II. P.U.C. MID-TERM EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER-2015
Time : 3.15 hours ENGLISH - 02 Max. Marks: 100
Instruction: a) Follow the prescribed limits while answering the questions. b) Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper. c) One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero. d) Answers to question numbers 24 (a-j) and 25(i-iii) should be in sequence and at one place. e) For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
I. Answer the following in a word, or a phrase or a sentence each. 12x1=12 1. When, according to Juliet, will all the world be in love with night? 2. How did the King of Monaco benefit from the gaming house in 'Too Dear'? 3. Where did the guard in 'Too Dear' fetch food from for the prisoner? 4. How should parents, as bows in God's hand bend, in 'On Children'? 5. What does the forest symbolize, according to Tagore, in 'Everything I need to know I learned in the Forest'? 6. Name the country that has recognized "the rights of nature" in its constitution, as mentioned in 'Everything I need to know I learned in the Forest'. 7. Why does Dona Laura bring a bag of breadcrumbs when she comes to the park in 'One Summer Morning'? 8. The pinch of snuff that Don Gonzalo offers Dona Laura leads to a. a quarrel between them b. peace between them c. silence between them 9. Which book does Yeats, in 'When You Are Old', want his love to read? 10. Who was the rightful owner of 1000 acres of land in 'The Gardener'? 11. Where is the foot condemned to live in 'To the Foot from its Child'? 12. According to Borges, which of man's inventions is the most astounding?
II. Answer any EIGHT of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80-100
words. 8x4=32 13. Why was the criminal sent to prison instead of being executed? 14. What role do parents play in the lives of their children in 'On Children'? 15. How has Navadanya brought about a change in farming practices? 16. Bring out the ill-naturedness of Don Gonzalo when he meets Dona Laura in the park. 17. How does Gonzalo prove that his love for the 'Silver Maiden' was true? 18. What does the speaker, in 'When You Are Old', imagine the woman he loved will do when she reads his book? 19. Describe the rivalry between Tammanna and Basavaiah. 20. In what way(s) does time make the foot realize what it is? 21. Borges believes that life's misfortunes have to be turned into a resource. How does he explain this? 22. Why does Borges think that books will never disappear?
III.Answer the following in about 200 words. 1x6=6 23. "Unity in diversity is the way to freedom" is the essence of Tagore's 'Tapovan'. Why does Vandana Shiva in 'Everything I need to know I learned in the Forest' support this?
OR Vengefulness is the driving force of man's life as borne out by Tammanna and Basavaiah. Do you think so? Why?
OR Against what odds does the foot hold on to the wish of becoming an apple or a butterfly?
IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. 10x1=10 On MayI2, 1946, Louis Alexander Slotin was carrying out an experiment in the laboratories of Los Alamos with seven other men. Slotin was good with his hands; he liked using his head; he was bright and a little daring — in short, he was like any other man anywhere who is happy in his work. At Los Alamos, Slotin, then aged thirty-five, was concerned with the assembly of pieces of plutonium, each of which alone is too small to be dangerous, and which will only sustain a chain reaction when they are put together. Atomic bombs, are, in fact, detonated in this way, by suddenly bringing together several harmless pieces of plutonium so that they form a larger explosive mass. Slotin himself had tested the assembly of the first experimental bomb which had been exploded in New Mexico in July, 1945. Now, nearly a year later, Slotin was again doing an experiment of this kind. He was nudging toward one another, by tiny movements, several pieces of plutonium, in order to ensure that the total mass would be large enough to make a chain reaction; and he was doing it as experts are tempted to do such things, with a screwdriver. The screwdriver slipped, the plutonium came a fraction too close together, and suddenly the instruments which everyone was watching registered a great upsurge of neutrons, which is the sign that a chain reaction has begun. The assembly was filling the room with radioactivity. Slotin moved at once; he pulled the pieces of plutonium apart with his bare hands. This was virtually an act of suicide, for it exposed him to the largest dose of radioactivity. Then he calmly asked his seven co-workers to mark their precise positions at the time of the accident, in order that the degree of exposure of each one to the radioactivity could be fixed. Having done this and alerted the medical service, Slotin apologized to his companions and said what turned out to be exactly true: that he thought that he would die and they would recover. Slotin had saved the lives of the seven men working with him by cutting to a minimum the time during which the assembly of plutonium was giving out neutrons and radioactive rays. He himself died of radiation sickness nine days later. 24. a. How many men were there in the laboratory at Los Alamos? b. What was Slotin experimenting with on May 12,1946? c. Where was Slotin's earlier work tested? d. Slotin was using, i) an atomic bomb ii) a chain iii) a screwdrive when the accident took place. e. Why did Slotin take the risk that caused the accident? f. What was everyone in the laboratory watching? g. How did everyone know that the chain reaction had begun? h. What happened as a result of the chain reaction? i. How had Slotin saved the other men in the laboratory? j. When did Slotin die?
25. Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it. 3x1=3 Child, I have forgotten the art of being absorbed in sticks and mud-pies. I seek out costly playthings, and gather lumps of gold and silver. With whatever you find you create glad games. I spend both my time and strength over things I can never obtain. In my frail canoe I struggle to cross the sea of desire, and forget that I too am playing a game. i) What does the child play with? ii) How is the speaker's plaything different from the child's? iii) What does the adult/speaker play with? 26. Complete the following by filling the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets.
3x1=3 Laura…………….. (support) by Petra as she leaves the park. Gonzalo stoops to pick up the violets that …………………….. (drop) by Laura. These flowers……………….. (give) to Laura by Petra's friend, the guard.
27. Report the following conversation. 5x1=5 Don Gonzalo : I am very fond of good verses, very fond. I even composed some in my youth. Dona Laura : Good ones? Don Gonzalo : Of all kinds. I was a great friend of Espronceda, Zorilla, Becquer, and others.
28. Complete the following dialogue. 4x1=4 Ms. Nupur Hello: Is this The Hotel Grand? Mr. Prabhat : ________________ (greeting, reply). Ms. Nupur : Could I speak to the Banquet Manager? Mr. Prabhat : ________________(inform absence). I'm the Relations Manager. Can I help you? Ms. Nupur : _________________ (give thanks, refusing). Mr. Prabhat : I understand. Would you want to leave a message for him? Ms. Nupur : Yes, _______________ (message, leave taking).
29. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expression given in brackets. 2x1=2 (took off, in a flash, vanish into thin air) Laura sent Petra away warning her not to _________. Soon after Petra left, Laura remembered__________ that she did not have the bag of breadcrumbs.
30. Fill in the blanks with the right linker. 4x1=4 Basavaiah shrunk in humiliation._________ he started filling his home with material wealth._________ his house looked dull and empty___________ Tammanna's books were not there.__________ by this time Tammanna thought of another method of punishing Basavaiah. (but. however. because. nevertheless)
V. 31. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes below. 8x1/2=4 Blood is the essential red fluid that is pumped by the heart through the circulatory system. It is complex in its compositions and functions. Blood has two main constituents - the cells comprising about forty five percent and the plasma comprising about fifty five percent. The blood cells comprise three main types - red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Each type of cell has its one function in the body. The plasma is a complex colourless solution and it is about ninety percent water.lt also has Fibrinogen - the protein that aids in clotting. 31. Write a letter of application to the following advertisement that appeared in the Employment
News dated 7th November, 2015. 5x1=5
SUN RESORTS Invites applications for the post of Personal Secretary to the CEO. Applicants should be Graduates with minimum one year experience. Fluency in English and the local language desirable. Computer skills essential.
Apply within one week to: THE PERSONNEL OFFICER, SUN RESORTS Pvt. Ltd., BINNAMANGALA, Bangalore-560036.
32. You are the Secretary of your College Union. You have invited the District Commissioner as the
Chief Guest for the College Day. 5x1=5 Write a speech in about 100 words to introduce him at the function. Include the following details about him. Name, Education, Career Profile.
VII. 34. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? 4x1=4 All the areas to the north of 70°N latitude are called Tundra. It(i) includes Greenland, North of North America and Europe. The people who live here are called Eskimos. They (ii)foster reindeer, caribou dogs and yak. Sledges are pulled by the dogs which(iii) they use to travel. Their(iv) homes are called igloos. i. it : ii. they : iii. which : iv. their :
35. Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. 1x1=1 is termed / lichens / lichenology / the science / of

DIST LEVEL II PUC PREPARATORY EXAMINATION JANUARY-FEBRAURY 2016
(DHARWAD)
Time: 3.15 Hrs Subject: English
Instructions: 1) Follow the prescribed limit while answering the question.
2) Write the correct question number as it appears on the questions paper.
3) One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded Zero.
4) Answers to question numbers 24 (a-j) and 25 (i-iii) should be in sequence and at one place.
5) For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each: 12 x 1 = 12 1. According to Juliet. Who will come as the wings of night? 2. " Such a thing had not happened before in the kingdom of Monaco". What does 'such a thing' mean? 3. What did the woman ask the prophet in "On Children"? 4. ……………. has been my teacher of abundance and freedom, of co-operation and mutual giving, says Vandava Shiva. (Fill in the blanks with suitable word) 5. What does the gallant lover toss up every day to the silver maiden to her balcony? 6. When does the speaker tell his beloved to take down the book of memories? 7. What was the most important possession’s of Tammanna? 8. Who according to Pablo Neruda is a prisoner condemned to live in a shoe? 9. What does Borges still go on filling his house with? 10. Why are there no telephone booths in Japan? 11. But he was a man of quick decision. Here 'he' refers to a) Marcus b) Maduka c) Roof. (Choose the correct answer and fill in the blanks) 12. What is considered as "the humble vehicle" is the lesson "Where there is a wheel"?
