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X s
td. E
nglis
h I p
aper
M
arks
100
D
urat
ion
2.30
hrs
SE
CTI
ON
I (V
OC
AB
ULA
RY
: 20
Mar
ks)
Par
t I.
1. (i
to v
) Syn
onym
s
(boo
k-5,
52,7
2 )
5
x 1
= 5
2. (i
to v
) Ant
onym
s
(boo
k-6,
54,7
3,15
1 )
5x
1 =
5 P
art I
I (A
ny 1
0 of
the
follo
win
g)
10/1
2
10
x 1
=10
3.
Abb
revi
atio
ns/A
cron
yms
(bo
ok-2
8,29
) 4.
Hom
opho
nes
(boo
k-6)
5.
Am
eric
an E
nglis
h w
ords
(
book
-26,
27)
6. C
ompo
und
wor
ds
(boo
k-13
0,13
1)
7. G
ivin
g pl
ural
s
(boo
k-10
4,10
5,10
6)
8. P
refix
& s
uffix
(b
ook-
31,1
50,1
51)
9. P
hras
al v
erbs
(boo
k-53
) 10
. Syl
labi
ficat
ion
(boo
k-29
) 11
. Ide
ntify
the
corr
ect w
ord
(b
ook-
74)
12. M
ake
sent
ence
usi
ng a
wor
d (b
ook-
6,15
1)
13. N
oun
/ Ver
b fo
rms
- Ref
ram
ing
sent
. 14
. Fin
d th
e se
nten
ce w
hich
con
veys
sam
e m
eani
ng
SE
CTI
ON
II (G
RA
MM
AR
: 25
Mar
ks)
Par
t I. R
espo
nd to
the
follo
win
g
1
0 x
1 =1
0 15
. If c
laus
e fil
l up
(bo
ok-7
7,78
,79,
172)
16
. Sen
tenc
e pa
ttern
(
book
-133
,134
,135
,172
) 17
. Que
stio
n ta
g
(b
ook-
10,1
1,17
6)
18. D
egre
es o
f com
paris
on fi
ll up
(bo
ok-8
3 )
19. F
ind
the
sent
. whi
ch c
onve
y sa
me
mea
ning
20
. Sup
plyi
ng s
uita
ble
phra
se
(b
ook-
170)
21
. Inf
initi
ve o
r Ger
und
(b
ook-
28,2
9,30
,31)
22
. Pre
posi
tiona
l phr
ase
(b
ook-
53)
23. A
rticl
es
(b
ook-
170)
24
. Pre
posi
tions
(b
ook-
112,
170)
P
art I
I. Tr
ansf
orm
atio
n
5
x 2
= 10
25
. Com
bini
ng s
ente
nces
(boo
k-54
,55,
56,1
11)
26. A
ctiv
e vo
ice,
pas
sive
voi
ce
(boo
k-11
0,11
1)
27. D
irect
& In
dire
ct s
peec
h
(boo
k-6,
7,8,
173,
174)
2
8. C
omb
inin
g s
en
tenc
es
usi
ng
„if‟
(boo
k-77
,78,
79,1
72)
29. D
egre
es o
f com
paris
on
Par
t III.
30.
Pun
ctua
tion
(boo
k-17
5)
1
x 5
= 5
SE
CTI
ON
III (
PR
OS
E: 1
5 M
arks
) P
art I
. (31
to 3
7). B
ook
Que
stio
ns
(5/7
)
5 x
2 =
10
Par
t II.
38. (
a or
b o
r c) P
arag
raph
( 1
/3)
1 x
5 =
5 S
EC
TIO
N IV
(PO
ETR
Y: 2
0 M
arks
) P
art I
. 39
(a o
r b) M
emor
y P
oem
(1/
2)
1 x
5 =
5 P
art I
I (40
to 4
3). P
oem
Com
preh
ensi
on
5
x 1
= 5
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Par
t III
(44
to 4
8). A
ppre
ciat
ion
Que
stio
ns
5 x
1 =
5 P
art I
V 4
9 (a
or b
or c
) Par
agra
ph
(1/ 3
)
1
x 5
= 5
SE
CTI
ON
V (L
angu
age
Func
tions
: 20
Mar
ks)
50. (
a to
e) C
ompr
ehen
sion
5
x 2
=10
51. (
a to
e) E
rror
spo
t
(b
ook-
111,
171)
5 x
1 =
5 52
. (a
to e
) Pic
ture
Com
preh
ensi
on
5
x 1
= 5
X- s
td. E
nglis
h II
Pap
er
Mar
ks 1
00
Dur
atio
n 2.
30 h
rs
S
ectio
n I (
Sup
plem
enta
ry R
eadi
ng:3
5 m
arks
)
1. (i
-v) F
illin
g P
hras
e
(b
ook-
98)
5 2.
(i-v
) Ide
ntify
ing
Cha
ract
ers
5 3.
(a-
e) M
atch
ing
(boo
k-98
)
5 4.
(i-v
) Mul
tiple
cho
ice
(b
ook-
19, 6
6)
5 5.
(i-v
) Com
preh
ensi
on
(boo
k-12
3)
5
6. (i
-v) M
ind
map
(boo
k-44
,76)
5
7. (
a/b/
c) P
arag
raph
any
one
1
/3
5
Sec
tion
II (L
angu
age
Func
tions
: 15m
arks
) 8.
Not
e M
akin
g &
Sum
mar
izin
g
5
+ 5
= 10
9.
Com
plet
ing
Dia
logu
es
(m
odal
s bo
ok-1
56,1
72)
5
Sec
tion
III (C
omm
unic
atio
nSki
lls:1
5mar
ks)
10. W
ritin
g di
alog
ue
(boo
k-14
,159
,161
,164
)
5
11. L
ette
r Writ
ing
(boo
k-36
,86,
136,
164)
5 12
. (a
or b
) Adv
ertis
emen
t (b
ook-
60) 1
/2
5 S
ectio
n IV
(Exp
ansi
on o
f ide
as: 3
5 m
arks
) 13
. (a-
e) E
xpan
ding
Hea
dlin
es
(boo
k-10
7)
5x
1=5
14. (
i-v) N
on-v
erba
l –ch
art
(b
ook-
38,9
0,16
0)
5 15
. (a
or b
) Dev
elop
ing
Hin
ts
5 16
. (a
to e
) Mat
chin
g sl
ogan
s
5x
1= 5
17
. Roa
d m
ap (
book
-139
)
5 18
. (i-v
) Par
aphr
asin
g po
em
5 19
. (a)
Tra
nsla
tion
(or)
(b
) Exp
ress
ing
view
s on
pic
ture
5
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Eng
lish
I Pap
er
S
EC
TIO
N I
( VO
CA
BU
LAR
Y: 2
0 M
arks
) P
art-
IQ
n N
o.1:
Syn
onym
s C
hoos
e th
e ap
prop
riat
e sy
nony
m o
f the
und
erlin
e w
ord:
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
g
¤Â
æš
n
fho
l¥g
£L
Ï
U¡
F«
x
›b
thU
t
h®¤
ij
¡F
«
mª
j
th®
¤i
j¡
F
Ïi
za
hd
m®¤
j«
bf
h©l
th®
¤i
ji
a
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
b
jhF
¥Ãè
Uª
J
vL
¤J
v
Gj
nt
©L
«.
Ïj
‰F
Ïn
j t
êf
h£o
üè
š c
Ÿs
ghl
(P
rose
) gF
Âæ
š c
Ÿs
syn
onym
s g
FÂ
ia
e‹
F g
o¤
J¡
bf
hŸs
Ϋ
.
Exe
rcis
e-1(
Apr
il-20
12)
A p
opul
ar (i
) film
sta
r driv
ing
his
car r
ashl
y at
the
top
spee
d w
as c
hase
d by
the
polic
e,
capt
ured
(ii)
and
put
in
jail.
His
fan
s fe
lt th
at t
his
act
of t
he p
olic
e w
as i
nvid
ious
(iii
) an
d w
ent o
n a
riot b
reak
ing
up s
hop
win
dow
s an
d at
tack
ing
buse
s in
an
act o
f bru
talit
y (iv
) se
ldom
(v) h
ad th
e ci
ty s
een
such
vio
lenc
e.
i) a) famous b) unpopular c) happy d) gentle
ii) a) released
b) arrested
c) arrived d) returned
iii) a) pleasant b) fair c) unjust d) reasonable
iv) a) gen
tlen
ess b) kindness
c) perfection
d) cruelty
v) a) always
b) rarely
c) later
d) often
Exercise – 2 (April2013) & PTA
question 3
Praveen
had m
astered (i) m
any skills and his accomplishmen
ts (ii) were many. He was always in the
pursuit (iii) of his goals which were lofty. He worked in earnestness (iv) towards these goals, realized
them
and triumphan
tly (v) announced his success to the world.
i. a) tried
b) learnt
c) taught d) created
ii. a) achievemen
ts b) acquaintances c)qualifications d) applications
iii. a)attem
pt b)chase c)attainmen
t d) description
iv. a) quickness b) alertness c) tenderness d) seriousness
v. a)victorious b)untiringly c)tolerantly d)consecutively
Exercise 3 April 2014 &PTA
question 2
We were den
ied (i) permission to enter the driveway. O
ur house had
caught fire while we were aw
ay
and had erupted (ii) into flames. The firemen
who were fighting the flam
es were stau
nch (iii) in their
task of quen
ching (iv) the fire. W
e stood forlorn (v) watching them
and wondering where we would
sleep that night.
(i) a) deb
arred b) discharged c) refused d) renewed
(ii) a) burst b) spread
c) kindled d) grew
(iii) a) alert b) fast c) rapid d) steadfast
(iv) a) filling b) satisfying
c) extinguishing
d) wetting
(v) a) forsaken
b) longing c)angry d) afar
Answ
ers:Qn I
Qn
I ii
Iiiiv
v
Ex 1
Famous
Arrested
Unjust
Cruelty
Rarely
Ex 2
Learnt
achievemen
ts
Chase
seriousness
victoriously
Ex 3
Refused
burst
steadfast
extinguishing
forsaken
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page4 Importan
t Synonym
s:
No
Word
Synonym
No
Word
Synonym
1 Glum
Sullen
16
Alm
s
Offerings
2 Fanatic
Enthusiastic
17
Forlorn
Forsaken
3 Profound
Strong feeling
18
Earnestness
Seriousness
4 Discharged
Carried
out
19
Red
ress
Compen
sation
5 Indispen
sible
Essential
20
Fanned
out
Spread out
6 Reveren
t Respectful
21
Yields
Produce
7 Rumor
False story
22
Den
ied
Refused
8 Panic
Fear
23
Exceptional
Unusual
9 Erupt
Sudden
ly happen
24
Restricted
Lim
ited
10
Coarse
Rough
25
Valour
Bravery
11
Pursuit
Chase
26
Tortured
Made to suffer
12
Diligence
Steady effort
27
Pen
alized
Punished
13
Fascinating
Very interesting
28
Staunch
Steadfast
14
Overcome
Conquer
29
Scantily
Insufficiently
15
Scramble
Struggle
30
Magnanim
ous Splendid
Qn No.2: A
ntonym
s Choose the appropriate antonym
of the underlin
ed word:
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
g¤
Âæ
š n
fho
l¥g
£L
ÏU
¡F
« x
›b
thU
th®
¤i
j¡
F«
mª
j t
h®¤
ij
¡F
vÂ
uhd
m
®¤j
«
bf
h©l
t
h®¤
ij
ia
b
fhL
¡f
¥g£
l
bj
hF¥Ã
èª
J
vL
¤J
v
Gj
n
t©
L«
.
Ïj
‰F
Ïn
j t
êf
h£o
üè
š c
Ÿs
ghl
(Pro
se)g
FÂ
æš
cŸ
s A
nton
oym
s gF
Âi
a e
‹F
go
¤J
¡
bf
hŸs
Ϋ
.
Exercise 1 (Apr2012)
It is piteous (i) that peo
ple of our country do not have reverence (ii) for ancien
t (iii) m
onumen
ts. They
dirty (iv) the place by scribbling on the walls and spitting beetle juice on the structures. It will be a great
traged
y (v) if our future gen
erations have nothing of our past to admire.
i) a) pathetic b) joyous c) patient d) anxious
ii) a) respect b) esteem c) reference d) disrespect
iii) a) old b) modern c) new
d) outdated
iv) a) brighten
b) dull c) clean d) dim
v) a) comed
y b) sadness c) victory d) seriousness
Exercise 2 ( April 201
4 )
A popular (i) film
star driving his car rashly at the top speed was chased
by the police, captured (ii) and
put in jail. His fans felt that this act of the police was in
vidious (iii) and went on a riot breaking up shop
windows and attacking buses in an act of brutality (iv) seldom (v) had the city seen such violence.
i) a) famous b) unpopular c) happy d) gentle
ii) a) released
b) arrested
c) arrived d) returned
iii) a) pleasant
b) fair
c) unjust d) reasonable
iv) a) gen
tlen
ess b) kindness
c) perfection d) cruelty
v) a) always
b) rarely
c) later
d) often
Exercise – 3 (April 2013)
Sir
Ph
ilip
Sid
ney
’s A
n A
po
logy
fo
r p
oet
ry’ i
s a rare (i) and essen
tial (ii) critical documen
t. A
ll the lovers of
English literature rem
ember (iii) the critic for it. It is also fascinating (iv) to note his glory (v) at the
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battle field. H
e sacrificed
his life to save the life of a dying soldier quen
ching his thirst with his bottled
wat
er u
tter
ing
“Th
y n
eed
is g
reat
er t
han
min
e”.
i. a) common
b) dear
c) unusual
d) strange
ii. a) crucial
b) major
c) critical
d)unim
portant
iii. a) think
b) realise
c) forget
d) recall
iv. a)interesting b)boring
c)en
thusiastic d) attractive
v. a) sham
e
b) power
c) fam
e
d) popularity.
Answ
ers:
Qn
I Ii
Iii
Iv
v
Ex 1
Joyous
Disrespect
Modern
Clean
Comed
y
Ex 2
unpopular
Released
unjust/fair
kindness
Often
Ex 3
common
unim
portant
forget
boring
sham
e
No
Word
Antonym
No
Word
Antonym
1 Eagerly
X Indifferently
16
Ragged
X Tidy
2 Rare
X Common
17
Coarse
X Smooth
3 Cursed
X Blessed
18
Public
X Private
4 Whole
X Part
19
Rem
ember
X Forget
5 Soaring
X Falling
20
Foreign
X Native
6 Dim
inishing
X Increasing
21
Wide
X Narrow
7 Certainly
X Doubtfully
22
Den
ied
X Accep
ted
8 Slavery
X Freedom
23
Opulence
X Poverty
9 Exceptional
X Usual
24
Patronised
X Discouraged
10
Particular
X Gen
eral
25
Ascen
ded
X Dethroned
11
Artificial
X Natural
26
Fascinating
X Uninteresting
12
Invisible
X Noticeable
27
Ren
ovated
X Dam
aged
13
Native
X Foreigner
28
Modern
X Ancien
t
14
Famous
X Unpopular
29
Construction
X Destruction
15
Proud
X Humble
30
Several
X Few
Part
– II Question No.3: (Abbreviationbook 28)
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
RU
¡f
¤Â
‰F
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
éç
Îf
ëè
Uª
J r
ça
hdi
j n
j®ª
bj
L¤
J v
Gj
n
t©
L«
. Exercises
1. W
hich of the following is the right expansion of RRB? (Apr2012)
a) Rails and Reservation Board
b) Record and Reven
ue Bank
c) Railway Recruitmen
t Board *
d) Roadways and Railways Bureau.
2. The common expansion of BPO is (April 2013)
a) Bank Process Outsourcing
b) Better Process Outsourcing
c) Business Process Outsourcing
d) Boyle Process Outsourcing
3. W
hich of the following is the right expansion of ILO (April 2014)
a. International Law
and Order
b. International Lab
our Organ
aisation
c. Indian Legal Organisation
d. Interstate Lawful O
rdinance
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No
Abbreviation
Expan
sion
1 PA
Personal Assistant
2 PS
Personal Secretary
3 CA
Chartered Accountant
4 ATM
Automated
Teller Machine
5 IAS
Indian Administrative Service
6 SR
Southern Railways
7 MNC
MultiNational Com
pany
8 UNO
United
Nations Organization
9 BPO
Business Process Outsourcing
10
SBI
State Bank Of India
11
IOB
Indian Overseas Bank
12
RBI
Reserve Bank Of India
13
RRB
Railway Recruitmen
t Board
14
CAT
Common Aptitude Test
( Sep 201
3)
15
NGO
NonGovernmental O
rganization
16
RAM
Random Access Mem
ory
17
ROM
Read Only M
emory
18
CPU
Cen
tral Processing Unit
19
AIR
All India Radio
20
CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
21
RTE
Right To Education
22
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test
23
TAFE
Tractor And Farming Equipmen
t
24
TANSI
Tamil Nadu SmallScale Industry ( June 2013)
25
UNESCO
United
Nations Education Scien
tific And Cultural O
rganisation
26
AIDS
Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome
27
ILO
InterNational Labour Organisation.
28
UFO
Uniden
tified
Flying Object
29
SSC
Staff Selection Commission
30
SSLC
Secondary School Leaving Certificate
31
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation
Question No.4: H
omophones (book 6)
Xn
u k
hÂç
ahd
c¢
rç
¥ò b
fh©
l Ï
U b
rh‰
fë
š v
ªj
br
hš c
Ÿs
th¡
»a
« r
çn
ah
mj
id
f
©L
Ão
¤J
vG
jÎ
«.
1. a
) W
e ca
n’t
hear your voice.
b)
We
can
’t here your voice. (Apr2012)
2. a) We will set sail for Japan next week.
b) We will set sale for Japan next week.
3. D
o y
ou
……
th
e an
swe
r? …
….,
I do
n’t
. (n
o, k
no
w) (June2012)
4. T
he
colo
ur
of
the
……
is t
he
sam
e as
th
at o
f th
e …
… (
har
e, h
air) April2014
5. …
.. d
ay o
n e
arth
is m
easu
red
by
the
……
(h
ou
r, o
ur) Sep 2013
6. H
e w
ants
to
…..
a f
lat
…..
sel
ling
his
ho
use
(b
y, b
uy)April 201
3
Ans: 1
. We
can
’t hea
r your voice.
2. W
e will set sail for Japan next week.
3. Do you Know the answ
er? No, I
do
n’t
.
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4. The colour of the hair is the same as that of the hare.
5. Our day on earth is m
easured by the hour.
6. He wants to buy a flat by selling his house
1.
Hai
r (K
o)
Har
e
(K
aš
) 2.
K
now
(b
jç
Í«
) N
o
(Ïš
iy
) 3.
H
ear
(nf
Ÿ)
Her
e
(Ï
§n
f)
4.
Our
(v
§f
Si
la
) H
our
(
kâ
) 5.
B
uy (
th§
F)
By
(M
š)
6.
Sai
l (
ga
z«
br
Œ)
Sal
e
(é
‰W
éL
) 7.
M
eet
(rª
Â¥ò
) M
eat
(
Ïi
w¢
Á)
8.
Som
e (Á
y)
Sum
(T
Lj
š)
9.
Pric
e
(éi
y)
Priz
e
(g
çR
) 10
. S
ee
(g
h®)
Sea
(f
lš
) 11
. D
eser
t (g
hiy
td
«)
Des
sert
(g
hahr
«)
12.
Prin
cipa
l (K
jš
t®)
P
rinci
ple
(bf
hŸi
f)
13.
Qui
et
(mi
kÂ
) Q
uite
(K
Gi
k)
14.
Wee
k
(thu
«)
Wee
k
(g
yä
Hª
j)
Question No.5: (American
Englishbook 26)
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
mš
yJ
nf
hol
¥g£
l t
h®¤
ij
¡F
¥ b
ghU
¤j
khd
mb
kç
¡f
M§
»y
th®
¤i
ji
a
vG
j n
t©
L«
.1. Children like Jam. (Apr20
12)
2. They put the waste in to the dustbin.(June201
2)
3. M
y father bought me a torch ligh
t.
4. Sarala wants to collect the paper cutting.
Ans: 1. jam
–jelly 2. D
ustbin garbage can/ trash can
3. torch light
– flash light 4. C
utting
– clipping
No.
British English
American English
9.
Cot
Crib
1.
Fellow
Guy (April 2013)
10.
Washbasin
Sink( April 2014)
2.
Film
Movie
11.
Biscuits
Cookies (June2013)
3.
Blind
Window shade
12
. Torch light
Flash light
4.
Chips
Fren
ch fries
13
. Windscreen
Windshield
5.
Bonnet
Hood
14
. Tap
Faucet
6.
Goods train
Freight train
15
Sw
eet
Candy
7.
Interval
Interm
ission
16
Cupboard
Closet
8.
Jug
Pitcher (Sep 2013)
17
Flat
Apartm
ent
Question No.6: (Compound words
– book 130)
ÏU
nt
W b
rh‰
fŸ
Ï
iz
ªJ
òÂ
a b
rhš
iy
¡ b
fhL
¤j
hš m
J C
ompo
und
wor
d M
F«
. v
.fh
play
– é
is
ahL
, gro
und –
ji
u,pl
aygr
ound
– é
is
ah£
L i
kj
hd«
.
1. W
hich of the words given below can be placed after the word m
oon to form
a compound word?
a) bed
b) light c) hood d) port (Apr20
12)
2. W
hich of the words given below can be placed after the word child
to form
a compound word?
a) Ship b) hood c) law d) game (June2012)
3.Which of the words given below can be placed after the word air to form
a compound word?
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a. sea b. port c. Pool d. Loom (sep 2013)
4. W
hich of the words given below can be placed after the word fast to form
a compound word?
a. play b. food c .run d. C
ycle( April 201
4)
Ans: 1. m
oon light 2. Childhood 3.airport 4. fastfood
No
Word1 word2 Compoundword
No
Word1
Word2
Compoundword
1 Air
port
Airport
2 Hand
written
Handwritten
3 Over
load
Overload
4 Child
hood
Childhood
5 Safe
guard
Safeguard
6 Type
write
Typew
rite
7 Soft
ware
Software
8 Walking
stick
Walking stick
9 Fast
food
Fast food
10
Water
fall
Waterfall
11
Cricket
ground
Cricket ground
12
Head
light
Head light
13
Wind
screen
Wind screen
14
Eye
brow
Eye brow
15
River
bed
River bed
16
Time
Table
Timetable
17
Car
park
Car park
18
Land
Mark
Landmark
19
Bath
Soap
Bath soap
20
Black
Board
Black board
Question No.7: (Giving Plurals – book 104)
xU
ik
ahf
bf
hL¡
f¥g
Lt
ij
g‹
ik
ahf
kh‰
Wt
nj
Ϫ
j g
æ‰
Áa
hF«
.
1. W
hat is the plural form
of
‘focus’? (Apr2012)
a) f
ocu
ses
b)
focu
s’ c
) fo
ci
2. W
hat is the plural form
of the word ‘c
risi
s’ (
jun
e201
3)
a.crises b.crisis c.crisises
3. W
hat is the p
lura
l fo
rm o
f th
e w
ord
‘med
ium
’? (June2012)
a) med
iums b) med
ia c) med
iae
Ans: 1. Foci 2. crises 3 m
edia
No.
singular
plural
1. axis
Axes
11
. Matrix
matrices
2.
analysis
analyses
12
. vertex
vertices
3.
med
ium
med
ia
13.
boy
boys
4.
stratum
strata
14
. Buffalo
Buffaloes
5.
alumna
alumnae
15
butterfly
butterflies
6.
form
ula
form
ulae
16
child
children
7.
radius
Radii
17
woman
women
8.
syllabus
syllabi
18
knife
knives
TIPS
Singular
Plural
is
es
Um
a
a ae
us
i oo
ee
ix
ices
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9.
goose
geese
19
spectacles
spectacles
10.
tooth
teeth
20
furniture
furniture
Question No.8. (Prefix & Suffix – book 31,150)
Add Prefix/suffix to the highlighted words
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
th®
¤i
j¡
F K
‹d
hš Á
W m
ir
fi
s n
r®¥
gJ
Pre
fix M
F«
. Ex:
unt
idy.
