{糆 VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… Ýë„ìS™ø E_™èl… çܵÆý‡®Ä¶æ* Ð]lÆý‡®™ól ѧýlÅ 3&3&2016 ONLINE EDITION For Comprehensive Study Material, Guidance, Bitbanks, Model Papers, Previous Papers Please Login.. www.sakshieducation.com www.sakshieducation.com/apbhavitha.aspx EM / TM SUBJECT SPECIAL Winners always say "I can do it". The Andhra Pradesh State Tenth Class English Paper is comparatively more elaborative, comprehensive and testing. The subject depth and the ability of understanding of a student are really and suitably posed. The pattern has bidden farewell to the practice of mugging up culture at least partly which the children are wont to. There are two papers for tenth class for the academic year each carrying 50 marks; Paper-I and Paper-II. Each paper has two parts; Part-A and Part-B. The prescribed text book has 8 units for study. Each unit has 3 lessons named Reading A, B and C and headed under different issues. Thus there are 24 lessons of which are 5 poems. However, the weightage of marks to academic standards, level of difficulty and blue print have been provided or issued by SCERT. We are sure that the clear cut explanation of the pattern with suitable examples and a detailed elucidation of the topic/s will be of immense help to the student who aspires to bag 10 grade points. VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 2 Plan your time realistically Allocate the study time into several manageable study sessions Divide the course material into small segments and assign them to the study sessions 10th Class Special - English English.. Success Path Prepared by: P.V.Ch.Sastry, Author, Subject Expert, Sri Viswasanthi, Vuyyuru. The division of Questions and Marks PAPER-I (Carries 50 marks) PART-A (Carries 20 marks) 1. Questions from 1-10: Questions will be from the English Text Book Reading A and Reading B. Only 5 questions are to be answered 5×2 = 10M 2. Question 11: Comprehension (a stanza or a verse from a poem) 5×1 = 5M 3. Question 12: Comprehension (ProseReading A) 3×1 = 3M 4. Question 13: Comprehension (ProseReading B) 2×1 = 2M PART-B (Carries 30 marks) 1. Question 14: Unseen/Unknown passage (not from the prescribed text book) Will be given with Cloze Test 5×½ = 2½ M PAPER - I In paper-I part-A, there are questions for descriptive answers and for comprehension that should be written on a separate answer book. Part-B deals with grammar. Moreover, all these questions are to be answered on the question paper itself. Students should use capital letters while answering multiple choice questions. Now let's look at the pattern of questions. PART - A 1. What do you think the poem 'Or will the Dreamer Wake?' is about? (Will the Dreamer Awake?) Answer: The poem is about the present endangered species like tiger, polar bear, thrush bird and whale. The poetess expresses how animals would become extinct if they are not protected. 2. Why do the Jordans take a long time to get to the house of Slaters? (The Dear Departed-I) Answer: The Jordans don't have the mourning dresses for the occasion. Their arrival is delayed in putting efforts to get them which obviously show their more showmanship than their concern for their demised father. 3. How did 'Chitrabani' help film-making in Bengali? (Rendezvous with Ray) Answer: Chitrabani is the communication and film institute established by Roberge in 1970. It not only produced important documentary features, but also became breeding ground for local talent for film-making. Thus it helped film-making in Bengali. 2. Question 15: Matching test on structures/ grammar 5×½ = 2½ M 3. Question 16 to 20: Grammatical Awareness (any topic from functional Grammar like Direct & Indirect speech, voice, relative pronouns etc.,) 5×1 = 5M 4. Question 21: Questions on Prepositions (multiple answers) 4×½ = 2M 5. Question 22: Vocabulary (Synonyms) 4×½ = 2M 6. Question 23: Vocabulary (Antonyms) 4×½ = 2M 7. Question 24: Vocabulary (Morphology/ Inflection of words) 4×½ = 2M 8. Question 25: Vocabulary (Classification of words/Identifying suffixes/prefix 4×½ = 2M 9. Question 26: Spelling Test (under conventions of writing) 2×½ = 1M 10. Question 27: Spelling Test (under conventions of writing) 2×½ = 1M 11. Question 28: Spelling Test (wrongly spelt words- identifying) 2×½ = 1M 12. Question 29: Pronunciation 2×½ = 1M Important questions: 1. How did Nick's parents help him to become independent? (Attitude is Altitude) 2. What was Bayaji's dream? (The Storeyed House) 3. What does Maathai mean by saying, "When we plant a tree we plant hope"? (Environment) 4. 'I puzzled within myself'' says the narrator. What conclusion did he come to after this puzzling thought? (Jamaican Fragment) 5. Identify the features of the text 'My Childhood'. (My Childhood) 6. Why is 'Maya Bazaar' watched repeatedly? (Maya Bazaar) 7. Why was the author reluctant to carry his luggage? (The Journey) 13. Question 30: Arrangement of words in Alphabetical Order (Dictionary skill) 4×½ = 2M 14. Question 31 to 34: Functional English (wishes, advice, orders, commands etc. ) 4M PAPER-II (Carries 50 marks) PART- A (Carries 30 marks) 1. Q. NO - 1-10: SAQ from Reading -C 5×1 = 5M 2. Q. NO -11: Passage for Comprehension (from Reading C) 5×1 = 5M 3. Q. NO - 12: Any two discourses from the following compositional elements - Story, Narrative, Conversation, Description b) The poet wants to unlearn 'muting things'. c) The tone of the poem is sad or melancholic with which a true heart is filed with. d) The poet learnt how to laugh. e) Simile is the figure of speech employed in the line. Question No-11: Model question and its answer But believe me son I want to be what I used to be when I was like you. I want to unlearn all these muting things. Most of all, I want to relearn how to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror, shows only my teeth like snake's bare fangs! Now answer the following questions: a) Explain I want to be what I used to be" b) What does the poet want to unlearn? c) What is the tone of the poem? d) What did the poet learn? e) Name the poetic device or figure of speech employed in the line "Only my teeth like snake's bare fangs". Answers: a) The poet wants to be as frank and natural as he was in the olden days. (Internal choice) 10M 4. Q. NO - 13: Any two discourses from the following Compositional elements Biographical sketch, Report/News Report, Letter, Invitation (With internal choice) 10M PART-B (Carries 20 marks) 1. Q. NO - 14: Study skills or Interpretation of Nonverbal Items like Pie charts, Bar charts, Table formats, family trees with questions for comprehension. 5M 2. Q. NO - 15: Unseen passage for comprehension (Story mode) 7M (These 7 marks are for a) MCQ, b) Identifying true statements, c) filling in blanks) 3. Q. NO-16: Unseen passage for Comprehension (Essay mode) 8M (These 8 marks are for a) comprehensive questions for extracting answers from the text or passage given, b) Vocabulary, c) Completion of the given sentences picked out from the text, d) Very Short Answer Questions-answers just in a word or a phrase only). Answer: He was with rather undistinguished looks b) Where did they live? Answer: In their ancestral house built in 19th century c) Where is it? Answer: It is at Mosque street, Rameswaram Question No. 13: Read the following lines; A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment. Just like a small fire can't give much heat, a weak desire can't produce great results. (Every Success Story is a Story of Great Failures) Now answer the questions: a) What is the weak desire compared to? Answer: It's compared to a small fire b) How do we get great results? Answer: Great result are gotten by strong desires PART - B 14th Question No. 12: Read the passage given below: I was one of the children a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the nineteenth century. It was a fairly large pucca house, made of limestone and bricks, on the Mosque street Rameswaram. (My Childhood) Now answer the questions: a) What kind of boy the speaker was? question in paper-I part-B is on The the topic known as 'Numbered Gaps' because each blank is numbered and for each blank four choices will be given as A, B, C, and D. The students have to choose the correct answer from the choices and write only the letters A, B, C, or D. The passage is mostly unseen (not from the prescribed text). Complete the following passage as directed above: Millions of innocent people…1… thousands of cops…2… lost their lives fighting terrorism, but the…3…for human blood of the creators and fumigators of terrorism…4… quenched…5… . 1) A) along with B) and C) but D) besides 2) A) have B) had C) are D) having Set clear and specific goals for the study sessions Prioritize to ensure that material weighted more heavily in the exam gets sufficient study time Take into account your familiarity with the material and the difficulty level 3) A) desire B) want C) thirst D) quest 4) A) isn't B) wasn't C) hasn't been D) hadn't been 5) A) yet B) still C) just D) so far Key: 1) B, 2) A, 3) C, 4) C, 5) D After reading the whole passage once and inserting a word of your choice at first, it obviously comes to your mind the exact answer for it surely looks absurd if at all you inserted wrong choices. Please know that the tense of the passage will solve most of your problems in such passages as this. Try to maintain tense balance throughout the given passage. Key: i) E, ii) F, iii) D, iv) C, v) B The questions from 16th to 21st are set on functional grammar ability of the student. The topics like Direct and Indirect Speech, Active and Passive Voice, Relative Clauses that are formed by using 'who, whose, whom, when etc. prepositions' and 'contractions' are some that you must be thorough with. There may be internal choice among these questions which should be taken from the text prescribed. The 16th question may be on phrasal verbs: Examine the following: I saw her off last evening. I saw her last morning When did I see her? Now let's have a look at one more passage: In the lab a comparative...1…of two chemicals revealed interesting results. One of the…2…showed that it lacked shear-thinning…3…which are…4…of the other. Practical knowledge does play a key role in understanding the scientific…5…well. 1) A) arrangement B) diagnosis C) study D) indulgence 2. A) objects B) kinds C) particles D) compounds 3. A) conditions B)state C) properties D) settings 4. A) reverse B) simply C) characteristics D) special 5. A) relations B) concepts C) approach D) strategies Key: 1) C, 2) D, 3) C, 4) C, 5) B The 15th question is put on Matching. There will be two columns 'A' and 'B'. Five full meaningful sentences are broken or split into two parts that are jumbled. Usually a sentence is split into 'subject part and its predicative part' or 'Main clause and subordinate or coordinate clause'. Truly speaking, to match these sentences a sense of logical approach is more needed and helpful than the perplexing rules of grammar. Now let's look at an exercise: A i) What is done can't () ii) Ram continued to draw () iii) My heart leaps () iv) They tried to draw () v) His being a bit nepotistic () B A) be seen sometimes. B) seems to be a little complex. C) some money from another account D) whenever I see flying birds in the sky. E) be undone. F) and was disturbed while doing so. If we have a close look at the above, it is clear that any mismatching seems quite absurd when the student tries to think of the basic meaning of the parts given. For example, one can't say 'What is done can't seems to be a little complex'. 