Framing Questions π

Framing Questions π
1. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts
The day came. His classmates were leaving for Madras ( now Chennai )(A).
They were taking a train from Mysore to Madras. They have shared good years in
school and college together(B). He went to the station to say goodbye and good
luck to them for their future life(C).
At the station, his friends(D) were already there. They were excited and talking
loudly. The noise was like chirping of birds. They were all excited(E) and
discussing their new hostels, new courses etc. He was not part of it. So he stood
there silently. One of them noticed and said, ‘You should have made it’.
Now, frame the questions for which the underlined parts are answers 5x1=5m
(π)Answers:
A. Where were his classmates leaving for?

B. What was shared by them?
C. Why did he go to the station?
D. Who were already at the station?
E. How were they?
Probably he was not aware that he was following the philosophy of the
Bhagavath Gita:(A) ‘Your best friend is yourself and your worst enemy is
yourself’.
Later he worked very hard(B), focused on one thing, never bothering about his
personal life or comforts. He shared his wealth with others(C). He never used the
help of any caste, community or political connections to go up in life.
A son of a school teacher showed other Indians(D) it was possible to earn wealth
legally and ethically. He built a team of people who were equally good.(E)
(π)Answers:
A. What was he not aware of?

B. How did he work later?
C. What did he share with others?
D. Whom did he show it was possible to earn wealth legally and ethically?
E. How were the team of people which was built by him?
On the afternoon of that day(A), a potter had arrived home after a hard day’s
work. He was tired and thirsty(B). He had asked his wife for some palm-wine.
The more he drank, the better he felt. When he had drunk all the wine he no longer
felt tired(C). When the storm began the potter suddenly remembered that he had
left his donkey tied under a tree. He rushed out of his hut to take the animal into
the stable(D). You can imagine his anger when he discovered that the donkey was
not there any more -- the only thing left was its chain!
‘My stupid donkey must have run off into the forest,’ he grumbled. ‘When I
catch him I’ll give him a good beating!’(E)
(π)Answers:
A. When did the potter arrive home? (Or) At what time did the potter arrive home?
B. How was the potter?
C. How did the potter feel when he drank all the wine?
D. Why did he rush out of his hut?
E. What was the potter intend to do when he catches his donkey?
The frightened(A) soldiers fled. Their king(B) was left by himself in the tent.
Hurriedly he wrote a letter begging for peace and apologizing for attacking the
country(C). He left this letter in the tent. Then he jumped on his horse and
followed his soldiers. When the potter’s brown horse reached the deserted camp it
stopped. With shaking hands the potter untied his feet and fell to the ground. When
he looked around he was surprised to find the camp empty(D). He looked into the
king’s tent and found the letter. The puzzled potter walked back to the city with the
letter in his pocket. He went to his wife and gave her the letter(E).
(π)Answers:
A. How were the soldiers?

B. Who was left in the camp?
C. Why did the enemy king write the letter?
D. Why was the potter surprised when he reached the camp?
E. What was the potter’s wife given?
Savitri’s amazing talent was in full form in ‘Missamma’(A), a hit comedy that
established Savitri’s place firmly as a star. Mary in the film comes into an
agreement with a Hindu youth, MT Rao (NTR) to pretend as a couple in order to
get a job in a school(B). Mary was a Christian to the core, whereas Rao was a
tolerant Hindu. What results in is a three hour pure comedy for the audience!
Savitri was adored for the matchless ease in expression(C). Meena Kumari, the
heroine of Hindi films said, ”when I watch Savitri’s acting(D), I usually get
doubts about my own acting”. Her strikingly expressive eyes and her superb
sense of timing(E) made her one of the greatest actresses. Amitabh Bacchan felt,
‘Savitri was one of the first actresses with unbelievable spontaneity’.
(π)Answers:
A. Which movie established Savitri’s place firmly as a star?

B. Why did Mary and MT Rao pretend as a couple?
C. Why was Savitri adored?
D. When was Meena Kumari used to get doubts about her own acting?
E. What made Savitri one of the greatest actresses?
Savitri was awarded the title ‘Mahanati’(A). She also received the Presidential
award for her performance in ‘Chivaraku Migiledu(B)’, the magnum opus of
Savitri. She was the recipient of ‘Kalaimamant’ and ‘Nadigayar Tilakam’ from
Tamil film industry(C). Savitri had nearly 300 films to her credit. Her career was
nearly 30 year long(D). She was equally admired by Telugu and Tamil film
lovers(E). She also acted in a few Kannada and Hindi films. She had a lion’s share
of films when she was at the zenith of her career. Her passion for films was so
strong that she directed and produced a few films, in spite of certain adversities.
(π) Answers:
A. Which award was given to Savitri?

B. Why did he receive the Presidential award?
C. Who bestowed Savitri with ‘Kalaimamant’ and ‘Nadigayar Tilakam’ ?
D. How long was Savitri’s film career?
E. Who admired Savitri?
“They came on a Wednesday(A),” said Sunday, “Many, many big lorries. They
took all day unloading them. No one told us what was in them. They gave the
Chief (B) a brown paper bag, I saw him smiling as the lorries drove away. This
was five years ago(C). Then three months ago, one of the brightest boys in the
village- Thomas Agonyo - started university in Lagos(D). He came home one
weekend with a new Chemistry book, and spent all day looking at the drums and
writing things down and talking to himself and shaking his hand. We all thought he
had gone mad. Then he called a meeting of the village and told us that the drums
contained poisonous chemicals. He said they had come from Italy(E). But I don’t
know where that is. Is it in Europe?”
(π) Answers:
A. When did they come?
B. Whom did they give a brown paper-bag?
C. When did the incident happened?
D. Where did Thomas Agonyo start his university?
E. Where did the drums come from?
“I can remember the time,” she said wistfully, “when all the fields around this
village were green(A) and the harvests good.” Her outstretched arm described a
complete a complete circle as she stood in the morning sun(B). “Then they built
those monsters(C), those ......... “Her voice spluttered in anger as she shook her
fist at a collection of ominous-looking black buildings on the horizon, covered in a
low-lying shroud of thick smoke. “They said that factories need leather to make
shoes, handbags and clothes. They said our menfolk(D) would get jobs. They said
we would all become rich.”
We stood silent, each thinking our own thoughts. Yes, they told all that. But there is
so much they didn’t tell you. They didn’t tell you that to change animal skins into
leather- which they call tanning- uses as many as 250 different chemicals(E),
including heavy metals such as cadmium, arsenic and chromium.
(π) Answers:
A. How were the fields?