II. Answer any eight of the following (Choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of
80-100 words: 8x4=32 13. How, according to Juliet, would Romeo be immortalized to the world? 14. Why was the murderer finally subjected to life imprisonment in" Too dear "? 15. According to the prophet, what attitude should parents have towards their children? 16. How does Rabindranath Tagore highlight the importance of forests, according to Vandana Shiva? 17. According to W.B. Yeats, how does his love differ from that of others? 18. How did Basavaiah try to overcome his humiliations? 19. 'Explain briefly Borges' thoughts on his mother and his blindness. 20. 'Heaven lies all over ', how is this brought out in" Heaves, if you are not here on earth "? 21. Why is bowing in Japan a complicated process? 22. In what different ways does the cycle empower rural women?
III. Answer the following in about 200 words: 1x6=6 23. "A Sunny Morning" Portrays the wit and humor through, Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura’s spontaneous reactions. Explain. OR To every human comes a time of reckoning. How does Roofs dilemma on the day of day of elections reflect this? OR How does the poet Challapalli Swaroopa Rani demonstrate the disparity and discrimination in our society using water as a symbol?
IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it: 10x1=10 It's nearly 8 a.m. and I am driving to work. In suburban Santacruz traffic is busy near a high school. With no police officer at sight, I am amongst the few motorists who stop at the red signal. Behind me is a desperate Maruti Alto. Through my mirror, I can see a little boy in School uniforms with his mothers. The lady keeps looking at me to move so that she too can pass. Finally, it gets unbearable for her. She backs up, shifts to the lane as my left and stops next to me. "What's your problem?”She Yells. "The signal, madam," I tell, lowering my glass. "It's red". "But nobody cares", she snarls. Thus, triumphantly sails past the red light towards school, unaware that a child's education also comes from the examples parents set. I have called up city schools at times and complained about the reckless school bus drivers. The problem here is not just children at risk. Children also get the wrong message when they observe rash driving styles. All that over speeding and law - breaking can be a thrill for them and it is cool to be fast and rebellious. That's the lesson learnt. So, even if they survive their mum's cars and their school buses, as future motorists, they will become a hazard to everyone, including themselves.
24. a. Name the place where the writer was driving to work. b. Why did not the writer move ever when the lady indicated him to move? c. What was the lady unaware of when she triumphantly sailed past the red light? d. The Lady crossed the red light because a) She never cared for traffic signals. b) She was being chased is the traffic police. c) She was a car racer. e. What was the author's complaint to the school authorities? f. 'Behind me is a desperate Maruti Alto' Here …………… is desperate. a) Maruti Alto b) The lady in the Maruti Alto c) The Narrator g. Who would become a hazard to everyone in future? h. What can be a thrill for the children? i. Add prefix to the word " learn' to make its antonym. j. In ……………. (desperate / desperation), the lady yelled at the narrator.
25. Read the following lines and answer the questions: 3x1=3 "And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look at my works, ye mighty, and despair' Nothing beside remains". i) Whose name was written on the pedestal? ii) What had Ozymandias asked the mighty? iii) What remained beside the pedestal?
V. 26. Complete the following by filling the blanks using the right form of the verb gives in brackets:
3x1=3 The Earth University ……….. (inspire) by Rabindranath Tagore and a learning centre in Shanthiniketan, in West Bengal ……………… (start). In Tagore's time it …………….. (Say) that it was a turn to nature and the forest for lessons in freedoms.
27. Report the following conversations: 5x1 =5 Juanito: You can sit here, Senor, There is only a lady. Don Gonzalo: I won't, Juanito, I want a bench to myself. Juanito: But there is none.
28. Complete the following dialogue: 4x1=1 Doctor: Please come in. Anu: (Greeting and introducing) Doctor: Please sit down; now tell me about your problem. Anu: (Giving information) Doctor: How long did it last? And when did your giddiness start? Anu: (giving more information) Doctor: Let me examine you. Anu: (expressing gratitude)
29. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expression given in bracket: 2x1=2 In the heart of rural Pudukkottai, young women ………………………… the roads on their bicycles. Jameela Bibi, Who has ………………………………….. cycling, told it was her right. (Taken to, give up, Zip along)
30. Fill in the blanks with the right linker: 4x1=4 Roof could tell the mood …………… temper of the electorate at any given time …………… he had warned the Minister months ago about the radical change …………………. had come into the thinking of Umuofia ……………… the last national election. (that, for instance, and, since)
31. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below:
8x 1/2=4 Some five years ago, three enthusiastic bikers set out from Bangalore to circum navigate the country and have successfully returned to garden city recently. Bharat Parikrama was the voyage undertaken by Dinesh Reddy, director or Nutrine conectionary, Navaroze contractor, a cinematographer and Harikumar, a professional artist set out to tour India on their two-wheelers. However, these passionate bike riders were accompanied by a cameraman, mechanic and a cinematographer in a jeep. The team left Bangalore on September 25th and returned on November 20th after riding nearly 16,000 Km. the Parikrama team virtually touched the nook and corner of the sun-continent on their bikes in 52 days.
32. Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in the
Deccan Herald dated 14th Jan 2016. 5 WANTED S.M. P.U. College, Davangere invites applications from qualified candidates for the post of Lecturer in English. Apply within 10 days to the Chairman, S.M. Educations Trust, Vidya Nagar, Davangere - 577004. Candidates must have passed M.A., in English with 55% marks, Candidates with experience and good communication skill will be given preference.
33. Imagine that you are the president of the student's council of your college and you have to speak
on 'Swatch Bharat Andolan'. Using the points given below, write a speech in about 100 words:
5 Need of cleanliness Individual responsibility - cleanliness at home and public places - health benefits, beautifications of nation. OR
The following line graph provides information about the growth of population in India over a
period of 50 years. Using the information, write a report in about 120 words:
VII. 34. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to: 4x1=4 Catch the rain where it (1) falls was the rationale behind construction of several thousand tanks in Karnataka by our fore fathers. They (2) have been the life - line of the people and were protected as
their (3) main source of water supply for drinking and irrigation. It is time we (4) the public make efforts to conserve this life saving resource. 1) It: …………… 2) They: …………… 3) Their: …………… 4) We: ……………
35. Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence: 1 x 1=1 Should / each individual / his / on / plant a tree / birthday.

DIST. LEVEL II PUC PREPARATORY EXAMINATION. JAN-FEB- 2016 (BELLARY) Time : 3 Hrs 15 Min Subject : ENGLISH (02) Max Marks :100
Note :
1) Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions
2) Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
3) Questions Carrying 1 mark attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
4) For multiple questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. 12 x 1 = 12 1. What does Juliet wish Romeo to be after her death so that he makes the heave so fine? 2. What did the king of Monaco allow to have while other European countries banned it? 3. Who are living arrows compares to in On Children’? 4. According to Tagore, Tapovan means .................. a) Forest of bliss. b) Forest of purity. c) Forest of creativity. 5. What made Laura offensive when Gonzalo started reading? 6. When does the speaker wish his beloved to read his book of poems? 7. How many acres of land did Basavaiah have while Tammanna had 1000 acres of land? 8. Where Is the Child's foot condemned to live? 9. Name the book which predates Borges' attempt to write a history of book? 10. Where is 'Heaven', according to the poet? 11. What is the sign of appreciation while taking soup in Japan? 12. Whose agony does 'Water' know in the poem 'Water'?
II. Answer any 8 of the following choosing at least 2 from poetry in a paragraph of 80 - 100
words 8 x 4 = 32 13. How does Romeo express his feelings of intense love for Juliet? 14. Why did the king of Monaco retain Gaming Houses though the other European countries banned them? 15. Parents should not be too demanding of their children. Explain this statement with reference to the poem 'On Children'. 16. Describe the circumstances that lead to the separation of the lovers, Gonzalo and Laura. 17. What contrasting descriptions of the Foot does the poem To the Foot from its Child' offer? 18. How does W.B.Yeats convince his genuine love for his beloved in 'When You Are Old? 19. Describe the beauty in nature that makes The Earth a heavenly place. 20. Bowing in Japan is a complicated custom. Elaborate. 21. Bring out the character sketch of Rufus Okeke alias Roof. 22. How does Tammanna's new method of annihilating Basavaiah completely help him overcome his rivalry with Basavaiah?
III. Answer any one of the following in about 200 words. 1 x 6 = 6 23.Conservation of Bio-diversity is crucial for the sustenance of both Nature and human beings. Discuss.
OR Poetry is magical, mysterious and unexplainable. How does Borges explain this strange aspect of poetry with examples.
OR Describe the ways the poor are affected by lack of water, Denial of water and the furyIV. 24. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 10X1:10
There are almost 400 different kinds of sharks. Each kind of shark looks different, has a unique diet, and behaves
differently. There are sharks in the four oceans of the world. Some sharks are longer than a school bus, while others are
so small they can live in fish tanks. Sharks come in all kinds of colors. Most of the time, their skin color helps them blend
in with their surroundings. But, some sharks that live in the deepest part of the ocean actually have parts that glow in the
dark. Most sharks live in salt water, but some can live in fresh water.
Sharks are actually a type of fish. There are some similarities as well as differences between sharks and typical
fish. Shark skeletons are made of cartilage. Fish skeletons are made of bones. Cartilage is the bendy, tough
substance in people's ears and noses. Like other fish, sharks have gills that help them breathe. Unlike fish, people
use lungs to get oxygen from the air. Fish get oxygen from the water using their gills. Water needs to move over the
gills so the sharks can get enough oxygen. To keep the water moving, most sharks need to be swimming in water that
has a very strong current. Sharks have a lot of teeth. Sharks have many rows of teeth, rather than just one row like people.
