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Subject : Second Language ALTERNATE ENGLISH

MO : 07. 04. 2011]

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[ Date : 07. 04. 2011

[ Time : 10-30 A.M. to 1-15 P.M.
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General Instructions :
i)

The Question-cum-Answer Booklet consists of objective and subjective types of

questions having 52 questions.

ii)

Space has been provided against each objective type question. You have to
choose the correct choice and write the complete answer along with its alphabet
in the space provided.

iii)

For subjective type questions enough space for each question has been
provided. You have to answer the questions in the space.

iv)

Follow the instructions given against both the objective and subjective types of
questions.

v)

Candidate should not write the answer with pencil. Answers written in pencil
will not be evaluated. ( Except Graphs, Diagrams & Maps )

vi)

In case of Multiple Choice, Fill in the blanks and Matching questions,

scratching / rewriting / marking is not permitted, thereby rendering to
disqualification for evaluation.

vii)
I.

15 minutes of extra time have been provided to read the question paper.

Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete
statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct
alternative and write the complete answer along with its alphabet in the space
provided against each question.
1.

Ans. :

Swaminathan is compared to Samuel because

(A)

both are good at arithmetic

(B)

both are of the same height

(C)

Samuel was as alert as Swaminathan in Arithmetic

(D)

both liked Rama and Krishna.

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Why did George Pavlides go to Venice ?

(A)

To see Venice

(B)

To start business there

(C)

To meet McManus

(D)

In search of his hat.

Ans. :
3.

The man was tried and hanged when he

(A)

killed a man intentionally

(B)

killed an enemy in battle

(C)

killed a man when he tried to kill him

(D)

killed a man when he was drunk.

Ans. :
4.

The poet understood that the girl was blind when

(A)

she could not walk like us

(B)

picked up the cup in a different way

(C)

someone helped her to walk

(D)

she told that she was blind.

Ans. :
5.

Ford had to return the Treasure Trove to

(A)

the Government

(B)

Butcher

(C)

Fawcett

(D)

real owner.

Ans. :
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6.

Why did the American visit Regniers shop ? He visited Regniers shop
(A)

to buy a ring

(B)

to sell some gold pieces

(C)

to steal some precious metal

(D)

to return the necklace he had bought.

Ans. :
7.

According to the poet the death of the tree is

(A)

death of all the trees

(B)

death of a man

(C)

death of the nature

(D)

death of many men.

Ans. :
8.

Pradeep is an honest man.

The word honest is
(A)

a verb

(B)

an adjective

(C)

a noun

(D)

an adverb.

Ans. :
9.

Ans. :

One word for, a person trained to travel in a spacecraft is

(A)

astronaut

(B)

astronomer

(C)

astrologer

(D)

astrophysicist.

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The word that takes the prefix mis is

(A)

comfort

(B)

justice

(C)

pleasure

(D)

understand.

Ans. :
11.

Rise brothers rise, the wakening skies

Pray to the morning light
The figure of speech in the above lines is
(A)

simile

(B)

personification

(C)

metaphor

(D)

alliteration.

Ans. :
12.

The servant vanished in a moment.

The meaning of vanished is
(A)

disappeared

(B)

stopped

(C)

ran

(D)

came.

Ans. :
13.

Why ..................... you go to Delhi yesterday ?

The correct auxiliary verb to be filled in the blank is
(A)

have

(B)

does

(C)

did

(D)

were.

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14.

She became a lawyer, ...................... .

The appropriate question to be filled in the blank is
(A)

dont she ?

(B)

didnt she ?

(C)

isnt she ?

(D)

wasnt she ?

Ans. :
15.

Swaminathan compared Rama with Shankar because they were

(A)

very brilliant

(B)

honest

(C)

god-fearing

(D)

not good at arithmetic.

Ans. :
II.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate answers :

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16. Narayan is standing ...................... the bus stop.

( Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition )
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17. The student came late ..................... the teacher didnt punish him.
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18. The teacher asked us to write ...................... letter.
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19. Dont take a hasty ....................... ( decide ).

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20. After pre-university course, she ...................

( choose ) mathematics and

completed her degree course.

( Write the correct verb form of the word given in the brackets and fill in the
blank )
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III.

21. Match the words in List-A with their meanings in List-B. Write the correct
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answer in the space provided :

List-A

List-B

(a)

avarice

(i)

royal dress

(b)

agony

(ii)

rich

(c)

delight

(iii)

strange

(d)

robe

(iv)

cover

(e)

aristocratic

(v)

firm belief

(vi)

take pleasure

(vii)

extreme desire

(viii)

great pain.

