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Language -- Part II
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In vour ansr-cr book, use lhe Arabii: numerals
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to 69 o{ thc questions you answer.
SECTION - A (Vocabulary - Lexical Competencies) (Marks : 30)
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(A)
Choos€ the most appropriale of thc fou1. givcn.ontexls which equales ol iro undcrlincd l, ' : 'lc- i"r oa. I 'l ll fol u$ i'rg.L rrer., . :
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i Ie hath brought rnanv catrti!!! home to ilome.
(a) Ihe capiain 1^,,as brave enough to face the storm. (b) Thc mice r.cre caught in a lr.ap. (c) The prisoners ' 'ere imprisoned. (ci) ile ljt
Slight avocatiorl ft.i]1 scduce attention.
(b) (c) (1) 3.
I'he u,aler in thc lakc has decreased considerablv.
Iathcr r\'ill makc sure that v/e got the tickets for the journey {lood {riends generale Bood habits. NTv
Ihe ihird figure (,as an eniil@(a) LIe got third prize i11the running Iacc. (b) It provcd hcl mashy in thc subject.
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A t.iLi figur e rvas sianding in ihe
Llarkness.
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4.IleIdSinaco]r]andmenacjngsnoutwithicyuiaters{]owingbeneath.
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1i) ffl" children rnanagerl the sitxatiolr' (b) Ihe thought of tsunami is always thrcaiening' \,) We had I Ploa-'rr'c\Pcrir'l'e' (cl) She mende't her"I'V set'
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Women s ma1vellous power is lying dar4arl' (a) Many men hy to rlomilrate thetu f ives' (b) l'hc ncw bom baby is a'{ive'
(c) (d) (B)
Cl'.oose
wor.1
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She lights for her dghts'
This company schemes are alwavs inactile'
worcls opposite to the 4deI1i4gd tlie most acculate one oI the forLr given '
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(a) (.)
on them' nor can they develop the gift nature has bestowed (b) obtained denied
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belied
7. Il sho\t's continuouslv (a) intermediatc (c) irtermittenlty
(b) (d)
altemately
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wjthout order'
betrayed
i found our
sPeech coplQlE
ft) (d)
(a) initiative (c) original 9.
mcagre
monotonous
The teachcr pretcntcd to bc indiffelenl'
G) 'aretess (d) qliet
(a) differcnt (.) interested 10.
regulariY
'Ihe stoniest of hearts must havc cursed the gift
(a) praised (c) appreciated vvwvlr,
G) (d)
hlessed
lauded
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Answel any ten of fte following
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7Ox2=20
11.
Wfite a senlence using the plural form of 'medirim' or 'radius'.
12.
Use lhe idiom 'to be at logger heads' in a sentence of you1.own.
13. Witc
a sentence using the expanded form of the Acronym TOEFL.
14.
Due to
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word by blending the words : 'educaiion' and ,entertainment, and use the blendeLl word in a sentence of your ow11.
16.
Syllabify any 11,o wor.ls
his
handwdtin& he is (Fill in thc blanks \a,ith illegible/eligible)
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for the post.
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daughter, eccentdc, astrology, con{idence.
17.
\{dte
18.
lvrite a sentence of your own using the,\medcan English word for,tap,.
19.
Use thc compound rvord 'air conditioning' in a sentence of your own.
20.
Write a sentence using a word with the prefix 'ii'........_........ or suffix
sentences using the
word'
,e11'
as a noun
and'well'
as a verb.
,,......',,''',,,,ly,,
21.
Form compound wolds
(a) (b) 22.
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Verb + Noun Adjective + Noun
Wdte sentences using the pfuasal verbs'put on' and 'put off'.
23. W
te scntences using the
clippcd wnrds
h om 'spectacles'
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SgCT]ON-B (Grammaticat ComPetcncics) (Marks : 20)
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in the blanks of the following sentences:
(A) Iiil
24. One
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alvravs keeP his promises-
[Use a modal r'crb]
25.
the proPosed holiday home In lhc lasr mceting, thc blueprint of thc given verb ir1 a sritablc forml
IUse
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qlrestjon Jou ask mc such a
How IUs.
Ghow)
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a quasi modal verb]
would have come out well' &e) briSt-It, the plctures - in a sujtable fofln] [Use the gir.'en verb
If the
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sun
The {ilm is about
a
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leader
[Use a relative Pronoun]
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30.
freedom sh.uggle of hiscountry'
---ledthi] wc
The wrong deeds good oncsonoun] IUse a relative Pl
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Ihe people didnot lcave lheh f illage -
more oflen lcmembered than our
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the heavy floods'
phrase/prePositionl IUse a suilable 31.
Iramc a sentcnce oI the pattern ASVOC' of power Iailure' This is Ihe cxPe ment had to be stopped because example of -lwrire thc kind
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Passive voice]
\ou lli'l bP'rLe
I,u "1 .-rp IIIse a suitable
Passlve volce'
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'T'ransform the follou,ing sentences as instructed
34.
Report the dialogue
Iather
Father
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Don't watch T.V. durjng examination time. Sorry daddy. Today, they are telecasting our school progralnme. O.K. I'11 ivatch the programme with you.
35.