B. Where did she stand?
C. What were built by them?
D. Who would get jobs according to them?
E. How many chemicals are used in tanning?
“It was a Saturday,” she went on, still wiping her hands on her apron(A). “It
was a lovely warm day, and the children played outside(B) all weekend. Even
when the dust began to fall, they still played outside. They picked up handfuls of it
and threw it at each other, laughing. It was Wednesday before the loudspeaker van
came to the village, telling us to keep our children indoors and not to touch the
radioactive dust. They also told us to wash down our houses and roads with
water(C). A week later the children began to vomit. Their hair fell out(D). They
couldn’t eat. They grew so thin, and soars appeared all over their little bodies. Two
weeks after that, all three died - all the three on the same day(E).” She broke
down now and cried quietly, as she had done so many times before. “They’re
buried over there.” She pointed to the church graveyard. “Lots of village children
are. And adults.”
(π) Answers:
A. Where did she wipe her hands?

B. What did the children do?
C. What advise was given by them?
D. What happened to the children’s hair?
E. How many children died after two weeks?
The streams of different cultures(A) have flowed into our subcontinent to

make us what we are and what we will be. There were Dravidians in India
before the coming of the Aryans(B) . Hinduism(C) is a blend of the North and
the South.
India has one hundred and fifty dialects, and twenty two recognised regional
languages(D), but Hindi, like English, has come to stay as the lingua franca of our
nation. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Mumbai to Nagaland, Hindi is
now understood and is recognised as the national language of India.(E)
(π) Answers:
A. What did flow into our Indian subcontinent to make us what we are today?
B. Who were there in India before coming of the Aryans?
C. Which religion is the blend of the North and the South in India?
D. How many recognised regional languages are there in India?
E. Which is the national language of India?
The great symbol of dance is Shiva, the Cosmic Dancer(A), depicted in

sculptures and poetry as Nataraja. Similarly, the classical theatre in India has a
history of more than two thousand years(B). It was performed in palaces and
temples. The classical plays combined music and dance. Tragedy was, and is, still
discouraged(C) otherwise; the range of themes covered is wide.
It is this strand of cultural unity running through the country(D) that we are
heir to, and to which people in the West are increasingly turning now. It is up to
the younger generation(E) to uphold this torch of cultural unity for the rest of the
world to see, follow and emulate, not to get dazed by the superficial prosperity and
material achievement of the West, where man has set foot on the Moon in his quest
for space travel, but finds himself isolated in his own society and community.
(π) Answers:
A. Who is the symbol of dance?

B. How many years of history does the classical theatre has in India?
C. Which form of plays discouraged in the classical theatre of India?
D. What character of Indian culture is attracting the West?
E. Who have the obligation to uphold the torch of cultural unity in India?
Next morning the villagers who passed the potter’s house looked in amazement
at the tiger tied to the tree(A). Soon the news spread throughout the village that
the potter has caught a tiger and tied it to a tree in his yard(B). All the villagers
praised his courage. They also thanked him because the tiger had eaten many of
their goats and buffaloes(C). They had tried to catch him for many years but had
failed. Of course, the potter said that he had done nothing of the sort. He said that
he he had only brought his donkey home. He did not understand how a donkey
could change into a tiger! When he saw the tiger, he fainted.
Nobody, however, believed the potter’s story. The villagers(D) even praised him
for being modest. Soon the potter became famous. Everybody who met him called
him the brave potter(E). The simple potter himself never understood why.
(π) Answers:
A. What was seen by the villagers who passed the potter’s house?
B. What news spread throughout the village?
C. Why did the villagers thank the potter?
D. Who praised the potter for his modesty?
E. What was the potter called by everyone?
Jumbled Sentences π
1. Read the following passage carefully
One day Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother. He told her,
“My teacher gave this paper to me and told me to only give it to my mother.” His
mother’s eyes were tearful as she read the letter out loud to her child, “Your son is
a genius. This school is too small for him and doesn’t have enough good teachers
for training him. Please teach him yourself.”
Many years after Edison’s mother had died, Edison had become one of the greatest
inventors of the century. One day he was going through the old closet and he found
a folded letter which was given to him by his teacher for his mother. He opened it.
The message written on the letter was, “Your son is mentally ill. We can not let him
attend our school any more. He is expelled.”
Edison became emotional reading it and then he wrote in his diary, “Thomas Alva
Edison was a mentally ill child whose mother turned him into the genius of the
century.”
Now, find the correct and meaningful order of the following jumbled sentences
5m
1. Many years after Edison’s mother died
2. One day Thomas Edison came home and gave a paper to his mother.
3. He found a folded letter which was given to him by his teacher for his mother.
4. His mother’s eyes were tearful as she read the letter out loud to her child.
5. Edison became emotional reading it.
(π) Answers:
2, 4 , 1, 3 ,5
Once there was a rich farmer in a village. He had a lot of land, cattle, money and
many servants. He had two sons. He led a happy life with them. After few years,
the younger of the two sons became unhappy.
He asked his father for his share of property. His father advised him not demand
like that. His mother also advised her son to do so. But he would not listen to his
father’s words. He got his share and sold them. He had a huge amount with him.
Once he got much money, he got bad company of friends.
With this amount, he travelled to a distant country where he did all he wished. He
had another bad company of friends there as well. Because of this, he fell into evil
ways.
All the money was gone. He became poor. AT that time, no one helped him out of
bad company. Soon, he fell into debt. Then he understood his mistake and returned
to his country and to his parents.
He afterwards obeyed his parents and led a happy life.
Now, find the correct and meaningful order of the following jumbled sentences
5m
1. All the money was gone.
2. The younger of the two sons became unhappy.
3. He understood his mistake and returned to his country and to his parents.
4. He asked his father for his share of property.
5. He travelled to a distant country where he did all he wished.
(π) Answers:
2, 4, 5, 1, 3
UNIT - 6
A - Reading: My Childhood
Comprehension π
The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old. For
reasons I have never been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind seeds
erupted in the market. I used to collect the seeds and sell them to a provision shop
on a Mosque Street. A day’s collection would fetch me the princely sum of one
anna. My brother-in-law Jallaluddin would tell me stories about the War which I
would later attempt to trace in the headlines in Dinamani. Our area, being isolated,
was completely unaffected by the War. But soon India was forced to join the Allied
Forces and something like a state of emergency was declared. The first casualty
came in the form of the suspension of the train halt at Rameswaram station. The
newspapers now had to bundled and thrown out from the moving train on the
Rameswaram Road between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi. That forced my cousin
Samsuddin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to look for a helping
hand to catch the bundles and, as if naturally, I filled the slot. Samsuddin helped
me earn my first wages. Half a century later, I can still feel the surge of pride in
earning my own money for the first time. (My Childhood)
Now, answer the following questions 5x1=5m
1. Who is talking to us in the above passage?
2. Of what is the writer proud in the above passage?

3. The brother-in-law of the narrator is ...............
A) Samsuddin B) Jallaluddin C) None
4. An emergency was declared because ...............

