Model Question Paper - 1

First PU English

Time: 3: 15 hours Max. Marks: 100

Instructions
a. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
b. Write the question number as it appears on the question paper.
c. One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
d. For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each : 12 X 1 = 12

1. What was the elephant’s request to the man in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
2. Mention one of the sweet companies for the school boy.
3. Why did Mara once lay a trap in the forest in ‘Around the Medicinal Creeper’?
4. How much did the narrator have in his wallet when he went to the restaurant in ‘OruManushyan’?
5. Mention one of the things that should be provided for free to everyone, according to the speaker of
‘Money Madness’.
6. What is man’s true religion, according to Baber Ali’s father?
7. The speaker of the poem ‘If I Was a Tree’ wants to be a tree because
a. trees are not useful to the people.
b. trees are not treated as objects of defilement.
c. trees live longer than human beings.
8. What was the command of the Goddess to Mara in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
9. When was Frederick Douglass separated from his mother?
10. What does the old woman demand from the pilgrims to show ‘the horse-shoe shrine’?
11. Why were Nicola and Jacopo saving money, ignoring their comfort?
12. In ‘ Do not Ask of Me, My Love’, ’sorrows’ in the line ‘ there are other sorrows in the world than
love.’ refers to miseries
a. generated by love.
b. caused by charity.
c. caused by poverty and deprivation.

II. Answer any eight of the following in a paragraph of 80-100words each: 8x4=32

13. How did the elephant cheat the man and occupy his hut?
14. Write briefly the speaker’s experience in the school, in “ The School Boy”.
15. What story did Mara narrate about losing the teeth on the right side of his mouth?
16. How did a stranger save the day for the narrator in “ OruManushyan”?
17. How did “ Anand Shiksha Nikethan” come into existence?
18. How does the poem ‘If I was a Tree’ express the pain and plight of a particular community?

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19. What instructions did Mara give his son, Ganga, about the duties of the watchman of the lake?
20. How does the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’ bring out the misery of the farmer’s wife?
21. Narrate the experience of the speaker in ‘An Old Woman’.
22. What did the narrator learn about Lucia from the nurse in‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?

III. Answer the following in about 200 words: 1X6=6

23. How does the fear of money affect the individual as well as the multitudes of a money mad society
in “Money Madness”?
OR
“The story of Nicola and Jacopo in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’ redefines the qualities of a
gentleman.” Substantiate.
OR
The details given by Frederick Douglass about the life of slaves depict the painful and harsh
experiences of the slaves. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. 10x1=10

It began on the fateful December day that Rosa Parks left her job at the fair Department store in
Montgomery, Alabama. The square on that day was festooned with red and green Christmas lights and
there was a big banner over one of the stores, saying “Peace on Earth, Good will to Men”.

Rosa Parks paid no attention to the lights or the banner. She had been working since early morning and
she was very tired. There was a little pain across her neck and shoulders and her feet ached.

It was Thursday, December 1, 1955. The Black Revolution was about to begin.

In Montgomery as in most southern cities, most of the bus passengers were black. Despite this fact, the
first four seats on all buses were reserved for white people and could not be used, under any
circumstance by blacks. Behind these four seats was a middle section of two or three seats that “if the
front section filled up and one white person came to sit in the middle section, all blacks in the middle
section had to get up and stand in the back.”

There was no need for Rosa Parks to rehearse all this. She was not looking for trouble. What she wanted
was a comfortable seat. Anybody with a keen eye would have seen that this was not the day, nor the
hour to give this mild-mannered woman a hard time.

As she approached the first bus, she noticed that it was crowded and she let it go by for she wanted a
seat; she wanted to be comfortable. Later when she got into the second bus the Negro section was full
and she sank into a seat in the middle section. At the next stop, several whites got in and one of them
was left standing.

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The driver looked in the rear mirror and told the Blacks in the middle row to get up and give place to the
white man. At this the others in the section vacated their seats. Mrs. Parks remained seated. The driver
this time asked her a little louder to get up. She acted as if she had not heard him at all.

He stopped the bus, got off and called the police. Two policemen came and asked her if she had
understood the driver’s request. She said “yes’.

‘Why didn’t you get up? One officer asked.

“I didn’t think I should have to” she replied and there came from deep inside her the terrible and
unanswerable question, “Why do you push us around?”

There was no answer in the police manual or in any book to that question and the officer mumbled “I
don’t know, but the law is the law and you are under arrest.”

24. Where was Rosa parks employed?

25. Where was the banner "Peace on Earth, Good will to Men”?
26. Why did Rosa Parks not pay attention either to the lights or to the banner that day?
27. Why did Rosa Parks not get into the first bus?
28. Why did Rosa have to take a seat in the middle section?
29. How did the driver know that the Blacks were seated in the middle row?
30. Who did not obey the driver's order?
31. Every human being likes to lead a________ life. (comfortable/comforts).
32. Add an appropriate prefix to the word ‘comfortable’ to get its antonym.
33. Which question of Mrs. Parks could the police not answer?

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets. 4x1=4

34. Mara had gone …… the forest to bring some bamboo shoots home. ……… his hands thrust through
the bamboo cane when he was cutting …… shoot, he accidentally cut his hand. The sharp sickle had
apparently cut _______artery.
( with, the, to, an, a)

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. 4x1=4

35. Mara …… (do) not have any teeth on the right side of his mouth. He ….. (has) to chew everything on
the left side. He …. (be) aged and perhaps they ……. (have+fall) off naturally.

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject: 3x1=3

36. “I …….(have/has) told you the reason twenty times. The king …….. (passes / passed) this way and I
don’t want him to know that our village ……. (has / had) such fools as you,” said the village head-man.

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 D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them. 2x1=2

37. This is an useful book.

38. Bread and butter are my usual breakfast.

E. Rewrite as directed: 6x1=6

39. Sanna plucked …… (some/sum) medicinal leaves from the creeper.

(Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word given in brackets)

40. I did not ask Mara for any …… (explain) because this was the height of his inventive genius.
(Complete the sentence with the right form of the word given in brackets)

41.could have /asked for /an/you/ audience.

(Rearrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence)

42. I have no influence over him, ………?

(Add a suitable question tag)

43. He stays in a very small, dingy room on a dirty street.

(Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘do’)

44. Babar Ali has brought a significant change in the field of education.
(Frame a question so as to get the underlined words as answer)

VI. A. 45.Refer to the following list of events and answer the questions set on it. 4x1=4

College Day Celebrations

Event Time
Inauguration 09.00 am to 10.00am
Exhibition 10.00 am to 1.00pm
Lunch break 1 pm to 3 pm
Valedictory Function 3 pm to 5 pm
Cultural Programme 5.30 pm to 08.30 pm

i) How long does the inauguration go on?

ii) When does the Exhibition end?
iii) What time does the valedictory function begin?
iv) When does the cultural programme start?

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B. 46.Write a letter to Sri Dayanand, Commissioner, Mysuru City Police, Mysuru, thanking him for
visiting your college as the Chief Guest for the ‘Athletic Meet’. 5
Your letter should contain the following points:

 His call to the youth of today to be law abiding citizens.

 His inspirational words about the duties of the citizens.
 His motivational words to join the police force.

VII. A. 47. Match the expression under column A to its corresponding language functions under
column B. 5x1=5

A B

a) Please, give me your notes. Complimenting.

b) Meet my friend Rajesh. Rejecting.
c) You have done a good job. Sympathizing.
d) I will not accept the offer Introducing.
e) What a loss! Requesting.

B. 48) complete the dialogue: 4x1=4

(Ram meets a stranger at the railway station)

Ram: Excuse me. Would you please do me a favour?

Stranger: Certainly, _______________.
Ram: How far is Mysuru Palace from here?
Stranger: _______________.Any way, I am also going there.___________________?
Ram: Yes, Sure _________________.

C. 49) Dialogue Writing: 3x1=3

Krishna has secured a good percentage in his PUC exams. He shares his happiness with his father.
Write a dialogue between the father and the son.

………….

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 Scheme for Model Question Paper-01
Key Answers

Qn No. Expected Answer Marks

Alloted
I 1 To put his trunk inside the hut 1
2 Sing with Skylark/ Skylark/ hunts man’s horn/ birds song 1
3 To catch rabbits 1
4 14 Rupees 1
5 Bread/Shelter/Fire 1
6 Education 1
7 b. Trees are not treated as objects of defilement 1
8 To build a tank for Veda 1
9 When he was an infant/ before twelfth month 1
10 50 paisa coin 1
11 To pay the hospital charges for their sister’s treatment. 1
12 c. Caused by poverty and deprivation 1
II 13 One day an elephant wanted protection - torrential rain – friendship with 4
man – requested the man to allow him to put his trunk inside the hut. The
man agreed – pushed trunk - finally flung the man out.
14 The boy loves to rise in summer morning – likes company of skylark- 4
huntsman - songs of birds - natural joy suppressed – authoritative school –
uninterested books - cruel eye out worn – drives the joy away.
15 Mara told the narrator – story of losing teeth on right side – Mara kept a trap 4
– catch rabbits – saw trap empty next morning – trekking back – saw a
stream – decided to brush his teeth – sour taste – rinse his mouth – put
water into mouth – spat out – teeth touched by the stick – tumbled out.
16 :Narrator went out one day – crowded restaurant – bill came eleven annas – 4
put hand in pocket – shocked to see wallet missing – owner demanded to
pay the bill – embarrassing situation – no face to help him – owner told to
take off his shirt, trousers – narrator told nothing underneath – owner did
not agree – then a voice of a stranger came to help him – stranger paid the
bill.
17 : Babar Ali was a fortunate – father sent him to school – Babar Ali noticed – 4
some children deprived from basic right for education – Babar wanted to
help them.- school started – playing school-school game.
18 The speaker wants to be a tree – more convenient than being a human- tree 4
never ask caste – nature, rain drops, sun rays, mother earth never makes
discrimination. Treat everyone equally – cow scrapes her body- 300,000
Gods touch – become pure by burning in the holy fire - become bier for
sinless body – brings to light the meaningless practice of defilement and

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 purification.
19 Mara worried about lake – tells Ganga to look after the lake – not to allow 4
anybody to catch fish or other creatures – protect the sanctity of the lake –
follow Goddess command – nothing should be killed which flies or swims or
walks - not to allow anybody to pollute water – take care of lake.
20 Farmer’s wife laments the death of her husband - complains – angry 4
because her husband left her with four children – worried about future –
born with bent head – endured lot of sufferings, kicks from husband decides
to teach children to face life - survive against all odds.
21 An Old Woman a self appointed guide in Jejuri - she tags along – she is 4
persistent – the narrator irritated by her persistence– decides to end the
farce – turns towards her gets shocked – her eyes – bullet holes – wrinkled
skin- the narrator feels ashamed – reduced to small change.
22 The two boys are orphans – their sister suffering from tuberculosis of the 4
spine- A bomb destroyed their family- Then boys do all types of work –
collect money – pay the medical bill of their sister’s treatment – every
Sunday visit - nurse tells about the recovery of Lucia – Narrator knows hard
working and scarifying attitude of boys.
III 23 Money is a madness - shared by everyone – no one gives a pound note or 10 6
pound note without a tremor – collective money madness makes us afraid –
If one has money, many makes friendship - if no money, no one cares –
have to eat dirt – bread – fire - shelter should be free – should regain sanity
before killing each other – should be free from clutches of money.
OR
Two Gentlemen of Verona is a heart touching story of two boys - do all
types of jobs to treat sister - great sacrifice.
Two boys are orphans – only a sister suffering from tuberculosis of the spine-
A bomb destroyed house – unusual devotion towards their work. – Paid the
bills of their sister – show an uncommon love, sacrifice, emotion, nobility -
Though poor maintain dignity – unselfish, noble character – signifies Two
Gentleman.
OR
Slaves are ill-treated – not supposed to know birth dates- the slave holders –
often use their female slaves – Law ensures these mixed race children
become slaves like their mothers- These mixed race slaves suffer a lot than
other slaves. – slave holder’s wife insult such mixed race slaves – she
tortures and take care - that they are sold off - slaves are often whipped - a
horror of slavery.
IV 24 Fair Department store in Montgomery, Alabama. 1
25 On One of the stores. 1
26 She has been working since morning /and she was very tired/Pain in her 1

