Section A

I. Answer any TWO questions (Prose)

1. All great things have humble, small beginnings. Justify the statement based on the life and work of
Thimmakka.
2. Box and Cox fulfills all the characteristics of a one-act play. Explain.
3. What does the boy in Father, Dear Father think of his grandparents in his letter?
4. “cox, I shan’t want you to day – you can have a holiday”.
5. Education is not what a person is able to hold in his head, so much as it is what a person is able to find.
6. And she was cross. She said go ask the guy who keeps gardening things.
7. Her intentions are evidently good as she has planted trees rich in biodiversity.
8. But in your departmental store, do you apply Pythagoras theorem or Newton’s law of gravity?
9. No one tried to persuade me. The decision was mine alone.
10. Bulk does not make man better be. How does the oak support this stand?
11. It may be near when it seems afar; what seems afar and why?
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I. Answer any TWO questions (Prose)

12. What is the attitude of teachers towards learners as illustrated in Father, Dear Father?
13. What is the significance of the postscript to the text in Father, Dear Father?
14. Box and Cox is regarded as the best farce of the nineteenth century. Support the statement with
illustrations from the play.
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II. Answer any TWO questions (Poetry)

1. Discuss the aptness of the title, the Noble Nature, for the poem.
2. How does the poem, the Beggar describe the farmer’s pathetic physical condition?
3. Life is queer with its twists and turns, … List a few twists as mentioned in the poem, Keep Going.
4. And then one Sunday afternoon I wandered out along the deplanes river.
5. You may succeed with another blow.
6. They all shook their heads and gave me a smile as though I was trying to fool with them.
7. A food giver he is, with ability tot mitigate the sky’s hunger.
8. And fare thee wheel, my only
luve and fare thee wheel and whilel
9. Have you sighted anyone
With shadows in his dusky eyes?
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II. Answer amy TWO questions (Poetry)

10. “Dr. Ammangi Venugopal’s creativity is rooted deeply in the complexities and contradictions of modern
life”, says observers. Explain the statement, taking The Beggar as a reference point.
11. ‘As essay-to-read poem, Keep Going is rich both in its content and form’. Explain the above statement
with examples.
12. Explain with the example of the lily that size matters not but beauty counts a lot.
13. Explain the narrator’s experience in finding out what happiness is.
14. Keep going is a classic inspirational poem, claim many critics. Substantiate.
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III. Answer amy TWO questions (Short Story)

1. Helping the old is as good as playing the game. Elucidate with reference to the story.
2. Write a paragraph on how Alan and his parents felt excited when he was chosen to play for the school
cricket match.
3. Does the story, the short-sighted Brothers support the wise saying, Honesty is the best policy? Discuss.
4. What does the speaker promise in A Red Red Rose?
5. What gave Dr. Bannister strength in the final spurt?
6. Describe the scene of the dinner party.
7. “A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl and ca colonel”. Discuss with reference to the
story, The Dinner Party.
8. The whole speed is on the human traits. Comment with reference to Booker T. Washington’s two sides
of life.
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III. Answer amy TWO questions (Short Story)

9. How does Booker T Washington advise the teacher-trainees to develop frankness and honesty in their
teaching?
10. The realized that the lack of unity had been the cause for their plight what followed this realization? How
did it help the people of Ramasagaram?
11. Every time the youth chooses a gift, the fairy expresses her dissatisfaction with her gestures. Comment.
12. Is the title, Sanghala Panthulu, apt for the story? Explain.
13. Were the brothers successful in executing their tricks? Support your answer.
14. The young man feels that the five boons are not gifts, but merely lending’s. Justify his opinion with
reference to his experiences.
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IV. Answer amy FOUR questions (Passage from Reader)

4. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a word or a
sentence each.
The tablet has a flowery border. “The second brother went away very pleased with himself. Hardly had he
gone when the third brother arrived there. He too enquired about the inscription and on being told what it
was, asked if there was any other writing on it.”
“Only the donor’s name, Wang Lee, at the bottom,” said the monk.
(i) What dis the tablet have for its decoration?
(ii) Who was very happy to know about that decoration?
(iii) When did the third brother reach the monastery?
(iv) When did the youngest brother want to know particularity?
(v) Where was the donor’s name mentioned?
(vi) Write the antonym of departed from the passage.
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V. Answer amy FOUR questions (Passage from Short Story)

4. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a word or a
sentence each.
The Secret Under Ground.
Nature is the best teacher. Redwood trees share a secret. They are the largest trees on the planet. Some of
them are even of thousands of years old. But, interestingly, their roots do not grow deep. Yet, they endure
massive wind storms, devastating earthquakes etc. for centuries. How is it possible? The secret of redwood
trees lie under the ground. Their roots reach outward seeking the roots of other redwood trees. When they
meet, they intertwine, making a permanent bond with one another. This way, all the redwood trees support
one another. Unity is strength. Thus, they give humanity a crucial lesson: when you receive, you make a
living; but when you give, you make a life!
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V. Answer amy FOUR questions (Passage from Short Story)

(i) Regarding size, what is unique about redwood trees?

(ii) How long do redwood trees live?
(iii) What is the secret of redwood trees lying under the ground?
(iv) How do all redwood trees support one another?
(v) What is the crucial lesson redwood trees teaching humanity?
(vi) Write the antonym of shallow from the passage.
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V. Answer amy FOUR questions (Passage from Short Story)

5. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a word or a
sentence each.
Opportunities Unlimited
I noticed the method applied to about six of the wealthiest men in England in a book of interviews published
by an able and well-known journalist: [This is a single sentence with twenty-six words. It is taken from G K
Chesterton’s The Worship of the Wealthy.]
(i) Who does the word I refer to in the sentence?
(ii) What did the narrator notice?
(iii) Where did the narrator notice it?
(iv) To whom was method applied?
(v) Where did those six wealthy people hail from?
(vi) Which is the book mentioned here?
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VI. Identify the parts of speech of any EIGHT of the following underlined words (Parts of Speech)

(i) Hyderabad is a historical city.

(ii) Honesty is the best policy.
(iii) Alas! The legendary athlete Milkha Singh is dead.
(iv) The boy ran into the park joyfully.
(v) Several writers wrote about education.
(vi) People eat vegetables across the world.
(vii) I invited him to the party.
(viii) She is interested in painting.
(ix) She has two children.
(x) Since he was tired, he went to bed early.
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VI. Identify the parts of speech of any EIGHT of the following underlined words (Parts of Speech)

I had (1) a moment (2) of (3) mixed joy (4) and anguish when (5) my mind (6) took over. It (7) raced well (8)
ahead of my body and (9) drew my body compellingly (10) forward.
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VII. Fill in any EIGHT of the following blanks blanks with a, an or the. (a, an or the)

(i) _____ (1) talent of _____ (2) writer can’t be underestimated.

(ii) I interviewed _______ (3) M.P. in ______ (4) evening.
(iii) ______ (5) more you learn __________ (6) more you benefit.
(iv) Mukesh Ambani is __________ (7) Bill Gates of India.
(v) Did you get marries after leaving ___ (8) university?
(vi) It was ____ (9) hottest day ever.
(vii) I put ____ (10) unopened letters over there.
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VII. Fill in any EIGHT of the following blanks blanks with a, an or the. (a, an or the)

(i) We can’t live without ____ (1) fan nowadays.

