n these modern days English

has become a vital aspect pro-

fessionally as well as for day to

day life. In the light of the above

scenario, Board of Secondary

Education, Andhra Pradesh has

made remarkable changes to

impart vocabulary and analyti-

cal skills among the 10th class

students. For this they have

introduced new syllabus.

In order to gain good grade

points the students should have

thorough knowledge in the text

book. They should maintain

good vocabulary and

communicative skills to answer

all questions in the paper.

Complete knowledge of tenses,

articles, prepositions, synthesis

of sentences, idioms, phrasal

verbs is very much essential. We

have put our efforts in bringing

down the following guidelines

for the benefit of the student

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Paper I: There is no word-limit to answerthe questions from 1 - 10.

It is better to write accurate answers as briefas possible.

Your answers should reflect the context ofthe lessons.

Don't try to write lengthy answers. The answers should be free from errors. In some cases, open ended questions may

have more than one relevant answer. Anyrelevant answer can be awarded full marks.

But the answers to open-ended questionsshould reflect positive and constructivethought.

The maximum penalisation for spelling andlanguage mistake should be only one markto each of the questions from 1 to 10.

To answer questions based on textual com-prehension, students should know about thespeaker of the content and context for alllessons.

You need not write complete sentenceswhile writing answers to questions on textu-al comprehension (Q. Nos. 11, 12 & 13). Aword or a phrase which fits as the answer is

enough to get full marks. While answering Multiple Choice Questions

(Q. Nos. 14 & 15 in Part - B), studentsshould write their answers using CAPITALLETTERS.

While answering Q. No. 20, students shouldread the instructions to know whether thequestion is based on 'contractions' or 'verbforms'.

Students can write more than one answerwhile answering the questions based onopposite words (Q. No. 23)

Don't forget to rewrite the correct spelling ofthe wrongly spelt word under Q. No. 28.

Any relevant expression is to be given fullcredit for questions 31 and 33 in Part - B.

Paper II: Answers to questions from 1 - 10can be very short but should fit as the correct answer. They don't need lengthyanswers.

The maximum penalisation for spelling andlanguage mistake should be only half amark to each of the questions from 1 to 10.

Don't think of the length of the answer whileanswering questions based on discourses(Q. Nos. 12 & 13). Follow the discourseindicators. If not, students will lose marks,even though they write lengthy answers.

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PART - AQuestion No: 1 to 10

List of Important Questions from all Units

Unit - 1A. Reading: Attitude Is Altitude1. 'I call it my chicken

drumstick,' jokedNick. What does 'it'refer to? How does ithelp him?

A: 'It' refers to the smallfoot on Nick's left hip.It looks like a chickendrumstick. It helpshim balance, swim and move from oneplace to another place. It enables him tokick. It helps him in typing, writing and pick-ing things up between his toes.

2. 'His parents decided not to send him to aspecial school.' Was Nick happy about hisparents' decision? Why or why not? Whatdo you think about this decision?

A: Nick was not happy about his parents' deci-sion. He was terrified because there might bethe risk of bullying in a mainstream school.I think that as a result of being a companionto able persons, he would have the chanceof becoming independent by competingwith them.

3. How did Nick's parents help him to become

independent?A: (a) Nick's father encouraged Nick to get into

football, swimming, typing and skating.(b) Nick's mother invented a special plastic

device that meant Nick could hold a penand pencil.

(c) Despite the risk of bullying, Nick's parents joined him mainstream school.

4. Pick out the symptoms of Nick's depression.Do you think his depression was normal orsomething unique about him? Give reasonsfor your opinion.

A: At the age of eight, Nick went to his mothercrying and told her that he wanted to killhimself. He was terrified about his future. Atage ten, Nick tried to drown himself in thebath, as he could not control his depression.Any person born like Nick might have thefeelings of deep depression. I think hisdepression was normal.

5. Which incident is funny in 'Attitude IsAltitude'? What makes it funny?

A: One day Nick was in a car at traffic lights. Agirl was looking at him interestingly. Shecould only see Nick's head so he decided todo a 360 degree spin in the car seat to showher that he was a torso. When she sawNick's body without arms and legs, she wasshocked and left the place quickly. The ideaof Nick showing the girl his torso, by makinga 360 degree spin, makes the scene funny.

6. What made Nick choose Bethany Hamiltonto learn surfing?

A: Nick thought that Bethany Hamilton couldhelp him best in learning surfing BecauseBethany Hamilton was good at surfingbecause she was gotten her arm bitten offby a shark when she was 12. Though shehad no arm, she was able to surf well. As adisabled person, she could learn Nick wellhow to surf without arms and legs.

7. What do you learn from the life of NickVujicic ?

A: It is learnt from the life of Nick Vujicic thatinner personality is more important than thephysical personality. The life story of Nickteaches us that if we fail, we should tryagain and again until we succeed.

8. 'I tell people to keep on getting up when theyfall and to always love themselves.' How isthis statement substantiated by Nick?

A: As a disabled man, Nick failed to do thingssuccessfully like other able people.Whenever Nick fails, he tries again andagain until he succeeds. When Nick waslearning how to surf, he was terrified at firstbut later he did very well.

9. How did Nick and Kanae become closefriends?

A: Kanae Miyahara attended to a meeting in2008 where Nick was the guest speaker inTexas. At that time she was attracted toNick's message. From that time they were intouch with each other to share their ideas ongiving hope to the needy and they becameclose friends.

B. Reading

Every Success Story Is a Story of Great Failures

1. 'To Lincoln, defeat was a detour and not adead end.' Justify this statement from thelife of Lincoln.

A: Abraham Lincoln failed in business, in poli-tics and in many things in life. Finally he gotthe biggest success and became thePresident of the United States of Americawith firm determination. Thus he proved thatdefeat was a detour and not a dead end.

2. What did Socrates suggest as the secret tosuccess? Do youagree or disagree withhim? Give reasons foryour answer.

A: Socrates suggestedthat the burning desireis the only secret tosuccess. I agree withthis idea. If we do not have a strong passionfor something, we cannot achieve itbecause the burning desire gives the per-fect and adequate motivation to achievesomething.

3. What happened when Thomas Edison wasat school?

A: When he was at school at the age of four,his teacher felt that Tommy was not able tolearn things. He asked Tommy's mother totake her son out of school.

A. Reading: The Journey

1. Why did the author get into debt?Think of some possible reasons.

A: The author felt that he had got intodebt after his marriage. The reasonsmight be:

(a) He had to bear the expenses ofhis marriage.

(b) He had no salary as he was onleave.

2. Why was the author reluctant tocarry his own luggage? What wouldyou do if you were in the author'splace?

A: The author was reluctant to carry hisown luggage because he had thefeeling that if he carried the luggage,the whole world would laugh at him. IfI were in his place, I would also havesuch thoughts. But I would finally pre-fer to carry my luggage myself.

3. What were the two things that showthe author's false prestige.

A: As a government officer, he didn'taccept the idea of people seeinghim carry his own luggage. He feltthat his father would not like to seehim carrying a trunk on his back andwould be very hurt if he did so.These are all the facts which showthe author's false prestige.

B. Reading : Another Woman

1. The woman thought of buying awhite radish but later on decidedagainst it thinking it an extrava-gance. Do you think it is an extrava-gance? Support your answer.

A: For the woman who doesn't haveany freedom to spend money, it isan extravagance. It is shown in thepoem. But in my opinion it is not anextravagance.

2. What does the phrase 'mother-in-law's dark looks' suggest?

A: The phrase suggests that the mother-in-law's negative attitude towards thedaughter-in-law. She is always angrywith her. She treats her as her enemy.

3. "The usual words came and beat...".Where did the words come from?Why?

A: The words came from the mother-in-law. She cursed the daughter-in-law for spending money. She alsoscolds her parents for sending herto their house to darken their doors.

4. What does the title 'Another woman' suggest ?

A: The title "Another Woman" suggeststhat the woman in the poem repre-sents the whole women who areexperiencing domestic violencewithout freedom of speech.

Unit - 2A. Reading & B. Reading

The Dear Departed - I & II1. What qualities of Mrs. Slater have you noticed?A: From the play 'The Dear Departed' we can

notice that Mrs. Slater is greedy, overpowering,dominating, blunt, straight talking and insensi-tive.

2. What made Mr. Henry shocked to hear Victoriasay 'Are you planning to pinch it?

A: Mr. Henry understood that even Victoria was ableto see through the trickery of her parents in shift-ing the bureau. He was afraid that she mightspeak the truth in front of the Jordans. So, hetried to convince her that the bureau was given toher mother before the death of the grandfather.

3. Why does Mrs Slater ask Victoria to change hercolourful dress before the arrival of the Jordans?

A. Wishing to impress upon the Jordans that theSlaters were all greatly grieved at the grandfa-ther's demise, Mrs Slater asked Victoria tochange so that she was not seen in colouredclothes by them.

4. Justify the view that the husbands of Mrs. Slaterand Mrs. Jordan are men with no individuality.

A. Basing on the behaviour of the husbands ofMrs. Slater and Mrs. Jordan, it is clearly evidentthat they are men with no individuality. Like theirgreedy wives they also behave foolishly. Theyare not able to correct their greedy wives.

5. Discuss the irony in the title 'The DearDeparted'.

A. Irony of the title: The grandfather is not dear toanyone. They only wanted his property. They alsocurse him for not paying his insurance premiumand he is also not dead to be departed. This is theirony of the play. In this play money is the dear toboth the sisters but the truth revealed in front ofAbel, the money only departed from them.

6. In what way is the play 'The Dear Departed' acommentary on the hollowness of human rela-tionships?

A: Both the daughters neglected their duties andresponsibilities towards their father. As soon asthey thought he was dead, they start fightingover his assets. Mrs. Slater takes her father'sslippers and quickly replaces his bureau with anold chest of drawers. The Jordans were moreinterested in having tea and discussing aboutthe obituary note. Mrs. Jordan also insisted onmaking a list of her father's assets so that theycan divide it among themselves. The play there-fore, vividly expresses the hollowness of humanrelationships.

7. What are the three things that the father plans todo on Monday next? What effect does it have onhis daughters?

A: The three things that the father plans to do onMonday next are (a) He wants to see his lawyerto alter his will. (b) He wants to pay his insurancepremium. (c) He wants to marry widowShorrocks at St. Philip's Church. If the fatherdoes all these three things, the daughters willlose the chance of getting their share in theirfather's assets.

PAPER - 1

A. Reading: Rendezvous with Ray

1. What did Ray's detractors accuse him of ?Did Roberge agree to their accusation? Ifnot, why?

A: The detractors of Ray accuse him that Raymade reputation selling India's poverty tothe West. Roberge does not agree withthem. He feels that there is enormous spiri-tual poverty of some rich people which ismuch more deplorable than the materialpoverty depicted in the films.

2. 'I didn't come here to convert. In fact, I amthe one who got converted.' Who said thesewords? What different shades of meanings

do you find in the words of the speaker?A: Gaston Roberge quoted these words with

two shades of meaning.(a) As a Christian, Roberge did not converse

the Indians to the Christianity.(b) He has changed his views about India.

3. Roberge took nine years to meet Ray in per-son after joining St. Xavier's college. Whydid he take so long time?

A. Roberge thought that Ray was a great per-son. Meeting such great personality withoutenough intellectual exercise would not satis-fy an intellectual like Roberge. So, he tooknine years to meet Ray in person.

4. How was Ray perceived by the outsiders?A: To outsiders, Ray was a cold, aloof, and

sometimes intimidating. But, in reality, hewas a very simple and unassuming manwith a good sense of humour.

B. Reading: Maya Bazaar1. What made 'Maya

Bazaar' a landmarkfilm?

A. Maya Bazaar becamea landmark movie inIndian film industry because of the best per-formances of great film stars. The directorK.V.Reddy's ability in blending wonderfultalent and technical brilliance of the unit.

2. Why is 'Maya Bazaar' is watched repeatedly?A. Maya Bazaar was watched repeatedly

because people identified every character

of the film with someone they knew in theirsurroundings. It was also a tribute to Teluguculture, language and customs of the land.

3. What is the central theme of 'Maya Bazaar'?How have the Telugu speakers settledabroad looked upon 'Maya Bazaar'?

A: The movie is on Sasirekhaparinayam, anepisode from Mahabharatha. They seek toidentify people like their uncles, aunts andcousins in the different characters of the film.

4. What is the purpose of the review of the film'Maya Bazaar'?

A: The purpose of the review of the film 'MayaBazaar' is to establish the element of Teluguculture in the film and to help NRIs under-stand Telugu culture.

Unit - 4

Unit - 3

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Q.No. 11: Comprehension - Poetry (All Units)

Read the following stanza.This morning she bought green 'methi'in the market, choosing the freshest bunch;picked up a white radish,imagined the crunch it would makebetween her teeth, the sweet sharp taste,then put it aside, thinking itan extravagance, counted her coinsout carefully, tied them, a small bundleinto her sari at the waist;

Answer the following questions.1. Which word in the above lines stands for

'fenugreek'?A. Methi2. How was the methi brought by her in the

morning?A. She bought a bunch of fresh green methi.3. What did she imagine while picking up a

white radish?

