribal My brother is working in a tribal area.
area.
2 I have an urgent business. I have (some) urgent business.
3 Kaleshwaram Project is built on Kaleshwaram Project is built on the
Godavari. Godavari.
4 Moon is very bright today. The Moon is very bright today.
5 I shall be visiting UK next month. I shall be visiting the UK next month.
6 Himalayas form the northern The Himalayas form the northern
boundary of India. boundary of India.
7 We should love the nature. We should love nature.
8 The Calcutta is a big city. Calcutta is a big city.
9 I have read Ramayana thrice. I have read the Ramayana thrice.
10 David goes to the church every David goes to church every Sunday.
Sunday.
11 The gold is a precious metal. Gold is a precious metal.
12 He can play sitar well. He can play the sitar well.
13 Lion is the king of beasts. The lion is the king of beasts.
14 I had the lunch at noon. I had lunch at noon.
15 I met my friend at college. I met my friend at the college.
(Page No. 203)

Correct the mistakes in the underlined parts:
1. Suma is an popular anchor.
2. Our apartment is on third floor.
3. I waited for a hour.
4. Sun rises in east.
5. Onions cost Rs.40 kilogram.
V. VERBS
The most common errors in English are seen in the Verb forms. Observe the following sentences ...
1 One of my friends have gone to the One of my friends has gone to the UAE.
UAE
2 Each of the girls were given the Each of the girls was given the medals.
medals.
3 Everyone of the workers have stayed Everyone of the workers has stayed away
away from work. from work.
4 Neither of the participants were able to Neither of the participants was able to win
win the match. the match.
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One, each, every, everyone, either, neither should be followed by a Singular Verb.
5 Age and experience bring wisdom Age and experience brings wisdom to man.
to man
6 Bread and butter are my favourite I tread and butter is my favourite breakfast,
breakfast,
Two Singular Nouns are connected by and but they together express one idea. So
a Singular Verb is used.
7 Where you are going? Where are you going?
8 When you will come here again? When will you come here again?
 In Interrogative Sentences the Helping Verb is used before the Subject.
9 He asked me if I am going to He asked me if I was going to Dubai.
Dubai.
10 I asked her if she is learning I asked her if she was learning dance.
dance.
 In Reported Speech the Verbs and order change.
11 You are married, isn't it? You are married, aren't you?
12 I like skating, do I? I like skating, don't I?
 A Question tag has a suitable Helping Verb and a Pronoun.
An Affirmative Statement requires a negative tag and a Negative
Statement takes an affirmative tag.
13 As I was ill so I could not go. As I was ill, I could not go. OR I was ill so I could
not go.
14 Both Hari as well as Krishna Both Hari and Krishna came to see me.
came to see me. OR Hari as well as Krishna came to see me.
 A Only one linker is required.
The following are a few more sentences with correct use of Verbs... ...
15 She said that she saw him last night. She said that she had seen him last night.
16 The train left before I arrived. The train had left before I arrived.
17 I had been to Vijayawada yesterday. I went to Vijayawada yesterday.
18 I took my supper. I had my supper.
19 He knows to swim. He knows how to swim.
20 She cut her pencil. She sharpened her pencil.
21 I said to him to go. I told him to go.
22 He gave a speech. He made a speech.
23 He made a lecture. He gave a lecture.
24 My tooth is paining. My tooth is aching.
25 He made a goal. He scored a goal.
(Page No. 205)

1. When Rome was burning, Nero is playing on the flute.
2. They are staying in the same flat for the last many years.
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3. How long are you waiting here?
4. He is interested to do a job.
5. They have moved to the new house last week.
6. He is having many imported clothes.
7. As soon as I opened the doors, the birds fly away.
8. If I will stand on my own legs, my parents will feel happy.
9. If you consult me I would have advised you what to do.
10. He is visiting the library daily.
11. She enjoys to sing patriotic songs.
12. Why you were absent yesterday?
VI. ADVERBS
The following are a few wrongly used Adverbs with their right forms ...
S.No WRONG RIGHT

1 I am too glad to see you. I am very glad to see you.
2 This coffee is very hot to drink. This coffee is too hot to drink.
3 She is very much sorry. She is very sorry.
4 You are leaving back your bag. You are leaving behind your bag.
5 You can lift it by and by. You can lift it little by little by.
6 We scarcely see a lion. We rarely see a lion.
7 He behaved cowardly. He behaved in a cowardly manner.
8 Sarojini Naidu was called as the Sarojini Naidu was called the
Nightingale of India. Nightingale of India.
9 She works very hardly. She works very hard.
10 He speaks English very good. He speaks English very well.
11 His version is somewhat true. His version is partly true.
12 She speaks the truth always. She always speaks the truth.
13 He comes to me often. He often comes to me.
14 Most likely the shops will remain Most probably the shops will remain
closed tomorrow. closed tomorrow.
15 The whole India is proud of his The whole of India is proud of his
achievement. achievement.
(Page No. 206)

1. He walks very fastly.
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2. We don't hardly believe it.
3. They don't do anything careful.
4. She scarce blames others.
5. He is walking very slow.
VII. PREPOSITIONS
Student : Good morning sir,

Teacher : Good morning.
Student : What is the difference between among and between sir?
Teacher : We use among when more than two persons or two things are involved.
He divided his property among his three sons.
We use between when two persons or two things are involved.
Vijaya sat between Razia and Aruna.
Student : Sir, is it correct to say, “You must discuss about the matter among yourselves”?
Teacher : We discuss the matter but don't discuss about the matter.
We can say, You must discuss the matter among yourselves.
By the by you look at the following sentences and then your doubts will be cleared.
Student : Thank you sir.
S.No. We can't say ... We can say ...

1 I have ordered for three dishes. I have ordered three dishes.
2 He entered into the hall. He entered the hall.
3 She has married with her cousin. She has married her cousin.
4 We are awaiting for the train. We are awaiting the train. / We are
waiting for the train.
5 He has been suffering with Corona. He has been suffering from Corona.
6 She covered her head by a shawl. She covered her head with a shawl.
7 They waited three hours. They waited for three hours.
8 I enquired her where her husband I enquired of her where her husband was.
was.
9 He went for riding. He went riding. OR He went for a ride.
10 She is called with different names. She is called by different names.
11 Sign the document with ink. Sign the document in ink.
12 This is a comfortable house to live This is a comfortable house to live in.
13 I filled water in the bucket. I filled the bucket with water.
14 I shall explain them this. I shall explain this to them.
15 I travelled by my Principal's car. I travelled in my Principal's car.
16 She was accused for stealing a gold She was accused of stealing a gold ring.
ring.
17 He congratulated me for my success. He congratulated me on my success.
18 She got down the bus at Mancherial. She got down from the bus at
Mancherial.
19 I don't agree for your proposal. I don't agree to your proposal.
20 This is the road to go. This is the road to go by.
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(Page No. 208)

1. The property was divided between the four brothers.
2. I prefer fruits than sweets.
3. He is afraid with darkness.
4. Beside being a poet, Tagore is a short story writer.
5. The shops will be open between 10 to 8 p.m.
6. This is different to that.
7. She resembles to her mother.
8. I was prevented to do my work.
VII. CONJUNCTIONS
The following are a few wrongly used Conjunctions with their right forms
S.No. WRONG RIGHT
1 Though he is fat, but he runs fast. Though he is fat, he runs fast.
2 Scarcely had he gone than the phone Scarcely had he gone when the phone rang.
rang.
3 No sooner had he gone when the No sooner had he gone than the officer came.
officer came.
4 She is not only beautiful but She is not only beautiful but also intelligent.
intelligent.
5 I doubt that he will get through the I doubt whether he will get through the exam.
exam.
6 He was handsome but everyone He was handsome and everyone admired him.
admired him.
7 You are not right nor wrong. You are neither right nor wrong.
8 Wait while I come. Wait till I come.
9 Unless you do not try, you will never Unless you try, you will never succeed.
succeed.
10 City life is tense and village life is City life is tense but village life is relaxed.
relaxed.
(Page No. 209)

Correct the following sentences.
1. Either you must take up a job or start a business.
2. Neither she drinks tea nor coffee.
3. They asked me that where SBI was.
4. Sheela is as proud like a peacock.
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(Page No. 209)

Learning from Mistakes
Here is a list of some very common errors to be avoided. The first three sentences have been corrected and
rewritten as examples.
1. Very good morning. (Good morning.)
2. What is your good name? (What is your name?)
3. Why you are late today? (Why are you late today?)
4. The staff meeting has been preponed.
5. I will report it to the concerned teacher.
6. We go home by walk.
7. I do not know what is your name.
8. He went to the back side of the house.
9. We have to take care of the females in our family.
10. Please bring your luggages here.
11. This road is more shorter than that.
12. We often chit-chat with our friends.
13. Please shut the TV.
14. I and my wife went to a movie.
15. Mohan and myself will come.
16. I am having a scooter.
17. This costed me a lot.
18. I doubt that he will succeed.
19. We are living in Bengaluru since 2015.
20. We have a lot of furnitures in our house.
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A List of Common Errors in English
S.No. Error in (a) word/s or (a) sentence/s Correction

A bouquet of yellow roses lend color A bouquet of yellow roses lends colour and
and fragrance. fragrance.
Here is the keys. Here are the keys.
Two miles are too far to walk. Two miles is too far to walk.
If I was a bird, I would fly. If I were a bird, I would fly.
I wish it was Sunday. I wish it were Sunday.
All the staff are here. All the staff is here.
The Captain with his men were killed. The Captain with his men was killed.
It is a two days programme. It is a two day programme.
Neither he came nor he wrote. Neither did he come nor did he write.
One of my friend is here. One of my friends is here.
He enjoyed at the party. He enjoyed himself at the party.
He is in class tenth. He is in class ten.
He gave his examination. He took his examination.
Columbus invented America. Columbus discovered America.
Edison discovered electric bulb. Edison invented electric bulb.
Never I have seen such a mess. Never have I seen such a mess.
Should I cut this word? Should I erase this word?
He asked a help. He asked for help.
They insisted to pay. They insisted on paying.
Choose the best of the two options. Choose the better of the two options.
He went to foreign. He went abroad.
I asked a question to him. I asked him a question.
We are doing Yoga everyday. We do Yoga everyday.
All the roads are covered by snow. All the roads are covered with snow.
He does not care for my words. He pays no attention to what I say.
(Page No. 211)

Correct the mistakes and rewrite the following sentences:
1. They asked what was my name.
2. We elected Ram as President.
3. This article is made with cotton.
4. We look forward to meet the minister.
5. I know them for the last many years.
6. Why is she hating classical music?
7. It is raining since yesterday.
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8. I am good in English.
9. If cleanliness will be maintained, we will be healthy.
10. We had seen them two weeks ago.
11. He has hanged his coat to a nail.
12. All banks are open from 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
13. He is not an expert in grammar, isn't it?
14. Children are fond for chocolates.
15. Would you mind to open the door?
16. Did you went to school yesterday?
17. She explained me the matter.
18. Are you really interested with English grammar?
19. Bring me half glass water.
20. Every Sunday we go to the church.
21. He plays tennis, isn't he?
22. The river has flown over its banks.
23. I returned back from London.
24. A bend in the road is not an end of the road.
25. 1 must change my cloths at once.
Note: Next time you visit a library look for the following books:
i. ABC of Common Grammatical Errors by Nigel D Tartan (Macmillan)
ii. Practical English Usage by Michael Swan (Oxford)
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MISSING LETTERS
Q.No: 15
1. Most of the monosyllabic words with short vowel do not have e at the end.
hut bus tip pet kit cut
bit fit hit sip pit but
However there are exceptions such as
come some done
2. The monosyllabic words with a long vowel or diphthong usually have an e at the end.
tape fate hate write
bite gate rate tide
3. Adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives. We do not remove -e in the adjectives.
slow-slowly calm calmly late-lately safe-safely
strange-strangely absolute-absolutely safe-safely real-really
faithful-faithfully complete-completely
Exceptions
due-duly true-truly whole-wholly
4. For adjectives that end in a consonant +y the -y changes to –Ily.

easy-easily happy-happily angry-angrily
Exceptions
shy-shyly sly-slyly
5. For adjectives that end in a consonant + ic the -le changes to after the consonant.
probable-probably sensible-sensibly idle-idly noble-nobly able-ably
6. For adjectives that end in -ic, we add -ally.

tragic-tragically automatic-automatically
Exception
public - publicly
The doubling of final consonants.
When a one syllable word ends with one vowel and one consonant we double the final consonant before adding the
suffix that begins with a vowel.
bat - batting dub - dubbing sad - sadder
dig - digger travel - travelled confer - conferred
fit - fitting stop - stoppable big - biggest
sit-sitting hop - hopping fat - fatter
plan - planned rob-robbed drop-dropped
7. Spelling of regular verbs.

The past tense and the past participle are the same in regular verbs. For example
call called called
i. We simply add -ed to the base form of the verb.
clear - cleared walk - walked visit - visited
pack - packed back - backed talk – talked
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ii. If the word ends in - e, we add -d.

like - liked smile - smiled hope - hoped save – saved
prepare – prepared hate - hated
iii. For verbs ending in y preceded by two before adding the suffix-ed.
hurry - hurried comply - complied reply - replied
try – tried fry-fried
8. Examine carefully the order of the letters ie or ei

believe chief field piece yield
achieve grief relieve diesel thief
receipt conceit deceive perceive neighbour
weight eight seize height either
heir their foreign
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Exercise – A
Fill in the blanks with either "ei" or "ie".
n _ _ ther br _ _ f sh _ _ Id cr _ _ d
tr _ _ d fr _ _ nd th _ _ f gr _ _f
I _ _ sure c _ _ ling s _ _ ze
Exercise – B
Correct the following misspelled words.
1. foregn ___________ 2. lugage ___________

3. liesure ___________ 4. knowlege ___________
5. twelth ___________ 6. tomorow ___________
7. gurantee ___________ 8. momonto ___________
9. ilegal ___________ 10. restaurent ___________
Exercise – C
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. Please ______________ (wait / weight) for me.

2. I went to market to ______________ (buy / bye) a tooth brush.
3. He may not ______________ (loose / lose) the match.
4. When Chief Justice came to our state, people from different walks of life went to ______________ (meat / meet)
him.
5. Ahmad cut the paper into many a ______________ (piece / peace).
6. The letters on the board cannot be ______________ (scene / seen) clearly.
7. My friend has a ______________ (stationery / stationary) shop.
8. It was a pretty ______________ (sight / cite).
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Here is a list of commonly misspelled words.
abbreviate calendar government occurrence

accede career guarantee parallel
acceptable category guidance pilgrimage
accessible cautious handkerchief plague
accommodate cemetery hygiene preparation
accumulate commission hypocrisy receipt
acquaint committee independent receive
acquire condemn indispensable recommend
adjourn conquer interview resign
aerial conscience kitchen resistant
aesthetic conscious leisure restaurant
affiliate contemporary lieutenant rhythm
affluence courteous maintenance ridiculous
alien deceive manoeuvre rumour
alliance dialogue millennium scenery
allusion discipline millionaire separate
amateur divide miniature simultaneous
ambassador embarrass mischievous suggestion
antique endeavour mosquito surgeon
apparent enmity moustache technique
architecture equipment municipal thoroughly
ascent etiquette muscle tuition
atheist exclaim necessity twelfth
audience exhilarate negligence tyrrany
autumn explosion neighbour vacuum
awkward fascinate niece valuable
banquet fatigue nineteen variety
believe February ninety warrant
besiege fiery nourish weight
biscuit gallery nuisance whistle
bouquet genius occasion woollen
bureaucracy genuine parliament butcher
grammar patience
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[Q No.15]
I. Supply the missing letters in the following words.
Excercise 1
i. sch _ _ I ii. enc _ _ raging iii. app _ _ rance iv. exce _ _ ent
v. sp _ _ k vi. a _ _ ention vii. p _ _ ple viii. Kno _ _ edge
ix. di _ _ ipline x. a _ _ ord
Excercise 2
i. tea _ _ er ii. gl _ _ my iii. le _ _ on iv. re _ _ ect

v. f _ _ thful vi. Infl _ _ nce vii. le _ _ ers viii. pl _ _ sant
ix. su _ _ est x. si _ _ le
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Exercise 3
i. childh _ _ d ii. P _ _ ce iii. frus _ _ ation iv. ha _ _ en

v. gra _ _ ar vi. col _ _ r vii. ang _ _ sh viii. li _ _ ten
ix. obed _ _ nt x. mu _ _ le
Exercise 4
i. g _ _ de ii. ma _ _ er iii. mar _ _ es iv. fi _ _ ing

