KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION AND ASSESSMENT BOARD

II PUC EXAMINATION-1, MARCH-2024

MODEL ANSWERS/SCHEME OF EVALUATION

SUBJECT: ENGLISH - CODE: 02

QN.No. I PART - A MARKS
1 b. Juliet 1
2 c. Monaco had neither guillotine nor an executioner 1
3 a. tomorrow 1
4 c. Shantiniketan in West Bengal 1
5 a. i-c, ii-a, iii-b 1
6 d. Basavaiah forcibly acquired Tammanna's land - quarrel between them - 1
Tammanna composing Ballads - critics analysing and translating his songs.
7 d. society crushes childhood dreams and forces people into rigid moulds. 1
8 a. Beautiful black mosaics 1
9 b. Port Harcourt 1
10 c. N. Kannammal 1

11 was fixed 1
was given 1

12 also, To begin with, However 03

13 A B 05
i. pilgrim soul d. When you are old
ii. leaps and bounds e. very quickly
iii. The Gentle Sun b. Makes Earth Heaven
iv. all and sundry c. Everyone
v. Marcus Ibe a. Minister of culture

II PART - B
NOTE: For four-mark questions - 2 marks for any 4 value points - 1 Mark for language ability or
expression - 1 Mark for coherence.
14 Romeo day in night - comes on the wings of night - whiter than new show - asks 04
night to give her Romeo - cut into stars - makes the face of heaven fine - world will
love Romeo not garish sun.

15 children are sons and daughters of Life's longing - parents can give love - protect 04
them - should not impose their thoughts on children - parents stable bow - children
flying Arrows – Archer - God loves both.

16 child's foot wants to be a butterfly or an apple - in time bits of glass, streets, 04

ladders teach it cannot - foot is defeated and condemned to live in a shoe -
understands world in its own way - accepts reality - mortality.

17 Heaven is on earth - Humans are Gods and nymphs - beauty of nature - streams, 04
sunshine, verdant gardens, gentle sun, harvest makes Earth heaven - poet creates
Heaven on Earth.
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18 Monaco toy kingdom - but had all luxuries of a real kingdom - Taxes were collected 04
on wine, spirits - but difficult to feed himself and courtiers - so gives permission to
run gaming houses - did not care about people - remained with a monopoly of the
business.

19 Vandana Shiva understands the importance of Biodiversity - learnt about diversity - 04

transferred to the farms - saved seeds from farmers - needs a farm to
demonstrate and training - conserves many varieties of seeds - producing more
food and nutrition per acre.

20 Owner of the plantation needed a Person like old man - He was useful - well versed 04
in agriculture - petty thefts ended - income improved - but owner became lethargic
- his wife was worried - as his life was crowded with colourful events like adultery
and other vices.

21 What books mean to Borges - they will never disappear - important invention of 04
man - book is an extension of our imagination and memory - Books are great
memory of all centuries - if books disappear history will disappear and man also.

22 Politics brought wealth to Marcus Ibe - people realized the value of their votes - 04
Now wanted money for their votes - Marcus gave Jute bags - four shillings - Roof
convinced villagers to vote for Marcus - Eve of elections POP campaigner comes -
gives him five pounds - makes him swear on iyi.

23 Cycling new skill learnt by neo-Literates - gave many young women freedom - not 04
dependent on men - gave them confidence - could do many things like collecting
water with children - carting provisions - cycling offered a way-out of enforced
routines.

III
NOTE: For six-mark questions - 3 marks for any 6 value points - 1 Mark for language ability or
expression - 1 Mark for coherence - 1 Mark for critical appreciation.
24 a) Laura and Gonzalo meet in the Park - fight over bench and birds - make peace 06
with a pinch of snuff - become friends - Gonzalo refers to Valencia - Laura mentions
about Maricela - silver maiden - Gonzalo appreciates her beauty - but had a sad
love affair - both tell stories about their past - comes to know silver maiden is Laura
- Gallant horseman is Gonzalo - but refuse to tell each other as they have grown old
- wanted to be remembered as Gallant horseman and silver maiden respectively -
Finally agree to meet again.
OR

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b) Water knows generations-old strife - untouchability never disappears - 06

differences between race and sub-caste - problems faced by Panchamas - could not
draw a pot of water - witness to a mighty movement - for a single drop of water -
blood flowed like streams - Untouchables denied water for drinking, bathing -
struggles by walking miles to get water - roofs burnt - no water - water ignites
struggles and strife among castes, communities and states.

IV PART - C
25 a. Savithribai Phule 1
b. On 3rd January 1831 1
c. Jyotirao Phule 1
d. Her thirst for learning 1
e. At Ms. Farar’s Institute in Ahmednagar and Ms. Mitchell’s School in Pune 1
f. Eight girls 1
g. She carried the funeral mud-pot herself and led the procession 1
h. The Pune University 1
i. fiancee 1
j. Misunderstood 1

26 i. Him : Jyotirao Phule 1

ii. her : Savithribai 1
iii. which : Satya Shodhak Samaj 1
iv. who : son’s fiancee 1

V PART - D
27 Sales Manager: Good morning mam, can I help you? 03
Sannidhi: Yes. I want to buy a new phone.
Sales Manager: Which brand would you like to see?
Sannidhi: (Can give brand names of their choice like Samsung, iPhone, Nokia etc.)
Sales Manager: You can buy this new model mam, it’s nice.
Sannidhi: Okay. I will buy this.
NOTE: Marks should be given if answers are apt to the given context.

28 Juanito told Don Gonzalo that he could sit there as there was only a lady. Don 04
Gonzalo said that he would not and added that he wanted a bench for himself to
which Juanito replied that there was none. Don Gonzalo told that that one over
there was his.
VI ½x8=4
29 i) Deccan Herald
ii) The Nandi
iii) Majestic carved sacred bulls
iv) Bengaluru
v) Mysuru
vi) K. N. Guruswamy
vii) Sudha
viii) Mayura
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30 Format 2
Content / body of the letter 3
Resume can be written either separately or in the body of the letter itself.
(NOTE: No marks for mere format)

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