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.
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.
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