S
ome
Pre
fixes
: un
, in,
dis
, il,
a , e
n, m
is, i
m, p
re…
……
…..
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
th®
¤i
j¡
F Ã
‹d
hš Á
W m
ir
fi
s n
r®¥
gJ
Suf
fix M
F«
. E
x. C
ricke
ter
som
e su
ffixe
s : a
ble,
ous
, ing
, or,
er, m
ent,
an
ce…
……
…..
m›
thW
nr
®¥g
j‹
_y
« ò
Âa
th®
¤i
jf
is
cU
th¡
f n
t©
L«
.
1. The artists are the ones who m
ight be ab
le t
o h
elp
us
wit
h o
ur
inte
rnal
…..visible
lives.
a
) in
… b
) d
is…
c)
im…
d)
il… (Apr2012)
2. The Headmaster made an
announce ........... (April 2013)
a.men
t b.ly c.ness d. ion.
3. Sometim
es violet rays are harmful. (April 2014)
a) trans b) inter c) ultra d) over
Answ
ers: 1. invisible 2.announcemen
t 3. ultraviolet
Prefix
Su
ffix
Prefix
Root
word
New
word
Suffix
Root word
New
word
En
Vision
Envision
Announce
Men
t
Announcemen
t In
Secure
Insecure
Music Ian
Musician
Ig
Noble
Ignoble
Miser
Ly
Miserly
Un
Quen
chable
Unquen
chable
Secure
ity
Security
Sub
Standard
Substandard
Need
y Needy
ãi
dé
š i
t¡
f:
is š
Ko
ªj
hš m
j‰
F g
Ây
hf ‘
es‟
vd
kh‰
¿ v
GJ
. eg
. Cris
is –
cris
es.
Um
š K
oª
jhš
mj
‰F
gÂ
yhf
‘a‟
vd
kh‰
¿ v
GJ
eg. M
ediu
m –
Med
ia
Aš
Ko
ªj
š m
j‰
F g
Ây
hf
‘
ae‟ v
d k
h‰¿
vG
J.
eg.
For
mul
a –
For
mul
ae
Us
š K
oª
jhš
mj
‰F
gÂ
yhf
‘i‟
v
d k
h‰¿
vG
J. e
g. L
ocus
- Lo
ci
OO
tª
jh
mj
‰F
gÂ
yhf
‘
ee‟
vd
kh‰
¿ v
GJ
eg
. Too
th –
teet
h X
tª
jhš
mj
‰F
gÂ
yhf
‘
ces‟
vd
kh‰
¿ v
GJ
. eg
. M
atrix
- M
atric
es
(k‰
wo
bg
hJt
hf P
lura
l – M
f k
h‰W
« n
ghJ
nou
n- c
l‹
„S, e
s‟ n
r®¡
f n
t©
L«
) é
 é
y¡
Ff
Ÿ:
1.
She
ep, c
attle
, dee
r, ai
rcra
ft, s
win
e M
»a
t‰
W¡
F S
ingu
lar,
Plu
ral X
‹n
w
2.
Spe
ctac
les,
new
s, m
eans
, pre
mis
es, s
peci
es, c
orps
– M
»a
t‰
W¡
F S
ingu
lar,
plur
al X
‹n
w.
3.
Man
- M
en,W
oman
- W
omen
, Chi
ld-
Chi
ldre
n
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Em
Power
Empower
Bright ness
Brightness
Ultra
Violet
Ultraviolet
Narrate ion
Narration
Hyper
Tension
Hypertension
Perform
ance
Perform
ance
Trans
Form
Transform
Colour
Ful
Colourful
Over
Load
Overload
Danger
Ous
Dangerous
Question No.9. (Phrasal verbs
– book 53)
xU
éi
d¢
br
hšY
« (
Ver
b) n
tW
xU
Ïi
l¢
br
hšY
« (
prep
ositi
on o
r ad
verb
) Ï
iz
ªJ
òÂ
a
m®¤
j¤
i¡
bf
hL¤
jhš
mJ
T£
L é
id
¢ b
rhš
yhF
«. (
Phr
asal
Ver
b)
nf
hol
¥g£
l
th®
¤i
j¡
F
Ïi
za
hd
m®¤
j«
b
fh©
l
Phr
asal
V
erbI
f
©L
Ão
¤J
vG
jn
t©
L«
.
1. I
can
’t tolerate your laziness.
(Apr2012)
a) put off b) put forw
ard c) put up with d) put out
2. smoking is injurious to health. Everyone must stop the habit.
a. give aw
ay b. give in c.give up d. give out (April 2013)
3. Studen
ts should know how to have a friendly relationship with their class. (April 2014)
a) get up b) get back c) get on d) get into
Answ
ers: 1 put up with 2 give up 3. get on
No
Phrasal verbs
Meaning in English
Meaning in Tam
il 1
Put up with
Tolerate
bg
hW¤
J¡
bf
hŸs
š
2
Look up
Search
nj
Lj
š
3
Looked into
Exam
ine
MŒ
Î b
rŒ
jš
4
Put off
Postpone
x¤
 i
t¤
jš
5
Take after
Resemble
x¤
ÂU
¤j
š
6
Look after
Take care of
ft
å¤
jš
7
Get on
Have a friendly relationship
Ïi
rª
ÂU
¤j
š
8
Give in
Yield
r«
kÂ
, t
is
ªJ
bf
hL
9
Hit on
Discover
ÂO
bud
nj
h‹W
jš
, f
©L
Ão
¤j
š
10
Got over
Recover
ÛS
jš
11
Stand out
Continue to resist
vÂ
®¤J
ãš
12
Give up
Abandon
if
éL
, é£
L é
L13
Put on
Wear
mâ
ªJ
bf
hŸ
14
Call off
Cancel
Ú¡
f«
br
Œj
š
15
Get through
Pass
nj
®¢Á
ai
lj
š
16
Dealt with
Managed
r
khë
¤j
š
17
Break into
Enter by force
ci
l¤
J E
iH
jš
18
Call off
Cancel
u¤J
br
Œ
19
Keep
on
Continue
bj
hl®ª
J b
rŒ
20
Look upto
Admire
éa
¤j
š
Question No.10. (Syllabifications
– book 29)
Separate the syllables of an
y one of the follo
wing:
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b
fhL
¡f
¥g£
l b
rh‰
fë
š x
‹¿
id
mi
rf
shf
Ãç
.
1. a) Permanen
t b) Properly c) Music (Apr2012)
2. a) agriculture b) queu
e c) guitarist (June2012)
3. a. profile b.glum c. Internal (April 2013)
4. a. beautiful b. astronomy c. application (April 2014)
Ans: 1. a) Perm
anent 3 b) Properly 3
c) music 2
2. a) Agriculture 4 b) monum
ent 3 c) duties 2
3. a) Agriculture 4 b) queu
e 1
c) guitarist 3
4. a. B
eautiful 3
b. astronom
y 4 c.application 4
1 agriculture
agriculture
4 syllables
2 monumen
t monum
ent
3 syllables
3 duties
duties
2 syllables
4 articulate
articulate
4 syllables
5 barely barely
2 syllables
6 en
vironment en
vironm
ent
4 syllables
7 dim
inish
diminish
3syllables
8 dispute
dispute
2 syllables
9 fanatic fanatic
3 syllables
10
music
music
2 syllables
Ãç
¡f
¥g£
l
x›
bt
hU
mi
ræ
Y«
m
tÁ
a«
x
U
cæ
® x
è(V
owel
so
und –
a,e,
i,o,u
) Ï
U¡
f
nt
©L
«.
Que
stio
n N
o.11
. (C
hoos
ing
the
corr
ect w
ord
-boo
k74)
: r
ça
hd m
®¤j
« b
fh©
l t
h®¤
ij
ia
f©
LÃ
o¤
J v
Gj
nt
©L
«.
1. R
aja
will
……
……
a le
tter
nex
t w
eek. (April20
12)
a) receive b) get
2. H
e w
ill …
…..
a le
tter
nex
t w
eek
. (June2012)
a) receive b) get
3. As the car passed, it (April 2014)
a) spattered b. shook
Answ
ers: 1) receive 2) watch 3) spattered.
Question No.12 (M
aking sentence using given
word)
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
th®
¤i
jf
ëš
Vn
jD
« x
U t
h®¤
ij
ia
¡ b
fh©
L t
h¡»
a«
mi
k¡
f n
t©
L«
1. a) angry b) anger c) angrily (Apr2012)
2. a)life b. live c.lively
(April2013)
3. a) popular b. popularity c) popularly (April2014)
Ans: . 1) a) He is very an
gry. b) He is a m
an of an
ger. c) He an
grily scolded
his son.
th¡
»a
¤Â
š m
ik
¤J
vG
j Á
ukk
hf Ï
Uª
jhš
ќ
¡f
©l
vë
a K
iw
ia
Ë
g‰
wy
h«
‘__
_’ is
an
En
glis
h w
ord
(o
r) I
kno
w t
he
wo
rd ‘_
__’ . Eg. I kn
ow the word “
life”
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(bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
th®
¤i
ji
a ‘
-‘
š v
GJ
) Sym
pathy
– I k
no
w t
he
wo
rd ‘s
ymp
ath
y’
Question No.13 (Refram
e sentence)
Refram
ethesentence
usingtheunderlin
edword
asaverb
/noun/ad
jective/ad
verb:
nf
ho£
l t
h®¤
ij
ia
éd
héš
nf
£f
¥g£
LŸ
sgo
ver
b m
šy
J n
oun
Mf
kh‰
¿ t
h¡»
a¤
ij
kh‰
¿ v
Gj
nt
©L
«.
1. The construction of this building has been done well. (April 201
3) (Apr2012)
2. He punished
for his disobed
ience
3. You perform
ed gracefully. (April 2014)
Answ
er: 1. H
e constructed the building very well.
2. He got punishmen
t for his disobed
ience.
3. His perform
ance was graceful.
Question No.14 (Iden
tify correct sentence)
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
th¡
»a
¤Â
‰F
Ïi
za
hd t
h¡»
a¤
ij
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
bj
hF¥Ã
èU
ªJ
vG
jÎ
«.
bg
hUŸ
òç
ªJ
bf
h©L
vG
j n
t©
o Ï
U¥g
jhš
Ϫ
j¡
nf
Ÿé
ia
Cho
iceš
jé
®¤J
él
yh«
1. M
ajority of the studen
ts passed
their Maths paper (Apr2012)
a) Very few studen
ts failed in their Maths paper.
b) Very few studen
ts passed in their Maths paper.
2. Shakespea
re knew
neither Latin nor Greek. . (April 2013)
a) Shakespeare did not know Latin. H
e did not know Greek.
b) Shakespeare knew
both Latin and Greek.
3. W
e will always rem
ember those days.
a) W
ill we forever remem
ber those happy days?
b) Will we ever forget those happy days?
Answ
er: 1. V
ery few studen
ts failed in their Maths pap
er 2. Shakespeare did not know Latin. H
e didn
’t
know Greek. 3. W
ill we forever remem
ber those happy days?
SECTION II (GRAMMAR: 25 Marks)
Part
– I Q
uestion No.15 (If clau
se)
1. é
id
¢b
rhš
pr
esen
t(mš
yJ
is
/are
/v+s
)Mf
Ï
Uª
jhš
w
ill
/ ca
n c
Ÿs
é
il
ia
¥
bg
hU¤
Jf
2.
éi
d¢
br
hš
past
(ed
nr
®ªJ
m
šy
J
was
/wer
e)M
f
ÏU
ªj
hš
wou
ld
/cou
ld
cŸ
sé
il
ia
¥ b
ghU
¤J
f
Noun form
Verb form
1. The construction of the building has been done well.
2. The teacher gave a definition of the form
ula
3. The teacher gave a description of human nature.
4. The farm
ers started
the cultivation of korowai crop.
5. This construction was done by Ram
u.
6. He was doubtful a
bo
ut
his
un
cle’
s ar
riva
l. 7. Rahim
does the calculation within seconds.
8. He sent his application for approval.
9. The perform
ance of the magician is wonderful.
10. The inspector set an iden
tification parade
1. He constructed the building very well.
2. The teacher defined
a form
ula
3. The teacher described
the human nature.
4. The farm
ers cultivated the korowai crop
5. Ram
u constructed this building
6. He doubted h
is u
ncl
e’s
arri
val.
7. Rahim
calculates within seconds.
8. The officer approved his application.
9. The magician perform
ed wonderfully.
10. The inspector iden
tified
the culprit
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3. have/had é
id
¢ b
rhš
vd
ÏU
ªj
hš would have/could have
cŸ
s é
il
ia
¥ b
ghU
¤J
f.
!
Type
Conditional (If) Clause
Main Clause
Type I
If you work hard, (Present)
You will pass / You can
pass.(w
ill/can + Present verb)
Type II
If you worked hard,
If I were a bird(past)
You would pass.
I could fly.
(would/could + present verb)
Type III
If you had worked
hard
(Past perfect i.e had + PP)
You would have passed.
You could have passed(w
ould
have/could have + PP)
1. If Naveen is late …
……
……
.(A
pri
l2012)
a) he would be punished
b) he will be punished
c) he would have been punished
. 2. If Somu had studied well, (April 2013)
a) he will score m
ore m
arks. b)he would score m
ore m
arks. c. he would have scored m
ore m
arks.
3. If I won a lottery, (April 201
4)
a) I would buy a BMW car b) I w
ould have brought a BMW car c) I w
ill buy a BMW car.
Answ
er: 1. he will be punished
2. He would have scored m
ore m
arks.
3. I would buy a BMW car..
Question No.16 (Sen
tence Pattern – book 133, 172)
ќ
¡f
©l
t
h¡»
a¥
gFÂ
fi
s
m¿
ªJ
bf
h©L
b
fhL
¡f
¥g£
l
th¡
»a
¤Â
‹
mi
k¥i
g
f©
LÃ
o¡
f n
t©
L«
subj
ect(s
) vG
thŒ
- a
h®?
vJ
? (b
rŒ
jJ
)
Ver
b(V
) (ga
åi
y)
-
v‹
d?
(br
aš
)
Obj
ect (
O) (
br
agL
bg
hUŸ
) -
ahi
u? v
ij
?
Indi
rect
Obj
ect(I
O)
- a
hU¡
F?
(me,
us,
him
, her
. the
m)
Dire
ct O
bjec
t (D
O)
-v
ij
? (b
ghU
Ÿ)
Com
plem
ent(C
)
- i) e
xpla
ins
subj
ect o
r obj
ect.
-ii)
It c
ompl
etes
the
sent
ence
A
dver
bial
or A
djun
ct (A
) -v
¥go
? v
§n
f?v
¥bg
hGJ
? (m
šy
J
prep
ositi
on –
at,o
n, in
ÏU
ªj
hš)
` Exam
ples:
1. He / is / a good player.
S + V + C
2. The meeting / en
ded
/ with a vote of thanks.S + V + A
3. W
e / completed / the work / on tim
e S + V + O + A
4. M
y father / gave / me / some books. S + V + IO
+ DO
5. They / nam
ed / the child / Prem.
S + V + O + C
6. M
y friend / bought / a book.
S + V + O
7. He / sang / me / a song / melodiously.
S + V + IO
+ DO + A
Exercise:
1. Reading made him
a complete m
an. (April2012)
a) S V O C b) S V IO
DO c) S V O A d) SV
O
2. His father gave him
a school bag. (April 2014)
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a) SVOA b) SV
CA c) SV
IO DO
Answ
er: 1. S V O C 2. S V IO
DO
Question No.17 (Question Tag)
1.
is/w
as/a
re/w
ere/
have
/has
/had
tª
jhš
mn
jhL
no
t (n‟t)
nr
®ªJ
Ÿs
ij
nj
®Î b
rŒ
2.
n
fŸ
éæ
š n
ot Ï
Uª
jhš
not
Ïš
yhj
is,w
as,a
re...
....I
nj
®Î b
rŒ
. 3.
V
erb –š
s n
r®ª
ÂU
ªj
hš d
oes
n‟t
I n
j®Î
br
Œf
. 4.
V
erb –š
ed
nr
®ªÂ
Uª
jhš
did
n‟t
I n
j®Î
br
Œf
. 5.
C
ome,
go,c
lean
vd
f£
li
s t
h¡»
ak
hf t
U«
nghJ
will
you
? n
j®Î
br
Œf
. 6.
Le
t us
v‹
W b
jhl
§»
dhš
Sha
ll w
e? n
j®Î
br
Œf
. Exam
ples
1. It is
rai
nin
g, is
n’t
it?
2. It is not raining, is it?
3. R
aju
rea
ds
his
bo
ok,
do
esn
’t h
e?
4. R
amu
can
pla
y fo
otb
all,
can
’t h
e?
1. R
amu
can
’t p
lay
ches
s, c
an h
e?
2. L
et’s
go
fo
r a
film
, sh
all w
e?
3. Len
d m
e your book, can you?
4. He is playing cricket, isn't he?
1. Y
ou
sh
ou
ld t
reat
eac
h o
ther
wit
h r
esp
ect,
……
……
…..?
(April2012)
a) should you? b) has it? c
) sh
ou
ldn
’t y
ou?
2. The sun sets in the west, (April 2013)
a. does it?
b. i
sn’t
it? c
. do
esn
’t it
?
3. I am
not late (April 201
4)
a. a
ren
’t I?
b. am I? c. have I?
An
swe
r: 1
. sh
ou
ldn
’t y
ou
? b
) d
oes
n’t
it?
c) a
m I
?
Que
stio
n N
o:18
(Deg
rees
)
1.
th¡
»a
« N
o ot
her/V
ery
few
- š
bj
hl§
»d
hš
as/s
o....
....a
s v
d t
U«
Pos
itive
deg
ree-
I n
j®Î
br
Œf
. 2.
t
h¡»
a¤
š
tha
n t
ªj
hš m
ore
......
/.....
.er
vd
tU
«
Com
para
tive
Deg
ree –
I n
j®Î
br
Œf
. 3.
t
h¡»
a¤
š
tha
n t
ªj
hš m
ost
......
/.....
.est
vd
tU
« S
uper
lativ
e D
egre
e –
I n
j®Î
br
Œf
. 4.
t
h¡»
a¤
š
_ ¡
F¥Ã
‹ P
lura
l (s
-š
Ko
Í«
th®
¤i
j )
tª
jhš
th
an m
any
/mos
t ot
her
mš
yJ
one
of t
he n
j®Î
br
Œf
. ! !
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
So…
.as,
er …
.than
Est
No other
er…
. th
an a
ny
oth
er
the
…..
est
Very few
er…
.th
an m
any
oth
er
on
e o
f th
e …
est
1. N
o o
ther
bo
y is
……
……
. Bab
u. (April2012)
a) m
ost smart as b) more smart as c) so smart as
2. No other district in Tam
il nadu is …
……
. Tanjore. (April20
13)
a) so fertile as b) more fertile than c) most fertile as
3. Very few toys in the shop are as this one.(April 2014)
a) as expen
sive as b) not expen
sive than c) most expen
sive of!
Answ
er: 1. sosm
art as 2. So fertile as 3. as expen
sive as
Question No.19 ( correct meaning of the sen
tence)
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bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
th¡
»a
¤Â
‰F
Ï
iz
ahd
t
h¡»
a¤
ij
b
fhL
¡f
¥g£
l
bj
hF¥Ã
èU
ªJ
vG
jÎ
«. b
ghU
Ÿ ò
çª
J b
fh©
L v
Gj
nt
©L
«.
nf
Ÿé
æš
ќ
f©
l t
h®¤
ij
fŸ
tª
jhš
......
.. g
Âè
š
bg
U«
ghY
«
ќ
f©
l
th®
¤i
jf
Ÿ
éi
la
hf t
uyh«
.
Sel
dom
E
x: B
uses
sel
dom
sto
p he
re
Ne
ver/
rare
ly/n
ot…
..o
fte
n
Ex:
Bus
es d
o no
t sto
p he
re o
ften
H
ardl
y E
x: N
atha
n ha
rdly
list
ens
to m
e N
ever
E
x: N
atha
n ne
ver l
iste
ns to
me
Usu
ally
E
x: T
hose
stu
dent
s ar
e us
ually
late
to s
choo
l O
ften
/reg
ular
ly/a
lway
s E
x: T
hose
stu
dent
s ar
e al
way
s la
te to
sch
ool
Bar
ely
Ex:
We
have
bar
ely
enou
gh fo
od
Sc
arce
ly/n
ot…
….S
uff
icie
nt
Ex:
We
do
not h
ave
suffi
cien
t fo
od
1. No one can forget how Dhoni batted against Sri Lankans. (April2012)
a) Everyone cannot remem
ber how Dhoni batted against Sri Lankans.
b) Everyone can forget how Dhoni batted against the Sri Lankans.
c) Everyone can rem
ember how Dhoni batted against the Sri Lankans.
2. W
e shall rem
ain ever grateful to you. (April 2013)
a) W
e shall never be grateful to you.
b) We shall always remain ungrateful to you.
c) W
e shall always be grateful to you.
3. Seldom do buses stophere (April 2014)
a) Buses do not stop here..
b) Buses never stop here often
. c) Buses do stop here often
. Answ
ers:
1. Everyone can rem
ember how Dhoni batted against the Sri Lankans.
2. W
e shall always be grateful to you.
3. Buses do not stop here often
. Question No.20 (Phrasal Preposition)
b
ghU
Ÿ ò
çª
J b
fh©
L b
fhL
¡f
¥g£
l 3
éi
lf
ëš
x‹
iw
¤ n
j®Î
br
Œa
Ϋ
.
Com
plet
e th
e se
nten
ce:
1. T
he K
abad
i mat
ch c
ontin
ued
in sp
ite o
f hea
vy ra
ins.
(ÏU
ªj
ng
hJ«
) f
dk
iH
bg
ŒJ
bf
h©o
Uª
jn
ghJ
« f
go
ng
h£o
bj
hl®ª
J e
il
¥bg
‰w
J.
2.
By
dint
of h
ard
wor
k, h
e pa
ssed
in th
e ex
amin
atio
n. (g
yd
hf)
Fo
d c
iH
¥Ã‹
gy
dhf
, mt
‹ n
j®é
š n
j®¢
Á b
g‰w
h‹.
!
3. In
the
even
t of y
our w
alki
ng d
aily
, you
will
be
heal
thy.
(xU
nt
is
.....
.. b
rŒ
jhš
) x
U n
ti
s Â
dK
« Ú
§f
Ÿ e
il
¥gæ
‰Á
br
Œj
hš, Ú
§f
Ÿ M
nuh
¡»
ak
hf Ï
U¥Õ
®fŸ
. !
4. O
n be
half
of m
y fa
mily
mem
bers
I as
k yo
ur p
ardo
n. (r
h®Ã
š)
vd
J F
L«
g¤
Âd
® r
h®Ã
š, e
h‹ k
‹å
¥ò n
f£
L¡
bf
hŸ»
nw
‹.
5.
Acc
ordi
ng to
the
teac
hers
, we
have
to s
till w
ork
hard
. (f
U¤
J¥g
o)
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MÁ
ça
®fë
‹ f
U¤
J¥g
o, e
h§f
Ÿ n
kY
« f
od
khf
ci
H¡
f n
t©
oÍ
Ÿs
J.
6.
Ow
ing
to in
jury
, he
did
not p
lay
the
mat
ch. (
éi
st
hf)
fha
« V
‰g£
lj
‹ é
is
thf
, m
td
hš n
gh£
oæ
š é
is
ahl
Ko
aé
ši
y.
7.
Bec
ause
of h
er h
ard
wor
k, s
he w
as s
elec
ted
for t
he jo
b. (f
huz
¤j
hš)
mt
sJ
fo
d c
iH
¥Ã‹
fhu
z¤
jhš
, mt
Ÿ g
âæ
š n
r®¤
J¡
bf
hŸs
¥£l
hŸ.
8.
Due
to th
e ra
in, t
he m
atch
was
aba
ndon
ed. (
fhu
zk
hf)
ki
H f
huz
khf
, n
gh£
o i
fé
l¥g
£l
J.