Ans. : a)

b)

c)

d)

e)
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IV.

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Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each :
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What made Swaminathan get the feeling of having stepped into fearful maze ?

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23.

How did Gerald Durell describe Scorpion ?

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What kind of lady was Sister Rose ?

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Write the movement and behaviour of the girl in the poem Going Blind.

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How does the poet bring about the double standards the society has in judging
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Whom does the train carry and where as the poet narrated in the poem Train ?

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28.

What qualities did Morris have which helped him to solve the mystery ?

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Rakesh topped the list. What happened after that ?

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Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow :
30.

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Of course not. What else did you notice ?

a)

What does the speaker mean by of course ?

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b)

What else did he notice ?

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31.

McManus was very hurt and angry

a)

Who hurt and how ?

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b)

What did McManus tell the man who hurt him ?

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32.

But I saw death cut down a thousand men.

In that tall lovely legacy of wood.
a)

What does the speaker say about the tree ?

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b)

Why did he say so ?

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Ford wished fervently that Dr. Fawcett had never come.

a)

Why did Dr. Faweett come to Fords house ?

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b)

Why did he say that Dr. Fawcett shouldnt have come to his house ?
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34.

I have half a mind to thrash you

a)

Who said this ?

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b)

Why did the speaker want to thrash him ?

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Quote from memory :
35.

The drenched ....

...... still
Letting .....
................ sea.
The spars ...............................................................
OR
Now as ....................................................................
............................. earth
And ......................................
..................... night
While ........................................

VII.

Answer the following questions in six sentences each :

36.

24=8

Give an account of Amundsens Journal of 7th December.

OR
Narrate briefly Victors experience of the church.

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How did the Butcher come to find out the treasure ?

OR
Explain the mistakes made by Vance.

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VIII. Rewrite as directed :

38.

Write the other degrees of the following sentence :

Lal Bahadur Shastri was one of the oldest Prime Ministers of India.

Change into indirect speech :

a)
b)
39.

Radhakrishnan said to the students, Dont lose the foothold on earth while
sweeping the skies.
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40.

Point out the difference in meaning between the pair of words using them in
meaningful sentences :

Prosecuted, Persecuted
a)
b)
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a)
b)

Use the word walk first as noun and then as verb in meaningful sentences.

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Combine using too ...........to and then as so ......... that .........not :

Her conduct is good. She cannot be overpraised.

a)
b)
43.

Combine the sentences beginning with first as As soon as and then as No ......
sooner ....than.
She received telegram. She started for the village.

a)
b)
IX.

44. Write a paragraph using the clues given below :

A fox very hungry goes in search of food reaches a garden sees grapes
very high jumps cannot reach them goes away.
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45. Imagine that you are Krishna / Parimala of Xth-standard, Government High
School, Haveri.
Write a letter to your friend requesting him to attend your birthday function.

OR
Write a letter to your headmaster requesting him to issue a transfer certificate.
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46. Write two paragraphs on any one of the following topics :

a)

Water pollution and its remedies

b)

National Integration

c)

Television and its defects.

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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Lal Bahadur was born on October 2nd, 1904 in an ordinary family known to be
Kayasth family at Mughal Sarai, U.P. His father Sharada Prasad Srivastava was first
a school teacher. For some years he worked in the Revenue department which was
famous for corruption. But Sharada Prasad, who belived in simplicity and honesty,
never accepted any bribe. Lal Bahadur inherited these qualities. His mother, Ram
Dulari was a noble lady, devoted to her family.
Lal Bahadurs childhood was spent is want and poverty. He lost his father while
he was just eighteen months old. So, his mother moved with him and his two sisters
Sundari Devi and Kaliasavathi to her fathers house seeking shelter.
Lal Bahadur started his school career in Mughal Sarai where he spent eight
years. He was known in the family as well as outside as Nanhe, meaning little one and
also as Gangaputra, meaning Son of Ganga. His school career was full of joy and his
classmates were very friendly.

47.

What were the other names of Lal Bahadur ?

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48.

Who were the parents of Lal Bahadur ?

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What was Lal Bahadurs father in the beginning ?

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What qualities did Lal Bahadur inherit from his father ?

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51.

What kind of a woman was Lal Bahadurs mother ?

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Why did his mother move to her fathers house ?

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