SSLC Question Paper - 2020
Language — Part II — English
Time Allowed: 3.00 Hours | Maximum Marks: 100
Instructions:
- Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
- Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.
PART - I
Note: (i) Answer all the questions. 14×1=14
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the option code and the corresponding answer.
Choose the appropriate synonym for the italicised words.
1. Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project undertaken in consonance with the National Policy.
(a) connection (b) agreement (c) comparison (d) arrangement
2. The little seagull even gnawed at the dried pieces of eggshell.
(a) chewed (b) cackled (c) swallowed (d) craved
3. His idea of going away, made me forget all about his ruler and how cranky he was.
(a) tyrannical (b) strange (c) powerful (d) learned
Choose the appropriate antonym for the italicised words.
4. Technology ........... is also a boon to citizens with special needs.
(a) bonus (b) bane (c) blast (d) block
5. They were the steps of a man walking rapidly around the dining-table.
(a) timidly (b) silently (c) slowly (d) decently
6. What was the selection process?
(a) rejection (b) extension (c) termination (d) collection
7. Choose the correct plural form of loaf from the following:
(a) loafes (b) loafs (c) loafies (d) loaves
8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word 'appear'.
(a) -able (b) -ence (c) -ible (d) -ance
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation IIT.
(a) Indian Institute of Telecommunication (b) Indian Institute of Theology
(c) Indian Institute of Transportation (d) Indian Institute of Technology
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below.
The sailors soon __________ food and water.
(a) got along with (b) stood up for (c) ran out of (d) looked up to
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word 'fare' to form a compound word.
(a) engine (b) play (c) away (d) well
12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below.
The child hid __________ the stairs when the mother called her for a bath.
(a) among (b) upon (c) above (d) under
13. Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb given below.
If he __________ her, she would have waited for him.
(a) has informed (b) informed (c) had informed (d) was informing
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
My uncle entered my house __________ I was doing my homework.
(a) when (b) since (c) whenever (d) after
PART - II
SECTION - 1
Answer any three of the following questions in a sentence or two. 3×2=6
15. What woke up the mother?
16. What was the daily routine of Sanyal?
17. Who arrested Smith? What were the charges against him?
18. What devices help David to move from one place to another?
SECTION - 2
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any three of the following. 3×2=6
19. My heart will keep the courage of the quest,
And hope the road's last turn will be the best.
(a) What kind of quest does the poet seek here?
(b) What is the poet's hope?
20. Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
(a) Who does 'he' refer to?
(b) Why was his cupboard empty?
21. We were taken from the ore-bed and the mine,
We were melted in the furnace and the pit
(a) Who does 'we' refer to?
(b) Where are they melted?
22. It never grows leaves,
Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall.
It just sits there, never getting small or ever growing tall.
(a) What does 'it' refer to?
(b) In what way is the tree a mystery?
SECTION - 3
Answer any three of the following. 3×2=6
23. Rewrite the following sentence in Active voice.
You are advised not to be careless.
24. Change into indirect speech.
Maya said, "When is Zigzag coming here?"
25. Punctuate the following sentence.
the general is a woman yelled the soldiers.
26. Transform the following sentence into a simple sentence.
Ramesh changed his dress and went out to play.
27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
(a) followed/suggestion/my/they
(b) hard-working/Mathew/was/businessman/a
SECTION - 4
Answer the following question. 1×2=2
28. A stranger wants to visit the Museum. Write the steps to guide him to reach his destination.
(Map showing: Museum, Temple, Library, Bus Stop, "You are here")
PART - III
SECTION - 1
Answer any two of the following in a paragraph. 2×5=10
29. Describe the struggle undergone by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
30. Give a brief character sketch of Sasanka Sanyal.
31. How do we use technology in our day-to-day lives?
32. Give an account of the last day of M. Hamel in school.
SECTION - 2
Answer any two of the following. 2×5=10
33. What is the central theme of the poem 'No men are foreign'?
34. How are today's women portrayed by the poet?
35. Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below.
She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.
Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you - so beware!
(i) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines.
(ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
(iii) Identify the figure of speech employed here in this stanza.
(iv) Pick out the alliterating words in the fourth line.
36. Paraphrase the following stanza.
At night the house seems to be alive,
Lights flicker on and off.
I am often tempted to go to the house,
To just take a look and see what it is really about,
But fear takes over me.
SECTION - 3
Answer any one of the following. 1×5=5
37. Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
(i) The King of Naples and Antonio repented the injustice they had done to Prospero.
(ii) Before Prospero left the island, he dismissed Ariel from his service.
(iii) He showed him his son Ferdinand playing chess with Miranda.
(iv) Our food lasted till we landed on this desert island.
