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Karnataka 1st PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2020 (North)

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

• Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
• Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
• One mark question attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
• For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase, or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
What favor did the elephant ask the man on a rainy day in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
Answer:
The Elephant asked the man to give a place for its trunk to protect it from the rain.

Question 2.
How do the little ones spend the day in the school in ‘The School Boy’?
Answer:
The author, Jomo Kenyatta concludes the story ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’ by quoting ‘Pass is costly but it is worth the expense’. What the author is trying to convey to us through this short story is that in a society one’s weakness can be misused by the dominating people arid this would ultimately lead the weaker section to have to leave the society.

He is trying to instill the idea in the readers’ minds that the suppressed minority in a society will eventually rise to seek power He stands by his ground by saying that the dominated majority can fool the minority over a period of time but not forever. No one likes to be treated as a slave in society and equality is what everyone desires. The moral of the story emphasizes to its readers that one should stop colonialism and discrimination. It comes from the old saying treat others the way you want to be treated’

Question 3.
Krishna has the disease
(a) Cancer
(b) piles
(c) Fever
(d) T.B.
Answer:
(b) piles

Question 4.
What was the narrator doing to earn a living in ‘Oru Manushyan’?
Answer:
Teaching English to some migrant laborers.

Question 5.
Mention one of the things which should be made available free of cost in ‘Money Madness’.
Answer:
Bread, fire, and shelter should be made aai1abIe free of cost to all,

Question 6.
Where does Babar Ali run classes for poor children?
Answer:
Babar All runs classes at his village in Murshidabad in West Bengal.

Question 7.
Why was the headman in a hurry to complete the roadwork in ‘Watchman of the Lake”?
Answer:
Because the King was due to arrive at the village, the next day.

Question 8.
Who committed suicide in ‘The Farmer’s wife’?
Answer:
The farmer.

Question 9.
Name the person who was believed to be both Douglass’ father & master.
Answer:
Mr. Anthony.

Question 10.
What does the old woman offer to do?
Answer:
She offers to take you to the Horseshoe shrine which means that she wants to work as a guide.

Question 11.
Where does the narrator first meet the two boys in “Two Gentlemen of Verona”?
Answer:
On the outskirts of Verona.

Question 12.
When does the speaker realize what he thought about love was not true in ‘Do not ask of Me, My love’?
Answer:
When he understood that there are other sorrows in the world than love.

II. Answer any eight of the following in a paragraph of 50-70 words each : (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
What fate awaited the man each time he built a new hut in ‘The Gentleman of the Jungle’?
Answer:
The man did not get justice in the elephant’s case. So he built a new house instead of opposing the commission’s verdict/judgment. He was afraid of the animals, that if he ignored the judgment they could pose danger for him. So he obeyed the judgment and built a new house. But no sooner had he built another hut, than Mr. Rhinoceros occupied it. Next time Mr.Buffalo, then Mr. Leopard, Mr. . Hyena, and the rest occupied the huts that he was building.

Question 14.
How does the poet argue against formal education in ‘Money Madness’?
Answer:
Formal education is the obstacle for free learning to children Children prefer nature – learning to formal schooling. The restrictions of formal schooling make children detest their learning. Hence the poet questions when the buds are nipped and ‘blossoms blown away, and tender plants are stripped’, how can a child get happiness in learning.

Question 15.
How was Krishna cured of his illness in ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’?
Answer:
Krishna was suffering from piles and met the narrator to get some help. But the narrator only helped him with some money which was not enough for the treatment. But Krishna knew a Malayali Sadhu. This godman had treated Krishna on an earlier occasion when Krishna had started dëveloping boils all over his body. The godman had cured him with the barks of a tree. Krishna went in search of the godman. but he was too old and could not search for the medicinal creepers. He described the features of the plant to Krishna. Krishna went in search of the leaves and on the way he met the narrator and described the leaves. The narrator understood that those were the leaves that Mara and Appanna had tied to the nearest tree. The narrator took him to the plant and dug quite a bit to get the tuber. Krishna ground this root with milk and drank it. In this way, he was cured of piles within five days.

Question 16.
Give an account of the embarrassing experience of the narrator at the restaurant in ‘Oru Manushyan’.
Answer:
Once. the narrator went to a restaurant with fourteen rupees in his wallet kept in the pocket and ate a full meal consisting of chapatis and meat carry. He drank tea. The bill was eleven annas. He searched his pocket to pay the bill, but was shocked that his wallet was not in his pocket and someone had stolen it. When he said the same to the owner. the owner caught him by the lapels and ordered him to pay up. But as he did not have any moue’. he offered to keep his coat there and later ould bring some money and claim the coat. But the owner asked him to take if all his clothes. When he was removing them with great humiliation, a stranger came and helped the narrator by paying his bill.

Question 17.
How does money trigger fear in an individual in ‘Money Madness’?
Answer:
The narrator used to forego his breakfast and morning tea so that he had the money for his evening meal and tea. One day as usual he came to the crowded restaurant and had his regular meal and tea. When he had to pay the bill. he realized that his wallet had been picked. He revealed this fact to the owner who only found it funny and laughed out loud, Though the narrator offered to leave his coat with the owner, he forced the narrator to take off all his clothes. As the narrator was very much ashamed of taking off his trousers, a stranger stopped him and paid his bill. He later made the narrator wear his clothes and took him away.

When the narrator praised and thanked him. the stranger just laughed. He did not recall his name but only warned the narrator against speaking about him. The stranger showed five wallets to the narrator. out of which one was the narrators. The stranger told the narrator to check whether his money was intact, and he wished him good luck. The narrator had mixed feelings by now’. It was clear that his humiliation at the restaurant was due to the stranger’s picking his wallet and rendering him helplešs. But he is also thankful for his help at the right moment. avoiding the humiliation of standing štark naked in front of all the people. He felt that the stranger had perhaps undergone a transformation during his own interaction with the restaurant owner. This made him say at the end, ‘May God helps you, and leave without Saving anything more to the stranger.

Question 18.
Why does the speaker want to be a tree in ‘If I was a Tree’?
Answer:
The speaker wanted to be a tree because no one would discriminate against it and birds wouldn’t ask to what caste it belonged and sunlight would (approach) embrace it and its shadow wouldn’t be termed polluted. It can make friendship with the cool breeze, and raindrops would not go back by thinking that it is untouchable, The tree would feel happy with the touch of a sacred cow and it would get the opportunity of providing shelter for the hundred thousand Gods said to be residing in the cow. The tree can become pure when it is cut into dry pieces and burnt in the holy fire and can help the sinless dead body by becoming a bier on the shoulders of four good men.

The poem describes the sense of equality present in nature. Sunlight and cool breeze treat everybody with love and spread their sweetness to all without discrimination, Unlike some humans who feel polluted getting in contact with the untouchables, nature has no such sense of superiority. All are equal in their eves.