(ii) It’s raining. Let’s take, _____ (2) umbrella.
(iii) I read ______ (3) amazing story last Sunday.
(iv) _____ (4) talent of _________ (5) writer can’t be understand.
(v) From his talk, it seems studies were _______ (6) ancillary subject; and living and experiencing,
________ (7) major subject. Father, is he fibbing? Or is it possible that ________ (8) world turned
topsy-turvy in just about 70 years?
(vi) Thimmakka could not go to school due to poverty and lack of facilities. At _____ (9) early age, she had
to take up grazing sheep and cattle and also work as _______ (10) coolie.
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VIII. Fill in any EIGHT of the following blanks blanks with suitable prepositions. (Prepositions)

(i) Thimmakka and her husband used to carry four pails ____ (1) water. ____ (2) a distance _______ (3) 4
km to water the saplings.
(ii) Don’t rely _________ (4) others for everything.
(iii) India got independence ______ (5) 1947.
(iv) He jumped __________ (6) the well.
(v) There is a beautiful painting ______ (7) the wall.
(vi) My first rank is ______ (8) stake, you see.
(vii) Can you translate this _______ (9) English _______ (10) Telugu?
(viii) I agree ___ (2) you, cent percent.
(ix) Are you aware ___ (3) Corona precautions?
(x) Wealth is inferior ___ (4) learning.
(xi) There is something extraordinary ___ (5) Kohli.
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VIII. Fill in any EIGHT of the following blanks blanks with suitable prepositions. (Prepositions)

xii. Many great people hail ___ (6) rural areas of the country.
xiii. There is a cold war ___ (7) these two countries.
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X. Rewrite any FOUR of the following sentences as directed. (Rewrite the Sentences)

1. We practice yoga every day in the morning. (Change the sentence to passive voice)
2. He said, "I have lost my bag." (Change the sentence to indirect speech)
3. Father said to his daughter, "Who teaches you English, Anita?" (Change the sentence to indirect
speech)
4. The custard apple is better for health than the apple. (Change the sentence to positive degree)
5. Mathematics is more difficult than most other subjects. (Change the sentence to superlative degree)
6. We don't have to go to the party, ____? (Add a question tag)
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XI. Rewrite any FOUR of the following sentences correcting the underlined errors.

1. His both sons are lawyers.

2. The first inning is over.
3. All Indians must respect each other.
4. He is having many imported clothes.
5. He plays tennis, isn't he?
6. Beside being a poet, Tagore is a short story writer.
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XII. Supply the missing letters any EIGHT of the following words. (Missing letters)

Thr_ _ gh Sli _ _ tly Gr _ _ nd Wo _ _ y

Sp _ _ d Ang _ _ sh Prev _ _ us Mi _ _ t

Rec _ _ ve P _ _ ce App _ _ r Wo _ _ le

Tre _ _ le Con _ _ ary Cr _ _ m Com _ _ ain

F _ _ lt Req _ _ st En _ _ ntr Acq _ _ int

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XIII. Identify the silent consonant letters in any EIGHT of the following words. (Silent consonant)

Limb Malign Doubt Thorough

Chalk Night Depot Lodge

Coup Christmas Knight Pseudonym

Benign Castle Succumb Honest

Bridge Through Almond Cupboard

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XIV. Write any FOUR of the following transcriptions using ordinary English spelling. (Transcriptions)

/stretʃ/ /inˈkredəbl/ /plɑːnt/ /kənˈdifn

/ˈhospitl/ /inˈtaiə(r)/ /imˈfætik/ /əˈpiərəns/

/ˈmen/n/ /ˈdzentlman/ /ˈtrembl/ ‘/sliːp/

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XV. Circle any FOUR of the words that sound different from the other words in the set with regard to the
sounds of the bold letters (Sound different from the other words)

i. kite Know Knife

ii. that Think Thousand
iii. easy Escape Sand
iv. go To No
v. hope Rod Rope
vi. earn Earth Each
vii. push Pull Pure
viii. load Road Broad
ix. nature Mature Tutor
x. east Exist Extra
xi. suppose sucrose super
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XVI. Mention the number of syllables in any FOUR of the following words. (Syllables)

Observtory bun examine Apology

History question Potato classification

pen Bachelor suffer Sunday

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