A) The First World War started
B) India was invaded by China
C) India joined the Second World War
5. Which character of the speaker is described in the above passage?

A) Dignity of Labour
B) Sympathy
C) Cruelty
(π) Answers:
1. Dr Abdul Kalam is the person who is talking to us in the above passage.
2. The writer is proud of earning his own money for the first time.
3. B). The brother-in-law of the narrator is Jallaluddin
4. C). An emergency was declared because India joined the Second World War
5. A). Dignity of Labour
On the whole, the small society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of
the segregation of different social groups. However, my science teacher
Sivasubramania Iyer, though an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative wife,
was something of a rebel. He did his best to break social barriers so that people
from varying backgrounds could mingle easily. He used hours with me and would
say, “Kalam, I want you to develop so that you are on par with the highly educated
people of the big cities.”
One day, he invited me to his home for a meal. His wife was horrified at the
idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused
to serve me in her kitchen. Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed, nor did he get
angry with his wife, but instead, served me with his own hands and sat down
beside me to eat his meal. His wife watched us from behind the kitchen door. I
wondered whether she had observed any difference in the way I ate rice, drank
water or cleaned the floor after the meal. When I was leaving his house,
Sivasubramania Iyer invited me to join him to join him for dinner again the next
weekend. Observing my hesitation, he told not to get upset, saying, “Once you
decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted.” When I visited
his house the next week, Sivasubramania Iyer’s wife took me inside her kitchen
and served me food with her own hands.
(My Childhood)
1. What did Sivasubramania Iyer expect from Kalam?
2. Can you deduce why Iyer was fond of Kalam?
3. The small society of Rameswaram had ......................

A) a open social system
B) a rigid social system
C) a modern social system
4. Why did Iyer’s wife refuse to serve Kalam?

A) She was a conservative woman
B) She was busy doing household chores
C) She was not well that day
5. “Once you decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted.”
What does the above line indicate?
A) Iyer’s wife was not a conservative woman
B) Sivasubramania Iyer has revolutionary thoughts
C) Kalam is an orthodox person
(π) Answers:
1. Iyer expected that Kalam to be on par with the highly educated urban scholars
2. I think Iyer was fond of Kalam because Kalam was a bright student and also
modest as well
3. B) The small society of Rameswaram had a rigid social system
4. A) She was a conservative woman
5. B) Sivasubramania Iyer has revolutionary thoughts

Every child is born, with some inherited characteristics, into a specific socio-
economic and emotional environment, and trained in certain ways by figures of
authority. I inherited honesty and self-discipline from my father; from my mother, I
inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness and so did my three brothers and
sister. I had three close friends in my childhood - Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan
and Sivaprakasan. All these boys were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families. As
children, none of us ever felt any difference amongst ourselves because of our
religious differences and upbringing. In fact, Ramanadha Sastry was the son of
Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest of the Rameswaram temple. Later he
took over the priesthood of the Rameswaram temple from his father; Aravindan
went into the business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims; and
Sivaprakasan became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways.
(My Childhood)
1. What good qualities did Kalam inherit from his father?
2. What influences do work on a child according to Kalam?
3. Who among the following was not the best childhood friend of Kalam?
A) Ramanadha Sastry
B) Aravindan
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
4. What among the following was the reason for having no difficulties in friendship
though the three youth are from different backgrounds
A) None of them ever felt any difference amongst themselves because of their
religious differences and upbringing
B) They have discriminated against each other
C) They have closed minds
5. Which of the narrator’s friend entered the transport business?

A) Aravindan
B) Ramanadha Sastry
C) Sivaprakasan
(π) Answers:
1. Kalam inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father
2. According to Kalam, some inherited characteristics from their parents and the
socio-economic and emotional environment in which they were brought up play a
great role in a child’s life
3. C) Jawaharlal Nehru
4. A) None of them ever felt any difference amongst themselves because of their
religious differences and upbringing
5. A) Aravindan
I was born into a middle-class Tamil family in the island town of Rameswaram in
the erstwhile Madras State. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal
education nor much wealth; despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate
wisdom and a true generosity of spirit. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother,
Ashiamma. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every day, but I am
quite certain that far more outsiders ate with us than all the members of our own
family put together.
I was one of the children - a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to
tall and handsome parents. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the
middle of the nineteenth century. It was fairly large pucca house, made of
limestone and brick, on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram. My austere father used
to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all necessities were
provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a
very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.
(My Childhood)
1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?

2. How many people were fed everyday by Ashiamma?
3. How did the speaker look as child?

A) He was tall and handsome
B) He was fair
C) He was short and undistinguished
4. The speaker’s father was ............

A) an extravagant person
B) a simple man
C) a spendthrift
5. The narrator has .......... childhood.

A) a secure
B) an insecure
C) a self-doubting
(π) Answers:
1. Dr Abdul Kalam is the speaker of the above lines
2. Far more outsiders were fed by Ashiamma than all the members of her own
family put together.
3. C) He was short and undistinguished
4. B) a simple man
5. A) a secure
Synonyms π
1) Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words choosing
from the words given in the box 4x1/2=2m
drawbacks, inherent, former, features, systematic, tests
I was born into a middle-class Tamil family in the island town of Rameswaram in
the erstwhile (a) Madras State. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal
(b) education nor much wealth; despite these disadvantages(c), he possessed great
innate(d) wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.
(π) Answers:
a) former b) systematic c)drawbacks d) inherent
2) Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words choosing
from the words given in the box 4x1/2=2m
religious, cruel, happening, accident, called, sinless
After school, we went home and told our respective parents about the incident (a).
Lakshman Sastry summoned (b) the teacher, and in our presence, told the teacher
that he should not spread the poison of social inequality and communal (c)
intolerance in the minds of innocent (d) children.
(π) Answers:
a) happening b) called c) religious d) sinless