I{ I had known you were here, I would have come to meet you_ lBcgin the sentence with 'Had']
36.
As my uncle was not willing to help me, I haLl to apply for a loan fi.om the bank.
lchange info a compound sentence] 37,
I like tea. I prefer Coffee. Icombine the sentences into a simple sentence]
38.
An indust ous man is sure lo succeed, lchange into a complex seniencel
ru*u,';T:);""*") (Marks : 15)
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III. (A)
Identify each of the foilowing sentences rvith the field in the list given below, by understanding thc word or words serving as th-" clue : 5x1=5 The ghat route on the hills has many hairpin bends. 40.
'Ihe Ozone layer protects us faom the rays of the sun.
41.
The rhyme scheme of this poem is wonderful.
42.
ISRO has successlully launched N4angalyaan to space.
43.
Billiards and Squash are costly indoor games.
(Space, Sports,
Travel Litcrature, Environment)
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giver'I Read the follort'ing passage alld answer in,vour'o\\rn \'\"or'is the questions 5x2=10 belonv ver ofice $'hich tlal'els slowlY from lhc surnmil of a mountain A glacier is to the vitley beiou,. It is formed when masses ol sno\'r are flozen and Presscd togelher. For a glacier lo {orm, snowfall dulin8 willter-must exceed the melting and pol2r of"snow. during s-rrmmer. Such conditions only Prevail in the mounlain
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reglons. The gpeai weiSht oI a gfacier causes il to move slowly dor"nwarcls from to th! snou.fietcl where il is formed. Ihe movcment var-ies from a {eu'cenlimcters prcsence of a few meters per day, depending on thc sloPe of thc !!r-ound and th_' the obslruclions. The mov-'ment is greatel in thc centcl an'l along the sur{ace oI glaci€r than at the sides and the bottom- In somc rcgions, lhe BlaciLr-e\'entually ieaches the sea. Largechunks olit breakolland lallintolhesea l\'ith a tl'rundeing roar. Ihese chunks-of ice fLoat anav as icebergs' -^t iis soul.ce, a glacier is broad resuli' and lhickt but as it moves clorvn the mouniain, iis temPerature rises' As a rrore snol, and ice melt and the glacler gr'aduallv decr'cases in srze
Questions:
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ftrhat is a glacier
45.
lMrere are the glaciers founcl
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46.
lJo\{' are the icebergs formeti
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47.
Mcnlion the factors thal causc the variations in the movemcnt of the
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Blaciers.
48.
Why docs the glaciel de.rease in siz.- ?
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(Writing ComPetencics -
Prose)
(Marks : 15)
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(A)
words i 1x5=5 Answer any one of the fo1lon'ing queslions in a paragraPh of about 100
49.
l:Iou.dicl Mark Anlony \'!'in ovcr the Public of Rome to his side'
50.
The capture of Ihc Kala Nag-
51.
'Patience is an afi we1lleamt when one is at lhe mercY of nature'' l{41y does the author make this obseNation ?
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Write an essay in about 250 words on any one of the following
1x10=10
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52.
(landhiji, Thc Ceaselcss Crusader
53.
l'hc aftermath ol atomisation on Hiroshima
54
l\'hat promplerl Samuel Johnson to writc a dictionary of the English language
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(A)
Read the following five sets of poetic lines and answer the questions below for each ol ihcm :
given
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(i)
55.
To ]ive, unknown beyond the cherishe.i cjrcle 14'hat is the meaning of chedshed.irclc ?
(ii) 56.
\4trat was thr: vulgar and mean act
(iii) 57.
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a mean act
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And, depar.ting, leave behind us Footp nls on the sands of time ;
1{4ro leavcs the footprjnt
(iv) 58.
I ihought how paltry, how vulgar, what
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I shot him rlead bccause Because he was my foe.
ft),.lid
1e
poet shoot the other man
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(v)
59.
You bkrssom-"d into a nascent loveliness 1\41at cloes the poct mean by nascent loveliness
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(vi)
60.
I malk'Ll where on littie promontory it stood isolaled. What is plomontory ?
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the questions glven Read the fottou'ing three sets of lines and ans\"er each sel oI lines :
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(i) 61.
Like a golden su'a,m of fieflies you carnc' Nkntion lhe figure of speech used ir1 the abo"'c linc'
62.
tt laurch d forth filament, filamcnl' filament out of itsell !!fite out the \/ords in Allileration'
(ii)
(iii) 63. (c)
And I thought of the albatross An.l I 'i ,ished he would come back, mv snake
Urhai is the allusion used hele
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Explain any two of thc following sets
64.
of
lines with referencc to the context:
2x3=6
The voice of m1' e'lucation said lo me He musi bc killed
65.
aichor hold' Titt the brillgc you $'i1l nce'i be form'd' till the rlucillc
66.
I rusl no t'uturc how'er Pleasanl T-et
(D)
the dead Pasl bur,v its 'lead
of about 100 wolds: 1x5=5 Answer any one ot the fo11o\4'ing questions in a Paragraph
67.
rights What are Annje Louisa Walkcr''s views about women's
68. f lr r.\ 69.
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or ' rglr'h raor'l''
ln \a,hat
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is war quaint and clrious according to Thomas Harrly
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