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 neck and shoulders/feet ached.
27 It was crowded/she wanted a seat. 1
28 Negro section was full. 1
29 Driver came to know that when he looked in the rear mirror. 1
30 Mrs.Parks 1
31 comfortable 1
32 uncomfortable 1
33 “Why do you push us around?” 1
V. A 34 to, with, the, an 1X4=4
B 35 did, had, was, had fallen 1X4=4
C 36 have, passes, has 1X3=3
D 37 This is a useful book. 1
38 Bread and butter is my usual breakfast. 1

E 39 Sanna plucked some medicinal leaves from the creeper. 1

40 I did not ask Mara for any explanation because this was the height of his 1
inventive genius.

41 You could have asked for an audience. 1

42 I have no influence over him, do I ? 1

43 Does he stay in a very small, dingy room on a dirty street? 1

44 In which field has Babar Ali brought a significant change? 1
VI. A 45 I) One hour 1X4=4
II) At 1:00 pm
III) At 3:00 pm
IV) At 5:30 pm
46 Format 2 marks 5
Content 3 marks
(No marks to be awarded for mere format.)
VII. 47 a) Please, give me your notes. Requesting 1X5=5
A
b) Meet my friend, Rajesh. Introducing
c) You have done a good job. Complimenting
d) I will not accept the offer. Rejecting
e) What a loss! Sympathizing

B 48 Ram : Excuse me. Will you please do me a favour? 1X4=4

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 Stranger : Certainly, what can I do for you?
Ram : How far is Mysore Palace from here?
Stranger : It is 3 kilometers from here. Anyway I am also going there. Would
you like to come with me?
Ram : Yes,Sure Thank you very much.
(Any suitable dialogue can be accepted.)
C 49 Father : Hey Krishna, Did you get your results?
Krishna: I got 96% and I stand first in our college.
Father: Is it so ! Well done ! I am proud of you my boy.
Krishna : Thank you papa. Shall I go to meet my friends? 3

Father : OK, but come back soon.

Krishna : OK papa, bye.
 BLUE PRINT FOR 1 YEAR PUC QUESTION PAPER (MODEL – 2)

Subject: English(Question paper is set for 120 marks with internal choices and the student is required to answer for 100 marks only)

Max.Marks : 100

Subject Code:02 Time : 3 hours 15 minutes.

Main Sub Name of the Unit Objectives Total
Knowledge Comprehension Expression Appreciation
Qn. No. Qs. Marks
Unit.

Marks 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
No

allotted
1 The Gentlemen of … 1+4 1 1 05
1 2 The School Boy 1+4 1 1 05
I To 3. Around a medi… 1+4 1 1 05
12 4. OruManushyan 1+4 1 1 05
On Course Book

5. Money Madness 4+6 1 1 10

6 Babar Ali 1+6 1 1 07
13 7 If I was a Tree 1+4 1 1 05
II To 8. Watchman of…. 1+4+6 1 1 1 11
22 9. The Farmer’s Wife 1+4 1 1 05
10 Fredrick Douglass 1+4 1 1 05
11 An Old Woman 1 1 01
III 23
12. Two Gentlemen… 1+4 1 1 05
13. Do not Ask of Me.. 1 01
IV 24 to 33 Passage 10 5 5 10
A. 34 Articles & Prepositions 4 4 4
B. 35 Tense 4 4 4
C. 36 Subject – Verb agreement 3 3 3
D. 37 & 38 Correction of Errors 2 2 2
E. 39 Homophone 1 1 1
On Work Book

V 40 Changing Word Class 1 1 1

41 Jumbled Segments 1 1 1
42 to 44 Question Forms 3 3 3
A. 45 Reference Skill 4 4 4
VI
B. 46 Letter Writing 5 1 5
Expressions & language 5
A. 47 5 5
Functions
VII
B. 48 Complete the Dialogue 4 1 4
C. 49 Dialogue writing 3 1 3
28 8 22 20 3 16 5 6 12
120 120
36 42 30 12

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 Model Question Paper-2
Time : 3:15Hrs Max Marks:100

Instructions
a. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
b. Write the question number as it appears on the question paper.
c. One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
d. For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each: 12x1=12

1. Who was the secretary of the commission of Enquiry in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
2. What does ‘cage’ refer to, in ‘The School Boy’?
3. According to Mara, how do the mongoose and the cowcal cure themselves of snake bite in
‘Around the Medicinal Creeper’?
4. In ‘OruManushyan’, the people in the city would do anything, even _____ for the sake of money.
a. commit murder. b. rob banks c. beg on streets.
5. Who is the most educated teacher in Babar Ali’s school?
6. ______ wouldn’t flee shouting for a bath in the poem, ‘If I Was a Tree’.
a. Mother Earth b. Rain drops c. Leaves
7. In ‘Watchman of the Lake’, one day a visitor approached Mara to _______
a. Get water to his village
b. Stop fishing in the lake
c. Work as watchman of the lake.
8. What does ‘the harvest of my womb’ refer to, in ‘The Farmer’s Wife’?
9. Write one of the things that sustained Douglass during the darkest hours of slavery.
10. What does the old woman offer to do to get fifty paisa?
11. Name the village where Lucia was getting treatment in ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’.
12. What did the speaker ask his beloved not to expect from him, in ‘Do Not Ask of Me, My Love’?

II. Answer any eight of the following in 80 -100 words. 8x4=32

13. How did the elephant justify his act of occupying the hut in “The Gentlemen of the Jungle”?
14. How does the school boy view his experience in school in “The School Boy”?
15. How was Krishna cured when he had piles in “Around a Medicinal Creeper”?
16. Describe the people and the place where the narrator lived in ‘Oru Manushyan’.
17. Why does the poet describe money madness as our ‘vast collective madness’ in “Money
Madness”?
18. Why does the speaker wish to be a tree in “If I was a Tree”?
19. Give an account of Mara’s meeting with the king on the stormy night in ‘The Watchman of the
Lake’.