(v) I will make you rich amends, by giving you my daughter.
38. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
In total despair at their failure to wake Zigzag, or at least stop him snoring, they shut themselves in the bedroom that was furthest away from Mrs. Krishnan's studio where Zigzag was creating the terrible din. Mrs. Krishnan was just unraveling a roll of cotton wool to stuff in her ears, when they heard their maid, Lakshmi, shrieking as if she had been electrocuted.
(i) Were they able to stop Zigzag from snoring?
(ii) Where did they shut themselves?
(iii) What was Mrs. Krishnan trying to do?
(iv) Who is Lakshmi?
(v) How did Lakshmi scream?
SECTION - 4
Answer any four of the following. 4×5=20
39. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Raj Apparels - Aadi Sale - 40% - Special combo offers - Buy 1 Get 1 - West street - Madurai.
40. Write a letter to the Manager of a popular children's magazine, ordering subscription for your school library.
41. You are Aruna/Akash, the Literary Association Secretary of GHSS, Madurai. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school, inviting the students to participate in the oratorical competition to be conducted next month.
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in a paragraph of five sentences.
(Image: A girl kneeling and hugging a dog)
43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage.
Dragon tales are known in many cultures, from the Americas to Europe, and from India to China. It's not clear when or where stories of dragons first emerged, but the huge, flying serpents were described by the ancient Greeks and Sumerians.
The word 'dragon' comes from the ancient Greek word 'draconta', meaning 'to watch', suggesting that the dragons are responsible for guarding valuables. Dragons typically guard treasures such as mountains of gold coins or gems. Some dragons have wings; others don't. Some dragons breathe fire; others can't. Some are only a few feet long; others span miles. Some live under the ocean; others can only be found in caves and inside the mountains.
44. Identify the errors in the following sentences and rewrite them correctly.
(a) I bought an book this morning.
(b) Sita goes to the market yesterday.
(c) We have not eaten anything from a long time.
(d) Sundar is either a cricket player nor a football player.
(e) We watched the sheeps grazing in the field.
SECTION - 5
45. Quote from memory. 1×5=5
Some water, coal ............. and drive.
PART - IV
46. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. 2×8=16
(a) True Story - little boy named Peter - rescues his fellowmen - sees a small hole - water flows like a stream - thrusts his finger - stops the leaking water - next morning - people repair the hole - thank Peter.
OR
(b) Mulan - woman of courage - joins army - fights well - good leadership qualities - leads the troops - becomes General - Doctor reveals Mulan's identity - again wins the battle - Emperor appoints - royal adviser - Mulan returns home happily.
47. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Elephants are considered keystone and umbrella species as they play a key role within the environment that they live in. As elephants live in herds and require large habitable areas, they tend to change the surrounding atmosphere from forests to grasslands and help to disburse the seeds in an ecosystem that has no natural means of pollinating the area. An elephant requires around 70 to 100 litres of water everyday. Therefore, the elephants in dry zones and dry seasons, dig holes in riverbeds in order to collect water and help sustain water for other species as well. The elephants' habit of clearing the path they roam has acted as natural buffer zones when forest fires take place.
Questions:
(a) What are the elephants considered as?
(b) How many litres of water does an elephant require everyday?
(c) Where do they dig holes to collect water?
(d) What acts as buffer zones during the forest fires?
OR
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below.
Books are what I like the best
They're not just toys like all the rest
That break, or get old, or don't want to play
A book gets better everyday.
Sit down and open it - Soon you'll find
A whole new world jump up in your mind,
People and places and all sorts of things -
Dragons and princesses, goblins and kings.
Dinosaurs walking the earth like thunder,
Ancient Egyptians who make you wonder,
Books about planets and space exploration,
The truth about rocks, and the birth of our nation.
And perhaps the most interesting story of all
That tells of the Prince who is going to call,
And even a picture to show how he looks -
Now these are the things that I like about books.
Questions:
(a) What jumps out of a book to take you to a new world?
(b) How do the dinosaurs walk?
(c) Why does the poet say that books are better than toys?
(d) What sort of books do you like to read?
2021 — Paper Code 4961
Language — Part II — English
Time Allowed: 3.00 Hours | Maximum Marks: 100
Instructions:
- Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
- Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.
PART - I
Note: (i) Answer all the questions. 14×1=14
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the option code and the corresponding answer.
Choose the appropriate synonym for the italicised words.
1. The young bird kept calling her mother plaintively.
(a) happily (b) sadly (c) rigorously (d) vainly
2. Aditya and the narrator reached a point where the road bifurcated.
(a) restrained (b) combined (c) divided (d) conditioned
3. The owner of the tea shop, now over sixty, a little rustic in appearance.
(a) old (b) typical countryside (c) traditional (d) modern
Choose the appropriate antonyms for the italicised words.