A. The crunch it would make between her teethand its sweet sharp taste.

4. Why did she put the white radish aside?

A. She thought it was an extravagance.

5. Who is referred to as 'she' in the above pas-sage?

A. A house wife or a daughter-in-law

Read the following stanza.

So when the kerosene was thrown

(just a moment of surprise,

A brilliant spark)

It was the only choice

that she had ever known.

Another torch, blazing in the dark.

Another woman.

We shield our faces from the heat.Answer the following questions.1. What is referred to as `the only choice' ?A. To commit suicide / to burn herself alive2. Why was kerosene thrown on her ?A. To commit suicide / to burn herself alive

3. Who stands for 'Another torch' in the abovelines ?

A. A house wife who isburning herself in theflames.

4. Who is 'the anotherwoman' referred to inthe above passage?

A. The woman who isburning herself in theflames because of thedomestic violence orlack of freedom ofspeech.

5. What do you mean by the line 'We shieldour faces from the heat.'?

A. People are indifferent to the suicidal deathsof women and domestic violence.

Read the following lines and answer thequestions that follow.Abandoned to the garbage bin,With mosquitoes and insectseating its tiny fingers away,Little baby crying for help

as foul smells make its play,irradiating from disposed bacteria.Unheard shrieks of the baby's hysteriadie in eerie silence of the night,"An outcast of destiny"

Now, answer the following questions.

1. Who was abandoned to the garbage bin?

2. What did the mosquitoes and insects do?

3. Why was the baby crying?

4. Why did it smell foul?

5. "An outcast of destiny". Who do you thinkwas the 'outcast'?

Answers1. A little baby

2. They eat the tiny fingers of the little baby.

3. The baby was crying with pain because ofthe wounds it got when the mosquitoes andinsects ate its tiny fingers away.

4. It smelled foul as it was a dustbin which con-tained garbage and rotten waste material.

5. The baby was the 'outcast'.

Unit - 5A. Reading & B. Reading : The Storeyed House I & II

1. Who was Bayaji? What was he?A. Bayaji was a Dalit. He was from Mahar com-

munity. He worked as a labourer in thedockyard in Bombay.

2. Why did Bayaji return home? OR What didBayaji hope to happen after his retirement?

A. After his retirement, Bayaji returned homewith the hope of settling in his ancestral vil-lage. He wanted to use his life savings tobuild a storeyed house.

3. What was Bayaji's dream?A. Bayaji wanted to build a new storeyed

house out of his earnings as his family wasbig with many members. It was his dream.

4. Comment on Bayaji's last wish: 'Sons, Iwant you to build a storeyed house.'

A. Bayaji's last words are like a mantra sug-gestive of the rise of Dalit empowerment.Digging the foundation of a regularstoreyed-house symbolises the Dalit dig-ging into the foundation of the villain of thetragedy, the caste system.

5. 'The Storeyed House is a powerful symbolof Dalit empowerment in India.' Comment.

A. Waman Govind Hoval's short story "TheStoreyed House" is a powerful symbol ofDalit awakening in India. It contributesgreatly to the dynamics of Dalit emancipa-tion. Bayaji's last words are like a 'mantra'that is suggestive of Dalit empowerment.Digging the foundation of the new storeyedhouse, in fact, is a powerful symbol of theDalit digging into the foundations of the vil-lain of the tragedy, the caste system with itsstigma of 'purity and pollution'.

C. Reading : Abandoned1. "An outcast of destiny" What is meant by

this expression?A. 'An outcast of destiny' means a person who

has been rejected by the society by fate.2. What are the physical features of the baby?A. The baby is with tiny fingers, cyanosed lips

and sea-blue nose3. Why, do you think, people abandon babies?

A. People abandon babies because of theirpoverty, gender discrimination or unwantedpregnancies.

4. What leads to a bloody chaos? Who isresponsible for a bloody chaos?

A. coming of cat for the lazy rats leads to abloody chaos. It leads to the killing of thebaby.

5. Comment on the line " The only sin of theinfant-Being Born"

A. In many cases, babies are found aban-doned in trash cans and garbage bins onthe streets in India for no fault of theirs. In

this context, the poet questions us whetherit was their sin to be born into this world asinfants.

Unit - 6A. Reading: Environment

1. How are people's basic needs connectedwith the environment?

A. The basic needs of the people are cleandrinking water, food, firewood, timber andfodder for animals. All these come from landand the land is connected with environment.

2. According to Maathai, how are womenresponsible for the protection of the envi-ronment?

A. Women are the people who work on farms.They plant trees, cultivate land and producefood. They need firewood and buildingmaterial. Thus they are responsible for theprotection of the environment.

3. What is the specific message of WangariMaathai?

A. When we plant atree, we planthope. This is thespecific messageof WangariMaathai.

4. Maathai said, "When we plant a tree, weplant hope." What does she mean by this?

A. Wangari Maathai says that if we plant a tree,we plant the future for ourselves, for ourchildren and for birds. We plant somethingthat will last, long after we are gone. Thatway, planting a tree is nothing but givinghope.

5. How was the environment when WangariMaathai was a child?

A. When Wangari Maathai was a child, theenvironment was pristine, very beautiful,and very green.

6. How did Wangari Maathai become aware ofthe environment?

A. People ask for their basic needs of food,water and energy. But they do not havethose things because the environment isdegraded. So Maathai has understood thenecessity to rehabilitate the environment. Inthis way she became aware of the environment.

B. Reading : Or the Dreamer will Wake?

1. `The child could sing the final whale song,'says the poet. Why does she say so?

A. Water pollution affects the animals living inthe water. In this way deep in Ocean South,the whale became one of the endangeredspecies. So the poet said that the childcould sing the final whale song.

2. The poet says `This could be our last truemoment'. Is it true? In what way(s)?

A. Yes, it might be true. If the degrading ofenvironment continues, the existing endan-

gered species might have disappeared likedinosaurs. So this could be our last momentto know the truths regarding the degradationof environment.

3. What, do you think, the poem 'Or will theDreamer Wake?' is about?

A. The poem foretells the hazards faced by thefauna of four different habitats like earth,water, air and polar regions due to indis-criminate activities of modern man indegrading the environment and how somespecies had come into endangered zone.

4. What does the grandchild in this poem sym-bolize?

A. The grandchild in this poem symbolizes thefuture generation of humans.

5. Who is the dreamer here?A. Human beings of the modern world are the

dreamers here.

Unit - 7A. Reading: My Childhood

1. What were the disadvantages faced byKalam in his childhood?

A. Kalam faced the following disadvantages:(a) He was born in a middle class family.(b) His parents were poor and they had no

much formal education.2. If one wants to bring a change in the social

system, what qualities one has to possess?A. If one wants to bring a change in the social

system, we should show equanimity. Weshould have patience, determination andperseverance.

3. "Your children are not your children...." Whatdoes it mean? Do you agree to the statement or disagree ? Give reasons.

A. This means when children grow, they havetheir own ideas. I agree to the idea ofKalam's father because children have everyright to form their own ideas to build theircareer. Parents should be ready to accept it.

4. What kind of woman was Subramania Iyer'swife?

A. Subramania Iyer's wife was conservative,adamant and orthodox person.

5. What kind of woman was Kalam's mother?A. Ashiamma was Kalam's mother. She was

sociable, kind, secular, generous, simpleand tolerant person.

B. Reading : A Plea for India1. What do fights put us in?A. The fights put us in a difficult situation or dis-

tractive mood.2. Why does the poet use the expressions

'proud to be a strong nation' and 'hangheads in shame' at the same time?

A. Though India is regarded as a great secularcountry, we are ashamed of particularissues at the same time.

3. Who are cheats ? Who are being cheated?

A. People who disturb the harmonious life ofcommon people are cheats. The innocentpeople are misled by them and they arebeing cheated.

4. What is the central idea of the poem ?A. It is a strong appeal to the Indian citizens to

feel their responsibility and make India abetter nation by avoiding violence and bythinking piously.

Unit - 8A. Reading: Jamaican Fragment

1. Why did the game next morning astonishthe author? What did he see ?

A. The next day the author saw the black boyacting as a master and the white boy as hisslave. This made the narrator astonished.

2. Did the white man believe in white supremacy? How do you know?

A. No. It is evident and clear in his marital rela-tion with a black woman. It is also provedwhen he expressed his disapproval of thenarrator's feelings about the colour discrimi-nation.

3. How did the narrator come to the conclusionthat grown-ups are silly?

A. He felt shy for misunderstanding the chil-dren's game and their actions in spite of hiswisdom and intelligence. Thus, the narratorcame to the conclusion that grown-ups aresilly.

4. What are the characters you empathize within the story , `Jamaican Fragment'?

A. The characters in the story seem to be veryordinary and common characters with verycommon thoughts. So I empathize with allthe characters in the story.

B. Reading: Once upon a Time

1. When did people shake hands with theirhearts?

A. When people were intheir childhood in oldendays, they shook theirhands with their hearts.

2. What is the poet cryingover? What help does hewant from his son?

A. The poet is crying for the loss of his charac-teristics such as honesty, modesty and sin-cerity. He feels sorry for the corrupted waysof the people in modern days. He requestshis son to help him regain his sincere, inno-cent and child-like smile.

3. What is the tone of the poem, 'Once Upon aTime'?

A. This is a sombre and emotional poem with astrong moral message.

4. Why does the poet want to learn from hisson?

A: The poet wants to learn from his sonbecause his son is not corrupted by theways of the world.

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Read the following lines carefully andanswer the questions that follow.tearing at the babe's hairwith their sharp teethgnawing at its earsto complete their feed,As the cat jumps inwith a screeching meowthe rats let loosea clicking squeakA bloody chaos ensues,The only sin of the infant-BEING BORN.

Now, answer the following questions.

1. What is referred to as 'babe's hair'?2. Who jumped to catch the rats?3. Why do you think the rats let loose?4. What is the reason for 'a bloody chaos'?5. What is the sin committed by the little baby?

Answers

1. The head of the abandoned baby.2. The cat.3. The rats let loose when they see the cat

jumping in.4. 'A bloody chaos' is there when the rats try to

escape the sharp claws of the cat.5. The only sin committed by the baby is being

born into the world.

Read the following lines carefully.Here in the centre, four directions gather

The path ahead leads up or downIs this our last bright new world birthing?Is this our waving as we drown?This could be our last true momentKnowing the truth, our choices make.Our grandchild asks "That was the moment!And did the dreamer wake?"

Now, answer the following questions.1. The poet wants us to know the truth. What

is that truth?2. According to you, why has the dreamer to

wake?3. The poet has concern for something. What

is it?4. What are the four directions referred to?5. Our grandchild asks "That was the moment!

And did the dreamer wake?" What does thepoet convey through this line ?

Answers1. We should know the truth that rehabilitation

of the environment is an essential need.2. It is time he rehabilitated the environment to

save life3. The poet's concern is for the endangered

species.4. The four directions are life on different habi-

tats. They are land habitat, water habitat, airhabitat and snow habitat.

5. If we are apathetic, the future generation willcertainly point out us whether we came outfrom apathy in a right moment or not.

Read the following lines.We, Indians, are proud to be a strong nation,

our roots, we declare, cannot be shaken.Then why these fights,which leave us in poor plight?Irrespective of our region,forget the castes,which makes us lose our charm.

Now, answer the following questions.1. Who are 'we' in the above lines?2. What, according to Indians, cannot be shak-

en?3. What is the thing that leaves us in poor

plight?4. Which thing makes Indians lose their charm?5. What are type of feelings are expressed in

this poem?Answers

1. The Indians / The people of India2. Our roots3. Fights leave us in poor plight4. Castes / Regions5. Patriotic feeling / the feeling of being united Read the following lines.

Let us unite,and fight against those who incite.Let us not be misled,by those who want to see us dead.We are a strong united nation,all we need is a bit of dedication.

Now, answer the following questions.1. What are the feelings expressed in this

stanza?2. Who are being addressed in this stanza?3. Who will mislead us?4. What is the poet's call to the nation?

5. The poet says that we are lacking some-thing. What is it?

Answers1. Nationalistic / Patriotic2. The people of India3. The countries who want to see us dead4. The poet calls the nation to be united.5. We are lacking dedication.

Exercise

Read the following lines. But believe me, son.I want to be what I used to beWhen I was like you. I wantto unlearn all these muting things.Most of all, I want to relearnHow to laugh, for my laugh in the mirrorShows only my teeth like a snake's bare fangs!So show me, son,How to laugh; show me howI used to laugh and smileonce upon a time when I was like you.

Now, answer the following questions.1. The speaker used 'believe' before he tells

something. Why does the speaker use theword 'believe'?

2. 'my teeth like a snake's bare fangs.' Find outthe figure of speech used.

3. Why does the poet ask his son to show himhow to laugh?

4. 'I want to be what I used to be'. What doesthis mean?

5. Why does the poet use the phrase 'most ofall'?

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Q.No. 13 Comprehension Passages (B. Readings - Prose)

Read the following passage.Let me share someone's life history with you.