! 1. T
he
Kab
adi m
atch
co
nti
nu
ed …
……
.. h
eavy
rai
ns.
(A
pril2012)
a) In the event of b) In spite of c) because of
2. .
……
……
his working hard, M
ani w
ill pass. (A
pril 2013)
a) In the even
t of b) In spite of c) on account of
3. …
……
.th
e h
eavy
rai
n t
he train was delayed. (June2012, April 2014)
a) In spite of b) On account of c) In the even
t of
Answ
ers: 1. In spite of 2. In spite of 3. In the even
t of/in spite of
Question No.21 (Infinitive Gerund)
Like
.dis
like,
hate
s, e
njoy
,abo
ut,o
n,ed
nr
®ªj
ver
b t
ªj
hš G
erun
d (in
g n
r®ª
ji
j) n
j®Î
br
Œf
.
A
gree
d, d
ecid
ed,to
o,le
t
tª
jhš
Inf
initi
ve(to
nr
®ªj
ij
) nj
®Î b
rŒ
f.
1. G
eeth
a ag
reed
……
……
. me
a co
mp
ute
r. (April2012
) a) buy b) buying c) to buy
2. …
……
is a
go
od
exe
rcis
e. (June2012)
a) To
walk b) Walk c) W
alking
3. M
y son asked m
e him
a pen
.(April 2013)
a. buy b.to buy c.buying
Answ
ers: 1.to buy 2. to buy 3. to buy
Exam
ple:
1. I
enjo
y …
……
…..
sto
ries
fo
r ch
ildre
n. (
wri
tin
g) (April 2014)
2. I
dre
am a
bo
ut…
……
a b
ig h
ou
se. (
bu
ildin
g)
3. H
e av
oid
ed …
.. m
uch
tim
e o
n t
he
com
pu
ter.
(sp
end
ing)
4. H
e p
reve
nte
d m
e fr
om
……
…. t
he
con
trac
t. (
sign
ing)
5. M
aran
is t
oo
tir
ed …
……
..th
e w
ork
(to
fin
ish
) 6.
He
agre
ed …
…..
me
a co
mp
ute
r. (
to b
uy)
Que
stio
n N
o.22
(Phr
ase)
bg
hUŸ
òç
ªJ
bf
h©L
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
3 é
il
fë
š x
‹i
w¤
nj
®Î b
rŒ
aÎ
«.
Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence:
1. Dr. Kumar was suscep
tible …
……
..(
Ap
ril 2012, 2013)
a) on flattery b) to flattery c) for flattery
2. T
hey
wo
n t
he
mat
ch …
……
…..
wel
l. (June 2012)
a) on playing b) by playing c) through playing
3. The Principal wanted to discuss with the teachers. (April 2014)
a. on the m
atter b about the m
atter c. the matter
4. H
e w
as in
stru
men
tal …
……
……
the
com
pan
y a) on developing b) for developing c) in developing
5. T
he
stu
den
ts a
re in
tere
sted
……
……
.mar
ks.
a) for scoring b) on scoring c) in scoring
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6.
Sh
e is
inte
rest
ed …
……
……
……
Ran
goli.
a) on drawing b) for drawing c) in drawing
Answ
er: 1. to flattery 2.by playing 3. The m
atter 4. in developing 5. in scoring 6. in drawing
Question No.23 (Articles a, an, the)
Das
h-¡
F Ã
wF
vow
el(a
,e,i,
o,u)
sou
nd t
ªj
hš a
n n
ghL
.
D
ash-
¡F
Ãw
F c
onso
nant
sou
nd (
bk
Œ x
è)
tª
jhš
a n
ghL
.
D
ash-
¡F
Ãw
F s
uper
lativ
e (e
st) s
ound
tª
jhš
the
ng
hL.
Á
w¥g
hdt
‰i
w
F¿
¥Ãl
th
e g
a‹
gL
¤j
yh«
. (ò
fœ
bg
‰w
ò¤
jf
§f
Ÿ,k
iy
Áf
u§f
Ÿ,
fl
šf
Ÿ,M
Wf
Ÿ, Ï
l§
fŸ
, kj
§f
Ÿ, Ï
d§
fŸ
)
D
ash-
¡F
Ãw
F P
lura
l(s)
tª
jhš
the
ng
hL.
1. E
very
child
jum
ps
wit
h jo
y at
th
e s
igh
t o
f …
.. e
lep
han
t. (April2012, 2014)
a) a b) an c) the Answ
er: an
2. I wen
t to airport to catch a flight to M
umbai. (June2012)
a) a b) an
c) the Answ
er:the
3. Siva gave one rupee coin for the blind beggar. (April 13)
a. an b. a c.the
Exam
ples:
1. I have brought you a collection of _____ aw
ard winning books of this year. (the)
2. Education is __ essential thing for life. (an)
3. He holds ____ M.A. D
egree in History. (an) (vowel sound)
4. This is not ______ easiest way to do it. (the) (est )
5. I found ___ dog in the street. (a)
24. P
repositions (book112,170)
Ï
l¢
br
h‰f
Ÿ n
kn
y,Ñ
nH
, cŸ
ns
,bt
ën
a n
gh‹
wi
t P
repo
sitio
ns M
F«
.
No
Pre
posi
tions
E
xam
ple
Sen
tenc
e Ta
mil
mea
ning
1.
In
(cŸ
ns
) Th
e ba
ll is
in th
e bo
x m
ªj
¥ g
ªJ
bg
£o
æ‹
cŸ
ns
ÏU
¡»
wJ
.
2.
On
(nk
ny
) Th
e bo
ok i
s o
n th
e ta
ble
mª
j¥
ò¤j
f«
nk
i#
æ‹
nk
š Ï
U¡
»w
J.
3 A
t(¡F
Ÿ)
Our
hea
d of
fice
is a
t M
adur
ai
ek
J
ji
yi
k
mY
ty
f«
k
Ji
uæš
ÏU
¡»
wJ
.
4 up
(nk
ny
) B
alu
wen
t up
the
hill
ghY
ki
yæ
‹ n
kn
y V
¿d
hŸ
5 B
y (M
š)
This
cha
ir is
mad
e by
ou
r ca
rpen
ter
Ϫ
j e
h‰f
hè e
kJ
j¢
ruh
š b
rŒ
a¥g
£l
J.
6 Fo
r(¡
fhf
) Th
is P
enci
l is
for
my
sist
er
Ϫ
j
bg
‹Á
š
v‹
r
nf
hjç
¡f
hf
ÏU
¡»
wJ
7 A
long
(tê
ahf
) Th
e bo
y w
alke
d al
ong
the
railw
ay
track
mª
j¢
Á
Wt
‹
Ïuæ
š
ghi
jæ
‹ t
êa
hf
br
‹w
h‹.
8 O
f(¡
fhd
ci
la
)
This
is
a
scho
ol
of
fine
arts
Ï
J E
©f
iy
fS
¡f
hd f
šé
¡ T
l«
9 B
etw
een(
eL
éš
) Th
e te
ache
r is
st
andi
ng
betw
een
Ram
u an
d S
omu
MÁ
ça
® uh
KÎ
¡F
«
nr
hK¡
F«
e
Lé
š
ã‹
wh®
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10
In
fron
t of
(K
‹d
hš)
He
stan
ds i
n fr
ont
of
me
mt
‹ v
d¡
F K
‹d
hš ã
‰»
wh‹
.
1. T
hey
sel
ecte
d m
e fo
r th
e jo
b o
nly
……
. Mer
it. (April2012)
a) on b) in c) along
2. S
wit
ch …
……
……
th
e lig
hts
wh
en y
ou
leav
e th
e ro
om
. a) of b) off c) on
3. The ladder is placed the wall. (April 2013)
a. on b.against c. U
pon
4. M
y uncle will visit m
e M
ay. (April 2014)
a. at b. in c.on
5. T
he
fan
is …
……
……
.. m
y h
ead
. a) under b) across c) above
Answ
ers: 1. O
n 2. off 3. U
pon 4.in
5. A
bove.
Part
– II
Question No.25(Form
a single sen
tence)
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
ÏU
th¡
»a
§f
S¡
F Ï
il
na
and
vG
 n
r®¤
J v
GJ
f.
Ex. R
amu open
s the door. He en
ters the room.
Ram
u open
s the door an
d he en
ters the room.
1. The tired old woman was unable to go any further. She returned
home. (April2012)
2. The child is very short. It cannot clim
b the tree (U
sin
g to
o…
to..) ( June 2012, A
pril 2013)
3. M
aran is very tired. H
e cannotfinish the work. (April 2014)
Answ
ers: 1. The tired old woman was unable to go any further and she returned
home.
2. The child is too short to clim
b the tree.
3. M
aran
is too tired
to finish the work.
Question No.26(Active, Passive)
i.
subj
ect –
Obj
ect Ï
l«
kh‰
Wf
ii. V
erb
I P
P M
f k
h‰¿
mj
‰F
¥ Ã
wF
by
ng
hLf
.
iii
. nf
Ÿé
æš
hav
e/ha
s/ha
d t
ªj
hš m
j‰
fL
¤J
bee
n n
r®¡
f
iv
.nf
Ÿé
æš
is/a
m/w
as /a
re/w
ere
tª
jhš
mj
‰f
L¤
J b
eing
nr
®¡f
v.n
fŸ
éæ
š s
hall/
will
tª
jhš
mj
‰f
L¤
J b
e n
r®¡
f
1. M
y uncle will visit m
e on m
y birthday. H
e will give me a watch. (April2012
) 2. He was awarded
a prize by the government. ( June 2012)
3.Children enjoy cartoon serials very much and they watch these program
mes for a long time.(PTA
Ques.4)
Answ
ers: 1. I will be visited by my uncle on m
y birthday. A
watch will be given to m
e by him
. 2. M
y pen
cil had been sharpen
ed and it had been used to sketch the diagram
by me.
3. Cartoon serials are enjoyed and watched
by the children for a long time.
Question No.27 (Direct In
direct)
‚ ’
’ Ï
Uª
jhš
mi
j v
L¤
J é
£L
vG
J
‚ ’
’Ïš
iy
ba
åš
that
/if/to
vd
ÏU
¥gi
j Ú
¡»
é£
L m
ªj
Ïl
¤Â
š b
jhl
§»
fi
lÁ
ti
u
‚ ’
’ n
ghL
f
Wha
t / W
ho/ W
here
/ H
ow Ï
Uª
jhš
mj
‰F
K‹
åU
ªJ
fi
lÁ
ti
u ‚
? ’’
ng
hLf
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1. M
other asked
me how I had
written
the test. (April2012)
2. Our Prime Minister said that he was determined
to abolish poverty. (June 2012
) 3. The Headmaster advised us to switch off the fans when
we left the class. (April 2013)
4. The teacher asked
me whether I was going to join the Med
ical course or in the Engineering
course.
(April 201
4)
An
swe
rs :
1. M
oth
er s
aid
to
me,
“H
ow
did
yo
u w
rite
th
e te
st?”
2. O
ur
Pri
me
Min
iste
r sa
id, “
I am
det
erm
ined
to
ab
olis
h p
ove
rty.
” 3. T
he
Hea
dm
aste
r sa
id t
o u
s, “
Swit
ch o
ff t
he
ligh
ts w
hen
yo
u le
ave
the
clas
s”
4. T
he
teac
her
sai
d t
o m
e, “
Are
yo
u g
oin
g to
join
th
e M
edic
al c
ou
rse
or
the
Engi
nee
rin
g
course?
Question No.28(If clause combining)
IfI K
jè
š v
Gj
Ϋ
Ãw
F K
jš
th¡
»a
¤i
j v
GÂ
K‰
W¥ò
Ÿë
ia
vL
¤J
é£
L(C
omm
a), F
¿ n
ghl
Ϋ
.
Ãw
FÏ
u©l
h« t
h¡»
a¤
‹
Kj
š v
G¤
ij
Á¿
a v
G¤
jhf
kh‰
¿ b
jhl
®ªJ
vG
 é
L f
il
Áæ
š
K‰
W¥ò
Ÿë
it
¡f
Ϋ
. ! (refer Question 15 tips)
Ex. You study well. You will pass.
Ans: If you study well, you will pass.
1. It rains. I shall get wet. (April2012)
2. She studies well. She passes the exam
ination (April 2013)
3. The bus breaks down, I won
’t be able to atten
d the class. (April 2014)
Answ
ers:
1. If it rains, I shall (will) get wet.
2. If she studies well, she will pass the exam
ination.
3. If
th
e b
us
bre
aks
do
wn
, I w
on
’t b
e ab
le t
o a
tten
d t
he
clas
s.
Que
stio
n N
o.29
(Deg
rees
) é
il
ia
ќ
f©
l m
ik
¥Ãš
vG
jÎ
«
Banyan tree is bigger than Neem tree !
Rose is m
ore beautiful than Jasmine
(Adjective) tall + er = taller / short + er = shorter, long + er = longer.
Re
ad t
he
follo
win
g se
nte
nce
s ab
ou
t R
ad
hik
a’s
fam
ily a
nd
wri
te a
n o
bse
rvat
ion
in a
sin
gle
sen
ten
ce
using an
y one of the degrees of comparison. (April20
12, A
pril 2013)
1.Radhika is 5 feet tall
Raj is 5.2 feet tall.
Sharma is 6.5 feet tall.
Ashwin is 5.5 feet tall.
Then
dral is 6 feet tall.
2. R
ead
th
e fo
llow
ing
sen
ten
ces
abo
ut
Har
i’s f
amily
an
d w
rite
an
ob
serv
atio
n in
a s
ingl
e se
nte
nce
using an
y one of the degrees of comparison. ( June 2012)
Hari is 14 years old
Suresh is 16 years old
Prabhu is 14 years old
John is 12 years old
ms
Î m
Âf
khd
bg
a®¢
br
hš
is
(Adj)+er
more+adj
than
ms
Î F
iw
thd
bg
a®¢
br
hš
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Anwar is 10 years old.
3. Read
the follo
wing sentences ab
out
rib
bo
n’s
len
gth and write an observation in a single sentence
using an
y one of the degrees of comparison.
Nee
ru’s
rib
bo
n is
10c
m lo
ng
Nir
up
ama’
s ribbon is 9 am long.
Nee
la’s
rib
bo
n is
12c
m lo
ng.
Niv
eth
a’s
rib
bo
n’s
rib
bo
n is
15c
m lo
ng
Nir
mal
a’s
rib
bo
n is
13c
m lo
ng.
Answ
ers:
1. Then
dral is taller than Radhika. (Or) Sharma is the tallest m
ember in the family
2. Suresh is elder than Hari.
3.N
eela
’s ribbon is longer then
Neeru.
Part
-III
Que
stio
n N
o.30
: (Pu
nctu
atio
n)
1. K
jš
vG
¤i
j c
apita
l (A
,B,C
,D,..
.....Z
)vG
¤j
h¡F
.
2.
bg
a®f
Ÿ t
ªj
hš K
jš
vG
¤i
j n
f¥Ã
ly
h¡F
(Ram
) 3.
i t
ªj
hš n
f¥Ã
ly
h¡F
(I)im
tª
jhš
I‟m
vd
kh‰
W.
4.
fi
lÁ
æš
K‰
W¥
òŸë
ÏL
mš
yJ
?! ,
ÏL
.
5.
said
vd
tª
jhš
mj
‰F
mL
¤J
, ϣ
L Ã
wF
‚...
...‚
v‹
W n
k‰
nf
hŸF
¿¡
FŸ
vG
J.
6.
Sai
d t
uhé
£l
hš b
kh¤
j t
h¡»
a¤
ij
Í«
‚...
...‚
-¡
FŸ
vG
J.
!
1. Nagaraj said to his father will you allow m
e to go on an excursion to kerala (April2012)
2. father said to his son dont be worried ( June 2012)
3. mother s
aid
to
her
so
n d
on
’t p
lay
wit
h f
ire
(April 2013)
An
swe
rs: 1
. Nag
araj
sai
d t
o h
is f
ath
er, “
Will
yo
u a
llow
me
to g
o o
n a
n e
xcu
rsio
n t
o K
era
la?”
2.
Fath
er s
aid
to
his
so
n, “
Do
n’t
be
wo
rrie
d.”
3.
Mo
ther
sai
d t
o h
er s
on
, “D
on
’t p
lay
wit
h f
ire”
.
SEC
TIO
N II
I (PR
OSE
: 15
Mar
ks)
Part
-I Q
uest
ion
No.
31 –
37
: (Q
uest
ions
) (é
il
fë
š n
fho
£l
gF
Âf
Ÿ K
¡»
a«
. mi
ja
htJ
vG
jÎ
«)
Lesson – 1
1. W
hat
was
Hu
ghie
’s f
inan
cial
sta
tus? (June 2013, Sep 2013 )
H
ugh
ie’s
fin
anci
al s
tatu
s w
as poor.
2. W
hat w
as t
he
con
dit
ion
laid
do
wn
by
the
co
lon
el t
o a
llow
Hu
ghie
’s e
nga
gem
en
t to
Lau
ra?(Ap2013)
H
ughie should earn ten
thousand pounds.
3. W
hywas Hugh
ie upset? (April –2012, Ap.2014)
Hughie was upset because he
cou
ldn
’t f
ulf
il th
e co
nd
itio
n o
f C
olo
nel.
4. W
hat
was
th
e b
egga
r’s
tru
e id
enti
ty?
( M
od
el, J
un
e 2012)
The beggar was Baron Hau
sberg. He was one of the richest men
in Europe.
Lesson – 2:
1. W
hat is the sign
ifican
ce of art? (Ap.2014)
Art is an essential part of life. It gives m
eaning to our life.
2. W
hat are the tw
o inciden
ts that stress the im
portan
ce of music as an essen
tial art? (Apr.2013)
1. M
essiaen wrote m
usic composition in jail.
2. The Americans sang songs in Sep
tember 11, 2001.
3. W
hat can
artistes do to save the planet? ( April 20
12)
Artistes can bring wellness to this planet
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4. W
hy did art find a place, even in concentration cam
ps? (Model2012)
A
rt is an essential part of life. So, it found a place even in concentration cam
ps.
5. How is m
usic different from astronomy? (June 2012, June 2013)
M
usic is a study of internal objects. Astronomy is a study of external objects.
Lesson – 3:
1. W
hat req
uires wholehearted devo
tion?
Knowledge req
uires whole hearted
devotion.
2. W
hich period of life does Gokh
ale consider a very hap
py one? (June 2012)
H
e co
nsi
der
s ‘s
tud
ent
life’
a v
ery
hap
py
on
e.
3. W
hat is the tw
ofold duty to be acquired by studen
ts? (April 2012, A
pr. 2013)
Acquiring knowledge and acquiring character
4. Is character influenced by surroundings?
Yes, character is influen
ced by surroundings
5. W
hat are the tw
o valuab
le qualities to be practiced by yo
u as students? (Sep 2013)
Studen
ts should obey their paren
ts and respect their teachers.
6. W
hat kind of character should you acquire while you are a student?( Oct 2012, Apr 2014)
The character of earnestness should be acquired
while we are studen
ts.
Lesson – 4:
1. W
hat is a m
etropolis?
M
etropolis is a very large city.
2. W
hat will be the future if the Him
alayan
glaciers become icefree? (April 2012, 2014 June 201
2)
Our future will be worse.
3. W
hat can
lead
the world to violence?
Sharing of water can
lead the world to violence.
4. W
hat m
ade Chaya triumphan
tly sm
ile? (June 2013)
Chaya got her water. So she triumphantly sm
iled.
5.What cau
ses the commotion in the street? (Ap 201
3)
Water scarcity causes the commotion in the street.
Lesson – 5:
1. W
hy
is t
he
wo
rld
of
do
mes
tic
wo
rke
rs ‘i
nvi
sib
le’?
(M
od
el, J
un
e 2012 , April 2014)
The
do
mes
tic
wo
rke
rs a
re d
enie
d t
hei
r d
ue
righ
ts. S
o t
hey
are
‘in
visi
ble
’ 2. W
hich states in In
dia that have shown concern for the domestic workers? (June 2013)
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, M
aharastra, Tam
il Nadu, and Kerala.
3. W
hat should the employers know about the laws for domestic workers? (April2012
) Em
ployers should accep
t the domestic workers and pay fair wages.
4.What are the causes for the increase in domestic workers? (Oct 201
2, 2013)
Changes in the economy and developmen
tal policies are the causes.
Lesson – 6:
1. W
hat do birds do every year during au
tumn and early winter?
During winter birds migrate to warmer lands.
2. W
ho are the brave little voyagers?
The migrant birds are the brave little voyagers.
3. W
hich is the smallest of all birds? (Apr.2014)
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The willow warbler is the sm
allest of all birds.
4. H
ave
you
eve
r n
oti
ced
th
e ‘V
’ sh
aped
fo
rmat
ion
of
the
bir
ds
as t
hey
sp
eed
acr
oss
th
e sk
y?
Yes,
I h
ave
no
tice
d t
he
bea
uti
ful ‘
V’ s
hap
ed form
ation.
5. Id
entify the reasons why birds migrate. (Ap. 2013)
Birds migrate to escape from the bitter cold and for food.
6. D
esc
rib
e h
ow
‘rin
gin
g’ o
f m
igra
nt
bir
ds
is d
on
e? (
Mo
del
, Ju
ne2012)
Ringing is done by capturing a bird and placing a metal band on its leg.
7. In
what way is m
igration one of the greatest m
ysteries of bird life? (April20
12)
Every year birds travel from their nesting places and return during spring and early summer.
Lesson – 7:
1. List out the specialities of Tanjore. (June 2012, 201
3)
1. Tanjore was the capital of the Chola Kings.
2. It is the granary of Tamil Nadu.
3. It is the home of Carnatic m
usic.
2. W
hat were the contributions of the Cholas towards art an
d culture? (M
odel 2012)
The Big Brihadeesvarar tem
ple and fortress were the contributions of Cholas.
3. How old is Brihad
eesvarar Temple? Who built it? (Apr. 2013)
Brihadeesvarar Tem
ple is thousand years old. King Raja Raja Chola built it.
4. W
hat aspect of the temple baffles engineers till this day? (April2012)
The topmost stone of the Vim
anam
weighs about 80 tons was lifted
to that height without the
m
odern m
achines.
5.What did the au
thor see at the Royal M
useum? (Apr.2014
) Drums, urns, perfume bottles, wooden
box an
d m
anuscripts.
PartII
Question No.38 (Paragraph):
Lesson1.The Model M
illionaire
Hughie had no job or money.
He wanted to m
arry Laura.
Her father dem
anded
Hughie 10 thousand pounds.
One day he saw a beggar model.
He took pity on him
and gave him
a sovereign.
But the beggar was a m
illionaire.
He gave Hughie ten
thousand pounds as rew
ard.
Lesson 2. M
usic
– Th
e Hope Raiser
Art is an essential part of life.
It gives m
eaning to our life.
Messiaen wrote a m
usic composition in jail.
Terrorists destroyed twin towers of America.
Nearly 3000 peo
ple died on Sep
tember 11, 2001.
In
th
e sa
me
even
ing,
th
e A
mer
ican
s sa
ng
“We
shal
l ove
rco
me”
an
d A
mer
ica
the
Bea
uti
ful”
.
Recovery was done by music.
Thus the art is a part of the human spirit.
Lesson 3. A Golden
Path
Success dep
ends upon character.
A studen
t should get knowledge and character.
Character gives us en
ergy.
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It should also raise the life of peo
ple around us.
Studen
ts should obey their paren
ts, respect their teachers and help the needy.
Duties of studen
ts are
Duty to him
self
Duty to fellowstuden
ts
Duty to paren
ts and teachers
Duty to Government and
Duty to world
SECTION IV
(POETRY: 20 M
arks)
PartI
Question No.39. (MEM
ORY POEM
) b
fhL
¡f
¥g£
LŸ
s _
‹W
ghl
šf
is
Í«
e
‹F
kd
¥ghl
« b
rŒ
J b
fhŸ
tJ
eš
yJ
. Fi
wª
jg
£r
«
Ïu©
L g
hlš
fi
sa
htJ
e‹
F g
o¤
J¡
bf
hŸf
.