The teeth from the outside row gradually fall out. Then teeth from the next row take their place. Some sharks will lose
30,000 teeth in a lifetime! Each species of shark has different kinds of teeth and they eat various kinds of food. Some
sharks eat food as small as plankton. Other sharks eat animals as big as sea turtles. Sharks are at the top of the ocean
food chain.
a. What can be the maximum length of a big shark?
b. Where are sharks found?
c. What is the specialty of the sharks that live at the bottom of the oceans?
d. What is bone of a shark composed of?
e. Where do sharks live other than salt water?
f. Where do we find cartilage in human body?
g. What is the function of 'gills' in sharks?
h. How are teeth of a shark different from that of the teeth of human beings?
i. What is the position of sharks in the food chain?
j. The word unique means..............
a. Unclear b. Ordinary c. Old d. Uncommon
25. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow. 3 x 1 = 3
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I
couldn't travel both,
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could to where it
bent in the undergrowth;
i) Where did the two roads diverge?
ii) The word 'both' in the second line refers to two ......................
a) travelers b) woods c) roads
ii) Why did the speaker look down the first road?
26. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in the bracket.
3 x 1 = 3
A sum of 600 francs…….. (fix) and this……. (announce) to the prisoner. So, the matter…….. (settle).
27. Report the following conversation. 5 x 1 = 5
Don Gonzalo : Can you read without any glasses?
Dona Laura : Certainly.
Don Gonzalo : At your age? You are jesting
28. Complete the following dialogue: 4X1:4 Candidate:……………… (greeting) Interviewer: Very good morning, sit down please. Candidate:....................................................... Interviewer:............................................................................................................ ( asking for preference) Candidate: I prefer English, Sir. Interviewer: Who is your role model? Candidate: ………………………….(Responding)
29. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in the brackets :
2 x 1 = 2 (hit upon the idea, hard to put,in a fix) Roof was .................................. in the voting booth. He was torn between the loyalty to Marcus and the fear of iyi. Then he ............................... of tearing the ballot paper into two and put each half into two boxes.
30. Fill in the blanks with the right linker. 4 x 1 = 4 ( when, although, who, and ) Bachni Devi led resistance against her own husband...........had obtained a contract to cut trees. ................ officials arrived at the forest, ... the women held the lighted lanterns...it was broad day light.
31. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below
8x1/2=4 Pasteur, as a young chemist, had always been interested in the problems of why and how living things decay, why milk turns sour, why meat goes bad and why wine ferments. He started to give some lectures in Lille on fermentation. One of the chief industries in Lille was the manufacture of alcohol from beetroot. Yeast is used to make bear foam and bread rise up lightly.
32. Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in
'The Hindu' dated 21 Jan, 2016 5 x 1 = 5
Wanted
DATA ENTRY OPERATORS Candidate should have passed II PUC with Basic knowledge of Computer operation and fluency in English. Apply within 10 days to The Manager, Asian Data Solutions, #123, Gandhi Nagar, Ballari.
33. Imagine you are the leader of the students' Union. You need to speak on the occasion of world
Environment Day. Prepare a speech on Environmental Pollution and global warming, its causes,
remedial measures and importance of cleanliness.
OR The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in Publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and write a report in about 120 words.
34. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? 4 x 1 = 4 Jumman Sheikh and Algu Chaudhary were past friends. They (1) had an unshakable faith in each other's loyalty. When Jumman was going on a pilgrimage, he (2) entrusted his household to the care of Algu Choudhary. And the latter (3) too, whenever he had an occasion to leave the village would place his(4) family in charge of his friend. (i). They ..............................(ii) He ................... (iii) Latter ................................. (iv) His ...............
35. Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. (1x1=1) away/ have/ you/ scared / the birds.

II PUC PREPARATORY EXAMINATION, JAN-2016 (B SOUTH)
TIME: 3.15 HOURS ENGLISH - 02 MAX. MARKS: 100 Instructions: a. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions. b. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper. c. One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero. d. Answer the question number 24 (a-j) and 25. (i-iii) should be in sequence and at one place. e. For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. 12X1:12
1. What does Romeo want to do after the dance?
2. What was the sum fixed as the pension to the prisoner?
3. How does the archer want his arrows to go?
4. Who was known as 'SilverMaiden' in the play ' A Sunny Morning'?
5. What has Ecuador recognized in its constitution?
6. What did the speaker love in his beloved in the poem "When You Are Old"?
7. What according to Borges would happen if book disappear?
8. Who do Japanese stores employ?
9. Roof had given up being a bicycle repairer's apprentice in order to a. Contest election b. guide his people c. Campaign for Marcus 10. What idea did Tammanna get to annihilate Basavaiah completely? 11. Name the Arivoli central co-ordinator and one of the pioneers of the cycling movement. 12. Where does heaven lie according to Kuvempu?