This was a man who failed in business at theage of 21; was defeated in a legislative race atage 22; failed again in business at age 24;overcame the death of his sweetheart at age26; had a nervous breakdown at age 27; lost aCongressional race at age 34; lost a Senatorialrace at age 45;Answer the following questions.1. The speaker is describing somebody's life

history in the above passage. Whose lifehistory is it?

2. At what age did he lose a congressionalrace?Answers

1. The life history of Abraham Lincoln2. At age 34 Read the following passage.

One day a partial-ly deaf four year oldkid came home witha note in his pocketfrom his teacher,"Your Tommy is toostupid to learn, gethim out of theschool." His mother read the note andanswered, "My Tommy is not stupid to learn, Iwill teach him myself."Answer the following questions.1. Who is `Tommy' in the above passage?2. What kind of student was Tommy

according to the teacher?Answers:

1. Thomas Edison2. Stupid Read the following passage.

All success stories are stories of great failures. The only difference is that every timethey failed, they bounced back. This is calledfailing forward, rather than backward. You learnand move forward. Learn from your failure andkeep moving.Answer the following questions.1. How does the speaker call all success

stories?

2. How should we learn?Answers:

1. Stories of great failures.2. We should learn from failures. Read the following passage.

Oh, Grandpa, I'm so glad you're not dead.Answer the following questions.1. Who is the speaker?2. What happened to the grandfather?Answers: 1. Victoria

2. He was assumed to be dead. Read the following passage.

The finished product hit the screen in 1957to become a landmark movie in the Telugu filmindustry.Answer the following questions.1. What is referred to as 'the finished product' ?2. What is the meaning of the phrase 'hit the

screen'?Answers:

1. The movie, Maya Bazaar2. Released Read the following passage.

The film was watched repeatedly soon afterits release because people identified everycharacter of the film with someone they knewin their immediate vicinity and the audience stilldo the same now.Answer the following questions.1. Which film was watched repeatedly?2. Give a reason for watching the movie

repeatedly?Answers:

1. The movie, Maya Bazaar2. Because people identified every character

of the film with someone they knew in theirimmediate vicinity and the audience still dothe same now.

Read the following passage.'Baiju, you shouldn't lose your head simply

because you've set aside some money.Answer the following questions.1. What does this sentence indicate, warning

or advice?2. Who was the speaker of these words ?Answers:1. Warning2. The speaker was Kondiba Patil.

Q.No. 11: Comprehension - Poetry

Question No. 12 Comprehension(All A. Readings - Prose)

Read the following passage.Nick Vujicic was born with no arms and legs- but he doesn't let the details stop him. Thebrave 26-year - old - who is mainly a torso -plays football and golf, swims and surfs,despite having no limbs.

Answer the following questions.1. What is the nature of Nick as mentioned in

the above lines?

2. Why was Nick called 'a torso'?

3. Why is Nick mentioned as a brave person?

Answers:1. He is brave.

2. Because he was born without arms andlegs.

3. Though he has no arms and legs, he didmany things as a normal human being. Sohe was mentioned as a brave person.

Read the following passage.His parents decided not to send him to a

special school - a decision he said was veryhard for him, but which may have been thebest decision they could have made for him.

Answer the following questions.1. Whose parents are referred to here?

2. What was the decision taken by his parents?

3. How was the decision proved the best decision?

Answers:1. The parents of Nick

2. They decided not to send him to a specialschool. They decided to send him to amainstream school.

3. As he studied in the main stream school,he became independent and completed hisdegree in Financial Planning and RealEstate.

Read the following passage.His disability came without any medical

explanation - a rare occurrence calledPhocomelia - and Nick and his parents spentmany years asking why this cruel trick wouldhappen to them. 'My mother was a nurse andshe did everything right during pregnancy butshe still blamed herself,' he said.

Answer the following questions1. What was the disability of Nick in terms of

medical science?2. What is the 'cruel trick' according to Nick's

parents?3. What was Nick's mother?

Answers:1. Phocomelia2. Getting a baby without arms and legs or

Phocomelia.3. She was a nurse. Read the following passage.

Despite therisk of beingbullied, his par-ents insisted onhis attendingm a i n s t r e a mschool. 'It wasthe best decision they could have made forme,' adds Nick, who later achieved a degree inFinancial Planning and Real Estate. 'It wasvery hard but it gave me independence.'Answer the following questions1. What is a mainstream school?2. Why is there the risk of being bullied for

Nick?3. When did Nick thought that the decision

was the best?Answers

1. Regular school where all children usuallystudy

2. Because Nick was disabled. He had noarms and legs.

3. When he achieved a degree in FinancialPlanning and Real Estate.

Read the following passage.I was deeply depressed when I was eight

years old,' he said. 'I went to my mum cryingand told her I wanted to kill myself.'Answer the following questions.1. Who is the person who got depression?2. What was the reason for his depression?3. What did he want to do when he was

depressed?Answers:

1. Nick Vujicic2. Because of his disability3. He wanted to kill himself.

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Important points:(a) Combining sentences with 'who'(b) Combining sentences with 'which'(c) Combining sentences with 'that'(d) Combining sentences with 'besides'(e) Combining sentences with 'as'(f) Combining sentences with 'since'(g) Combining sentences with 'because'(h) Combining sentences with 'so .... that'(i) Combining sentences with 'when'(j) Combining sentences with 'if'(k) Writing passive voice(l) Writing sentences with 'It's time.....'(m) Writing sentences with 'enough'(n) Writing sentences with 'present partici-

ple / past participle'(o) Writing contractions of 'personal pro-

noun + helping verb'(p) Writing contractions of 'helping verb +

not'(q) Simple Past Tense and Present

Continuous Tense combination(r) Simple Past and Past Perfect Tense

Important Examples:1. They w'll never take away the beauty of

my eyes. (Change into `passive voice')A: The beauty of my eyes will never be taken

away (by them).2. Srinivas is a polyglot. He knows many lan-

guages. (Combine using 'who')A: Srinivas who knows many languages is a

polyglot.3. Tagore wrote many beautiful stories. He

was the greatest Indian versatile genius.(combine using 'who')

A: Tagore, who was the greatest Indian ver-satile genius, wrote many beautiful sto-ries.

4. She is a dancer. She is a singer.(Combine using 'besides')

A: Besides being a dancer, she is a singer.5. God is omnipresent. He is seen every-

where. (Combine using 'as')A: God is omnipresent as he is seen every-

where.6. A falling branch hit him while walking in

the woods. (Change into 'passive voice')A: He was hit by a falling branch while walk-

ing in the woods.7. Rewrite the following sentences using

contractions where necessary.It is getting late. Our class teacher will notallow us into the classroom.

A: It's getting late. Our class teacher won'tallow us into the classroom.

8. Mohan wants to buy a car. He has no suf-ficient money. (Combine the sentencesusing 'enough')

A: Mohan has no enough money to buy acar./ Mohan does not have enough moneyto buy a car.

9. His parents decided not to send him to aspecial school. (Change into `passivevoice')

A: It was decided by his parents not to sendhim to a special school.

10. Work hard or you will fail (Combine using'unless')

A: Unless you work hard, you will fail.

Q.No. 30 Alphabetical OrderArrange the following words in alphabeti-cal order.1. attack, around, adversity, absolutelyA: absolutely, adversity, around, attack2. ball, attempt, blamed, beautyA: attempt, ball, beauty, blamed3. change, caught, board, bulliedA: board, bullied, caught, change4. decided, courage, computer, convictionA: computer, conviction, courage, decided5. history, fantastic, enable, electricA: electric, enable, fantastic, history6. international, independent, mainstream,

magazineA: independent, international, magazine,

mainstream7. mounted, mobility, managed, masterA: managed, master, mobility, mounted8. plastic, pebble, device, parentsA: device, parents, pebble, plastic9. something, scratch, realised, quicklyA: quickly, realised, scratch, something10. think , surfing, terrified, speedA: speed, surfing, terrified, thankful

Q.No. 14 Cloze TestThis question is textbook independent.

Students should practise the basic princi-ples of tense, number, simple prepositions,articles, conjunctions, personal pronounsand conjunctions.

One night .... (1) hunter was sleeping nearhis little fire, ..... (2) he began to dream. He...... (3) that a great crocodile came out of theriver, and caught his leg between ....(4) teeth,and dragged him ..... (5) the river. He was so frightened that he woke up.

1. A) the B) an C) a D) none2. A) while B) when C) which D) what3. A) dream B) dreams

C) dreaming D) dreamed4. A) my B) our C) its D) his5. A) in B) into C) out of D) for

Ans: 1 - C; 2 - B; 3 - D; 4 - C; 5 - B One day, he .... (1) hunting with his courtiers.

They went deep ...... (2) the forest and therethey saw ....... (3) large ....(4) beautiful stag,.... (5) was actually Bodhisatva.

1. A) go B) went C) gone D) goes2. A) into B) in C) at D) for3. A) an B) the C) a D) on4. A) or B) and C) but D) because5. A) which B) who C) whom D) why

Ans: 1 - B; 2 - A; 3 - C; 4 - B; 5 - A In April 1912, a great new ship ............... (1)

across the Atlantic ............... (2) her firstvoyage. She was the ............... (3) ship inthe world; even today she would be one ofthe biggest afloat. She was called the greatest ship that ............... (4) ever built ora ship that would never ............... (5).

1. A) sale B) sail C) sailing D) sailed2. A) in B) on C) for D) to3. A) largest B) larger C) large D) longer4. A) are B) is C) was D) were5. A) sank B) sink C) sinks

D) sinking

Ans: 1 - D; 2 - B; 3 - A; 4 - C; 5 - B The smoke ............... (1) seen by the Forest

Department people ............ (2) immediatelywent ............ (3) action to halt............ (4)fire ............... (5) prevented any furtherdamage and death.

1. A) is B) was C) had D) has2. A) which B) when C) that D) who3. A) son B) upon C) into D) in4. A) the B) a C) an D) that5. A) so B) and C) that D) cutAns: 1 - B; 2 - D; 3 - C; 4 - A; 5 - B

Q.No. 17 - 20 Transformation of Sentences and Contractions / Tenses

Q.No. 21 Prepositions / PhrasalPrepositions

Important Points:(a) Prepositions given in unit II

(b) Prepositions given in unit IV

(c) Textual sentences from unit VII

(d) Prepositions in phrasal verbs given intextbook

Important examples:1. I go to school ....... my sister daily. (along

with / on account of / by means of)

2. The shops were closed early ..............rain. (along with / on account of / by meansof)

3. He got a job ....... his hard work. (alongwith / on account of / by means of)

4. My house is ....... all the house in my vil-lage. (apart from / on account of / bymeans of)

5. It wasn't his car, in fact I don't know who itbelongs ....... (to / at / with)

6. My problems are very similar ....... yours.(to / at / with)

7. People started to shout ....... the driver. (to

/ at / with)

8. She had always been bad....... languages.(to / at / with)

9. She listened ....... me and then told meabout her problems. (with / to / on)

10. The accident sadly resulted ....... the deathof a man. (to / in / on)

11. The buses are often late, so you can'tdepend ....... them. (to / in / on)

12. They may feel jealous ....... your success.(of / in / on)

13. I looked ....... myself in the mirror. ( at / on/ about)

14. His parents insisted ....... his attendingmainstream school. (Due to / on / about)

15. I read a newspaper article ....... a disabledman. (Due to / for/ about)

Answers:

1. along with 2. on account of

3. by means of 4. apart from

5. to 6. to

7. at 8. at 9. to

10. in 11. on 12. of

13. at 14. on 15. about

Q.No. 31 - 34 Language FunctionsNote: Exclamations in unit II and modal verbs

in unit IV are very important for this topic.Very Important Model Questions:1. Your friend, Bhavani usually wakes up at 6

a.m. daily. It is 6.15 a.m. now. Bhavani hasnot woken up yet. You feel it is already late.Express your idea using 'It's high time'.

A: It's high time you woke up.2. You and your friend have spend more time

than you spend daily in the playground. Youfeel it is late and better to go home. Whatwould you say to your friend? Use theexpression 'It's time'.

A: It's time we went home.3. You to your friend: `You have not thought

seriously about what you want to do in yourlife.' How would you express this idea using'It's high time'.

A: It's high time you thought seriously aboutwhat you want to do in your life.

4. Your friend has been working on a projectfor 5 months. But he has not completed ityet. You feel that your friend should takeyour help to complete the project fast. Givehim / her advice using 'It's time'.

A: It's time you completed the project. Youshould take my help to complete it fast

5. Your friend promised you to make a phone callat 7 a.m.. But you haven't received any phonecall from him yet. Now it is 7.30 a.m. Howwould you express this idea using 'It's time'?

A: It's time you made a phone call. / It's time Ireceived a phone call from my friend.

6. What do the following sentences mean ?Put a ( ) mark against the right answer. I do not have enough clothes for my journey.a) inadequacy ( ) b) apologizing ( )c) regretting ( ) d) complaining ( )

A: (a) inadequacy ( ) I Shall I wait till you come?a) asking a question ( ) b) making an offer ( )c) demanding a lift ( )d) seeking permission ( )

A: (b) making an offer ( )7. What do the following sentence mean?