v. ye _ _ ow vi. h _ _ lthy vii. sq _ _ re viii. lau _ _ed
ix. su _ _ ect x. hi _ _ iy
Exercise 5
i. hi _ _ top ii. ba _ _an iii. r _ _ tine iv. conc _ _ ve

v. m _ _ntain vi. mi _ _ion vii. In _ _edible viii. mons _ _ n’
ix. ca _ _ y x. reco _ ition
Exercise 6
i. sa _ _ ling ii. rup _ _ s iii. hu _ _ and iv. res _ _ rces

v. s _ _ rce vi. su _ _icient vii. ma _ _ ive viii. vi _ _ age
ix. init _ _tive x. a _ _roval
Exercise 7
i. pers _ _ de ii. flu _ _ er iii. p _ _nce iv. ex _ _ ode

v. a _ _ empt vi. br _ _th vii. hu _ _ red viii. pa _ _ ive
ix. co _ _ apse x. thr _ _ ten
Exercise 8
i. thr _ _ gh ii. sli _ _ tly iii. gr _ _ nd iv. wo _ _ y

v. sp _ _ d vi. ang _ _ sh vii. prev _ _ us viii. mi _ _ t
ix. rec _ _ ve x. p _ _ ce
Exercise 9
i. cr _ _ ed ii. em _ _atic iii. tr _ _ble iv. consc _ _us

v. pl _ _sant vi. dr _ _ dful vii. chi _ _ey viii. pu _ _ le
ix. incr _ _ se x. de _ _ ive
Exercise 10
i. app _ _ r ii. wo _ _ le iii. tr _ _ le iv. con _ _ ary

v. cr _ _m vi. com _ _ ain vii. f _ _lt viii. req _ _ st
ix. enc _ _ nter x. acq _ _ int
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SILENT LETTERS
Q.No : 16
(Text book Page No. 217-220)
Some letters in English words are not pronounced. They are called silent letters. The knowledge of silent
letters is important in that it affects our pronunciation and writing.
The following is a list of some words that have silent letters in them.
Silent letter Example words

b lamb, bomb, tomb, climb, dumb, subtle, plumber, womb, crumb, thumb
c muscle, blackguard, yacht, indict, scene
d Wednesday, handkerchief, handbag, handsome, adjourn, adjective, judge
g gnaw, gnome, phlegm, foreign, resign, campaign, align, sovereign
h honour, heir, ghost, night, rhyme, rhythm, when, where
k know, knee, knock, knot, kneel, knowledge
l talk, folk, salmon, colonel, calf, calm, half, walk, baulk
m mnemonic
n hymn, solemn, damn, autumn, column
o leopard, jeopardy
p psalm, psychology, receipt, psychic, pneumonia, psyche,
q(u) lacquer
r girl, bird, card, teacher. leader, curd
s isle, aisle, viscount, island
t often, thistle, fasten, mortgage, soften, watch, tsunami
w whole, write, sword, two, who, wrist, wrong, wrap
y prayer, mayor
z rendezvous
gh sigh, high, daughter, naughty, caught, brought, bought, night, taught, haughty
Some of the silent letters are pronounced when other word forms are created. For example.
bomb b) bombard, bombardier
sign g) signalman, signify, signature
solemn n) solemnity, solemnize
column n) columnist
Exercise
Underline the silent letters in the following words.
1 knell 26 wreath
2 palm 27 pneumonia
3 poignant 28 debris
4 pawn 29 consign
5 limb 30 hour
6 debut 31 chalk
7 doubt 32 benign
8 depot 33 Christmas
9 knight 34 honest
10 through 35 clipboard
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11 knack 36 bustle
12 coup 37 parliament
13 exhibition 38 debt
14 yolk 39 précis
15 delight 40 yellow
16 feign 41 world
17 rapport 42 design
18 climb 43 malign
19 knead 44 pseudonym
20 thorough 45 castle
21 night 46 bridge
22 succumb 47 whistle
23 almond 48 lodge
24 fight 49 bouquet
25 listen
The following exercises are on the lines of the Intermediate Public Examination Question Paper. [Q No.16]
1. Identify the silent consonant letters in the following words.
Exercise 1
i. bright vi. knell
ii. scene vii. wreath
iii. hour viii. palm
iv. neighbour ix. limb
v. wrong x. design
Exercise 2
i. chalk vi. thought
ii. knock vii. hottest
iii. depot viii. almond
iv. teacher ix. know
v. often x. talk
Exercise 3
i. lodge vi. malign
ii. castle vii. talk
iii. feign viii. psyche
iv. laugh ix. lighten
v. debut x. muscle
Exercise 4
i. yolk vi. what
ii. would vii. knead
iii. pneumonia viii. doubt
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iv. consign ix. island

v. drawing x. aisle
Exercise 5
i. thorough vi. diversity
ii. who vii. nursery
iii. benign viii. column
iv. receipt ix. curd
v. rhythm x. kneel
Exercise 6
i. bustle vi. brought
ii. although vii. bomb
iii. parliament viii. could
iv. fight ix. hymn
v. knee x. which
Exercise 7
i. align vi. plumber
ii. ghost vii. wrap
iii. leader viii. thistle
iv. straight ix. attempt
v. calf x. burden
Exercise 8
i. through vi. tomb
ii. sovereign vii. caught
iii. slightly viii. naughty
iv. tsunami ix. half
v. watch x. leopard
Exercise 9
i. wrist vi. mnemonic
ii. daughter vii. dumb
iii. receipt viii. damn
iv. solemn ix. should
v. hatter x. folk
Exercise 10
i. knock vi. sword
ii. autumn vii. subtle
iii. cupboard viii. psalm
iv. tight ix. handsome
v. walk x. gnaw
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PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS
Q.No: 17
Speaking and writing English as some native speakers is a tough task for many of us. The way we speak our
mother tongue has a great influence on the way we speak English. Another problem is that there is no correlation
between spelling and pronunciation in English. But don't give up! It is possible to lean English just as you learnt your
mother tongue. In this unit you will learn the vowel and consonant sounds of English, and some pronunciation rules.
Learn the phonetic symbols and refer to a dictionary frequently. This helps you learn and use correct pronunciation.
Listen to English news channels like BBC, CNN, and NDTV and watch English movies. Observe and imitate the way
the native speakers pronouns various words.
Record your own voice and listen to it and make necessary corrections.
Sounds of the English Language
We know that there are 26 letters in the English alphabet. These are divided into 5 vowel letters and 21
consonantal letters. But there are 24 consonantal sounds and 20 vowel sounds in English speech. One more
important aspect to be noted is that there is no one-to-one correspondence between the letters and the speech
sounds in English. So, we must learn the sounds in English to become proficient in pronunciation. We write the
sounds of words by using the phonetic script. This is called phonetic transcription. These phonetic symbols are
written within two parallel slant lines like this /p/.
Vowels
The Vowels in English are of two kinds - pure vowels or monophthongs and diphthongs. A diphthong is a
combination of two vowels.
The vowel sounds in English are listed below in a table. Three examples are given along with the position of the
sound. Note that when no word is written in a position, it implies that the sound does not occur in that position.
Observe the vowel sounds (in bold) with their phonetic symbols (and Telugu equivalents, wherever possible)
given in the following table.
S.No Vowel (Telugu Examples Position of the vowel Remarks

Symbol equival
Initial Medial Final
ent)
1 /ɪ/ pit, sit, pretty ill bill pity
2 /e/ pet, bed, ten end bend -
3 /æ/ rat, mat, bag add land - Not in Telugu
4 /ʌ/ cup, cut. but up cup -
5 /ɒ/ pot, got, not on pot - Not in Telugu
6 /ʊ/ put, book, woman - book -
7 /ə/ about, allow, postman about suppose writer Similar but not identical
Long vowels
8 /i:/ bee, people, she each heat fee
9 /ɑː/ father, heart, ask art farm car
10 /ɔː/ core, door, four all caught saw
11 /u:/ too, shoe, move oodles loose too
12 /ɜː/ bird, bum, word earth burn sir Similar but not identical
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Diphthongs
13 /eɪ/ day, baby, make ape late day Not in Telugu
14 /aɪ/ buy, eye, nine ice night fly
15 /ɔɪ/ boy, oil, employ oil coin toy Not in Telugu
16 /əʊ/ low, go, flow oats joke flow Not in Telugu
17 /aʊ/ how, now, cow out town cow
18 /ɪə/ hear, dear, fear ear clear near Not in Telugu
19 /eə/ there, care, hair air share care Not in Telugu
20 /ʊə/ Pure, sure, poor - pure poor Not in Telugu
Exercise-A
Read the words and fill in the spaces with the appropriate vowel symbol.
The first one is done for you. If necessary, use a dictionary.
1. beard /bɪə(r)d 13. bed /b – d/

2. look /l – k/ 14. loot /l – t/
3. about / – bout/ 15. Sit /s – t/
4. too /t – / 16. hard /h – d/
5. play /pal – –/ 17. but /b – t/
6. ask /– sk/ 18. ash / – sh/
7. cup /k – p/ 19. bat /b – t/
8. bird /b – d/ 20. root /r – t/
9. dear /d – –/ 21. clay /kl – – /
10. green /gr – n/ 22. great /gr – – t/
11. coil /k – – l/ 23. put /p – t/
12. now /n – / 24. happy /h – p –/
Exercise-B
Pronounce the words it and eat. You must have noticed that the first one has a short /ɪ/ vowel sound
whereas the second one has a long one /i: /. The phonetic script of these words is /ɪt/ and /i:t/ respectively. The
difference must be maintained to avoid miscommunication.
Read the words according to the vowel symbols mentioned.

/ɪ/ /i:/ /u:/ /u:/ /ɒ/ /ɔː/
bit beat wood wooed pot port
fit feet look fluke wad ward
rich reach should shoed cod cord
filled field soot suit don dawn
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Consonants
For the 21 consonant letters of the English alphabet, we have 24 consonant sounds. The consonant sounds
are listed below. The symbols are written in slant lines, and three examples are given along with the position of the
sound.
S.No Consonant (Telugu Examples Position of the consonant Remarks

Symbol equival
Initial Medial Final
ent)
1 /p/ pencil, power, put pen reply gap
2 /b/ ball, bunch, beauty Bet table kab
3 /t/ table, tale, teeth test attain fit
4 /d/ doll, dog, dance do wonder bad
5 /k/ kite, kettle, cat cat sky Walk
6 /g/ goat, big, go go ago Mug
7 /tʃ/ chin, chair, church chin merchant match
8 /dʒ/ jam, jump, jug jump barged large
9 /m/ mug, ram, calm man tomato dam
10 /n/ nurse, manner, hen neat many Ban
11 /ŋ/ ring, sing, bang - bangles sing Not in Telugu
12 /l/ leaf, tall, leg Life plate bill
13 /f/ fan, rough, cliff file refer half Not in Telugu but
in Urdu
14 /v/ van, visit, five van liver dive Not in Telugu
15 /θ/ thick, truth, cloth thick mathematics myth Similar but not
identical
16 /ð/ that, then, mother this father lathe Similar but not
identical
17 /s/ sink, cell, kiss son Basket base
18 /z/ zero, zoo, buzz zoo laser lose
19 /ʃ/ shine, ship, caution sugar assure dash
20 /ʒ/ pleasure, vision genre measure garage Not in Telugu
21 /h/ hat, hot, hotel has behave -
22 /r/ car, radio, carrot rat career -
23 /w/ water, wet, wall wait between -
24 /j/ you, yes, young you pupil -
Some important features of pronunciation
1. Pronunciation of the letter ‘r’
The letter 'r.' is silent when a word ends with it and if it is taken as an individual word (as in car, war, etc.). It
is also silent when it is followed by a consonantal sound (as in pardon, warden, etc.). But when the letter is followed
by a vowel sound, it is pronounced (as in paragon, autograph, etc.).
Read the following words and observe where the letter ‘r’ is pronounced and where it is silent. (r) in brackets
shows that some people pronounce it.
tar /tɑː(r)/ bard /bɑːd/ foreign /ˈfɒrən/

door /dɔː(r)/ doctor /ˈdɒktə(r)/ period /ˈpɪərɪəd/
dear /dɪə(r)/ clear /klɪə(r)/ actor /ˈæktə(r)/
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2. Pronunciation of the past tense suffix. -d/ -ed

a. When the verb ends in a voiceless sound as /p/, /k/, /f/, /  /, /s/, /ʃ/ or /tʃ/) the past tense is pronounced /t/.
pushed laughed backed /bækt / latched
b. When a verb ends in a voiced sound as /b/, /g/, /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/, /m/, /n/, /k/, /l/, /r/, /j/, /w/ or any vowel
sound, the past tense marker is pronounced /d/.
lived /’lɪvd/ named cried praised
c. When a verb ends either in /t/ or /d/, then the past tense is pronounced /ɪd/
coded heated /ˈhiːtɪd/ drafted loaded
3. Pronunciation of a plural suffix, singular form of a verb -s- (-es) and possessive -s.
a. It is pronounced as /s/ when a word ends in /p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, or /  /.
bats cats /kæts/ consists talks
b. It is pronounced as /z/ when a word ends in /g/, /b/, /d/, /v/, /ð/, /l/ or any vowel sound.
bags /bæɡz/ hands toys
c. It is pronounced as /iz/ when a word ends in /s/, /z/, /f/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/.
batches /ˈbætʃɪz/ roses horses
2. Pronunciation of the past tense suffix. -d/ -ed
Exercise-C
Go through the words and identify the sounds they end with. The first one is done for you.
Word /t/ /d/ /id/ Word /s/ /z/ /iz/
1. rounded  1. rounds
2. packed 2. packs
3. wished 3. wishes
4. matched 4. matches
5. flogged 5. flogs
6. played 6. plays
7. planted 7. plants
8. worked 8. works
Exercise – D
Read the following words. You will notice that in some words the letters ‘th’ are pronounced as /ð/ and in some
others, as /  /.Write the sound you noticed. The first one is done for you.
the /ð/ this / / through / / then / /
thus / / thought / / thick / / mother / /
Exercise – E
We get contused with the sounds /w/ and /v/. The sound /w/ is pronounced with rounded lips. The sound /v/
is pronounced with the articulation of front upper teeth and lower lip and wills more force.
Now, pronounce the words aloud.
wheel ventilator
worst verse
wet veto
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Exercise - F
Read the following transcriptions and write the words in ordinary spelling.
The first one is done for you.
Exercise - G
Pronounce the following words and transcribe them in the column my transcription. Later, consult a
dictionary and make necessary corrections.
Word My transcription Correction
1. cricket
2. teacher
3. around
4. catch
5. five
6. water
7. paper
8. question
9. matter
10. so
Exercise - H
Words with short vowels are entirely different from their long counterparts. Understanding the difference is
vital for pronunciation. Read the words in the following table and write a few more words from your text.
/ɪ/ /i:/ /ɪ/ /i:/ /ɪ/ /i:/ /ɪ/ /i:/

knit neat hid heed rim ream bid bead
kill keel rid read lid lead din dean
sit seat kin keen bin bean/ been fill feel
grit greet hit heat grid greed chit cheat
[Q No.17]
I. Write the following transcriptions using ordinary English spelling.
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ODD SOUNDS OUT