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 20. How does the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’ bring out the plight of the farmer’s wife and her self-
assertion?
21. Write a note on the cruelty of Mr. Plummer in “Frederick Douglass”.
22. What were the different ways in which Nicola and Jacopo earned money?

III. Answer the following in about 200 words 1x6=6

23. How does the play ‘Watchman of the Lake’ bring out both the protective and destructive
faces of nature?
OR
‘Money is the root of all evils in the society’. Examine this statement with reference to the poem
‘Money Madness’.
OR
Babar Ali’s school took shape out of an individual’s responsibility towards society. Elaborate.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. 10x1=10

Born on March 21, 1916 Bismillah Khan belonged to a family of professional Shehnai players. At
the age of six, he moved to Banaras where his maternal uncle Ali Bux introduced him to the
nuances of playing the simple reed instrument, the Shehnai. For many years the temple of Balaji
and banks of Ganga became the favourite haunt where Bismillah could practice for hours in
solitude. The flowing waters of Ganga inspired him to improvise and invent ‘ragas’ which were
earlier considered to be beyond the range of Shehnai.
His first reward came at the age of 14, as the best performer at the All India Music Conference in
Allahabad in 1930. In 1947 he won three medals at the music conference in Calcutta. On the first
Independence Day, 15th August 1947, he played it at the invitation of the then PM Jawaharlal
Nehru. Awards and recognitions came fast. He participated in the World Exposition in Montreal,
Cannes Art Festival and Osaka Trade Fair. An auditorium was named after him in Tehran called
Tahar Mosiquee’ Ustaad Bismillah Khan. The World Music Institute Celebrated his 80th birthday
in New York.
In spite of having travelled all over the world Khan Saab, as he is fondly called, was fond of
Banaras and Dumaron. Once, one of his students wanted him to head a Shehnai school in the
USA and recreated the atmosphere of Banaras there. But Ustaad asked him if he could take the
Ganga there. Talking about Balaji temple he said, “ I have tears in my eyes when I visit the
place”. About Dumraon he said, “ How can I forget the place of my birth?”. While in Mumbai, I
think of only Varanasi and holy Ganga. And in Varanasi I miss Dumraon. No wonder Khan Saab
never thought of migrating from Banaras unlike some stars like Pandit Ravi Shankar or Ustad
Allaudin Khan.

24. How old was Bismillah Khan when he moved to Banaras?

25. _______ introduced Bismillah Khan to the nuances of playing Shehnai.

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 26. Where was the ‘All India Music Conference’ held?
27. What inspired Bismillah Khan to improvise and invent ragas?
28. ______ played Shehnai for Free India from the ramparts of the Red Fort.
a. Khan Saab. b. Pandit Ravi Shankar. c. Ustad Allaudin.
29. Where is the auditorium named after Bismillah Khan Saab situated?
30. Bismillah Khan’s birth place is _________
a. Banaras. b. Dumraon. c. Tehran.
31. Where was Khan Saab’s 80th birthday celebrated?
32. The Prime Minister offered an_________(invite) to Khan Saab to play at the Red Fort.
33. Add a suitable prefix to the word ‘wanted’ to write its antonym (re, un, de)

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets . 4x1=4

34. The narrator slept all day and woke up ____ four _____ the evening. He did so to save ____
expense of drinking tea or eating the noon meal. He came out and entered _____ crowded
restaurant.
(in, a , at , an, the)

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. 4x1=4

35. Captain Anthony was not considered a rich slave holder. He____(own) only thirty slaves and
two or three farms. His farms and slaves ________(be) under the care of an overseer. Mr.
Plummer ______(be) an overseer. He was always ______(arm) with a cowskin and a cudgel.

C. Choose the correct form of verb that agrees with the subject. 3x1=3

36. Nicola and Jacopo struggle hard to save money. One night they _______(are/is) sitting on the
stone pavement. When the narrator ________(speak/speaks) to them, he learns that they
_________(has/have) specific plans.

D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them. 2x1=2

37. Mara returned back from the jungle, one evening.
38. Why did you brought this?

E. Rewrite as directed. 6x1=6

39. Babar Ali’s students did not get ______. (bored/board)

(Fill in the blank with an appropriate word)

40. Mara stood in ________. (amaze)

(Fill in the blank with the right form of the word given in brackets)

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 41. a miserable/was/ drunkard/ Mr. Plummer.
(Rearrange the segments to a meaningful sentence)

42. Venice is a picturesque city,_____?

(Add a question tag)

43. The narrator thanked the stranger.

(Change into a question beginning with right form of ‘do’)

44. Nicola and Jacopo were sitting under the arc lights.
(Frame a question as to get the underlined word as answer)

VI. A.45. Read the weather report and answer the questions on it. 4x1=4

Names of Cities May December

Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp
Mysuru 32 36 15 28
Bengaluru 30 32 12 22
Gulbarga 39 44 22 29
Dharwad 35 40 18 27

Note: Temperature in degree centigrade.

a. Which city records the highest temperature in May?

b. ________ has the minimum temperature in December.
c. What is the minimum temperature of Dharwad in May?
d. What is the maximum temperature of Mysuru in May?

B. 46. Write a letter to the Bank Manager requesting to transfer your account from SBI
Chickmangaluru branch to SBI Hubballi main Branch as you have been transferred to Hubballi.
Your letter should have the following information.
* Type of account
* Account Number. 1x5=5

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VII. A. 47. Match the expressions under column A with its corresponding language function under
B. 5x1=5

A B
1. Hello! Good Morning. Expressing gratitude.
2. It’s very kind of you. Apologising.
3. Sorry, I won’t allow you inside Introducing.
4. I’m really sorry for the mistake. Greeting.
5. Meet my friend Rashmi. Refusing permission.