Put a ( ) mark against the right answer. There may be heavy rains tomorrow.a) making a request ( )b) expressing purpose ( )c) expressing possibility ( )

d) seeking permission ( )

A: (c) expressing possibility ( )

Q.No. 22 Synonyms

Important examples:Note: Answers are given in brackets at the

end of each question.1. Victoria goes out reluctantly into

grandpa's room. (unwillingly)2. Victoria returns, very scared. She

closes the door after her. (frightened)3. She pokes him with her hand to see if

he is solid. (pushed)4. Don't do that, Amelia. What the devil do

you mean by this tomfoolery? (foolishness)

5. I was a government officer and the ideaof people seeing me carry my own lug-gage was not at all interesting. (amusing)

6. For a young man like me it should nothave been an issue to carry a 20-kilochest on my back. (box)

7. Well, we'll think about it after tea, andthen we'll look through his bits of thingsand make a list of them. (valuables)

8. He is rather a jolly little man, but atpresent trying to adapt himself to theregrettable occasion. (unfortunate)

9. Mrs. Jordan sails into the room andsolemnly goes straight to Mrs. Slaterand kisses her. (unhappily)

10. I had to put up with him for five years.(bear)

11. They are transfixed with amazement. (surprise)

12. A slight chuckling is heard fromupstairs. (laugh)

13. Initially I thought of continuing myleave. (extending)

14. Carrying the trunk should not havebeen such a worry for me except thatmy education had made me shunphysical labour. (avoid)

15. Tiredness creeps in if the holiday con-tinues over an extended period. (lethargy)

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Paper - IIQuestion No. 1-10: Short Answer

Questions (5 marks)

All C. Readings (only Prose)Important Point: Students can answer at least4 questions, if they study two lessons. Theyare: ''I Will Do It'' and ''The Brave Potter''.Concentrate more on these two lessons.

Unit: 1 C. Reading: I Will Do It.1. What is the ultimate aim of a bright

student ? And why ?A. The ultimate aim of a bright student is to

study at IITs because they maintain highstandards. They are world class institutions.

2. ''His heart sank in sorrow''. Whose heartsank in sorrow ? Why ?

A. When the father expressed his helpless-ness to send Narayana Murthy to IITbecause of the familys low financial condi-tion, Narayana Murthy's heart sank in sor-row. Though he had passed with a highrank, there was no chance for him to studyat IIT which was his dream.

3. How did Murthy react when his fatherexpressed his helplessness to send him toIIT ?

A. Murthy reacted like an introvert when hisfather expressed his helplessness to sendhim to IIT. He didn't share his feelings withanybody.

4. The author calls Murthy an introvert. Which

action of Murthy substantiates this claimof the author about Murthy ?

A. When Murthy's father expressed his help-lessness to send him to IIT, he felt disap-pointed and became sorrowful. But heremained silent and never shared hisunhappiness with anybody.

5. What, according to Narayana Murthy, canchange the life of a person ?

A. According to Narayana Murthy, a personhimself can change his life with his intellector brain power with hard working nature.

6. How does the motto ''Powered by intellectand driven by values'' describe Murthy'slife?

A. ''Powered by intellect and driven by values''is the motto of Murthy. He proved it andearned his wealth legally and ethically. Hisachievements have revealed that he waspowered by intellect and driven by values.

7. How do we know that Murthy was an intel-ligent student?

A: Naryana Murthy was a sharp and brightstudent. He was hard working. He couldgrasp the theories of science faster thanthe speed of light. He used to solve his seniors difficulties in scienece. While theothers struggled to solve the problems inthe question paper, he would smile shylyand solve them in no time.

8. What was the dream of Mr. NarayanaMurthy when he was a student?

A: Studying at IIT was the dream of Mr.Narayana Murthy. It was the ambition of everybright student of those days (now also).

Unit - 2: C. Reading: The Brave Potter

1. What did the tiger think the mysteriouscreature was? Why did he allow himselfbound around the neck with a thick rope?

A. The tiger thought that the mysteriouscreature was ''the leak''. He allowed itbound around the neck with a thick ropebecause he thought the leak might bemore powerful and stronger than he.

2. What made the potter angry? What madehim angrier?

A. The donkey's disappearance under thetree made him angry. In search of thedonkey in the darkness, he often stum-bled over roots and fallen branches. Witheach step the potter felt angrier andangrier with his donkey.

3. Why did the king make the potter theGeneral of the Army?

A. A minister told the story of the potter andadvised the king to appoint the potter theGeneral of the Army. Thus, the king madethe potter the General of the Army.

4. Why do you think the sentry feels that thepotter is a giant?

A. On seeing the potter galloping towardsthe camp with a tree in one hand, the sen-try thought that the person must be theGeneral who captured a tiger with hisbare hands. So he thought the Generalwas not an ordinary man; he was a giant.

5. Do you think that the potter is really braveor lucky? Give your reasons.

A. I think that the potter is really lucky. Thetwo incidents of capturing the tiger andpulling the tree out of the ground hap-pened fortunately . People believed thetwo incidents to be true.

6. What is the most humorous and thrillingincident in the story?

A. The most humorous and thrilling incident inthe story is the sentry's misunderstandingof the potter's capacity on seeing him witha tree in his hands.

7. Why did the villagers thank the potter?

A. The villagers thanked the potter becausethe potter caught the tiger that had eatenmany of their goats and buffaloes.

8. Why did the potter decide to practise rid-ing the horse?

A. The king ordered the potter to lead thearmy into the battle the next day, and hedid not know how to ride a horse.

9. What made the potter a hero?

A. Luckily the potter caught a tiger and tied itto a tree in his yard. This made him ahero.

Unit - 3: C. Reading: The Never-Never Nest

1. Aunt Jane thought that she had givenaway 2000 pounds instead of 200pounds? What made her think so?

A. On seeing the furniture, the car, thepiano, the refrigerator and the radio, AuntJane wondered whether the cheque shehad given them was only for 200 poundsor for 2000 pounds instead, by mistake attheir wedding time.

2. What surprised Aunt Jane most ?A. When Jack told Aunt Jane that they didn't

pay rent because the house was theirs.She couldn't believe her eyes and ears.Thus, Jacks reply surprised Aunt Jane

3. "And the piano? ...And the furniture?"What do these questions suggest?

A. These questions suggest Aunt Janesastonishment at the news that Jack andJill owned all the things on easy instal-ment basis.

4. Would you have bought so many things ifyou were Jack ? Why ?

A. If I were Jack, I wouldn't have bought somany things. "Cash down and carry thething" is my motto. It is the best policy.

5. Who do you think first understood AuntJane ? Substantiate your answer.

A. I think Jill understood Aunt Jane first. So,as soon as Jack went along with AuntJane to see her to the bus, Jill sent thecheque off to Dr. Martin to own the babyas early as possible.

6. What would you have done with the 10pounds if you were Jack / Jill ?

A. If I were Jack / Jill, I would have send thecheque off to Dr. Martin to own the babyas early as possible.

7. Did your parents buy anything throughinstalment scheme ? Do you support oroppose this scheme ? Why ?

A. No, my parents did not buy anythingthrough instalment scheme. I don't sup-port this instalment scheme. Buyingthings on instalment basis keeps us per-manently in debt.

Unit - 4: C. Reading: A Tribute1. Have you ever seen any of the films in

which Savitri acted? List them. Which ofthem do you like most?

A. I have seen many films in which Savitriacted. Some of them are: Devadasu, MayaBazaar, Missamma and Veluguneedalu. Iliked her acting in all the films. But, her act-ing was outstanding in Maya Bazaar andMissamma.

2. Savitri's qualities and her acting havebeen mentioned in the tribute. Which ofSavitris qualities fascinates you most?

A. Savitri's appearance and spontaneity inexpression, her expressive eyes leaveindelible impression in the minds of theaudience. She has some patriotic feeling.

3. Why was Savitri taken away from hermain role in the film, 'Samsaaram'?

A. As Savitri became nervous on the sets,she had to repeat many takes. Thisproved a set back to her. As a result, therole was given to somebody else.

4. How do you think Savitri was able tostrike back after she was replaced fromthe main role in ,,Samsaaram?

A. After the experience of 'Samsaaram',Savitri seems to have worked with dedi-cation in the subsequent films. Her rolesin 'Devadasu', 'Ardhangi', 'ChivarakuMigiledi', 'Missamma' and 'Maya Bazaar'brought her fame. Many people eventoday accept that her place will not bereplaced in the future also.

5. What is the purpose of the tribute?

A. The purpose of the tribute is (a) to admireSavitri's acting and her abilities (b) tounderstand Savitri's acting and qualities.

Unit - 6: C. Reading: A Tale of Three Villages

Koko Village, Nigeria1. Why were the large empty drums placed

outside Mr. Nanas house?A. There were such large empty metal drums

outside Mr. Nanas house. These drumsmight have fallen down and rolled or beenrolled by playful children.

2. What harm can the pyramid of identicaldrums cause to the villagers?

A. The pyramid of identical drums are leakingout toxic chemical wastage. It flows downonto the African earth and into the streamwhich is a source of drinking water to thevillagers. It leads to health hazards.

3. Why was the Chief smiling as the lorriesdrove away?

A. The people who unloaded drums gave theChief a brown paper bag which containedsome money. So he was smiling as the lor-ries drove away. He might have colludedwith an Italian businessman to dispose thetoxic wastage drums there.

Ponnimanthuri Village, India1. The people in this village were affected by

chemical factories. Where, in your opinion,should the factories be built?

A. The factories should not be built in fertileareas or near villages or towns. Theyshould only be built only in specially notifiedareas. However, eco-friendly industrieswith minimum use of chemicals can beencouraged even in villages or towns.

2. If it is necessary to build factories near thevillages, what precautions should be takento keep the villagers safe?

A. The chemicals released from factorieswould not be dumped in open fields andinto rivers. Special ash ponds must bethere for the discharged chemicals andthey must be far away from the habitations.

3. The narrator said at the end, "There is somuch they didnt tell you, I thought"- Whatwas that so much that was not told, accord-ing to you?

A. Vijayasama sighed and reported to the narrator that the leather industry manage-ment didnt tell them that the chemicalswould be dumped in open fields and into

their rivers. They didnt tell them that theirwomen would have to walk ten kilometresevery day and they would get ulcer andsores on their bodies. But the narratorthinks that they dont know some more hid-den hazards till now.

Vorobyov Village Ukraine (formerly USSR)

1. What measures should the governmenthave taken when the nuclear reactor wasinstalled beside the village?

A. Government should have provided rehabilitation centre, and should have provided medical treatment as soon as possi-ble. Government should send out the peoplefrom that village and should provide shelter.

2. What havoc can radioactive dust cause?A. Radioactive dust causes vomits and hair fall.

People grow thin and sores appear all overthe body. Within days deaths occur on alarge scale. The fields will become barren.

Unit - 7: C. Reading: Unity in Diversity1. What do you understand by the expression

Unity in Diversity ?A. India is a home to a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual

and multi-religious society. Though the peoplehave their own cultures, traditions and lan-guages, they are ready to accept the culturesof others who live with them. This cultural her-itage serves as a bond of unity among thepeople of different faiths and creeds.

2. Which aspect is Smith commenting on?A. Smith is commenting on the distinguished

features of India that makes it significantand extraordinary. But the feeling of unity isquite common for every Indian in terms ofhuman, social and intellectual development.

3. Pick out the factors that contribute to Unityin Diversity.

A. The factors that contribute to Unity inDiversity are Indias rich heritage, culture,traditions and conventions .

4. Why did the writer use the statement ''It is amere collection of separate people''. Givereasons.

A. The writer means to say that India is a secu-lar country. Being the secular country, differ-ent types of people, languages, differentmodes of apparel, different types of conven-tions, traditions and cultures were embedded.

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Important Lessons: (1) A Tribute (2) A Taleof Three Villages (3) Unity in Diversity inIndia (4) What Is My Name? Read the conversation carefully and

answer the questions that follow.Jack: No, no, Aunt Jane. You misunder-

stood me. We don't pay rent because thehouse is ours.

Aunt Jane : Yours ?Jill: Why, yes; you just pay ten pounds and

it's yours.Jack: You see, Aunt Jane, we realized how

uneconomic it is to go on paying rent yearafter year, when you can buy and enjoy ahome of your own for ten pounds and a fewquarterly payments, of course. Why be Mr.Tenant when you can be Mr. Owner?

Aunt Jane: I see. Yes, there's something inthat. Even so, you must be getting onvery well to keep up a place like this.

Jill: Oh, he is, Aunt Jane. Why, only lastyear he had a five shilling rise - didn'tyou, Jack?

Jack: (modestly) Of course that was nothing,really. I'm expecting ten this Christmas.Now, answer the following questions.

1. Why don't they pay rent to their house?

2. What is the uneconomic thing men-tioned above ?

3. How much rise had Jack got in hissalary the previous year ?

4. What is the relationship between Jackand Jill?

5. What did Aunt Jane misunderstand?Answers:

1. Because they bought it through instal-ment scheme.

2. To go on paying rent year after year3. A five shilling4. They are husband and wife.5. She misunderstood that they pay much

rent for the house. Read the conversation carefully and

answer the questions that follow.Aunt Jane: Well. I'm not going to sit on - Mr.