II. Answer any Eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80-100 words.
8X4:32
13. How is Romeo mesmerized by the beauty of Juliet? 14. What were the arguments put forth by the prisoner for not going out of the prison in 'Too Dear'? 15. How is the parent- children relationship brought out using the metaphor of bows and arrows in 'On Children'? 16. How does the poet distinguish his love from that of the others in the poem 'When You Are Old'? 17. How does Don Gonzalo try to hide his identity? 18. Bring out the changes in the lifestyle of owner after the arrival of the Gardner? 19. How would Borges define poetry? 20. 'The traffic in Brazil leads to humorous observation' Explain. 21. 'Roof is a shrewd campaigner' Illustrate. 22. How does Pablo Neruda refer to the 'Foot' as being a blind man in the poem? III. Answer the following in about 200 words. 1X6:6
23. 'Wheel brings freedom and progress' Justify this statement with reference to the "Where there is a Wheel." OR The conservation of biodiversity is the answer to the food and nutrition crisis. Discuss OR The poem, 'Water' demonstrates the disparity and discrimination of the society. Justify.
IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. 10X1:10 Peter Drucker always hated being called a 'Management Guru." Yet till the very end, management thinkers looked upon him as their ultimate leader. In the world of management their weren't too many philosophers writers and teachers like Drucker. For more than half a century the world of business and public policy was influenced by 'The father of management." Yet ironically, his entry into management was purely accidental. In his twenties, Drucker had to flee Nazi Germany. When one of these essays was banned by the regime, he began his career in the US Universities teaching politics, economics and philosophy. In 1946, his writings attracted the interest of General motors, America's biggest car company. His portrait of the company "The Concept of the Corporation" became best seller. This was followed by another work "Practice of Management" which combined two schools of management-scientific and humanistic. Drucker's works gained public recognition for two reasons. Je expressed his ideas in simple terms and he integrated different disciplines. In his death, the words of Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro, 'Drucker is to management, what Einstein is to Science.' 24. a. One of the title given to Drucker is "Management Guru" What is the other? b. Who banned one of his essays? c. Mention any two subjects taught by Drucker? d. 'The Concept of the Corporation' is the name of a _________ a. book b. company c. car d. university e. Which company was attracted by his writings? f. What are the two schools of management? g. Mention any one reason for the popularity of his books? h. The last word in Para 2 'discipline' means a. punishment b. obedience c. control d. branches of learning i. Azim Premji compares Drucker with______ j. Pick out the phrase from the first paragraph which means 'fifty years'. 25. Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it. 3X1:3 A littly fairy comes at night Her eyes are blue, her hair is brown, With silver spot upon her wings: And from the moon she flutters down i. When does the fairy make her appearance? ii. Describe the fairy. iii. Where the fairy flutters down?
26. Complete the following by filling the blanks using the right form of the verb given in brackets. 3X1:3 The criminal ______(sentence) for life. A guard ____(place) over him. Every day the food ____(bring) by the guard from the palace kitchen.
27. Report the following conversation: 1X5:5 Dona Laura : Wait a moment Petra : What does the senora wish? Dona Laura : Give me the bread crumbs Petra : I don't know what is the matter with me. Dona Laura : I do. 28. Complete the following dialogue: 4X1:4 (Anitha is Vinutha's new neighbour. They meet and introduce themselves) Anitha : (Greeting) May I come in? Vinutha : (Responds to greeting) Anitha : (Introduces herself) your next door neighbour Vinutha : (Introduces herself) Please sit down. 29. Fill in the blanks with appropriate expression given in brackets. 2X1:2
(in a soup, landslide victory, in full swing) The election campaign in Umofia was _____. All knew that the honourable minister would have a ________.
30. Fill in the blanks with right linkers. 4X1:4 (but, and, atlast, then) The young man took refuge in Don Gonzalo's house. He went to Seville. ______Then he came to Madrid. He wrote letters to Laura ____ they intercepted by her parents. ____ in despair he joined the army. _____he met a glorious death in the war. VI. 31. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes below. 8X1/2:4 The surface layer of earth, the crust, is composed of rock with an average thickness of 35kms. The crust is made up of smaller pieces called plateau, whose edges touch each other at junction's called faults. The Indian sub continent is part of a plateau known as the Indian Plateau. The rest of Asia and Europe forms parts of the European and Arabian plateaus.
The Surface layer of the earth called called is composed of The crust is made up of pieces called
Whose edges touch each other at The rest of Asia and Europe forms part of 32. Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in ‘The
Deccan Herald’ Dated 16th Jan. 2016 5 Qualification: Any degree with 60% and above. Knowledge of Computer needed. Good communication skills in Kannada and English. Apply within a week to: The Manager (HRD) Sindhu Technologies Vijaynagar, Bangalore. 33. Your college conducting a cultural fest. You have to speak the importance of cultural/ co-curricular
activities in a student’s life prepare a speech in about 100 words. Your speech can include the following points 5 - An opportunity to exhibit one’s talent - Getting name and fame - Job opportunities - Improvement on one’s ability
OR
Given below are two pie charts indicating the percentage of users of land lines and mobile phones in
villages, towns and cities of Karnataka in the year 2015, write a report in about 120 words using the
information.