The poem also presents social discrimination, as the speaker is much humiliated by the social discrimination and wanted to become a tree to escape from discrimination in society. He feels the safety. purity and generosity and helping nature of a tree more than in human beings. In a society. a man without thinking of helping others. thinks which is pure and which is polluted. He neglects and discriminates against some and appreciates others in name of caste, creed mid religion. So this practice is meaningless and the practice must be prohibited to sustain equality in society.

Question 19.
Bring out the significance of the sacred spot that Mara described in ‘Watchman of the Lake’.
Answer:
The place was very sacred. Water had flowed on since the day Hanuman took the Sanjeevini. Its birth was in the fleeting mists of the mountain top. and on its av through rare flowers and forests, it has come down to their i11age. River Veda carried nectar in its bosom which revived Gods and nourished mortals. But, in summer Veda stops flowing and villagers die of drought. To get water the whole ear. they need to build a tank for Veda, That was the significance of that place. It was the place where Sanjeevini grew.

Question 20.
The poem ‘Farmer’s Wife’ highlights the plight of the widows after the death of husbands. Discuss.
Answer:
The poem The Farmer’s Wife” is a tragic poem that reflects the helpless conditions of farmers’ widows. The plight of the widows is explained by one such widow. The poet uses many phrases to contrast her condition with that of her dead husband. She called the farmer virtuous’ and herself a poor sinner’. The farmer was unable to pay the debts and he left all the debts to his wife, so she was very sad about his act of committing suicide. The feminist concept was also highlighted in the poem, the phrase “I was born with a head bent” justifies the discrimination in our society between men and women.

Man is born with his head held high, but a woman is born with her head bent. But he did not face his creditors bravely and left all this to his wife to solve. She accused her husband that he poisoned himself and gone away by poisoning his wife’s existence. She remembered the memories of his beating, blaming, drinking, and kicking haunting her. She never dreamt that he would commit suicide, It was true that the crop was gone but the debt remained there and dignity had hit the dust. She expresses her helplessness that how would she be able to bear the burden of their four children. She compared her condition with “worn-eaten cotton pods.” She got ambiguous and asked what was that and why he committed suicide.

At last, she confidently asserts her determination to struggle out her life even without her husband for the sake of her children. So, she shows a strong will to survive against all difficulties. Her voice is raised against society in general,

Question 21.
Why wasn’t Douglass much affected by his mother’s death?
Answer:
Frederick Douglass was separated from his mother before he was twelve months old. He had spent very little time with her and that too only during a few night times. He lost her at the age of seven and never enjoyed any care and communication during those years. So, he was not affected by her death. He was also not allowed to visit her during her illness, death, or burial.

Question 22.
In what ways were the boys useful to the narrator in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Answer:
The boys were very useful for the narrator, When the narrator wanted a pack of American cigarettes or seats for the opera. or the name of good restaUrant, they were always there in all these needs with cheerful competence. Théy had also taken the author on a guided tour to the different places of interest al ‘Verona including Juliet’s tomb.

III. Answer one of the following in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
Babar Ali’s efforts to teach the poor children have brought about a change in their lives. Discuss.
Answer:
Babar Mi’s school was started when he was only nine while playing a game Very soon. children began to love his way of teaching and flocked to his ‘school’. Babar did not charge a fee for his teaching. He also got the help of the local educated people. ho came and taught the children. Bahar was successful in getting the help of nine high school student volunteers. The oldest and most educated of them is Debarita who goes to College in Behrampur.

Babar himself studies in class XII in a school quite far from his house He commutes the long-distance, attends classes in the mornings, and comes back in the afternoons to his ‘school’ to teach youngsters who have worked hard in the mornings and are now ready for learning. The fact that his school is entirely free, he and his staff teach well, there is a midday meal and his school is recognized by the West Bengal Government. attracts many students to his school.

The increasing strength of his school just sho how cager people are to get their children educated, and how good. selfless work gets noticed by people soon. Those who cannot afford education in the regular schools, do not mind sending their children to learn from teachers like Babar. This only proves that Indians are realizing the significance of education in life.
OR
Describe Mara as a great environmentalist who saved the lake.
Answer:
Mara’s sacrifice remains eternal in the history of men who saved lakes. He was the man who didn’t think about himself even for a single day but always about others. In other words. his social service is unforgettable to the society, he is the great environmentalist whom the modern materialists must follow and adore to protect nature Mara’s sacrifice of (leaving his body) taking his last breath is ultimate. Of course, today’s people cannot do that much but have to sacrifice a little of their wants and needs to protect nature. People should not pollute rivers in the name of ‘Vatras’ and funerals. All superstitious beliefs and must be stopped now.

Man must live according to his needs and not for his wants. For this, he has to follow the examples of tribals who live a contented life with whatever they get. They do not torture nature for coal or gold and live in a simple way. If men learn to lead a simple life that is the greatest sacrifice to protect nature from calamities.
OR
What harsh realities of life have drawn the speaker’s attention much more than the beauty of his beloved.
Answer:
Though he loved her deep when he comes to realize that there are other truths than his love. He became helpless towards his beloved. He honestly says his love would be the same but he can’t spend the time for her love because there are many problems in the country for Which he has to give attention, like poverty and helpless destitute.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

The great wall of China is said to be one structure built by man on earth which would be visible to observers on the moon. It covers a distance of 1,500 miles as the crow flies. From the Liaotung Peninsula Westward to the last fortress in central Asia, it crosses the northern province of China.

In the eastern section its height varies from 15-30 feet, and its width from about 25 feet at the bottom to 15 feet at the top. Where there is a pathway wide enough for six horsemen to ride side by side protected by parapets. When the wall was first built it had about 25,000 towers each 40 feet square and 40 feet high projecting from it every few hundred yards, with holes from which the defenders could shoot at attackers. There are also many watch-towers on the enemy side, outside the wall on hilltops or passes there and towers of the wall were used for signaling with smoke or flags by day and with fire by night.

The great emperor high Haung Ti joined three earlier frontier walls to form a great wall to act as a boundary between China and the North and keep out the feared nomads of the Mongolian steppes. The wall was designed to strengthen the nation’s defense. Later it became in Ming time, a substitute for a strong army and state.

Construction was started in about 221 B.C. and the structure was practically complete when high Haung Ti died in 210 B.C. The man who did most in carrying out the emperor’s plans was general Meng Tien, who 221 B.C. led an expedition against Tartars and drove them back from the yellow river into the steppes, and set his men to work on building the wall. They were later joined by thousands of convicts year in year out, in icy winds and snowstorms in winter, and in the dust storms in summer, the work went on and so many men died that the wall was sometimes called the longest cemetery in the world.

Question 24.
Name the only structure that would be visible to the observers on the moon.
Answer:
The great wall of China.

Question 25.
What is the distance it covers?
Answer:
1,500 miles.

Question 26.
What is the width and height of the wall?
Answer:
Height 15-30 feet and width 25 feet at the bottom and 15 feet at the top.

Question 27.
How many horsemen can ride on its pathway?
Answer:
6 horsemen.

Question 28.
How many towers are built on the wall?
Answer:
25,000 towers.

Question 29.
Who was the emperor of China?
Answer:
Sigh Huang Ti.