Q.No: 18
The pronunciation of English words is quite difficult. Learning good pronunciation is possible only through practice.
Look at the following words. Circle the word that sounds different with regard to the sound of the bold letters.
crop clone drop

brief diet grief
foot food tool
tough ghost rough
great general group
press stress pressure
college garage marriage
use us union
sure salt silk
read beak dear
mix box xerox
baggage luggage suggest
meal measure meant
cart cat back
student stupid study
laughter daughter cough
ink island if
agree asleep apple
dog done donkey
dark day danger
hope rod rope
fry cry tray
break great heat
finger engine anger
push pull pure
load road broad
earn earth each
nature mature tutor
east exist extra
suppose sucrose super
music must muscle
cry bye many
pencil catch dance
music physics basic
bury fury municipal
loot cool flood
done one ton
utter butter fuse
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The following exercises are on the lines of the Examination Question Paper. [Q No. 18]
I. Circle the words that sound different with regard to the sound of the bold letters.
Exercise 1
i. character chapter achieve

ii. grow govern gentle
iii such much epoch
iv. like link limit
v. centre class come
vi. many yet quality
Exercise 2
i. kite know knife

ii. that think thousand
iii. easy escape sand
iv. go to no
v. hope rod rope
vi. earn earth each
Exercise 3
i. real peace fear

ii. fail hair affair
iii. stout out would
iv. thin this thick
v. life drink sink
vi. do no phone
Exercise 4
i. use us union
ii. ink island if
iii. thorough this thin
iv. sit fit write
V. rose chose lose
vi. week meek deer
Exercise 5
i. village sewage garbage

ii. massive passive invite
iii. these thousand other
iv. public pull put
v. state take walk
vi. age cage go
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Exercise 6
i. cheap chain chaos

ii. organ order owl
iii. huge honour hungry
iv. public pure tube
v. yell money many
vi. listen after taken
Exercise 7
i. head bead lean

ii. time it i
iii. way waste want
iv. eye get check
v. march start nation
vi. being stage morning
Exercise 8
i. deer feet street

ii. barely money rely
iii. look book door
iv. ant above apple
v. one orange ox
vi. late bat make
Exercise 9
i. suggest beggar luggage

ii. cap tap tape
iii. shake take talk
iv. house hour mouse
v. buy try ray
vi. thin this thick
Exercise 10
i. call cinema cute

ii leisure sugar sure
iii arm about aloud
iv. exit exam exercise
v. meal measure meant
vi. dread break bread
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SYLLABLES
Q.No: 19
The sound system of English consists of vowel and consonant sounds. Words are divided into sound units called
syllables. A syllable is a group of one or more sounds with only one vowel sound in it as its important element. Words
may contain one or more syllables. For example, the word book has one syllable while the word tea-cher has two
syllables in it. The word photography has four syllables: photography. The number of vowel sounds in a word is equal
to the number of syllables in it. The knowledge of syllables will help us improve our pronunciation.
Exercise-A
In the following table four categories of words are given. Read them aloud paying attention to the syllabic
division.
S.No Words with one Words with two Words with three Words with four or more
syllable syllables syllables syllables
1 life en-gage to-le-phone in-sti-tu-tion (4)
2 pen suf-fer po-ta-to clas-si-fi-ca-tion (5)
3 two teach-er ba-che-lor e-du-ca-lion (4)
4 try mat-ter am-bu-lance com-pe-ti-tion (4)
5 hat spi-der in-va-lid math-e-ma-tics (4)
6 quite to-doy com-pu-ter con-gra-tu-late (4)
7 light an-swer con-tem-plate in-tel-li-gence (4)
8 fly eng-lish de-scrip-tive ci-vi-li-za-tion (5)
9 few fa-ther re-pre-sent he-li-co-pter (4)
10 bet don-key re-mem-ber ob- serv-a-to-ry (5)
Exercise-B
Read the words in the table and write the number of syllables in the columns. Look up the words in a
dictionary to check your answers. The first one has been done for you.
Word Number of Word Number of Word Number of

Syllables Syllables Syllables
1. Sunday Two syllables 19. apology Four syllables 37. examine Three syllables
2. question Two syllables 20. history Three syllables 38. bun One syllable
3. fixation Three syllables 21. manager Three syllables 39. student Two syllables
4. college Two syllables 22. paper Two syllables 40. instrumental Four syllables
5. grammar Two syllables 23. but One syllable 41. Monday Two syllables
6. immoral Three syllables 24. glass One syllable 42. doctor Two syllables
7. time One syllable 25. policy Three syllables 43. intelligent Four syllables
8. feather Two syllables 26. food One syllable 44. example Three syllables
9. near One syllable 27. present Two syllables 45. bright One syllable
10. go One syllable 28. phone One syllable 46. syllabus Three syllables
11. ugly Two syllables 29. property Three syllables 47. agitation Four syllables
12. create Two syllables 30. persistent Three syllables 48. criticism Four syllables
13. application Four syllables 31. ant One syllable 49. resolution Four syllables
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14. complain Two syllables 32. particular Four syllables 50. mother Two syllables
15. cricketer Three syllables 33. bachelor Three syllables 51. beautiful Three syllables
16. sorry Two syllables 34. anaesthesia four/ 52. discussion Three syllables
five syllables
17. fate One syllable 35. honour Two syllables 53. fan One syllable
18. employee Three syllables 36. amplification Five syllables 54. fight One syllable
The following exercises are on the lines of the Intermediate Public Elimination Question Paper. [Q No.19]
I. Mention the number of syllables in the following words.
Exercise 1
i. misery ii. direction
iii. remember iv. information
v. encourage vi. excellent
Exercise 2
i. person ii. weakness
iii. dark iv. thought
v. fact vi. discipline
Exercise 3
i. lawyer ii. literacy
iii. square iv. harbinger
v. adamant vi. muse
Exercise 4
i. before ii. doctor
iii. mother iv. imagination
v. essence vi. quarter
Exercise 5
i. glance ii. propel
iii. silence iv. realize
v. excitement vi. climax
Exercise 6
i. understand ii. decision
iii. shout iv. supremely
v. encouragement vi. flashlight
Exercise 7
i. pension ii. source
iii. confer iv captivate
v. modest vi. contribution
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Exercise 8
i. popular ii. today
iii. side iv. plant
v. rainwater vi. condition
Exercise 9
i. punctual ii. increase
iii. room iv. mantelpiece
v. breakfast vi. gracious
Exercise 10
i. particular ii. handful
iii. appearance iv. often
v. apartment vi. idea
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INFORMATION TRANSFER
Q.No: 20

Information is presented in two ways - verbal and non-verbal. When we study texts we come across
illustrations such as tables, bar graphs and some other diagrams that explain data. But why are diagrams preferred
to texts?
Here are some reasons.
 Diagrams help us grasp information quickly.
 They save our time and energy.
 Pictures are processed faster than text matter by our brain.
 Diagrams break the monotony of reading.
 The information can be given in a nutshell.
In this Chapter we will learn how data can be arranged in pie charts, bar graphs, tree diagrams, flow charts
and tables. We will also learn how to transfer pie charts, tree diagrams, etc., into text. This activity is called
information transfer.
1. PIE CHARTS
In a pie chart, the information is presented in the form of a circle. The circle is divided into sections called
sectors. The contribution of each unit in the chart is represented in percentages.
Example 1
The following pie chart depicts the results of a survey regarding distribution of different Blood Groups in a college.
Blood Groups in a College.
From the figure we can see that 35% of the students of the college have 0 Group of Blood and these students form
the largest group. The next largestt group egory. comprises students with B Group of Blood. 30% of students belong
to this ca. 25% of students have AB Group of Blood. Finally, we see that only 10% of students have A Group of
Blood. Thus, from the pie chart we can conclude that while many students have 0 Group of Blood, very few have A
Group.
The difference between percentages and numbers must be borne in mind. In the above pie chart all the
figures are represented in percentages. In other words, if we assume that there are 100 students in the college, 35
have 0 group, 30 have B group, 25 have AB and I 0 have A group of blood. Suppose there are 200 students in the
college, the percentages would remain the same, but the numbers would be 70(O), 60(B), 50(AB) and 20(A).
Example 2
The following pie chart depicts the favourite subject of students in a class.
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We can see from the figure that five subjects have been taken into consideration - Economics, Civics, Commerce,
nd
English and 2 Language. Students who like Economics form the largest group. A quarter of the students of the
class i.e., 25% expressed preference for this subject. English and Commerce are liked by an equal number of
students. 20% of the students like English and the same percentage i.e., 20% of the students like Commerce. Next in
popularity is Civics, liked by 18% of the class. Finally, trailing closely behind Civics, comes 2' Language, which is the
favourite subject of 17% of the students.
Exercises and Activities
1. The following paragraph gives the information about the most widely spoken languages in India. Convert the
passage into a pie chart.
Hindi is the most widely spoken language in India. The fact that 44% of Indians speak Hindi across India
justifies its title as our National Language. 9% of Indians speak Bengali followed by Marathi which is spoken
by 8%. Telugu comes next in the list with 7%. Tamil and Gujarati account for 6% and 5% respectively. All
other languages together share the remaining percentage.
2. Read the following paragraph and convert the information into a pie chart. There are seven continents in the
world. Asia is the largest continent with an area of 30% followed by Antarctica with 28%. North America
occupies 17% of the land on the earth. South America stands fourth in the list with 12% of land. Africa and
Australia are the fifth and sixth largest ones with their respective shares of 6% and 5%. Europe is the last in
the list which occupies 2% of the land only.
3. Observe the pie chart given below. It contains information about the mode of transport used by students of a
certain junior college. Write a small paragraph.
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4. The pie chart given below shows how people spend their time on smart phones. Convert the information into
a paragraph.
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5. An Animal lover has been rearing the following animals in his farm house.
Present the information contained in the pie-chart in a paragraph.
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2. BAR GRAPHS
A bar graph is a diagram in which values of variables are shown by the length of rectangular columns with
equal width. It is another visual representation of data. It helps to compare the values presented in a group. The bars
can be plotted vertically or horizontally. A vertical bar chart is sometimes called a column bar chart.
Example 1
Given below is the bar graph that shows the cost of certain vegetables over a period of four months. As you
can observe, the months are shown on the X axis and the cost (in Rs) is shown on the Y axis. The heights of the
columns give us an immediate picture about the comparative cost of carrots and potatoes over the months and also
individual trends pertaining to each vegetable. Let us now make a detailed analysis.
The bar graph given below shows the cost of carrots and potatoes over a period of four months - January,
February, March and April. Carrots were costlier than potatoes during all the months. In January carrots cost Rs 35 a
kilo, while potatoes cost a little less, at Rs 30 a kilo. The cost of carrots increased to Rs 40 in February, while there
was a sharp fall in the cost of potatoes. There was a sharp rise in the cost of both the vegetables after that and in
March the cost of carrots was Rs 50 per kilo while that of potatoes was Rs 40. In April once again there was a steep
increase in the cost of carrots but the cost of potatoes remained the same.
Thus we observe that the cost of carrots kept increasing over the months but that of potatoes fluctuating.
COST OF VEGETABLES (IN Rs per kg)
Example 2
The following bar graph represents the favourite sports of various group of students studying in a college. Students of
four sections HEC, CEC, BPC and MPC were asked about their preferences in sports. The number of students in
each section varied. Three sports were considered - football, cricket and kabaddi. HEC students expressed great
interest in cricket. 50 out of 85 students i.e., more than half liked cricket. Very few in that section, just 5,were fond of
football. 30 liked kabaddi. In the CEC section, consisting of 100 students, an equal number of students i.e., 40 liked
kabaddi and cricket. 20 liked football. With regard to the science sections, cricket was more popular among BPC
students. An equal number in both the sections, 30, were fond of football. The figures for kabaddi too were more or
less the same. The BPC section consisted of 88 students while MPC students were 75 in number. On the whole, one
can conclude that cricket is the most popular sport in the college, followed by kabaddi.
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1. The passage below represents the data of improvement of English language skills due to Internet usage.
Present it in a bar graph.
Internet plays an important role in improving Reading skills. 94% participants in this study agreed that they
improved their Reading skills by using Internet while 91% opined that they improved Translation skills.
Internet usage helped 87% of participants in enhancing their Vocabulary skills. 80% of participants
unanimously agreed that they improved their Writing skills, Speaking skills and Grammar.
2. The following passage shows the favourite sports of the students of a school. Represent the data in a bar
graph. Cricket is the most favourite sport of the students which is liked by 80 students. Tennis falls behind
Cricket with a slight difference. It is the favourite of 75 students. Swimming and Football are liked by 40 and
45 students respectively while Badminton is the favourite of 30 students. Hockey is the least favouring sport
of the students which is liked by 20 students only.
3. Analyse the bar graph given below and write about it in a paragraph. MARKS OF STUDENTS
MARKS OF STUDENTS
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4. The given below bar graph shows how much dietary fibre is found in certain fruits. Convert the information
into a paragraph.
3. TREE DIAGRAMS
A tree diagram is another way of representing information. It has a branching tree-like structure. It shows how its
components are related to one another. It helps us understand the relevant information in it short time.
Example 1
There are three types of muscles in the human body. They are smooth, cardiac and skeletal muscles.
Smooth muscles are controlled by involuntary responses. Examples of smooth muscles are muscles in the digestive
tract and blood vessels. The second type of muscle is cardiac muscle. It is also an involuntary muscle. Muscles that
cover the heart are examples of cardiac muscles. The third type of muscle is the skeletal muscle. It is controlled by
voluntary response. All the muscles attached to the bones such as biceps, deltoid are examples of skeletal muscles.
This paragraph can be depicted in the form of a tree diagram as follows.
MUSCLES IN THE HUMAN BODY
Example 2
A man who managed a popular hotel was asked the secret of his success. He said that only.when customers
were happy with the dining experience would they keep returning to the hotel. Dining would be a pleasant experience
only if the food served was of a high standard. Good service too was equally important. He elaborated that food
should be tasty and fresh. Service should be prompt and courteous. Given helms is a tree diagram representing the
man's views.
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DINING EXPERIENCE
1. Read the following paragraph and transfer the information into a tree diagram.
The oldest musical instrument in the world is the drum, made initially in one of the three ways. First, frame
drums were made by stretching the skin over bowl-shaped frames. Next, rattle drums were made by filling
gourds or skins with dried grains, shells, or rocks. Finally, tubular drums were made from hollowed logs or
bones covered with skins. Both frame and tubular drums were struck with the hand or with beaters to
produce sounds. In contrast, rattle drums were shaken or scraped to make rhythmic sounds. For thousands
of years, drums have been used to transmit messages to call soldiers to battle and make music.
2. Read the following paragraph and transfer the information into a tree diagram.
There are so many species of animals that we find living on the earth. Scientists grouped these animals into
different classes based on certain similarities they share. Animals are divided into vertebrates, ones with
backbones and invertebrates, those without backbones. The vertebrates are basically divided into five
classes. They are commonly known as mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Arachnids and insects
are the two commonly known classes in the invertebrates group.
3. The following tree chart depicts the classification of Vitamins. Present the information in a paragraph.
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4. Study the following tree diagram and write it in a paragraph.
TEXT BOOK MODEL PAPER

(Page No. 292)
20. b. Read the following paragraph and convert it into a tree diagram.
A sentence contains a subject and a predicate. The subject may contain a noun or noun equivalent. In a
predicate, the verb is the most important one. If the verb is in transitive form, it has an object. An object again
has a noun or noun equivalent. If the verb is in intransitive form, it takes no object. An intransitive verb may
have a word or a group of words with it.
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KEY
SECTION-B
Q.No: 6
(SHORT STORIES)

– Arthur Mee
(Page No. 80,81,82)
a. i. Alan
ii. He was proud of being chosen to play for the school cricket match.
iii. He practiced cricket (bowling) with his father for weeks.
iv. His father promised Alan that he would buy him a bicycle if his team won the match.
v. ‘lose’
vi. a) almost
vii. ‘Daddy’
viii. ‘practice’
b. i. Alan asked in the old man’s ear where he lived.

ii. The old man’s house was up the road and some way round the corner.
iii. The old man requested Alan to see him home.
iv. Alan was in a hurry as he was getting late for the match and the captain would be wondering about it.
v. Alan wanted the old man to walk faster so that he would reach the ground in time.
vi. The captain would be wondering why Alan had not come.
vii. b) ‘thankful’
viii. ‘weak’
c. i. ‘Playing the Game’

ii. ‘Arthur Mee’
iii. They met in the classroom the next morning.
iv. They gave Alan three loud cheers.
v. They gave Alan three loud cheers to appreciate him for kindly helping the old man.
vi. The phrase ‘three loud cheers’ indicates an atmosphere of happiness and appreciation among the group
of students or friends.
vii. They came to know about it in some mysterious fashion.
viii. ‘misterious’
(Page No. 96,97)

(Folklore)
a. i. They lived in a large house on the outskirts of a city, in China.

ii. He suggested that he should take charge of the finances.
iii. He tried to support his claim saying that elder brother’s sight was so bad that he could not see how much
money he was receiving or giving.
iv. They would take advantage of his disability.
v. ‘no’
vi. ‘false
vii. ‘outskirts’
viii. ‘receiving x giving’
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b. i. It had a flowery boarder.