Antonyms π
1. Read the paragraph and match the words under ‘A’ with their antonyms
under ‘B’. Write your answers and their corresponding numbers 4x1/2=2m
Then the Second World War was over and India’s freedom was imminent(a).
“Indians will build their own India,” declared(b) Gandhiji. The whole country was
filled with an unprecedented(c) optimism. I asked my father for permission(d) to
leave Rameswaram and study at the district headquarters in Ramanthpuram.
A B
a) imminent 1. familiar
b) declared 2. late
c) unprecedented 3. creative
d) permission 4. conceal
5. new
6. prohibition
(π) Answers:
a) - 2 , b) - 4, c) - 1, d) - 6
under ‘B’. Write your answers and their corresponding numbers 4x1/2=2m
He told me as if thinking aloud (a), “Abdul! I know you have to go away to grow.
Does the seagull not fly across the sun, alone (b) and without a nest?”. He quoted
Khalil Gibran to my hesitant mother, “Your children are not your children. They
are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing (c) for itself. They come through you
but not from you. You may give them your love (d) but not your thoughts, for they
have their own thoughts.”
A B
a) aloud 1. accompanied
b) alone 2. hate
c) longing 3. pretty
d) love 4. averseness
5. silently
6. neat
(π) Answers:
a) - 5, b) - 1, c) - 4, d) - 2
Assignments π
Units 3
Assignment - I
Total marks: 25
I. Read the following passage carefully
Father had provided for my education, and I had been able to realize his dreams.
My parents were truly proud of me. It was through me that they had earned a
greater degree of admiration and respect from the villagers. My father would not
like to see me carrying a trunk on my back and would be very hurt if I did so. I
concluded that it would be better to let him carry it. Father was used to carrying
luggage anyway. He was stronger and, more skilled than I in these matters. I had
never got used to physical labour having stayed in hostels right from my
childhood. So, in spite of my youth and strength, I was physically useless. I
continued walking silently with father. We rested at two places on the way and had
our tiffin but we hardly talked. Finally, we reached Dirang. The bus from Tawang
had not yet reached Dirang and so we had some time in hand. We entered a tea
shop and sat facing each other. Father appeared tired. I felt sorry for him but I
couldn’t bring myself to say anything. I asked the waiter to get us two cups of tea.
Just as I was going to take my first sip, I heard father’s voice, ‘Do you have a pair
of old shoes?’
( The Journey )
1. Why are the parents of the narrator proud of their child?
2. Why would the father of the speaker get hurt if the speaker carries his own
luggage?
3. Who was physically stronger in the above passage?

A) The narrator
B) The narrator’s father
C) The mother of the narrator
4. The father tired ..............

A) He carried the luggage all the way on his back
B) He had a fight with his son
C) He had an asthama attack
5. Why was the narrator physically useless despite his youth because............
A) He was a fat man
B) He worked everyday in fields
C) He had never got used to physical labour as he studied in hostels
II. Study the following pie diagram 5m
The following is a pie chart showing the cost percentage of different materials used
in the construction of a house
Now, write a paragraph
describing the information
depicted in the above diagram.
III. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in brackets 10x1/2=5m
1. They ......................... (paint) the wall since morning.

2. Bujji ........................ (watch) the movie last Sunday.
3. I .................. (pick up) the phone before he entered the room.
5. My uncle ................ (arrive) here next week.
6. Poorvansh .................. ( wake up) at 4 am everyday.
7. Isha ...................... (already, do) the homework.
8. Look! It’s .................... (rain).
9. Jews ................ (be) intelligent people.
10.I ................... (sleep) when the bell rang.
IV. Arrange the following words under correct headings 8x1/4=2m
aye-aye, dilly-dally, bye-bye, bang-bang, tip-top, ha-ha, chit-chat, zig-zag

Duplicative expressions Alliterative Expressions
V. Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words
choosing from the words given in the box 6x1/2=3m
hesitantly, satisfaction, praise, expend, buy, objected, persuade, observed
My father protested(A). ‘Give me an old pair. You don’t have to spend(B) money
on new shoes.’ I couldn’t convince(C) him to buy a new pair. Reluctantly(D) I
gave him the hunting boots I was wearing. I then took out my pair of leather shoes
from the trunk, and noticed(E) my father’s face lighting up with contentment(F).
Suddenly he looked at me and said, ‘Take care. Write to us.......’
VI. Write a story using the hints 5m
In Greece - a king - Midas - lot of gold - everything - a beautiful daughter. He

loved - gold - loved his daughter more - one day- kind towards Silenus - friend of
Dionysus - god of wine and celebration - learning Midas’ kindness - Dionysus
decides to reward -.When asked - Midas says “I wish everything I touch turns to
gold”- Dionysus knew - not a great idea - he granted wish - Happy Midas went -
touching random things - turned - into gold - touched an apple - shiny gold apple
- His subjects - astonished - happy to see - gold in the palace - Midas - hugged -
daughter - - into a lifeless, golden statue - Aghast, Midas - called for Dionysus -
begged the god - take away his power - save - daughter - Dionysus - change
everything back - Midas - lesson - lived - contended - what he had.
Assignment - II ( Unit -3 ) π
Total marks: 25
Baahubali 2 Review : This part is more prequel than sequel because initially the
story traces the origins of Baahubali’s father, who was originally meant to be the
King of Mahishmati. It also delves on the love-story between Amarendra and
Devasena (Anushka Shetty), who is mother of Mahendra Baahubali (Prabhas in a
dual role.) Recounted in the folklore-meets-Aesop’s fable-style, the plot is simple
and carries the good triumphs over evil thought forward just like the first part did.
Albeit with some childish conspiracy theories added in. Of course, the end comes
together in a long-drawn climax that could have been 10-minutes shorter.
But don’t judge Baahubali. Just savour it. It is a visual extravaganza that India
must feast on.
Part 2-The Conclusion onerously carries the equity of the first part on its shoulder
and ups the scale on many counts—especially in heroism. Baahubali has been
sketched out as such a symbol of strength and power that he makes you root for
him throughout. Prabhas is terrific as father and son. What’s more, this part
provides an answer to a question uppermost in everyone’s mind for the last two
years—it tells you why Katappa, the old faithful, killed Baahubali Senior.
Indian cinephiles must salute Rajamouli for his vision and ambition. He once again
gives us our Benhur and Ten Commandments experience rolled into one. Of course
it is CGI and VFX that grab you in your seat, but Baahubali also takes you on an
emotional roller-coaster ride. The romance between Devasena and Amarendra has
the Titanic fervour. While the performances of the lead cast are all believable, it is
Peter Hein’s action—with Baahubali doing the Van Damme split and some sweeps
that set your spirits soaring.
1. Whose origins are traced in the movie, Baahubali-2 ?
2. Why should we not judge Baahubali as per the writer of the above passage?
3. Baahubali has been sketched out as a symbol of ....................

A) weakness and fragility
B) strength and power
C) beauty and charm
4. Which technology is not used in Baahubali?

A) VFX
B) CGI
C) X-Ray
5. Who is the director of Baahubali?

A) Rajamouli
B) Trivikram
C) Sukumar
II. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts
Falling for her beauty and intelligence, as also the dowry which her father
offered(A), a young man tied the three knots around her neck, made her the
housewife to a household and said to her, Look, ammadu, this is your home.’ Then
the housewife immediately pulled the end of her sari and tucked it in at the waist
and swabbed the entire house and decorated the floor with muggulu designs(B).
The young man promptly praised her work. ‘You are dexterous at swabbing the
floor - even more dexterous in drawing the muggulu(C). Sabash, keep it up,’ He
said it in English, giving her a pat on the shoulder in appreciation. Overjoyed, the
housewife began living with swabbing as the chief mission in her life(D). She
scrubbed the house spotlessly clean at all times and beautifully decorated it
with multi-coloured designs(E). That is how her life went on, with a sumptuous
and ceaseless supply of swabbing cloths and muggu baskets.
III. Combine the pairs of sentences by using the words given in brackets 5x1=5m
1. You live in a beautiful place.