Question 30.
When was the construction started and completed?
Answer:
Construction was started in about 221 BC and completed in 210 BC.

Question 31.
Who was the man that carried out the emperor’s plans?
Answer:
Mengen.

Question 32.
Why did so many men die in the construction of the wall?
Answer:
Due to icy winds and snows storms in winter, and dust storms in summer.

Question 33.
Write a suitable title to the passage.
Answer:
The Great Wall of China.

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 34.
The sharp sickle had apparently cut ________ artery and it started bleeding copiously _______ spurts. Everyone around was alarmed and someone brought some leaf, pressed it against ______ wound, and bandaged it with _____ cloth from one of their lungs. (with, on, the, a, an, in)
Answer:
The sharp sickle had apparently cut an artery and it started bleeding copiously in spurts. Everyone around was alarmed and someone brought some leaf, pressed it against the wound, and bandaged it with a cloth from one of their lungs.

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 35.
Englishman was angry because he______(think) that Mara____(is) so greedy that even though he________(has offer) him his entire estate, he was not_______(satisfy).
Answer:
English was angry because he thought (think) that Mara was (is) so greedy that even though he had offered (has to offer) him his entire estate, he was not satisfied (satisfy).

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. (1 × 3 = 3)

Question 36.
The narrator ______ (is/are) a wanderer. He ________(live/lives) in a dingy room. He ______ (has/have) only 14 rupees in his pocket.
Answer:
The narrator is (is/are) a wanderer. He lives (live/lives) in a dingy room. He has (has/have) only 14 rupees in his pocket.

D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them. (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 37.
One of the student was learning.
Answer:
One of the students was learning.

Question 38.
Where the fruits are?
Answer:
Where are the fruits?

E. Rewrite as directed. (6 × 1 = 6)

Question 39.
The king came to _____ (know/no) the problem of the tank. (Fill in the blank with the appropriate word given in bracket)
Answer:
know.

Question 40.
The ____ (punish) for mistakes is common to blacks. (Complete the sentence with the right form of the word given in the brackets).
Answer:
Punishment.

Question 41.
taught/Babar/lesson/to/students (Rearrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence)
Answer:
Babar taught lessons to students.

Question 42.
A stranger helped the narrator (Add a question tag).
Answer:
didn’t he?

Question 43.
They worked hard on the farm the whole day. (Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘Do’)
Answer:
Did they work hard on the farm the whole day?

Question 44.
The narrator met the boys on the outskirts of Verona. (Frame a question so as to get the underlined word as answers).
Answer:
Where did the narrator meet the boys?

VI. A. Read the KSRTC schedule and answer the question. (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 45.

(a) How long will the train stop at Guntakal?
(b) What is the departure time from Doddaballapur to Bangalore?
(c) When will the train arrive at Mahabubnagar?
(d) What is the arrival time at Bangalore?
Answer:
(a) 1 hour
(b) 11:10 am
(c) 11:45 pm
(d) 12:30 pm

B. You need a study certificate from the principal of your college. (1 × 5 = 5)

Question 46.
Write a letter to include the following:
(a) Your admission number, year of study.
(b) Why do you need it?
(c) When and whom it has to be submitted?
Answer:
Rajanish
Il PUC, ‘A’ Section.
Vìjaya College,
Jayanagar, Bangalore – II.

20 March 2014.

The Principal
Vijaya College,
Jayanagar, Bangalore – 11.

Dear Sir,
I am studying in II PUC ‘A’ Section. My admission number is 24/2012 – 13. I have passed the I PUC exam with a distinction. Now I would like to apply for a scholarship, to the BCM officer of our district. I need a Study Certificate for the same. Therefore, I request you to kindly issue my study certificate within two days and oblige.

Thank you

Yours faithfully
Sd/

VII. A. Match the expressions under column ‘A’ to its corresponding language functions under B. (5 × 1 = 5)

Question 47.

Answer:
(1) – d,
(2) – e,
(3) – a,
(4) – c,
(5) – b.

B. Complete the dialogue: (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 48.
Ravi: _________to carry this?
Raghn:_________________
Ravi: _________ carrying this.
Raghu:___________
Answer:
Ravi: Can you please help me to carry this?
Raghu: Certainly I will.
Ravi: Thank you for carrying this.
Raghu: It’s ok. Bye.

C. Dialogue Writing : (1 × 3 = 3)

Question 49.
Ramesh has gone to Chennai for the first time to attend a conference. He asks a stranger how to reach Vijaya College from the railway station. Write a dialogue between Ramesh and Stranger.
Answer:
Ramesh: Hello sir! How to go to Vijaya college?
Stranger: Hi! Go straight and take right at the signal. Vijaya college is on your left.
Ramesh: How far from here?
Stranger: Just 500 meters from here.
Ramesh: Thank you, sir.
Stranger: You are welcome.

Students can Download 1st PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2017 (South), Karnataka 1st PUC English Model Question Papers with Answers help you to revise complete Syllabus.

Karnataka 1st PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2017 (South)

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

• Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
• Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
• One mark question attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
• For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase, or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Students can Download 1st PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2018 (North), Karnataka 1st PUC English Model Question Papers with Answers help you to revise complete Syllabus.

Karnataka 1st PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2018 (North)

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

• Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
• Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
• One mark question attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
• For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase, or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
What kind of judgment did the man expect in, “The Gentleman of the Jungle”?
Answer:
An impartial judgment.

Question 2.
How do Mongoose and Cowcal cure themselves of snake bites?
Answer:
By chewing the leaves of the medicinal creeper.

Question 3.
How did the narrator earn his living in, “Oru Manushyan”?
Answer:
By teaching English to the migrant laborers.

Question 4.
A person could feel a tremor when he
(a) hands out a one-pound note
(b) hands ou a ten-pound note
(c) Receives a ten-pound note.
Answer:
(b) hands out ten-pound note.

Question 5.
What was Tulu Rani Hazra’s occupation?
Answer:
Fishmonger.

Question 6.
How many Gods are supposed to dwell in the body of the cow in the poem, “It was a tree”?
Answer:
Three Hundred Thousand Gods.

Question 7.
Where, according to Mara, had Hanuman found Sanjeevini in the Lesson, “Watchman of the Lake”?
Answer:
On the east of the mountain

Question 8.
How did the farmer commit suicide in “The Farmer’s Wife”?
Answer:
By consuming poison/By poisoning himself.

Question 9.
How old was Frederick Douglass when his mother died?
Answer:
Seven years.

Question 10.
What does the old woman offer to do in order to get a fifty paise coin from the speaker?
Answer:
To take the speaker to the horseshoe shrine.

Question 11.
Name the city in which Lucia was undergoing treatment in the lesson, “Two Gentlemen of Verona”.
Answer:
Polenta.

Question 12.
What gave the spring ever-lasting youth in the poem, “Do not ask of Me, My Love”?
Answer:
The beauty of the beloved.