MANLINESS
If you can dream
and not make dream
s your
master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can m
eet with triumph and disaster;
And treat those two im
posters just the same;
If you can force your heart, and nerve, and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone;
And so hold on when
there is nothing in you
Exce
pt
the
will
wh
ich
say
s to
th
em, “
Ho
ld o
n”.
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
Wit
h s
ixty
sec
on
ds’
wo
rth
of
dis
tance run,
You
rs is
th
e ea
rth
an
d e
very
thin
g th
at’s
in it
, A
nd
, wh
at is
mo
re, y
ou
’ll b
e a
man
, my
son
. Rudyard Kipling
GOING FOR W
ATER
We ran as if to m
eet the moon
That slowly daw
ned
beh
ind the trees,
The barren boughs without the leaves,
Without the birds, without the breeze.
But once within the wood, w
e paused
Like gnomes that hid us from the moon,
Ready to run to hiding new
With laughter when
she found us soon.
Each laid on other a staying hand
To listen
ere we dared
to look,
And in the hush we joined
to m
ake
We heard, w
e knew
we heard the brook.
Robert Frost
THE MIGRANT BIRD
The
glo
be’
s m
y w
orl
d, T
he
clo
ud
’s m
y ki
n
I care not where the skies begin;
I spread m
y wings through all the din;
Through fears and fright I fly m
y flight.
No walls for me, no vigil gates,
No flags, no m
achine guns that blast
Citizen
s of those border states
Brothers of her
bro
ther
’s s
on
s.
No m
aps, no boundaries to block
My sojourn into unknown lands,
I spaw
n and splash in distant spills,
I bre
ed m
y b
roo
d w
her
e’r
(wh
ere
ever
) I w
ill
I wo
n’t
loo
k d
ow
n, N
o I
will
no
t.
With speed of wings I hasten past
And close m
y eyes against the sun
To dream
my dream
s and m
ake them
last.
Fam
ida Y. Basheer
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PartII Question No.4043. (Poem
Comprehen
sion)
W
ho-
éš
bj
hl§
F«
nf
Ÿé
¡F
1. gem
s refers beautiful heart.
2. ‘I
’ ref
ers
to P
oet
(ch
ild),
‘sh
e’ – woman. Speaker
– poet
3. ‘Y
ou
’ ref
ers
to y
ou
ng
man
. Sp
eake
r – poet.
4. ‘W
e’ r
efer
s to
ch
ildre
n. ‘
she’
ref
ers
to m
oo
n. S
pea
ker
– Poet and his frien
d
5. ‘W
e’ r
efer
s to
ch
ildre
n. S
pea
ker
– child labourers.
6. ‘I
’ ref
ers
to t
he
mig
ran
t b
ird
. Sp
eake
r – bird.
7. ‘H
e’ r
efer
s to shilpi. Speaker
– Poet.
1. A Geo
de can split to revea
l A dazzling sight to view.) (April201
2)
What do you m
ean by geode?
Geo
de is a rock.
2. Then
what gem
s wouldwe see?
Perhap
s a beautiful heart.
1. What do gem
s mean here?
Gem
s mean noble qualities.
2. W
hat does the poet m
ean by beautiful heart?
Beautiful heart is a noble heart.
3. A child
sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings
And pressing the sm
all poised
feet of a m
other who smiles as she sings.
a) W
ho
is ‘t
he
child
’ ref
erre
d t
o h
ere?
(Model, June2012)
Th
e poet (D.H. Law
rence) is the child referred here.
4.So
ftly in the dusk, a woman
is singing to m
e
When
is the woman singing to the young poet?
In the dusk.
5. If you can m
eet with triumphand disaster;
And treat those two im
postors just the same;
a) Who are the tw
o im
postors? (April, June 2012, A
pr 2014
) Triumph and disaster are the tw
o im
postors.
b
) W
hy
are
‘tri
um
ph
’ an
d ‘d
isas
ter’
cal
led
impostors? (M
odel2012
) Triumph and disaster are not perman
ent.
6.But once within the wood we pau
sed
Like gnomes that hid us from the moon
What are the gnomes? (April 2013)
Gnomes are the dwarfs.
7. Our knees trem
ble sorely in the stooping
We fall upon our faces, trying to go;
a) W
hy
do
th
e c
hild
ren
’s k
nee
s tr
emb
le? (M
odel2012)
They keep on ben
ding while they work for a long time.
8. Or, all day, we drive the wheels of iron
In the factories, round and round.
a
) W
ho
do
es ‘w
e’ r
efer
to
? (April20
12)
‘W
e’ r
efer
s to
Child
Lab
ourers.
b) What do the children do all day long? (June 201
2)
They keep on working in the factories.
9. spaw
n and splash in distant spills. (April. 2013)
W
hat
is m
ean
t b
y “d
ista
nt
spill
s”?
It means distant channels.
10. I breed
my brood wherever I will (Apr.2014)
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Wh
om
do
es’ I
’ ref
er t
o?
Migrant bird.
11. Only bloodshot eyes betray
Deep pride, then
reverence.
a) Why are the eyes bloodshot? (April20
12, A
pr.2014)
H
ard work of the sculptor makes his eyes very red
. b) State the em
otion m
entioned
in these lines.
(The em
otion of) deep pride an
d reverence.
PartIII Q
uestion No.44
– 48. (Literary Appreciation)
(44 & 45) Rhym
ing words & Rhym
ing scheme:
fé
ij
æ‹
x›
bt
hU
tç
æY
« Ï
WÂ
ahf
t
U«
th®
¤i
jf
SŸ
x
nu
r¥j
x
èæ
š
xè
¡F
«
th®
¤i
jf
is
¡
f©
l¿
ªJ
m
ªj
t
h®¤
ij
fi
s¡
f
©l
¿ª
J
m
ªj
t
h®¤
ij
fi
s
vL
¤J
vG
jÎ
«.
1.If you can
fill the unforgiving m
inute
a
With s
ixty
sec
on
ds’
wo
rth
of d
ista
nce
run, b
You
rs is
th
e ea
rth
an
d e
very
thin
g t
ha
t’s
in it
’ a
An
d, w
hat
is m
ore
,yo
u’ll
be
a m
an
, my son. B
44. P
ick out the rhym
ing words in these lines.
45. B
ring out the rhym
e schem
e used in
these lin
es.
44. R
hym
ing words: minutein it, run son. (April.201
4)
45. R
hym
ing scheme: a b a b
2. T
he
glo
be’
s m
y w
orl
d, T
he
clo
ud
’s m
y ki
n
I care not where the skies begin;
I spread m
y wings through all the din;
Through fears and fright I fly m
y flight.
Pick out the rhym
ing wordsin these lines. (Model20
12, A
pril 2014)
Kin
–begin – din are the rhym
ing words
3. T
he
glo
be’
s is
my
wo
rld
. Th
e c
lou
d’s
my
kin
I care not where the skies begin;
Pick out the words that rhym
e in these lines ( Model 2012)
Kinbegin are the rhym
ing words.
4. If you can dream
and not make dream
s your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can m
eet with triumph and disaster;
And treat those two im
postors just the same;
Bringout therhym
eschemeusedintheselin
es.(M
odel2012)
The rhym
ing schem
e is ‘a
b a
b’
5. If you can fill the unforgiving minute
Wit
h s
ixty
sec
on
ds’
wo
rth
of
dis
tan
ce r
un
, Yo
urs
is t
he
eart
h a
nd
eve
ryth
ing
that
’s in
it
An
d, w
hat
is m
ore
, yo
u’ll
be
a m
an, m
y so
n.
Bring out the rhym
e schem
e used in these lines. (April 2012)
The rhym
ing schem
e is ‘a
b a
b’
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46. A
lliteration:
Kj
š v
G¤
J¡
fŸ
x‹
whf
tU
« t
h®¤
ij
fs
hF«
. Ex. “
Bu
t o
nce
wit
hin
th
e w
oo
d, w
e p
ause
d”
Write the words which are in Alliteration in these lines
onceW
ithinw
ood we
1. The barren boughs without the leaves,
Without the birds, without the breeze.
Write the words which are in Alliteration in these lines. ( June 2012)
barren, b
oughs, birds, breeze are alliterated
. 2. But once within the wood, w
e paused
Like gnomes that hid us from the moon
Iden
tify the words which m
ake this sen
tence an example of Alliteration. (Model2012)
Once, w
ith, w
ood and we are alliterated
.
3. I
spaw
n an
d sp
lash
in d
ista
nt s
pills
, Pi
ck o
ut th
e w
ords
in a
llite
ratio
n. (A
pril-
2012
) Sp
awn,
spl
ash
and
spill
s ar
e al
liter
atio
n.
47 &
48.
Fig
ure
of sp
eech
: P
oetic
dev
ices
é
s¡
f«
E
xam
ples
S
mile
`n
ghy‟ v
d x
¥ÃL
tJ
. (A
s,
like
ng
h‹w
t
h®¤
ij
fS
l‹
tª
jhš
mJ
S
imile
)
Like
a
Geo
de
may
se
em
plai
n as
pla
in c
an b
e W
eep
like
a ch
ild;
Like
gno
mes
; Li
ke p
earls
; A
s pa
le a
s s
now
; M
etap
hor
`ng
hy‟
v‹
w t
h®¤
ij
tuh
kš
c
Ut
f¥g
L¤
Jt
J
Wha
t gem
s w
ould
we
see?
P
erha
ps a
bea
utifu
l hea
rt.
A G
eode
can
spl
it to
reve
al
Floo
d o
f rem
embr
ance
; C
oal
dark
Per
soni
ficat
ion
cæ
u‰w
it
fS
¡F
c
æU
Ÿs
t‰
¿‹
g
©òf
is
V
‰¿
¢ b
rhš
tJ
.
Ach
ing
gene
rosi
ty
Mak
e dr
eam
s yo
ur m
aste
r: Tw
o im
post
ors:
W
hen
she
fin
d us
soo
n :
Oh
ye
whe
els
stop
: T
he
glo
be‟s
my
wo
rld c
lou
d is
my
kin:
1.
……
.. m
y m
anh
oo
d is
cas
t down in the flood of remem
brance
Iden
tify the figure of speech. (April2012)
Metap
hor
2. The reddest flower would look as pale as snow
What is the figure of speech employed in this line (April2012, M
odel2012)
Simile is the figure of speech employed here.
3. ‘O
ye
wh
eels
’ ‘St
op
! b
e si
len
t fo
r tod
ay !
’ Iden
tify the figure of speech employed here. (Model2012)
A
postrophe (A special form
of Personification) is employed here.
4. The reddest flower would look as pale as snow
Iden
tify the figure of speech employed here. ( June 2012)
Sim
ile is the figure of speech employed here.
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5. I weep like a child
for the past.
What is the figure of speech used in this line? (June 2012)
Sim
ile is the figure of speech employed here.
PartIV Question No.49 (Poem
Paragraph)
ќ
fhQ
« b
gU
éd
h é
il
ia
k£
Lk
htJ
go
¤J
¡b
fhŸ
sÎ
«.
Poem
.1. Beautiful Inside.
Appearances can be decep
tive.
A geo
de may look dull and grey.
But it contains crystals in it.
Some peo
ple m
ay look like geo
de.
But they have wonderful good qualities.
They are kind, gen
tle and gen
erous.
They have inner beauty.
‘B
eau
tifu
l in
sid
e’ m
ean
s b
eau
tifu
l hea
rt.
Poem
2. P
iano
The
po
et h
ears
a w
om
an’s
so
ng.
It rem
inds him
of his childhood days.
As a child he was sitting under the piano.
He heard the boom of strings.
In Sunday evenings, he and his m
other sang hym
ns.
He remem
bered his joyful childhood days.
He weep
s for the past.
Poem
3. M
anlin
ess
The poet speaks about the qualities of manliness.
Action is m
ore im
portant than dream
s.
Success and defeat are im
postors.
We should learn good lessons from that.
We should not give up.
Then
only the world is ours.
SECTION V (Langu
age Functions: 20 Marks)
Question No.50 (Comprehension)
éd
héš
cŸ
s t
h®¤
ij
fŸ
g¤
Âæ
š t
Uk
hdhš
mª
j t
h¡»
a§
fi
s é
il
ahf
vG
jÎ
«.
Exercise – 1: (April2012) A patriot is a m
an who loves his country, works for it, and is willing to fight
and die for it. Every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers do m
ore than this. They risk
their lives because they love the country they are fighting for. They love its hills and valleys, its cities and
villages, its peo
ple and their way of life and they are willing to defen
d it to the last against enem
ies who
try to conquer it and destroy it.
Questions
a) ‘R
isk’
mea
ns…
……
…. i
) m
iss
ii) lo
se ii
i) e
nd
ange
r iv
) m
eet.
b) Who is a patriot?
c) W
hat do the best soldiers do?
d) Why do they risk their lives?
e) W
hat do they love?
Answ
er: a) Endanger
b) A patriot is a m
an who loves his country, works for it, and willing to fight and die for it.
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c) Every soldier is bound to do his duty, but the best soldiers do m
ore than this.
d) They risk their lives because they love the country they are fighting for.
e) They love its hills and valleys, its cities and villages, its peo
ple and their way of life.
Exercise – 2: (M
odel2012) Discipline is the most essential virtue you should acquire when
you are
young. It is a complex quality. It shapes your mind to religious, social and economic patterns when
you
grow up to be an
active citizen. A
t a young age, we do not realize the value of discipline, as
children, w
e m
erely long for unlim
ited
freed
om, w
ithout understanding the meaning of discipline. An
athlete disciplines him
self and keep
s him
self fit. H
e refrains from smoking, observes good food habits
and keep
s good health. D
iscipline increases the human energy and im
plies control, resistance and
adjustmen
t. Our en
ergy is saved
and m
ade vital for a good output.
Questions
a) T
he
wo
rd ‘e
sse
nti
al’ m
ean
s……
…. (
i)n
eces
sary
(ii)
imp
ort
ant
(iii)
com
pul
sory
b) How does discipline aid a citizen
? c)
Wh
y d
on
’t c
hild
ren
want discipline?
d) Men
tion some ways in which an athlete m
aintains discipline.
e) How is discipline ben
eficial to human beings?
Answ
er: a) Necessary
b) It shapes our mind to religious, social and economic patterns. This m
akes a m
an an active citizen
c) Child
ren
do
n’t
un
der
stan
d t
he
mea
nin
g o
f d
isci
plin
e. T
hey long for unlim
ited
freed
om.
d) An athlete disciplines him
self and keep
s him
self fit. H
e refrains from smoking, observes good food
habits and keep
s good health.
e) Discipline increases the human energy and im
plies control, resistance and adjustmen
t.
Exercise – 3: (June2012, A
pril 201
4)) Our earth is the only planet with a variety of plants, anim
als and
the microorganisms living either in the aquatic or the terrestrial habitats. An environmen
t with rich
biological diversity is the basis for human existen
ce. The eq
uilibrium status of living and non living
factors in an environmen
t is known as balance in nature. It is disturbed
at times due to natural
calamities like storm
, flood, pests, outbreaks and fire. Rapid population growth, industrialization and
urbanization are the causes for deforestation exploiting fauna and flora against eco system. Indian
Parliamen
t has passed the Wildlife Protection Act in 1980 to preserve and protect our natural w
ealth.
Questions: a) How does the earth differ from the other planets?
b) What is the balance in nature?
c) M
ention some natural calam
ities that disturb the balance in Nature
d) Which Act has been passed in our country to protect the forests and when
? e) The term
flo
ra m
ean
s……
. i)
the
pla
nts
of
a p
arti
cula
r en
viro
nm
ent.
ii) the anim
als living in a particular area.
iii) the micro organisms in aquatic habitat
Answ
er: a) Our earth is theonly planet with a variety of plants, anim
als and the m
icroorganisms living
either in the aquatic or the terrestrial habitats.
b) The eq
uilibrium
status of living and non living factors in an environmen
t is known as balance in
nature.
c) Natural calam
ities like storm
, flood, pests, outbreaks and fire disturb the balance in Nature
d) Wildlife Protection Act in
1980 to preserve and protect our natural w
ealth.
e) The plants of a particular en
vironmen
t.
Question No.51 (Error spotting book 171)
1. ...
... e
st –
š K
oÍ
« t
h®¤
ij
fS
¡F
K‹
dhš
the
nr
®¤J
vG
Jf
.
2. is
tª
jhš
are
vd
Ϋ
are
tª
jhš
is v
dÎ
« k
h‰W
f
3. w
as t
ªj
hš w
ere
vd
Ϋ
are
tª
jhš
was
vd
Ϋ
kh‰
Wf
4. a
tª
jhš
an
vd
Ϋ
an
tª
jhš
a v
dÎ
« k
h‰W
f
5. v
erb,
nou
n –S
,š K
oª
ÂU
ªj
hš m
ij
Ú¡
Ff
. s Ï
ši
yb
a‹
whš
nr
®¤J
éL
f.
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1. „th
an „
tª
jhš
mi
j v
L¤
Jé
£L
to n
ghl
Ϋ
2.
„On
e o
f th
e‟
mš
yJ
one
of
thes
e m
šy
J
each
of
the
tª
jhš
m
j‰
F¥
Ë
dhš
cŸ
s
th®
¤i
jÍ
l‹
s n
r®¤
J P
lura
l – M
f v
GJ
f.
3.
„On
e o
f th
e‟
mš
yJ
one
of
thes
e m
šy
J
each
of
the
tª
J
mj
‰F
¥ Ã
‹d
hš c
Ÿs
th®
¤i
jÍ
l‹
s n
r®¤
J
tª
J m
j‰
F¥Ã
wF
are
–t
ªj
hš w
as –
vd
Ϋ
kh‰
¿ v
GJ
f.
Wrong Use
Right Use
Accompanied with
Angry against
Ben
efit from
Bump against
Change of
Married
with
Pre
fer…
.th
an
Accompanied by
Angry with
Ben
efit by
Bump into
Change with
Married
to
Pre
fer
…..t
o
Exercise: 1
. Do
yo
u k
no
w w
hic
h is
wo
rld
’s t
alle
st b
uild
ing?
2. W
e did not reject the proposal, nor we accep
ted it.
3. I place great confiden
ce on you.
4. One of these cycle is defective.
5. He is good athlete. H
e perform
s well.
6. Have anyone seen m
y purse?
7. Neither the secretary nor the m
anager were available.
8. The furniture were displayed at the showroom.
9. M
y mother m
ade the servant to do the work.
10. This is a hardly nut to crack.
Answ
er:1. Do you know which the w
orl
d’s
tal
lest
bu
ildin
g is?
2. W
e neither rejected the proposal; nor did we accep
t it.
3. I place great confiden
ce in you.
4. One of these cycles is defective.
5. He is a good athlete. H
e perform
s well.
6. Has anyone seen m
y purse?
7. Neither the secretary nor the m
anager was available.
8. The furniture was displayed at the showroom.
9. M
y mother m
ade the servant do the work.
10. This is a hard nut to crack.
Exercise – 1: (April2012)
a) Neither the Secretary nor the Manager were available. (Apr 2014)
b) Kala is tallest girl in the class.
c) He told to m
e a story.
d) Ram
u is a honest man.
e) Though he is rich but he is unhappy.
Answ
er: a) Neither the secretary nor the manager is/w
as available.
b) Kala is the tallest girl in the class.
c) He told m
e a story.
d) Ram
u is an honest man.
e) Though he is rich, he is unhappy / He is rich, but the is unhappy.
Exercise – 2: (M
odel2012)
a) M
y uncle is richest man in the village.
b) Many peo
ple beh
aves rudely nowadays.
c) A American lives near my house.
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d) The dog fell along the river. (April 2014)
e) Each of the cycles are dam
aged
. Answ
ers:
a) M
y uncle is the richest man in the village.
b) Many peo
ple beh
ave rudely nowadays.
c) An American lives near my house.
d) The dog fell into the river.
e) Each of the cycles is dam
aged
. Exercise – 3: (June 2012)
a) One of these cycles is defective
b) A kind teacher always makes us to learn better
c) I have great confiden
ce on you.
d) Neither the secretary nor the manager were available.
e) M
y uncle is richest man in the village.
Answ
ers: a) One of these cycles is defective
b) A kind teacher always makes us learn better
c) I have great confiden
ce in you.
d) Neither the secretary nor the manager was available.
e) M
y uncle is the richest man in the village.
Exercise 4. (April 2013)
1. The elep
hant is largest anim
al.
2. Neither Sen
thil nor Sree are available.
3. Though he is ill, but he is present.
4. I prefer milk than tea.
5. Stephen
can
’t drive as rash as Rafi.
Answ
ers: a. The elep
hant is the largest anim
al.
b. N
either sen
thilnor Sree is available.
c. Though he is ill, he is present.
d. I prefer milk to tea.
e. S
tep
han
can
’t d
rive
so
fas
t as
Raf
i.
Exercise 5 (April 2014)
1. Neither the doctor nor the nurse are available.
2. The dog fell along the river.
3. Apples are not sw
eet as mangoes.
4. Helen
is junior than m
e.
5. I have tw
o brotherinlaw
s.
Answ
ers: 1. N
either the doctor nor the nurse is available.
2. The dog fell into the river.
3. Apples are not so sweet as mangoes.
4. Helen
is junior to m
e.
5. I have tw
o brothersinlaw
.
52. P
icture Comprehension:
gl
« g
h®¤
J b
fhL
¡f
¥g£
l é
dh¡
fS
¡F
éi
la
ë
Wor
ds to
rem
embe
r A
boy
- Á
Wt
‹
Hou
se –
ÅL
A
girl
-Á
Wä
Fl
ood
– b
tŸ
s«
A
man
-
M©
P
ollu
tion
– k
hRg
hL
A w
oman
–b
g©
R
ain
- ki
H
A t
ree
-k
u«
Fam
ine
-tw
£Á
A
flo
wer
-k
y®
Fire
– b
eU
¥ò
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A
veh
icle
-t
©o
M
igra
tion
-òy
« b
ga®¥
ò A
roa
d -r
hiy
P
eopl
e -
k¡
fŸ
A
n a
nim
al -
äU
f«
S
hop
- f
il
S
ome
bird
s -
gw
it
fŸ
N
atur
al c
alam
ity- Ï
a‰
if
¢ Ó
‰w
«
Exercise – 1: (April2012)
a) W
here are the children?
b) What living creatures do you see in this picture?
c) Do you think this is a wellmaintained
garden
? Give a reason for your answ
er.
d) What are the ben
efits of having a garden
? e) State True or False: This is not a natural picture of garden
. Answ
ers: a) The children are in the garden
. b) Squirrel, butterfly, birds, trees and plants.
c) Yes this is a well maintained
garden
, because it is fen
ced, flowering pots are arranged properly and
garden
looks clean.
d) We get fresh air. It gives pleasure. W
e get beautiful flowers and fruits from the garden
. e) This is not a natural picture of garden
– True.
Exercise – 2: (M
odel2012
a) W
hat do you see in the picture?
b) How m
any persons are on the bike?
c) Do you think a bike should carry m
ore than two persons? Give a reason for your answ
er.
d) What would be the danger of riding triples on a bike?
e) W
hat would you do if you saw
your friend riding a bike in this m
anner?
Answ
ers:
a) Peo
ple are riding on a m
otorbike.
b) There are three persons on the m
otorbike.
c) No, It should not carry more than
two persons, becau
se it is designed
only for tw
o.
d) It m
ay lead to acciden
t.
e) I would advise him
not to do so.
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Exercise – 3: (June 2012)
a) W
hich water is salty – sea water or river water?
b) Is the sea calm
or rough?
c) W
here does the river flow from?
d) What are sailing in the sea?
e) How m
any trees are there in the second picture?
Answ
ers:
a) The sea water is salty.
b) The sea is rough.
c) The river flows from a m
ountain.
d) A ship and two boats are sailing in the sea.
e) There are five trees in the second picture.