'What is done' is the subject and the finite verb 'can't be undone' is split. Similarly, 'My heart leaps 'is the main clause while 'whenever I see flying birds' is the subordinate clause. 'See' means 'to perceive detect with the eyes or as if by sight or to witness or observe by personal experience. 'See off' means 'to accompany someone to a point of departure or to defeat'. So I saw her in the morning of yesterday and bade farewell by accompanying her up to railway station in the evening of yesterday. Examine the following also: That cottage industry is closed on Sunday. The wine shop is closed down on Sunday. Which will be open on Monday? The word 'close' has about 30 variants in meaning. Here close means 'shut'. That cottage industry is shut on Sunday and can be opened on Monday. But 'close down' is a phrasal verb or verb phrase which means 'to cease or cause to cease operations'. So the second sentence has the meaning that the wine shop has permanently been closed and will not be opened till the further orders from the authorities concerned. Answer the following: 1. I left for Rajahmundry. My brother left Rajahmundry. Who is not in Rajahmundry? 2. We set off for London. They set out on the last stage of their journey. Who left the place to go on a journey? 3. They backed up my proposal He backed out of the deal. Which is supported, deal or proposal? VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 10th Class Special - English 4. He turned down my application. She turned my application. Who went through my application? 5. They made out the lesson. He made the lesson. Who understood the lesson? The verbs give different shades of meanings when they are used with some most important adverbial particles like up, in, out, into, of, off, on Key: 1) My brother, 2) They, 3) proposal, 4) she, 5) they The 17th question may on direct and indirect speech For example: Direct and Indirect Speech: 'I decided to be thankful for what I do have and not get angry about what I don't' (Attitude is Altitude) He (Nick) decided to be thankful for what he did have or what he had and not get angry about what he didn't (have). Notes: In Direct speech, 'said' is called 'Reporting verb' because it reports the actual words spoken by the speaker. The words in quotation marks are said to be 'Reported speech'. The reporting verb 'say to' becomes 'tell', 'says to' becomes 'tells' and 'said to' becomes 'told' in Indirect speech. When the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense of the verb of the reported speech is changed to its corresponding past tense. But the tense of the verb of the reported speech doesn't change if the reporting verb is in the present or future tense (present or future means all the four sub tenses of each tense). Similarly, things that are nearer in time and place are said to be remote or farther in indirect speech. Thus there is a change of tense, personal pronouns, possessive adjectives and adverbs while transforming a direct sentence into an indirect one. Any sentence either a question, an exclamation or an imperative must be changed into a statement in indirect speech ending in a full stop. The reporting verb is changed into ask, want to know, enquire, shout, exclaim with joy, sorrow, pain or pleasure, wonder, pray, implore, beg, beseech, advise, suggest, declare, question, interrogate, scream, or any other word or phrase that describes the feelings of the speaker or the spirit of his speech. Report the following into indirect speech. 1. Nick said, "My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave the courage to learn how to swim" 2. Tom Watson Sr. said, "If you want to succeed, double your failure rate". 3. 'Well done my boy', his father said. 4. Henry said, "I'm wondering if they'll come at all". 5. Mrs. Slater said to Victoria, "Don't talk so silly. There's no one who can hurt you". Key: 1) Nick said that his dad had put him in the 3 water at 18 months and given the courage to learn how to swim.; 2) Tom Watson Sr. said that if anybody wants to succeed, they should double their failure rate. Here the 2nd personal pronoun 'you' becomes 'anyone or anybody' since it refers to all. Moreover, as it is always true, there is simple present tense in the subordinate clause though the reporting verb is in the simple past. The sentences of universal truths and scientific facts takes simple past; 3) His father appreciated his son saying that he had done well.; 4) Henry was wondering if they would come at all.; 5) Mrs. Slater warned/asked Victoria irritatingly not to talk silly in that way as there was none who could hurt her. As there is choice here, the student can answer the following question on phrasal verbs instead of the question on direct and indirect narration. The 18th question may be on voice. Active Voice and Passive Voice They waved at him as the train slowly left the platform-Active voice (From the lesson 'I Will Do It') He was waved at by them as the train slowly left the platform-Passive voice. Look at the following sentences: Sastry wrote a book on grammar. A book on grammar was written by Sastry. In the first sentence the subject, Sastry, performs the action and the verb wrote, is said to be in the active voice. In the second sentence the subject is a book on grammar, and the verb, 'was written' is said to be in the passive voice. A verb is in the active voice when it tells what the subject does. It is said to be in the passive voice when it tells what the subject suffers or undergoes. We know that only a verb used transitively can take an object; therefore, only a transitive verb has the feature of voice, the active and the passive. A verb that has an object of its own is called transitive verb and if it has two, it is then known as ditransitive. So it is sometimes possible for two passive forms of a ditransitive verb when there are two objects. E.g. I sent her a message. (AV) A message was sent (to) her by me or she was sent a message by me (PV) Active voice subject verb object Cats eat fish The passive voice is less usual. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb: Passive subject verb object Fish are eaten by cats The object of the active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb: Subject verb object Active Everybody drinks water Passive Water is drunk by everybody 1) The passive voice is formed by putting the verb 'to be' into the appropriate tense and adding the past participle (V3 - the third form of a finite verb) 4 Tense Simple present Present continuous Simple Past Past Continuous Present Perfect Past Perfect Simple Future VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 10th Class Special - English Active voice I hate I am hating I hated I was hating I have hated I had hated I shall hate Passive Voice I am hated I am being hated I was hated I was being hated I have been hated I had been hated I shall be hated 2) Study the following sentences: Active Passive Bees (S) make honey (O) (A.V.) Honey (S) is made by bees (O) (P.V.) He (S) explained the lesson (O) (A.V.) The lesson (S) was explained by him (O) (P.V.) The rich (S) hate the poor (O) (A.V.) The poor (S) hated by the rich (O) (P.V.) S = Subject, O = object We notice that when a sentence is changed from active to Passive, the object of the active voice becomes the subject of the passive. 3) Let us examine the following sentences: Active Passive Shaw wrote this play (A.V.) This play was written by Shaw (P.V.) The postman is collecting letters (A.V.) Letters are being collected by the postman (P.V.) We see that in the passive voice the agent, when mentioned, is preceded, by the preposition by'. 4) Let us look at the following: Active Passive People always admire this picture (A.V.) This picture is always admired (P.V.) Someone has stolen my books (A.V.) My books have been stolen (P.V.) People speak English all over the world (A.V.) English is spoken all over the world (P.V.) We notice that when the subject in the active voice is vague or unknown, it remains unexpressed in the passive voice. 5) Study the following sentences: Active Passive 1) I paid them the bill. (A.V.) a) They were paid the bill by me./ b) The bill was paid to them by me (P.V.) 2) Who taught you English? (A.V.) a) By whom were you taught English?/ b) By whom was English taught to you?/ c) Who/whom were you taught English by? (P.V.) We notice that when a verb in the active voice has an indirect as well as a direct object, either of them can become the subject of the passive voice. But it is more usual in English to make the personal (indirect) object the subject of the passive voice. 6) When we wish to turn an imperative, active into the passive, we have to make use of a paraphrase, using the verb let: Active Passive Tell him to go. (A.V.) Let him be told to go. (P.V.) Equip the boys with ropes and torches. (A.V.) Let the boys be equipped with ropes and torches. (P.V.) Pen something in the book. (A.V.) Let something be penned in the book. (P.V.) Interrogatives or questions: Whom did you laugh at? (A.V.) Who was laughed at by you? (P.V.) Why doesn't he do it? (A.V.) Why isn't it done by him? (P.V.) The passive construction is used: 1) If the active subject is not known, so that an active construction is impossible: My purse has been stolen (I do not know by whom). She was tempted to buy. The plane was lost somewhere in the hills. 