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Serial No. of Q. C. A. B. R ol l No. J X R z W : 54 ] [ Total No. of Qu estions : 54 ] x z W : Code No. [ Total No. of Printed Pages : 16 : Z 31-E : 31-E : Y Subject : Second Language ENGLISH : 07. 04 . 20 11 ] J X z W : 16 [ Date : 07. 04. 2011 B 10-30 W R 1-15 ] [ Time : 10-30 A .M. to 1-15 P.M. : 100 ] [ Max. Marks : 100 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. 4. 17. 30. 43. 5. 18. 31. 44. 6. 19. 32. 45. 7. 20. 33. 46. 8. 21. 34. 47. 9. 22. 35. 48. 10. 23. 36. 49. 11. 24. 37. 50. 12. 25. 38. 51. 13. 26. 39. 52. Marks Total Marks Total M arks in word s 1. 2. Grand Total Signature of Evaluators III I-E-35210 Registration No. Signature of the Deputy Chief Signature of the Room Invigilator [ Turn over 31- 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 54 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 Why did the postmaster refu se to give Andy his master s letter ? Andy (A ) did not tell his master s name (B) refu sed to pay eleven pence postage (C) called the postmaster a cheat (D) asked impertinent qu estions. A ns . : 2. The audience in the great Hall of Colu mbu s, at Chicago clapped for two minutes becau se V ivekananda (A ) spoke about the greatness of all religions (B) spoke for a long time (C) addressed the audience as Brothers and Sisters of A merica (D) said that Hindu ism tau ght all religions are true. A ns . : III I-E-35210 3 3. 31- E What was the subject chosen by Kalpana for her higher studies ? (A ) Electronics (B) Architecture (C) Machine tools (D) Aerospace engineering. A ns . : 4. Nehru calls European countries as (A ) Barbarous (B) Cu ltu red (C) Dignified (D) Civiliz ed. A ns . : 5. The lady who was called the Nightingale of India was (A ) Vimal Gulwadi (B) Sarojini Naidu (C) Laxmi Swaminathan (D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya. A ns . : 6. The farmer and his friends went to the palace to (A ) meet the courtiers (B) present mangoes to the king (C) get boiled eggs (D) get some favour from him. A ns . : 7. How was the poet s mother like ? (A ) Sita (B) Savitri (C) Kasturbai (D) An ordinary woman. A ns . : 8. The best interpreter of God is (A ) devotees (B) monks (C) God himself (D) great persons. A ns . : 9. The Lord of Tartary wou ld like to sleep on a cot made of (A ) rose wood (B) silver (C) gold (D) ivory. A ns . : 10. Which one of the following words means valley ? (A ) River (B) Pool (C) Dale (D) Wood. A ns . : 11. The word that takes the prefix in is (A ) fortunate (B) fortune (C) pertinent (D) direct. A ns . : III I-E-35210 [ Turn over 31- E 4 12. The camel is the ship of the desert. The figu re of speech u sed here is (A ) Metaphor (B) Simile (C) Personification (D) Synecdoche. A ns . : 13. Shekhar works hard. Here the word hard is (A ) a nou n (B) a verb (C) an adjective (D) an adverb. A ns . : 14. you want me to attend the meeting tomorrow ? The au xiliary verb that is to be filled in the blank is (A ) Do (B) Does (C) Did (D) Is. A ns . : 15. One word for One who does the scientific study of the sun, the moon, etc. is (A ) an Astronaut (B) an Astronomer (C) a Pilot (D) a Scientist. A ns . : II. 16. Match the words in List-A with their meanings in List-B. Write the correct answer in the space provided : 5 1=5 List-A List-B (a) scimitar (i) fine (b) don (ii) small (c) feeble (iii) dr e s s (d) garment (iv) kn i f e (e) pretty (v) weak (vi) strong (vii) pu t o n (viii) a sword. Ans. : a) b) c) d) e) III I-E-35210 5 III. Fill in the blanks : 17. 31- E 5 1=5 Fill in the blank with appropriate Preposition : The girl bou ght a dictionary Rs. 600. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 18. Fill in the blank with the appropriate Conjunction : I ran fast to the bus station, I missed the bu s. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 19. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets : Raju is working in the police department. His work ( be + appreci ate ) by all the officers in the department. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 20. Fill in the blank with an appropriate article : Dr. A mbedkar was man of principles. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 21. Fill in the blank with appropriate form of the word given in the brackets : Students mu st write the answers ( sati sfactory ). ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Answer the following qu estions in tw o or three sentences each : 22. 10 2 = 20 How are the satellites u sefu l ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ III I-E-35210 [ Turn over 31- E 6 23. Why do people of Eu rope think that they are more civiliz ed than the people of Asia and A frica ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 24. What makes you think that Sarabhai was kind-hearted man ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 25. How can you say that Kalpana, as a girl was uniqu e ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 26. What did Lankesh s mother live for ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 27. Where according to Tagore, can God be found ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ III I-E-35210 7 28. 31- E What does Gabriel Okara want to relearn and from whom ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 29. Why did Gandhiji sit in the Persian class ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 30. Why did Bhima go in search of the Sau gandhika flower ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 31. What trick did Nino play to make his wife and dau ghter stay in the village ? ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ V. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow : 32. 