My dad want to visit it (where)
2. The teacher likes him.

He is a very decent boy. (because)
3. Maruthi is a very good man.

Everybody likes him. ( such....that )
4. I may go to Guntur the day after tomorrow.

I will visit your daughter. ( if )
5. You should go early.

You will miss the bus. ( unless )
IV. Arrange the following words under correct headings 8x1/4=2m
night-night, hanky-panky, hurly-burly, chop-chop, teeny-weeny, aye-aye,

boo-boo, easy-peasy
Duplicative words Rhyming Words
V. Use the following phrasal verbs in your own words 5x1=5m
A) look into
B) search for
C) get into
D) keep up
E) provide with
VI. Imagine you are in the place of Yeshe Dorjee who made a journey along with
his father to Dirang. Now, write an entry in your diary mentioning how you felt
about your father on that fateful day 3m
Assignment - 1 ( Unit -5) π

Total marks: 25
When I was a child, which is almost more than fifty years ago, the environment
was very pristine, very beautiful, and very green. We were a British colony, and the
British government at that time started to cut the indigenous forests in our forested
mountains because they wanted to establish commercial plantations of exotic
species of trees such as the pines from the northern hemisphere and the eucalyptus
from Australia. These trees are very nice, they grow tall, and they grow very fast,
but as they grow they destroy all the local biological diversity. All the flora and
fauna disappeared. So although we are getting commercial timber for the growing
timber industry, we also destroyed our local flora and fauna.
( Environment )
1. Name the speaker of the above lines?
2. Why did the British start to clear indigenous forests in the area?
3. From which country were eucalyptus brought?

A. Australia
B. China
C. India
4. The pines and eucalyptus are not good for the environment because ............
A. They grow very tall
B. They grow very fast
C. They destroy all the local biodiversity
5. The main reason for the destruction of the environment in Africa is .................
A. The commercial mentality of the Africans
B. The commercial mind-set of the British
C. The climatic conditions
II. Study the bar-diagram representing the number of visitors to a park in

different years 5m
Now, write a paragraph describing the information depicted in the above graph
III. Change the following exchanges into reported speech 5m
1. Poorvansh: Where are you going?

Isha : I am going to Guntur
2. Bujji : What is your name?

Venu: My name is Venu
3. Ram to Curie: Will you pass the salt?
IV. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in brackets
10x1/2=5m
I touched her ................. (a) (gentle/gently/gent) on the shoulder, .................(b)

(leaving/left/leave) her to her bitter-sweet ...............(c)
(memorized/memorize/memories), and walked on through the silence.
It .................(d)(is/was/am) a ghost town. No one lived there any more. They had
either died or been forcibly .................(e) (evacuated/evacuating/evacuate). The
fields ................(f)(were/was/is) barren. Nothing grew. Nothing ever would again.
There was no bird-song. No rabbit ...............(g)(peer/peered/peering) at me. No
cow endlessly chewed. No horse neighed. Natasha caught me up as we ............(h)
(board/boarding/boarded) the bus marked MOSCOW. “Thank you for ...............(i)
(coming/came/came) with me,” She said. “I wanted to ...............(j)(see/seeing/saw)
the graves and the house again, before I die.”
V. Write a news report to your school magazine about recently conducted YSR
Kanti Velugu programme. Don’t forget to include the following in the report
5m
Introduction to the programme- date of commencement- announcement by the
HM- the number of students- arrival of ANMs - medical staff - helping teachers-
the number of days- the equipment brought- the eye problems detected- the
number of spectacles suggested- thanksgiving by the students- the conclusion of
the programme
Assignment - 2 ( Unit -5) π
Total marks: 25

The environmental consequences of rapid industrialization have resulted in
countless incidents of land, air and water resources sites being contaminated with
toxic materials and other pollutants, threatening humans and ecosystems with
serious health risks. More extensive and intensive use of materials and energy has
created cumulative pressures on the quality of local, regional and global
ecosystems.
Before there was a concerted effort to restrict the impact of pollution,
environmental management extended little beyond laissez-faire tolerance,
tempered by disposal of wastes to avoid disruptive local nuisance conceived of in a
short-term perspective. The need for remediation was recognized, by exception, in
instances where damage was determined to be unacceptable. As the pace of
industrial activity intensified and the understanding of cumulative effects grew, a
pollution control paradigm became the dominant approach to environmental
management.
Two specific concepts served as the basis for the control approach: The
assimilative capacity concept, which asserts the existence of a specified level of
emissions into the environment which does not lead to unacceptable environmental
or human health effects and the principle of control concept, which assumes that
environmental damage can be avoided by controlling the manner, time and rate at
which pollutants enter the environment
1. What is the main theme of the above passage?
2. What pollution control approaches are mentioned in the above paragraphs?
3. The main reason for pollution of the environment is .................

A) planting trees
B) rapid industrialisation
C) heavy rains
4. The principal of control concept says ............................
A) environmental damage can be avoided by controlling the manner, time and
rate at which pollutants enter the environment
B) the existence of a specified level of emissions into the environment which
does not lead to unacceptable environmental or human health effects
C) the environmental pollution can be controlled by cutting trees and installing
heavy industries
5. As the pace of industrial activity intensified and the understanding of cumulative

effects grew..............................................................................................................
A) a pollution control paradigm became the dominant approach to
environmental management.
B) a pollution control paradigm became the weak approach to environmental
management.
C)a pollution control paradigm became the unimportant approach to
environmental management.
MODEL PAPER π
PAPER-I
Max Marks: 50
Section - A : Reading Comprehension

Questions (1-5) : Read the following passage carefully
It was a very quiet friendship that developed over the years. Manikda ( as Ray
was affectionately called by his friends) was a shy person and always very discreet
about displaying his emotions,” said Roberge. Though to outsiders, Ray’s massive
stature- physical and intellectual- might have made him come across as cold, aloof
and even intimidating, he was in reality a very simple and unassuming man with a
subtle sense of humour. It was an unspoken arrangement between the two of them
to meet on Sundays at 9 am at Ray’s residence on Bishop Lefroy Road, Kolkata.
Ray would invite Roberge over for private screenings of his latest films and
welcomed comments on them. But this happened only after the friendship had
cemented, for in the early days of their dialogue Ray’s shyness prevented him from
talking about his own films. ( Rendezvous with Ray )
1. About whose friendship is the above passage talking?
2. What is the real personality of Satyajit Ray?
3. Where is Ray’s house situated?