En
glish II pap
er
Section I (Supplemen
tary Read
ing: 35 marks)
QUESTION NO .1 : (Filling Phrases)
x›
bt
hU J
iz
¥ghl
¤Â
Y«
cŸ
s K
jš
g¡
f g
¤Â
fi
s k
£L
kht
J e
‹w
hf g
o¤
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.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form
a complete m
eaningful paragraph:
EXER
CISE NO :1 (APRIL 2012
)
Cel
ine
lost
co
nsc
iou
snes
s (i
)……
……
……
……
an
d
cam
e ro
un
d
to
fin
d
her
self
o
nce
m
ore
(i
i)
……
……
……
……
At
the
sam
e ti
me
she
cou
ld f
eel
som
eth
ing
(iii)
……
……
……
……
It
see
med
to
be
(iv)
……
……
……
…..
han
gin
g d
ow
n f
rom
th
e ro
of.
Sh
e gr
abb
ed o
ne
soo
n t
he
wat
er (
v) …
……
……
……
….
[(i)above her,(ii) picked up speed ,(iii) pieces of plastic ,(iv) going under the water ,(v) for a
momen
t]
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ANSW
ER:
(I) for a moment , (II) going under the water, (III) above her , (IV) pieces of plastic, (V)
picked up speed
.
EXER
CISE NO :2 ( JUNE 2012)
My
bro
ther
was
(i)
……
……
. Ev
en t
ho
ugh
he
had
sw
itch
ed t
he
mo
tor
off
, h
is s
pee
d w
as t
oo
(ii)
……
……
. Th
e cl
oth
es li
ne
cau
ght
him
(iii
) …
……
… a
nd
cu
t h
im (
iv)
……
…. T
he
bike
. I t
ho
ugh
t h
e w
as d
ead
and
I ra
ced
ove
r (v
) …
……
……
…..
[(i) a flip off ,(ii) under his chin ,(iii) to help him
,(iv) fast to stop ,(v) not lucky]
ANSW
ER: (I) not lucky , (II) fast to stop , (III) under his chin , (IV)a flip off , (V) to help him
EXER
CISE NO:3 (APRIL 2013)
The
pai
nte
r fo
un
d n
o o
ne
to s
erve
as
a m
od
el (
i)…
……
……
…..
He
was
afr
aid
th
at (
ii)…
……
……
……
wo
uld
rem
ain
un
fini
shed
. B
ut
on
e af
tern
oo
n,
he
hap
pen
ed
to
see
in
th
e ta
vern
(iii
) …
……
……
. Th
e fe
llow
beg
ged
(iv
) …
……
……
…..
Th
e p
ain
ter
too
k h
im t
o h
is h
ou
se a
nd
gav
e hi
m w
ine,
fo
od
an
d c
loth
ing.
Th
e
beg
gar
also
th
e m
od
el f
or
(v)
……
……
……
man
y ye
ar a
go.
[ (i) for wine , (ii) a gaunt and tattered figure , (iii) Judas Iscariot , (iv) the child Jesus , (v) his m
asterpiece]
ANSW
ER: (I)Judas Iscariot , (II) his m
asterpiece , (III) a gaunt an
d tattered figure , (IV) for wine ,
(V) the child
Jesus
EXER
CISE NO : 4 (JUNE 2013)
Ku
mar
was
an
(i)
……
……
… y
ou
ng
man
. H
e w
as l
ivin
g in
a v
ery
com
fort
able
an
d (
ii)…
……
……
.. apartm
ent
(iii)
……
……
……
……
On
e d
ay h
e st
oo
d s
tart
ing
ou
t th
rou
gh t
he
win
do
w.
Bu
t h
e fe
lt (
iv)…
……
……
. In
his
hea
rt. H
e th
ou
ght
dri
lled
to
his
ho
use
wh
ich
was
in (
v) …
……
…..
[ (i) a narrow congested
street , (ii) in
telligent and en
terprising , (iii) an emptiness , (iv) fully furnished
,
(v) in New
york ]
ANSW
ER: (I) intelligent an
d enterprising , (II) fully furnished
, (III) in New
York , (IV) an
emptiness ,
(V) a narrow congested street
EXER
CISE NO : 5 (MARCH 2014)
Cel
ine
was
bei
ng
(i)…
……
……
. Sh
e sw
allo
we
d (
ii)…
……
……
……
.. S
he
tho
ugh
t sh
e w
as (
iii)
……
……
……
… B
ut
she
fou
nd
th
at (
iv)…
……
……
……
…..
and
th
at s
he
was
(v)
……
……
……
.. t
hro
ugh
wh
ich
sh
e h
ad p
lun
ged
.
[ (i) drowning to death, (ii) about ten m
etres from the manhole , (iii) sw
ept along under w
ater , (iv)
mouthfuls of the filthy liquid, (v) she could breathe again ]
ANSW
ER : : (I) sw
ept along under water , (II) m
outhfuls of the filthy liq
uid , (III) drowning to death ,
(IV) she could breathe again, (V) ab
out ten m
etres from the m
anhole
QUESTION NO 2 : Read the follo
wing sentences an
d iden
tify the character / speaker
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iz
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‰F
35
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Ÿ Ï
U¥g
jhš
ò¤
jf
¤Â
š c
Ÿs
7 f
ij
fi
sÍ
« e
‹w
hf¥
go
¤J
¡ b
fhŸ
sÎ
«.
fi
jæ
š t
U«
th¡
»a
§f
Ÿ k
‰W
« f
jh¥
gh¤
Âu§
fi
s ã
id
éš
it
¤J
¡ b
fhŸ
sÎ
«. Ã
‹t
U«
th¡
»a
§f
S«
, fj
h¥g
h¤Â
u§f
S«
äf
K¡
»a
khd
it
. SAM
Shelly
“G
ee W
hat
hap
pen
ed t
o y
ou
?”
“W
hat
’s y
ou
r n
ame
, hu
h?”
“G
ues
s I’l
l cal
l yo
u G
old
y”
“C
an I
kee
p h
im M
om
?”
Shel
ly’s
Mo
ther
“H
e p
rob
ably
be
lon
gs t
o s
om
eon
e,Sh
elly
”
“W
e n
eed
to
fin
d h
is o
wn
er”
“S
om
eon
e m
ust
hav
e tr
ain
ed
him
”
“G
ues
s h
e’s
you
r d
og
no
w, S
he
lly
Diane
“T
han
k yo
u, S
hel
ly”
“Y
ou
can
co
me
visi
t h
im a
nyt
ime
you
like
”
THE PIANO LESSON
Rob Reilly
“H
e go
t a
job
in a
n a
cco
un
tin
g fi
rm”
Ro
b’s
fat
her
“I
bo
ugh
t yo
ur
mo
m a
pia
no
”
“E
no
ugh
is e
no
ugh
”
Ro
b’s
mo
ther
“W
ell,
my
bab
y b
oy”
“I
t’s
just
as
wel
l we
got
rid
of
that
pia
no
”
Ro
b’s
neigh
bour
“W
hat
is t
he
wea
ther
like
up
th
ere?
”
JUDAS
The painter
“C
om
e w
ith
m
e,
I w
ill
give
yo
u
win
e,
and
fo
od
an
d
clo
thin
g”
“M
y so
n, I
’d li
ke t
o h
elp
yo
u”
“W
hat
tro
ub
les
you
so
?”
Judas M
odel
“W
ine,
win
e”
“D
o y
ou
no
t th
en r
emem
be
r m
e?”
“I
was
yo
ur
mo
del
fo
r th
e ch
ild J
esu
s”
SWEPT
AWAY
Serge
“C
om
e o
n, W
e ‘v
e to
get
ou
t o
f h
ere
no
w”
“
She
‘s d
ead
”
“
I ‘ve
go
t to
bac
k, I
‘ve
got
to g
et h
er o
ut”
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Close Encounter
Rex Coker
“My
bro
ther
was
a t
inke
rer”
“We
hav
e lif
ted
off
, I y
elle
d!”
“I a
m s
mar
ter
than
he”
Rex
Co
ker’
s brother
“Wh
yd
o y
ou
th
ink
that
?”
“Wel
l If
yo
u w
ere
smar
ter
than
me
you
wo
uld
hav
e b
aile
d f
f b
efo
re t
he
clo
ths
line”
“At
leas
t w
e h
ad s
om
e q
ual
ity
tim
e to
geth
er t
od
ay”
Summer Flight
Kumar
“Oh
, Ma!
Ho
w I
mis
s yo
u”
“Ho
wm
uch
sch
emin
g an
d c
ajo
ling
to c
on
vin
cin
g M
oth
er!
“Ho
me
is w
her
e th
e h
eart
is”
Ku
mar
’s f
ath
er
“Th
ey k
no
w t
hei
r h
om
e is
in t
he
Arc
tic”
“An
d t
her
e is
no
pla
ce li
ke h
om
e, is
th
ere?
”
Caught
Sneezing
Hubert
“Mo
re s
nu
ff”
“I s
hal
l per
form
so
me
mag
ic t
rick
s”
Old m
an
“Ho
wve
ry s
tran
ge”
EXER
CISE NO :1 (APRIL 2012
)
Celine
“
I’m g
oin
g to
die
. I’m
dro
wn
ing
“
Ther
e’s
no
way
I ca
n s
urv
ive
this
”
“
I’ll n
ever
see
her
aga
in”
“I
‘ve
got
to b
e th
ere
for
her
”
“I
‘ve
got
to f
igh
t to
th
e v
ery
end
”
“
I ‘m
her
e!
Co
me
and
get
me
ou
t”
“Y
es, I
’m h
ere
, I’m
her
e”
“H
ave
I bee
n d
ow
n h
ere
fo
r fi
ve h
ou
rs?”
“R
ing
Serg
e, T
ell
him
I’m
aliv
e. H
e th
inks
I ‘m
dea
d”
“I
’m v
ery
det
erm
ine
d”
Louise M
artinez
“W
e ‘ll
rin
g th
e fi
re b
riga
de”
Jack Poderoso
“I
s th
ere
som
eon
e d
ow
n t
he
re?”
“Y
ou
‘ve
got
to g
et o
ut
of
the
rive
r”
Fire m
an
“
Wh
ere
is t
he
bo
dy?
”
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1. They tactfully diverted the attention of the inmates.
2. He begged for wine.
3. He wanted to know what the weather was like up there.
4. She bought home a new
chew
toy.
5. She was forever serving coffee, pakodas, dosai, snacks, etc.
ANSW
ERS :
1.The thieves 2.The model of Judas
3.The neigh
bour
4.S
hel
ly’s
m
om
5.
Ku
mar
’s g
ran
dm
a
EXER
CICE NO :2 (JUNE 2012
)
1. I bought your mum a piano.
2. Have I been down here for five hours?
3. You can
come and visit him
any time you like.
4.
An
d t
her
e’s
no
pla
ce li
ke h
om
e, is
th
ere?
5.
My
son
, I’d
like
to
hel
p y
ou
. Wh
at t
rou
ble
s yo
u s
o?
AN
SWER
: 1
. Ro
b’s
fat
her
2. Celine
3. Diane
4. K
um
ar’s
fat
her
5. The painter
EXER
CISE NO:3 (APRIL 2013)
1. Can I keep
him
, Mom?
2. More snuff
3.
An
d t
her
e’s
no
pla
ce li
ke h
om
e, is
th
ere?
4.
I’m o
uts
ide!
I’m
ou
tsid
e!
5.
Wh
at’s
th
e w
eat
her
like
up
th
ere?
ANSW
ER: 1. Shelly
2. Hubert
3. K
um
ar’s
fat
her
4. Celine
5. The neigh
bor
EXER
CISE NO : 4 (JUNE 20
13)
1. Enough is enough.
2.
No
, we
’ll r
ing
the
fire
bri
gad
e.
3. Oh M
a! How I miss you.
4. Can I keep
him
, Mom?
5. More snuff.
ANSW
ER:
1. D
ad
2. Louise Martine
3. Kumar
4. Shelly
5. Hubert
EXER
CISE NO : 5 (MARCH 2014)
1.
Gu
ess
I’ll c
all y
ou
Go
ldy.
2. A flying officer during world war II.
3. An old priest told m
e this story when
I was very young.
4. Home is where the heart is
5. Oh, Yeah
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ANSW
ER:
1. Shelly
2. R
ob
’s f
ath
er 3. The au
thor (Bonne Cham
berlain)
4.
Kumar
5.
Re
x C
oke
r’s
bro
the
r
Question3,4 & 6 M
atching, M
ultiple choice & M
ind m
ap
ќ
cŸ
s m
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ti
zæ
š,
Ji
z¥g
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fi
jæ
š c
Ÿs
fj
h¥g
h¤Â
u§f
S«
, m
t®f
is
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S«
bf
hL¡
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id
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fh©
lhš
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‰W
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.
Title
Character
Key W
ords
SAM
Shelly
a school boy
d
og’
s te
mp
ora
ry o
wn
er
n
urs
ed t
he
do
g’s
paw
first aid kit
nam
ed the dog as Goldy
found the dog in verandah
Sam
d
og’
s re
al n
ame
guiding Diane
hurt paw
Goldy (gold in colour)
Labrador
no collar and harness
followed
Shelly to school
played Frisbee and Football Shelly
reunited
with Diane
Shel
ly’s
mo
the
r (M
om)
want
tofi
nd
th
e d
og’
s o
wn
er
advertised
in the new
s paper
allowed
Shelly to keep the dog
bought chew
toy for Sam
Daine
blind lady
d
og’
s re
al o
wn
er
white caneandsunglasses
sep
arated
by an acciden
t offered Shelly to visit Sam
anytim
e
Piano Lesson
Rob Reilly
the author/narrator
5 years old boy
Ro
b
Rei
lly’s
father
flying officer, very tall
bought mum a piano on loan
blue uniform
, boat shaped
cap
no job
new
job in an accounting firm
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Judas m
odel
a villainous model
found in the tavern (inn)
begged for wine
also the Jesus model
SWEPT AWAY
Celine
32
years old
Se
rge’
s w
ife
A
man
din
e’s
fath
er
fell down in the man
hole
caught in the drain
drank filthy water
grasp the plastic pipe
had been in the water for 5 hours
found by Jack Poderoso
Se
rge
and
Cel
ine’
s d
augh
ter
going to celeb
rate 12th birthday
Louise M
artinez
Se
rge’
s n
eigh
bo
ur
urged
to call fire brigade
Jack Poderoso
45
years old teacher
Lunel
a town above the sea level in Southern France
Close Encounter
Rex Coker
narrator
sm
arter than his brother
escaped
under cloth line
thumbs up sign
Rex
C
oke
r’s
brother
tinkerer
fond of inventions
blue printing his ideas
purchased
a DC m
otor
Schwinn
American bicycle
Summer Flight
Kumar
young and enterprising in late 20s
got job in an M
NC
dream
country (Utopia) America
obtained
green card
lived
in an apartm
ent in New
York
longed for (m
issed) his m
other
w
atch
ed ‘V
’ sh
aped
fly
ing
bir
ds
Ku
mar
’s m
oth
er
(Ma)
waited till m
idnight
urged
Kumar to return home
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Ku
mar
’s f
ath
er
took kumar to Ved
anthangal
hired a telescope
Caught Sneezing
Hubert
14 years old
a clever little boy
lost his horse
hid under the staircase
perform
ed some magic tricks
blew snuff in the cupboard
Old m
an
palatial house
believed Hubert an
d gave him
food
Thieves
three hefty m
en
to
ok
away
Hu
be
rt’s
ho
rse
hid in the cupboard
caught by sneezing
QUESTION NO – 3 : Match the follo
wing ap
propriately
EXER
CISE NO :1 (APRIL 2012
)
a) Louise Martinex
i) escaped
under the clothes line
b)
Rex Coker
ii) found his first m
odel on the street
c) Hubert
iii) studied late into the night
d)
The painter
iv) offered
to ring the fire brigade
e) Dad
v) was beaten black and blue
ANSW
ER:
( aiv
b i
cv
dii
eiii )
EXER
CICE NO :2 (JUNE 2012
)
a) Goldy
i) a council w
orker
b)
Judas
ii) Sam
was nam
ed so
c) Serge
iii) Planned
to plunder the house
d)
The bike
iv) hid under the staircase
e) The thieves
v) one of the tw
o figures for a painting
ANSW
ER:
( aii
b v
ci
diii
eiv )
EXER
CISE NO:3 (APRIL 2013)
a) Mural
i) a clever little boy
b)
Good night Iren
e
ii) a small town in France
c) The beast of an invention
iii) a wall painting
d)
Lunel
iv) a song sung by neighbours
e) Hubert
v) a bike
vi) The piano
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ANSW
ER:
( aiii
biv
cv
dii
ei )
EXER
CISE NO : 4 (JUNE 20
13)
a) Shelly
i) C
elin
e’s
dau
ghte
r
b)
Amandine
ii) The three thieves
c)
‘V’ s
hap
ed f
orm
atio
n
iii) Felt like a princess
d)
Mum
iv) a school boy
e) Three hefty m
en
v) flying birds
ANSW
ER:
( aiv bi
cv
diii
eii )
EXER
CISE NO : 5 (MARCH 2014)
a) Migratory birds
i) a little boy of fourteen
b)
Hubert
ii) C
elin
e’s
Hu
sban
d
c) Serge
iii) Goldy
d)
Piano
iv
) C
han
ged
Ku
mar
’s h
eart
e) Sam
v) Positioned
in the living room
ANSW
ER:
( aiv bi
cii
dv
eiii )
Question No 4:
Complete the follo
wing sentences choosing the correct an
swer from the options given below.
EXER
CISE NO :1 (APRIL 2012
)
i)Th
e ar
tist
was
en
gage
d t
o p
ain
t a
mu
ral f
or
……
……
…
a) tem
ple
b) cathed
ral
c) m
osque
d) gurudwara
ii) S
am w
as …
……
…
a) A race dog
b) a show dog
c) an arm
y dog
d) a guide dog
iii)
Ku
mar
’s f
amily
live
d in
……
……
.
a) New
York
b) Delhi
c)The Arctic
d) Ved
anthangal
iv)
Hu
ber
t sa
ved
th
e o
ld m
an a
nd
his
fam
ily w
ith
just
a li
ttle
……
……
……
.
a) Sugar
b) Salt
c) Snuff
d) chilli powder
v) T
he
spro
cke
t w
hic
h d
rove
th
e ch
ain
was
rep
lace
d w
ith
……
……
……
.
a) a lawn m
ower
b) a pulley and a fan belt
c) a m
otor and a battery
d) balloon type tyres
ANSW
ER :
[ (i)b,
(ii)d,
(iii)b,
(iv)c,
(v)b ]
EXER
CICE NO :2 (JUNE 2012
)
1.
The
imp
ort
ant
job
th
e d
og
had
was
……
……
……
..
a) To catch thieves
b)
to g
uid
e D
ian
e’s
ho
use
c) to guide Diane
d) to follow Shelly to school
2.
The
mo
del
fo
r th
e ch
ild J
esu
s w
as …
……
……
……
……
.
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a) Six years old
b) tw
elve years old
c) fourteen years old
d) an infant
3.
Ther
e w
ere
……
……
……
. Th
ieve
s h
idin
g in
th
e h
ou
se.
a) Four
b) six
c) three
d) five
4.
The
bro
ther
bo
ugh
t …
……
……
…..
fro
m a
loca
l paw
n s
ho
p.
a) A dynam
o b) an old battery
c) an AC electric motor
d) a DC electric motor
5.
Cel
ine
step
ped
ove
r a
……
……
…..
a) Tunnel
b) low hed
ge
c) storm
drain
d) slippery pipe
ANSW
ER:
[1c,
2b,
3c,
4d,
5b]
EXER
CISE NO:3 (APRIL 2013)
1.
Aft
er …
……
……
yea
rs, D
ad b
ou
ght
a n
ew p
ian
o.
a) Three
b) tw
o
c) five
d) four
2.
Shel
ly a
nd
Go
ldy
pla
yed
……
……
……
in t
he
yard
.
a) Cricket
b) hockey
c) basket ball
d) Frisbee and foot ball
3.
Cel
ine
grab
bed
……
……
…. A
cro
ss a
dra
in.
a) A plastic pipe
b) a rope
c) an ironrod
d) a plant
4.
The
lon
ely
road
was
infe
sted
wit
h …
……
……
…..
a) Thieves and robbers
b) farm
ers and country men
b)
Tillers and robbers
d) fishermen
and fisher women
5.
The
mo
del
fo
r th
e ch
ild J
esu
s w
as …
……
……
……
.
a) Six years old
b) tw
elve years old
c) fourteen years old
d) an infant
ANSW
ER:
[1b,
2d,
3a,
4a,
5b]
EXER
CISE NO : 4 (JUNE 2013)
1.
The
arti
st w
as e
nga
ged
to
pai
nt
a …
……
……
……
a) Mural
b) scen
ery
c) portrait
d) building
2.
The
nar
rato
r’s
bro
ther
was
a …
……
……
…
a) Studen
t b) teacher
c) tinker
d) doctor
3.
Ku
mar
’s o
uts
tan
din
g p
erfo
rman
ce a
t co
llege
had
gai
ned
him
a w
on
der
ful c
aree
r at
……
……
a) The LIC
b) the BSN
L c) an M
NC
d) the NLC
4.
Mu
m h
ad s
een
a p
ian
o b
efo
re …
……
……
…..
a) In the Church
b) at the Catholic Kindergarten
c) at the shop
d)
in t
he
nei
ghb
ou
r’s
ho
use
5.
Hu
ber
t w
as …
……
……
……
.
a) Eight
b) tw
elve
c) fifteen
d) fourteen
ANSW
ER:
[1a,
2c,
3c,
4b,
5d]
EXER
CISE NO : 5 (MARCH 2014)
1.
The
lad
y go
t se
par
ated
fro
m S
am in
……
……
……
..
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a) a tsunam
i b) an earthquake
c) a terrorist attack
d) a traffic acciden
t
2.
The
cath
edra
l was
in …
……
……
. To
wn
.
a) Sicilian
b) Italy
c) Rome
d) Jerusalem
3.
On
ce t
he
Sn
uff
was
sp
raye
d in
to t
he
cup
bo
ard
, all
the
thie
ves
……
……
……
.
a) Yelled
b) Scream
ed
c) Sneezed
d) laughed
4.
His
mo
ther
was
nev
er c
lose
to
a P
ian
o e
xcep
t at
th
e …
……
……
…
a) Jeusit
b) Catholic
c) Protestant
d) NonCatholic
5.
Cel
ine
was
……
……
……
…. Y
ears
old
.
a) 22
b) 32
c) 42
d) 43
ANSW
ER:
[1c,
2a,
3c,
4d,
5b]
QUESTION NO – 5
éd
héš
c
Ÿs
t
h®¤
ij
fŸ
g
¤Â
æš
t
Uk
hdhš
, m
ªj
t
h¡»
a§
fi
s
éi
la
hf
vG
jÎ
«.
Read
the passage given below and answ
er the questions that follo
w:
EXER
CISE NO :1 (APRIL 2012
)
A
t th
e h
eigh
t o
f m
um’s
hap
pin
ess,
ho
we
ver,
I b
egan
to
no
tice
th
at D
ad w
as m
op
ing
aro
un
d t
he
house and looking increasingly sad and w
orried. It turned
out that that, since returning from the war,
he’
d b
een
un
able
to
fin
d a
jo
b.
At
the
tim
e I
was
to
o y
ou
ng
to u
nd
erst
and
wh
y an
yon
e w
ou
ld g
et s
ad
and worried about that, because I thought I w
ould be as happy as a cat in a fish shop to have such a long
holiday. Then
, a few w
eeks later, I observed
the same big horse pulling a cart down our street and it
clipclopped
right up into our drivew
ay.
Soo
n t
wo
men
beg
an t
o l
oad
mu
m’s
pia
no
on
to t
he
wag
on
while all the neighbours gathered
around to w
atch. Mum stayed in the kitchen
sobbing. She was a
pro
ud
per
son
an
d c
ou
ldn
’t b
ear
to s
ee h
er b
elo
ved
pia
no
sit
tin
g o
n t
op
of
the
wag
on
. Dad
sat
ou
t in
th
e
backyard next to the chicken shed
, looking sadder than
I had ever seen him
. Sudden
ly it all becam
e clear
to m
e : n
o job, no m
oney to pay back the loan
, no piano.
1. Why was dad looking sad and worried?
2.