B. 48. Complete the dialogue. 4x1=4

Rekha : Hi Adarsh___________?
Adarsh : I’m fine. _________. How are you Rekha?
Rekha : I’m fine too, Thank you.
We have a party at home today _________?
Adarsh : __________. I will definetly come.

C.49. Dialogue writing. 3 marks.

Salim goes to a hospital and enquires with the receptionist about an appointment with the ENT
specialist. Write a dialogue between Salim and the receptionist.

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 Scheme for Model Question Paper-02
Key Answers

Qn No. Expected Answer Marks

Alloted

I 1 Mr. Leopard 1

2 The school 1

3 Eating the leaves of the medicinal creeper 1

4 a. Commit murder 1

5 Debarita Bhattacharya 1

6 {a} Mother Earth 1

7 a. Get water to his village 1

8 Her children 1

9 Faith / Hope 1

10 To take the visitor to the horse shoe shrine 1

11 Poleta 1

12 The same love as before 1

II 13 The Elephant and man friends ---- elephant occupied hut --- flung man out ---
lion hears grumblings --- commission of enquiry appointed --- only jungle
4
lords in committee --- elephants says, want to help man --- so occupied
unoccupied space --- used space for better economic use.

14 The school boy loves singing of birds, huntsman’s horn, skylark’s song – in
this sweet company --- school drives away joy --- cruel outworn eye of
teacher --- no freedom --- anxious in school --- no joy in book and school --- 4
dreary school atmosphere --- he feels like ‘a bird in cage’ --- little children
like plants --- cannot grow and blossom --- no happy life in old age.

15 Krishna earlier a farm worker in narrator’s farm --- now auto rickshaw driver
--- passing blood with stools--- breathing problem --- piles, only surgery as 4

remedy --- not able to spend money --- goes to Malayali Sadhu --- cured boils

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 earlier ---now weak --- asks Krishna to collect tuber--- mix with milk and
drink --- cured after five days.

16 The narrator in a city far away from home --- people in city had no mercy ---
professional soldiers --- money is of high values --- watch man in blanks ---
ready to commit murder --- mainly migrant laborers---narrator taught 4
English --- merciless people --- but one pick pocketer saved narrator in
restaurant.

17 Speaker says society is mad about money --- individual also mad --- parting
with a pound quail --- parting with ten pound real terror --- people terrified
of collective madness--- no money --- humiliation--- people will have to 4
change attitude --- bread, shelter, fire has to be free --- or men will kill each
other.

18 The speaker rejects to be a human --- wishes to be tree ---not a object a

defilement --- bird builds not without asking caste --- sun light would
embrace --- shadow will not be polluted --- friendship with cool breeze ---
4
rain drops not turn back --- mother earth would not run away --- purified
when cow scrapes its body to the tree --- so no longer feel defiled --- wants
to be a bier for sinless body or pieces of wood in holy fire.

19 On stormy night river Veda thundering down --- any moment burst the bank
--- Mara runs to King gasping --- tells River Veda in floods --- Goddess in
mood of destruction --- destroy the lake --- no prayers change her mind --- 4
so Mara requests her to wait till he met the king and return --- Goddess
accepted --- Mara ready to sacrifice his life to save the lake.

20 Farmer and his wife face life differently --- cotton crop failure---unable to
pay debts farmer commits suicide --- wife was abused insulted --- but she
ignored--- now husband gone --- problems remain --- miseries increase ---
4
cannot leave her children --- she helpless --- show strength and courage to
face hardships of life --- teaches her children to clench fist to face battle of
life --- resolves to embrace life rather than death.

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 21 Mr. Plummer --- overseer --- drunkard ---- profane swearer --- savage
monster --- carried cow skin and cudgel --- cut and slash women’s skin --- 4
tied slaves to a joist and whipped--- shows his barbarity.

22 Nicola and Jacopo --- willingness to work --- narrator new to Verona --- took
them around to places of interest --- got seats for opera --- bought American
4
cigarettes ---suggested restaurant for ravioli --- polished their shoe ---
showed Juliet’s tomb ---they were of great help.

III 23 Mara---called lunatic by village headman---Goddess appears in his dreams---

wants him to tell the king to construct a lake for river Veda and save her---
Mara was appointed watchman of the lake --- prohibits fishing --- prevents
people from polluting --- allows water for drought hit villagers --- sees Veda
thundering --- rushes to King --- Goddess in terrible mood --- threatens to
destroy lake --- Mara decides not to return ---scarifies his life.

or
‘Money madness’ --- collective madness --- society mad ---individual mad ---
makes people fearful, cruel---humiliation in society if no money --- We have 6
to change mindset to regain sanity ---or people will kill each other.

or

Babar Ali’s school Anand Shiskha Niketan --- started when he was 9 years ---
has both formal and non-formal education --- no big building --- runs under
open sky --- people in society help him to run the school --- school
recognised by West Bengal Government --- helps them in pursing education
further in local schools.

iV 24 6 years old 1

25 His uncle Ali Bux 1

26 In Allahabad 1

27 Flowing water of Ganga 1

28 Khan Saab 1

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 29 In Tehran 1

30 Dumraon 1

31 World Music Institute in New York 1

32 Invitation 1

33 Unwanted 1

V.A 34 at, in, the, a. 4

B 35 owned, were , was, armed. 4

C 36 are, speaks, have 3

D 37 Mara returned from the jungle, one evening. 2

38 Why did you bring this?

E 39 Bored 1

40 Amazement 1

41 Mr. Plummer was a miserable drunkard. 1

42 Venice is a picturesque city, isn’t it ? 1

43 Did the narrator thank the stranger? 1

44 Where were Nicola and Jacopo sitting? 1

VI.A 45 a. Gulbarga

b. Bengaluru
4
c.350C

d. 360C
B 46 The letter should have format with the content (Body) :

Format – 2 marks
5
Content – 3 marks

Letter with only format should not be awarded any marks.

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VII. 47 1. Greeting
A.
2. Expressing gratitude

3. Refusing Permission 5

4. Apologising

5. Introducing
B 48 Rekha : --- How are you ?

Adarsh : Thank you--- ?

