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.
(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.
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