2) When the subject in the active voice is unmistakably clear from the context: He was sent to prison for three years (by the judge). She was dismissed (for her mistress by them). Mistakes are always committed by anyone/one. 3) If we do not want to mention the active subject, we then use the impersonal passive construction, with 'It' as the subject of the passive verb. It is said that there will be a great crowd (somebody said so) It is believed that the prisoner is not guilty (believed by people in general). It is rumored that the government proposes to introduce tax on growing one's hair. (Some people have spread the rumour). It is feared that there are no survivors in the recent mishap. 4) If we take a great interest in the sufferer than in the doer of the action: Sarat was punished by her father. The ship was wrecked in a storm. Rewrite the following into sentence in passive form. 1. Ray produced many films of international fame (AV) Many films of international fame were produced by Ray (PV) 2. I realized why God had made us like this. (AV) Why God had made us like this was realized by me. (PV) The 19th question in paper-I part-B may be on different ways of joining or combining sentences using various connectors or conjunctions like in spite of, as soon as, instead of, neither …nor, either …or, so…that, such … that, unless, if…not enough, relative pronouns like who, whose, whom, relative adverbs like where, when, why etc. Study the following: 1. A New York Times editorial questioned the wisdom of the Wright Brothers. They were trying to invent a machine heavier than air that would fly. Combine them with 'who'. A New York Times editorial questioned the wisdom of the Wright Brothers, who Don't make the study sessions too long; Study sessions should have enough variety in terms of topics and activities to prevent boredom and loss of effectiveness; Avoid cramming before the exam were trying to invent a machine heavier than air that would fly 2. There was much public protest. They continued implementing the policy. Combine them with 'in spite of'. In spite of much public protest, they continued implementing the policy. Try to learn the other connectors in sentences of your own and get them corrected by your teacher concerned with proper explanation. It is simply practice that takes you to success. The 20th question may be on 'contractions, using appropriate verb forms, using the right word etc. Very important and authentic list of some Contracted auxiliaries for you The following contractions of auxiliary verbs (including forms of be, whether as a strict auxiliary or as a copular verb) are used: 'm for am, in I'm (for I am) 's for is, as in it's (for it is), the man's (for the man is, although the same form is used for the possessive) 're for are, mostly in we're, you're and they're 've for auxiliary have, mostly in I've, you've, we've and they've 's for auxiliary has (the examples given above for is could also be intended as it has and the man has) 'd for auxiliary had, mostly in I'd, you'd etc. and who'd (including in the expression had better), and similarly for would 'll for will (sometimes interpreted as shall) In very informal English,'s' for does and'd' for did, as in what's (What does) he do there? Who'd (Who did) you see there? The contraction 's' (representing is, 'has or does) is pronounced in the same way as the regular plural ending -(e)s and possessive ending 's, namely as /iz/ when following a sibilant sound, as /s/ when following any other voiceless consonant, and as /z/ otherwise. Negative contractions Contractions of negated auxiliary verbs in Standard English are formed by reducing the negative grammatical particle not to n't, a clitic or suffix which is fused to the root verb form (which is modified in a few cases). The n't may form a separate syllable, as in isn't and wouldn't (which are two-syllable or disyllabic words), or may become part of the preceding syllable, as in the monosyllables don't, aren't and weren't. The standard contractions for negation of auxiliaries are as follows: From forms of be: isn't, aren't, wasn't, weren't From forms of have: haven't, hasn't, hadn't. I've for I have, you've for you have, he's for he has From forms of do: don't, doesn't, didn't From modal verbs: can't (the full form is the single word cannot), couldn't, mayn't (rare), mightn't, mustn't, shan't (for shall not), shouldn't, won't (for will not), wouldn't, daren't, needn't, oughtn't, usedn't (rarely used). I'll for I will or shall, he/she/it'll for he will, she will, it will Contractions not involving auxiliaries The following contractions used in English do not involve either auxiliaries or their negations: let's for let us when used to make firstperson plural imperatives in some nonstandard dialects, 's for as used for the relative pronoun that o' in o'clock (originally a contraction of the words 'of' 't for it, archaic except in stock uses such as 'T was the night before Christmas. 'em for them (in fact from the old form hem) 'im, 'er, 'is, etc. for him, her, his, etc. Y'all, for you all, used as a plural secondperson pronoun, mainly in the Southern United States G'day, for good day, used as a greeting, mainly in Australia. Fill in the blanks with correct form of contraction. I ……………. (have) done my work, ………………(have not I?) Answer: I've done my work, haven't I? Contract the following: 1. I do not have enough money. She cannot dance since the mishap with the banana peel. 2. You would have gone there, if you were invited. 3. It is raining, is not it? Answers: 1) don't have…. She can't dance…. 2) You'd have gone there, if you're invited. 3) It's raining, isn't it? The 21st question may be on prepositions. The student has to choose the correct one from the given ones in brackets. Notes: There are over 100 prepositions in English. This is a very small number when compared to the vast number of nouns, adjectives, and verbs which English has. Most sentences that people produce contain at least one preposition; indeed, three out of ten most frequent words of English are prepositions: of, to and in. This means that the number of times Prepositions can be studied under three categories. 1. Simple prepositions. 2. Compound prepositions and 3. Phrase or phrasal prepositions. you need to use a particular preposition is much higher than an ordinary word such as a noun, adjective, or verb. Prepositions are used as the first word in a prepositional group, which provides information about place, or, time or in a more abstract way, about relationship between people or things. Prepositions have a function in language rather than a clear meaning of their own. A Preposition is a word used or placed before a noun or pronoun. It shows the relation between the noun and something else. A preposition is followed by a "noun". It is never followed by a verb. Knowledge of prepositions is vital as it is a very important area from which questions will be asked in almost all competitive examinations. Prepositions can be studied under three categories. 1. Simple prepositions. 2. Compound prepositions and 3. Phrase or phrasal prepositions. Simple prepositions: Examples: of, in, to, till, at, by, for, from, off, out, with, etc. Compound prepositions: They are formed by prefixing a (=on) before a noun, an adjective or an adverb or by prefixing be (=by) before a noun an adjective or an adverb. Eg. before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond etc Double prepositions: In some contexts, a single preposition may not serve the purpose where there is a need of more than one preposition. Some such ones are: from above, from within, within, from among, from behind etc Eg. She looked at me from above her glasses. She replied from behind the curtain. I heard a feeble voice from within the well. Can anybody from among you answer this? Participial prepositions: Just like present participles, these prepositions end in -ing form such as barring, concerning, considering, during, notwithstanding, pending, regarding, respecting etc. These are used absolutely without any noun or pronoun qualified by them because they are no longer participles governing some object which is a noun or pronoun. Eg. Barring accidents, trains arrive on time. Notwithstanding my efforts, the scheme failed. Respecting your plans, we shall discuss them at length. Concerning your job, I will write to later. Phrase or phrasal prepositions: Examples- in course of, in favour of, in case of, according to, by reason of, in the event of, owing to, away from, in compliance with, with reference to, instead of, with an eye to, in comparison to, because of, etc. Prepositions Showing Time 1. At, in: At is used with a definite point of time in mind. E.g. Jim goes to the office at eight. The train will arrive at 10 am In is generally used to denote a specific time, period, month, and year. E.g. I play in the evening. 2. On, by: On is used with days and dates. E.g. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October. By refers to the latest time by which an action will be over. E.g. The meeting will be over by 3 p.m. 3. For, since: For denotes a period of time and is used with the perfect and perfect continuous tenses. E.g. I have been working for the last ten years. Since indicates point of time. It indicates continuity. E.g. India has been independent since 1947. 4. From From refers to the starting point of an action. E.g. Raja is joining the firm from the 1st of June. Prepositions Showing Position 1. At, in: At refers to a comparatively smaller area. E.g. He lives at Katuru. In refers to a big area. E.g. He lives in Vijayawada. 2. Between, among: Between is used to distinguish two persons and things. E.g. There was a quarrel between the two sisters. Among is used for more than two persons or things. E.g. The food is distributed among the boys in the class. 