II. Answer any eight of the following in a paragraph of 50-70 words each : (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
Why does the child hate to go to school in, “The School Boy”?
Answer:
The boy is very happy being with nature. He loves to rise on a summer morning. He would love to hear the birds singing on every tree. He would love to hear the sound of horns of hunters at faraway places. He would love to sing with the skylarks. The very thought of going to school makes him sad. He felt the school was a prison. It creates fear and anxiety. He is unable to concentrate as it doesn’t help to widen his mental horizon and physical growth.

Question 14.
What was the story behind Mara’s loss of teeth?
Answer:
Mara went to the forest. He had laid a trap to catch rabbits. He went early doubting someone will take his trap away. The trap was empty. He went to a nearby stream. He decided to brush his teeth. He plucked a small stick from a nearby plant. He felt sour. He took water from the stream churned and spit out all the teeth touched by the plant fell down.

Question 15.
How does the stranger rescue the narrator in, “Oru Manushyan”?
Answer:
Once. tile narrator went to a restaurant with fourteen rupees in his a1let kept in the pocket and ate a full meal consisting of chapatis and meat CUrry. He drank tea. The bill was eleven annas. He searched his pocket to pay the bill, but was shocked that his wallet was not in his pocket and someone had stolen it. When he said tile same to the oner. the owner caught him by the lapels and ordered him to pay up. But as lie did not have an’ moue’, he offered to keep his coat there and later ould bring some money and claim the coat. But the owner asked him to take off all his clothes. When lie was removing them with great humiliation, a stranger came and helped the narrator by paying his bill.

Question 16.
How was education imparted in BabarAli’s School?
Answer:
Haber All started his school at the age of nine. ¡n fact his school “Anand Siksha Niketan” grew out of a game. Initially, the children used to play with Babar as a teacher. His friends had never seen the inside of a school. so they enjoyed playing students, They ended learning arithmetic and enjoying it. In 2002, this game got institutionalized the strength of eight. Word spread and the numbers grew. Mans’ friends of Ah and Non-Government Organisations. lAS officers and local cops donated rice for midday meals. At last, Government took the initiative to provide rice to the school. Now the school has 800 students in total. ith 10 volunteer teachers teaching for classes one to eight. It is a godsent opportunity for the poor children of the neighboring villages.,

Question 17.
Why does the poet wish to become a tree?
Answer:
The speaker wanted to be a tree because no one would discriminate against it and birds wouldn’t ask to what caste it belonged and sunlight would (approach) embrace it and its shadow wouldn’t be termed polluted. It can make friendship with the cool breeze, and raindrops would not go back by thinking that it is untouchable. The tree would feel happy with the touch of a sacred cow and it would get the opportunity of providing shelter for the hundred thousand Gods said to be residing in the cow. The tree can become pure when it iš cut into dry pieces and burnt in the holy fire and can help the sinless dead both by becoming a bier on the shoulders of four good men.

The poem describes the sense of equality present in nature. Sunlight and cool breeze treat everybody with love and spread their sweetness to all without discrimination. Unlike some humans who feel polluted getting in contact with the untouchables. nature has no such sense of superiority. All are equal in their eves.

The poem also presents social discrimination, as the speaker is much humiliated by the social discrimination and wanted to become a tree to escape from discrimination in society. He feels the safety. purity and generosity and helping nature of a tree more than in human beings. In society, a man without thinking of helping others thinks which is pure and which is polluted. He neglects and discriminates against some and appreciates others in name of caste. creed and religion. So this practice is meaningless and the practice must be prohibited to sustain equality in society.

Question 18.
How did Mara’s sacrifice save the lake?
Answer:
Mara’s sacrifice remains eternal in the history of men who saved lakes. He was the man who didn’t think about himself even for a single day but always about others. In other words, his social service is unforgettable to the society, he is the great environmentalist whom the modem materialists must follow and adore to protect the natUre. Mara’s sacrifice of (leaving his body) taking his last breath is ultimate. Of course, today’s people cannot do that much but have to sacrifice a little of their wants and needs to protect nature. People should not pollute rivers in the name of ‘yatras’ and funerals. All superstitious beliefs and must be stopped now. Man must live according to his needs and not for his wants. For this, he has to follow the examples of tribals who live a contented life with whatever they get. They do not torture nature for coal or gold and live in a simple way. If men learn to lead a simple life that is the greatest sacrifice to protect nature from calamities.

Question 19.
How is the plight of the farmer’s wife depicted in the poem, “The Farmer’s Wife”?
Answer:
The poem “The Farmer’s Wife” is a tragic poem that reflects the helpless conditions of farmers’ widows. The plight of the widows is explained by one such widow. The poet uses man phrases to contrast her condition with that of her dead husband. She called the farmer as virtuous’ and herself a ‘poor sinner’. The farmer was unable to pay the debts and he left all the debts to his wife, so she was very sad about his act of committing suicide. The feminist concept was also highlighted in the poem, the phrase “I was born with a head bent” justifies the discrimination in our society between men and women. Man is born with his head held high, but a woman is born with her head bent. But he did not face his creditors bravely and left all this to his wife to solve.

She accused her husband that he poisoned himself and gone away by poisoning his wife’s existence. She remembered the memories of his beating. blaming, drinking, and kicking haunting her. She never dreamt that he would commit suicide. It was true that the crop was gone but the debt remained there and dignity had bit the dust. She expresses her helplessness that how would she be able to bear the burden of their four children. She compared her condition with ‘worm-eaten cotton pods.” She got ambiguous and asked what was that and why he committed suicide.

At last, she confidently asserts her determination to struggle out her life even without her husband for the sake of her children. So, she shos a strong will to survive against all difficulties. Her voice is raised against society in general.

Question 20.
How does Douglass portray the life of the slaves?
Answer:
The passage reflects the brutal hidden faces of the masters who treat their slaves cruelly. The slaves were not given proper food. They were exploited without any freedom. Especially for women, it was double exploitation in the name of patriarchy and in the name of slavery. When the girls at teenage seem to be beautiful for their masters, they use them sexually and if they give birth to children, the children were sold at the age of infants to avoid their sentimental relationship.

The passage also explains the heart-rendering description of walking at night for several miles of mothers to see their children. Moreover, they could talk only a little bit because the children would be tired and go to sleep but in the morning they have to go back to work before sunrise. 1f they fail, they get whipping. This shows the brutal nature of white masters towards their slaves.

Question 21.
Describe the changes that occur in the speaker’s attitude towards the old woman in the poem, “An Old Woman”.
Answer:
The poet by depicting her physical appearance makes ‘An Old Woman’ more sympathetic. The passer-by initially did not show much sympathy to her but later when he observes keenly her physical appearance and when she offered to become a tourist guide to sho% around the shrine, he was very much moved by her condition and admired her self respect. here, a passer represents anybody in general, Finally when he feels as if the sb was falling with the sound of plate glass clatter all around the old crone who was shatterproof and standing alone. he undergoes a change in attitude. So, the old woman was successful in evoking sympathy from anyone. in front of the temple.