4
Rekha : --- can you please come to my house ?

Adarsh : Oh ! Sure, I will. ---.

C 49 Salim : Good morning excuse me

can you please give me an appointment with the ENT specialist ?

Receptionist: Good Morning, sorry he is not available today.

Can I get you the appointment tomorrow? 3

Salim : Oh Sure, Thank you.

Receptionist: You are most welcome Sir.

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 BLUE PRINT FOR 1 YEAR PUC QUESTION PAPER (MODEL – 3)

Subject: English (Question paper is set for 120 marks with internal choices and the student is required to answer for 100 marks only) Max.Marks : 100

Subject Code:02 Time : 3 hours 15 minutes.

Main Sub Name of the Unit Objectives Total
Knowledge Comprehension Expression Appreciation
Qn. No. Qs. Marks
Unit.

Marks 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
No

allotted
1 The Gentlemen of … 1+4 1 1 05
1 2 The School Boy 1+4 1 1 05
I To 3. Around a medi… 1+4+6 1 1 1 11
12 4. OruManushyan 1+4 1 1 05
On Course Book

5. Money Madness 1+4 1 1 05

6 Babar Ali 1+4 1 1 05
13 7 If I was a Tree 1+4 1 1 05
II To 8. Watchman of…. 1+4 1 1 05
22
9. The Farmer’s Wife 4 1 04
10 Fredrick Douglass 1+4 1 1 05
11 An Old Woman 1 1 01
III 23
12. Two Gentlemen… 1+6 1 1 07
13. Do not Ask of Me.. 1+6 1 1 07
IV 24 to 33 Passage 10 5 5 10
A. 34 Articles & Prepositions 4 4 04
B. 35 Tense 4 4 04
C. 36 Subject – Verb agreement 3 3 03
D. 37 & 38 Correction of Errors 2 2 02
E. 39 Homophone 1 1 01
On Work Book

V 40 Changing Word Class 1 1 01

41 Jumbled Segments 1 1 01
42 to 44 Question Forms 3 3 03
A. 45 Reference Skill 4 4 04
VI
B. 46 Letter Writing 5 1 05
Expressions & language 5
A. 47 5 05
Functions
VII
B. 48 Complete Dialogue 4 4 04
C. 49 Dialogue writing 3 1 03
27 4 23 16 4 3 20 5 6 12 120
120
31 39 38 12 120

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 Model Question Paper - 3
Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min. Max Marks : 100
Instructions
a. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
b. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
c. One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
d. For multiple choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each: 12 X 1 = 12

1. Who was appointed the chairperson of the Commission of Enquiry in ‘The Gentlemen of the
Jungle’?
2. In ‘The School Boy’, ‘learning’s bower’ refers to __________ .
a)Tree b)Teacher c)School
3. What surprised the white man when he removed the bandage on Mara’s hand?
4. What did the narrator call the man who paid the bill in the restaurant ‘Oru Manushyan’?
5. What should the people regain about money in “Money Madness”?
6. Which state government has recognized Babar Ali’s school ‘Anand Shiksha Niketan’?
7. The tree wants to become a bier for a __________body in ‘If I was a Tree’. (Fill in the blank)
8. What did Mara offer to do in order to save the lake?
9. How old was Frederick Douglass when his mother died?
10. The old woman sticks to the speaker like a _______.(Fill in the blank)
11. What did Nicola and Jacopo join during the rule of the German Elite Guards in Verona?
12. The speaker says ‘Do not ask of me, my love, that love I once had for you’ because__________ .
a) his beloved is not as beautiful as she was
b) he has realized that there are other sorrows around him demanding his attention
c) he has found a more beautiful lady love

II. Answer any eight of the following in a paragraph of 80-100 words each: 8 X 4=32

13.Why did the man finally set the newly built bigger hut on fire, in ‘The Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
14. Bring out the contrast between the boy’s experience inside and outside the school in
‘The School Boy’.

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15. How did Mara and the narrator think differently about tying the medicinal creeper to the tree
in’“Around a Medicinal Creeper’?
16. Describe the embarrassing experience of the narrator in the restaurant in ‘Oru Manushyan’?
17. Why does the poet fear the cruel power of money in the people in ‘Money Madness’?
18. What motivated Babar Ali to start his own school?
19. How does the poem ‘If I was a Tree’ illustrate the caste system as one of the basic problems in
our society?
20. Why was the shrine dedicated to Mara by the king in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
21. How does the farmer’s wife embrace life with dignity?
22. What does Frederick Douglass tell about his mother in ‘Frederick Douglass’?

III. Answer any one of the following in about 200 words:1 X 6 = 6

23. India’s native medicinal systems are on the verge of extinction because of the superstitious beliefs of
the native doctors’. Examine this with reference to ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’.
OR
The speaker of the poem ‘Do not Ask of Me, My Love’ becomes more realistic when the harsh
realities of life draw his attention. Elaborate.
OR
‘True Gentlemen are made of character, not by their appearance’. Explain with reference to
‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it: 10 X 1 = 10

One of the greatest runners of this century, Murray Halberg, winner of the 5000 metre race at the Rome
Olympic Games in 1960, was almost killed in an accident while playing football. He was only16 then. His
left arm was so badly damaged that the arm remained paralysed for the rest of his life.

Halberg was born in New Zealand. After his accident, he gave up football and he took to athletics. In
1951 Arthur Lydiard became his coach. In 1956, Olympics were to be held in Melbourne in Australia and
Halberg prepared seriously for the 1500 metre race. But he finished eleventh out of 12 runners. He was
completely disappointed. In the end, he decided that he would make another attempt. Now 23, Halberg
changed himself from a human being into a running machine.