Wh
y co
uld
n’t
th
e b
oy
un
der
stan
d h
is d
ad’s
co
nd
itio
ns?
3. What had arrived
at his house a few
weeks later?
4. Why had the neighbours gathered
around in the driveway?
5.
Wh
at w
as m
um
an
d d
ad’s
rea
ctio
n t
o t
he
inci
den
t?
ANSW
ER
1. Dad was looking sad and worried because he was unab
le to find a job.
2.
The
bo
y co
uld
n’t
un
der
stan
d h
is d
ad’s
co
nd
itio
ns
be
cau
se h
e w
as t
oo
yo
un
g.
3.
‘A b
ig h
ors
e p
ulli
ng c
art’
had
arr
ived
a f
ew w
eek
s la
ter at his house.
4. The neighbours gathered
around in the driveway to watch the piano loaded
onto the wagon.
5. Mum stayed in the kitchen
sobbing and Dad sat out in the backyard.
EXER
CICE NO :2 (JUNE 2012
)
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My brother saddled up on his beast of an
invention, put his bike helmet on along with his
leather gloves. He throw his leg over the contraption and held his thumb up for contact just like in those
old warm
ovies where the guy on the ground spins the propeller of the plane. I gave him
the thumbs up
also and he
pu
shed
off
to
get
th
e b
ike
up
to
sp
eed
bef
ore
th
row
ing
the
swit
ch.
‘We
hav
e lif
ted
off
, I
yelled! My brother put his hand down and threw the sw
itch. The beast cam
e to life and the bike hurried
off in
to the distance. I tried to keep
up with him
, but the bike was m
uch too fast. Standing there out of
breath w
ith m
y hands on m
y knees. I could see m
y brother w
as sharply around the corner and
disappeared around the block. When
he reappeared m
inutes later, he was headed
straight for me at a
high rateof speed. Tired
as I w
as I had to run for my life to keep ahead of the invention. D
arting through
the double gate of the backyard, I m
anaged
to escape under the clothes line to the back fence.
1.
Wh
at d
id t
he
wo
rds
‘bea
st o
f an
inve
nti
on
’ ref
er t
o?
2. Why was the boy out of breath?
3. What danger befell the boy watching the rider?
4. How did the boy escape from the danger?
5. What did the brother do that resem
bled the character in the old warm
ovies?
ANSW
ER
1.
The
wo
rds
‘bea
st o
f an
inve
nti
on
’ ref
erre
d t
o t
he
bik
e.
2. The boy tried to keep
up with the bike. It made him
out of breath.
3. The bike was headed
straight for the boy at a high rate of speed. This was the danger.
4. The boy hid him
self under the clothes line to the back fence.
5. The brother held his thumb up for contact just like in those old warm
ovies.
EXER
CISE NO:3 (APRIL 2013)
Council worker Serge, 43 and 32 year old Celine, a home help, had lived
most of their lives in
Lunel which stands only a few
meters above sea level. The flat, m
arshy area, floods freq
uen
tly. This was
the second tim
e in just over a year that the couple had found the home invaded
by water. Serge and
Celine step
ped
out into the street, n
ow a fast flowing thighhigh river. They waded
across the road and
Celine step
ped
over a low hed
ge w
hich sep
arated
the street from the paemen
t. Serge w
as following
close beh
ind when
he saw Celine fall. In an instant she had disappeared below the water.
1. Who was Serge and Celine?
2. Where did they spen
d m
ost of their lives?
3. Why had they stepped
out of their home?
4. What did Celine step
over?
5. What happen
ed to Celine?
ANSW
ER
1. Serge was a 43 years old Council w
orker and Celine was his 32 year old wife.
2. They spen
t most of their lives in Lunel.
3. They had stepped
out their home because it was invaded
by water.
4. Celine step
ped
over a low hed
ge.
5. Celine fell down into a m
anhole and she disappeared below the water.
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EX
ERCISE NO : 4 (JUNE 20
13)
It turned
out that since returning from the war, D
ad had been unable to find a job. A
t the time I
was too young to understan
d w
hy anyone would get sad and w
orried about that, because I thought I
would be as happy as a cat in a fish shop to have such a long holiday. Then
, a few w
eeks later, I
observed
the same big horse pulling a cart down our street and it clipclopped
right up into our drive
way. Soon two m
en began to l
oad
mu
m’s
pia
no
on
to t
he
wag
on
wh
ile a
ll th
e n
eigh
bo
urs
gat
her
ed
aro
un
d t
o w
atch
. M
um
sta
yed
in t
he
kitc
hen
so
bb
ing.
Sh
e w
as a
pro
ud
per
son
an
d c
ou
ldn
’t b
ear
to s
ee
her beloved piano sitting on top of the wagon. Dad sat out in the backyard next to the chicken shed
,
looking sadder than I had ever seen him
.
1. How was the Piano being taken away?
2. Why was M
um sad and sobbing?
3. Where was Dad siting?
4. Why was Dad looking sadder than ever?
5. What did the au
thor think about his father staying at home without a job?
ANSW
ER
1. The piano was being taken away by tw
o m
en by a horse cart.
2. Because her beloved piano was being taken away.
3. Dad was sitting in the backyard next to the chicken shed.
4.
Dad
had
no
job
an
d h
e co
uld
n’t
rep
ay t
he
loan
.
5.
He
cou
ldn
’t u
nd
erst
and
his
fat
her
’s w
orr
y.
EXER
CISE NO : 5 (MARCH 2014)
“
Co
me
on
, We’
ve g
ot
to g
et o
ut
of
her
e n
ow
”, S
erge
urg
ed h
is p
artn
er C
elin
e. F
loo
d w
ater
th
at
had poured into their little terraced
home was already 30 centimeters deep and rising. The couple had
lifted the sofa onto the dining table and stacked as many other possessions as they could out of the
reach of the filthy water. It was 2.15 pm on M
onday, Sep
tember 22, 2003 and the sm
all town of Lunel in
southern France had
been battered by violent storm
s since m
idm
orning. Council w
orker Serge, 43 and
32 year old Celine, a home help, had lived
most of their lives in Lunel w
hich stands only a few
meters
above sea level. The flat, marshy area, floods freq
uen
tly. This w
as the second tim
e in just over a year
that the couple had
found the home invaded
by water.
1. Why was Lunel town suscep
tible to frequen
t floods?
2.
Wh
at w
as S
erge
’s o
ccu
pat
ion
?
3. Who was Celine?
4. How m
any times had Lunel town been flooded
in a year?
5. What had happen
ed to Lunel on 22nd Sep
tember 22, 2003?
ANSW
ER
1. Lunel stoodonly a few
metres above sea level and flat, m
arshy area, floods freq
uen
tly so Lunel
town was suscep
tible to frequen
t floods.
2. Serge was a council w
orker.
3. Celine was the wife of Serge. / She was a home help.
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He
limped
his way to a
nearby
man
sio
n h
op
ing
……
..(i
)……
..
He
saw the
thieves were en
tered
ther
e an
d w
ere
……
..(i
i)…
…..
He returned
home in his uniform
The
boy
noticed a
large
new
spaper
advertisem
ent.
It d
isp
laye
d a
……
(ii)
……
..
Dad
sai
d t
hat
he
bo
ugh
t th
e p
ian
o …
….(
iii)…
….
Mu
m b
ecam
e …
……
(iv)
……
…
Mum felt like a princess.
She
bec
ame
an …
….(
v)…
……
..
4. Lunel town had been flooded
for tw
o tim
es / second tim
e.
5. Lunel had been battered by violent storm
s.
QUESTION NO – 6
Study the mind m
ap and complete the details.
EXER
CISE NO :1 (APRIL 2012
)
Hubert was beaten up and robbed
of his horse by thieves.
ANSW
ER
(i)
To get some help
(ii)
Hiding inside a cupboard
(iii)
The im
pen
ding danger
(iv)
A storm
in the cupboard
(v)
The narrow open
ing
EXER
CISE NO:3 (APRIL 2013)
The
bo
y’s
fath
er w
as a
fly
ing
off
icer
du
rin
g …
….(
i)..
ANSW
ER
(i)
II world war
(ii)
Piano
(iii)
For his m
other
Hubert
wanted
to
warn
the
household
of
……
…..
(iii)
……
…..
He
offered
to dem
onstrate a
magic trick
by
crea
tin
g …
…..(
iv)…
…
He
emptied
snuff
boxes
into
……
(v)…
….
and
b
lew
th
e sn
uff
in
to
The thieves in the cupboard fell into a
fit of sneezing and alm
ost fainted.
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Gra
nd
ma
ever
ser
vin
g …
…..
(ii)
……
..
Dad
wit
h a
ser
iou
s fa
ce …
….(
iii)…
…..
Ku
mar
’s b
roth
er
and
sis
ter busy w
ith their
……
(iv)
……
..
Mother a sweet creature atten
ding en
dlessly
……
..(v
)……
..
(iv)
Obsessed with the piano
(v)
Accomplished
pianist
EXER
CISE NO : 5 (MARCH 2014)
Ku
mar
’s G
ran
dp
a o
n h
is a
rmch
air
……
..(i
)……
..
ANSW
ER
(i)
Watching the TV
(ii)
Coffee, pakodas, dosas, snacks etc
(iii)
Striding to work / doing the work / busy with work
(iv)
School activities / home work
(v)
To all mem
bers of the family / cooking, cleaning and run
ning errands.
QUESTION7 : Paragraph
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z¥g
hl
bg
Ué
dhé
‰F
é
il
aë
¥gj
‰F
K
jš
3
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z¥g
hl¡
f
ij
fS
¡F
c©
lhd
b
gU
éd
h¡f
is
g
o¤
jhš
n
ghJ
khd
J
v‹
w
mo
¥gi
læ
š,
Kj
š
_‹
W
ghl
§f
S¡
F k
£L
« b
fhL
¡f
¥g£
LŸ
sJ
. khz
t®f
Ÿ Ï
t‰
iw
k£
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bf
hŸs
nt
©L
«.
1. SA
M
Shelly saw
a wounded
dog.
He nursed
it.
No one came and claim
ed the dog.
Shelly nam
ed it Goldy.
One day, a blind lady came and claim
ed the dog.
She
calle
d it
‘Sam
’.
So, Shelly returned
the dog to her.
2.TH
E PIANO LESSO
N
The
auth
or’
s D
ad b
ou
ght
a p
ian
o o
n lo
an.
Mum got skill through practice.
Bu
t th
e lo
an w
asn
’t p
aid
.
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So the money lender took aw
ay the piano.
Mum was sad.
Later, Dad got a job
Tw
o years later, Dad bought a piano by paying cash.
3. THE FA
CE OF JUDAS ISCARIOT:
An artist was painting the life of Jesus.
A 1
2 ye
ar o
ld b
oy
po
sed
fo
r th
e C
hild
Jes
us’
s p
ort
rait
.
The artist was in search of a model Judas for many years.
A wicked m
an agreed to pose as Judas.
While he posed, there was a change in his beh
aviour.
He was the boy who posed for the child Jesus some years ago.
SECTION II (Langu
age Functions: 15 marks)
QUESTION NO – 8
Make notes of the follo
wing passage and prepare a summary using the notes.
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£l
g¤
Âi
a e
‹F
go
¤J
¡ b
fh©
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vG
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t©
L«
. Ãw
F m
ji
d
_‹
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xU
gF
Âa
hf R
U¡
» v
Gj
nt
©L
«.
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¥ò:
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la
hdJ
(word/w
ords/phrases/clauses)
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ÏU
¡f
yh«
. th®
¤i
jf
S¡
F Ï
il
na
Á¿
a n
fhL
(with d
ash m
arks)
ng
h£L
vG
jÎ
«.
éi
l,
th¡
»a
khf
ÏU
¡f
nt
©o
a m
tÁ
aä
ši
y.(N
ot
necessary to be in the form
of sentences).
Note M
aking Tips:
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l v
GJ
« K
iw
:
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fhL
¡f
¥g£
LŸ
s g
¤Â
fi
s e
‹F
go
¤J
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ªJ
bf
hŸs
Ϋ
.
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¤j
khd
ji
y¥ò
x‹
W v
Gj
Ϋ
.
3. x
›b
thU
th¡
»a
¤i
jÍ
« F
¿¥ò
fs
hf k
h‰w
Ϋ
.
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fhL
¡f
¥g£
l g
¤Â
æš
cŸ
s Auxiliary verbs(am
,is,are,was,were,will,have)
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k‰
W«
Ãw
K¡
»a
k‰
w t
h®¤
ij
fi
s Ú
¡»
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L K
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a f
U¤
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fi
s (Main Ideas) k
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U¤
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fS
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ln
a m
šy
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h®¤
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¤Â
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) Á¿
a n
fhL
(hyphen
) n
gh£
L¡
bf
hŸs
Ϋ
.
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id
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K‰
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fi
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Ϋ
.
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Su
mmary Writing Tips:
EXER
CISE NO : 1 (APRIL 2012)
The distribution of forests am
ong different districts of the state is very uneven
. Concentration of
forests is m
ostly in the hills of the western districts and in the Javadi group of hills in Vellore district.
Den
se forests are also s
een
in S
alem
dis
tric
t. M
ore
tha
n h
alf
of
the
area
in
tile
Nilg
ri’s
is
un
der
fo
rest
s.
Other districts hold 1% to 5% of area under forests. Thanjavur being the alluvial plain is suitable for
agriculture w
hich has less than 1% of forest cover. The forests of Tamil Nadu have differen
t types of
trees. M
ost of the trees in, the state shed
their leaves in the dry season. Tamil Nadu has large areas of
sandal w
ood plantations, about 5,88,000 hectares. H
ard w
ood trees are available in the forests of
Coim
batore, Nilgiris and Kanyakumari. Trees that are used fuel are found in M
adurai, Coimbatore and
Thanjavur districts. Kanyakumari district has rubber plantations. (148 words)
ANSW
ER
Notes
Forests in Tam
il Nad
u
Distribution of forests uneven
– den
se in w
estern districts, Javadi and Salem
– Half of Nilgiris
under forests
– other districts less forests
– Thanjavur an alluvial plain – different kinds of trees
– shed
leaves in
dry season – Sandal wood in 5,88,000 hectares
– hard wood trees in Coim
batore, Nilgiris and
Kanyakumari – fuel – rubber plantations in Kanyakumari
Summary:
Rough copy
Forests in Tam
il Nad
u
The distribution of forests in the state is very uneven
. There is m
ore concentration in the
western districts and in the Javadi hills. M
ore than half of the area in the Nilgiris is under forest.
Thanjavur covered by less than 1% of forest. The forests of Tamil Nadu have differen
t types of trees.
Tamil Nadu has large areas of sandal wood plantations. Hard wood trees are available in
some districts.
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Madurai, Coim
batore and Thanjavur districts m
ostly have trees for fuel. K
anyakumari district has rubber
plantations.
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Forests in Tam
il Nad
u
The distribution of forests in Tam
il Nadu is very uneven. Concentration of forests is m
ore in
the
western districts and Javadi hills. M
ore than half of Nilgiris is under forests. W
e find Hard wood trees in
Coim
batore, Nilgiris and Kanyakumari and Fire wood
trees in M
adurai, Coim
batore and Thanjavur.
Rubber plantations are found in Kanyakumari.
Words in the given passage
= 148
Words in m
y summary
= 55
EXER
CISE NO : 2 ( JUNE 2012
)
We do not realize the fact that our minds are moulded
by the books we read. In fact we have
several m
eans by which we acquire knowledge today – the radio, the TV
, the new
spaper and m
agazines,
the internet etc. But reading books is the most ancient and the most effective them
of all. Reading a
book is different and it is an activity which gives us im
men
se pleasure. We are never alone when
we
have the company of books.In the modern world, w
e have very little time. W
hen
we have little leisure,
we w
atch TV, gossip or run to parties, clubs orother social activities. W
e are afraid to be alone with
ourselves, afraid to sit quietly and think. W
e are happy with others but not with ourselves. Reading a
book on such an accasion gives us the comfort of good company and true pleasure. (148 words)
EXER
CISE NO : 3 (APRIL 2013)
Butterflies are found in garden
s. They look very beautiful with all the colours of the rainbow.
There are about 50
,000 different kinds of butterflies. They fly from flower to flower to suck nectar. The
feelers help the butterfly to find its w
ay. The tube mouth helps it to suck nectar and the tiny holes on
the sides of its body help it to breath. In the life cycle of the butterfly, there are four stages – egg, larva,
pupa and adult. The life span of a butterfly is very short. William W
ordsw
orth w
rote a poem
on the
butterfly. He said that he could not tell whether it was sleeping or feed
ing. (110 words)
EXER
CISE NO : 4 (JUNE 2013)
Th
e u
se o
f to
bac
co c
an a
lso
ser
iou
sly
imp
air
the
use
r’s
hea
lth
. It
can
lea
d t
o c
ance
r, h
eart
attack, strokes and chronic lung disease. Babies born to m
others who smoke are often
smaller and not
healthier than babies born to m
others who do not sm
oke. Bronchitis and Pneu
monia are serious illness
common in babies born to paren
ts who do not sm
oke. B
abies whose paren
ts smoke also have a greater
risk of suffering from chronic lungs disease after they become adults. W
e know that alcoholic beverages
actually poison the body. Drinking alcohol causes chan
ges in m
ood and results in lack of judgemen
ts and
restraint, slurred
speech, staggering and clumsiness. Larger am
ount of alcohol can produce drowsiness,
stupor and even death. (128 words)
EXER
CISE NO : 5 (MARCH 2014)
Our blood consists of three types of blood cells: red blood cells, w
hite blood cells and platelets.
The red blood cells are small, thin and disc shaped
. They are composed of an iron containing componen
t
called haemoglobin. When
blood passes through the lungs each haemoglobin m
olecule picks up four
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xyge
n m
olec
ule
s an
d s
up
plie
s th
em t
o t
he
bo
dy’
s ti
ssu
es.
Red
blo
od
cel
ls a
lso
tra
nsp
ort
th
e ca
rbo
n
dioxide from
the tissues to the lungs. The lungs throw out his gas when
we exhale. The white blood cells
are big a
nd
few
co
mp
ared
to
red
cel
ls, n
um
ber
ing
on
ly o
ne
for
ever
y 70
0 re
d c
ells
. Th
ey a
re t
he
bo
dy’
s
defen
ders, the soldiers that fight bacteria and other enem
ies. O
ne kind, for instance, destroys dead
cells.
ANSW
ER
Notes:
Th
e Human
Blood
Blood – three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets – red
blood
cells composed of haemoglobin – picks up form
oxygen m
olecules transports CO2 from tissues to lungs
– white blood cells big in the ratio of 1:700
– body defen
ders, fight bacteria
– destroys dead cells.
Summary:
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Th
e Human
Blood
The human blood consists of red blood cells, w
hite blood cells and platelets. The sm
all thin red
blood cells consist of haemoglobin with iron. They picks up Oxygen from tissues and transport CO2 from
tissues to lungs. The white blood cells and the red blood cells are in the ratio of 1:700. They are body
defen
ders fight bacteria and destroy dead cells.
Fair copy
Th
e Human
Blood
Our blood consists of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. The red blood cells have
iron filled hem
oglobin and it transport CO2 from tissues. The white blood cells are in the ratio 0f 1:700
and body defenders. It fights with bacteria and destroys it.
Words in the given passage
= 140
Words in m
y summary
= 43
QUESTION NO – 9
Complete the follo
wing dialogu
e:
ci
uahl
èš
éL
g£l
gF
Âf
is
f©
LÃ
o¤
J ã
u¥òf
:
ci
uahl
š b
ghJ
thf
nf
Ÿé
gÂ
yhf
¤j
h‹ Ï
U¡
F«
.
n
fŸ
é¡
F¥
Ãw
F ..
......
......
......
.....
bf
hL¤
ÂU
ªj
hš,
m§
nf
gÂ
š v
Gj
nt
©L
«.
gÂ
Y¡
F K
‹ò
......
......
......
.... b
fhL
¤Â
Uª
jhš
m§
nf
gÂ
Y¡
Fç
a
nf
Ÿé
ia
¡
nf
£f
nt
©L
«.
May I come in?...
vd
tª
jhš
, Yes, come in.
I am going to...
vd
tª
jhš
, Where are you going?
I want to ...
vd
tª
jhš
, What do you want?
The fare is...
vd
tª
jhš
, What is the fare?
It costs.... v
d t
ªj
hš, H
ow much does it cost?
My nam
e is...... v
d t
ªj
hš, W
hat is your nam
e?
fi
lÁ
æš
3 n
fho
£l
Ïl
« Ï
Uª
jhš
mÂ
š f
il
Á 2
š (iv) Thank you
(v) Welcome
v‹
W v
GÂ
Ko
¡f
Ϋ
.
bgh
Jt
hf g
Âè
š I
tª
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nf
Ÿé
æš
you
vd
kh‰
w n
t©
L«
.
My
tª
jhš
your
vd
Ϋ
me
tª
jhš
you
vd
Ϋ
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w n
t©
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nf
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nyh he,she,it,they
tª
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w¤
nj
it
æš
iy
.
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EX
ERCISE NO : 1 (APRIL 2012)
Radha
: Pushpa, I have brought my family photo album to shoe you.
Pushpa : H
ave you? Let me see it. O
h! Is this you? Yo
u m
ust have been about five years old
then
.
Radha
: Yes
. ……
……
(i)…
……
……
……
.
Pu
shp
a: A
nd
wh
o is
th
is?
……
……
……
(ii)
……
……
……
……
.
Radha
: Yes
, th
at’s
my
fath
er. W
e to
ok
this
ph
oto
wh
en …
……
(iii)
……
……
……
Pushpa
: An
d t
his
ph
oto
is a
fam
ily p
ho
to, i
sn’t
it?
Radha
: Yes
, th
is is
my
mo
ther
. Th
ese
are
……
……
(iv)
……
……
……
Pushpa
: ……
……
……
…(v
)……
……
……
……
….
ANSW
ER
(i)
You are right
(ii)
Is this your father?
(iii)
I w
as 5 years old / I wen
t to the tour.
(iv)
My brothers and sisters.
(v)
Shall I take it.
EXER
CISE NO : 2 ( JUNE 2012
)
Customer
: Good M
orning, sir!
Shop keep
er
: ……
……
……
….(
i)…
……
…..
Customer
: I want to exchange this cell phone.
Shop keep
er
: ……
……
……
(ii)
.……
……
….
Customer
: It
do
esn
’t w
ork
.
Shop keep
er
: Can I repair it for you?
Customer
: No
. ……
……
…(i
ii)…
……
……
.
Shop keep
er
: ……
……
...(i
v)…
……
……
.?
Customer
: Yes. I have the bill and warrenty.
Shop keep
er
: ……
……
……
…(v
)……
……
…..
Customer
: Thank you, sir.
ANSW
ER
(i)
What do you wan
t?
(ii)
What is the problem?
(iii)
No. I want to exchange it.
(iv)
Do you have the bill?
(v)
Here is your new
cell phone. Take it.
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EX
ERCISE NO : 3 (APRIL 2013)
Book seller
: Hel
lo S
ir!
……
.(i)
……
….?
Customer
: Sir, W
ould you please exchange this book with another book?
Book seller
: ……
……
…(i
i)…
……
…..?
Customer
: Few
pages are m
issing.
Book seller
: ……
……
(iii)
……
……
…?
Customer
: I bought the book this m
orning.
Book seller
: ……
……
(iv)
……
……
?
Customer
: Here is t
he
bill
……
……
.(v)
……
……
….
ANSW
ER
(i)
What do you wan
t?
(ii)
What is the problem?
(iii)
When
did you buy the book?
(iv)
Did you bring the bill?
(v)
Please give the new
book.
EXER
CISE NO : 4 (JUNE 20
13)
Ganesh
: Hi D
inesh! You seem to be very busy of late.
Dinesh
: Oh, yes Ganesh!
My
un
cle
has
co
me
fro
m …
…..
(i)…
……
…
Ganesh
: How long will he be staying here?
Dinesh
: He has come here for a med
ical check
up
. So
he
will
be
……
…(i
i)…
……
..