Question 22.
Describe the circumstances that made Nicola and Jacopo homeless.
Answer:
War is the element of mass destruction and total annihilation of cities and populations. War not only affects soldiers but also civilians. Jacopo and Nicola are adversely affected by war. The boys lost everything in the war including their father and their house. War affected the boys emotionally. They were thrown onto the streets their sister became a victim of tuberculosis. Jacopo and Nicola’s sheer dint and hard work is an example that war may destroy home but not one’s heart.

III. Answer one of the following in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
How is the imperial attitude of the jungle lords brought out the lesson? “The Gentlemen of the Jungle”?
Answer:
“The Gentlemen of the Jungle” is an allegory with a moral. It is a political satire that shows the selfish ways of the colonizers. The animals represent the colonizers. Man as the colonized. The relationship of the colonizers and the colonized. The colonizers have an arrogant attitude. They think it is their duty to reform backward classes. The story tells about the selfish deeds of the animals who think they are jungle lords.
OR
“Money is dangerous due to man’s madness for it” – Substantiate your opinion.
Answer:
The poem Money Madness by D.H. Lawrence focuses on how a man becomes more materialistic and loses the values and sentiments in society. He respects money over relationships. Society goes on to measure a man in terms of money. A man who does not have money does not get respect from society and those who have more get respect and are obeyed by all. So to get all these social status, the man gives much importance to money and he never helps other fellow beings who a be in difficulties.

The poet says that man has this money madness and it is widely spread among men. Fie affirms that if society goes behind money, individuals to goes behind the same. He confirms that no man gives a pound without pain and no man gives ten pounds without trembling, and the man loses his generosity. Man makes more, but money makes man and many things. So. the man fears money and tries to accumulate it and respects it instead of other men. The poet also warns that money-less people should not be treated with neglect and should not be treated based on status.

The poet fears for mankind that if it measures another man only in terms of money, there would be no future for human relationships. If people do not regain sanity about money, certainly money has got men down to become its slaves So. the poet offers a genuine solution that bread shoUld be free, shelter should be free and fire should be free to all the people in the world.

In the overall view of the poem, the poet worries about man’s greed for money and offers a better solution for a better tomorrow.
OR
How does “Watchman of the Lake” brings out the idea that, “Nature is both protective and destructive”?
Answer:
Basically, nature is goodness personified. It showers its blessings on people in abundance. People must respect what nature provides them and reciprocate by not destroying nature. When people take care of the nature and environment, it protects them. Rivers, trees, hills are all part of nature and they are all for the benefit of mankind. When a man cuts down the trees, blasts the hills, etc., nature’s imbalance causes floods, landslides, and other calamities. Water flows in a river, and if used ise1v serves for drinking, irrigation, and other uses. This dry season there man’s not enough water, so excess water coming in torrents during monsoon should be stored by constructing tanks for the waters of the rivers. When the rivers are over-polluted. it results in overflow and floods causing loss of livers, lands, and properties. Nature that way is both productive and destructive.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

Pineapple, one of the popular tropical fruits, is widely cultivated in South India; Assam, and the other Himalayan States. It is one of the rare fruits that can be grown in shades, preferably under mango trees. The plant grows widely in any soil and does not require much care.

The shoots of the plants reach maturity within a short span of time. It takes 15 to 22 months for a plant to bear fruit; the fruit possesses a wonderful taste and an excellent flavor. In America, some of the farmers are producing fibreless variety – One type of pineapple is almost without any core.

Pineapple has medicinal values. It contains an enzyme called Bromelain that helps the body digest protein and fats. So, pineapple juice along with the meals is recommended for people suffering from indigestion.

Fresh pineapple juice relieves thirst and soothes the throat, especially the vocal cords. So, it is a valuable tonic for singers. Another chemical product of pineapple is chlorine that stimulates the kidneys. In dropsy, a disease-causing collection of water fluid in the body. Pineapple juice is helpful in relieving jaundice and strengthening the liver. In Diptheria, pineapple juice relieves the misery and irritable condition of the throat. If the juice is sour, one should add honey instead of sugar to improve its medicinal properties.

Question 24.
Where is pineapple widely cultivated?
Answer:
In South India, Assam, and the other Himalayan States.

Question 25.
Which chemical present in pineapples stimulates kidneys?
Answer:
Chlorine.

Question 26.
How much time does the pineapple plant take to bear fruit?
Answer:
15 to 22 months.

Question 27.
Which variety of pineapples is grown in America?
Answer:
Fibreless Variety.

Question 28.
Who is recommended to take pineapple juice along with the meals?
Answer:
People Suffering from indigestion.

Question 29.
Which is the enzyme that helps the body digest protein and fats.
Answer:
Bromelain.

Question 30.
Why is fresh pineapple juice is a valuable tonic for singers?
Answer:
Soothes throat, especially vocal cords.

Question 31.
________ is a disease-causing water fluid collection in the body.
(a) Jaundice
(b) Dropsy
(c) Diptheria.
Answer:
(b) Dropsy

Question 32.
Add prefix to the word “digestion” to make an antonym of the word.
Answer:
Indigestion.

Question 33.
Find the word in the passage which means, “grown”.
Answer:
Cultivated.

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 34.
Verona is _______lovely city and rich_______history. The streets and splendid buildings are of _____exquisite pale honey colour. Romeo and Juliet are reputed _______ have lived there, (to, the, an, a, in).
Answer:
a, in, an, to.

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 35.
In 1838, Frederick Douglass________(escape) from slavery and ________(go) to New York City where he_____ (marry) Anna Murray whom he _______(have + meet) in Baltimore.
Answer:
escaped, went, married, had met.

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. (1 × 3 = 3)

Question 36.
To go to school on a summer morning _______(drive/drives) away the joy of the boy. He _____ (spend/spends) the day in mesery and_____(sit/sits) in the cage.
Answer:
drives, spends, sits.

D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them. (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 37.
He worked very hardly.
Answer:
He worked very hard.

Question 38.
He is superior than me.
Answer:
He is superior to me.

E. Rewrite as directed. (6 × 1 = 6)

Question 39.
The bird has a long blue ______(tale/tail). (Fill in the blacks with the appropriate word given in brackets)
Answer:
Tail.

Question 40.
Students learnt the correct (pronounce) of the words. (Complete the sentence With the right form of word given in the brackets).
Answer:
Pronunciation.

Question 41.
Oh the left side/Mara/everything/ had to chew/of his mouth. (Rearrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence)
Answer:
Mara had to chew everything on the left side of his mouth.

Question 42.
The boys had to work very hard to earn a living. (Add a question tag).
Answer:
Hadn’t they?

Question 43.
Mara tied it to the nearby tree. (Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘Do’)
Answer:
Did Mara tie it to a near by tree?

Question 44.
The narrator went to a restaurant to have lunch. (Frame a question so as to get the underlined word as answers).
Answer:
Why did the narrator go to a restaurant?

VI. A. Refer to the following Train schedule and answer the question set on it : (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 45.
(i) Which team has the highest run rate?
(ii) How many matches has Royal Challengers played?
(iii) How many matches has Rajasthan Royals lost?
(iv) Name the team that has the lowest run rate.
Answer:
(a)Mumbai
(ii) 5
(iii) 1
(iv) Sunrisers Hyderabad.