A) Bishop Lefroy Road, Kolkata
B) St.Paul’s Road, Toronto
C) Noriman Point, Mumbai
4. Satyajit Ray is .........................

A) a small man
B) a tall man
C) an ugly man
5. When did Roberge start going to the private screening of Ray’s latest movies?
A) since he came to India
B) since he saw Ray for the first time
C) since their friendship cemented
Questions (6-8) : Read the following stanza carefully
Deep in Ocean South the whale swims

Her song of birthing fills the seas
Thousands of creatures wait the moment
The solemn birth that they will see.
This child could sing the final whale song
The last to make the oceans shake.
Our grandchild never hears its mystery
Or will the dreamer wake?
( Or will the dreamer wake? )
Choose the correct answers to the following questions. 3x1=3
6. The writer of the above lines is ........................

A) Medora Chevalier B) Gabrial Okara C) Narayana Murthy
7. The real concern of the writer of the above lines is ...........................

A) Man is not harming any other species on the earth
B) We should kill animals to protect ourselves
C) Man should not harm other animals in order safeguard his life on the earth
8. The poetess sees man as a dreamer because .............................

A) Man sleeps well
B) Man is just living in dreams and not taking care of other species on the earth
C) Man is living a practical life on the earth taking care of other species
Questions (9-10) : Read the following conversation carefully
Mrs. Jordan : (rising) I’ll tell you what’s been going on in this house, father,
Nothing short of a robbery
Mrs Slater: Be quiet, Elizabeth
Mrs Jordan: I’ll not be quite. Oh, I call it double-faced
Henry: Now, now, Elizabeth
Mrs Jordan: And you, too. Are you such a poor creature that you must do every
dirty thing she tells you?
( The Dear Departed - II )
1. Why is Mrs Jordan calling what happened in the house a robbery?

A) Some thieves entered the house at midnight
B) Mr and Mrs Slater tried to steal Abel’s belongings
C) Victoria has stolen a toy from neighbours
2. Who is the henpecked husband according to the above conversation?

A) Henry Slater
B) Ben Jordan
C) Abel Merryweather
Questions ( 11-15 ) Read the following passage carefully
Our cultural unity is further exemplified by the temples of the South and of
Khajuraho, the caves of Ajanta and Ellora, which are shining examples of India’s
proficiency in sculpture and architecture. Our music has come to enjoy worldwide
popularity.
Indian classical music, like the Indian dances, is built on the concept of ragas and
talas. Each raga is regarded appropriate to certain time of the day or the night.
There are believed to be about 250 ragas in common use in the North as well as in
the South. In the modern times, people like Ravi Shankar have taken Indian music
to the West and thus bridged the gap between the music of the East and the West.
Other significant features of India’s cultural unity are the variety, colour and the
emotional richness of its dances. The country abounds in tribal dances, old dances
as well as classical dances of great virtuosity. Throughout India, dance is regarded
not merely as an accompaniment to social intercourse, but also as a mode of
aesthetic expression and spiritual realization.
( Unity in Diversity in India )
Now, answer the following questions
11. What is the main theme of the above passages?
12. Which parts of India are famous for its sculpture and architecture?
13. Indian classical music is mainly based on ............................

A) ragas and talas
B) classical dances
C) Bhajans
14. Which of the following persons has taken the Indian music to the West?
A) Abdul Kalam
B) Satyajit Ray
C) Pandit Ravi Shankar
15. Throughout India, dance is regarded not merely as an accompaniment to social

intercourse, but also as .........................................
A) a time-pass
B) a mode of aesthetic expression and spiritual realization.
C) a weapon of mass-destruction
SECTION - B : GRAMMAR
Note: Answer all the questions of Section - B ( Grammar ) in the same order at
one place in your answer book
16. Edit the following passage correcting the underlined parts 4x1/2= 2m
Marie Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who
conducts (A) pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win
a Nobel Prize, is the only woman to win the Nobel prize twice, and is the only
person to win the Nobel Prize in two differently (B) scientific fields. She was part
at(C) the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was also the first woman to
become a professor at the University of Paris, but (D) in 1995 became the first
woman to be entombed on her own merits in the Panthéon in Paris.
17. Combine the following sentences using ‘where’ 1m

You are working somewhere. I want to visit that place.
18. Combine the following sentences using ‘Past Continuous’ 1m

They came here yesterday. He slept at that time.
19. Change the following sentence into passive voice 1m

Isha will do this work tomorrow.
20. Change the following exchanges into reported speech 2m

Poorvansh : Where did you go, mom?
Bujji : I went to the hospital.
21. Combine the following sentences using ‘so....that’ 1m

Kavya was very angry. She slapped Rani.
22. Combine following sentences using ‘until’ 1m

They will not come here. You have to call them.
23. Combine the following sentences using ‘either.....or’ 1m

We may visit Mumbai next week. Otherwise may go to Pune.
24. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘such.......that. 1m

Deepu is a very thin boy. Every body makes fun of him.
25. Combine the following sentences using ‘if’ 1m

Renuka wants to see the movie next Sunday. But, we have to join her.
26. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in the brackets
2x1/2= 1m
A) They congratulated him .............. ( at/on/up ) his success

B) Vikas is selected for the quiz programme ....................( in the place of/abide
by/according to) Kiran
27. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in the brackets
4x1/2=2
A) The students ............(enter) the class before the bell rang.

B) Isha ..................... (sleep) when I reached home.
C) I ............ ( already, see) the movie.
D) Who ................... (receive) me when I reach there.
28. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles 2x1/2=1m

( Mark the omission of the article with ‘X’ mark)
The two brothers were filled with __________ anxiety. _________anxiety
disappeared once they saw the movie.
29. Your friend is not eating well these days. He is becoming leaner day by day.
You think he must visit a doctor. Express your idea using ‘It’s time....’ 1m
30. Your younger brother is watching movies very often. He is not

concentrating on studies. Advise him to stop watching movies. Tell him to
concentrate on studies
1m
31. Change the following into a polite request 1m

You to a stranger: “What is the time?”
32. What do the following sentences mean 2x1/2=1m

Choose the correct answer and write it in your answer book
i) You are not allowed to enter this place ( )