ii. ‘the monk’
iii. ‘the second brother’
iv. He reached there immediately after the second one had left.
v. He wanted to know if there was any other writing on the inscription.vi. It was at the bottom of the
inscription.
vii. He was happy as he thought that he would read the inscription that best.
viii. ‘arrived’
c. i. ‘the previous evening’

ii. ‘no, they didn’t’
iii. He (walked) went towards the short-sighted brothers.
iv. He said ‘sorry’ as they couldn’t put up the inscription the previous day evening.
v. ‘the inscription’
vi. ‘that day itself’
vii. They all realized their follies.
viii. It helped them in realizing their follies.
(Page No. 109,110)

a. i. ‘for all the people of Ramasagaram except the farmers’

ii. They observed the lives of the people on the other side of the Krishna under the British.
iii. They found that the people under the British were happy.
iv. There was no drudgery, no penalties or no beatings for the people on the other side of the river.
v. ‘no’
vi. ‘perturbed’
vii. ‘the people on the other side of the river’ and ‘the Police in Ramasagaram’
viii. ‘migration’
b. i. ‘under the people tree’

ii. ‘about the nature of drudgery and some legal points’
iii. ‘false’
iv. ‘that they should not agree to drudgery without wages'
v. He came there while the meeting was still going on.
vi. Act No.53 pertains to patrolling.
vii. ‘’pompously’
viii. 3. committed to the cause of common man
c. i. ‘to investigate the revolt by the farmers against the government’

ii. ‘the disgrace they had faced’
iii. ‘that the Panthulu had instigated the villagers to revolt and run a parallel government’
iv. The police requested for the army to suppress the revolt.
v. He called the farmers.
vi. ‘looming large’
vii. ‘summoned’
viii. ‘verb’
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(UNSEEN) Q.No: 7
(Page No. 249-266)

1. i. It covers many aspects
ii. Knowing the meaning of the text
iii. Decoding the meaning & applying it to real life
iv. Comprehension
v. life’s lessons
vi. treating comprehension as an examination-linked task
vii. Enlightenment, enrichment and enjoyment
viii. go hand in hand
2. i. the narrator
ii. the method applied
iii. in a book of interviews
iv. about six of the wealthiest men
v. England
vi. a book of interviews
vii. a journalist
viii. an able and well-known publisher
ix. wealthiest men
x. well-known/famous
xi. unable, disable, enable, etc…
xii. yes
xiii. correspondent, columnist, news person
3. i. It helps in irrigation, meeting drinking water needs, developing water transport, promoting fisheries
and tourism
ii. There are three barrages, twenty lifts and twenty reservoirs
iii. KLIP is the world’s largest multi-purpose, multi-stage lift irrigation project completed in record time
iv. The Pranahitha and the Godavari
v. 500 metres
vi. 37 lakh acres
vii. Thousand million cubic feet
viii. Kaleswaram in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District
4. i. It makes some people attached to others, including animals

ii. Their parents
iii. Animal protection, wild life conservation and awareness promotion
iv. other NGOs, fire, forest and zoo officials
v. Animal Warriors Conservation Society
vi. Their determined will
vii. To strengthen their caring hands by sharing their vision
viii. Conservation
5. i. Bengaluru
ii. True
iii. Dry, wet and harmful
iv. Dr. Prashanti
v. Children and adults
vi. (a) digital form (b) actual demos (c) power point presentation
vii. as a manure
viii. No, spreading the concept all around is the need of the hour
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6. i. An iota of initiative can ignite inspiration in tons capable of moving mountains at a rapid pace
ii. No
iii. Persons with integrity, good intentions and unconditional love for others
iv. (a) simple living and high thinking
(b) love for truth
(c) discipline
v. No
vi. Quest for truth
vii. Surendra Babu Putta, Kodada
viii. Lessons on integrated personality development
7. i. Gender bias
ii. No
iii. by saving girl children and encouraging their education
iv. because the movement started spreading fast, far and wide
v. Opening SSY accounts, planting trees, honouring the mothers of girl children, encouraging education
of girls, etc..
vi. an active role for long by promoting crucial awareness and raising funds even from NRIs
vii. Noun
viii. crucial
8. i. This passage highlights woman’s power proving Shakespeare wrong

ii. The village Panchayat was unanimously occupied by an all-women team
iii. education, health, drinking water and sanitation
iv. because they achieved a lot in a short span of time
v. Prohibition of liquor
vi. Women’s power
vii. Sons of the soil like Sri Koti Reddy, S.P. and Sri Ram Sudheer, teacher
viii. at the helm
9. i. When Ludwig Nobel died, a French newspaper by mistake published an obituary of his brother,
Alfred Nobel.
ii. The Merchant of Death
iii. Ludwig Nobel (Alfred’s brother)
iv. reading his own death report
v. He decided to promote piece in this world and established the Nobel Prize
vi. obituary
vii. scathing
viii. death - noun, dead - adjective
10. i. Man gets and forgets

ii. She was at the dining table, listening intently to her father
iii. Her patient listening and her poise
iv. false
v. No
vi. To have valuable qualities like patience, forgiveness, love, etc..
vii. admonishing
viii. intently
11. i. Her wisdom, beauty and wealth

ii. because of her able and wise rule
iii. the reason for the people saying unpleasant things against the queen
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iv. to make the people shut their mouths

v. No
vi. because it matters not what false things people say
vii. to continue to do which she considers to be true
viii. prosperity
12. i. Live only to serve, to serve food

ii. Mandapeta, East Godavari District
iii. Her mother died when she was six
iv. for four-plus decades
v. 1. King Edward VII placing her photo at a function
2. An aqueduct on the Godavari named after her
3. Her statue finds a place in Vivekananda park in Kakinada
vi. Apara Annapoorna
vii. to shoulder responsibility
viii. Noun
13. i. Not using steel and cement, but using just natural elements like lime, jaggery, jute, etc…
ii. Jyothirvaasthu Vidyapeetham
iii. Phasalvadi village, near Sangareddy
iv. Yes, it is expected to have a life of 6000 years
v. Konark and Hampi temples
vi. Maheswara Siddhanthi
vii. eminent
th
viii. On 14 June, 2017
14. i. Four lakh plus words

ii. Lucy Ellman, a thousand-page novel
iii. an internal monologue of a mother in Ohio as she bakes pies in her kitchen
iv. with 2020 Goldsmith’s Prize worth 10000 pounds
v. “It’s a massive achievement” and “This gripping, hypnotic novel remakes the novel….”
vi. because of its ambitious form
vii. It makes its readers float around to sink or swim, engulfed in one woman’s thought
viii. for breaking the mould and extending the novel’s form
15. i. in Delhi
ii. Known to people in the highest positions of political office
iii. His books
iv. Print and digital media
v. His status as a celebrated author
vi. storied
vii. numerous
viii. feted
16. i. Deprivation
ii. through his many award-winning books
iii. Chandal Jibon
iv. West Bengal Sahitya Academy’s award and The Hindu award for non-fiction
v. “I write because i cannot kill.”
vi. false
vii. The indomitable will to live
viii. by inviting him to write for her magazine, Bartikal
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17. i. They made two heroes fans of their writer

ii. Chiranjeevi and Hrithik Roshan
iii. It disables him from focusing his sight on any object for more than a second
iv. J K Rowling, his English teacher Buchi Bapayya and his younger sister Sija
v. Total 12 years
vi. Venkat dedicated his second masterpiece to Hrithik Roshan
vii. Hrithik Roshan invited Venkat to his birthday party as a special guest
viii. true
18. i. “Here lies Strange, an honest man and a lawyer.”

ii. Passersby would tend to think that three men were buried under the stone
iii. The inscriber
iv. No
v. On reading the inscription and remarking “That is ‘strange!’ ”, they might know the name
vi. A lawyer being an honest man
vii. a. inscribe – Verb b. inscription – Noun c. inscriber – Noun
viii. Confusing
MODEL QUESTION PAPER (TEXT BOOK)

(Page No. 288)
7. i. A thing of beauty is a joy forever
ii. man’s (or woman’s) craze for beauty
iii. a list of priceless cosmetics
iv. from the core of her heart
v. truth
vi. Long-lasting, valuable and priceless possessions
MATCHING MEANINGS
Q.No: 8
(Page No. 36)

1. i. i ii. h iii. j iv. d v. a
vi. g vii. e viii. b ix. f x. c
(Page No. 43)

2. i. i ii. d iii. f iv. h v. g
vi. j vii. c viii. b ix. a x. e
(Page No. 50)

3. i. h ii. f iii. b iv. j v. c
vi. i vii. d viii. a ix. e x. g
(Page No. 59)

4. i. e ii. i iii. h iv. j v. b
vi. g vii. c viii. f ix. d x. a
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THE PARTS OF SPEECH

Q.No: 9
(Page No. 126-128)

Exercises and Activities:
I. 1. farmer - noun 2. grew - verb 3. superior - adjective

4. neighbours - noun 5. with - preposition 6. wind - noun
7. from - preposition 8. swirls - noun 9. steadily - adverb
10. quality - noun 11. help – verb
II. 1. historical - Adjective 2. source - noun 3. Honesty - noun

4. learn - verb 5. Since – conjunction, with - preposition 6. Alas - interjection
7. themselves - pronoun 8. joyfully - adverb 9. everyone - pronoun
10. lakhs - noun
III. 1. Several - adjective, about - preposition 2. hungry - adjective

3. vegetables - noun, world - noun 4. An - adjective
5. Food - noun, life - noun 6. him - pronoun
7. interested - adjective 8. whole - adjective
9. beside – preposition 10. two - adjective
11. Treatment - noun, wounds - noun 12. Ah! - interjection
13. Since - conjunction 14. because - conjunction
15. until – conjunction 16. Eureka! - interjection
17. and - conjunction 18. Congratulations! - interjection
19. while - conjunction 20. early - adverb
IV.
1) 1. very - adverb 2. habit - noun 3. into - preposition
4. continually - adverb 5. moody - adjective 6. and - conjunction
7. of - preposition 8. atmosphere – noun 9. comes - verb
10. ten - adjective
2) 1. you - pronoun 2. literacy - noun 3. harbinger - noun

4. fear – noun 5. it - pronoun 6. Adam - noun
7. and - conjunction 8. Tree - noun 9. of - preposition
10. all - adverb
3) 1. Although - conjunction 2. receive - verb 3. forma - adjective

4. her – pronoun 5. work - noun 6. honored - adjective
7. with - preposition 8. National – adjective 9. Award - noun
10. of - preposition
4) 1. had - verb 2. moment - noun 3. of - preposition

4. joy - noun 5. when - conjunction 6. mind - noun
7. It - pronoun 8. well – adverb 9. and - conjunction
10. compellingly – adverb
5) 1. Stop! - interjection 2. you - pronoun 3. inform - verb

4. who - pronoun/conjunction 5. individual - noun 6. invariably - adverb
7. encounter - verb 8. up – adverb 9. and - conjunction
10. upstairs - adverb
6) 1. Ah - interjection 2. you - pronoun 3. this - adjective
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4. smoke – noun 5. all - adjective 6. of - preposition

7. and - conjunction 8. thinks - verb 9. singularity - noun
10. contrary - adjective
V. 1. schooling - noun 2. answer - verb

3. wishes - verb 4. surely - adverb
5. what - conjunction 6. talk - noun, ancillary - adjective
7. And - conjunction 8. what - pronoun/conjunction
9. where - adverb/conjunction, quarter - adjective, fall - noun 10. lack - noun
11. alone - adjective 12. attempt - noun
13. deserted - verb 14. above - preposition
15. only - conjunction 16. still - adjective
17. that - pronoun 18. more - adjective
19. will - noun 20. Well - interjection
ARTICLES
Q.No: 10
(Page No. 131)
Exercises and Activities (Page.135)
I. 1. An- an 2. a 3. An- a 4. An- a 5. An

6. a 7. a 8. an 9. a 10. a
11. a 12. a 13. a 14. a 15. an
II. 1. an, a 2. an, a 3. an, a 4. an, a 5. an, a
(Page No. 134-137)

I. 1. A 2. a 3. A 4. the 5. the
6. the 7. the 8. the
II. 1. an 2. a 3. a 4. a 5. a
III. 1. A 2. the 3. a 4. A 5. the

6. The
IV. 1. a 2. a 3. an 4. the
5. The 6. A 7. an 8. an
9. The 10. a 11. The - the - the-a 12. a
13. the 14. a/the 15. the 16. the
17. the 18. a- a 19. the 20. the
V. 1. the 2. the 3. the 4. an 5. an

6. the 7. An 8. The-the 9. the 10. an
11. the 12. The - a 13. a- a 14. A/The 15. a
16. The - a 17. The - an 18. an- the 19. the 20. an
VI.
1) 1. a 2. the 3. the 4. the
2) 1. the 2. a
3) 1. the
4) 1. a
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5) 1. an 2. the 3. the
6) 1. the 2. a 3. the 4. a
5. X 6. X
7) 1. an 2. a
8) 1. the 2. the 3. the 4. the
9) 1. the 2. the 3. the 4. an
10) 1. the 2. a 3. the 4. a
5. the
11) 1. a 2. a 3. a 4. the
12) 1. the 2. the 3. a
13) 1. the 2. the 3. a 4. the
5. the 6. a 7. the
PREPOSITONS
Q.No: 11
(Page No. 142-46)
I. 1. to 2. on- on 3. at- in 4. on 5. up
6. off 7. for 8. of 9. to 10. after
II. 1. fond of 2. interested in 3. adapt ourselves to 4. deal with

5. made of 6. agree with 7. put out 8. abide by
9. adjacent to 10. believe in
III. 1. I get up at 6 a.m.. 2. I go to college by 8 a.m..

3. I stay at our college for eight hours. 4. I return home by 5.30 p.m.
5. I saw my last film on Sunday last. 6. I go to bed at 9 p.m..
IV. 1. in- for 2. from - to 3. from 4. from

5. to 6. off 7. on 8. by
9. between 10. on 11. with 12. of
13. in 14. of 15. to
V. 1. In 2. since 3. on 4. for
5. across 6. in 7. from 8. into
9. between 10. on 11. for 12. about
13. for 14. of 15. of 16. by
17. to 18. with 19. into 20.between
VI. 1. of 2. in 3. over 4. with

5. into- from 6. about 7. for 8. till
9. among 10. at 11. for 12. on
13. on 14. on 15. with 16. for
17. with 18. to 19. of 20. on
VII.
1) 1. from 2. at 3. in
2) 1. into 2. upon 3. to 4. with 5. with
3) 1. from 2. about 3. around 4. for 5. for
6. with 7. into
4) 1. on
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5) 1. at 2. with 3. of 4. of 5. over
6) 1. at
7) 1. of
8) 1. of
9) 1. to 2. of 3. with
10) 1. of 2. for 3. of
11) 1. for
12) 1. At 2. about 3. into 4. above 5. of
13) 1. for 2. at 3. from 4. through 5. at
6. for
14) 1. from 2. of 3. down 4. with
15) 1. at 2. in 3. for 4. before
16) 1. from 2. with 3. of 4. of
5. to
TENSES
Q.No: 12
(Page No. 151)

Exercise
I. 1. is 2. appears 3. is raining
4. does not pass 5. is 6. open
7. speak 8. speaks - is speaking 9. Do (North Indians) eat
10. Is (he) doing 11. close 12. Do (you) believe
13. is watching 14. freezes
(Page No. 158)
1. has been acting 2. has appeared 3. have (just) received
4. has not paid 5. have (you) been watching
(Page No. 159)

1. broke - were rowing 2. did (you) spend 3. was browsing
4. had occupied 5. had been sowing 6. rushed
7. had 8. were 9. had (your brother) been staying
10. passed
(Page No. 165-168)

I. 1. will become 2. will resolve 3. will be watching
4. Will (you) have solved 5. Will (soon) become 6. Will have been doing
II. 1. consists 2. was influenced 3. was

4. had been batting 5. will have started 6. takes - is taking
7. speak 8. eats 9. is sleeping
10.were 11. started 12. would construct
13.stops 14. is screaming 15. repeats
16. lost 17. did not live 18. Does (he) play
19. was teaching 20. thinks 21. has been doing
22. waxes (and) wanes 23. do not know 24. had
25. have (just) flown
III. 1. He has been doing homework since 8 o’ clock.

2. If they go out, we will follow them.
3. If you depend on others for everything, you will not learn anything.
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4. If you had helped your mother, she would have felt happy.
5. He has been trying for a job since last year.
6. Mukesh Ambani constructed the world's costliest house for his wife in Mumbai four years ago.
7. He returned from Dubai a month ago.
8. He does not have any cash.
9. I have known them for the last many years.
10. Does he remember our help?
11. He borrowed a thousand rupees from me yesterday.
12. Don't disturb him. He is reading.
13. Did you leave for Hyderabad last year.
14. Sangeetha will join us tomorrow.
15. Do you smell anything bad?
IV.
1) i. are ii. can be divided
2) i. will (sometimes) find ii. get up iii. is
3) i. will say ii. don’t know iii. cannot answer
4) i. had heard ii. didn’t want iii. told
5) i. cultivates ii. is iii. is
6) knows
7) i. are ii. go
8) will not accomplish
9) is
10) did make
11) have been
12) Do (you) apply
13) speaks
14) is (he) fibbing
15) is
16) Is (it Adam and Eve) eating
17) died
18) i. asked ii. should do
19) i. were ii. would fail
20) i. says ii. will have
21) kept
22) i. planted ii. fenced iii. watered
iv. guarded
23) i. did not receive ii. has been honored
24) i. is ii. has brought
25) i. faltered ii. would be
iii. would be iv. had been
26) i. surged ii. seemed
27) i. knew ii. caught
28) had come
29) filled
30) had been carrying
Prose (5) Box and Cox?