1 2 3
4 5
The Indian subcontinent
is a part of
6
7 8 VIII. 34. What do under lined words in the following extract refer to: 4X1:4 Maria became first woman who (i) graduated from the university of Rome. After her (ii) medical education she was made incharge of institute for mentally retarded children. People believed that mentally retarded children could not be taught anything. So no one taught them (iii) anything. Maria adopted a method of training which (iv) was very effective. (i) Who: ____________ (ii) Her: _____________ (iii) Them: ___________ (iv) Which: ___________
IX. 35. Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. 1X1:1 fifty mopeds/UNICEF/ Arivoli women activists/ sanctioned /for
Towns
22%
Cities
60%
villages
18%
Mobile phones
Towns
25%
Cities
20%
villages
55%
Land line

II PUC PU BOARD PREFINAL QUESTION PAPER
(4 Districts-One Term Exam Question Paper)
II PUC FIRST PREPARATORY EXAMINATION, JAN-2016 (B NORTH)
TIME: 3.15 HOURS ENGLISH - 02 MAX. MARKS: 100 Instructions: a. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions. b. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper. c. One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero. d. Answer the question number 24 (a-j) and 25. (i-iii) should be in sequence and at one place. e. For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. 12X1:12
1. Where according to Juliet does Romeo lie upon?
2. How many soldiers were there in the army of Monaco in “Too Dear”?
3. According to Vandana Shiva _______has recognized the ‘rights of nature’ in its constitution. a. South Africa. b. Ecuador. c. India.
4. What did Don Gonzalo promise to bring for the birds the next day in “A Sunny Morning”?
5. When had Tammanna forgotten all his songs and ballads in ‘The Gardener’?
6. Mention any one of the places as explained in ‘To the Foot from its Child’, where the foot walks without respite.
7. From when according to Borges do metaphors exist?
8. ________according to the poet are gods in, ‘Heaven If you are not here on Earth.’ a. Ourselves b. Poet. C. Waves.
9. What does the speaker refer to as his castle in ‘Japan and Brazil, through a Traveler’s eye?
10. How much had the POP campaigners given Roof for his Vote?
11. Name the quarry worker and Arivoli Volunteer who trains others in cycling, in ‘Where there is a Wheel.’
12. Whose market commodity has ‘Water’ finally become, according to the speaker in ‘Water’?
II. Answer any EIGHT of the following (choosing atleast two from poetry in a paragraph of 80-100
words): 8X4:32
13. Why does Romeo assert of not having seen true beauty earlier? Explain.
14. What were the reasons given by the criminal in “Too Dear” for not going away from the prison”?
15. How does the speaker bring out the role of parents in the life of their children in ‘On Children’?
16. Bring out the consequences of the duel between the gallant lover and the merchant in ‘A Sunny Morning.’
17. Explain the enduring love of the speaker against changing circumstances and ravages of time in, ‘When you are old.’
18. Why was Basavaiah not successful in competing with Tammanna’s talent? Explain with reference to the ‘Gardener.’
19. How does Borges describe his blindness?
20. Describe how the speaker compares the “Drivers and Pedestrians” of Brazil to ‘Hunter and Prey’.
21. How did Ogbuefi Ezenwa justify their demand for more shillings from Marcus for casting their votes in ‘The Voter’?
22. ‘Cycling had many economic implications and helped in combining many tasks.’ Explain with reference to ‘Where There is a Wheel’.
III. Answer the following in about 200 words: 1X6:6
23. How does Vandana Shiva emphasize the necessity of recognizing ‘Nature as a Teacher’ in his essay, ‘Everything I Need to know I learned from the forest?’ OR Bring out the situations and the reaction of Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo when they secretly guess about each other’s identity. OR ‘Water is a cause for initiating many powerful liberations’. Explain with reference to ‘Water’.
IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it: 10X1: 10 Lakshmi Swaminathan was born in Malabar on 24 October 1914. Her father S. Swaminathan, was a lawyer practiced criminal law at Madras High Court, and her mother A.V. Ammakutty was a social worker and independence activist. Lakshmi chose to study medicine and received an MBBS degree from Madras Medical College in 1938. She worked as a doctor in the Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital located at Triplicane, Chennai. In 1940, she went to Singapore and it was there she met some members of Subhas Chandra Bose’s Indian National Army. She established a clinic for the poor in Singapore. Most of her patients were migrant labourers from India. It was during this period that she began to play an active role in the Indian Independence League. In 1942, during the surrender of Singapore by the British, Lakshmi aided wounded prisoners of war. Several nationalist Indians were working in Singapore. K.P. Kesava Menon, S.C. Guha and N. Raghavan, were in Singapore and together they formed a council of action. Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in Singapore on 2nd July 1943 and spoke of his determination to start a women’s regiment which would fight for Indian Independence, in his speech. Lakshmi met Subhas Chandra Bose and with his encouragement set up a women’s regiment. She named it Rani of Jhansi Regiment. Women responded enthusiastically to join the all India Women Brigade and Dr. Lakshmi Swaminathan became Captain Lakshmi to them, and form then she was identified as Captain Lakshmi. In 1947 she married Prem Kumar Sahgal in Lahore. They settled in Kanpur and Captain Lakshmi Sahgal continued her medical practice and treated refugees who were arriving in large numbers following the Partition of India. She helped them to overcome their insecurity and helplessness. Lakshmi Sahgal represented the Rajya Sabha and during the Bangaladesh crisis in 1971 she organized relief camps and medical aid for refugees. She was one of the founding members of All India Democratic women’s Association and led many activities and campaigns. She led a medical team to Bhopal during the gas tragedy in 1984. She was once nominated as a candidate in the presidential elections. In 1998, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by Indian President K.R. Narayanan. She is popularly known as Captain Lakshmi, a reference to her rank when she was taken prisoner in Burma during the Second World War. She was seeing patients regularly at her clinic in Kanpur even at the age of 92. She died of cardiac arrest in 2012 and as per her ‘Will’ her body was donated to Kanpur Medical College for medical research.