B. Imagine that you have lost your I PUC identity card. Write a letter to the Principal of your college requesting him/her to issue a duplicate identity card. (1 × 5 = 5)

Question 46.
Your letter should include the following points:

• Reasons for the loss.
• Your Register Number
• Your home address.

Answer:
Neha Gupta
# 22, 1st cross,
Gandhinagar, Bangalore-04

28 February 2018
The Principal
Govt PU College.
Vidyanagar, Dharwad.

Respected Sir,/Madam,

Sub: Issue of Duplicate ID card.

I, Neha student oft PU Science section. 1 lost my identity card along with my purse on the bus. My register No is AN 146. My residential address is # 22, Pt crosses Gandhinagar, I3angalore-04. I kindly request you to issue a duplicate Id card.

Thank you,

Yours sincerely
Sd/
Neha Gupta.

VII. A. Match the expressions under column ‘A’ to its corresponding language functions under B. (5 × 1 = 5)

Question 47.

Answer:
(1)- b
(2)-d
(3)- a
(4) -e
(5)-c.

B. Complete the dialogue: (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 48.
Rahul and his wife Latha plan to have a holiday. They discuss the options. Write a dialogue between them.
Rahul: Latha today my boss told me that I could take a vacation.
Latha: __________ (Congratulating)
Rahul: _______________ (Idea of going to some hotel)
Latha: ____________(giving a different suggestion)
Rahul: Let us not argue. We will have our food at home only.
Latha: _________Thank you.
Answer:
Latha: Congratulations Rahul
Rahul; Let us to Taj Hotel and celebrate
Latha: No. let us go to Taj West End
Rahul: I agree, let us have food at home

C. Dialogue Writing : (1 × 3 = 3)

Question 49.
Ravi buys a big gift from a gift center. He requests Raghu to help him to carry it towards the car. Write a dialogue between Ravi and Raghu.
Answer:
Ravi: Hi! Raghu, How are you”?
Raghu: Hi! Ravi. I am fine thank you.
Ravi: What brings you here?
Raghu: I came here to buy a gift for my friend.
Ravi: Raghu, can you please help me to carry my gift to my car.
Raghu: Sure, I will help you.
Ravi: Thank you Raghu. I shall drop you home.
Raghu: Thank you, Ravi

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Karnataka 1st PUC English Previous Year Question Paper March 2018 (South)

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

• Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
• Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
• One mark question attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
• For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase, or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
Who was first called to give the evidence when the commission sat to take the evidence in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
Answer:
Elephant.

Question 2.
In the line ‘I love to rise on a summer morn’ of ‘The School Boy’ ‘I’ refers to
(a) The huntsman
(b) The schoolboy
(c) The poet
Answer:
(b) The schoolboy.

Question 3.
According to Tejaswi, what is said to be on the verge of extinction in ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’?
Answer:
India’s native medicinal systems.

Question 4.
Why did the narrator wake up at four in the evening in ‘Oru Manushyan’?
Answer:
To save the expense of drinking his morning tea or eating the noon meal.

Question 5.
According to the poet, how do the people feel when they hand out a ten-pound note in ‘Money Madness’?
Answer:
Tremor.

Question 6.
_______ is an illiterate fishmonger by morning and a crusading education is by afternoon in the lesson ‘Babar Ali’.
Answer:
Tulu Rani Hazra.

Question 7.
What did Bhima’s mother give Bhima to drink when he was a baby in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
Answer:
Iron decoction.

Question 8.
What does the speaker wish to be in the poem, ‘If I was a tree’?
Answer:
Tree.

Question 9.
Farmer’s wife compares ‘The worm-eaten cotton pods’ to her.
(a) crops
(b) children
(c) husband
Answer:
(b) Children

Question 10.
What was a common custom prevalent in Maryland when Fredrick Douglass was a child?
Answer:
Separation of an infant from its mother.

Question 11.
Where does the old woman offer to take the narrator in the poem ‘An Old Woman’?
Answer:
Horseshoe shrine.

Question 12.
Why were Jacopo and Nicola waiting for the last bus from Padua in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Answer:
To sell newspapers.

II. Answer any eight of the following in a paragraph of 50-70 words each : (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
Why did the man protest on seeing the personnel of the Enquiry commission in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’? How did the animals defend themselves in this matter?
Answer:
The commission of inquiry was Mr. Buffalo, Mr. Rhinoceros, Mr. Alligator, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Leopard. On seeing the personnel, the man protested and asked if it was not necessary to include, in this commission, a member from his side. But he was told it was impossible since no one from his side was well enough educated to understand the intricacy of jungle law.

Question 14.
Contrast the school boy’s joy in the summer morning with his experience in the school in ‘The School Boy’?
Answer:
The boy would love to rise early in a summer morning. He would love to hear the birds sing sitting on every tree. [le would love to hear the sound of horns of hunters at faraway places. He would love to sing with the skylarks accompanying him in his singing. All those sweet companies were welcome to him and make those mornings a pleasure to enjoy.

Question 15.
How did Mara lose all his teeth on the side of his mouth in ‘Around a medicinal creeper’?
Answer:
Once Mara had laid a trap in the forest to catch rabbits. He went into the forest before daybreak. No rabbit has walked into it. There was a stream flowing nearby, Mara decided to brush his teeth and wash his face. He broke a small stick from a nearby plant to brush a third or fourth time, he felt a sour taste in his mouth. He thought there was something wrong and took some water from the stream, and rinsed his mouth and all his teeth tumbled out of his mouth. Which was touched by the stick.

Question 16.
Give an account of the embarrassing experience of the narrator at the restaurant in ‘Qru Manusliyam’.
Answer:
Once. the narrator went to a restaurant with fourteen rupees in his act kept in the pocket and ate a full meal consisting of chapatis and meal curry. He drank tea. The bill was eleven annas. He searched his pocket to pay the bill but was shocked that his wallet was not in his pocket and someone had stolen it. When he said the same to the owner, the owner caught him by the lapels and ordered him to pay up. But as he did not have any money, he offered to keep his coat there and later ould bring some money and claim the coat. But the owner asked him to take if all his clothes. When he was removing them with great humiliation, a stranger came and helped the narrator by paving his bill.

Question 17.
Why did Babar Ali volunteer himself to begin a school in his village?
Answer:
Though children are provided free education, sending children to school is not entirely free of cost, Although children arc taught for free, they still have to pay for uniforms. books etc, Many families cannot send their children to school. Thus, instead of going to school. most of the boys help out their families borking in shops as day laborers, grass cutters, etc. Girls work as maidservants in the village, where they cook, clean, wash clothes and dishes for their employers Flabar wanted to change this: So he took the initiative of opening his very own school

Question 18.
How differently did Mara treat the fisherman and the visitor in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
Answer:
Mara treated the fisherman in a harsh way because he had violated the command of the Goddess and the orders of the King that the place was sacred and no life was to be taken there. The fisherman was catching fish there. Mata warned him not to repeat the same crime again there. Mara’s duty was to look after the tank in a peaceful manner ensuring that no harm befalls any living creature there and the tank does not get polluted by man or beást. To the visitor from the farthest part of the kingdom, he spoke softly with kind words and offered him some food also: The visitor’s village was facing a water scarcity the crops were parching and cattle dying. He wanted some water to be let from the tank. Mata assured him that by the King’s orders, water was there for everybody to share and that he ill do the needful. It shows that Mata was strict while enforcing the rules but was fair and humane with people’s problems and reädy to help those in need.