3. Amongst: Amongst is also used with more than two persons or things but is always used before a vowel or vowel sound E.g. Divide the oranges amongst us. 4. Above, below: Above is used to mean' higher than'. E.g. The aeroplane is flying above the clouds. Below is used to mean' lower than'. E.g. His output is below ours. 5. Under, beneath: Under is used for vertically below. E.g. We sit under the tree when we have no class. Beneath shows in or to a lower position than somebody/something E.g. They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves. Prepositions Showing Direction 1. To is used to indicate movement from one place to another. E.g. The children go to school every morning. 2. Towards points out particular direction. E.g. The lion ran towards the hunter. 3. Into indicates a movement inside something. E.g. The cat jumped into the big pit. A frog jumped into the well. 4. At indicates aim. E.g. The hunter aimed at the bird. 5. For denotes direction. E.g. I shall start for Gwalior today. 6. Along shows the same line. E.g. I walked along the shore. 7. Across means from one side to the other side. VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 10th Class Special - English E.g. It is too wide. We can't swim across. 8. From refers to a point of departure. E.g. We feel unhappy when we depart from our parents. 9. Before denotes face- to-face. E.g. He was standing before his wife. 10. Behind means at the back of someone or something. E.g. My son stood behind me. 11. After refers to a sequence. E.g. The boy came running after his mother. 12. Beside means' by the side of '. E.g. John is the person standing beside the window. 13. Besides means 'in addition to'. E.g. Besides the administrators, the teachers were allowed to state their views. 5 any information about the murder victim. They are appealing for funds to build a new Capital. Fill in the blanks choosing the right words from those given in brackets: 1. Don't argue .......... anybody. (at, with, on) 2. It is ten O' clock .......... my watch. (in, on, by) 3. Most of the students are suffering .......... Anglophobia. (with, by, from) 4. .......... the heat, the front door was open. (because of, for, away from) Answers: 1) with, 2) by, 3) from, 4) because of The 22nd question is on replacing the underlined words in the given sentences with the words that have the same meaning. They may thus be called Synonyms. Here the student needs a thorough reading of the text to be able to answer the questions of this sort. A test on vocabulary has almost become a compulsory question in almost all competitive examinations. Students must give more importance to the reading of the text than just cramming a few selected questions and answers. Replace the underlined words in the following sentences with the words given in box. Observant, fastidious, idealistic, obnoxious, cultured, blinding Words Taking More than One Preposition A large number of words are always followed by fixed prepositions. Example: insist on; instead of; prevent from; But certain words take several prepositions according to the change in meaning of the word like 'agree with, agree to'. Some such important prepositions. 1. Ask for a thing but ask from a person: He asked me for some help. He asked for some help from me. 2. Answer to person but answer for action: You have to answer to me for your doing so. He was asked to report for his misbehavior. 3. Angry at a thing, with a person, for a cause: Angry demonstrators jeered at the President. I am angry with him. 4. Annoyed with a person, at a thing: I was annoyed with him because he kept interrupting. He is annoyed with his friend at his laziness. 5. Antidote to a medicine, antidote against for an infection: Diamond is regarded as an antidote to the venom of the snake. Quinine is an antidote against Malaria. 6. Appeal to a person, for a thing: The police are appealing to the public for 1. She is intelligent, polite and interested in art, literature and music. She is .......... 2. The manager is often unpleasant and rude. He is .......... 3. Japanese people are known to be very careful about small details and always make sure that everything is done perfectly. They are .......... 4. The lightning flashed with its very bright light. Answers: 1) cultured, 2) obnoxious, 3) fastidious, 4) blinding The 23rd question is on filling in blanks with the words opposite in meaning to those underlined. They may thus be called Antonyms. Fill in the blanks with the words opposite in meaning to those underlined. a) His distasteful attitude didn't appeal anybody because .......... attitude is always welcome. b) Life is ephemeral but one's goodness is .......... c) Adversity is the root while .......... is its fruit. d) China should know that war brings nothing because it is .......... that saves the whole humanity. Answers: a) pleasant, b) eternal, c) prosperity, d) peace The 24th question may be on different parts of speech. A word may be used as a noun, an adjective or an adverb depending on the context. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the underlined words. a) Vandana is a social activist. Her .......... are going to make her popular b) The BJP says that India is developing but 6 VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 Derivational prefixes do not normally alter the word class of the base words; that is, a prefix is added to a noun to form a new noun with a different meaning. 10th Class Special - English its or her .......... is a mirage. c) The Government of the day should show its capability and reliability by providing good .......... to the people. d) Obedient students will be identified by teachers and their .......... will pay its dividends. Answers: a) activities, b) development, c) governance, d) obedience. The 25th question may be on prefixes and suffixes that are together known as affixes. The given eight words are to be put under the correct heading whether each is a prefix or suffix. Notes on affixes: English language spoken as well as written continues to dominate all over the world. In every field of activity, whether social, cultural, official or political, it has become almost a part of the everyday life of an individual. So, the necessity of cultivating the habit of speaking and writing this language correctly is of prime importance for both a layman and a sophisticated worker, whoever strives at making some progress in life. For this, there is every need to increase one's fund of vocabulary. Thousands and thousands of words have among them many derived nouns. A study of these words will be of greatest use. Derived nouns are formed from other words by means of affixation (prefixes and suffixes) AFFIXATION: Derivational prefixes do not normally alter the word class of the base words; that is, a prefix is added to a noun to form a new noun with a different meaning. BASE NOUN SUFFIXED NOUN Patient outpatient (a patient who is not resident in a hospital) Group subgroup (a group which is a part of a larger group) Trial retrial (another trial of the same person for the same crime) Derivational suffixes, on the other hand, usually change both the meaning and the word class; that is, a suffix is often added to a verb or adjective to form a new noun with a different meaning: BASE WORD SUFFIXED NOUN Adjective: dark darkness Verb: agree agreement Noun: friend friendship A) Noun prefixes The following list shows some of the more frequent prefixes, and indicates the typical meaning signaled by each prefix. Prefix main meaning(s) antiagainst, opposite to archsupreme, most autoself bitwo bioof living things cojoint counter- against disthe opposite of exformer foreahead, before hyper- extreme ininside inter- between, among kiloa thousand malbad mega- a million mini- small misbad, wrong mono- one neonew nonnot outoutside polymany reagain, back semi- half subbelow super- more than teledistant trithree ultra- beyond under- below vicedeputy (second in command) examples antibody, anticlimax arch-enemy, archbishop autobiography bicentenary, biochemistry, biomass co-chairman counteract disbelief, discomfort ex-Marxist, ex-student forefront, foreknowledge hyperinflation inpatient interaction, intermarriage kilobyte, kilowatt malfunction megawatt, megastar minibus misconduct, mismatch monopoly neo Marxist nonpayment outpatient polysyllable re-election semicircle subgroup, subset superhero telephone tricycle, tri partism ultra filter, ultrasound underclass vice-chairman, vice-president Put the following words under the correct headings. disqualify; monopoly; telephone; departure tricycle; ability; production; robbery Prefixes: 1........................................... 2........................................... 3........................................... 4........................................... Suffixes: 1........................................... 2........................................... 3........................................... 4........................................... Answers: Prefixes: 1) dis (qualify), 2) mono (poly), 3) tele (phone), 4) tri (tricycle); Suffixes: 1) ity (ability), 2) tion (production), 3) ure (departure), 4) ery/ry (robbery) The 26th question may be on 'missing letters' that are almost a test of correct spelling. Complete the following words by using '-ei, ie, -ae -ee or -ea' a) Perc - - ve b) spl - - n Answers: a) perceive, b) spleen B) Noun Suffixes Suffixes tend to have less specific meanings than prefixes. Grammatically speaking, their main role is to signal a change of word class, so that (for example) if you meet a word ending in -ism, -ness, or -tion, you can recognize Suffix -age -al -an, -ian -ance, -ence -ant, -ent -cy -dom -ee -er, -or -ery, -ry -ese -ess -ette -ful -hood -ician -ie, -y -ing -ism -ist -ite -ity -let -ment -ness -ship -tion -ure main meaning(s) (various meanings) action or instance of nationality, language, etc. action or state of being a person who V-s, something used for V-ing state or quality of being state of being a person (various meanings) a person/thing that V-s, a connected with N (various non-personal meanings) nationality or language a female N a small N amount that fills a N state of being person concerned with a pet name for N action/instance of V-ing. Place or material ideology, movement follower of N/A-ism, specialist citizen or follower of state or quality of being a small N action or instance of V-ing state or quality of being Adj state or skill of being a N action or instance of V-ing action or instance of V-ing The 27th question may also be on filling