5 3 = 15 He wou ld not give it to me, Sir. a) What is the it ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b) Who wou ld not give it to him ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ III I-E-35210 [ Turn over 31- E 8 c) Why did he not give it to him ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 33. They shou ted at him bu t he did not hear them. a) When did they shout at him ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b) Why did he not hear ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ c) What does this show abou t the person ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 34. It is a very difficu lt qu estion to answer. a) Which lesson is the extract taken from ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b) What is that qu estion ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ c) Why, according to the speaker, is it difficult to answer ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 35. My whole kingdom is prou d of you . a) Who does you refer to ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b) Why is the speaker prou d about the person ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ III I-E-35210 9 c) 31- E Who said this ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 36. Pray, tell u s, what you did with it. a) Who does you refer to ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ b) What is the it ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ c) What happened to it at last ? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ VI. Quote from memory : 37. 4 Sweet why ? You me ? I kiss d trees ? OR Judge grace ; Behind face. His . hour ; III I-E-35210 [ Turn over 31- E VII. 10 Answer the following qu estions in five or six sentences each : 38. 2 4=8 Narrate briefly the circu mstances that made Kashibai use her car for drying cowdung cakes. OR Describe in your own words the last flight of Kalpana Chawla. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 39. Describe the beggar maid. What made the king choose her as his queen ? OR Write in your own words the substance of the poem, Tartary . ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ III I-E-35210 11 31- E ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ VIII. Rewrite as directed : 40. Change into passive voice : 1 Students did not waste time. 41. Add a question tag to the following statement : 1 Lalita works in a factory. 42. Write the other degrees of comparison : 2 Kamala is the most intelligent officer in our department. a) b) 43. Change into indirect speech : 2 Mahesh said to me, Did you guide the students properly ? III I-E-35210 [ Turn over 31- E 12 44. Combine the following sentences u sing first as too to and then as, so that :2 It is very cold. I can t go out without wearing a coat. a) b) 45. Use the following word first as noun then as verb in meaningfu l sentences : 2 ru n a) b) 46. Point out the difference in meaning between the following pair of words u sing them in meaningfu l sentences : 2 sight, site. a) b) IX. 47. Imagine that you are Pankaja / Shashidhar, 560, Nehru Street, Chikmagalur. Write a letter to your friend inviting him to attend to your birthday celebration, using the clu es given below : 5 Abou t your welfare date arranged in a temple a few relatives and friends invited Pooja arranged at 11 a.m. please no gifts come with your family members a day before. OR III I-E-35210 13 31- E Write a letter to the President, Zilla Panchayat, Chikmagalur, u sing the clues given below : Govt. High School in our village strength 700 ru ral part 10 sections only 8 classrooms six teachers working no permanent Headmaster stu dents suffering requ est for providing classrooms and su fficient teachers. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ III I-E-35210 [ Turn over 31- E X. 14 48. Write two paragraphs on any one of the following topics : a) Importance of Forests b) National Festivals c) 5 Television advantages and disadvantages. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ III I-E-35210 15 XI. 31- E Read the following passage carefu lly and answer the qu estions that follow : Lal Bahadur was born on October 2nd, 1904 ( Gandhiji was born on the same date in 1869 ) at Mu ghal Sarai. His parents were Sharada Prasad and Dulari Devi. A s a boy, Lal Bahadur was brave and kind. He was short and thin bu t full of cou rage and vitality. Once he and his uncle went for a stroll. It was getting dark. An old man who was selling mangoes saw them. He said, It is getting dark I will sell these for one anna . ( Six paise of today for a hundred ) Lal Bahadur and his uncle agreed to buy. The vendor started cou nting fru its, 1, 2, 3, 4, . When he reached 50, Lal Bahadur asked him to stop. He gave the vendor one anna. Later his uncle asked him, why he had done so. Lal Bahadu r replied, A hundred mangoes for an anna is too cheap . He was prepared to su ffer a loss becau se it was getting dark. It was hard on him. Therefore I gave him one anna instead of half an anna. This shows how kind Lal Bahadu r was. 49. What kind of a boy was Lal Bahadur ? 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ An old man who was selling mangoes saw them. 50. Who does them refer to ? 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 51. How many mangoes did the vendor have ? 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Later his uncle asked him why he had done so. 52. What had he done ? 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 53. Why did he do so ? 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 54. Why did the vendor sell all his managoes for one anna ? 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ III I-E-35210 [ Turn over 31- E III I-E-35210 16

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