Sage's part for any one. (She stands up.)Now, tell me, how much do all theseinstalments come to?

Jack: Well, actually - (He takes out hispocket-book and consults it.) - actually toseven pounds eight and eight pence aweek.

Aunt Jane : Good heavens! And how muchdo you earn?

Jack: As a matter of fact-er-that is - sixpounds.

Aunt Jane: But that's absurd! How can youpay seven pounds eight and eight penceout of six pounds?

Jack: Oh, that's easy. You see, all you haveto do is to borrow the rest of the moneyfor the payments from the Thrift andProvidence Trust Corporation.

Now, answer the following questions.1. What is absurd according to Aunt Jane?

2. What is the salary of Jack?

3. Who would help him pay his instalmentsaccording to Jack ?

4. Why didn't Aunt Jane sit on the sofa?

5. How much money had Jack to paytowards all the instalments ?

Answers:

1. It is absurd that paying seven poundseight and eight pence out of six pounds.

2. Six pounds

3. Thrift and Providence Trust Corporation

4. Aunt Jane didn't sit on because shedidn't like to have things on instalmentbasis.

5. Jack had to pay seven pounds eightand eight pence a week towards all theinstalments.

Unit - 8: C. Reading: What Is My Name?

1. What made Mrs. Murthy so restless toknow her name?

A. She thought in her scrubbing zeal, she for-got her name. She didn't know what to do.This very thought made her restless.

2. How did Mrs. Murthy's husband look uponher desire to know her name?

A. Mr. Murthy laughed at her. He said thatsince their marriage he used to call heryemoi. She neither told him her name norobjected to his way of addressing. Finallyhe told her that there is nothing in a name.He suggested her to choose a name withwhich he might call her from then on.

3. Do you notice any change in Mrs.Murthy inthe first picture and Sarada in the second

picture?A. In the first picture, Mrs.Murhty seems to be

a traditional housewife who was confined tohousehold chores. But in the second pic-

ture she becomes herself. Her desire for anidentity took her to the path of empower-ment.

4. Do you find any similarities between Mrs.Murthy and the women in your family? Ifyes, list them.

A. I find some similarities between Mrs. Murthyand my mother. Both are completely dedi-cated to the well being of the family. Theyeven don't have the concern to their individ-ual welfare. My mother never participate inmaking decisions regarding the family.

5. Why do you think the writer decided tofocus on the question of married womensidentity ?

A. The writer may be a feminist or a humanistwho has concern for the status of women.The writer decided to focus on the questionof married womens identity because shewanted them to live with their own identityand self-respect. She did not want them toconfine to their homes. She wanted them tobe given equal rights, equal respect. Shewanted that they should also assume some

responsibility in nation building activity.6. Do you really think a woman can forget her

name? What do you think is the intention ofthe author here?

A. No, it is highly impossible for anybody toforget his/ her name. The intention of theauthor is to focus the lack of identity towoman in the society by her name. Thatcan be effectively conveyed by the choice(a woman forgetting her name) made bythe writer.

7. Which part of the story shows that Mrs.Murthy feels her identity restored?

A. In the last part of the story, when shereturned to her husbands house Mrs.Murthy feels her identity restored. She madeit clear by saying ".... from now onwardsdon't call me yemoi, geemoi. My name isSarada - call me Sarada, understood ?"

8. What kind of woman was Mrs. Murthybefore her marriage?

A. She was an educated and cultured woman.She was intelligent, capable, quick-wittedwith a sense of humour and elegance.

9. How did Mrs. Murthy finally get to know hername?

A. One of her childhood friend, Pramilaremembered Mrs. Murthy's name. Shecalled her Sarada. Thus she was able toget to know her name.

10. How good was Mrs. Murthy as a student?

A. She was intelligent, capable and quick-witted. She came first in her school in tenthclass. She was good at music and painting.She came first in the music competition.

Read the passage carefully and answer thequestions that follow.As a result, she was elevated to the role of a

heroine by the noted director L V Prasad in thefilm 'Samsaaram' (1950). On the sets, she wasnervous; she had to repeat many takes and thisproved a setback for her. The role was given tosomeone else and she was given a small role ofless import.

Now, answer the following questions.1. Who was the noted director mentioned in the

above passage?2. What does the word 'import' mean?3. Savitri accepted the new role in the film.

What was the film?4. What was it the result of?5. Which role did she play in the earlier film?Answers:1. L.V.Prasad 2. Importance3. Samsaaram4. The result of her performance in Pathala

Bhairavi5. she danced in a song Read the passage carefully and answer the

questions that follow.Savitri captured the audiences with her charm

and magnificent acting. She was able to conveya wide range of feelings through her expressiveeyes. Her mischievous look - it captivates any-

one; the look of fakeanger provokes, the lookfilled with real angerpierces the heart. Thelook of passion whilewaiting for her lover; thepain filled look when herlove fails; the confidentlook that seems ready toface any situation, allthese myriad emotionsare hidden in her eyes.

The dimensions are endless and pages can befilled to describe the magic spell of her eyes.

Now, answer the following questions.1. What was the feeling that pierces the heart?2. How did Savitri capture her audiences?3. The expression 'myriad' means4. What kind of eyes did Savitri have?5. What does the word 'charm' mean?Answers:1. The real anger2. Charm and magnificent acting3. Extremely large number4. Expressive eyes5. Attractive features Read the passage carefully and answer the

questions that follow.The theatre rocks with laughter when

Lakshmana Kumara (Relangi) is teased by mayaSasirekha. She switches from the feminine tothe masculine in the twinkling of an eye andneedless to say, a female artiste displaying mas-culine demon qualities with a club in hand has noparallel.

Savitri gets totally involved in whatever roleshe plays. 'Chivaraku Migiledi' is one such film.She played the role of a nurse in a psychiatryward. In a particular scene the nurse has a nerv-ous breakdown and cries uncontrollably. Theshot was over. CUT, the director said, but Savitriwho played the role could not stop crying!Everyone in the set had to run to her and pacifyher. The film became a milestone in her career.

Now, answer the following questions.1. What is Savitri's milestone in her career?

2. Who appears as the masculine demon in thefilm Maya Bazaar ?

3. What is meant by 'psychiatry' ?

4. Who played the role of Lakshmana Kumara?

5. Who do you think has played MayaSasirekha?

Answers:1. Chivaraku Migiledi

2. Ghatothkacha in the role of Sasirekha

3. The field of medicine that deals with psycho-logical illness

4. Relangi 5. Savitri

Read the following passage.There is one difference, however. Outside Mr. Nana's

front are three large empty metal drums, the bright redpaint now flaking away, but the skull and crossbonessymbol clearly visible on each. And in a clearing 200maway from the village, next to a stream that the villagersget their drinking water from, is an enormous pyramid ofidentical drums, reaching to the sky. Some of them arebadly corroded, their slimy contents of various colours -grey, dark green, bright orange, etc. - leaking out, down,on to the baked African earth and into the stream. Somehave fallen down and rolled - or been rolled by playfulchildren - into the bush.

Now, answer the following questions.1. Where does Nana live?2. What is clearly visible on the drums?3. What does 'Reaching to the sky' mean in the

above passage?4. What did the playful children do?5. What are the things that can be seen outside

Nana's house ?Answers:

1. Koko village in Nigeria2. The picture of a skull and crossbones which indi-

cates danger.3. To a great height.4. They rolled the drums in a playful mood.5. There are large empty drums with the skull and

crossbones symbol clearly visible on each.

Q.No. 11 Comprehension Passages C. Readings (Only Prose)

Read the passage carefully andanswer the questions that follow.

Telugu audiences are proud ofmany great producers, directors andartistes. Savitri is one such prestigiousartiste. Ever since she was eight, sheevinced interest in learning dance. Latershe associated herself with the theatre.She formed a theatre organization aswell. She had little difficulty in enteringthe film field. When Savitri was twelve,she was offered a role in the film,Agnipareeksha, but was finally droppedas she looked too young for the role.

Now, answer the following questions.1. What was the name of the film in

which Savitri got the opportunity?2. Why was Savitri dropped from her role?3. What was Savitri's association

with?4. Who is talked about in the passage?5. When was Savitri offered a role in a

film first?Answers:1. Agnipareeksha2. She did not look old enough to take

up the role.3. With the theatre 4. Savitri5. At the age of twelve

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Q.No. 11 Comprehension PassagesC. Readings (Only Prose)

Read the following passage.Mr. Sunday

Nana stopped,frowning, atroubled lookon his face, Inthe last fiveyears, 13 peo-ple have diedin this village,my own elderbrother one of them. They have been in pain,terrible pain. We have never seen deaths likethat before. Lots of our children are sick. Wehave asked the Government to take the drumsaway, but they do nothing. We have written toItaly, but they do nothing. The Chief says weshould move our houses to another place. Butwe have no money to buy land. We have nochoice. We have to stay here. And they -pointing to the mountain of death in the clearing- are our neighbours.Now, answer the following questions.1. What is referred to as the mountain of

death'?2. Why did many children become sick?3. How many people died in the last five years?4. Which country is responsible for this?5. What was the choice they had to choose?

Why did the people have no other choice?Answers:1. The heap of drums with poisonous

chemicals2. Because of the poisonous chemicals3. 13 people including the elder brother of

Sunday Nana

4. Italy5. The choice was to move to another place.

They had no other choice as they had nomoney.

Read the following passage.I can remember the time, she said wistfully,

when all the fields around this village weregreen and the harvests good. Her outstretchedarm described a complete circle as she stood inthe morning sun. Then they built those mon-sters, those....... Her voice spluttered in angeras she shook her fist at a collection of ominous-looking black buildings on the horizon, coveredin a low-lying shroud of thick smoke.

Now, answer the following questions.1. Who is the speaker of these lines?2. What are referred to as the 'ominous-look-

ing black buildings' ?3. 'Her voice spluttered in anger.' What does

this mean?4. What does the word 'monsters' refer to?5. How are the fields according to the speaker?Answers:1. Vijayasama2. Factories3. She spoke with difficulty as she was sad4. Big factories5. The fields are like barren lands. Read the following passage.

They didn't tell us that the chemicals wouldbe dumped in open fields and into our rivers,sighed Vijayasama. We had been thinking thesame thoughts. They didn't tell us that ourwomen would have to walk ten kilometres everyday. They didn't tell us that we would get ulcerand sores on our bodies. They didn't tell us...Her voice trailed off. There is so much they did-n't tell you, I thought. We don't buy leather

shoes or leather handbags or leather clothes,she said.

Now, answer the following questions.1. Who is the speaker of these lines?2. Why did Viyajasama sigh while telling the

things?3. Why would their women have to walk ten

kilometres every day?4. What happens when the chemicals would

be dumped in open fields and into rivers?5. 'Her voice trailed off.' Why?Answers:1. Vijayasama2. Because she felt very sad over the dam-

ages of the leather factory.

3. To bring drinking water

4. The water in the rivers will be polluted andcrops will not grow in the fields.

5. Because she felt very sad and could notcontrol her sorrow.

Read the following passage.

It happened on April the 26th 1986. I remem-ber the date because it was my mother's birth-day. We heard the explosion early in the morn-ing. We didn't worry, because there had beenexplosions before from Chernobyl. But this onewas bigger. Everyone stopped what they weredoing and listened. Then we ran out into thegarden. We could see a cloud of white smokecoming from the nuclear reactor.

Now, answer the following questions.1. Why did they not worry ?

2. Where was the white smoke coming from ?

3. Who is the narrator of these words?

4. What happened on 26th 1986?

5. Why was the date important for the speaker?

ANSWERS:1. Because they heard such sounds before.2. A nuclear reactor.3. Natasha4. The nuclear reactor exploded.5. Because it was her mother's birthday. Read the following passage.

India has a rich cultural heritage. We areinheritors of several grand treasures in thefields of music, fine arts, dance, drama, theatreand sculpture. Our sages and seers have leftbehind a tradition of piety, penance, spiritualgreatness, conquest of passion, etc. Our scrip-tures are the storehouses of spiritual wisdom.Our saints aspired to the realisation of the infi-nite. We have inherited great spiritual valuescontrasted with which the materialistic progressof the West appears insignificant.

Now, answer the following questions.1. What kind of cultural heritage does India

have?

2. What is the significance of our scriptures?

3. Who had great spiritual values than the restof the world?

4. Who are responsible for our tradition ofspiritual greatness?

5. What are we inheritors of?

ANSWERS:1. Rich cultural heritage

2. They are the storehouses of spiritual wisdom

3. The Indians

4. Our sages and seers are responsible forour tradition of spiritual greatness.

5. We are inheritors of several grand treas-ures in the fields of music, fine arts, dance,drama, theatre and sculpture.

Read the following passage.But one day while

scrubbing the floor,the housewife sud-denly asked herself,'What is my name?'The query shook herup. Leaving themopping cloth andthe muggu basketthere itself, she stood near the window scratch-ing her head, lost in thoughts. What is my name-- what is my name?' The house across theroad carried a name-board, Mrs M Suhasini,M.A., Ph.D., Principal, 'X' College. Yes, she toohad a name as her neighbour did - How could Iforget like that? In my scrubbing zeal I have for-gotten my name - what shall I do now?' Thehousewife was perturbed. Her mind becametotally restless. Somehow she finished herdaubing for the day.