24. a. What was Lakshmi’s father by profession? b. Where did Lakshmi complete her medical education? c. Whom did Lakshmi treat during the surrender of Singapore? d. When did Subhas Chandra Bose arrive in Singapore? e. Name the women’s regiment formed by Lakshmi? f. What did Lakshmi organize during the Bangladesh crisis? g. Add prefix to word ‘Security’ to form its antonym? h. Women were full of _________ (enthusiastic/ enthusiasm) to join the All India Women’s Brigade. i. What is Lakshmi popularly known as? j. When was Lakshmi taken as prisoner in Burma?
25. Read the following lines and answer the questions: 3X1:3 i. What does she see in the midst of the dale? ii. What does she compare her small cottage to? iii. Which is the ‘Only dwelling’ mentioned here?
V. 26. Complete the following by filling the blanks using the right form (Passive) of the verb given in
brackets: 3X1: 3 The Prince agreed to alter the death sentence to one of imprisonment for life. The ministers _________ (inform). A small lockup was found. The criminal _______(keep) there, and a guard _____ (place) to look after him.
27.Report the following conversation: 5X1:5
Dona Laura: You have scared away the birds.
Don Gonzalo: I don’t care
Dona Laura: But I do
Don Gonzalo: This is a public park
Dona Laura: Then why do you complain that the priests have taken your bench?
28. Complete the following dialogue: 4X1:4
(Suman meets Sagar after a long time)
Sagar: ______________________you Suman(Showing and greeting signs of recognition) Green pastures she views in the midst of the dale, Down which she so often has tripped with her pail; And a single small cottage, a nest like a dove’s, The one only dwelling on earth that she loves.
Sumar: _______________________and, you are Sagar (agreeing)
Sagar: ______________________doing here? (enquiring)
Suman: ____________________________work at Bangalore (replying)
29. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets: 2X1:2
(Keep a straight face, in full swing, landslide victory) The election campaign in Umofia was _________________. It was known to everyone that Marcus Ibe would have a _____________________against Maduka.
30. Fill in the blanks with the right linker: 4X1:4 Roof was popular _____________he had not left the village ______seek work in the towns________he had stayed back ____guided his people.
VI. 31. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below:
8X1/2: 4 William Wordsworth was born in 1770. He was a famous poet of the English Romantic Movement. In his poetry Wordsworth focused on nature and lives of common people, he used simple words to express his feelings. He defined poetry as the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings arising from emotion recollected in tranquility. His famous works are Lyrical Ballads, poems in two volumes, ‘The Excursion and The Prelude’. In 1842 he became the poet Laureate of England. He died in the year 1850.
32. Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement, which appeared in “The
Times of India’ dated 10th January 2016. 5
Wanted
Sales Managers
For a Automobile Company
Qualification: PUC Pass, with fluency in English and Kannada, Knowledge of accounts a must with computer knowledge.
Apply to: The correspondent, HR Division Sreyan Enterprises No 18, Peenya II Stage Bangalore-560081 C. 33. Imagine you have been invited by your area club. You are required to speak on the necessity of
keeping your locality clean and tidy. Write a speech of about 150 words using the following hints. 5 1. Proper disposal of garbage 2. Keep the drains free of blockage. 3. Placing bins in every street 4. Stop cigarette butts, leftover food etc. OR
The bar graph depicts the number of students a college in North Karnataka opting for English and
Kannada as I (first) language for the period 1975-2015 at PUC course. Using the information write a
report in about 120 words.
VII. 34. What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to? 4X1:4 Lakshmi stayed in Singapore for a few years. It was there (i) that she met Suhbas Chandra Bose who(ii) influenced her towards Indian Independence Movement. She(iii) started a women’s regiment which(iv) motivated women activists to join in and participate actively in its mission. i) There:_______________ ii) Who:________________ iii) She:_________________ iv) Which:______________
35. Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. 1X1:1 Cuts down/ waiting/ the bicycle/ on time/ wasted in/ buses/ for.