in the blanks with correct letters for correct spelling. Here two sets of letters are given in the brackets. Or it may be on homophones. A homophone can be defined as one of two or more words, such as night and knight that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, origin, and sometimes spelling. Complete the following words with the letters given in the brackets. a) Confer ----- (ance/ence) b) exist -----(ance/ence) Answers: a) conference, b) existence (or) Write the meanings of the homophones given: Cite = ...................................................... Site = ...................................................... Answers: Cite= to quote as an authority or example, to mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof as in: We cited several instances of his insubordinate behaviour. To commend officially for meritorious action in military service, to honor formally, to summon before a court of law. (Thus a word in English has many shades of meanings being used in the respective context. Students can write one meaning here not all) Site= the place where a structure or group of it as a noun. However, some suffixes are ambiguous: E.g. -al and -ful can make an adjective as well as noun. (Note that the process of derivation can bring a change in the pronunciation or spelling of the base word; for example, when we add -cy to 'infant', the whole word is spelt 'infancy not 'infantcy examples wastage, postage, baggage, orphanage arrival, burial, denial, proposal American, historian, Korean, Victorian assistance, resemblance, experience dependence, difference, ignorance assistant, consultant, student coolant, intoxicant, lubricant accuracy, adequacy, infancy, lunancy boredom, freedom, stardom, wisdom absentee, devotee, employee, trainee actor, driver, filler, teacher, visitor footballer , cottager, New Yorker bakery, bravery, refinery, robbery Chinese, Japanese, journalese actress, baroness, tigress, waitress cigarette, kitchenette, novelette handful, mouthful, spoonful childhood, falsehood, likelihood clinician, physician, optician auntie, daddy, doggie, johnny Feeling, meeting, training, reading building, crossing, landing, lining atheism criticism capitalism, Marxism atheist, racist, capitalist, physicist Moabite, Muscovite, Thatcherite, Thatcherism ability, activity, density, insanity bomb let, booklet, piglet, and leaflet argument, movement, statement, treatment blindness, darkness, fairness, happiness friendship, relationship, membership communication, education, production closure, departure, exposure, pressure. structures was, is, or is to be located: a good site for the school. 2. The place or setting of something: a historic site; a job site. 3. A website. The 28th question may again be on test of spelling. Here there will be two sets of words with each set having a wrongly spelt word. The student has to identify those two wrongly spelt words from the two sets. Identify the one word in each set which is wrongly spelt. Rewrite it correctly a) Forceps, scissors, specktacles, shoes b) president, proceed, ingredeant, luggage Answers: a) spectacle, b) ingredient. The 29th question may be on pronunciation. The student has to identify the similar sound in different words given. Look at the two sets of words given below. In each set, the letters underlined in the two words are pronounced alike or in the same way. Find the words and copy them out. bells cats a) horses churches b) bowl fowl hole stool Answers: a) horses and churches are pronounced in the same way ending in the sound -is while others ending in -s and -z.; Q. Why was Savitri dropped from the film "Agnipareeksha"? Q. Why was Mrs. Murty so restless to know her name? Q. Why did the potter become angry? b) bowl and hole are pronounced alike. (Most mistake it as 'fowl' as the spelling/ the diphthong is the same) The 30th question may be on arrangement of given words in an alphabetical order. Constant consulting of the dictionary will be of great use in such tests as this during school study hours. Arrange the following words in alphabetical order. Purge, pungent, pictorial, plenty Answer: pictorial, plenty, pungent, purge The 31st, 32nd, 33rd and 34th questions may be on communication and expressive skills relating to common etiquettes and speech manners like advice, order, permission, request, invitation, introduction, prediction, wish, hope, fear, offer, possibility, impossibility, probability, improbability, compulsion, obligation, agreement, disagreement etc. 31. Your friend on a Monday is standing in a street doubtfully, searching for Siva's temple. What do you say to him if you come across him on the way? Answer: I am sure/I am certain/I know that there is a temple at the end of the street after a few yards from the big Neem tree. (Or) There is one here/there must be one here. There's certainly/definitely one in the next street on the other bank of the tank. 32. What do the following sentences mean? Put a tick mark against the right answer. You can refer to my articles in the famous daily SAKSHI for more clarity. a) Suggestion b) advice c) giving permission d) expressing possibility. Answer: a) Suggestion 33. Change the following into a polite way of asking for things or opinions. You to a stranger: "Why this strike?" Answer: Could you tell me what do you think about the strike? 34. Brazil and West Germany are playing a game. How do you predict the win of a country? Answer: Brazil will win. West Germany has a good team. I think they are going to win. I guess it will win. PAPER - II PART - A Question No. 1 - 10: Questions and answers 1. What in Narayana Murty's opinion can change one's life? (I will Do It) Answer: According to Murty, a person himself can change his life by doing hard work. It is not the institution or any other thing that can change the life of any person. One's life is steered, driven and lived by one's own design and efforts. 2. The king made the potter the General of the Army. Why? (The Brave Potter) Answer: The king of the potter's country gathered a large army when the war was broke out between their country and a much stronger neighbour. Then believing in the Minister's advice, the King mistook the potter a brave man and made him the General of the Army. 3. Pick out the factors that contribute to Unity in Diversity. (Unity in Diversity) Answer: The discovery of one in many, the individual in the aggregate, the simple in complex, synthesis of power of mind that can give rise to vision of the whole are the factors that contribute to Unity in Diversity. Important questions: 1. Why do you think the tiger allowed himself bound around the neck with a thick rope? (The Brave Potter) 2. Whom do you think is the 'outcast of destiny'? (Abandoned) 3. Do you support your parents if they buy you a motorbike by an instalment scheme? (The Never-Never Nest) 4. What did the tiger think the mysterious creature was? (A Tale of Three Villages) 5. Why was Savitri dropped from the film "Agnipareeksha"? (A Tribute) 6. Why was Mrs. Murty so restless to know her name? (What is My Name?) 7. Why did the potter become angry? (The Brave Potter) VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 7 10th Class Special - English the road. Now continue the above narrative with possible ideas or plot. Your answer should be in at least 120 words. (or) Imagine you are Kavitha in the above narrative. Describe your picnic and the pup incident in about 120 words. Question No. 13: A place of worship in your locality plays film songs on the loudspeaker the whole night. They do not care for the people's protest. Students and old people suffer. Write a letter to the editor of local newspaper about this disturbance and asking the authorities to take necessary steps. 10 M or Read the following details about Koneru Humpy and write a biographical sketch using the information provided. Question No. 11: Read the following passage: The teenager was disappointed. It seemed his dreams had burnt to ashes. He was so near to fulfilling his fondest hope, yet so far. His heart sank in sorrow. He did not reply. He never shared his unhappiness with anybody. He was an introvert by nature. His heart was bleeding but he did not get angry with anybody. The day came. His classmates were leaving for Madras (now Chennai). They were taking a train from Mysore to Madras. They have shared good years in school and college together. He went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to them for their future life. Now answer the following questions: 1. Why was the teenager disappointed? 2. How can you say that the boy was an introvert? 3. He was so near to fulfilling his fondest hope. What was his fondest hope? 4. Why were his classmates leaving for Madras? 5. Why did he go to the station? Details of Koneru Humpy: Name: Koneru Humpy Date of Birth: 31st March, 1987 at Gudivada, Family: Father- Ashok Koneru - a lecturer in Chemistry - a good chess player State/team she represented: National - India Sports /game she is associated with: Chess Debut (first entry): at the age of eight, in 1995 in India under 8 championship Best in career: the second woman in the world with 2606 points in FIDE rating in July 2009 Achievements: World Chess titles in the under 10, under12 and under 14 age groups; in 1990- International Master Title at 12 Question No. 12: Write a narrative of 120 words by using the following outline of the story. 10 M Remember to use the features of a narrative. It was a warm Sunday. We planned for a picnic. Mother packed some lemon rice and curd rice. Father booked a cab for the trip. My sister Kavitha took her tennikoit ball and a big doll. She calls her doll Nirma. I took my big ball with me. The cab came at 8.00 a.m. The driver was a young man. His name is John. We started from our home very happily. But you know what happened when our cab was entering the main road, a pup came running across 1. Q.No. 14: Study skills or Interpretation of Nonverbal Items like Pie charts, Bar charts, Table formats, family trees with questions for comprehension. 