Now, answer the following questions.1. What was the work she was engaged in

when she thought of her name?2. Who was Mrs. M. Suhasini according to the

name-board?3. Something made the housewife restless.

What was it?4. What made the housewife think of her

name?5. How did the housewife forget her name?Answers:1. She was scrubbing the floor.2. The principal of a college3. She could not remember her name.4. The name-board, Mrs M Suhasini M.A.,

Ph.D., Principal, X' College, made thehousewife think of her name.

5. In her scrubbing zeal she has forgotten hername.

Read the following passage.You are amma - your name is amma only -

ever since we were born we have known onlythis, the letters that come are only in father'sname - because everyone calls him by hisname we know his name - you never told usyour name - you don't even get letters

addressed to your name,' the children saidplainly. Yes, who will write letters to me?'Father and mother are there but they onlymake phone calls once in a month or two. Evenmy sisters are immersed with swabbing theirhouses. Even if they met me in some marriageor kumkum ceremony, they chatted away theirtime talking about new muggulu or new dishesto cook, but no letters!' The housewife was dis-appointed and grew more restless -- the urge toknow her own name somehow or the othergrew stronger in her.

Now, answer the following questions.1. Who call her amma'?2. Who will receive the letter in his/her name?3. What do children call the housewife?4. Why did the housewife grow more restless?5. How do her sisters spend their time with the

housewife when they meet her?Answers:1. The children of the housewife2. The husband3. Amma4. Because of her urge to know her name .5. They spend their time talking about new

muggulu or new dishes to cook. Read the following passage.

Yes - I haven't brought them here - I shall goto my place, search for my certificates andenquire about my name, and return in a coupleof days.' She asked for her husband's permis-sion. Very nice! Must you go just for your nameor what? If you go, who will scrub the housethese two days?' said her lord. Yes, that wastrue - because she scrubbed better than theothers, she had not allowed anyone else to dothat job all these days.

Everyone was busy with his or her ownrespective duties. He had his office - poorthings, the children had their studies to takecare of. Why should they bother about thischore, and she had been doing it all along -they just didn't know how to do it, of course.

Now, answer the following questions.1. Who is her lord' in the above passage?2. What happened to her name?

3. Where is she going now?4. Why does she want to see her certificates?5. Why does she not allow others to scrub the

floor in her house?Answers:1. Her lord is her husband2. She forgot her name.3. She is going to the village of her parents.4. She wants to know her name by seeing it

on her certificates.5. She thinks that others may not clean the floor

as well as her. Read the following passage.

Behind affectionate enquiries of the father andthe mother there was a strain of suspicion.Recollecting immediately the purpose of her visit,the housewife asked her mother most pitifully,Amma, tell me, what is my name?' What is itamma, you are our elder daughter. We gave youeducation up to B.A. and got you married with fiftythousand rupees as dowry. We took care of yourtwo deliveries - each time we alone bore theexpenses of the maternity home. You have twochildren - your husband has a good job - a verynice person, too - your children are well- man-nered.' It's not my history, amma - it's my name Iwant. At least tell me where my certificates are.'Now, answer the following questions.1. Why does the housewife want to see her

certificates?2. What happened to her name?3. How can you say that the housewife was

educated?4. What was the purpose of her visit to her

parents?5. What are the family particulars of the

housewife?Answers:1. She wants to know her name from them.2. She forgot her name.3. Because she had certificates of her educa-

tion. Or She came first in school in the tenthclass.

4. To know her name.5. The housewife has a good husband. He

has a good job. She has two children.

Read the following passage.

Sarada! My dear Sarada!' she shoutedand embraced her. The housewife felt likea person - totally parched and dried up,about to die of thirst - getting a drink of coolwater from the new earthen kooja pouredinto her mouth with a spoon and given thusa new life. The friend did indeed give her anew life - You are Sarada. You came first inour school in the tenth class. You came firstin the music competition conducted by thecollege. You used to paint good picturestoo. We were ten friends altogether - I meetall of them some time or other. We write let-ters to each other. Only you have gone outof our reach! Tell me why are you livingincognito?' her friend confronted her.

Yes, Pramila - what you say is true. Ofcourse I'm Sarada - until you said it I couldnot remember it - all the shelves of mymind were taken up with only one thing -how well I can scrub the floors. I remem-bered nothing else. Had I not met you, Iwould have gone mad,' said the housewifenamed Sarada.

Now, answer the following questions.1. What made the Sarada forget her

name?

2. Who is Pramila?

3. How was her performance in the musiccompetition at college?

4. When did the housewife feel like a per-son?

5. How did the housewife do at school atthe time of her schooling ?

Answers;1. She was immersed with the thoughts

of scrubbing the floor.

2. The classmate of Sarada.

3. She came first in the competition.

4. When she was called by her name,Sarada.

5. She stood first in her school in thetenth class.

There are frequent thefts in your village /town. People are losing many valuablethings such as gold and money fromtheir houses.

Write a letter to the Sub-Inspector of Policeof your area describing the thefts and urginghim to have police-patrolling at night. Imaginethe necessary details.Answer:

11, Santhi Nagar,Guntur.

23.2.2016.FromK. Sinath,11, Santhi Nagar,Guntur.ToThe Sub-Inspector of Police,Town Police Station-IISubject: Frequent thefts in our locality.Requests to intensify night patrolling.Sir,

I am a resident of Santhi Nagar, a newlyformed colony with scattered houses. I wish tobring the following to your kind notice. For thelast two months we have been afraid of the fre-quent thefts in our colony. On 5th of this monththe house of an unmarried school teacher waslooted when the inmates went to school. Thesame night some thieves entered the house ofa business man and stole money and gold.People have been in trouble and in great fear.So we humbly request you to intensify nightpatrolling. We are also ready to help you innight patrolling.

Thanking you sir,Yours faithfully,

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Read the outline of a story. Develop anarrative. Remember to use the fea-tures of a narrative.

Once a poor traveller stopped to eat mealunder a tree. A Stall keeper who was fryingfish, watched traveller. The stall keeper said,"Give me a silver coin". "I didnt take anything" said the traveller. "You enjoyed thesmell of fish," Shouted stall keeper. ThePrincess settled the dispute. She said, "Letthe stall keeper hear the sound of the silvercoin."A:

Wise JudgementOne day a poor traveller stopped under a

tree on his way. He wanted to eat his routineand simple meal. There was a way side stallnearby. The owner of the stall was fryingsome fish. He was a man of cunning nature.

The traveller finished his meal. Now thestall keeper carefully watched the travellerand came to him. He asked, "Give me a sil-ver coin for the fried fish" "I have not taken

any fried fish from you," said the poor traveller.

"You cheat!" shouted the stall keeper; youdid not take the fried fish but enjoyed yourmeal because of the fine smell of fried fishfrom my stall."

The traveller brought this issue to thenotice of the princess for settlement. Theprincess said, the stall keeper says that traveller ate his meal with the smell of hisfried fish. The traveller admits that the windcarried the smell of frying fish to him as hewas eating. Therefore, he must pay the pricefor it. The stall keeper says," each plate offried fish costs a silver coin".

"Let the stall keeper and the traveller goout into the sunlight. Let the traveller hold outa silver coin, and let the stall keeper hear thesound of the silver coin. The price of a plateof fried fish is a silver coin, but the price of thesmell of a plate of fried fish can be the soundof a silver coin", the princess gave her judgement.

Q.No. 12 Writing DiscoursesThe following discourses are a part of

syllabus under this question.(a) Story (b) Narrative(c) Conversation (d) Description

Important point: Conversation and story arevery important.Sample Questions: Write a story using the hints/ outline

given below.Hints : A good boy - disobeys his parents -

gets into bad company - father giveshim some good apples - tells him to laythem aside for a few days - places arotten apple among them - the rottenapple spoils the good ones - a lessonon bad company.

A: BAD COMPANYOnce there was a boy. He was good by

nature. Unfortunately he got into bad company.As a result he disobeyed his parents. His par-ents were greatly worried about the son. Hisfather thought of a plan to bring him round andwanted to teach his son a good lesson to real-ize his mistake. According to the plan, thefather gave his son some good apples andasked him to keep them aside. After a few daysthey found the apples still in good condition.Next the father gave him a rotten apple. Heasked him to place the rotten apple among thegood apples. The boy did as he was asked.After a few days they found that all the goodapples were spoiled. The father explained tothe boy what happened with the rotten apple.The boy understood that one rotten apple wasequal to a bad company. He learnt a lessonand avoided bad friends. He kept them away.

Moral: Avoid bad company.

In the lesson, ''Attitude Is Altitude'', youread that Nick was born without armsand legs. He was very much worriedabout his future. He felt depressed.Under depression, Nick wanted to killhimself. He went to his mother and toldher of his thoughts.

Now, write a possible conversation betweenNick and his mother in this context. The con-versation should have at least 5 exchanges.Answer :Mother: What happened, Nick? Tell me first

why you are crying?Nick: Mom, I want to kill myself.Mother: God! Why do you think so?Nick: I am worried about my future without

arms and legs.Mother: You need not worry. We are here to

help you.Nick: What can I do without arms and legs?Mother: Be confident. You can do wonders.

We will take care of you.Nick: How can I overcome my disability?Mother: Dont worry. There are many ways to

overcome your disability.Nick: How is it possible? How can I write with-

out hands? How can I go to school withoutarms and legs?

Mother: I can prepare a device to help you inwriting? You can go to school with the help ofan electric wheel chair.

Nick: What about other things?Mother: Don't lose your heart. Your dad will help

you in many things. Don't think to kill yourself.You can do miracles with determination.

Nick: Thank you, mom.

You are Sindhu. You have recentlyattended the birthday party ofPriyanka, your best friend. Describethe party in your own words. Use thefollowing ideas to complete youranswer.

1. Who were the people attended?

2. Food and other items to eat and drink

3. Decoration and Presentations

4. Joyous mood of the party

5. Games conducted

6. Your participation

Answer:

Description of a Birthday PartyPriyanka is my best friend. She has turned

fifteen recently. Her parents celebrated herbirthday party. I also attended the party. Theparty began at about six in the evening.

There were about twenty of us children gath-ered in Priyankas house. We were alldressed in our best clothes. Everyone, espe-cially Priyanka , wore a happy smile. She wasthe central figure of the day. The friends gavetheir presents to Priyanka and she happilyopened them. It must really be exciting toreceive all those presents.

Priyanka's younger brother served us softdrinks and delicious snacks. We then playedsome petty games like "Musical Chairs". Iwas the winner of the game and received aprize from Priyanka. It made me very happy.

At about seven Priyankas mother broughtout a huge and colourful birthday cake. It wasbeautifully decorated with fifteen colorful can-dles. We all sang "Happy Birthday" toPriyanka after she blew out the lighting can-dles. Finally at about eight in the evening theparty came to an end.

Full name : Sripathi Panditaradhyula BalasubrahmanyamDate of Birth : 4th June 1946Place of Birth : Konetammapeta, Nellore DistrictState : Andhra PradeshEducational Qualifications : EngineeringEntry into film field : 1966First Film : Sri Sri Sri Maryada RamannaEntry into Bollywood : In 1980Total number of songs sung : About 40,000Other credits : Noted dubbing artist and character actor Actor : Acted in a number of Telugu filmsTV programmes : Leading many TV programmesAwards : 1) National Film Award for best male playback singer - 6 times

2) Nandi Awards from Government of Andhra Pradesh - 25 times3) State Award from Tamil Nadu4) State Award from Karnataka5) Padma Shri Award6) Padma Bhushan

Q.No. 13 Writing DiscoursesThe following discourses are a part of syl-

labus under this question.(a) Bio-graphical Sketch(b) News Report(c) Letter(d) Invitation

Sample Questions: Based on the details of the famous singer,

S.P. Bala Subrahmanyam given below,write a biographical sketch of him.

Answer: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam was a noted singer in India. His full name is SripathiPanditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam. He was born 4th June 1946 at Konetammapeta,Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his Engineering and entered the film field in1966 as a playback singer with the movie, Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna in Tollywood. Heentered the Bollywood in 1980. He has sung more than 40,000 songs in all languages. Heis not only a singer but also a noted dubbing artist. He acted as a character actor in numberof films in Telugu. Now he is leading many TV Programmes. He received many awards. Hereceived the National Film Award for best male playback singer - 6 times, Nandi Awardsfrom Government of Andhra Pradesh - 25 times, State Award from Tamil Nadu and StateAward from Karnataka. The Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri andPadma Bhushan Awards.

Imagine you are Aasha from Guntur.Your elder sister, Tanuja is going tobe married. Write a letter to yourfriend, Lakshmi inviting her to themarriage function. You can includethe following details in your invita-tion. Imagine the necessary details.

Answer:K.L. Colony,

Guntur.23 - 2 - 2016

Dear Lakshmi,

I am fine here. I hope you have been busywith your preparation for your examinations.Here is an invitation for you from me.

I wish to inform you that my elder sister,Tanuja is going to be married next week. Ithink you know she has completed her B.Tech. last year. The bridegroom is from anagricultural family from Kankipadu, KrishnaDistrict. He is Mohan, a nice youngman. Hehas been working in TCS in Chennai atpresent.