31) i. am ii. haven’t iii. mean
32) i. has got ii. is iii. sits
33) i. was ii. spoke
34) don’t (you) keep
35) i. thought ii. was
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TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES
Q.No: 13
(Page No. 173-175)

A. ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE
I. Sufficient water is taken in kettle. Tea powder is added. It is put on the stove. Milk is added. It is stirred two
or three times. Then the hot tea is strained. Sugar is added. It is served hot in eco-friendly cups!
II. 1. Yoga is practised everyday in the morning by us.

2. All the arrangements will be made by him.
3. The verdict was declared by the judge.
4. The results had already been announced by them before we entered the hall.
5. Precious lives of many students were sacrificed for Telangana.
6. Some books were borrowed from the library by the students.
7. He cannot be saved.
8. How much loan has been sanctioned by the bank?
9. A helmet should be worn while riding a two-wheeler.
10. All problems can’t be solved by money alone.
11. Let the lights be switched off.
12. You are requested to maintain silence in prayer hall.
13. Many formalities have to be undergone by us for taking a Visa.
14. The strike was called off by the workers.
15. The lesson is being explained by the teacher.
III. 1. The courier agents will delivered the parcels at anytime.

2. Chandra invited surya to tea.
3. We must/should follow traffic rules.
4. We wash vegetables before cooking.
5. Change the following sentences into the passive voice.
6. How many times did I/we remind you of the medicine?
7. Keep the dustbin away from the eatables.
8. Have you invited all your friends to your birthday?
9. You/we can’t change every sentence into the passive voice.
10. If you don’t apply the ointment to the wound, it will not heal.
11. No one in my school has ever beaten my brother at chess.
12. The villagers believe that Samakka and Saralamma are the saviours of their lives in times of crisis.
IV. 1. Potholes on roads are filled with water.

2. A TV set is being bought by him at the moment.
3. 100 saplings have been planted so far by me.
4. The newspaper was being read by them.
5. It had already being answered by her.
6. An essay will be written by me tonight.
7. It will have been posted by you by Monday.
8. Can the violin be played by her?
9. It may not be telecast by them.
10. One’s duty must be done.
11. Let the doctor be called in.
12. Let the door be closed.
13. It has to be done by the government.
14. My vote has already been cast by someone.
15. By whom could he be helped?
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V. 1. Somebody saw him crossing/cross the road.

2. I/We advise you to be careful.
3. Let me see the picture.
4. I paid for her purchases.
5. There are no shops to let (out).
6. The class has already selected her their monitor.
7. Scientists/People say that the earth is round.
8. The GHMC/We had repaired the road.
9. This news surprised me.
10. I hope that I shall win.
VI. 1. A mistake has been made by me.

2. You will be respected a great deal more by your students for your frankness and honesty.
3. Let the attention of your near neighbour at the table be called to the excellence of the coffee.
4. Is Pythagoras Theorem are Newton’s Law of Gravity applied by you?
5. A quarter mark in English has been lost by Rahul.
6. Trees were planted, fenced, watered and guarded by her.
7. I was given greater strength by their hope and encouragement.
8. Let that hatter be instantly removed by you.
B. DIRECT SPEECH AND INDIRECT SPEECH

(Page No. 180)
1. REPORTING STATEMENTS
I. 1. Sunil told his daughter that he would take care of her.

2. The M.L.A. told the villagers that they had every right to question him.
3. The Inspector told the constable that he was his boss.
4. Bharath’s mother said that he should join M.P.C.
5. The Principal told the lecturers that they should maintain records.
6. Vandana told her friend that she had been waiting there for her for one hour.
7. Kranthi told the Inspector that he had met with an accident while taking a turn.
8. He said that he had lost his bag.
9. The girl said that she could change any given sentence into the indirect speech.
10. The boy told Amitabh Bachchan that he was his fan.
II. 1. The palmist told a woman that she would become a good writer.
2. In a press meet, the Union Minister promised that the government would take all precautionary
measures regarding the cyclone.
3. Dr. Gopal told them that the operation was successful and the patient was out of danger.
4. The lawyer told his client that they could file an appeal in the High Court.
5. The boy came late to the class and told his teacher that his father had been ill for a few days.
(Page No. 182)

2. REPORTING QUESTIONS
I. 1. A visitor asked me if there were any places worth seeing in Warangal.
2. The mother asked her son when he would have his breakfast.
3. The shop keeper offered to show the customer the latest model. or
The shop keeper asked the customer if he would show him the latest model.
4. I asked the shop assistant what the price of that dress was.
5. A classmate asked me if my father was a businessman.
6. Harika asked her friend if she would come to her home the following day.
7. The passengers asked the driver if the bus stopped at the cross roads.
8. A girl asked the principal if she needed to be a postgraduate to become an I.A.S. officer.
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9. Father asked his daughter Anitha who taught her English.

10. Teacher asked Kavitha what the word ‘corruption’ meant.
(Page No. 183)

3. REPORTING IMPERATIVES
I. 1. Hima ordered him to get out from there.

2. Neha requested her mom to give her mobile.
3. Hardik asked Annu to go and study.
4. Nani advised me to exercise daily.
5. Father asked swetha to switch off the fan.
4. REPORTING EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES
I. 1. Nivya exclaimed to his sister that the serial was very interesting.
2. My friend exclaimed to me that it was a wonderful opportunity.
3. The doctor exclaimed sadly that he was dead.
4. My son exclaimed with gratitude that he had passed his exams. or
My son thanked God saying that he had passed his exams.
5. My friend exclaimed joyfully that he had got the first rank in the entrance examination.
6. Maliesh remarked that it was awful as she had missed the chance.
7. A visitor exclaimed that the weather was sultry.
8. An eye witness exclaimed with pity that many passengers had died in the accident.
9. Akshay consoled his partner saying that it was bad luck and he should never mind it.
10. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful place.
(Page No. 184-185)

II. Change the following sentences into the indirect speech.
1. Ramu’s father asked him to concentrate on his studies.
2. The teacher exclaimed that it was a wonderful poem.
3. The principal asked his student Vinay if he could spell that word.
4. I asked the enquiry clerk if there was any train to Delhi then.
5. The quiz master asked the team how much time a sun ray takes to reach the earth.
6. The Prime Minister exclaimed with sadness on the death of Abdul kalam that India had lost a famous
scientist.
7. The interview board member asked the candidate how he would help develop the company.
8. Spandana said that she would arrange a grand party if she got a job.
9. The officer ordered the cadets to stand where they were.
10. The mother advised her son not to make friends with bad boys.
11. Radha heartily welcomed her friends to their village.
12. Kohli exclaimed with joy that they had defeated Pakistan in T20 too.
13. The girl requested the visitors to be seated as her father was sleeping.
14. Gandhi said that he was a pure vegetarian.
15. A hundred-year old man exclaimed that it was very exciting to see Telangana as a separate state.
16. The Swamiji asked them to remember that Man is mortal.
17. He said that they did not need to wait there for the bus.
18. Kiran said that while he was going to see Deepthi, it started raining.
19. The doctor regretted that he could not help it.
20. The priest said that nothing was in our hands.
III. 1. I told her that I had already applied for a job.

2. You told me that she loves/loved me.
3. We asked him if/whether we could use his phone.
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4. Teacher asked her why she had failed the exam.

5. She will ask me how I would solve the problem.
6. I told them that I never wasted my time.
7. You told me that you had not yet met them.
8. The minister said that the problem would surely be looked into.
9. They asked me if/whether I had been working there since 2015.
10. We told them that we had been watching a movie.
11. She said that she had gone to the market the previous day.
12. They told us that they would be waiting for us.
13. John told her that he would call a doctor for her.
14. I exclaimed to her with sorrow that I was undone.
15. She requested him to complete the job.
16. She exclaimed in anger asking them to shut up.
17. The officer asked him not to repeat the mistake in the future.
18. The teacher said that Akbar had died in 1605 A.D.
19. She told her that knowledge was/is power.
20. A soft voice exclaimed that it was a very cold day.
IV. 1. A good teacher will admit frankly and clearly that he doesn’t know and he can not answer that
question.
2. I said to/asked my Biology teacher, “What should I do to save it?”
3. I said to/asked my grandmother, “How do you get to be so wise?”
4. Thimmakka concludes that even one sapling each could make a better place for our children.
5. Box ordered Mrs. Bouncer to stop and asked her if she could inform him who the individual was that
he invariably encountered going downstairs when he was coming up, and coming upstairs when he
was going down.
(Page No. 190-191)

C. DEGREES OF COMPARISON
I. Change the following sentences as directed.

1. P: Very few insurance companies in India are as popular as LIC.
C: LIC is more popular than most other insurance companies in India.
2. P: The apple is not so good for health as the custard apple.
3. C: Surya Teja is more active than any other boy in the class.
S: Surya Teja is the most active boy in the class.
4. P: The human brain does not work as fast as a computer.
5. C: You can speak faster than I.
6. P: Bacteria do not infect a person as fast as virus.
7. C: The teaching profession is better than any other profession.
P: No other profession is as good as the teaching profession.
8. C: Laxmi Mittal is more popular than most other industrialists.
P: Very few industrialists are as popular as Laxmi Mittal.
9. S: SBI has the most branches of all banks in India.
C: SBI has more branches than any other Bank in India.
10. C: Cancer is more dangerous than most other diseases.
P: Very few diseases are as dangerous as cancer.
11. C: The Amazon is longer than most other rivers in the world.
P: Very few rivers in the world are as long as the Amazon.
12. P: No other planet is as big as Jupiter.
S: Jupiter is the biggest planet.
13. C: A rainbow is more beautiful than most other sights in nature.
P: Very few sights in nature are as beautiful as a rainbow.
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14. S: John Keats is one of the greatest English poets.

C: John Keats is greater than most other English poets.
15. C: The lotus is more beautiful than any other flower.
P: No other flower is as beautiful as the lotus.
16. S: Mathematics is one of the most difficult subjects.
P: Very few subjects are as difficult as Mathematics.
17. P: Ooty is not so cool as Simla.
18. C: I can run faster than he.
19. C: Vinay is not more mischievous than some other boys in the college.
P: Some (other) boys in the college are at least as mischievous as Vinay.
20. C: S.P. Balasubramanyam has more melodious voice than any other Telugu singer.
P: No other Telugu singer has as melodious voice as S.P. Balasubramanyam.
21. P: Wealth is not so important as health.
22. S: ETV is one of the most popular TV channels.
C: ETV is more popular than most other TV channels.
II. 1. The taste of Berger is not as pleasing as that of Pizza.

2. Neela is not getting as smart as Sheela.
3. Raj is braver than most other fighters.
4. Sudha doesn’t speak as fluently as Radha.
5. Riding a motorbike is easier than riding a horse.
6. To win an argument, no other weapon is as potent as silence.
7. Your sister is not so/as tall as Rachana’s sister.
8. Rabbits look cuter than dogs.
9. He is not worse than some other students in the class.
10. Gandhiji is one of the greatest heroes in the world’s history.
III. 1. Train journey is more comfortable than bus journey.

2. a. No other teacher is as highly respected as Radhakrishnan.
b. Radhakrishnan is the most highly respected teacher.
3. a. Very few American poets are as good as Robert Frost.
b. Robert Frost is better than most other American poets.
4. a. The Pan American Highway is the longest road in the world.
b. The Pan American Highway is longer than any other road.
5. a. Kashmir is cooler than most other places in India
b. Very few places in India are as cool as Kashmir.
6. A wise enemy cannot be as dangerous as a foolish friend.
7. Character is more important than money.
8. Traditional culture is more stable than modern culture.
9. For many Indians, football does not give pleasure as great as cricket.
10. Artificial flowers do not appeal as much to our senses as natural flowers.
(Page No. 193-194)

D. QUESTION TAGS
I. 1. Sandeep has attended all the classes, hasn’t he?
2. We are lucky to be born in India, aren’t we?
3. English is an interesting language, isn’t it?
4. He was very busy yesterday, wasn’t he?
5. I am very happy now, aren’t I?
6. I can face challenges, can’t I?
7. Ravi always thinks positively, doesn’t he?
8. He does not criticize others, does he?
9. Some people always depend on others, don’t they?
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10. Discipline must be maintained at any cost, mustn’t it?

11. Let us keep to the pavement, shall we?
12. Don't blame others for everything, will you?
13. One can do wonders with knowledge, can’t one?
14. Nothing is permanent except change, is it?
15. Students are our best judges, aren’t they?
II. 1. You don't like me, do you?

2. It is not raining, is it?
3. You have done your homework, haven’t you?
4. I'm not late, am I?
5. I am invited to your party, aren’t I?
6. You like fast food, don’t you?
7. You will come to my party, wont you?
8. You remembered to feed the cat, didn’t you?
9. Let's play tennis, shall we?
10. There's a problem here, isn’t there?
11. He never says a word, does he?
12. Nobody came to your party, did they?
13. Don't forget, will you?
14. You think you're clever, don’t you?
15. You're clever, aren’t you?
16. We don't have to go to the party, do we?
17. It is stopped raining, isn’t it?
18. Have a seat, will you?/ won’t you?
19. Help yourself to some cake, will you?/won’t you?
20. Children, be quiet, will you?
III. 1. I am unable to answer your question, am I?

2. Rahul's first rank is at stake. isn’t it?
3. The noise in my ears was that of the faithful Oxford crowd. wasn’t it?
4. The stop-watches held the answer. didn’t they?
5. It belongs to both of you. doesn’t it?
CORRECTION OF ERRORS
IN SENTENCES
Q.No: 14
(Page No. 195-211)
(Page No. 198)

I. NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES
1. The news of the earthquake has spread like wildfire.

2. Keep your surroundings clean.
3. The man in blue jeans is my brother.
4. The first innings is over.
5. We must express thanks to those who help us.
6. Economics is an interesting subject.
7. Athletics is an interesting sport.
8. Measles is a dangerous disease.
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9. Ocean sand is not used an construction.

10. The scenery of Darjeeling is very beautiful.
11. C.V.Raman's knowledge of all branches of physics is abnormal.
12. Mice have spoiled the crop.
13. There are five women in the team.
14. We should wash our feet before coining into the house.
15. He has many sheep.
(Page No. 200)

II. PRONOUNS
1. Every man is responsible for this situation.
2. Each of them was given a gift.
3. Students must avail themselves of the opportunities.
4. The two players blamed each other for their defeat.
5. All Indians must respect one another.
6. You are responsible for your future.
7. There are no fewer than ten employed persons in their village.
8. He and i are brothers.
9. Divide the pieces of bread between him and me. (No correction)
10. My three sisters like one another.
(Page No. 202)

III. ADJECTIVES
1. As there are only a few students, I can interact with them easily.
2. All my friends are very active.
3. Gandhi is more truthful than any other political leader.
4. This is taller than many other buildings in Hyderabad.
5. Raghu is my elder brother.
6. Sania Mirza is more popular than any other tennis player.
7. The streets of Hyderabad are wider than those of Warangal.
8. Of the two this is the better article.
(Page No. 203)

IV. ARTICLES
1. Suma is a popular anchor.
2. Our apartment is on the third floor.
3. I waited for an hour.
4. The Sun rises in east.
5. Onions cost Rs.40 a kilogram.
(Page No. 205)

V. VERBS
1. When Rome was burning, Nero was playing on the flute.

2. They have been staying in the same flat for the last many years.
3. How long have you been waiting here?
4. He is interested in doing a job.
5. They moved to the new house last week.
6. He has many imported clothes.
7. As soon as I opened the doors, the birds flew away.
8. If I stand on my own legs, my parents will feel happy.
9. If had consulted me I would have advised you what to do.
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10. He visits the library daily.