Question 19.
Describe the predicament of the widow in the poem, ‘The Farmers Wife’?
Answer:
The poem “The Farmer ‘s Wife” i a tragic poem that reflects the helpless conditions of farmers & widows. The plight of the widows is explained by one such widow. The poet uses many phrases to contrast her condition with that of her dead husband. She called the farmer as virtuous’ and herself a ‘poor sinner’. The farmer was unable to pay the debts and he left all the debts to his wife, so she was very sad about his act of committing suicide. The feminist concept was also highlighted in the poem, the phrase “I was born with a head bent” justifies the discrimination in our society between men and women. Man is born with his head held high, but a woman is born with her head bent. But he did not face his creditors bravely and left all this to his wife to solve.

She accused her husband that he poisoned himself and gone away by poisoning his wife’s existence, She remembered the memories of his beating, blaming, drinking, and kicking haunting her. She never dreamt that he would commit suicide. It was true that the crop was gone but the debt remained there and dignity had hit the dust. She expresses her helplessness that how would she be able to bear the burden of their four children. She compared her condition with ‘worm-eaten cotton pods.” She got ambiguous and asked what was that and why he committed suicide.

At last, she confidently asserts her determination to struggle out her life even without her husband for the sake of her children. So, she shows a strong will to survive against all difficulties, Her voice is raised against society in general.

Question 20.
How is the plight of the old woman depicted in the poem “An old woman”?
Answer:
The poem “An old woman” depicts the worst condition of an old woman, who is an old beggar near the Horseshoe shrine. She holds the sleeves of the passers-b. and follows them asking for a fifty paise coin. Even though by appearance she looks like a beggar. she has her self-respect and in return for the fifty paise, offers to show the tourists around the Horseshoe shrine. She laments about her helplessness in those wretched hills to eke out a living.

Her physical appearance evokes sympathy in the passers-b. Phrases like “bullet holes for her eves. “cracks that begin around her eyes spread beyond her skin”, and shutter proof crone” describe the pathetic condition of her miserable existence.

Question 21.
Explain the role played by Nicola and Jacopo during the war in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.
Answer:
War is the element of mass destruction. A bomb had destroyed their home and thrown Nicola and Jacopo into the streets. Their sister became a victim of tuberculosis. Nicola and Jacopo’s extreme youth and insignificant size, added to an intimate knowledge of the neighboring hills, made them immensely valuable. They were used to carry messages to the forces of liberation and, more dangerous still, to ferret out information on the movements of the German troops.

Question 22.
What harsh realities of life have drawn the speaker’s attention much more than the beauty of his beloved in ‘Do not ask of Me, My Love’?
Answer:
The poem “DO not ask of Me My love” by Faiz Alunad Faiz, presents the concept of love and contemporary issues of our society. The poem begins when the lover expresses his helplessness in not being able to love his beloved as in the past. He explains how she seemed so very bright when he had felt that only she was his world. He even exaggerates how her beauty had given breath to the everlasting spring. Her eyes were everything to him and nothing else was there except her in his world. He had felt that with her by his side, the world was his and he could attain everything.

But now, he has realized that all that was just an illusion and only his imagination. He gives as his reasoning his realization that there out ìn the wide world were issues. more important than his love for her. He is now more concerned about social problems, war, destruction, poverty diseases, and pain of people and would rather try and solve those problems than stay in his illusory world of love for his beloved.

He assures her that his love for her has not diminished, but the social problems have taken priority-justified by these lines, “You’re beautiful still my lovó, but I’m helpless too “. In a way, it is a message to all, that love in youth is quite common. but one’s country and social problems are more important and deserve concern and commitment from all. The speaker has opted for the more fulfilling choice of social reformation than his love.

III. Answer one of the following in about 200 words. (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
Difficulties in life must not destroy one’s hopes and aspirations. Explain this with reference to Frederick Douglass’ life story.
Answer:
Since his childhood when he was under slavery, the author had strong willpower that he would not be a slave forever and he would escape from it, that was his strong faith and spirit in him. This living faith and spirit of hope make him say that “slavery would not be able to hold mc within its foul embrace” and this did not leave him but remained like a ministering angel to cheer him through the gloom. The author expresses his gratitude to God because God gave him a good spirit of hope.
OR
Bring out the significance of Mara’s dream and sacrifice in ‘Watchman of the Lake’.
Answer:
Mara’s sacrifice remains eternal in the history of men who saved lakes. He was the man who didn’t think about himself even for a single day but always about others. In other words. his social service is unforgettable to society. he is the great environmentalist whom the modem materialists must follow and adore to protect nature. Mara’s sacrifice of (leaving his body) taking his last breath is ultimate. Of course, today’s people cannot do that much but have to sacrifice a little of their wants and needs to protect nature. People should not pollute rivers in the name of ‘yatras’ and funerals. All superstitious beliefs and must be stopped now. Man must live according to his needs and not for his wants, For this, he has to follow the examples of tribals who live a contented life with whatever they get. They do not torture nature for coal or gold and live in a simple way. 1f men learn to lead a simple life that is the greatest sacrifice to protect nature from calamities.
OR
The poem, ‘If I was a Tree’ is a satire on social discrimination. Explain.
Answer:
The speaker wanted to be a tree because no one would discriminate against it and birds wouldn’t ask to what caste it belonged and sunlight would (approach) embrace it and its shadow wouldn’t be termed polluted. It can make friendship with the cool breeze, and raindrops would not go back by thinking that it is untouchable, The tree would feel happy with the touch of a sacred cow and it would get the opportunity of providing shelter for the hundred thousand Gods said to be residing in the cow, The tree can become pure when it iš cut into dry pieces and burnt in the holy fire and can help the sinless dead body by becoming a bier on the shoulders of four good men.

The poem describes the sense of equality present in nature, Sunlight and cool breeze treat everybody with love and spread their sweetness to all without discrimination. Unlike some humans who feel polluted getting in contact with the untouchables, nature has no such sense of superiority. ALt is equal in its eves.

The poem also presents social discrimination, as the speaker is much humiliated by the social discrimination and wanted to become a tree to escape from discrimination in society. He feels the safety, purity, and generosity, and helping nature of a tree more than in human beings. In a society man without thinking of helping others, thinks which is pure and which is polluted. He neglects and discriminates against some and appreciates others in name of caste, creed, and religion. So this practice is meaningless and the practice must be prohibited to sustain equality in society.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. (10 × 1 = 10)

Nelson Mandela, the world’s most famous political prisoner, was born in Umtata on 18 July. 1918. His father was the main counselor to the chief of the Themba Tribes. As a boy, he loved spending time with tribal elders. Hearing the stories of his ancestor’s valor during the wars, he too dreamt of making His own contribution to the freedom struggle. He met Walter Sisulu in Johannesburg, who helped him to join a law, Finn. At the end of the second world war, he and his friends joined the African National Congress youth league.