5M For example, let's see a table format followed by some questions: Note: Write the answers to the questions of this part on the question paper itself. Instructions: i) use CAPITAL LETTERS while answering the multiple choice questions. ii) No mark will be awarded for any over writing or re- writing PART - B Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Swift 250 200 230 245 260 SX4 200 230 225 210 135 Eritga 128 150 142 170 180 Zen 140 155 160 175 185 Echo 115 120 135 125 130 1) How many Zen cars were manufactured in the year 2008? Answer: ..................................................... 2) Which type of cars registered a continuous increase in production over the years? Answer: ..................................................... 3) Which brand of Maruti was manufactured more in the year 2011? Answer: ..................................................... 4) The production of which type of cars is less in 2011 than in 2007 Answer: ..................................................... 5) Which the only brand registered a decrease in production in 2008? Answer: ..................................................... Answers: 1) 155 Zen cars were manufactured in the year 2008; 2) Zen cars registered a continuous increase in production over the years.; 3) Swift cars led all other brands in 2011.; 4) SX4 cars are less in production in 2011 than in 2007.; 5) Only Swift cars registered a decrease in production in 2008. 2. Q.No. 15: Unseen passage for comprehension 7M (These 7 marks are for a) MCQ, b) Identifying true statements, c) filling in blanks etc being 4 plus 3 marks) Read the following passage given below: Conversation is indeed the most teachable of all arts. All you need to do in order o become a good conversationalist is to find a subject that interests you and your listeners. There are for example so many hobbies to talk about. But the important thing is that you must talk about the other fellow's hobby rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your popularity. Talk about the things that interest them and you will get a reputation for a good fellowship, charming wit and a brilliant mind. There is nothing that pleases people so much as your interest in their interest. It is therefore just as important to know which subject to select. Avoid unpleasant topics such as death or sickness and our own problems. To be a good conversationalist, you must know not only what to say but also how to say. Be civil and modest. Don't over emphasize your own importance. Be mentally quick and witty. But do not hurt others by your wit. A) Now choose the correct answer from the given choices and write its letter in the brackets. 1. To be a good conversationalist you are to choose a subject that interests of…. a) Both of them b) Both of you c) You d)Your listeners 2. The secret of one's popularity lies in talking about……… a) One's hobbies 8 VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 ENGLISH MODEL PAPER b) Listener's hobbies c) Unpleasant matters d) Fickle matters 3. What is that pleases people so much? a) Your interests b) Their interests c) Your interest about their interests d) Their interest about your interests 4. A good conversationalist should be …………… a) a brilliant mind b) talkative c) modest and civil d) charming and witty Answers: 1) b, 2) b, 3) c, 4) c B) Given below are six statements. Three of them are TRUE according to the passage. Find the TRUE statements and write (T) against them in the brackets provided. 1) Conversation is fine art worthy of teaching () 2) A good conversationalist should always talk about his listener's miseries. ( ) 3) To be a good conversationalist you should avoid talking about unpleasant things. () 4) A good conversationalist will get a good reputation for good fellowship. ( ) 5) Matter and manner are hardly important for a good conversationalist. ( ) 6) A good speaker or conversationalist needs a good listener too. () Answers: 1, 4 and 6 are TRUE 3. Q.No. 16: Unseen passage for Comprehension (Essay mode) 8M (These 8 marks are for a) comprehensive questions for extracting answers from the text or passage given, b) Vocabulary, c) Completion of the given sentences picked out from the text, d) Very Short Answer Questions-answers just in a word or a phrase only). Let's look at a passage as an example: What is that makes a good school? It must have good teachers, but they don't make school. You have to learn things in order o train your brains but that is only a part of education. What distinguishes a good school is what is commonly called its tone and that is nothing more or less than the mass consciousness of the students. It is they, who make or mar a school. It is not merely a question of the observance of rules or obedience to orders. It is a subconscious calling of self-respect and discipline among the students themselves. Certain things are recognized as what we call 'bad form' unworthy of the students themselves, so of their school and this crystallizes into tradition, which it requires a great deal of audacity to break. If this feeling of self-respect among the boys is on the right lines, the 'tone' of the school is good and you will find in later life that you will never lose the feeling of pride in your school. Now answer the following: 2×1= 2M a) 1. Why should one have to learn things? ..................................................... 2. What is the tone required? ..................................................... Answers: 1) To train our brains, 2) a great deal of audacity b) There are five words in List A. Their meanings are given in List B. Choose the correct meaning from list A and write its number in the space provided against each meaning. 4×½ = 2M List A: distinguish, tone, observance, recognize, commonly List B: i) generally..................................... ii) mass consciousness ................. iii) acknowledge ........................... iv) see someone or something as different and distinct ............... Answers: i) commonly, ii) tone, iii) recognize, iv) distinguish c) Complete the following sentences correctly and suitably. 2×½ = 1M The tone of a school does not depend only on two things. They are: 1. .......................................................... 2. .......................................................... Answers: 1) The observance of rules. 2) Obedience to others d) Answer the following questions: 2×1=2M 1. What crystallizes into a tradition? .......................................................... 2. What do good teachers do in schools? .......................................................... Answers: 1) subconscious feeling of selfrespect and discipline among the students themselves, 2) to develop self-respect and discipline among students themselves e) Answer the following in a word or a phrase: 2×½ = 1M 1. When will the tone of a school be good? .......................................................... 2. Who will make or mar a school? .......................................................... Answers: 1) the feeling of self-respect and discipline among the students on the right lines or in a proper way, 2) students can make or mar a school. What did Socrates suggest as the secret to success? Do you agree or disagree with him? (Every Success Story is a Story of Great Failures) English Paper-I Parts A and B Time: 2½ hours Max marks: 50 Instructions: 1. Answer all the questions under Part-A on a separate answer booklet. 2. Write the answers to the questions under Part-B on the question paper itself. 3. Start answering the questions as you read them. _____________________________________ PART - A Time: 2½ Hour Marks: 20 Note: Use a separate answer booklet to answer the questions in this part. (1-10) Answer any FIVE of the following questions in three or two sentences each. 5×2 = 10 M 1. List the transformations that Wangari Maathai was able to bring about over the years, which one of them is the biggest in your opinion? (Environment) 2. Why did the white man feel surprised at the narrator's outburst? Eventually, he also smiled. Why? (Jamaican Fragment) 3. What did Socrates suggest as the secret to success? Do you agree or disagree with him? (Every Success Story is a Story of Great Failures) 4. The poet uses certain words to express frustration and sorrow. Identify those words. (Once upon a Time) 5. What aspect of Nick's physical condition helps him do a 360 degrees spin? (Attitude is Altitude) 6. Why do you think Bhujaba insisted on knowing the exact amount received by Bayaji on his retirement? (The Storied House-I) 7. "Your children are not your children...." What does it mean? Do you agree or disagree? (My Childhood) 8. What is the theme of 'Rendezvous with Ray'? (Rendezvous with Ray) 9. Choose one sentence from the story 'Journey' that best expresses the author's false prestige. Support your answer with details from the story. (The Journey) 10. What qualities of Mrs. Slater have you noticed? 11. Read the following extract: Abandoned to the garbage bin, With mosquitoes and insects eating its tiny fingers away, Little baby crying for help as foul smells make its play, irradiating from disposed bacteria Unheard shrieks of the baby's hysteria die in the eerie silence of the night, 'An outcast of destiny'. (Abandoned) Now answer the following questions: a) What is meant by the expression 'An outcast of destiny'? b) Explain 'the eerie silence of the night'. c) What happened to the little baby? d) Why is there foul smell? e) What are eaten away and why? 12. Read the passage given below: His parents decided not to send him to a special school-a decision he said was very hard for him but which may have been the best decision they could have made for him. When he was born, his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months old. (Attitude is Altitude) Now answer the following questions: 3×1 = 3 M a) Whose parents decided what? b) Why was the father shocked? c) Why was the decision felt hard by the speaker of the passage? 13. Read the following lines: Mrs. Slater: Father, is that you? Abel Merry weather: Of course it's me. Don't do that Amelia. What the devil do you mean this tomfoolery? Mrs. Jordan: You took us by surprise, father. Are you keeping quite well?" (The Dear Departed-II) Now answer the following questions: 2×1 = 2 M a) What was the tomfoolery referred to in the context? b) Why did Mrs. Jordan ask Abel, "Are you keeping quite well?" _____________________________________ PART - B Time: 1 Hour Marks: 30 Note: i) Answer all the questions in this part on the question paper itself. ii) Students must use CAPITAL LETTERS while answering the multiple choice questions 14. Complete the passages choosing the right words from those given below. Each blank is numbered and for each blank four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) are given. Choose the correct answer from these choices and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in the blanks. 