1960 came and Lydiard took him to Rome for the Olympics. Halberg was now 27, the age of which
Lydiard had said he would reach his peak as a runner. He reached the final of the 5000 metre race
without much effort. As the final began, all the runners were ready. The 60,000 people in the stadium

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never took notice of him, he was far behind them. Eight laps later, he began to overtake the other
runners one by one. There were three laps for the end of the race, but Halberg was sprinting with
unbelievable strength. The people wondered, “doesn’t he know how many laps are left?” With two laps
left, Halberg had a clear 18 metre lead. One lap to go with Halberg still in the lead. But he was clearly
becoming weak. His head was rolling from side to side and his teeth were bared in pain. Hans Grodotski,
a German was catching up Halberg. Now Halberg was not fighting the others, but only against himself.
His body was crying out for rest. His body said that Grodotski or anyone else, could have the race. But
his mind did not allow the body to win.

He would now see the white tape at the finishing line. Halberg prepared himself for the last effort, in
case Grodotski overtook him. But Grodotski never did. Halberg fell into the tape and rolled to the
ground. Halberg’s friends gathered around the fallen body. Their minds were full of anxiety. But there
was that faint smile on his face.

Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence:

24. Who won the 5000 metre race in the Olympic Games in 1960?
25. Halberg’s arm was injured in _____________.
a) a car accident
b) a football game
c) the 5000m race
26. Which country did Halberg belong to?
27. Who was Halberg’s coach?
28. How old was Halberg when he went to the 1960 Olympics?
29. In which lap of the race did Halberg establish a clear lead?
30. Who was catching up with Halberg?
31. Halberg’s ________ did not allow his body to win. (Fill in the blank.)
32.Add prefix to the word ‘complete’ to make its antonym.
33. Halberg was sprinting with unbelievable ________ . (strong / strength)

V.A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets: 1X4=4
34.Mara noticed_____ man fishing in the lake. He told________man that it was a sacred place and
no one was allowed to fish there. He warned him that if he saw him again ____the rod and hook, he
would push him______the water.
(the, with, into, for , a)

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B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in the brackets: 1X4=4
35. The elephant got busy with other ministers to appoint the Commission of Enquiry. They_____
(choose) Mr.Fox as the chairman. But the commission_____(has) no one from the man’s side. So,
the man_____(protest) and____(ask) to include one from his side.

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject: 1X3=3
36. The nurse said, “Nicola and Jacopo _____(brings/bring) their sister to this hospital. For the last
twelve months, she______ (has been/have been) our patient. There______(are /is) every hope that
one day she will walk and sing”.

D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them: 2X1=2

37. Ganesh waited at the bus stop since two hours.
38. Raju and Ravi shared the work among them.

E. Rewrite as directed: 6X1=6

39. Krishna dug out the tuberous______(route/root) of the medicinal creeper.
(Fill in the blank with the appropriate word given in brackets.)

40. The lion didn’t want any_________(disturb) in his kingdom.

(Complete the sentence with the right form of the word given in brackets.)

41. to teach/ Baber Ali started / poor children/his school

(Rearrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence.)

42. The two boys didn’t expect any help from others,________?(Add a question tag.)

43. The owner asked the narrator to take off his coat.
(Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘do’.)

44. Hanuman found Sanjeevini on the crest of the mountain.

(Frame a question so as to get the underlined word as the answer.)

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VI.A.Refer to the following invitation and answer the questions set on it:1 X 4 = 4

“NRITHYANKURA”
‘Academy of Bharatanatyam’ cordially invites you to
the
Bharatanatyam Rangapravesha
of
Kumari Aishwarya,
Disciple of Smt. Geeta Chandran.
Chief guest: Smt.Umashree, Minister of Culture.
Date : 21st December 2017 , 6:00 pm.
Venue : Ravindra Kalakshetra , Bengaluru.
Kindly join us for dinner after the programme.

45. i) What is the name of the programme?

ii) Who is making her Rangapravesha?
iii) Who is the chief guest of the programme?
iv) Name the venue of the programme.

B. 46. Write a letter to The Manager, Sharada Book House, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru, requesting him
to send some text books to you. Your letter should include the following points. 1X5=5
 The course you are studying.
 Name of the text books.
 Number of copies.
 Address to be sent.

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VII. A. 47. Match the expression under column A to its corresponding language function under B:
1X5=5
A B
Expressions Functions

1. It’s very kind of you. Congratulating.

2. Wow! Looking attractive. Agreeing.
3. That’s great! Keep it up. Complaining.
4. Yes, That’s a good idea. Expressing Gratitude
5. Sorry, you are disturbing me. Complimenting.

B. 48. Complete the dialogue: 1X4=4

Ramya :Hai, when are your exams?

Sneha : Hello,I have my exams_________.
Ramya : Fine,_____________ for the exams?
Sneha : ____________, See you after the exams.
Ramya : _____________ , Bye.

C.49. Dialogue writing: 1X3=3

Anand has met the Principal of the college in which his son is studying and enquiring about his
performance. Write a dialogue between Anand and the Principal.

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 Model Question Paper-03

Key Answers

Qn No. Expected Answer Marks

Alloted
I 1 Mr. Leopard 1
2 c) School 1
3 There was no wound. 1
4 Mercy 1
5 Sanity 1
6 West Bengal State Government 1
7 Sinless body 1
8 To cut off his head / To kill him 1
9 7 Years old 1
10 Burr 1
11 The Resistance Movement 1
12 b) he has realized that there are other sorrows around him demanding his 1
attention
II 13 The Commission of Enquiry -- judgment in favor of Mr.Elephant -- man built 4
another hut – occupied by Mr.Rhinoceros – judgment in favor of
Mr.Rhinoceros – repeated until all the animals occupied man’s huts – man
decided to adopt an effective method – you can fool people for a time, but
not forever – built bigger and better hut – all the animals occupied the
bigger hut – started to quarrel – man set the hut on fire – burnt all the
animals – peace is costly, but it’s worth the expense.

14 The School boy – loves to rise – summer morning – sweet company – birds 4
singing, wind blowing – enjoys natural joys – going to school – drives all joy –
cruel eye outworn – sighing and dismay – drooping – anxious hours – bird –
cage and singing – buds nipped , blossoms blown away, tender plants
stripped – how can the summer’s fruit appear – arguing against the ill-
treatment of the children in the school.

