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Serial No. of Q. C. A. B. R ol l No. J X R z W : 63 ] [ Total No. of Qu estions : 63 ] x z W : Code No. [ Total No. of Printed Pages : 24 14-E : 14-E : : X Y Subject : First Language ENGLISH : 01. 04 . 20 11 ] J X z W : 24 [ Date : 01. 04. 2011 B 10-30 W R 1-45 ] [ Time : 10-30 A .M. to 1-45 P.M. : 125 ] [ Max. Marks : 125 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Q. No. Marks Q. No. Marks Q. No. Marks Q. No. Q. No. Marks 1. 14. 27. 40. 53. 2. 15. 28. 41. 54. 3. 16. 29. 42. 55. 4. 17. 30. 43. 56. 5. 18. 31. 44. 57. 6. 19. 32. 45. 58. 7. 20. 33. 46. 59. 8. 21. 34. 47. 60. 9. 22. 35. 48. 61. 10. 23. 36. 49. 62. 11. 24. 37. 50. 63. 12. 25. 38. 51. 13. 26. 39. 52. Marks Total Marks Total M arks in word s 1. 2. Grand Total Signature of Evaluators I IV-E -27210 Registration No. Signature of the Deputy Chief Signature of the Room Invigilator [ Turn over 14- E 2 General Instruc tions : i) ii) Space has been provided against each objective type qu estion. You have to choose the correct choice and write the complete answer along with its alphabet in the space provided. iii) For subjective type qu estions enou gh space for each qu estion has been provided. You have to answer the qu estions in the space. iv) Follow the instru ctions given against both the objective and subjective types of qu estions. v) Candidate shou ld not write the answer with pencil. Answers written in pencil will not be evaluated. ( Except Graphs, Diagrams & Maps ) vi) In case of Multiple Choice, Fill in the blanks and Matching qu estions, scratching / rewriting / marking is not permitted, thereby rendering to disqualification for evaluation. vii) I. The Qu estion-cu m-Answer Booklet consists of objective and su bjective types of qu estions having 63 qu estions. Candidates have extra 15 minutes for reading the qu estion paper. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its alphabet in the space provided against each qu estion. 1. 15 1 = 15 Produ cing beautifu l things su ch as pictures, plays and mu sic is (A ) an invention (B) an edu cation (C) an art (D) political ju stice and ethics. A ns . 2. Individu al liberty is desirable, bu t if it is unrestrained, it leads to (A ) social equality (B) social liberty (C) social anarchy (D) social ju stice. A ns . 3. The incident of a you ng girl in Washington who surged throu gh the crowd and offered Su dha a card that said (A ) (B) Well done. You did it. (D) I IV-E -27210 Congratu lations. You have made it ! (C) A ns . You re wonderfu l Good. Keep it up. 3 4. 14- E Mihir Sen s message to the you th of India is (A ) the seeds of achievement lie in hu man mind (B) where there is a will, there is a way (C) to believe in yourself and persevere (D) to keep enduring and achieve success. A ns . 5. The consu ltant waved the qu estion of the fees aside becau se (A ) he was not interested in money (B) collection of fees was done at a different specializ ed counter (C) he didn t want to scare the man away (D) he collected the fees whenever he needed. A ns . 6. I have been waiting my friend 4 : 00 P.M. I wonder if he has lost his way The appropriate prepositions to be used are (A ) for, from (B) after, since (C) for, till (D) for, since. A ns . 7. The mason is bu ilding the house. The correct Passive form of the sentence is (A ) The wall has been built by the mason. (B) The wall had been bu ilt by the mason. (C) The wall is being bu ilt by the mason. (D) The wall was being built by the mason. A ns . 8. Runni ng up steep hills for the last six months has greatly increased my stamina. The italiciz ed word is a (A ) Gerund (B) Progressive verb (C) Participle (D) Continu ou s tense. A ns . I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E 4 9. A few boys went for the picnic, . The correct qu estion tag is (A ) did they ? (B) di dn t t h e y ? (C) isn t they ? (D) is it ? A ns . 10. Give u s this day ou r daily bread. The figu re of speech is (A ) simile (B) metaphor (C) synecdoche (D) personification. A ns . 11. It was neat performance, Revati had been above standard in the school. The appropriate articles to be u sed are (A ) the, the (B) an, the (C) a, an (D) a, the. A ns . 12. The poet appeals the sou l to be unhoused because . (A ) it fears it wou ld be restricted to the hou se (B) it can continu e its journey to reach immortality (C) it can be free and enjoy life (D) it can be free from the material world. A ns . 13. Ru stu m s wife sent a wrong information to her hu sband, as she (A ) (B) was sad for giving birth to a son (D) I IV-E -27210 did not want her hu sband to know her son (C) A ns . did not want her son to spend his lifetime in fighting wanted to go to her own cou ntry. 5 14. 14- E May toss Him to my breast. Here God means (A ) to seek Him (B) to throw away His gifts (C) to toss the jewels away (D) to forget Him. A ns . 15. The bees are deceived into feeling that su mmer will never end becau se of the (A ) ripening of fruits (B) warm weather (C) flowers that bloom later (D) pecu liar mu sic of the au tu mn. A ns . II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words choosing from the ones given below and u se them in right form : 5 1=5 ( outrage, judicious, regret, asham e, fl og, transform, ac quire ) 16. A civiliz ed person is a mixture of common sense and ideals. 17. She was able to perform the dance, after she had the Jaipur foot. 18. He was condemned, and sent to the Siberian prison. 19. The patient was asked some qu estions. 20. He felt miserable and asserting his superiority over a newly trained pupil. I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E III. 6 21. Match the words in Column -A with their meanings in Column -B. Write the correct answer in the space provided : Column -A 5 1=5 Column -B (a) at one s beck and call (i) pay a lot of attention (b) to get into rows (ii) exactly on time (c) make a fuss (iii) unexpected news (d) dead on time (iv) discu ssed lou dly (e) bolt out of a clear sky (v) to engage in a qu arrel (vi) take an important decision (vii) be ready to do what some asks Ans. : a) b) c) d) e) IV. 22. Quote from memory : 4 He replied : that s across the floor ! OR I IV-E -27210 7 14- E Where are the songs of stu bble-plains with rosy hu e ; V. Answer the following qu estions in tw o or three sentences each : 23. 