I cordially invite you to attend the mar-riage on 28th February 2016 at 6.30 am atMourya Function Hall, Vijayawada. Yourpresence is greatly solicited.

I hope you will attend the function withoutfail. Waiting for you......

Yours lovingly,Aasha

ToK. Lakshmi,D/o Narayana,Near Petrol Bunk,Trunk Road,Nellore.

ENGLISH, Paper-I(Third language)

Parts A and B

1Time: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 50

2

Instructions:1. Answer all the questions under Part-A on a

separate answer book.2. Write the answers to the questions under

Part-B on the question paper itself.3. Start answering the questions as you read

them.

Part - A1

Time: 1 Hours Marks: 202

Note: Use a separate answer book to answerthe questions in this part.

(1-10): Answer ANY FIVE of the followingquestions in two or three sentences each.

5 ×× 2 = 101. What role did Nick's father play in making

Nick independent/ (Attitude Is Altitude)2. What qualities of Mrs. Slater have you

noticed? (The Dear Departed - Part I)3. Why was the author reluctant to carry his

own luggage? (The Journey)4. How was Ray perceived by the outsiders?

(Rendezvous with Ray)5. Who was Bayaji and what was his dream?

(The Storeyed House - Part I)6. What is the specific message of Wangari

Maathai? (Environment)7. What were the disadvantages faced by

Kalam in his childhood? (My Childhood)

8. Why did the whiteman feel surprised at thenarratorís outburst? Eventually, he alsosmiled, why? (Jamaican Fragment)

9. In what way is the play 'The DearDeparted' a commentary on the hollow-ness of human relationships? (The DearDeparted II)

10. What is the central idea of the poem 'APlea for India'? (A Plea for India)

11. Read the following stanza.But believe me, son.I want to be what I used to bewhen I was like you. I wantto unlearn all these muting things.Most of all, I want to relearnhow to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror.shows only my teeth like Snake's barefangs!

(Once Upon a Time)

Now answer the following questions.

5 ×× 1 = 5a) “I want to be what I used to be”..

What does the poet mean by these words?b) What does the poet want to unlearn?c) What is the tone of the poem?d) What did the poet learn?e) “Only my teeth like Snake’s bare fangs!”

What is the figure of speech used in thisline?

12. Read the following lines.Are you planning to pinch it?

(The Dear Departed - I)

Now answer the following questions. 3 ×× 1 = 3

a) What does 'it' refer to here ?b) What is meant by 'pinching'?c) Who is the speaker of these words?13. Read the following lines.

They had the misfortune to attend thefuneral of the host.

(The Storeyed House-II)

Now answer the following questions. 2 ×× 1 = 2

a) Who was the host?b) What was the misfortune for them?

ENGLISH, Paper-I(Third language)

Parts A and B1

Time: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 502

Part - BTime: 1 Hour Marks: 30

Note: (i) Answer all the questions in this parton the question paper itself.

(ii) Candidates must use CAPITAL LETTERSwhile answering the multiple choice ques-tions.

14. Complete the passage, choosing theright words from those given below.Each blank is numbered and for eachblank, four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D)are given. Choose the correct answerfrom these choices and write (A), (B),(C) or (D) in the blanks.

1 15 ×× = 2 2 2

Shakunthala Devi was a great mathemati-cian. She was born ............(1) 4thNovember, 1929. She ............ (2) born in............ (3) orthodox Brahmin family. In herchildhood she had never ............(4) toschool. She was popularly known ............(5) human calculator.

1) (A) in (B) on (C) at (D) to2) (A) was (B) is (C) were (D) are3) (A) a (B) the (C) an (D) that4) (A) been (B) be (C) being (D) by5) (A) has (B) as (C) us (D) for

15. Match the parts of sentences under ‘A’with those under ‘B’. Write the letterof the sentence part in ‘B’ against thesentences part in ‘A’.

1 15 ×× = 2

2 2A B

(i) I have a team ( ) (A) for many people

of friends

(ii) My house is ( ) (B) who always help me

not big enough

(iii) He stopped ( ) (C) we will get success

his business

(iv) If we try and ( ) (D) after he had

try again become old

(v) As he is ( ) (E) he purchased

rich a new car

16. (a) Ramana is looking after his wife. (b) Mohan is looking for a wife.

Q. Who is a bachelor?

Ans: .............(or)

Report the following into Indirect Speech. 1

Roja said to me, “What is your problem?”Ans: ...............

17. Edison failed many times in life. 1He invented 1000 things. (combine the sentences with ‘who’)Ans: ............

18. Rewrite the following sentence in pas-sive form.

1

Ray produced many fictions of international fame.

Ans: ............

19. Combine the following sentences using‘since’. 1

Anjali is late. She will miss her school bus.

Ans: ............

20. Fill in the blanks with right contrac-tions.

1She .......... (is) ready, ........ (is not) she?

21. Fill in the blanks, choosing the rightwords from those given in the brackets.

14 ×× = 2

2 a) She was unable to attend the party ............

her marriage engagement.(in spite of / in addition to / due to)

b) ............ fire, ring the alarm bell. (In spite of / In case of / In addition to)

c) Sriram continued his batting carefully............ his team though he was hungry.( for the sake of / in addition to / in front of)

d) You should complete your B.Ed. ............your B.Sc. to get a teacher job.( in addition to / according to / in spite of)

22. Replace the underlined words in thefollowing sentences with the wordsfrom the box that have the same mean-ing.

14 ×× = 2

2 forceful, slow, kept, continuing, shy, meaningful, sadness

a) Your Tommy is too stupid to learn, get himout of the school. Ans : ............

b) She is a vigorous, plump, red-faced, vulgarwoman prepared to do any amount ofstraight talking to get her own way. Ans: ............

c) She is wearing an outfit of new mourning. Ans: ............

d) Initially I thought of extending my leave. Ans:............

23. Fill in the blanks with the words oppo-site in meaning to those underlined.

14 ×× = 22

(a) Everybody tries to own success butnobody likes ............ .

(b) Proud people are never .............(c) Sravani is regular to her school but her sis-

ter is .............(d) Prosperity is the fruit of .............

24. Fill in the blanks with the appropriateforms of the underlined words.

14 ×× = 22

(a) Wangari Maathai is an environmentalactivist. Her ............. led her to win theNobel Peace Prize.

(b) In a developed country, ............... is bal-anced.

(c) The government of the day should show itscapability by providing good ...............topeople.

(d) We were trying to respond to the basicneeds of the people in the rural areas. The............... from the people was encouraging.

25. Put the following words under the cor-rect headings.

18 ×× = 2

4

sullen, exuberant, sneaky, bossy, cautious, competi-tive, imaginative, aggressive

Positive NegativeQualities Qualities

1) ............... 1) ...............2) ............... 2) ...............3) ............... 3) ...............4) ............... 4) ...............

26. Complete the following words by usingea, ie, ai, ia or ee.

12 ×× = 1

2 (a) jubil _ _ (b) l _ _ ther

27. Complete the following words with theletters given in brackets.

12 ×× = 1

2 (a) persever ............... (ance / ence)(b) thought ............... (fuly / fully)

28. One word in each set is wrongly spelt.Rewrite it correctly in the spaceprovided.

12 ×× = 1

2 (a) parant different talent presentAns: ...............(b) thankful faithful tribuete peacefulAns: ...............

29. Look at the two sets of words givenbelow. In each set, the letters under-lined in the two words are pronouncedin the same way. Find the words andcopy them out.

12 ×× = 1

2 (a) poor sure tour share(b) catch calm cease chop

30. Arrange the following words in alpha-betical order.

14 ×× = 2

2 Monday, Saturday, Sunday, FridayAns: .................

31. Your friend is neglecting doing physicalexercises. Advice him to do exercises forgood health. 1Ans: ..................

32. What do the following sentences mean? 1

2 ×× = 12

Put a ( ) mark against the right answer.(i) Hist! Listen to me.

(a) attracting attention. ( )

(b) giving an order ( )

(c) giving a suggestion ( )

(d) making a request ( )

(ii) Why don't you read additional books tobecome an autonomous user of English.

(a) offer ( ) (b) suggestion ( )

(c) order ( ) (d) warning ( )

33. Change the following into a politerequest. 1You to a friend: “Tell me the details of homework”

Ans: .......................34. Your friend is hospitalized due to road acci-

dent. What would you say to him? ( ) 1(a) Best of luck (b) Wish you a speedy recovery(c) I am sorry (d) Very happy

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ENGLISH, Paper-II(Third language)

Parts A and B

1Time: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 50

2

Instructions:1. Answer the questions under Part-A on a

separate answer book.2. Write the answers to the questions under

Part-B on the question paper itself in thespace provided and attach it to the answerbook of Part-A.

3. Start answering the questions as you readthem.

Part - A1

Time: 1 Hours Marks: 302

(1-10): Answer ANY FIVE of the followingquestions. Each answer should be inone or two sentences. (5 ×× 1 = 5)

1. What, in Narayana Murthy's opinion, canchange one's life? (I Will Do It)

2. What surprised Aunt Jane most? (TheNever-Never Nest)

3. The king made the potter the General of thearmy. Why? (The Brave Potter)

4. How can you say that the potter is lucky?(The Brave Potter)

5. Narayana Murthy is uncompromising.How? (I Will Do It)

6. What are the awards received by Savitri?(A Tribute)

7. The people in Ponnimanthuri village wereaffected by chemical factories. Where, inyour opinion should the factories be built?(A Tale of Three Villages)

8. What are the evil effects of pyramid of iden-tical drums on the people of Koko village?(A Tale of Three Villages)

9. What made superficial observers bewil-dered about India? (Unity in Diversity inIndia)

10. What made Mrs. Murthy forget her name?(What Is My Name?)

11. Read the following passage. (5 ×× 1 = 5) Savitri captured the audiences with her

charm and magnificent acting. She was able toconvey a wide range of feelings through herexpressive eyes. Her mischievous look- it capti-vates anyone; the look of fake anger provokes,the looks filled with real anger pierces the heart.The look of passion while waiting for her lover;the confident work that seems ready to face anysituation, all these myriad emotions are hiddenin her eyes. The dimensions are endless andpages can be filled to describe the magic spellof her eyes.

Savitri’s amazing talent was in full form in‘Missamma’, a hit comedy that establishedSavitri’s place firmly as a star. Mary in the filmcomes into an agreement with a Hindu youth,M.T.Rao (NTR) to pretend as a couple in orderto get a job in a school. Mary was a Christian tothe core, whereas Rao was a tolerant Hindu.What results in is a three hour pure comedy forthe audience. (A Tribute)

Now, answer the following questions in asentence.1. What made Savitri a wonderful actor?2. List any two emotions that Savitri can

express with ease?3. Why did M.T.Rao and Mary pretend as a

couple in the film?4. Which film is the milestone in Savitri's

career as a star?5. ‘It captivates anyone.’- What does the word

‘it’ refer to?12. (a) In the lesson, 'The Storeyed House',

you have read that every one atBayaji's home was happy. On seeing hisson, Bayaji's mother felt very happy.Now write a possible conversationbetween Bayaji and his mother in this

context. (or)

(b) Write a story using the hints givenbelow. A crow with a bit of cheese in mouth of a

tree - a hungry pig - makes funny face - crowdoesn’t even smile - a hungry elephant - askscrow to given cheese - crow doesn’t - angry ele-phant sprays water on crow - a big brown bear- asks for cheese - offers a pot of sugar - crowdoesn’t - a clever fox - says crow is lovely -asks to sing sweet song - crow opens beak -cheese falls. 1 x 10 = 1013. Your school has celebrated Annual Day

today. The District Collector is the chiefguest. Winners in different competitionsreceived prizes from the village Sarpanch.You have also received a prize. The HeadMaster gave a report on the progress of theschool. Cultural programmes followed.

(a) Write a news report on the Annual Daycelebrations in about 120 words.

10(or)

(b) Write a letter to your friend describingthe Annual Day celebrations.

ENGLISH, Paper - II(Third language)

Parts A and B1

Time: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 502

Part - BTime: 1 Hour Marks: 20

Note: Write the answers to the questions in thispart on the question paper itself.

Instructions:(i) Use CAPITAL LETTERS while answering the

multiple choice questions.

(ii) Marks will not be awarded if there is any over-writing or re-writing.

14. Study the table given below and observethe changing patterns of unemployment insome advanced countries. Answer thequestions that follow.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (IN PERCENT) INADVANCED COUNTRIES

Now, answer the following questions. (5 ×× 1 = 5)

1. Which period does the above table repre-sent?Ans: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. What is the table about?Ans: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Which country had the highest unemploy-ment rate in 2005?Ans: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Which country had the same unemploy-ment rate in two continuous years?Ans: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. Which country has the least unemploymentrate in total?

Ans: ...................

15. Read the following story.

There was once a young mountain goatthat lived in a valley at the foot of the Himalayas.The valley was full of beautiful flowers and cov-ered with green grass. Living in such a fineplace, the young goat never felt hungry andgrew up to be a strong animal, sure of foot andable to run fast. He climbed any hill easily andskipped lightly from one rack to another. He wasa handsome animal, with his coat of long brownhair and a head with a pair of large strong horns.With them he could face his life-long enemy, thetiger.