Ganesh
: Th
at’s
qu
ite
a lo
ng
tim
e. Y
ou
hav
e to
……
……
(iii)
……
……
Dinesh
: Yes, Luckily I have my holid
ays
no
w, s
o …
……
..(iv
)……
…..
Ganesh
: Ok
Din
esh
, I h
op
e yo
ur
un
cle
……
…..(
v)…
……
…
ANSW
ER
(i)
Village
(ii)
Here for five days
(iii)
Take care of him
(iv)
I w
ill help him
(v)
Will get well soo
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CISE NO : 5 (MARCH 2014)
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Naveen
: Father, I need Rs.750/
Father
: ……
……
.(i)
……
……
?
Naveen
: I need a new
rain coat, father.
Father
: Bu
t yo
u a
lrea
dy
……
…(i
i)…
……
…
Naveen
: No father, It has a few
holes. M
oreover it is two years since I bought it.
Father
: ……
……
…(i
ii)…
……
……
Naveen
: Yes, It can be used for an
other year
Father
: Th
en …
……
…(i
v)…
……
….?
Naveen
: All my friends have new
rain coats.
Father
: ……
……
…(v
)……
……
..?
Naveen
: O
k fa
ther
, I
shal
l w
ait
for
a fe
w m
ore
we
eks,
bu
t I
ho
pe
you
’ll g
et m
e a
new
on
e
before the rains begin.
ANSW
ER
(i)
Why do you need this m
oney? / What do you wan
t to buy?
(ii)
Have a rain coat
(iii)
Can it be used for another year?
(iv)
Why do you need another one?
(v)
No
w I
do
n’t
hav
e m
on
ey. S
o y
ou
wai
t fo
r fe
w m
ore
wee
ks.
QUESTION NO –10
Write a dialogu
e with a m
inim
um five utterances for the situation given
below:
éd
héš
, ah®
ngR
«g
o c
iua
hlš
vG
j¢
br
hšè
ÏU
¡»
wh®
fŸ
v‹
W
f©
LÃ
o¤
J c
iua
hli
y v
Gj
¤ b
jhl
§F
.
Between
, and
ng
h‹w
th®
¤i
jf
is
¡ b
fh©
L n
gRg
t®f
Ÿ a
h®,a
h® v
d
f©
LÃ
o¤
Jé
ly
h«.
Kj
èš
May I come in? Yes, come in,
v‹
w t
h¡»
a§
fë
š c
iua
hli
y¤
bj
hl§
f
Ko
»w
jh
v‹
W g
h®¤
J b
jhl
§f
Ϋ
.
K
jè
š n
gR
gt
U¡
F n
euh
f Good M
orning
vd
Ϋ
, mL
¤J
gÂ
š b
rhš
gt
U¡
F
ne
uhf
Good M
orning
vd
Ϋ
bj
hl§
fÎ
«.
n
k‰
fh©
gt
‰i
w e
‹w
hf g
o¤
J¡
bf
hŸs
Ϋ
. ci
uahl
Y¡
F c
jÎ
«.
ci
uahl
iy
Ko
¡F
« n
ghJ
Kj
èš
ngR
gt
U¡
F n
euh
f Thank you
vd
Ϋ
f
il
Áa
hf g
š
br
hšg
tU
¡F
ne
uhf
Welcome
vd
Ϋ
Ko
¡f
Ϋ
.
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EXER
CISE NO : 1 (JUNE 20
13)
Write a dialogue with at least five utterances betw
een the Headmaster and an old studen
t who has
come to get a testimonial from the Headmaster.
ANSW
ER
Old studen
t : M
ay I come in sir?
Head M
aster
: Yes. C
ome in.
Old studen
t : G
ood m
orning, sir.
Head M
aster
: Good M
orning. W
hat do you want?
Old studen
t : I am the old studen
t of this school sir.
Head M
aster
: Oh! Which year?
Old studen
t : 200
3 sir, I want a conduct certificate sir.
Head M
aster
: For what purpose?
Old studen
t : To join a company sir.
Head M
aster
: That
is Good. W
ait, you can get it after a while.
Old studen
t : Thank you sir.
EXER
CISE NO : 2 (MARCH 2014)
Sumathi has won the first prize at an elocution competition. She excitedly inform
s, her m
other of this,
describing the number of contestants the manner in w
hich she spoke and hoe she had overcome her
nervousness.
ANSW
ER
Mother
: Hai Sumathi! W
hen
did you come?
Sumathi
: Now only m
a. See this M
a.
Mother
: Hey W
hat is this?
Sumathi
: I’v
e w
on
th
e fi
rst
pri
ze in
th
e el
ocu
tio
n c
om
pet
itio
n.
Mother
:Congrates! When
did you win it?
Sumathi
: Today only
Mother
: How m
any participants were there?
Sumathi
: There were ten
participants.
Mother
: Did they give the topic in advance?
Sumathi
: No. The topic was given
just 30 minutes before.
Mother
: How did you feel?
Sumathi
: At first I w
as nervous. Soon I overcome my fear.
What
v‹
d?
How
v¥g
o?
Who
ah®
?
Whom
ahi
u?/a
hU¡
F?
Why
V‹
?
How m
uch
v›
ts
Î?
Where
v§
nf
?
How m
any
v¤
ji
d?
When
v
¥bg
hGJ
?
How long/
how far
v›
ts
Î f
hy«
/öu«
?
What for
vj
‰f
hf?
Whose
ahU
il
a?
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Mother
: Very well Sumathi. Keep it up.
Question Number 11, Letter W
riting (Book page Nos.39,89
,140
,141
,142,167)
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j¤
‹
K¡
»a
¥ g
FÂ
ia
k£
L«
éi
la
hf v
Gj
nt
©o
ÏU
¥gj
hš, Ã
‹t
U«
bg
hJt
hd j
ft
šf
Ÿ f
oj
¤Â
š c
Ÿs
thW
éi
li
a v
Gj
Ϋ
.
Complaining Letter:
I am _______________, living in the above address.I am sorry to inform
you that
___________. Please take necessary action.
Thanking you.
Applying for a post
Iam _________,livinginthe ab
ove address.Isawyourad
vertisem
ent.Ihave the
expected qualifications. I f you appoint me, I will do m
y best. Please consider m
y ap
plication.
Thanking you.
Ordering letter
Please send m
e the following item
s.
Cricket bat
10
Test tube
50
Cricket ball
20
Test tube stand
10
X std. English Text Book
20
copies
X std. English Saraswathi N
otes
20
copies
We’
ll se
nd
th
e a
mo
un
t so
on
.
Thanking you.
Personal Letter
I am fine. How are you? ____________.
My greeting to all.
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Exercise:1 (April 20
12)
Kavya wanted to write a letter to her uncle to ask him
if she could spen
d
summer holidays with him
. She had
started
her letter but had not completed it.
Complete the content of her letter in about 10
0 words.
20, 4
th Street,
Gandhi N
agar,
Chen
nai 600020.
Dated
13th April,
2012.
Dear Uncle,
________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
Yours loving niece,
Kavya
Address on the en
velope
Mr.S.Ram
esh
20, Everon Heights,
Ootacamund,Nilgiri D
istrict.
Answ
er: I am fine. How are you? My exam
s are over. I like to spen
d m
y holidays with you. H
ow is
the clim
ate in Ooty? Are you free? Shall I come next week? Kindly rep
ly m
e.
Convey my regards to all.
Exercise: 2 (March2013)
Mani started
writing a letter to his father asking permission to join an excursion
party. H
e is unab
le to complete the letter. C
omplete the content of his letter in about
100 words.
NSK Hr. Sec. School,
Trichy,
12.03.20
13.
My dear father, ________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Yours loving son,
S.Mani
Answ
er:
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I am fine. How are you and M
om? I w
ant to join m
y school excursion. W
e go to
Ooty next week. Please permit m
e to go there with m
y friends and sen
d m
e Rs.500 for
my expen
se.
Convey my regards to all.
Exercise: 3 (March2014)
YYYY is planning to celebrate Bakrid in her house at Madurai. She started writing
a letter to her cousin XXXX asking her to come over with something that she needed
for
the celebration. For some reason she could not complete the letter. C
omplete the
content of her letter in about 100 words.
12, Kam
araj N
agar,
Madurai,
23.03.13
Dear XXXX,
_________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Yours
Lovingly,
YYYY
Answ
er:
I am fine. How are you? How is M
om and all?
I have planned
to celebrate Bakrid at my house in M
adurai. Please come
and join
with
me there. Bring some decorative papers to use them
during celebration. K
indly rep
ly m
e.
Convey my regards to all.
Question Number 12, Advertisem
ent [Book page Nos: 63,64]
Exercise1 (April 20
12)
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a)
Zee fine Arts Academ
y admission open
Carnatic vocal, veenaviolin guitar
keyboard classes drawing an
d art classes contact no duration of course fees [O
R]
b)
Eagle
Electronic Ltd. 30%
discount sale all electronic appliancesad
ditional
warranty gifts with every purchase.
Answ
ers:
Exercise2 (March2013)
a)
Pen
world mightier than sword variety of pens different dazzling coloursw
rites
smoothly prices from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000
/ for gifts personal use. [OR]
b)
Susee H
yundai New cars special offerspot booking exchan
ge offer Ven
ue:
Gandhi N
agar M
adurai.
Answ
ers:
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Exercise3 (March2014)
a) Mouth w
atering delicious food hygenic preparation affordab
le pricesmakes you
long for more Crave and Rave Vegetarian Restaurant, Coim
batore. [O
R]
Answ
er:
Question Number 13: Expan
ding Headlin
es [Book Page No. 110,11
1,11
2]
ji
y¥ò
¢ b
rŒ
Âf
is
ét
ç¤
J v
GJ
jš
:
Headlin
e expan
sion tips:
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l F
iw
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g£r
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th¡
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f n
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é Present tense
š Ï
Uª
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cl
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Uª
jhš
) mi
j Past tense (verb I past form
) M
f
kh‰
¿ v
Gj
Ϋ
. Ex: India wins 70 m
edals at Asian Gam
es.
Ans: India won 70 m
edals at Asian Gam
es in New
Delhi. Our Indian Prime Minister greeted all the
winners.
nf
Ÿé
past tense
š (b
gU
«g
hY«
verb
cl
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ªj
hš) g
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ij
passive voice
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htJ
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w n
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en were selected for Anna Med
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tral Government. It will m
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policy on
Education.
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ain delays AI flight landing.
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š n
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ovt. declare 2 day holiday.
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alf of by
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E
xerc
ise:
1 (A
pril
-201
2)
a)
Sch
ools
clo
sed
due
to h
eavy
rain
.
b)
Sto
rage
redu
ced
at re
serv
oir f
or re
pair
c)
Stu
dent
s co
llect
fund
for f
lood
relie
f.
d)
Indi
an s
wim
mer
s w
in G
old
in O
lym
pics
.
e)
PM
to a
ttend
UN
O m
eet.
Ans
wer
s:
a)
Ther
e w
as h
eavy
rain
yes
terd
ay. S
o th
e di
stric
t col
lect
or a
nnou
nced
hol
iday
for a
ll th
e
sc
hool
s.
b)
The
Sta
nly
rese
rvoi
r was
dam
aged
due
to h
eavy
rain
last
mon
th. S
o st
orag
e of
wat
er
w
as re
duce
d fo
r the
repa
ir w
ork.
c)
Peo
ple
of s
outh
ern
coas
tal a
reas
wer
e he
avily
affe
cted
due
to fl
oods
. Che
nnai
stu
dent
s
colle
cted
fund
s fo
r flo
od re
lief.
d)
Four
Indi
an s
wim
mer
s w
on G
old
med
al in
Oly
mpi
cs. T
hey
wer
e gi
ven
a ca
sh p
rize
of
Rs.
3 la
khs
each
by
the
Chi
ef M
inis
ter o
f Tam
il N
adu.
e)
Prim
e M
inis
ter o
f Ind
ia le
aves
Del
hi to
atte
nd U
NO
mee
ting
at G
enev
a. H
e m
eets
Am
eric
an P
resi
dent
Oba
ma
afte
r mee
ting.
Exe
rcis
e:2
(Mar
ch -2
013)
a)
Prim
e m
inis
ter t
o in
augu
rate
Nat
iona
l gam
es.
b)
Bus
ines
s ca
mp
laun
ched
in C
hina
.
c)
Sci
entis
t dis
cove
rs n
ew p
lane
t.
d)
Thirt
y ch
ild la
bour
ers
resc
ued
in A
gra.
e)
Mob
ile p
hone
s ba
nned
in s
choo
ls.
Ans
wer
s:
a)
Our
Prim
e M
inis
ter M
r.Man
moh
an S
ingh
is g
oing
to in
augu
rate
the
natio
nal g
ames
hel
d
in N
ew D
elhi
.
b)
A b
usin
ess
cam
paig
n ha
s be
en la
unch
ed in
Chi
na.
c)
A s
cien
tist h
as d
isco
vere
d a
new
pla
net.
d)
Thirt
y ch
ild la
bour
ers
wer
e re
scue
d in
Agr
a by
the
Tam
il N
adu
Polic
e.
e)
The
Gov
ernm
enth
as b
anne
d th
e us
e of
mob
ile p
hone
s in
sch
ools
.
Exe
rcis
e:3
(Mar
ch -2
014)
a)
Sch
ools
clo
sed
due
to h
eavy
rain
.
b)
Stu
dent
s co
llect
fund
for f
lood
relie
f.
c)
Par
ents
arre
sted
for C
hild
abu
se.
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d)
In
dian
aw
arde
d N
obel
Priz
e fo
r Phy
sics
.
e)
And
hra
XI b
eat V
ivat
o en
ter f
ootb
all c
up s
emi-f
inal
s.
Ans
wer
s:
a)
Ther
e w
as h
eavy
rain
yes
terd
ay. S
o th
e di
stric
t col
lect
or a
nnou
nced
hol
iday
for a
ll th
e
scho
ols.
b)
Stu
dent
s of
Che
nnai
cor
pora
tion
scho
ol, c
olle
cted
fund
s fro
m th
e pu
blic
to h
elp
the
vi
ctim
s in
the
rece
nt fl
oods
.
c)
In M
adur
ai, t
wo
pare
nts
wer
e ar
rest
ed a
s th
ey w
ere
foun
d to
be
guilt
y of
chi
ld a
buse
, by
th
e Po
lice.
d)
An
Indi
an h
as b
een
awar
ded
Nob
le P
rize
for P
hysi
cs a
fter a
long
tim
e, fo
r his
rese
arch
in
ligh
t def
lect
ion.
e)
And
hra
XI h
as b
eate
n V
iva
by s
ecur
ing
4 go
als
as a
gain
st 2
, and
ent
ered
sem
ifina
ls in
th
e fo
ot b
all c
up c
ondu
cted
by
spor
ts a
cade
my.
Question Number 14: Pie charts/Bar Diagram
s/Tables (Book page No: 39, 93,16
3)
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E
xerc
ise:
1 ( A
pril
-201
2)
Boo
ks in
the
Sch
ool L
ibra
ry
i) Th
e lib
rary
giv
es m
ost i
mpo
rtanc
e to
a) N
ovel
s an
d sh
ort s
torie
s
b)R
efer
ence
boo
ks
c) H
isto
ry a
nd G
eogr
aphy
d) B
iogr
aphi
es
ii)
The
leas
t per
cent
age
of b
ooks
sto
red
in th
is li
brar
y is
thos
e on
a)S
cien
ce
b)
His
tory
and
Geo
grap
hy
c) A
rts
d) N
ovel
s an
d sh
ort s
torie
s
iii)
Ther
e ar
e as
man
y bo
oks
on S
cien
ce a
s th
ere
on
a)B
iogr
aphi
es
b)A
rts
c)
Nov
els
and
shor
t sto
ries
d)R
efer
ence
iv)
Ther
e is
a _
____
____
___
diffe
renc
e be
twee
n bo
oks
on S
cien
ce a
nd th
ose
on N
ovel
s an
d
S
hort
stor
ies.
a) 2
0%
b) 1
5%
c) 1
0%
d)
5%
v)
The
perc
enta
ge o
f boo
ks o
n B
iogr
aphi
es is
___
____
___
that
of b
ooks
on
His
tory
and
G
eogr
aphy
.
a) m
ore
than
b)
less
than
c)
sam
e as
d) h
alf o
f
Ans
wer
s:
i) R
efer
ence
boo
ks
ii) A
rts
iii) B
iogr
aphi
es
iv) 5
%
v) S
ame
as
Exe
rcis
e:2
( Mar
ch -2
013)
Per
cent
age
of v
ehic
les
cros
sing
the
brid
ge d
urin
g pe
ak h
ours
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i) Th
e ve
hicl
es w
hich
do
not c
ross
the
brid
ge d
urin
g pe
ak h
ours
are
a)ca
rs
b) b
uses
c)
lorri
es
d) b
icyc
les
ii) S
tate
whe
ther
the
follo
win
g st
atem
ent i
s tru
e or
fals
e:
Nex
t to
bicy
cles
, mos
t peo
ple
pref
er to
trav
el b
y bi
kes.
iii) T
he fe
wes
t num
ber o
f veh
icle
s w
hich
cro
ss th
e br
idge
is _
____
__
a) v
ans
b) b
icyc
les
c) b
uses
d)
car
s
iv) T
he n
umbe
r of v
ans
whi
ch c
ross
the
brid
ge is
___
____
____
a) e
qual
to th
e nu
mbe
r of c
ars
b) le
ss th
an th
e nu
mbe
r of c
ars
c) tw
ice
the
num
ber
of c
ars
d)
alm
ost t
he s
ame
as th
e nu
mbe
r of c
ars.
v) T
he n
umbe
r of b
icyc
les
whi
ch c
ross
the
brid
ge is
___
____
____
_ tim
es g
reat
er th
an th
e
num
ber o
f bus
es.
Ans
wer
s:
i) c)
lorri
es
ii) tr
ue
iii) a
)van
s iv
) b) l
ess
than
the
num
ber o
f car
s v)
b)fo
ur
Exe
rcis
e:3
( Mar
ch -2
014)
Tim
e sp
ent b
y R
amu
i)
Ram
u sp
ends
the
max
imum
tim
e __
____
____
___
a) in
sch
ool
b)sl
eepi
ng
c)st
udyi
ng
d) w
ith fr
iend
s
ii) R
amu
spen
ds m
ore
time
on w
atch
ing
TV th
an o
n __
____
_
a) s
tudy
ing
b) s
leep
ing
c) p
layi
ng
d) fr
iend
s
iii) B
esid
es p
layi
ng,R
amu
spen
ds th
e le
ast t
ime
____
____
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a)
in th
e lib
rary
b)
wat
chin
g TV
c)
with
his
frie
nds
d) in
sch
ool
iv) H
ow m
uch
time
did
Ram
u sp
end
for p
layi
ng?
a) 7
hou
rs
b) 2
hou
rs
c) 1
hou
r d)
5 h
ours
v) S
tate
whe
ther
the
follo
win
g st
atem
ent i
s tru
e or
fals
e:
Ram
u st
udie
s fo
r 7 h
ours
Ans
wer
s:
i) b)
slee
ping
ii)
c)p
layi
ng
iii)a)
in th
e lib
rary
iv
)c) 1
hou
r v)
fals
e
Question Number 1
5. D
evel
opin
g th
e H
ints
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ature
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Exe
rcis
e:1
(Apr
il-20
12)
a)
Con
serv
atio
n of
wat
er-b
asic
nee
d-w
ater
ess
entia
l for
life
-mus
t con
serv
e du
ring
all
seas
ons-
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estio
ns: l
ink
river
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avoi
d do
mes
tic w
asta
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arve
st ra
in w
ater
-rec
ycle
w
ater
-gro
w tr
ees-
. The
y ac
t as
spon
ges.
(OR
) b)
In
sect
s- tw
o m
ain
kind
s- u
sefu
l, ha
rmfu
l- us
eful
bee
s, S
ilk W
orm
s- h
oney
and
silk
– fo
od
and
clot
hing
-har
mfu
l: lo
cust
s, m
osqu
itoes
- loc
usts
eat
gro
win
g pl
ants
-des
troy
crop
s-
mos
quito
es c
ause
mal
aria
-mill
ions
die
- nei
ther
har
mfu
l nor
use
ful b
utte
rfly,
lady
bird
-pr
etty
, col
ourfu
l.
CEO
Thanjavur Page 65
Ans
wer
s:
Ti
tle: C
onse
rvat
ion
of w
ater
a)
W
ater
is th
e ba
sic
need
of a
ll liv
ing
bein
gs. I
t is
esse
ntia
l for
our
life
. We
mus
t co
nser
ve w
ater
dur
ing
all s
easo
ns. T
o co
nser
ve w
ater
, we
shou
ld li
nk ri
vers
, avo
id
dom
estic
was
tage
s.
G
over
nmen
t ins
ists
to h
arve
st ra
in w
ater
s. It
hel
ps u
s to
fulfi
ll ou
r wat
er n
eeds
du
ring
sum
mer
. Rec
yclin
g is
als
o on
e of
the
way
s to
sav
e w
ater
. We
mus
t gro
w tr
ees
to
get m
ore
rain
. It c
ontro
ls s
oil e
rosi
on a
nd a
ct a
s sp
onge
s.
b)
Inse
cts
are
clas
sifie
d in
to tw
o m
ain
kind
s. T
hey
are
usef
ul a
nd h
arm
ful.
Use
ful
inse
cts
are
bees
and
silk
wor
ms.
We
get h
oney
from
bee
s. S
ilk w
orm
pro
duce
s si
lk. W
e w
eave
silk
sar
ees
with
it. T
he h
arm
ful i
nsec
ts a
re lo
cust
s an
d m
osqu
itoes
. Loc
usts
eat
gr
owin
g pl
ants
and
des
troy
crop
s.
M
osqu
itoes
cau
se m
alar
ia. M
illio
ns o
f peo
ple
die
by m
alar
ia e
very
yea
r. Fe
w
inse
cts
are
neith
er h
arm
ful n
or u
sefu
l lik
e bu
tterfl
y an
d la
dy b
ird. T
hey
are
pret
ty a
nd
colo
urfu
l.
Whe
n th
e be
e su
cks,
it m
akes
hon
ey;w
hen
the
spid
er, p
oiso
n.
Exe
rcis
e -2
(Ju
ne-2
012)
a)
M
orni
ng w
alk-
just
bef
ore
sunr
ise-
a p
leas
ant t
ime-
air
is c
ool-l
ess
pollu
tion-
help
s bl
ood
circ
ulat
ion-
giv
es. E
xerc
ise
to m
uscl
es –
refre
shes
bod
y an
d m
ind.
(or)
b)
I
like
my
shoe
s- s
hoes
get
dirt
y- I
stay
cle
an- l
ast f
or m
onth
s- ta
ke m
e- lo
ng
wal
ks- f
eel c
omfo
rtabl
e- li
ght –
can
run
easi
ly- e
nd o
f day
- sm
ell b
ad- b
ut p
rote
ct m
e-
my
grat
itude
- cle
an a
nd p
olis
h- e
very
mor
ning
- pro
ud o
f my
shoe
s.
Ans
wer
s:
Wal
king
Wal
king
is a
goo
d ex
erci
se. M
orni
ng is
a p
leas
ant t
ime
for w
alki
ng. W
e ca
n br
eath
e co
ol a
ir.It
is le
ss p
ollu
ted.
It h
elps
for g
ood
bloo
d ci
rcul
atio
n. W
alki
ng g
ives
ex
erci
se to
our
mus
cles
. It r
efer
eshe
s ou
r bod
y an
d m
ind.
Sho
es I l
ike
my
shoe
s ve
ry m
uch.
It g
ets
dirty
ofte
n. It
hel
ps m
e to
sta
y cl
ean.
I go
for
long
wal
ks fo
r the
pas
t few
mon
ths
with
it. I
feel
com
forta
ble.
It is
ligh
t wei
ghte
d. It
hel
ps
me
to ru
n ea
sily
. Som
etim
es it
sm
ells
bad
but
it p
rote
cts
me
from
thor
ns m
any
times
. I
clea
n an
d po
lish
it ev
ery
day.
I am
pro
ud o
f my
shoe
s.