11. She enjoys singing patriotic songs.
12. Why were you absent yesterday?
(Page No. 206)

VI. ADVERBS
1. He walks very fast.
2. We hardly believe it.
3. They don't do anything carefully.
4. She scarcely blames others.
5. He is walking very slowly.
(Page No. 208)

VII. PREPOSITIONS
1. The property was divided among the four brothers.

2. I prefer fruits to sweets.
3. He is afraid of darkness.
4. Besides being a poet, Tagore is a short story writer.
5. The shops will be open between 10 and 8 p.m.
6. This is different from that.
7. She resembles her mother.
8. I was prevented from doing my work.
(Page No. 209)

VII. CONJUNCTIONS
1. You must either take up a job or start a business.

2. She neither drinks tea nor coffee.
3. They asked me where SBI was.
4. Sheela is as proud as a peacock.
(Page No. 209)

Learning from Mistakes
1. Very good morning. (Good morning.)

2. What is your good name? (What is your name?)
3. Why you are late today? (Why are you late today?)
4. The staff meeting has been advanced.
5. I will report it to the teacher concerned.
6. We go home on foot.
7. I do not know what your name is.
8. He went to the back of the house.
9. We have to take care of the women in our family.
10. Please bring your luggage here.
11. This road is shorter than that.
12. We often chat with our friends.
13. Please switch off the TV.
14. My wife and I went to a movie.
15. Mohan and I will come.
16. I have a scooter.
17. This cost me a lot.
18. I doubt if/whether he will succeed.
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19. We have been living in Bengaluru since 2015.

20. We have a lot of furniture in our house.
(Page No. 211)

A List of Common Errors in English
1. They asked what my name was.

2. We elected Ram President.
3. This article is made of cotton.
4. We look forward to meeting the minister.
5. I have known them for the last many years.
6. Why does she hate classical music?
7. It has been raining since yesterday.
8. I am good at English.
9. If cleanliness is maintained, we will be healthy.
10. We saw them two weeks ago.
11. He has hung his coat to a nail.
12. All banks are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
13. He is not an expert in grammar, is he?
14. Children are fond of chocolates.
15. Would you mind opening the door?
16. Did you go to school yesterday?
17. She explained to me the matter.
18. Are you really interested in English grammar?
19. Bring me a half glass of water.
20. Every Sunday we go to church.
21. He plays tennis, doesn't he?
22. The river has flowed over its banks.
23. I returned from London.
24. A bend in the road is not the end of the road.
25. I must change my clothes at once.
MISSING LETTERS
Q.No: 15
(Page No. 214)

Exercise – A
Fill in the blanks with either "ei" or "ie".
n e i ther br i e f sh i e Id cr i e d
tr i e d fr i e nd th i e f gr i ef
I e i sure c e i ling s e i ze
Exercise – B
Correct the following misspelled words.
1. foregn foreign 2. lugage luggage

3. liesure leisure 4. knowlege knowledge
5. twelth twelfth 6. tomorow tomorrow
7. gurantee guarantee 8. momonto memento
9. ilegal illegal 10. restaurent restaurant
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Exercise – C
I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.
1. wait 2. buy 3. lose 4. meet 5. piece

6. seen 7. stationery 8. sight
(Page No. 216-217)

[Q No.15]
I. Supply the missing letters in the following words.
Excercise 1
i. sch o o I ii. enc o u raging iii. app e a rance iv. exce l l ent
v. sp e a k vi. a t t ention vii. p e o ple viii. Kno w l edge
ix. di s c ipline x. a f f ord
Excercise 2
i. tea c h er ii. gl o o my iii. le s s on iv. re f l ect
v. f a i thful vi. Infl u e nce vii. le t t ers viii. pl e a sant
ix. su g g est x. si m p le
Exercise 3
i. childh o o d ii. p e a ce iii. frus t r ation iv. ha p p en
v. gra m m ar vi. col o u r vii. ang u i sh viii. li g h ten
ix. obed i e nt x. mu s c le
Exercise 4
i. g r a de ii. ma t t er iii. mar b l es iv. fi b b ing
v. ye l l ow vi. h e a lthy vii. sq u a re viii. lau g hed
ix. su b j ect x. hi g h ly
Exercise 5
i. hi l l top ii. ba n y an iii. r o u tine iv. conc e i ve
v. m a i ntain vi. mi s sion vii. In c redible viii. mons o o n’
ix. ca r r y x. reco g n ition
Exercise 6
i. *sa _ _ ling* ii. rup e e s iii. hu s b and iv. res o u rces
v. s o u rce vi. su f f icient vii. ma s s ive viii. vi l l age
ix. init i a tive x. a p p roval
Exercise 7
i. pers u a de ii. flu t t er iii. p o u nce iv. ex p l ode
v. a t t empt vi. br e a th vii. hu n d red viii. pa s s ive
ix. co l l apse x. thr e a ten
Exercise 8
i. thr o u gh ii. sli g h tly iii. gr o u nd iv. wo r r y
v. sp e e d vi. ang u i sh vii. prev i o us viii. mi g h t
ix. rec e i ve x. p e a ce
Exercise 9
i. cro s s ed ii. em p h atic iii. tr o u ble iv. consc i o us
v. pl e a sant vi. dr e a dful vii. chi m n ey viii. pu z z le
ix. incr e a se x. de e i ive
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Exercise 10
i. app e a r ii. wo b b le iii. tre m b le iv. con t r ary
v. cr e a m vi. com p l ain vii. f a u lt viii. req u e st
ix. enc o u nter x. acq u a int
SILENT LETTERS
Q.No : 16
(Page No. 217-220)
Exercise
Underline the silent letters in the following words.
1 knell k 26 wreath w
2 palm l 27 pneumonia p
3 poignant g 28 debris s
4 pawn W 29 consign g
5 limb B 30 hour h-r
6 debut T 31 chalk l
7 doubt B 32 benign g
8 depot t 33 Christmas h–t
9 knight k-gh 34 honest h
10 through gh 35 cupboard p–r
11 knack k-c 36 bustle t
12 coup p 37 parliament r
13 exhibition h 38 debt t
14 Yolk l 39 précis s
15 delight gh 40 yellow w
16 feign g 41 world r
17 rapport rt 42 design g
18 climb b 43 malign g
19 knead k 44 pseudonym p
20 thorough gh 45 castle t
21 night gh 46 bridge d
22 succumb b 47 whistle h-t
23 almond l 48 lodge d
24 fight gh 49 bouquet t
25 listen t
The following exercises are on the lines of the Intermediate Public Examination Question Paper. [Q No.16]
1. Identify the silent consonant letters in the following words.
Exercise 1
i. bright gh vi. knell k
ii. scene c vii. wreath w
iii. hour h-r viii. palm l
iv. neighbour gh – r ix. limb b
v. wrong w x. design g
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Exercise 2
i. chalk l vi. thought gh
ii. knock k–c vii. honest h
iii. depot t viii. almond l
iv. teacher r ix. know k–w
v. often t x. talk l
Exercise 3
i. lodge d vi. malign g
ii. castle t vii. talk l
iii. feign g viii. psyche p
iv. laugh gh ix. lighten gh
v. debut t x. muscle c
Exercise 4
i. yolk l vi. what h
ii. would l vii. knead k
iii. pneumonia p viii. doubt b
iv. consign g ix. island s
v. drawing w x. aisle s
Exercise 5
i. thorough gh vi. diversity r
ii. who w vii. nursery r
iii. benign g viii. column n
iv. receipt p ix. curd r
v. rhythm h x. kneel k
Exercise 6
i. bustle t vi. brought gh
ii. although gh vii. bomb b
iii. parliament r viii. could l
iv. fight gh ix. hymn n
v. knee k x. which h
Exercise 7
i. align g vi. plumber b
ii. ghost h vii. wrap w
iii. leader r viii. thistle t
iv. straight gh ix. attempt p
v. calf l x. burden r
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Exercise 8
i. through gh vi. tomb b
ii. sovereign g vii. caught gh
iii. slightly gh viii. naughty gh
iv. tsunami t ix. half l
v. watch t x. leopard r
Exercise 9
i. wrist w vi. mnemonic m
ii. daughter gh vii. dumb b
iii. receipt p viii. damn n
iv. solemn n ix. should l
v. hatter r x. folk l
Exercise 10
i. knock k–c vi. sword w-r
ii. autumn n vii. subtle t
iii. cupboard p–r viii. psalm l
iv. tight gh ix. handsome d
v. walk l x. gnaw w
PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONS
Q.No : 17
(Page No. 222)

Exercise - A
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(Page No. 224)

Exercise - C
(Page No. 225)

Exercise - D
Exercise - E
Exercise - F
1. bat 6. night/knight
2. school 7. screen
3. country 8. under
4. sudden 9. text
5. state 10. island
Exercise - G
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(Page No. 226)

I.
Exercise-1
i. purpose ii. accomplish iii. beautiful
iv. question v. faith vi. miserable
Exercise-2
i. speak ii. constantly iii. attention
iv. unfortunate v. want vi. individual
Exercise-3
i. transgression ii. nervy iii. harbinger
iv. recognize v. strive vi. pesticide
Exercise-4
i. provide ii. literate iii. frustration
iv. imagination v. fear vi. adamant
Exercise-5
i. stretch ii. incredible iii. plant
iv. condition v. hospital vi. entire
Exercise-6
i. education ii. husband iii. pension
iv. recently v. mountain vi. close
Exercise-7
i. desperate ii. lull iii. impelled
iv. resistance v. pride vi. faint
Exercise-8
i. success ii. effort iii. excitement
iv. worry v. previous vi. athletic
Exercise-9
i. acquaint ii. attic iii. horizontal
iv. gridiron v. curb vi. vengeance
Exercise-10
i. emphatic ii. appearance iii. mention
iv. gentleman v. tremble vi. sleep
ODD SOUNDS OUT

Q.No: 18
(Page No. 227-230)
The pronunciation of English words is quite difficult. Learning good pronunciation is possible only through practice.
Look at the following words. Circle the word that sounds different with regard to the sound of the bold letters.
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1. clone 2. diet 3. foot 4. ghost

5. general 6. pressure 7. garage 8. us
9. sure 10. dear 11. xerox 12 suggest
13. meal 14. cart 15. study 16. daughter
17. island 18. apple 19. done 20. dark
21. rod 22. tray 23. heal 24. engine
25. pure 26. broad 27. each 28. tutor
29. east 30. suppose 31. music 32. many
33. catch 34. basic 35. bury 36. flood
37. one 38. fuse
The following exercises are on the lines of the Examination Question Paper. [Q No. 18]
I. Circle the words that sound different with regard to the sound of the bold letters.
Exercise 1
i. character ii. gentle iii epoch iv. like

v. centre vi. yet
Exercise 2
i. kite ii. that iii. easy iv. to

v. rod vi. each
Exercise 3
i. peace ii. fail iii. would iv. this

v. life vi. do
Exercise 4
i. us ii. island iii. this iv. write

v. lose vi. deer
Exercise 5
i. garbage ii. invite iii. thousand iv. public

v. walk vi. go
Exercise 6
i. chaos ii. owl iii. honour iv. public

v. yell vi. listen
Exercise 7
i. head ii. it iii. want iv. eye

v. nation vi. stage
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Exercise 8
i. deer ii. rely iii. door iv. above

v. one vi. bat
Exercise 9
i. suggest ii. tape iii. talk iv. hour
v. ray vi. this
Exercise 10
i. cinema ii. leisure iii. arm iv. exercise

v. meal vi. break
SYLLABLES
Q.No: 19
(Page No. 230-232)
(Page No. 231)

Exercise-B
Read the words in the table and write the number of syllables in the columns. Look up the words in a
dictionary to check your answers. The first one has been done for you.
Word Number of Word Number of Word Number of

Syllables Syllables Syllables
1. Sunday Two syllables 19. apology Four syllables 37. examine Three syllables
2. question Two syllables 20. history Three syllables 38. bun One syllable
3. fixation Three syllables 21. manager Three syllables 39. student Two syllables
4. college Two syllables 22. paper Two syllables 40. instrumental Four syllables
5. grammar Two syllables 23. but One syllable 41. Monday Two syllables
6. immoral Three syllables 24. glass One syllable 42. doctor Two syllables
7. time One syllable 25. policy Three syllables 43. intelligent Four syllables
8. feather Two syllables 26. food One syllable 44. example Three syllables
9. near One syllable 27. present Two syllables 45. bright One syllable
10. go One syllable 28. phone One syllable 46. syllabus Three syllables
11. ugly Two syllables 29. property Three syllables 47. agitation Four syllables
12. create Two syllables 30. persistent Three syllables 48. criticism Four syllables
13. application Four syllables 31. ant One syllable 49. resolution Four syllables
14. complain Two syllables 32. particular Four syllables 50. mother Two syllables
15. cricketer Three syllables 33. bachelor Three syllables 51. beautiful Three syllables
16. sorry Two syllables 34. anaesthesia four/ 52. discussion Three syllables
five syllables
17. fate One syllable 35. honour Two syllables 53. fan One syllable
18. employee Three syllables 36. amplification Five syllables 54. fight One syllable
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The following exercises are on the lines of the Intermediate Public Elimination Question Paper. [Q No.19]
I. Mention the number of syllables in the following words.
Exercise 1
i. misery Three syllables ii. direction Three syllables
iii. remember Three syllables iv. information Four syllables
v. encourage Three syllables vi. excellent Three syllables
Exercise 2
i. person Two syllables ii. weakness Two syllables
iii. dark One syllables iv. thought One syllable
v. fact One syllable vi. discipline Three syllables
Exercise 3
i. lawyer Two syllables ii. literacy Four syllables
iii. square One syllable iv. harbinger Three syllables
v. adamant Three syllables vi. muse One syllable
Exercise 4
i. before Two syllables ii. doctor Two syllables
iii. mother Two syllables iv. imagination Five syllables
v. essence Two syllables vi. quarter Two syllables
Exercise 5
i. glance One syllable ii. propel Two syllables
iii. silence Two syllables iv. realize Three syllables
v. excitement Three syllables vi. climax Two syllables
Exercise 6
i. understand Three syllables ii. decision Three syllables
iii. shout One syllable iv. supremely Three syllables
v. encouragement Four syllables vi. flashlight Two syllables
Exercise 7
i. pension Two syllables ii. source One syllable
iii. confer Two syllables iv captivate Three syllables
v. modest Two syllables vi. contribution Four syllables
Exercise 8
i. popular Three syllables ii. today Two syllables
iii. side One syllable iv. plant One syllable
v. rainwater vi. condition
Three syllable Three syllable
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Exercise 9
i. punctual Three syllables ii. increase Two syllables
iii. room Room iv. mantelpiece Three syllables
v. breakfast Two syllables vi. gracious Two syllables
Exercise 10
i. particular Four syllables ii. handful Two syllables
iii. appearance Three syllables iv. often Two syllables
v. apartment Three syllables vi. idea Two syllables
INFORMATION TRANSFER
Q.No: 20
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1. PIE CHARTS
1.
2.
3.
Mode of Transport of Students
The given pie chart contains information about the mode of transport used by students of a certain junior
college. The majority of students (40%) travel by bus. 20% of the students use autorickshaws. Two wheelers
carry 15% of the students. Cars carry the same percentage (15%) of the students. Only 10% of the students
use the healthiest mode of transport. i.e., walking.
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4.
Time Spent on Smart Phones
The pie chart shows how people spend their time on smart phones. The lion’s share i.e., 35% of the time
goes to play games. Social Networking takes up 29% of the time. Utilities consume 20% of the time. 8% of
the time is spent on Music and Videos. Others take 5% whereas people spend the least amount of time on
news.