5×½ = 2½ M The skin's worst enemy is the sun. If you avoid ...1... you can.. ..2... to prolong the young and ...3... skin. The sun...4... deprive the skin of...5... hastening the appearance of certain lines and wrinkles that ageing is all about. 1. (A) extra exposure to the sun (B) much (C) additional (D) excessive 2. (A) aid (B) help (C) assist (D) make 3. (A) handsomeness of the (B) luxury (C) beauty (D) suppleness 4. (A) can (B) may (C) shall (D) will 5. (A) water (B) dampness (C) wetness (D) moisture 15. Match the part of the sentences under 'A' with those under 'B'. Write the letter of the sentence part in 'B' against the sentence in 'A'. 5×½ = 2½ M A 1. If you think you can, () 2. She appears () 3. I'll run up () 4. China and India are () 5. He said to () B A. Find solutions for it. B. taking away our jobs. C. you can D. carrying a handsome clock E. and move it out of the way. 16. a) I saw him yesterday. b) He saw her off yesterday. Q. Who bade farewell yesterday? 'Behind affectionate enquiries of the father and the mother there was a strain of suspicion". Why was there a chain of suspicion? 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Answer: .................................................... OR Report the following into indirect speech. 1M Bhujaba said to Bayaji furiously, "Do you think you can become a Brahmin merely by saying 'Greetings'? Answer: ..................................................... Bayaji was brushing away the dust from his body. He answered that it was his box. (combining the sentences using 'who') 1 M Answer: ..................................................... Rewrite the following sentence in passive form. 1M I shall do it myself. Answer: ..................................................... Combine the following sentences using 'in case of'. 1M You are coming late. You will be fined. Answer: ..................................................... Fill in the blanks with right contractions. 1M She hardly laughs ...she? Fill in the blanks choosing the right words from those given in the brackets. 4×½ = 2 M a) I have great affection ............ my fellow beings (about, for, to) Answer: ..................................................... b) One should abide ............one's duty (to, with, by) Answer: ..................................................... c) Our troops made an attack ................ the enemy forces (against, on, for) Answer: ..................................................... d) He always makes a denial ............... charges made against him (of, for, about) Answer: ..................................................... Replace the underlined words/phrases in the following sentences with the words from the box that have the same meaning: 4×½ = 2 M Diversity, unity, vicinity, order, request, manuscript, myriad a) They don't find any snakes in that area. b) Could it be that the little dark boy was the son of a servant in the home and therefore had to do the white boy's bidding? c) The shopkeeper has shown a variety of things. d) The government has no care for preservation of ancient hand-written documents. Fill in the blanks with words opposite in meaning to those underlined. 4×½ = 2 M a) The people in ................ search for things of joy. b) I feel .......................to travel by bus as it's comfortable with a train journey. c) Human being is mortal but humanity is................................ d) He reached the nadir when he was harassed by the call money rascals. Now he is waiting for his previous prosperous................. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the underlined words. 4×½ = 2 M a) The college is an unforgettable institu- 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. tion in one's life. ......................days are the sweetest memories to anyone. b) He was very much accused of doing such a thing but the ......................... proved to be baseless and he was found innocent. c) The poet's mother appeared to be senile. Her......................is like that of a corpse. d) There should be enough air passing through the room. If it is not ................, I can't come and stay there. Put the following words under the correct headings. 8×½ = 2 M (narrow-minded, bite the bullet, selfrestraint, at arm's length, cats and dogs, long-lasting, Adam's Ale, close-fisted) Idioms Compound Adjectives Complete the following words by using 'ea', ie', 'ai', 'ia' or 'ae'. 2×½ = 1 M a) Gl - - m b) Shakespear - - n Complete the following words with the letters given in the brackets. 2×½ = 1 M a) Buoy...... (ance/ence) b) exist.............(ance/ence) One word in each set is wrongly spelt. Rewrite it correctly in the space provided. 2×½ = 1 M a) micellaneous repentance troupe unique Answer: ..................................................... b) sculpture mischeivous emotion faculty Answer: ..................................................... Look at the two sets of words given below. In each set, the letters underlined in the two words are pronounced in the same way. Find the words and copy them out. 2×½ = 1 M a) Heart, hear, bread, lead Answer: ..................................................... b) Consult, chance, chrome, certain Answer: ..................................................... Arrange the following words in alphabetical order. 4×½ = 2 M Dogmatic, distinguish, distribute, divert Answer: ..................................................... Your friend is buying a TV set. Advise him. 1M Answer: ..................................................... What do the following sentences mean? Put a (tick) mark against the right answer. 2×½ = 1 M i) I am sorry. I can't let you touch my belongings without permission. a) Apologising {} b) refusing permission {} c) cexpressing regret {} d) refusing help {} ii) What a piece of art! a) Congratulating {} b) Complaining {} c) Complementing {} d) Thanking {} Change the following into a polite request. You to your teacher: explain to me clearly again. Answer: ..................................................... VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 ENGLISH MODEL PAPER 34. Your friend has returned your pen to you after using a while, saying 'Thank you". What do you say to him/her? a) That's it. b) That's good. c) You are welcome d) It's no matter. Answer: ..................................................... ANSWERS 11) (a) The baby is an outcast or one that is excluded from the society or system by the divine will or fate.; (b) The fearful silence of the night. (eerier and eeriest are the other degrees); (c) It was thrown into a dustbin by some unknown parents.; (d) Because the baby's body is left dead for days together left alone to be invaded by every predatory animal.; (e) The little cute fingers of the baby are being eaten away by rats as it was mercilessly thrown into garbage.; 12) a) The parents of Nick Vujicic; b) Because he had the infant born without arms or legs almost-a torso.; c) Because in a special school, his confidence levels may vary.; 13) a) It refers to the foolish behaviour of his daughter who poked him to know if he was solid.; b) She thought that Abel, her father was dead as per the telegram but when she saw him well she would like to know if she, Mrs. Slater was well.; 14) (1) A, (2) B, (3) A, (4) A, (5) D; 15) (1) C, (2) D, (3) E, (4) B, (5) A; 16) He; Bhujaba asked Bayaji furiously if he thought he could become a Brahmin merely by greetings; 17) Bayaji, who was brushing away the dust from his body, answered that it was his box.; 18) It will be done by me myself; 19) In case of your coming late, you will be fined; 20) does; 21) (a) for, (b) by, (3) on, (4) of; 22) a) vicinity, b) order, c) myriad, d) manuscript; 23) (a) sorrow, (b) uncomfortable, (c) immortal, d) zenith; 24) (a) collegiate or collegial, (b) accusation, (c) appearance, (d) airy; 25) Idioms: bite the bullet, at arm's length, cats and dogs, Adam's Ale. Compound Adjectives: narrow-minded, selfrestraint, long-lasting.; 26) a) ea, b) ia,; 27) a) ance, b) ance; 28) (a) miscellaneous; (b) mischievous; 29) a) art, b) chrome; 30) distinguish, distribute, dogmatic, divert; 31) Better buy Sony TV/better go for Sony/better opt Sony; 32) i) b, i) c; 33) Dear sir, please explain to me clearly again/sir, I request you to please explain to me again clearly; 34) d) It's no matter (If he or she is not your friend but a stranger, you can say "You are welcome" but for friends, no need and so "It's no matter" which means that his/her taking your pen is not at all a matter.) English Paper-II Parts A and B Time: 2½ hours Max marks: 50 Instructions: 1. Answer the questions under part-A on a separate book. 2. Write the answers to the under part-B on the question paper itself in the space provided and attach it to the answer book of PART-A 3. Start answering the questions as you read them. 9 PART - A Time: 2½ Hour Marks: 30 (1-10) Answer any FIVE of the following questions. Each answer should be in one or two sentences. 5×1 = 5 M 1. 'His heart sank in sorrow'. Whose heart sank in sorrow? Why? (I Will Do It) 2. Do you think that the potter is really brave or lucky? Give reasons. (The Brave Potter) 3. Narayana Murty is uncompromising. How? (I Will Do It) 4. Why are Savitri's films called 'an album of life'? (A Tribute) 5. What are the evil effects of pyramid of drums? (A Tale of Three Villages) 6. What made superficial observers bewildered about India? (Unity in Diversity in India) 7. How was the abandoned baby? (Abandoned) 8. Do you support your parents if they buy a by an instalment scheme? Why or why not? (The Never-Never Nest) 9. 'Behind affectionate enquiries of the father and the mother there was a strain of suspicion". Why was there a chain of suspicion? 