One day our young friend the goat wasgrazing on a patch of green grass and sudden-ly he heard a sound. Quickly turning round, hefound that the old tiger was following him. It wastoo late for him to run, so he stood his groundand faced the tiger, ready to meet any attack.The tiger, turning to the goat said, “I see you areready to fight, but why should we both get hurtfighting? If you can tell me any three truths, Ishall let you go away.

“All right”, said the goat, “I shall tell youthree simple truths about yourself and me. Thefirst truth is this: If you go and tell the othertigers that you met me here and still you didn'tkill me, they will not believe you.”

“Too true”, said the tiger. “Go on, tell me theother two.”

“Well”, said the goat, suppose I get awayand tell the other goats that you didn't want tofight, they will not believe me.”

“Too true”, said the tiger, “Go on, and tellme the next truth.”

“The next truth is this”, said the goat, “Weare both talking here and you are listening to allI say without trying to kill me. So you cannot bereally hungry.”

“Yes, yes”, said the tiger, “Go in peace, youclever fellow, remember but the next time wemeet, there will be no more talking. You will notlive to open your mouth again.”

“Ah!” said the goat, “There is yet one moretruth, the last. It is this: You will never catch meanother time.”

So saying, the goat ran away and tookgood care that the tiger never caught him again.

(A) Now choose the correct answer from theanswers given and write its letter in the-brackets. 4 ×× 1 = 4

1. The story took place in a ................. ( )a) desert b) valleyb) river d) plateau

2. What words in the passage tell us that thetiger believed that the goat's words aretruth? ( )a) go on b) believe mec) open your mouth again d) too true

3. How many truths did the goat tell the tiger?( )

a) one b) two c) three d) four4. The last truth that was told by the goat to

the tiger is .......................... ( )a) you can never catch me another timeb) you will kill me next timec) you can't kill me nowd) I can run faster than you

(B) Given below are SIX statements. Threeof them are TRUE according to the pas-sage. Find them and write 'T' againstthem in brackets. 3 ×× 1 = 3

1. The young goat was very brave. ( )

2. The tiger and the goat met in a mountainpeak. ( )

3. The tiger is not hungry. ( )4. The goat prepared itself to face the tiger.

( )5. At the end of the story the tiger ran away.

( )6. The goat told the last truth though the tiger

had not asked to tell it. ( )

16. Read the following passage.

Eskimos live in houses called Igloos. Anigloo is made of large square pieces of ice. Butthe igloo itself isn't square - it looks like half of abig white ball standing on a white field of ice. Ithas a low opening for a door. It even has a win-dow which is just a hole covered with a thinsheet of ice which lets the light in. An Eskimocan build an igloo for his family in an hour.

Inside this house, an Eskimo sleeps on abed made of hard snow. He uses skins of ani-mals for sheets and covers. There is always alamp burning inside the house, which gives thelight and is also used for cooking. The lamp ismade of soapstone. It is filled with blubber, anoily material got from whales, which burns easi-ly. Over the lamp is placed a cooking pot, alsomade of soapstone. Men, women and childrenwear clothing made of fur. When it is very cold,they wear two layers of fur clothing, one on topof the other. The first layer has the hair turnedinwards and the second layer has the hairturned outwards. When it is warm, one layer ofseal skin is enough.

Now answer the following questions:

a) The Eskimos depend on living beings onland and sea for two important things.What are they? Answer in a phrase each.

(2 ×× 1 = 2)i) ................................................

ii) ................................................

b) There are five words in list A. The mean-ings of four of them are given in list B.Choose the right word from list A to matchthe meaning in list B and write it in thespace provided against each meaning:

(4 ×× 1/2 = 2)List A: field, sheet, fur, layer, warm.

List B:i) soft, thick fine hair on some type of ani-

mals: ...............

ii) a covering that spread on top of anotherthing: ...............

iii) an open area of land: ...............

iv) a broad piece of something thin: ..........

c) Complete the following sentences using aword or a phrase each. (2 ×× 1/2 = 1)i) Eskimos make igloos out of large pieces

of ..............

ii) The Eskimo's is made of hard snow .......

d) An igloo is very different from the kind ofhouses most of us live in. However it issimilar to our houses in two ways. Whatare they ? (2 ×× 1 = 2)i) .................... ii) ....................

e) Answer in a word or a phrase each : (2 ×× 1/2 = 1)

i) How soon can an Eskimo build an igloo ?

Ans: .......................... ii) What is the lamp and cooking pot made

of ?

Ans: ..........................

COUNTRY 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006U.S.A 4.0 4.8 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.2 5.2

GERMANY 7.8 7.9 8.7 9.6 9.2 9.5 9.3

FRANCE 9.1 8.4 8.9 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.6

ITALY 10.6 9.5 9.0 8.7 8.5 8.1 7.8

SPAIN 13.9 10.6 11.5 11.5 11 9.1 8.0

JAPAN 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.1

U.K. 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.8

CANADA 6.9 7.2 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.7

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Q.No. 14 Study Skills The following table provides informa-

tion (in lakhs) about employment in aregion of people of different age groupsin different sectors.

Answer the following questions:

1. What information is provided in the table?2. The youngest age group was employed

mostly in the .......... sector, whereas theoldest age group worked mostly in the......... sector.

3. The sector that all the groups were leastinterested in was ........ .

4. How many categories of employment sec-tors are shown in the table ?

5. In the 25-40 age group an equal number ofpeople were employed in manufacturingand health. (Write True or False)

Answers:

1. employment in different sectors2. retail ........ manufacturing / health3. Accountancy4. 9 sectors + others5. True Study the following bar graph that gives the

details of the preference of students in a classfor different colours.

Note: Vertical - Number of StudentsHorizontal: Favourite Colours

Answer the following questions:

1. What does this graph depict ?2. Which is the favourite colour of the class ?3. How many students like blue colour?4. 10 students like the colour ......................5. Which colour is liked by students least?

Answers:

1. It depicts the favourite colour of students;2. Red3. 204. Black5. Pink

Study the following pie diagram thatgives information regarding sale of tele-vision sets of a certain brand in fourcountries.

SALES:

Answer the following questions:

1. What does the pie chart show?

2. In which country was the sale of televisionsets the least ?

3. In which country was the sale of televisionsets more than 30% ?

4. The sale of television sets was almost sim-ilar in .............. and ..............

5. What is the difference in percentage ofsales between England and UAE?

Answers :

1. It shows the sales of Television sets in fourcountries.

2. in UAE.

3. in England

4. America and France

5. 25 %

Employment 18-25 25-40 40-65sector age age age

group group group

Agriculture 5 7 9

Manufacturing 12 15 23

Catering 6 8 4

Local government 8 12 18

Health 12 15 12

Retail 23 7 6

Law 4 4 4

Accountancy 3 2 3

Education 9 12 12

Others 21 18 9

302520151050

Red Blue Green Black Pink

England

America

France

UAE

15%40%

23%

22%

Read the following passage carefully:Many words in English language come

from the names of people. Here is a storyabout one English word. The word 'boycott'was first used in Ireland. It comes from thename of an Irish landlord Captain Charles C.Boycott. Captain Boycott's tenants demandedthat he should take lower rents from them.When Boycott refused, his tenants decided toteach him a lesson.

They cut off all relations with him. No onewould work for him. His servants were forced toleave him. His plants and bushes were torndown. They would not allow the postman todeliver his letters to him. Captain Boycott wasnow in real difficulty. When the corn was ripe inthe field, he had to get workers from anotherpart of the country for harvesting it. The government had to send 900 soldiers to protectthese workers from the people. CaptainBoycott was indeed in trouble !! So, then wehave the word 'boycott'. To boycott someone isto treat him as poor Captain Boycott was treated. Now answer the following questions :

(a) Each of the following questions has threechoices. Tick () for the right answer

4 ×× 1 = 41. The word 'boycott' was first used in ........

A) Britain [ ] B) India [ ]C) Ireland [ ]

2. Captain Boycott's tenants demanded him to .A) lower their rents [ ]

B) raise their rents [ ]

C) give more salary [ ]

3. The government had to send 900 soldiersto protect

A) Captain Boycott and his family [ ]

B) Captain Boycott's new workers [ ]

C) Captain Boycott's tenants [ ]

4. The word Boycott now means a kind oftreatment that ..............

A) the people gave Captain Boycott [ ]

B) Captain Boycott gave his people [ ]

C) Captain Boycott gave

his new workers [ ]

(b) Given below are SIX statements. Three ofthem are TRUE according to the passage.Find the true statements and write (T)against them in brackets. 3 ×× 1 = 3

1. The word Boycott is derived from a name.

[ ]

2. The postman refused to deliver letters toCaptain Boycott. [ ]

3. Captain Boycott taught his tenants a goodlesson. [ ]

4. Captain Boycott sought the help of the government. [ ]

5. Captain Boycott faced many problems [ ]

6. Captain Boycott became poor after thisincident. [ ]

Answers: (a) 1 - C, 2 - A, 3 - B, 4 - A

(b) 1, 4, 5 - TRUE Statements

Read the following passage carefully:

The Dinosaurs were cold-blooded creatures.They could not heat their own bodies. Theyneeded the heat from the sun to stay alive andmove about. When the weather got colder,their bodies became slower and slower andthey could not even move to collect their food.But Crocodile slipped deep into the water andkept warm. But most Dinosaurs were land ani-mals. They could not stay under water, andwhen the land was covered in deep snow, theDinosaurs were in great trouble. They couldnot adapt to the changing conditions and couldnot survive.

Now answer the following questions :a) Each of the following questions has three

choices. Tick () for the right answer: (4 ×× 1 = 4)

1. The greatest problem that the cold-bloodedanimals face is that ......

A) they cannot warm up their body on theirown. [ ]

B) they cannot live without the help of sunor water. [ ]

C) they cannot survive in the snow [ ]

2. All animals need ........... .... for survival.

A) sunlight [ ]

B) warm water [ ]

C) food [ ]

3. The Dinosaurs have disappeared whereasthe Crocodiles have survived because

A) they could live on land as well as inwater.

B) they were smaller than dinosaurs.

C) they could defeat the dinosaurs in thebattle for survival.

4. The word "adapt", here means

A) adopt [ ]

B) accept [ ]

C) adjust [ ]

b) Given below are SIX statements. Three ofthem are TRUE according to the passage.Find the true statements and write (T)against them in brackets.

(3 ×× 1 = 3)1. The Sun decreases the body heat of the

cold - blooded animals. ( )

2. Cold weather slows down the animal's abil-ity to move. ( )

3. Crocodiles are cold-blooded because theyare water - animlas. ( )

4. At great depths water must be warmbecause the crocodiles stay there. ( )

5. The dinosaurs stayed under water whenthere was heavy snow over the land. ( )

6. The crocodiles and the dinosaurs belong tothe same family of animals. ( )

Answers: (a) 1 - A, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - C.

(b) 2, 4 , 6 - TRUE Statements

Q.No. 15: Unseen Comprehension Passages

Q.No. 16: Unseen Passage Read the following passage carefully :

Even though the modern Olympic Games arepatterned after those held in ancient Greece,there are many important differences.

In the ancient times, there were honours forcultural achievenents like singing and dancing.The modern competition is almost completelyathletic. Many of the contests held in the mod-ern Olympics were unknown in early times.These include bicycle and boat racing, football,judo, rifle shooting and water polo.

One of the most popular events of the mod-ern Olympics is the marathon. This very tiringtwenty-six mile foot-race over an open course isthe best test of the runner's strength andendurance.

And finally the more recent development inthe Olympics are the winter games, which werestarted in 1924. They are held separately fromthe Summer games but in the same year. Thewinter Olympics provide competitions in skiing,speed and figure, skating, ice hockey and rifleshooting. Such cold weather sports could neverhave developed in the warm climate of Greece.Now answer the following questions.

a) Name two modern Olympic events.(2 ×× 1 = 2)

i) .......................... ii) ..............................

b) There are five words in List A. The mean-ings of four of them are given in List B.Choose the right word from List A to

match the meaning in List B and write it inthe space provided against each meaning.

(4 ×× 1/2 = 2)ListA: ancient, athletics, endurance, recent,

provideList B: i) games and sports .....................

ii) not long ago ..... iii) furnish .............iv) power to withstand ......................

c) Complete the following sentences usinga word or a phrase each : (2 ×× 1/2 = 1)i) The modern competition is almost com-

pletely ............ ii) A more recent development in the

Olympics are the . ..................

d) Mention the two qualities of the bestrunner. (2 ×× 1 = 2)i)................... ii) ....................

e) Answer in a word or a phrase each : (2 ×× 1/2 = 1)

i) What is the name of the twenty-six milefoot-race ?

Ans: ...........................................

ii) What kind of sports could not be devel-oped in Greece ?

Ans: ................Answers: a) i) bicycle ii) boat racing

b) i) athletics ii) recent iii) provide iv) endurance

c) i) athletic ii) winter games

d) i) strength ii) endurance

e) i) Marathon ii) Cultural

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Navuluri Peraiah(Text book Writer and State Resource Person)