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20. (a) An Animal lover has been rearing the following animals in his farm house.
Ans.
Animals in a Farmhouse
The given pie chart is about an animal lover’s farmhouse. In his farmhouse he rears various domestic
animals. 40% of all the animals in his farmhouse are sheep, followed by goats (30%). Cows are 25% of the
total number of his animals. Dogs are just 5% of the total. This shows 95% of all animals in the farmhouse
are bovine animals.
2. BAR GRAPHS
1.
2.
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3.
Marks of Students
The bar graph presents marks of three students. Meena scored 70 in Telugu, 65 in Music and 50 in English.
Mala scored 65 in Music, 50 in Telugu and just 40 in English. Megha scored 70 each in English and Music.
She got 60 in Telugu. She is the top scorer of all in Music and English whereas Meena is the highest scorer
in Telugu. Mala scored the lowest marks in English. Overall Megha’s performance is much better than
Meena and Mala.
4.
Fibre Content in Fruits
The bar graph shows how much dietary fibre is found in certain fruits. Of all the fruits, guava contains 6
grams of dietary fibre per unit, the highest amount of all fruits. Next comes pear with 5 grams per unit. The
rd
3 in the order is apple with 4 grams per unit. Banana and orange have almost the same quantity of fibre.
i.e., 3 grams per unit.
3. TREE DIAGRAMS
1.
Types of Drums
Drums
Used in battles & music
Frame Drums Tubular Drums Rattle Drums
skin stretched over hollowed logs or bones gourds or skin filled

bowl-shaped frames covered with skins with dried grains,
shells or rocks
struck with hands shaken or scraped for

or beaters rhythmic sounds
2.
SPECIES OF ANIMALS
ANIMALS
Vertebrates Invertebrates
(with backbones) (without backbones)
Fish Amphibians Reptiles Birds Mammals Insects Arachnids
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3.
Classification of Vitamins
The tree diagram shows how vitamins are classified. Vitamins are broadly of two types. They are 1.Water-
soluble vitamins 2. Fats-soluble vitamins. Vitamin B and Vitamin C fall in the first category. Other vitamins
like A, D, E and K (total four) belong to the next category of fat-soluble vitamins. Vitamin B is sub-divided into
B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12 (total five) types.
4.
Types of Oils
The tree diagram explains the types of oils. Based on the source, oils are of three categories. They are 1.
Oils from nuts 2. Oils from vegetation(plants/flowers) and 3. Oils from minerals. Examples are 1. Groundnut
oil 2. Oils from flowers and 3. Oils from minerals. Groundnut is used in cooking. Oils from flowers go into the
making of soap, medicines and perfumes(scents). Mineral oil fuels machines and automobiles.

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20. (b) Read the following paragraph and convert it into a tree diagram.
A sentence contains a subject and a predicate. The subject may contain a noun or noun equivalent. In a
predicate, the verb is the most important one. If the verb is in transitive form, it has an object. An object again
has a noun or noun equivalent. If the verb is in intransitive form, it takes no object. An intransitive verb may
have a word or a group of words with it.
Ans.
PARTS OF A SENTENCE
SENTENCE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
(NOUN OR NOUN –
EQUIVALENT)
VERB
TRANSITIVE INTRANSITIVE
VERB VERB
(WITH OBJECT) (WITHOUT OBJECT)
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REVISION TESTS
(Page No. 267-270)

REVISION TEST – I
(For Units 1, 6, 11, 16, 17 & Reading Comprehension)
Time: 1 ½ Hrs Marks : 50

SECTION - A
1. Annotate ANY ONE of the following in about 100 words. 1 4  4

a) Education is not what a person is able to hold in his head, so much as it is what a person is able to find.
b) Do not be satisfied until you have put yourselves into that atmosphere where you can seize and hold on to
the very highest and most beautiful things that can be got out of life.

a) I asked the professors who teach the meaning of life to tell me what happiness is.
b) And I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees with their women and children and a keg of beer and an
accordion.
3. Answer ANY ONE of the following questions in about 100 words. 1 4  4

a) How do the two types of persons react to an overcast morning?
b) Why does the speaker feel it unfortunate about the students in assessing the personality of their teachers?

a) Explain the narrator's experience in finding out what happiness is.
b) Seeing helps one better in understanding than listening to.
Justify the statement in view of the narrator's experience in the poem, Happiness.

a) Narrate the feelings of Alan for not being able to reach the ground in time after meeting the old man on his
way.
b) Helping the old is as good as playing the game. Elucidate with reference to the story.
6. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FIVE questions given 5 1  5
after it in a word or a sentence each.
“Bravo, Alan,” he said, patting his little son on the back.

“But, Daddy,” began Alan. But his father in interrupted him.
“It's all right, old man,” he said. “You see, I came up behind that policeman and he told me what had
happened. So I knew you playing the game although it wasn't on the cricket-pitch. So I went back into the
High Street and bought the bicycle I promised you. Its a beauty. And, Alan, we're of you, your Mother and I.”
i. Who is the writer of the story from which this passage is taken?
ii. Why did Alan's father pat on his back?
iii. How did Alan's father come to know what had happened?
iv. I came up behind that policeman. Did Alan's father go to the spot where Alan helped the old man?
v. Alan's father says, “...... although it wasn't on the cricket-pitch.” Where did Alan play the game?
vi. Why did Alan's father buy the bicycle?
vii. Why were they proud of Alan?
viii. When would you use the expression, bravo?
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7. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FIVE questions given after it in a 5 1  5
word or a sentence each.
Small is Beautiful
Be it a big task or tough problem, make it into smaller units and see its impact! Break down an unthought
desire into its components and allow the child to decide. The Mac Donald's Happy Meal comes with a burger,
a drink, some fries and a small toy. My kid wanted it at age five. I could buy it but broke down the decision for
her – “you don't like fries, the burger is not the kind you really like, and the drink on its own costs far less. Are
we buying because they are selling or we really like the deal? If we do so, sure, let us get it.” At age five, she
walked from the deal. And from many others after that.
i. Break an unthought desire into components. How would this help one?
ii. What does the Happy Meal include?
iii. Who asked for that Happy Meal and when?
iv. The narrator could buy it. Yet he / she didn't. What did he / she do?
v. What should be the deciding factor to buy something, according to the narrator?
vi. The five-year-old kid did not cry when her desire was not fulfilled. Why?
vii. The passage extends a valuable piece of advice to parents. Say true or false.
viii. “... the drink on its own ... ...” Write the part of speech of drink.
SECTION - B
8. Match ANY EIGHT of the following words in Column - A with their meanings in 8  1/ 2  4
Column - B.
Column A Column B
i. dwell upon a. repeatedly, all the time
ii. consideration b. very unhappy or uncomfortable
iii excellence c. depressed, nervous
iv. frankness d. the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth
v. charming e. the act of thinking process
vi. miserable f. slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant
vii. constantly g. openness, truthfulness
viii. damp h. to think or talk a lot about something
ix. atmosphere i. very pleasant or attractive
x. moody j. superiority, distinction
9. Identify the parts of speech of ANY EIGHT of the following underlined words. 8  1/ 2  4
No teacher (1) knows everything about (2) every (3) subject. A good (4) teacher will say (5) frankly and (6)
clearly (7), “I (8) don't know. I cannot answer (9) that question (10).”
10. Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with a, an or the. 8  1/ 2  4

i. When you meet ______ (1) fellow student, ______ (2) teacher, or anybody, or when you write letters
home, get into ______ (3) habit of calling attention to ______ (4) bright things of life that you have seen, the
things that are beautiful, ______ (5) things that are charming.
ii. ______ (6) apple ______ (7) day builds immunity!
iii. It rained a little during ______ (8) night.
iv. I interviewed ______ (9) M.A. in ______ (10) evening.
11. Supply the missing letters to ANY EIGHT of the following words 8  1/ 2  4
i. sch _ _ 1 ii. enc _ _ raging iii. app _ _ rance iv. exce _ _ ent
v. sp _ _ k vi. a _ _ ention vii. p _ _ ple viii. kno _ _ edge
ix. di _ _ ipline x. a _ _ ord
12. Identify the silent consonant letters in ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8  1/ 2  4
i. bright ii. doubt iii. Hour iv neighbour v. wrong
vi. handsome vii. knee viii. calm ix. Listen x. dawn
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REVISION TEST – II
(For Units 2, 7, 12, 16 to 18 & Reading Comprehension)

SECTION – A

a) Yes, my first rank slipped to the second.
b) And she was cross. She said go ask the guy who keeps gardening things.

a) O my Luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune.
b) And fare thee weel, my only
Luve And fare thee weel a while!

a) Write a paragraph on the present day education system as described in Rahul's letter.
b) What is the attitude of teachers towards learners as illustrated in Father, Dear Father?

a) Why is love compared to a red red rose?
b) What does the speaker promise in A Red Red Rose?

a) Every time the youth chooses a gift, the fairy expresses her dissatisfaction with her gestures. Comment. b)
What are the thoughts in the mind of the youth when he chooses wealth? What is the result?
6. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given 4 1  4
below in a word or a sentence each.
The fairy came, bringing again four of the gifts, but Death was wanting. She said:
“I gave it to a mother's pet, a little child. It was innocent, but trusted me, asking me to choose for it. You did
not ask me to choose.”
“Oh, miserable me! What is left for me?”
“What not even you have deserved: the wanton insult of Old Age.”
i. The fairy brought the gift, Death too. Say Yes or No.
ii. Who does the word I refer to?
iii. What did the fairy give the little child?
iv. What is the epithet used to describe the little child?
v. The man didn't repose faith in the fairy. Write true or false.
vi. What was left for the man?
vii. Write the word from the passage that means very unhappy.
viii. Write the Antonym of the word intelligent from the passage.
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7. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given below 4 1  4
in a word or a sentence each.
Kumbh Mela
In my own city of Allahabad or in Haridwar, I would go to the great bathing festivals, the Kumbh Mela, and
see hundreds of thousands of people come, as their forebears had come for thousands of years from all over
India, to bathe in the Ganges. I would remember descriptions of these festivals written thirteen hundred
years ago by Chinese pilgrims and others, and even then these melas were ancient and lost in unknown
antiquity. What was the tremendous faith, I wondered, that had drawn our people for untold generations to
this famous river of India?
[From The Discovery on India]
i. What is the phrase used in the passage to mean Kumbh Mela?
ii. Kumbh Mela is a modern event. Say true or false.
iii. When did Chinese pilgrims write about this festival?
iv. Can we say when exactly the festival began?
v. What draws people to this famous river festival for so many years?
vi. Write the word used in the passage to mean festival, fair.
vii. Write the synonym (from the passage) of ancestors.
viii. Write the noun form of describe.
SECTION - B
Column - B
Column A Column B
i. transgression a. irritation, disappointment
ii. philosopher b. nervous, rude
iii. plucking c. real meaning
iv. harbinger d. identify, be familiar with
v. essence e. pulling something out
vi. frustration f. Skill
vii. recognize g. doing wrong, violation of a code
viii. nervy h. at risk to be lost
ix. craft i. truth-seeker, logician
x. at stake j. Indication
i. Papa, my (1) grandmother is semi literate (2). Yet (3) she is at (4) peace with (5) her pots, pans, her
flowers and (6) garden, her Bhagavad Geeta (7) and scriptures.
ii. Oh! (8) Papa, last (9) week my rose plant almost (10) died.

i. Oh father, it matters not to me why _____ (1) apple does not fall upwards, nor do I care what Archimedes
did. What matters to me is that my rose plants remain healthy; when there's _____ (2) fuse in my house, I
should know to do something about it; I should know to make _____ (3) desk for myself from my carpenters
tools.
ii. Can you bring me all _____ (4) empty coffee cups, please?
iii. Abdul Kalam is _____ (5) extraordinary man.
iv. Madhu is _____ (6) cleverest boy in _____ (7) class.
v. Raghu wore _____ (8) uniform which was crumpled.
vi. People usually go for _____ (9) walk in _____ (10) morning.
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11. Fill ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with suitable prepositions 8  1/ 2  4
i. This is _____ (1) answer to your letter _____ (2) my transgression. Yes, my first rank slipped _____
(3) the second. You advise that I should think _____ (4) studying, _____ (5) answering the papers.
ii. I congratulated her _____ (6) her success.
iii. There is some dispute _____ (7) the boundary line _____ (8) the two neighbours.
iv. He has been absent _____ (9) the classes _____ (10) Friday last.
12. Supply the missing letters to ANY SIX of the following words 6  1/ 2  3
i. childh _ _ d ii. p _ _ ce iii. frus _ _ ation
iv. ha _ _ en v. gra _ _ ar vi. col _ _ r
vii. ang _ _ sh viii. li _ _ ten ix. obed _ _ nt
x. ye _ _ ow
13. Identify the silent consonant letters in ANY SIX of the following words. 6  1/ 2  3
i. rightly ii. should iii. tomb
iv. Wednesday v. knife vi. column
vii. talk viii. island ix. lighten
x. receipt
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REVISION TEST – III

SECTION – A

a) Though the trees grown by her are worth several crores of rupees today, her life has no respite from
poverty.
b) Her intentions are evidently good as she has planted trees rich in biodiversity.

a) Have you sighted anyone With shadows in his dusky eyes?
b) His stomach is full of infinite void

a) Why did Thimmakka and her husband decide to plant trees? Describe how hard they tried to succeed in
their mission.
b) Why was Thimmakka named Saalumarada?

a) List the abilities a farmer is endowed with, according to the poem.
b) The poet addresses the reader as “you” and talks about the farmer as “my farmer”. Explain the
significance in a paragraph.

a) Is the title, The Short-sighted Brothers, apt to the story? Explain.
b) How did the three brothers try to outsmart one another?
“I have my doubts about that,” said the eldest brother. “Let's settle this once and for all. I've heard the
monastery is putting up a tablet inscribed with a saying, above the main doorway, tonight. Let's go there
tomorrow and test our vision. Whoever can read the inscription with the least strain will get charge of our
money. Agreed?”
i. Name the story from which this passage is taken.
ii. Who does “I” in the paragraph refer to?
iii. What did the speaker want to settle once and for all?
iv. What did the speaker come to know of?
v. Where should they go to get their vision tested, the following day?
vi. Who would get the charge of their money, according to the proposal?
vii. When was the monastery putting up a tablet above their door way?
viii. Write the word that is used in the passage that means a place where monks live.
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Where Shadow Stays Stable!

Shadows keep changing positions and sizes, if the distance between the source of light and the object
changes! But at Chaya Someswara Temple at Panagal, near Nalgonda, the shadow (Chaya, hence the
name of the temple) of pillars stays constant on the lingam at any time, despite changes in the above said
distance. The pillars of ardhamandapa and open spaces near the central shrine were designed and placed in
such a way by the then architects as to produce this effect of stable shadow on the lingam all through the
day. A miracle one must see to believe! Believed to have been built in the 11 century AD, the construction
credits go to Kanduru Chodas. This thrikutalayam has three shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, Vishnu and
Surya. A common hall, mandapam, keeps these three shrines as one complex. Many intricately carved
pillars around this mandapam depict scenes from the Ramayana, the Mahabharatha and the Puranas!
i. Describe the nature of shadows.
ii. Give an example of exception to this nature of shadows.
iii. Why is the temple called Chaya Someswara Temple?
iv. What makes the temple also known as thrikutalayam?
v. Who is believed to have built this unique temple?
vi. Where does the shadow fall all through the day?
vii. Is it the shadow of a single object? Support your answer with a sentence from the passage.
viii. What do the pillars depict?
SECTION - B
8. Match ANY SIX of the following words in Column - A with their meanings in 6  1/ 2  3
Column - B
Column A Column B
i. stretch a. understand
ii. monsoon b. eating grass by animals
iii. capture c. clearly
iv. cherish d. huge, enormous
v. realize e. humble
vi. evidently f. unbelievable
vii. modest g. rainy season
viii. graze h. an area of land
ix. incredible i. value
x. massive j. catch hold of something
9. Identify the parts of speech of ANY SIX of the following underlined words. 6  1/ 2  3
i. In spite of (1) receiving hundreds (2) of (3) awards, Saalumarada Thimmakka (4) remains (5) an innocent
and (6) a modest (7) person (8).

i. Thimmakka is ______ (1) individual who has brought worldwide recognition to ______ (2) state of
Karnataka through her incredible and massive environmental services.
ii. Unfortunately, she is dependent on ______ (3) pension of Rs. 500/- given by ______ (4) government,
which is ______ (5) sole source of her income.
iii. Would you like ______ (6) apricot?
iv. ______ (7) Ramayana is ______ (8) epic.
v. Sarojini Naidu was not only ______ (9) poet but also ______ (10) freedom fighter.
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11. Fill in ANY SIX of the following blanks with suitable prepositions 6  1/ 2  3
i. This mission ______ (1) preserving the environment is taken forward ______ (2) Thimmakka's foster son,
Sri Umesh. B.N. Umesh has been planting and tending to trees ______ (3) the roads, schools, public places,
and ______ (4) the mountain and hilltops.
ii. ______ (5) the time I reached my office, I was late ______ (6) a few minutes.
iii. He prefers coffee ______ (7) tea.
iv. He fell ______ (8) a bicycle.
v. He is good ______ (9) English, but weak ______ (10) Mathematics.
12. Fill in ANY THREE of the following blanks with suitable forms of the verbs 3 1  3
given in brackets
i. Both Thimmakka and her husband ______ (start) with 10 banyan saplings on either side of the road along
a stretch of 4 km in the first year.
ii Thimmakka and her husband ______ (take) care of the plants just like their children. Every year, the count
of these trees ______ (keep) increasing.
iii Look! The bird ______ (fly).
iv. Suresh ran to the station but the train ______ (leave).
v. Let us walk fast. We must reach home before it ______ (get) dark.
13. Supply the missing letters to ANY SIX of the following words. 6  1/ 2  3
i. hi _ _ top ii. ba _ _ an iii. r _ _ tine
iv. su _ _ icient v. m _ _ ntain vi. mi _ _ ion
vii. in _ _ edible viii. mons _ _ n ix. ca _ _ y
x. reco _ _ ition
14. Identify the silent consonant letters in ANY SIX of the following words. 6  1/ 2  3
i. foreign ii. what iii. psalm
iv. high v. would vi. often
vii. depot viii. pneumonia ix. Island
x. knot
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REVISION TEST – IV
Time: 2 Hrs Marks : 50