10. What made the sentry feel there was a giant? (The Brave Potter) 11. Read the following passage: 5M "There came on a Wednesday, said Sunday, "Many many big lorries. They took all day unloading them. No one told us what was in them. They gave the Chief a brown paper bag. I saw him smiling as the lorries drove away. This was five years ago. Then three months ago, one of the brightest boy in village, Thomas Agonyo started university in Lagos. He came home one weekend with a new Chemistry book, and spent all day looking at the drums and writing things down and talking to himself and shaking his head. We all thought he had gone mad. Then he called a meeting of the village and told us that the drums contained poisonous chemicals. He said they had come from Italy. But I don't know where that is. Is it in Europe"? Now answer the following questions: a) "They came on a Wednesday". What is 'they' referred to? b) "They gave the Chief a brown paper bag". What do you thing the brown paper bag contains? c) Who was Thomas Agonyo? d) What did Thomas Agonyo find out? e) "I saw him smiling............... why do you think he was smiling? 12. Read the following passage given below: 10 M Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon the Mouse and opened his big jaw to swallow him. "Pardon O king" cried the little Mouse. "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness and who knows but I may be able to do you a good turn in one of these?" The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the VýS$Æý‡$ÐéÆý‡… l Ð]l*Ça l 3 l 2016 10 ENGLISH MODEL PAPER Mouse being able to help him that he lifted up his paw and let him go. Sometime later, a few hunters captured the King (Lion) and tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on. Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight, in which the Lion was, ran up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse, very happy to help the Lion. a) What would be conversation between the little Mouse and the Lion? Write your answer in at least 120 words. OR b) Narrate the thoughts of the Lion when he was saved by the little Mouse. 13. Look at the picture. You may write a news report on the incident. You may make use of the following hints. HUDHUD LEAVES TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION PART - B Time: 1½ Hour Marks: 20 Note: Write the answers to the questions in this part on the question paper itself. Instructions: i) Use CAPITAL LETTERS while answering the multiple choice questions. ii) Marks will not be awarded if there is any over writing or rewriting. 14. Here is a table which shows the marked scored by a group of students in different academic subjects. Study the table and answer the questions given under it. 5M Student Bhanu Tarun Varun Priya Durga Aruna Ashok Math 90 100 90 80 80 70 65 Chemistry 50 80 60 65 65 75 35 Physics 90 80 70 85 85 65 50 1. In which subject/s did all the students score above 60% marks? 2. The student who scored the highest total of marks in all the subjects is..... 3. Aruna is placed in ................................. place in Geography. 4. The total number of marks obtained by Priya in all the subjects is... 5. In which subject/s does Ashok perform well? 15. Read the following story. One day a lion, who had been lying under a bush, yawned, rolled over once or twice and said to himself. "Thank God I'm so strong I need fear no one on this earth. I'm not like those stupid mosquitoes who are afraid of everyone because anyone can crush them" The mosquitoes heard him and were very angry that they should be thought of so badly. Don't think on one get the better of you, Lion, just because you are so big and Over five lakh people shifted to 223 camps. Cyclone kills six in AP and Odisha 24 NDRF teams deployed Navy launches OP Lehar Hoarding collapsed as Hudhud crossed the coast in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. 10M a) What did happen? Where did it happen? When and how did it happen? Who were affected? OR b) Imagine that you were one of the people affected. Write a letter to your friend about what you felt when you witnessed the destruction. strong, one of them said. It's true we are small but we may yet prove to be your equals". "Silence, you little fool" roared the Lion angrily. "You'd better be careful of what you say. Why I can crush the lot of you with one paw". This was more than the mosquitoes could bear; and their elders said, "Come brothers, let's show the lion that we can be equal to him. He'll remember, to the end of his days, not to make fun of us". All the mosquitoes flew at the Lion and began to bite him all over. He angrily moved his tail up and down and slapped at Geography 60 40 70 80 95 85 77 History Computer Science 70 80 80 70 90 70 60 60 50 90 40 60 80 80 them, first with one paw and then with another. He turned over on his back and waved all his four paws together and bit his teeth too, but nothing helped. He killed quite a few mosquitoes but their number seemed not to lessen but they kept coming at him as though someone was pouring them out of a bag. The Lion tried jumping up into the air. He ran round the bush, but the mosquitoes went on biting him and never stopped. At last, seeing that he could not fight them off, the Lion begged them. Do please stop and leave me", he said, "I wasn't making fun of you. Really I wasn't. Take pity on me for the love of God!!" The mosquitoes left the lion, rose into the air in great cloud, and said, "Don't boast again Lion, neither of your strength nor of your wisdom". a) Now choose the correct answer from the answers given and write its letter in the brackets. 4×1 = 4 M Q. Complete the following sentences using a word or a phrase. i) The method of science is....... ii) Science emerged as................ 1. What did the Lion boast of? () a) That he could drive all the mosquitoes away b) That he was not afraid of the mosquitoes c) That he was the king of all the animals d) That he could all the mosquitoes 2. "........."no one can get the better of you...." What does it mean? () a) No one can defeat you b) None can make fun of you c) None is better than you d) None can kill you 3. Why did the mosquitoes bite the Lion? () a) To drink his blood b) To make him jump up and down c) To teach him a lesson d) To make him leave the forest 4. What helped mosquitoes defeat the Lion? () a) Their ability to bite b) Their large number c) Their ability to fly high d) Their courage to die b) Given below are six statements. Three of them are TRUE according to the passage. Find the true statements and write (T) against them in the brackets provided. 3×1 = 3 M 1. The mosquitoes disturbed the Lion when he was sleeping. () 2. The mosquitoes were really not afraid of everyone (as the Lion thought) ( ) 3. The Lion could not kill even one mosquito. () 4. Someone was pouring the mosquitoes out of bag. () 5. At the end of the story the Lion learnt to be humble. () 6. Finally, the Lion had to admit defeat. () 16. Read the following passage carefully Many people think that science and religion are contrary to each other. But this notion is wrong. As a matter of fact, both these are complementary to each other. The aim of both these institutions is to explain different aspects of life, universe and human existence. There is no doubt that the methods of science and religion are different. The method of science is observation, experimentation and experience. Science takes its recourse to progressive march towards perfection, the rules of religion are faith, intuition and spoken word of the enlightened, in general, while science is inclined towards reason and rationality; spiritualism is the essence of religion. In earlier times when man appeared on earth, he was over-awed at the sight of violent and powerful aspects of objects of nature that overwhelmed him. Thus began the worship of forces of nature-fire, the sun, the rivers, the rocks, the trees, the snakes etc. The holy scriptures were written by those who had developed harmony between external nature and their inner self. The object was to ennoble, elevate and liberate the human spirit and mind. But the priestly class took upon itself the monopoly of scriptural knowledge and interpretation to its own advantage. Thus the entire human race was in chains. Truth was flouted and progressive, liberal and truthful ideas of their beholders punished. It was in these trying circumstances the science emerged as a saviour of mankind. But its path was not smooth and safe. The scientists and free thinkers were tortured. This was the fate of Copernicus, Galileo, Bruno and others. But, science gained ground. Now answer the following questions: a) 2×1 = 2 M i) What is the wrong notion? ii) What is the aim of these institutions? b) There are five words in list A. The meanings of four of them are given in List B. Choose the right word from List A to match the meaning in List B and write it in the space provided against each meaning. 4×½ = 2 M List A: complementary, enlightened, liberate, monopoly, flouted List B: i) an exclusive control over the trade ii) something or someone that completes iii) express contempt for the rules by word or action iv) release from restraint or bondage c) Complete the following sentences using a word or a phrase. 2×½ = 1 M i) The method of science is....... ii) Science emerged as................ d) Where does science take its recourse to and how is it inclined to? Write these two aspects. 2M i) ......................................... ii) ......................................... e) Answer in a word or a phrase each. 2×½ = 1 M i) What is the essence of religion? ii) What overwhelmed the earlier man? ANSWERS 11) (a) 'they refers to the persons who brought the drums from Italy.; (b) The brown paper bag contains money.; (c) Thomas Agonyo was one of the brightest boys in Koko village. He started university in Lagos.; (d) Thomas Agonyo found out that the drums contained poisonous chemicals.; (e) He was smiling as he received the money from the persons who dumped the drums there.; 14) (1) in Maths, (2) Durga, (3) Second, (4) 425 marks, (5) in History and Computer Science.; 15) 2, 5 and 6 are true.; 16) (A) i) That science and religion are contrary each other.; ii) To explain different aspects of life, universe and human existence.; (B) i) monopoly, ii) complementary, iii) flout, iv) liberate; (C) i) observation, experimentation and experience, ii) a saviour of mankind; (D) i) It marches towards perfection, ii) It is inclined towards reason and rationality); (E) i) Spiritualism, ii) the violent and powerful aspects of objects of nature.