Mandela served over 27 years in prison, initially on Robben Island for 18 years, and later in Pollsmmor Prison and Victor Verster prison. An international campaign lobbied for his release. He was released in 1990, during a time of escalating civil strife. Mandela joined negotiations with president FW de Klerk to abolish apartheid and establish multiracial elections in 1994, in which he led the ANC to victory and became South Africa’s first black president. He published his autobiography in 1995. During his tenure in the Government of National Unity, he invited several other political parties to join the cabinet. During the negotiations, to end apartheid in South Africa, he promulgated a new constitution.

He also created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses. While continuing the former government’s. liberal economic policy, his administration also introduced measures to encourage land reform, combat poverty, expand health care services. Mandela became an elder statesman, focusing on charitable work in combating poverty and HIV/AIDS through ’The Nelson Mandela Foundation.’

In 1991 the government repealed the last of the laws that formed the legal basis for apartheid. Mandela and de Klerk shared the 1993 peace prize for their efforts to establish democracy and racial harmony in South Africa. In 1994 Mandela became the first elected black president of South Africa in 1999 he retired from public life, returned to his hometown in the Transkei province to spend his remaining days in peace.

Question 24.
Who was called ‘The World’s most famous political prisoner?
Answer:
Nelson Mandela.

Question 25.
What did Nelson Mandela dream of as a boy?
Answer:
Making his own contribution to the freedom struggle.

Question 26.
What does the abbreviation ‘ANC’ stand for in the passage?
Answer:
Africa National Congress.

Question 27.
How many years was Mandela imprisoned in Robben Island?
Answer:
18 years.

Question 28.
What did Nelson Mandela do to end apartheid in South Africa?
Answer:
Mandela joined negotiations with president FW de Klerk.

Question 29.
Why did he return to his hometown in 1999?
Answer:
To spend his remaining days in peace.

Question 30.
He worked hard for the (expand) of health care services.
Answer:
Expansion.

Question 31.
Racial (harmony) can hinder the development of a nation. (Add a prefix to the word given in brackets to make it a meaningful sentence).
Answer:
Disharmony.

Question 32.
Name the organization which worked to combat poverty and HIV/AIDS.
Answer:
The Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Question 33.
Nelson Mandela and shared the 1993 peace prize.
Answer:
De Klerk.

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 35.
We decided to conduct the experiment and brought _____ liter of milk. So we put____milk and leaves _______ a mixer and switched it on. We watched_______ some time to see whether it would become curdled or remain as it was.
Answer:
a the, into, for.

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 35.
The nurse ______ (lead) me through a cool, tiled vestibule into the hospital we _______ (go) upstairs to a balcony. The two boys_____(be) seated at the bedside of a girl and they________(smile) at her.
Answer:
lead, went, were, smiled.

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. (1 × 3 = 3)

Question 36.
This medicinal creeper________(has/have) small leaves resembling betel leaves. As it_____ (is/are) not seen for most of the year, they probably tie to a tree. It _________ (come/comes) up only in the rainy season.
Answer:
has, is, comes.

D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them. (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 37.
Fresh juice is more better than soft drinks.
Answer:
Fresh juice is better than soft drinks.

Question 38.
Where they are going?
Answer:
Where are they going?

E. Rewrite as directed. (6 × 1 = 6)

Question 39.
He turned to me and said, “put on your __________” [Clothes/Cloths] [fill in the black with the appropriate word given in bracket]
Answer:
Clothes

Question 40.
The man gave_____(protect) to the elephant. [Complete the sentence with the right form of the word given in bracket]
Answer:
Protection.

Question 41.
Flower pots / in / grown / Bonsai plants/are. (Re-arrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence)
Answer:
Bonsai plants are grown in Flowerpots.

Question 42.
The Englishman took out his gun? (Add a suitable question tag)
Answer:
Didn’t he?

Question 43.
The narrator carried on a profession. (Change into question beginning with the right form of “Do”)
Answer:
Did the narration carry on a profession?

Question 44.
The narrator lived in a big city (Frame a question so as to get the underlined word as an answer)
Answer:
Where did the narrator live?

VI. A. Read the following TV schedule and answer the questions set on it. (4 × 1 = 4)

Question 45.
(i) Which channel would you watch to know about the latest films?
(ii) When can you listen to music on Chandana?
(iii) The Channel broadcasting a program on mass media is
(a) Chandana
(b) CNN-IBN
(c) NDTV
(iv) What program is telecasted at 7.00 am on CNN-IBN.
Answer:
(i) NDTV
(ii) 16-00
(iii) (c) NDTV
(iv) Our leaders.

B. Write a letter to your friend in Chennai requesting him/her to give you details about the computer courses available in his/her locality. (1 × 5 = 5)

Question 46.
Include the following points in your letter.

• The best computer teaching center
• Different courses available
• Fees structure
• Duration of the course.

Answer:
Akshaya Gupta
No. 22, 1 Cross
Gandhinagar, Bangalore-04
28 February 2018
Neha Choudhary
Swarny Vivekananda Nilaya
Vinobnagar, Chennai.

Dear Neha,
Hi. How are you? J am coming to Chennai to visit my grandparents during my summer holidays. I want to take up some computer courses. I request you to please give me details of the best computer teaching center in Chennai. I also would Like to get information about the courses available, fees structure and duration of the course. Do write soon. I am waiting to hear from you.

Your dearest Friend
(Akshaya Gupta)

VII. A. Match the expressions under column ‘A’ to its corresponding language functions under B. (5 × 1 = 5)

Question 47.

Answer:
(1)- d,
(2) – e,
(3) – b,
(4) – e,
(5) – a.

B. Complete the dialogue: (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 48.
Sneha: Hello, Pavithra. how are you?
Pavithra: ______________________
Sneha: How was your exam?
Pavithra: _________________________
Sneha: Don’t worry. You can do better next time.
Pavithra: _______________________
Sneha: No. I have to go home. Bye.
Pavithra: ______________________
Answer:
Pavithra: Hello Sneha, I am fine Thank you
Pavithra: I have not done so well
Pavithra: Will you come with me to my home?
Pavithra: Bye Sneha.

C. Dialogue Writing : (1 × 3 = 3)

Question 49.
Write a dialogue between a rider and a traffic policeman for riding without a license. Cover the following points.

• Underage rider
• Fine to be paid
• Request for an excuse.

Answer:
Traffic Policeman: Park your vehicle in this comer.
Rider: What is the matter, sir?
Traffic Policeman: What is your age?
Rider: 16 years sir
Traffic Policeman: You are an underage rider. You need to pay a fine.
Rider: Sorry sir, Please excuse me as my mother is hospitalized.