A) offer B) request C) suggestion D) prohibition
ii) Will you lend me your notebook? ( )
A) making a request B) passing an order C) seeking information D) giving a
command
SECTION - C : Creative Expression
33. a) Imagine yourself in the place of writer of the lesson ‘Journey’. Your father
has travelled all along the pebble-strewn rood on bare foot. Now, your father has
tired after reaching Dirang. His feet are also paining as the pebbles have pricked
his feet. Now, he wants to have a pair of old shoes from you. But, you want to buy
a new pair.
5m
Write a possible conversation between you and your father in this context
( or )
b) The potter in the lesson ‘The Brave Potter’ brought a tiger at the midnight
thinking it was his lost donkey. He tied the tiger to a tree in front of his house. The
next day all the villagers gathered in front of his house and praised the bravery of
the potter. But the potter denied doing any such thing. But the word spread
throughout the kingdom. Now, the potter was very much concerned about his false
image.
Now, write a paragraph describing the feelings of the potter placing yourself
in his mind
34. (a)You are Mr Roberge in the lesson ‘Rendezvous with Ray’. Your best friend
Satyajit Ray is on the deathbed. You paid a visit to him at the hospital.
Unfortunately this is your last visit to him. Ray passed away at noon.
Now, write an entry in your personal diary 5m
( or )
(b) You learned a lot about the importance of saving the environment in the Unit:
Bio-diversity. Today is the Earth Day. Your school is conducting an elocution
competition on the topic ‘SAVE THE EARTH’. You want to participate in the
contest.
Now, prepare a speech for the above competition

35. Read the following passage carefully focussing on the underlined parts
He came from a poor but educated family. His father was a high-school
teacher and an avid reader of English literature (A). He, like all the boys in his
class, was trying to get admission into some engineering college. The brighter ones
wanted to study in the Indian Institutes of Technology(B), or the IITs. There
was an entrance test for IITs. This boy, along with his friends, applied to appear for
the test. They did not have any special books or coaching. All these IIT aspirants
would sit below the shade of a stone mandap close to Chamindi Hills in the
sleepy town of Mysore (C). He was the guide for the others. While the others
struggled to solve the problems in the question paper, he would smile shyly and
solve them in no time(D). He sat alone below a tree and dreamt of studying at IIT.
It was the ultimate aim for any bright boy at that age, as it is still today. He was
then only sixteen years old(E).
Now, frame questions which get the underlined parts of the passage as
answers 5m
PAPER - II
SECTION - A : Reading Comprehension
Questions (1-5): Read the data given in the following table carefully
Different crimes happened in India for the years 2005 & 2006
Now, answer the following questions
1. What does the above table show?
2.
Which crimes reduced in highest percentage between 2005 and 2006?
3. Which type of crime has the highest occurrence in both the years?
A) Cyber crime B) Economic Crimes C) Cognizable Crimes
4. The highest percentage increase occurred in .......................... crimes.

A) Crimes against children B) Cyber Crimes C) Crimes against women
5. Choose the TRUE statement among the following
A) The total number of economic crimes reported in 2006 is 69,580
B) The total number of economic crimes reported in 2006 is 73,881
C) The total number of economic crimes reported in 2006 is 6.2
Questions ( 6-10 ): Read the following passage carefully

The China–United States trade war is an ongoing economic conflict between the
world’s two largest national economies, China and the United States. President
Donald Trump in 2018 began setting tariffs and other trade barriers on China with
the goal of forcing it to make changes to what the U.S. says are "unfair trade
practices".Among those trade practices and their effects are the growing trade
deficit, the theft of intellectual property, and the forced transfer of American
technology to China. Since the 1980s, Trump advocated tariffs to reduce the U.S.
trade deficit and promote domestic manufacturing, saying the country was being
"ripped off" by its trading partners; imposing tariffs became a major plank of his
presidential campaign. Although some economists and politicians argue that the
United States' persistent trade deficit is problematic, many economists argue that it
is not a problem, and very few advocate tariffs as a solution, citing historical
evidence that escalating tariff conflicts result in no winners
Now, answer the following questions 5x1=5
6. What do you understand by the word ‘trade war’ after reading above passage?
7. Mention at least one reason for the US trade deficit?
8. Donald Trump has began the trade war in the year.............

A) 2019 B) 2018 C) 2017
9. According to the US, which of the following is not the unfair trade practice
adopted by China?
A) sending people to the Moon
B) the theft of intellectual property
C) the forced transfer of American technology to China
10. Which of the following statement is TRUE

A) Trump wants to promote American domestic industry
B) Trade tariffs are good for the world economy
C) Reducing the US trade deficit is not a major plank of Trump’s presidential
campaign
Questions (11-15) : Read the following passage carefully
Once a wax candle and a tallow candle were having a conversation. The wax
candle was very vain and boasted, “I will be placed in a silver candle stand at
tonight’s party.” The tallow candle answered, “It is certainly better to be made of
wax than of tallow but I am happy that I burn in the kitchen where food is cooked.”
Suddenly, a rich lady came and picked up all the candles. Seeing the tallow candle
along with the wax candle, the lady gave it to a poor boy who was passing by. The
poor boy took the tallow candle home. Seeing the small cottage. the tallow candle
thought, “How lucky the wax candle is to be in its rich home.” Meanwhile, the
mother lit the tallow candle. One of the children said, “Oh, we have light in the
house today!” The tallow candle saw the joy in his eyes and was happy to be in the
cottage and did not envy the wax candle again.
Now, find the correct and meaningful order of the following jumbled
sentences 5m
11. A rich lady came picked up all the candles

12. The wax candle was very vain and boastful
13. The tallow candle saw the joy in the eyes of the child and became happy
14. The tallow candle thought that the wax candle was fortunate.
15. The rich lady gave the tallow candle to a poor boy
SECTION - B : Vocabulary
Note: Answer all the questions of Section-B in the same order at one place in
your answer book.
16. Read the following paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined
words choosing from the words given in the box. 4x1/2=2m
cyclone, reached, find, recollect, search, exhausted
On the afternoon of that day, a potter had arrived(A) home after a hard day’s
work. He was tired(B) and thirsty. He had asked his wife for some palm-wine. The
more he drank, the better he felt. When he had drunk all the wine he no longer felt
tired. When the storm(C) began the potter suddenly remembered(D) that he had
left his donkey tied under a tree. He rushed out of his hut to take the animal into
the stable. You can imagine his anger when he discovered that donkey was not
there any more-- the only thing left was its chain!
under ‘B’. Write your answers and their corresponding numbers in the
answer book. 4x1/2=2m
Savitri captured the audiences with her charm and magnificent(a) action. She was
able to convey a wide range of feelings through her expressive eyes. Her
mischievous(b) look - it captivates anyone; the look of fake anger provokes, the
look filled with real anger pierces the heart. The look of passion while waiting for
her lover; the pain filled look when her lover fails; the confident(c) look that
seems ready to face any situation, all these myriad emotions are hidden(d) in her
eyes. The dimensions are endless and pages can be filled to describe the magic
spell of her eyes.
A B
A) magnificent 1. visible
B) mischievous 2. sober
C) confident 3. creative
D) hidden 4. mediocre
5. dangerous
6. nervous
18. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in brackets
4x1/2=2m
The forested mountains were the source of water and the source of rain, so
when you ..............(a)(deforestation/deforest/deforested), you cause a shortage of
water and a ............(b)(change/changed/changing) of rainfall patterns and
therefore people are not able to get food and water. Therefore, in order ...........(c)
(to/for/at) them to have good environment that can sustain their livelihoods, it is
important to ................(d)(has/had/have) a government that accounts to them, that
protects them, that protects their interests, that is concerned about their lives.
19. Complete the following spellings with ‘ou, ee, oa, ea, or ie’ 2x1/2= 1m
The tiger was terrif_ _d and he ran thr_ _gh the dark forest.
20. Complete the words with correct suffixes given in the brackets 2x1/2=1m
A) Murthy has become an icon of simpli............(city/ler)