Exe
rcis
e -3
(Mar
ch- 2
013)
a)
Te
mpe
ratu
re in
crea
ses-
yea
r by
year
-sea
son
chan
ges-
mon
soon
-fails
-rai
nfal
l-im
pair-
glac
ier m
elts
- sea
leve
l inc
reas
es- c
uttin
g tre
es m
indl
essl
y- s
ave
fore
st-
deve
lop-
soci
al fo
rest
.
(Or)
www.kalvikural.com
CEO
Thanjavur Page 66
b)
Sou
nd m
ind
in a
sou
nd b
ody-
giv
ing
impo
rtanc
e on
ly to
sup
ply-
spo
rts n
eces
sary
- sh
ape
pers
onal
ity- s
tudy
and
no
play
- mak
e du
ll-tra
in-le
ader
ship
-coo
pera
tion-
kee
p go
od h
ealth
- dis
cipl
ine.
Ans
wer
s:
a)
Glo
bal w
arm
ing
G
loba
l wa
rmin
g in
cre
ase
s e
art
h‟s
tem
pe
ratu
re.
Yea
r b
y ye
ar
sea
son
ch
ange
s. It
re
sults
in m
onso
on fa
ilure
. We
get l
ess
rain
fall.
The
gla
cier
s in
bot
h po
les
mel
t so
the
sea
wat
er le
vel i
ncre
ases
. To
esca
pe fr
om th
is d
isas
ter m
an s
houl
d st
op c
uttin
g tre
es
min
dles
sly.
We
shou
ld c
reat
e an
aw
aren
ess
to s
ave
fore
sts.
Man
sho
uld
help
to d
evel
op
soci
al fo
rest
s.
b)
Hea
lth is
wea
lth
In th
is c
ompe
titiv
e w
orld
, stu
dent
s ar
e gi
ving
impo
rtanc
e on
ly to
stu
dies
. The
y fo
rget
that
spo
rts is
als
o ne
cess
ary
to k
eep
thei
r min
d an
d bo
dy s
ound
. Spo
rts
shap
e th
eir
pers
ona
lity.
“A
ll w
ork
and
no
pla
y m
ake
s Ja
ck a
du
ll bo
y”.
Sp
ort
s tra
in th
em to
gai
n le
ader
ship
and
coo
pera
tion.
It e
nabl
es th
em to
kee
p go
od
heal
th a
nd d
isci
plin
e.
Exe
rcis
e -4
(Jun
e- 2
013)
a)
D
elay
is d
ange
rous
-pos
tpon
e th
ings
- wor
k ge
ts a
ccum
ulat
ed- t
ry to
fini
sh in
a h
urry
-sl
ipsh
od-q
ualit
y ge
ts a
ffect
ed-e
arn
a ba
d na
me-
don‟t
giv
e r
oom
to la
zine
ss-p
rom
pt
actio
n- fe
tche
s go
od re
turn
s.
[OR
] b)
N
atio
nal i
nteg
ratio
n- n
eed
of th
e ho
ur-d
ivid
ing
forc
es-la
ngua
ge re
ligio
n,et
c-de
velo
p to
lera
nce-
give
up
fight
s-en
cour
age
broa
dmin
dedn
ess-
pat
ienc
e- c
ourte
ous
beha
vior
–
pat
riotis
m-u
nity
resu
lts in
vic
tory
- pea
ce-h
appi
ness
. A
nsw
ers:
a)
DE
LAY
IS D
AN
GE
RO
US
D
elay
is d
ange
rous
. If y
ou p
ostp
one
thin
gs a
ll yo
ur w
ork
gets
acc
umul
ated
. So
it is
wel
l and
goo
d try
to fi
nish
them
on
the
sam
e da
y its
elf.
And
wor
ks d
one
in th
e la
st
min
ute
or in
a s
lipsh
od th
e qu
ality
is a
ffect
ed. I
t ena
bles
to e
arn
a ba
d na
me.
So
don‟t
giv
e r
oom
to la
zin
ess
. A
pro
mp
t act
ion
will
fetc
h y
ou
good
re
turn
s.
b)
NA
TIO
NA
L IN
TEG
RA
TIO
N
Nat
iona
l int
egra
tion
is th
e ne
ed o
f the
hou
r to
our c
ount
ry. T
he v
ario
us
la
ngua
ges,
relig
ion,
cul
ture
sho
uld
not b
e th
e di
vidi
ng fo
rces
. The
you
th s
houl
d gi
ve
up fi
ghts
. Peo
ple
shou
ld e
ncou
rage
bro
ad-m
inde
dnes
s, p
atie
nce
and
cour
teou
s be
havi
our.
Pat
riotis
m s
houl
d be
cul
tivat
ed ri
ght f
rom
thei
r chi
ldho
od d
ays.
Uni
ty
resu
lts in
vic
tory
. It b
rings
us
peac
e an
d ha
ppin
ess.
CEO
Thanjavur Page 67
E
xerc
ise-
5 (M
arch
-201
4)
a)
Kee
ping
sur
roun
ding
s cl
ean-
lear
n th
is h
abit
a yo
ung
age-
goo
d fo
r soc
iety
- don‟t
litte
r the
stre
ets-
road
sid
e-w
ith g
arba
ge, r
ubbi
sh-a
dvic
e fr
iend
s- n
eigh
bour
s- c
lean
so
ciet
y-cl
ean
habi
ts-g
ood
heal
th. [
OR
] b)
B
ooks
– b
ooks
hav
e gr
eat v
alue
- mad
e go
od c
ompa
nion
s- e
leva
tes
our c
hara
cter
- m
any
varie
ties-
sel
ect g
ood
book
s- d
on‟t
jud
ge th
e b
ook
by
its w
rapp
er-
sca
n an
d se
lect
- tak
e th
e be
st o
ut o
f a b
ook.
Question Number 1
6. M
atch
the
slog
an:
b
ghU
£f
is
Í«
mj
‰F
ça
br
h‰b
whl
®fi
sÍ
« b
ghU
¤J
jš
. Áy
bg
hU£
fS
¡F
mj
Dl
‹ b
jhl
®òi
la
th®
¤i
jf
ns
éi
la
hf m
ik
Í«
.
No
Pro
duct
S
l oga
n 1
Adi
das
Impo
ssib
le is
not
hing
2
Air
Con
ditio
ner
Brin
g S
witz
erla
nd in
to y
our r
oom
3
Bal
l-poi
nt/g
el p
en
Flaw
less
writ
ing
4 C
ell o
ne
Con
nect
ing
Indi
a 5
Com
pute
r D
oors
tep
to k
now
ledg
e 6
Cre
ditc
ard
Buy
now
pay
late
r 7
Det
erge
nt
Was
hes
whi
te
8 D
igita
l cam
era
Say
che
ese
and
free
ze k
eep
the
mom
ents
9
Dre
ss
For e
lega
nt lo
ok
10
Hai
r oil
For l
ong
hair
11
Lip
stic
k C
hoos
e th
e co
lour
of y
our s
mile
12
S
oap
Sou
p to
you
r ski
n 13
Te
lesc
ope
Add
new
sco
pe to
you
r life
14
To
oth
past
e Fo
r con
fiden
t sm
ile
15
Torc
h lig
ht
The
sun
beam
in y
our h
and
16
Hea
lth d
rink
Sav
e yo
ur b
ones
17
C
redi
tcar
dP
last
ic m
oney
18
M
otor
bik
e M
oves
like
win
d 19
G
lass
H
andl
e w
ith c
are
20
Tyre
s B
orn
toug
h 21
B
ooks
S
harp
en y
our I
Q
22
Col
ours
P
aint
you
r wor
ld
23
Tile
s S
moo
th fl
oorin
g 24
Furn
iture
Mak
eho
me
look
gra
nd25
C
hew
ing
gum
S
wee
tens
you
r bre
ath
26
Bon
sai
Gre
enin
g in
door
s E
xerc
ise:
1 (A
pril-
2012
)
a)
Cho
cola
tes
- H
ome
away
from
hom
e b)
S
ilk s
aree
s -
For a
con
fiden
t sm
ile
c)
Lips
tick
-
A s
wee
t gift
of l
ove
d)
Hill
reso
rt
- C
hoos
e th
e co
lour
of y
our s
mile
e)
To
othp
aste
-
Blo
oms
from
the
loom
s da
zzlin
g di
amon
ds.
Ans
wer
s:
www.kalvikural.com
CEO
Thanjavur Page 68
a)
A s
wee
t gift
of l
ove
b) B
loom
s fro
m th
e lo
oms
dazz
ling
diam
onds
c)
Cho
ose
the
colo
ur o
f you
r sm
ile
d) H
ome
away
from
hom
e e
) For
a c
onfid
ent
smile
E
xerc
ise:
2 (J
une-
2012
) a)
P
ens
- da
rk a
nd o
ily
b)
Cel
l pho
ne
-
rem
ove
dirt
from
clo
thes
c)
W
ashi
ng m
achi
ne
- th
e m
agic
of w
ords
d)
D
iape
rs
- co
nnec
tivity
on
the
mov
e e)
Fa
irnes
s cr
eam
- si
lky
glow
Dry
bab
ies
Ans
wer
s:
a)
The
mag
ic o
f wor
ds
b) c
onne
ctiv
ity o
n th
e m
ove
c) re
mov
e di
rt fro
m c
loth
es
d) d
ry b
abie
s
e) d
ark
and
oily
E
xerc
ise
3 (M
arch
201
4)
a)
Cal
ende
r
- H
andl
e w
ith c
are
b)
Gla
ss
-
Mak
es y
our t
rave
l eas
y c)
S
uitc
ase
-
Sha
rp ti
me
for s
harp
peo
ple
d)
Tea
-
Pas
sing
of d
ays
e)
Wat
ch
-
The
cup
that
che
ers
Ans
wer
s:
a)
Pas
sing
of d
ays
b) H
andl
e w
ith c
are
c) M
akes
you
r tra
vel e
asy
d) T
he c
up th
at c
heer
s
e) S
harp
tim
e fo
r sha
rp p
eopl
e Question Number 17. Road
Map
ti
ugl
« g
h®¤
J t
ê b
rhš
Yj
š
Exe
rcis
e: 1
(Apr
il-20
12)
F¿
¥òf
Ÿ:
ќ
¡f
©l
th®
¤i
jf
is
ga
‹gL
¤Â
éi
l v
Gj
Ϋ
Step
down the road and turn left/right
-r
hiy
æš
Ïw
§»
Ïl
J/t
yJ
g¡
f«
ÂU
«ò
Go straight along (Gandhi) road
- (f
hªÂ
) rhi
yæ
š n
euh
f¢
br
š.
Walk past the park
-ó
§f
hit
¤ j
h©o
¢ b
rš
.
Turn Right
-t
yJ
g¡
f«
ÂU
«ò
Turn Left
-Ï
lJ
g¡
f«
ÂU
«ò
Cross the road
-
rhi
yi
a¡
fl
ªJ
br
š
It is opposite to the ____
-m
J _
_______ ¡
F v
Âç
š c
Ÿs
J.
You will find the _________ near by ________
-c
§f
Ÿ m
Un
f Ú
§f
Ÿ ___________
(mª
j Ï
l¤
ij
¥) g
h®¡
fy
h«.
CEO
Thanjavur Page 69
You
are
a le
ader
at s
choo
l and
you
hav
e to
sen
d yo
ur s
choo
lmat
es to
the
Pub
lic H
all f
or
the
Ann
ual D
ay R
ehea
rsal
s. G
uide
them
with
you
r dire
ctio
ns in
abo
ut 5
0 w
ords
.
A
nsw
er:
1) T
urn
left
in th
e ro
ad b
efor
e yo
u.2)
Wal
k st
raig
ht o
n th
e 2nd
lane
. 3)
Rea
ch a
nd T
urn
Rig
ht.
4) W
alk
past
the
1st la
ne R
ichi
a R
oad
and
reac
h M
ajor
Lal
Roa
d.
5) T
urn
Rig
ht a
nd c
ross
the
road
. 6)
Wal
k pa
st th
e D
eep
stor
es a
nd A
mit
Hot
el o
n to
you
r lef
t sid
e.
7) T
urn
Left
on th
e 1st
Cro
ss R
oad.
8)
You
will
find
the
Pub
lic H
all o
n yo
ur le
ft.
Exe
rcis
e: 2
(Apr
il-20
13)
You
are
nea
r the
sch
ool.
An
old
man
who
is s
ick
asks
you
to d
irect
him
to th
e A
pollo
Hos
pita
l. G
uide
him
with
you
r dire
ctio
ns in
abo
ut 5
0 w
ords
.
A
nsw
er:
1. S
tep
dow
n in
T.K
. Roa
d
www.kalvikural.com
CEO
Thanjavur Page 70
2. W
alk
for a
whi
le
3. T
urn
Rig
ht a
nd re
ach
the
Ist m
ain
road
. 4.
Wal
k til
l you
reac
h th
e ne
w b
us s
tand
road
. 5.
You
can
find
Apo
llo H
ospi
tal o
n th
e R
ight
sid
e of
the
new
bus
sta
nd ro
ad.
Exe
rcis
e: 3
(Mar
ch-2
014)
Gui
de th
e st
rang
er to
the
Sta
te B
ank
of In
dia.
Ans
wer
:
1. Go Straight
2. Turn Left
3. Go straight along the main road.
4. Turn Left
5. Go Straight
6. A
fter
a f
ew m
inu
tes’
wal
k yo
u w
ill fi
nd
the State Ban
k of India on your right side.
Question Number 18 Parap
hrasing a Poem
é
dhé
š c
Ÿs
th®
¤i
jf
Ÿ g
hlè
š t
Uk
hdhš
mi
j¤
bj
hl®ª
J t
U«
t
h®¤
ij
fi
s é
il
ahf
vG
jÎ
«.
Exe
rcis
e: 1
(Apr
il-20
12)
Dad
dy fe
ll in
to th
e po
nd
Eve
ryon
e gr
umbl
ed. T
he s
ky w
as g
ray.
W
e ha
d no
thin
g to
do
and
noth
ing
to s
ay.
We
wer
e ne
arin
g th
e en
d of
a d
ism
al d
ay.
And
ther
e se
emed
to b
e no
thin
g be
yond
, TH
EN
D
addy
fell
into
the
pond
! A
nd
eve
ryon
e‟s
face
gre
w m
err
y a
nd b
righ
t. A
nd T
imot
hy d
ance
d fo
r she
er d
elig
ht
Giv
e m
e th
e ca
mer
a, q
uick
, oh
quic
k!
He‟s
cra
wlin
g o
ut o
f th
e d
uck
we
ed!
Clic
k!
CEO
Thanjavur Page 71
Th
en th
e ga
rden
er s
udde
nly
slap
ped
is k
nee,
A
nd d
oubl
ed u
p sh
akin
g si
lent
ly,
And
the
duck
s al
l qua
cked
as
if th
ey w
ere
daft
And
it s
ound
ed a
s if
the
old
drak
e la
ughe
d
Oh
, the
re w
asn‟t
thin
g th
at d
idn‟t
resp
ond
WH
EN
D
addy
fell
into
the
pond
,
It w
as d
ull c
loud
y da
y an
d ev
eryo
ne w
as _
____
__(i)
with
not
hing
to d
o or
say
. Tow
ards
th
e en
d of
the
day
whe
n no
thin
g se
emed
to b
e ha
ppen
ing.
Dad
dy s
udde
nly
____
__(ii
) .Im
med
iate
ly e
very
one
grew
mer
ry a
nd b
right
, with
she
er d
elig
ht. T
imot
hy a
sked
for _
____
(iii)
and
shot
Dad
dy _
____
(iv).
Then
the
gard
ener
beg
an to
laug
h an
d ev
en th
e qu
acki
ng d
ucks
and
dr
akes
see
med
to la
ugh.
The
re w
as n
ot _
____
_(v)
whe
n D
addy
fell
into
the
pond
. A
nsw
ers:
i)
grum
bled
ii)
fell
into
the
pond
iii
) the
cam
era
iv) c
raw
ling
out o
f the
duc
k w
eed
v)
a th
ing
that
did
not
resp
ond.
Exe
rcis
e: 2
(Apr
il-20
13)
A B
ird
and
a G
irl
A p
lum
p lit
tle g
irl a
nd a
thin
littl
e bi
rd
Wer
e ou
t in
the
mea
dow
s to
geth
er
How
cou
ld th
at p
oor l
ittle
bird
mus
t be
With
out a
ny c
loth
es li
ke m
ine,
sai
d sh
e,
Alth
ough
it is
sun
shin
y w
eath
er
A n
ice
little
girl
is th
at, s
aid
he,
But
, oh
how
cou
ld s
he m
ust b
e, fo
r see
! S
he
hasn‟t
a s
ing
le fe
athe
r!
So
each
shi
vere
d to
thin
k of
the
poor
thin
k,
Alth
ough
it w
as s
unsh
iny
wea
ther
. A
___
____
__(i)
and
a li
ttle
bird
wen
t out
in _
____
__(ii
). Th
e gi
rl fe
lt th
at th
e bi
rd
was
shi
verin
g w
ith c
old
as it
had
___
____
__ (i
ii) li
ke h
er. T
he b
ird th
ough
t tha
t the
girl
m
ust b
e fe
elin
g co
ld a
s sh
e __
____
__ (i
v). E
ach
shiv
ered
with
sor
row
for t
he o
ther
al
thou
gh th
e w
eath
er w
as _
____
____
(v)
Ans
wer
s:
(i) p
lum
p lit
tle g
irl
(ii) m
eado
ws
(iii)
no c
loth
es (
iv) h
as n
o fe
athe
r
(v) s
unsh
iny
Exe
rcis
e: 3
(Apr
il-20
14)
Go
d’s
Lo
ve
Th
e f
ire o
f G
od‟s
love
bu
rns
away
impu
ritie
s a
nd le
ave
s ou
r so
ul‟s
go
ld.
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CEO
Thanjavur Page 72
Onl
y he
can
see
B
enea
th o
ur h
uman
ity
to ju
dge
our t
rue
wor
th,
Go
d‟s
ete
rna
l ca
re
trium
ph o
ver o
ur w
eakn
ess
and
teac
hes
us h
ope.
G
od‟s
love
like
fire
bu
rns
out a
ll __
____
____
__(i)
and
ma
kes
ou
r so
uls
___
____
__(ii
).
Onl
y he
can
und
erst
and
us a
nd ju
dge
____
____
_(iii
). H
is e
verla
stin
g ca
re w
ins
over
____
___(
iv) a
d gi
ves
us__
____
___(
v).
Ans
wer
s:
i) im
purities
ii) gold iii) true worth iv) Our weakness
v) hope.
Question Number 19 a Translation j
äœ
tç
fi
s M
§»
y¤
š
vG
J
jä
œ b
khê
bga
®¥ò
English Translation
v¢
rç
¡i
f:
òif
Ã
o¤
jš
c
lš
ey
D¡
F n
fL
éi
sé
¡F
«
Caution:
Smoking
is injurious
to
health
j©
Ùi
u Å
zh¡
fhÔ
®fŸ
Do
n’t
was
te w
ater
ä‹
Á¡
fd
«, n
ji
t Ï
¡f
z«
Save electricity
ò‰f
ë‹
ÛJ
el
¡f
hÔ®f
Ÿ
Keep off the grass
thr
Y¡
F
K‹
t
hfd
§f
is
ãW
¤j
hÔ®f
Ÿ
Do
n’t
par
k th
e ve
hic
les
in f
ron
t o
f th
e
gate
ehŒ
fŸ
#h¡
»ui
j
Bew
are of dogs
mi
kÂ
ia
fi
lÃ
o¡
fÎ
«
Keep silence
CEO
Thanjavur Page 73
F¥i
gfi
s
F¥i
g¤b
jh£
oæ
š
ngh
lÎ
«
Use dustbin
ϧ
F
Rt
buh
£o
fi
sx
£l
hÔ®f
Ÿ
(m) é
s«
gu«
br
Œa
hÔ®f
Ÿ
Stick no bills
Exercise1 (April2013)
Translate the following passage into English:
You see a notice board at the bus term
inus. A north Indian, w
ho can
not read
Tamil, needs your help in understan
ding the notice. G
ive him
the message in English.
v¢
rç
¡i
f:
mL
¤j
t®
éL
«
òif
æd
hš,
òif
Ã
o¡
fhj
t®f
is
¡
Tl
ò‰
W
ne
hŒ
jh¡
F«
mgh
a«
c©
L. b
ghJ
Ïl
§f
ëš
òi
f Ã
o¥g
ij
¤ j
鮤
jš
Ãw
U¡
F e
y«
.
òif
Ão
¤j
iy
mw
nt
jé
®¤j
š m
id
tU
¡F
« e
y«
.
Answ
er:
Cau
tion:
The sm
oke let out by another person can cause cancer on a passive smoker.
Avoid smoking in public places. Giving up smoking is good for everyone.
Exercise2 (March2014)
Translate the following passage into English:
A copassenger on the bus you travel in has slipped
and sprained his ankle. He
wishes to go to a hospital nearby. Someone gives him
the instructions in Tam
il. As he is
new
to Tam
il Nad
u, he does not understan
d the language. Translate the instructions
into English to help him
.
ngU
ªJ
ãW
¤j
Âè
Uª
J c
¤j
k®
fhª
 r
hiy
æš
ne
uhf
¢ b
rš
yÎ
«.
äf
¥
bgç
a
jgh
š
ãi
ya
«
ty
¥òw
«
cŸ
sJ
. m
j‰
F
vÂ
nu
rhi
yi
a¡
f
l¡
fÎ
«.
Ϫ
Âa
‹ t
§»
¡F
¥ g¡
f¤
ÂY
Ÿs
bj
Ué
š E
iH
aÎ
«.
Ïl
J ò
w¤
š
,Ïu©
lht
J
f£
ll
« k
y®
kU
¤J
tk
id
MF
«.
Answ
er:
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CEO
Thanjavur Page 74
From the Bus stan
d go straight in Ultramar Gan
dhi road. Very big Post office is at
right. Cross the road in front of it. Enter the street near the Indian Bank. On the left side,
second building is M
alar hospital.
[OR]
Question Number 19 bExpressing ideas about picture:
gl«
gh®
¤J
cd
J f
U¤
Jf
is
gÂ
Î b
rŒ
f.
F¿
¥ò:
Fi
wª
j g
£r
kÂ
¥bg©
bg
w Ã
‹t
U«
5 t
h¡»
a§
fŸ
ngh
‹W
« v
Gj
yh«
.
gl¤
‰
F j
iy
¥ghf
bf
hL¡
f¥g
£L
Ÿs
th¡
»a
¤i
jÍ
« é
il
æš
vG
jÎ
«.
My view
s ab
out this picture:
i) This picture is about _______(
ji
y¥ò
)____
ii) This picture contains man
y ideas.
iii) I like this picture.
iv) It is m
eaningful.
v) It is very natural.
vi) I see _____________ in the picture.
(gl
¤Â
š Ú
gh®
¡F
« b
ghU
£f
S¡
F Ï
iz
ahd
M§
»y
th®
¤i
ji
a v
Gj
Ϋ
.)
vL
¤J
¡f
h£l
hf,
Exercise1 (April2012)
ÁW
t‹
- boy
ÁW
ä
-girl
M©
-
man
bg©
-
woman
ku«
- tree
ky
®
- flower
t©
o
-
veh
icle
Rhi
y
-
road
äU
f«
- anim
al
gwi
tf
Ÿ
- birds
ÅL
- house
bt
Ÿs
«
- flood
khR
ghL
-
pollution
ki
H
-rain
tw
£Á
-
fam
ine
be
U¥ò
-fire
òy«
bga
®Î
-migration
k¡
fŸ
- peo
ple
Fi
l
- shop
Ïa
‰i
f¢
Ó‰
w«
-
Naturalcalam
ity
CEO
Thanjavur Page 75
Answ
er:
The picture shows the joy of the boys.
There are five boys running.
It m
ay a race.
They never worry ab
out the results.
Norm
ally children are hap
py, when they are playing with frien
ds.
They m
ay be poor. But they are happy.
If we keep our mind like children, w
e will be happy always.
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