SECTION – A

a) A voice shouting 'Relax' penetrated into me above the noise of the crowd.
b) The physical overdraft came only from greater will power.

a) It is not growing like a tree
In bulk, doth make Man better be;
b) It was the plant and flower of Light.

a) How did Roger Bannister feel in the first lap of the race?
b) What gave Dr Bannister strength in the final spurt?

a) Bulk does not make Man better be. How does the oak support this stand?
b) Explain with the example of the lily that size matters not but beauty counts a lot.

a) Is the title, Sanghala Panthulu apt to the story? Explain.
b) Describe the result of the declaration by the Mohathemeem.
The news about the arrival of the elderly man from city had spread in the village by morning. The villagers
said he was a tall stout man. He helped form associations in villages. He sported a kerchief like lawyers do.
He brought a leather suitcase which was full of books. He knew all the bigwigs in the city. He would do away
with all our troubles.
i. Name the story from which this passage is taken?
ii. Who does the phrase the elderly man refer to?
iii. How would the elderly man help the villagers?
iv. What did he bring with him?
v. The villagers talked about the elderly man ............. (fill in).
1. adversely 2. appreciatively 3. accusingly 4. arrogantly
vi. Find the Phrasal Verb used in the passage that means put an end to; eliminate.
vii. The word sported as used in this passage means .............. (fill in).
1. game 2. athletics 3. wore 4. played
viii. Find in the passage the Antonym of lean.
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Maitri - Indeed a Friend in Need
The world is in a word, says Wordsmith. Words packed with positive vibrations can light up the dark world of
narrow-minded, selfish and loveless millions, says Ms Jalandhara, a writer, guide, mentor and most
importantly, healer! An incarnation of simplicity and modesty, Ms Jalandhara was born into the family of Gali
Bala Sundara Rao (GBS), a godlike doctor and multifaceted personality. And she was married to Mr Chandra
Mohan, a versatile, multi-lingual cine star. Yet, she shines like a star, uneclipsed between the two mighty
personalities. With innumerable creative works - stories, novels etc., - to her credit, she seeks to promote
peace in minds and homes with a missionary zeal. Unconditional and universal love is her panacea. Cite
your problems to Maitri, a question-answer feature both online and offline, and prompt comes the solution in
the form of thought-provoking counselling. Homes flourishing with smiles following her advice are
innumerable all over the globe! The true symbol of empowering woman!
i. How can the dark world of millions be filled up with light?
ii. What are the two traits highlighted here in the lead character's personality?
iii. Name the two prominent personalities mentioned here associated with her.
iv. What is her mission?
v. How does she seek to promote peace in minds and homes?
vi. What is her panacea? What does the central character stand for as a symbol?
vii. Write the word used in the passage to mean cure-for-all.
SECTION - B
Column - B
Column A Column B
i. resistance a. silence
ii. pounce b. suffering, agony
iii. flutter c. surround, cover
iv. anguish d. natural, on the spot
v. haven e. dared
vi. spontaneous f. refusal to obey; opposition
vii. lull g. confuse, puzzle
viii. ventured h. move lightly and quickly, tremble
ix. engulf i. safe place
x. bewilder j. jump, leap
It fluttered (1) more gently (2) now, and (3) the scene (4) from (5) Shaw's Saint Joan flashed through (6) my
mind, how she, at (7) her desperate (8) moment, waited (9) for the wind (10) to change.

i. There was complete silence on ______ (1) ground.. ______ (2) false start.. I felt angry that precious
moments during ______ (3) lull in ______ (4) wind might be slipping by.
ii. Birbal told ______ (5) interesting story.
iii. Amitabh Bachan is ______ (6) famous actor.
iv. Today there is ______ (7) lot of progress in ______ (8) field of communication.
v. I live in ______ (9) apartment. It is ______ (10) new one.
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11. Fill in ANY SIX of the following blanks with suitable prepositions 6  1/ 2  3
i. I felt suddenly and gloriously free ______ (1) the burden ______ (2) athletic ambition that I had been
carrying ______ (3) years. No words could be invented ______ (4) such supreme happiness, eclipsing all
other feelings.
ii. Chataway went ______ (5) the lead.
iii. There is no point ______ (6) the argument.
iv. I have not slept properly ______ (7) two days.
v. The shop is open ______ (8) 10 am ______ (9) 8pm.
vi. I have been reading this book ______ (10) 2014.
12. Fill in ANY THREE of the following blanks with suitable forms of the verbs 3 1  3
given in brackets
i. This (be) the moment when I (make) my decision.
ii I (have) a moment of mixed joy and anguish, when my mind (take) over.
iii. My sister (just, receive) a call from her office.
13. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences as directed. 4 1  4

i. Brasher did not change the pace.
(Change the Voice.)
ii. Someone already cast my vote.
(Change the Voice.)
iii. Mother said to me, “Come home urgently.”
(Change to Indirect speech.)
iv. She said to me, “I will go to Warangal tomorrow”.
(Change to Indirect speech.)
v. He is more intelligent than
(Change to Positive degree.)
vi. The noise in my ears was that of the faithful Oxford crowd.
(Add a Question Tag.)
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Total No. of Questions – 20 Regd.

Total No. of Printed Pages – 5 No.
ENGLISH (NEW)
PAPER-I
MODEL QUESTION PAPER-II
(For the Academic Year 2021-22 only)
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100
SECTION - A
1. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words each. 2 4  8
a) But in your Departmental Store, do you apply Pythagoras Theorem or Newton's Law of Gravity?
b) No one tried to persuade me. The decision was mine alone.
c) Her intentions are evidently good as she has planted trees rich in biodiversity.
d) Education is not what a person is able to hold in his head, so much as it is what a person is able to find.
e) At the age of 40, she wanted to end her life as she could not conceive.
2. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words each. 2 4  8
a) O my Luve’s like a red, red rose

That’s newly sprung in June.
b) They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though I was trying to fool with them.
c) A food giver he is, with ability to mitigate the sky's hunger.
d) And fare thee weel, my only
Luve and fare thee weel a while!
e) A lily of a day
is fairer far in May.
3. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2 4  8
a) How does Booker T. Washington advise the teacher-trainees to develop frankness and honesty in their
teaching?
b) All great things have humble, small beginnings. Justify the statement based on the life and work of
Thimmakka.
c) Why does the speaker feel it unfortunate about the students who fail in assessing properly the personality
of their teachers?
d) Write a paragraph on the present day education system as described in Rahul’s letter.
e) What gave Dr Bannister strength in the final spurt?
a) What does the speaker promise in A Red Red Rose?

b) Discuss the aptness of the title, The Noble Nature to the poem.
c) Explain the narrator’s experience in finding out what happiness is.
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d) Bulk does not make Man better be. How does the oak support this stand?
e) List the abilities a farmer is endowed with, according to the poem.
a) Write a paragraph on how Alan and his parents felt excited when he was chosen to play for the school
cricket match.
b) They realized that the lack of unity had been the cause for their plight. What followed this realization? How
did it help the people of Ramasagaram?
c) Does the story support the wise saying, Honesty is the best policy? Discuss.
d) Helping the old is as good as playing the game. Elucidate with reference to the story.
e) Describe the result of the declaration by the Mohathemeem.
SECTION - B
6. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions, given after it in a word or a
sentence each. 4 1  4
After a week, the Mohathemeem arrived. The police didn't divulge the disgrace they faced. But they recorded
that Panthulu had instigated the villagers to revolt by trying to run a parallel government. They also
mentioned that if the army was not sent, a great danger was looming large. The Mohathemeem summoned
the farmers and inquired with them about the incident.
i. Why did the Mohathemeem come to Ramasagaram?

ii. What did the police hide from the Mohathemeem?
iii. What did the police charge Panthultt with?
iv. What did the police request for?
v. Who did the Mohathemeem call to know more about the incident?
vi. Write the idiom used in the passage that means something very frightening was certain to happen.
7. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a word or a
sentence each. 4 1  4
Beauty lies in ...
A thing of beauty is a joy forever, says Keats. But what is real beauty? A big question. Yet, people crave for
beauty. And man's (or woman's) craze for beauty supports big business. Cosmetics cost a lot. Here is a list
of priceless cosmetics. On being asked, a wise woman gives the list from the core of her heart. I use truth for
my lips; prayer fir my voice: kindness and compassion for my eyes; love for my heart; charity for my hands
and finally, uprightness for my figure! Now long-lasting the cosmetics arc! f-low valuable they are! Priceless
possessions!
i. What does Keats say about beauty?

ii. What does the beauty business thrive on?
iii What list does the wise woman give us?
iv. Where can one get the cosmetics the wise woman uses?
v. What does that wise woman use to make her eyes look beautiful?
vi. Describe the cosmetics the wise woman uses?
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SECTION - C
[NOTE: Answers of this Section must be written at one place in the same Serial Order.]
8. Match ANY EIGHT of the following words in Column -A with their meanings
in Column - B. 8  1/ 2  4
Column A Column B
i. appreciate a. convince
ii. bring about b. the quality of being kind, generous
iii. provide c. beyond hope
iv. lighten d. acceptance as true
v. chasm e. dismiss, become free
vi. recognition f. make something happen
vii. benevolence g. gap, wide difference
viii. get rid of h. give something to somebody
ix. persuade i. value something highly
x. desperate j. reduce the amount of worry
Oh! (1) Papa, last (2) week my rose plant (3) almost (4) died (5). Some pests. I asked my Biology teacher
what (6) I should do to (7) save it (8). And (9) she was cross (10).
10. Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with a, an or the 8  1/ 2  4

i. My effort was over and I collapsed almost unconscious, with ______ (1) arm on either side of me. It was
only then that real pain overtook me. I felt like ______ (2) exploded flashlight with no will to live; I just went
on existing in ______ (3) most passive physical state without being quite unconscious.
ii. It was ______ (4) capital idea of mine, But I haven't ______ (5) instant to lose. First of all, let me put Mr.
Cox's things out of Mr. Box's way. Now then, to put (6) key where Mr. Cox always finds it.
iii. You must cross ______ (7) Atlantic to go to (8) U.S.A.
iv. Lynda is ______ (9) Australian, but her husband is ______ (10) European.
11. Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with suitable prepositions. 8  1/ 2  4
i. ______ (1) connection ______ (2) the personality ______ (3) their teachers, it is very unfortunate ______
(4) students to form a habit ______ (5) continually finding fault, ______ (6) criticising, ______ (7) seeing
nothing but what the student may think are weak points.
ii. It is difficult to swim ______ (8) the Godavari river ______ (9) the rainy season.
iii. My brother knows French and German ______ (10) Latin.
12. Fill in ANY FOUR of the following blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets. 4 1  4
i. Everything that ______ (come) from their mouths ______ (be) unpleasant.
ii. Mrs. Bouncer's, I ______ (be) bound. She ______ (think) to cook her breakfast while I ______ (be) asleep
- with my coals, too!
iii. I ______ (return) the novel as soon as I finish it.
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13. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences as directed. 4 1  4

i. Do you apply Pythagoras Theorem or Newton's Law of Gravity?
(Change the sentence to passive voice.)
ii. A very good and a very bright teacher says, "I don't know."
(Change the sentence to indirect speech.)
iii. I asked my Biology teacher what t should do to save it.
(Change the sentence to direct speech.)
iv. No other animal lives as long as the turtle.
(Change the sentence to comparative degree.)
v. Age is not bigger than aspirations!
(Change the sentence to positive degree.
vi. Thimmakka continues her tight against deforestation.
(Add a question tag.)
14. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences correcting the underlined errors. 4 1  4
i. Athletics are Bannister's favourite sport.
ii. When did the meeting begins?
iii. Amala is senior than me.
iv He sings good.
v. We are listening Shaw’s speech.
vi. Though he is fat, still he runs fast.
15. Supply the missing letters to ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8  1/ 2  4
i. m _ _ th ii. 1_ _ rn iii. cha _ _ enge
iv. su _ _ ess v. n _ _ se vi. fea _ _ ers
vii. wo _ _ le viii. invar _ _ bly ix. an _ _ er
x. preci _ _ s
16. Identify the silent consonant letters in ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8  1/ 2  4
i. honest ii. knowledge iii. chalk
iv. design v. folk vi. debt
vii. though viii. white ix. light
x. consign
17. Write ANY FOUR of the following transcriptions using ordinary English spelling. 4 1  4
i. /ˈlɪtərəsi/ ii. /ˈsæplɪŋ/ iii. /əˈveɪləbl/
iv. /ˈbrekfəst/ v. /vəˈreɪʃəs/ vi. /səˈvɪljən/
18. Circle ANY FOUR of the words that sound different from the other words in that set 4 1  4
with regard to the sounds of the bold letters.
i. sing blind ring
ii. area great idea
iii. strange energy get
iv. near bear fear
v. since easy sorry
vi. phone no do
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19. Mention the number of syllables in ANY FOUR of the following words. 4 1  4
i. subject ii. monsoon iii. relaxing
iv. encouragement v. bewildered vi. woman
20. a) An Animal lover has been rearing the following animals in his farm house. 1 4  4
OR
b) Read the following paragraph and convert it into a bar graph.

The favourite sports of various group of students studying in a college. Students of four sections HEC, CEC,
BPC and MPC were asked about their preferences in sports. The number of students in each section varied.
Three sports were considered - football, cricket and kabaddi. HEC students expressed great interest in
cricket. 50 out of 85 students i.e., more than half liked cricket. Very few in that section, just 5,were fond of
football. 30 liked kabaddi. In the CEC section, consisting of 100 students, an equal number of students i.e.,
40 liked kabaddi and cricket. 20 liked football. With regard to the science sections, cricket was more popular
among BPC students. An equal number in both the sections, 30, were fond of football. The figures for
kabaddi too were more or less the same. The BPC section consisted of 88 students while MPC students
were 75 in number. On the whole, one can conclude that cricket is the most popular sport in the college,
followed by kabaddi.

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No. of No. of Marks

1. Annotations from prose 5 2 4 8

3. Paragraph answer questions from prose 5 2 4 8

4. Paragraph answer questions from poetry 5 2 4 8

Paragraph answer questions from short

6. Comprehension – Short Stories 6 4 1 4

8. Match the meanings 10 8 1/2 4

Total No. of Questions - 20 Regd.

Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100

10. Fill in ANY EIGHT blanks with a, an or the. 8 × 1/2 = 4

13. Rewrite ANY FOUR sentences as directed. 4×1=4

b) Read the following paragraph and convert it into a tree diagram.

Wish you all the best

S.NO TOPIC NAME QUESTION NO. PAGE NUMBER

1. Literature 1-5 1-5

2. Reading Comprehension (Short Story) 6 6-11

3. Reading Comprehension (Unseen) 7 12-21

5. Parts of Speech 9 30-32

10. Correction of Sentences 14 58-71

11. Missing Letters 15 72-75

12. Silent Consonants 16 76-78

13. Phonetic Transcriptions 17 79-84

14. Odd Sounds Out 18 85-87

16 Information Transfer 20 91-98

18. Revision Tests - 132-142

19. Model Paper-II - 143-147

I. POETRY (Q. No: 2 & 4)

(Text Book Page No. 2,3)

1. Annotate the following in about 100 words each.

PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS

2. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each

1. Annotate the following in about 100 words each.

PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS

2. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each

(Page No. 11,12)

1. Annotate the following in about 100 words each.

PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS

2. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each

(Page No. 16,17)

1. Annotate the following in about 100 words each.

PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS

2. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each

II. PROSE (Q. No: 1 & 3)

(Page No. 34,35)

PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS

2. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each

a. How do the two types of persons react to an overcast morning?

(Page No. 42,43)

1. Annotate the following in about 100 words each.

PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS

2. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each

(Page No. 49)

1. Annotate the following in about 100 words each.

PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS

2. Answer the following questions in about 100 words each

(Page No. 58,59)

1. Annotate the following in about 100 words each.

PARAGRAPH ANSWER QUESTIONS