15 Sanna brought – some creepers – Mara found medicinal creeper – asked to 4

show – called it thief – tied it to a tree – said about the curse of the sage –
not available when needed – lying there only – narrator thought differently
– not seen for most of the year – tied to tree so that it can be identified
easily.

16 Narrator – noon meal – had 14 Rs in his wallet – entered crowded restaurant 4

– ate full meal – bill was 11 annas – sweating profusely – wallet missing –

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 owner not willing to believe – caught by his lapels – gouge his eyes out –
asked to undress – narrator not ready to take off his trousers – nothing
underneath – forced him – narrator got ready to take off his trousers –
stranger came – paid the bill – saved him – called him Mercy.

17 Money – vast collective madness – powerful than anything else in the 4

society – every individual carries insanity – pang and tremor – money makes
us to quail – fearful – cruel power among men – no money – eat dirt and go
cold – wrong – bread, shelter , fire – free – to all men to maintain sanity.

18 Babar Ali – fortunate son in the village – father sends him to school – 4
observed his friends deprived of education – boys working as mechanics,
day labourers, grass cutters etc – girls as maid servants – wants to change –
make this world a better place – decides to give education to
underprivileged – starts his afternoon school – backyard of his house –
nearly 800 students are getting education.

19 The Speaker wants to be a tree – against social discrimination – no casteism 4

in nature – birds do not ask for the caste – sun will embrace the tree without
asking the caste – no discrimination – breeze and rain drops do not ask caste
– sacred cow – scratches its body on the bark – why in the human beings –
nature has shown a way of living – argues for a casteless society.

20 Mara’s dream – construction of a lake – fulfilled – watchman of the lake – 4

looked after it – stormy night – Veda thundering down – waves to a man’s
height – lake was to smash its bounds – Goddess appeared – Mara’s pray of
no use – requested her to permit him to go to the king – until he returns not
to destruct the lake – Goddess agreed – requested the king to cut off his
head – saved the lake – shrine constructed in his name by the king.

21 The farmer’s wife questions her husband’s death and debt – farmer – 4
virtuous – found relief with poison – poisoned others existence – sinner
remained before creditors – born with bent head – the cotton crop failed –
what about the family crops – debts remained – who would take care of the
harvest of her womb – decided to teach her children to clench a fist –
embrace life not death – embrace life and struggle for life.

22 Frederick Douglass – separated from his mother before twelfth month – 4

before knowing his mother – mother hired far off place – child placed in care
of an old woman – hinder development of child’s affection towards its
mother – four or five times seen his mother – at nights only – death of his

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 mother – seven years old – not allowed to be present during her illness, at
her death and burial – didn’t depress him – no emotion – death of a
stranger.

III 23 India’s native medicinal systems – purely herbal – forests full of medicinal 6
plants and herbs – now-a-days forest disappearing – people who knows
about these are leaving us – one disappears other becomes useless –
nobody ready to share their knowledge – people like Mara only tell stories –
to what extent they are true – nobody knows – no scientist is interested in
research of these medicines – Malayali sadhu shared his knowledge only
when he was too old – otherwise he himself had gone to the forest – native
doctors believe that if they tell others about their medicine , they will lose
their potency – because of these beliefs India’s native medicinal systems are
on the verge of extinction.
OR
The speaker deeply loves his beloved – her sorrows more than any pains –
her beauty gave everlasting youth – her eyes everything – when she was
with him – the world was his – realised – it was an illusion – there are other
sorrows and pleasures in the world than love – concerned to the society –
people struggling under cruel authorities – bodies bathed in blood –
smeared with dust – bodies risen from the cauldron of disease – pus –
festering sores – cannot devote to his beloved – helpless – all the harsh
realities drawing his attention – from a lover transformed into a humane –
his love for the beloved transformed into love for mankind.
OR
Nicola and Jacopo – never wanted others to know about their sufferings --
never expected sympathy from others – matured enough to face all the
challenges – war might have destroyed their home , but not their heart –
their courage , dignity , selfless action brought nobility to human life – thus
called two gentlemen of Verona.
IV 24 Murray Halberg 1
25 b) football game 1
26 New Zealand 1
27 Arthur Lydiard 1
28 27 years old 1
29 With two laps left 1
30 Hans Grodotski 1
31 Mind 1
32 incomplete 1
33 strength 1
V. A 34 a, the, with, into 1X4=4

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 B 35 chose, had, protested, asked 1X4=4
C 36 bring, has been, is 1X3=3
D 37 Ganesh waited at the bus stop for two hours. 1
38 Raju and Ravi shared the work between them. 1
E 39 Krishna dug out the tuberous root of the medicinal creeper. 1
40 The lion didn’t want any disturbance in his kingdom. 1

41 Baber Ali started his school to teach poor children. 1

42 The two boys didn’t expect any help from others, did they? 1
43 Did the owner ask the narrator to take off his coat? 1
44 What did Hanuman find on the crest of the mountain? 1
VI. A 45 i) Nrithyankura 1X4=4
ii) Kumari Aishwarya
iii) Smt. Umashree
Iv) Ravindra Kalakshetra, Bengaluru
46 Format 2marks 5
Content 3marks
(No marks to be awarded for mere format.)

VII. 47 1. It’s very kind of you. Expressing Gratitude 1X5=5

A
2. Wow! Looking attractive. Complimenting
3. That’s great! Keep it up. Congratulating
4. Yes, That’s a good idea. Agreeing
5. Sorry, you are disturbing me. Complaining
B 48 Ramya: Hai, when are your exams? 1X4=4
Sneha : Hello, I have my exams in the next month.
Ramya: Fine, How are you preparing for the exams?
Sneha : I am preparing well, See you after the exams.
Ramya: All the best for your exams, Bye.
(Any suitable dialogue can be accepted.)
C 49 Anand : Good morning, sir.
Principal: Good morning. What can I do for you?
Anand : My son Raju is studying in first PUC . I want to know

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 about his performance. 3
Principal : Raju is doing very well in his studies. I am proud of him.
Anand : Thank you very much for your information, Sir.
Principal : You are welcome.
(Any suitable conversation can be accepted.)

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