B) They were excit..........(ment/ed) and talking loudly
21. Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling 2x1=2m
A) confidence beleived journey criticise
B) complain competence treatment terryfied
22. Read the following dictionary entry of the word given below
Now, answer the following questions using
the information above 2x1=2m
1. To which parts of speech does the word ‘zeal’ belong to?

2. Use the word ‘zeal’ in your own sentence using one of the meaning above
23. Arrange the following words under correct headings 8x1/4=2
Datum, crisis, data, syllabus, phenomena, crises, phenomenon, syllabi
Singular Plural
24. Use the following words in sentences of your own 4x1=4m
Phrasal Verb : Look after

Idiom : kick the bucket
Bionomial : heart and soul
Foreign word : bona fide
25. Match the following one-word substitutes in Part- A with their meanings
in Part- B. Write only letters of Part-B in the appropriate brackets
corresponding to Part- A 4x1/2=2m
Part- A Part- B
1. dentist A) words inscribed on a tomb

2. philosopher B) a scientist who studies the mind
3. epitaph C) a person who takes care of teeth
4. culprit D) who has many talents
E) who forms an opinion on problems
of the people based on rational
Thinking
F) a person who commits a crime
SECTION - C : CREATIVE EXPRESSION
26. (a) The local legal team of your Mandal conducted a Legal Awareness Day in
your school. Your HM, the local court judge, and some other legal experts attended
the programme. Write a letter to your cousin describing how you feel about the
programme. 5m
Include the following items in your answer:

The announcement in the school assembly- the day of the programme- preparation-
the time of the starting- the guests- introduction- importance of legal awareness-
interaction with the legal experts- doubt clarification- your speech- thanksgiving
by the HM - short quiz- prize distribution- conclusion of the programme
(or)
(b) Write a news report to your school magazine describing how the Legal
Awareness Day conducted in your school
27. ( A) You know Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician, statesman and a
poet who served three terms as the Prime Minister of India. A member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he was the first Indian prime minister who was not a
member of the Indian National Congress party to have served a full five-year term
in office.
Now, write a brief biographical sketch using the facts given below 5m
Birth : 25 December 1924

Place of Birth : Gwalior in the British India ( present Madhya Pra
desh)
Parents : Krishna Bihari Vajpayee ( father )
Krishna Devi ( mother )
Marital status : Not married
Education : MA in Political Science
Association : The Rastriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (1942 -death)
Profession : Writer, politician, poet
Office : Prime Minister of India
Minister of External Affairs ( 1977-1979)
Member of Parliament
Awards : Bharatha Ratna ( 2015)
Padma Vibhushan ( 1992)
Best Parliamentarian
Political affiliation : BJP ( 1980-2018)
Janatha Party (1977-1980)
Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( 1951-1977)
Died : 16 August 2018 ( aged 93)
( or )
(B) Write a story using the hints
One evening- Farmer returned- from farm- He left - baby asleep - the cradle-
faithful dog- watching - the child - the Farmer reached - room - saw the baby’s
cradle- upside down - blood- baby - missing- understood - beast - killed - baby-
very sad - saw - Dog - lying - blood on his mouth - body- was- angry - picked - an
axe - hit - Dog-cried - pain - died- rushed - cradle - lifted - little son - perfectly safe
- sleeping,- big Snake- dead near - cradle- Farmer - shocked- happy -his baby-safe
-very sad - Dog was dead- understood - Dog - fought- killed - Snake- save- baby -
realised- mistake- killed - loyal Dog without thinking
28. Study the following bar graph 5m
Student’s favourite After school activities
Now, write a paragraph

describing the
information depicted in
the bar graph above

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1. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts

A. Where were his classmates leaving for?

2. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts

A. What was he not aware of?

3. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts

4. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts

A. How were the soldiers?

5. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts

A. Which movie established Savitri’s place firmly as a star?

A. Which award was given to Savitri?

7. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts

8. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts

A. How were the fields?

9. Read the following passages carefully focusing on the underlined parts

A. Where did she wipe her hands?

The streams of different cultures(A) have flowed into our subcontinent to

The great symbol of dance is Shiva, the Cosmic Dancer(A), depicted in

A. Who is the symbol of dance?

He afterwards obeyed his parents and led a happy life.

Now, answer the following questions 5x1=5m

1. Who is talking to us in the above passage?

2. Of what is the writer proud in the above passage?

4. An emergency was declared because ...............

5. Which character of the speaker is described in the above passage?

1. Dr Abdul Kalam is the person who is talking to us in the above passage.

3. B). The brother-in-law of the narrator is Jallaluddin

2. Read the following passage carefully

1. What did Sivasubramania Iyer expect from Kalam?

2. Can you deduce why Iyer was fond of Kalam?

3. The small society of Rameswaram had ......................

4. Why did Iyer’s wife refuse to serve Kalam?

3. B) The small society of Rameswaram had a rigid social system

4. A) She was a conservative woman

5. B) Sivasubramania Iyer has revolutionary thoughts

Now, answer the following questions 5x1=5m

1. What good qualities did Kalam inherit from his father?

2. What influences do work on a child according to Kalam?

5. Which of the narrator’s friend entered the transport business?

1. Kalam inherited honesty and self-discipline from his father

4. Read the following passage carefully

Now, answer the following questions 5x1=5m

1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?

3. How did the speaker look as child?

4. The speaker’s father was ............

5. The narrator has .......... childhood.

1. Dr Abdul Kalam is the speaker of the above lines

3. C) He was short and undistinguished

drawbacks, inherent, former, features, systematic, tests

a) former b) systematic c)drawbacks d) inherent

religious, cruel, happening, accident, called, sinless

a) happening b) called c) religious d) sinless

1. Why are the parents of the narrator proud of their child?

3. Who was physically stronger in the above passage?

4. The father tired ..............

II. Study the following pie diagram 5m

1. They ......................... (paint) the wall since morning.

IV. Arrange the following words under correct headings 8x1/4=2m