10 2 = 20 Why does Lu cy say that Shakespeare was great ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 24. Why did the game in the morning amaze the narrator ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 25. What forced the doctors to amputate Su dha s leg ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E 8 26. What qualifications indicate Dr. Follicle s specialisation in his field ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27. How does the author describe Revati ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 28. Who was Donovan ? What did he say to John abou t Baldwin ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29. What are the obstacles that bind the soul ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30. What was shocking to the tiger king ? Why ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 9 31. 14- E What did the physician do with the lovely cru tches ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 32. What does the poem commment on Encroachment ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ VI. Answer the following in five to si x sentences each : 33. 5 3 = 15 Explain the three pre-requ isites for a person to think freely. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E 10 34. The goal was in sight, but not the end of the ordeal. Explain. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 35. How did A ksionov react when he learnt that Makar was the real cu lprit ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 11 36. 14- E Why did A jamil propose to sign a long term friendship treaty ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 37. Describe the journey u ndertaken by Emily Dickinson with Death. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E VII. 12 Explain with reference to context : 38. 5 3 = 15 We are silly, we grown-u ps, aren t we ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 39. May be I am a hundred time worse than you . ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 13 40. 14- E Vasudeva s son, the God of gods has sent you to me. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 41. O boy thy Father, ! ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E 14 42. Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ VIII. Answer the following qu estions in a paragraph each : 43. 3 4 = 12 How can the clash of liberties be resolved ? Explain. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 15 14- E ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 44. What are the deadly marine haz ards, a formidable challenge to the swimmer in the Palk Strait ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E 16 45. This wonder merits a lasting monu ment of words. What made the poet wonder ? Why is it the lasting monu ment ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ IX. Rewrite as directed : 46. Frame a question to get the italiciz ed words as answer : 1 I u su ally read at night. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 17 47. Punctu ate the following : 14- E 1 he said last night i met a fool ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 48. Combine the following sentences by u sing not only but al so : 1 He was fined. He was sent to prison. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 49. Combine the following sentences u sing nei ther nor : 1 Michael has not come. Stewart has not come. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E 18 50. Change into a compound and a complex sentence : 2 Seeing the police, the man ran away. Compound : Complex : 51. Change into other degrees of comparison : 2 Very few plays are as interesting as Ju liu s Caesar . Comparative : Superlative : 52. Change into direct speech : 2 He requ ested him to wait there till he returned. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 53. Frame sentences showing the difference in meaning between the pair of words : a) b) I IV-E -27210 Complement : Compliment : 2 19 54. Combine the sentence by u sing too to and so that not : 14- E 2 The weather was hot. We cou ldn t go out. a) b) X. 55. Develop a readable story from the ou tline given below and su ggest a su itable title : 4 A clear pool stag drinking sees reflection on water admires his strong branching horns ashamed of his thin legs charged hunters and dogs stag flees his horns cau ght in a tree stag pulled down by dogs his dying thou ghts. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E XI. 20 56. Assu me that you are Kiran / Kirthi : Write a letter to your friend, giving an accou nt of a brave deed, real or imaginary noticed by you in the street. 5 OR Write a letter to The Manager, Paper Mills, Dandeli, asking permission for a party to visit the factory. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 21 14- E ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ XII. 57. Write an essay, not exceeding a page on any one of the following topics : a) India s performance in Commonwealth Games b) Value of Self-discipline c) 5 Mother Teresa an Angel of Love. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E 22 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ XIII. Read the following passage carefu lly and answer the qu estions in your own words : 6 1=6 All religiou s heads and many philosophers have emphasised on simple living and high thinking. Many have adopted this golden principle and achieved greatness in life. Now the world is changing very fast and old valu es are no more cared for. Now greatness and su ccess are measured by the yardstick of wealth one has. The main aim of life is to earn more money and spend lu xuriou sly. Simple living is no longer a motto of life. High ideals of patriotism, selfless devotion to society, sacrifice and service are considered as hollow words. But the old saying still holds good and people who practise it lead peacefu l and satisfied life. Questi ons : 58. What golden principle is referred to in the passage ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 59. What is the measure of greatness and su ccess in life ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 23 60. 14- E What principle of life is practised in the modern society ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 61. What are considered hollow words ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 62. Who really lead peaceful and satisfied lives ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 63. Give a su itable title for the passage. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ I IV-E -27210 [ Turn over 14- E I IV-E -27210 24

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