4. His father was preening the feathers.
(a) cleaning (b) clearing (c) dirtying (d) colouring
5. A portion of a wall of the attic had crumbled down.
(a) withered (b) attached (c) broken (d) taken
6. India's disabled are deprived by attitudinal barriers as they grapple with the challenges of acceptance and inclusion.
(a) addition (b) separation (c) diversion (d) adoption
7. Choose the correct plural form of "accessory" from the following:
(a) accessorys (b) accessories (c) accessoryes (d) accessoris
8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word "Child":
(a) –ment (b) –ies (c) –hood (d) –tion
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation "GPS":
(a) Global Protective System (b) General Police System
(c) Global Positioning System (d) Global Pre-defining System
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below.
Mr. Hamel __________ the blackboard and took a piece of chalk to write.
(a) turned up (b) turned to (c) turned for (d) turned with
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word 'side' to form a compound word:
(a) path (b) walk (c) way (d) road
12. Fill in the blank with the appropriate prepositional phrase given below.
The trial was conducted __________ the procedure of law.
(a) in accordance with (b) due to (c) despite of (d) in addition to
13. Choose the appropriate meaning for the given idiom "over the moon":
(a) Extremely agile (b) Extremely happy (c) Extremely visible (d) Extremely attentive
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
They faced many hardships __________ they are always cheerful.
(although, nevertheless, whenever, otherwise)
PART - II
SECTION - I
Answer any three of the following questions in a sentence or two. 3×2=6
15. What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents?
16. Why was the attic 'a favourite place' for the children?
17. How many people in India suffer with disability?
18. What did M. Hamel say about the French language?
SECTION - II
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any three of the following. 3×2=6
19. Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal;
Not mourning for the things that disappear.
(a) Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
(b) What should one not mourn for?
20. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
"Persistence is the key to everything," says she.
(a) What is she strong about?
(b) How does she deal with the adversities in life?
21. But remember, please, the law by which we live,
We are not built to comprehend a lie,
(a) What does the poet expect us to remember?
(b) How are the machines built?
22. A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
(a) How is a woman?
(b) What does she symbolize?
SECTION - III
Answer any three of the following. 3×2=6
23. Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice.
When will you finish the building?
24. Change into indirect speech.
Balu said "Asia is the largest continent".
25. Punctuate the following sentence.
were you not a good student i asked
26. Transform the following sentence into a compound sentence.
On seeing the teacher the children stood up.
27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
(a) a sudden/it/Aditya's/I noticed/asked/reason for/expression/and I/change in/him the.
(b) at once/church-clocks/twelve/All/the/struck.
SECTION - IV
Answer the following question. 1×2=2
28. A stranger wants to go to a hospital. Write the steps to guide him to reach his destination.
(Map showing: Gandhi Road, R.K. Hospital, Park, M.K. Road, Bus Stop, Library, "You are here")
PART - III
SECTION - I
Answer any two of the following in a paragraph. 2×5=10
29. Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
30. Give a detailed account of all thoughts and questions in the narrator's mind while accompanying Aditya from the tea shop to Sanyal's house.
31. "Technology is a boon to the disabled". Justify.
32. We appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it. Explain this with reference to the French language and M. Hamel.
SECTION - II
Answer any two of the following. 2×5=10
33. What qualities have made women powerful according to "Rakhi Nariani Shirke"?
34. What feelings are evoked in us by the machines in the poem 'The Secret of Machines'?
35. Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below.
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
(a) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
(b) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
(c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line of the given stanza.
(d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line.
36. Paraphrase the following stanza.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
SECTION - III
Answer any one of the following. 1×5=5
37. Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
(a) With the help of the spirits Prospero could command the winds, and the waves of the sea.
(b) Prospero and his daughter Miranda lived in a cave.
(c) Ariel then went to fetch Ferdinand.
(d) These gentle spirits were ever after obedient to the will of Prospero.
(e) Ariel gave a lively description of the storm, and of the terrors of the mariners.
38. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Six days passed. Six frantic days of checking their e-mail day and night. Six torturous days of having the deafeningly loud KNGRRDRRWHEEZE resound in their home, most nerve wrackingly. Maya complained that she heard a permanent rumbling sound in her ears even when she was miles away from home and that her ears ached all the time. Arvind confessed that, for the first time in his life, he was actually looking forward to going to school considering it was as calm as a monastery compared to their house. Mrs. Krishnan had lost interest in painting. Zigzag would sometimes wake up briefly when he wanted to eat some fruit, and sometimes he would sit on the veranda looking sulky and bored. Zigzag never spoke to anyone, though everyone tried several times. He only slept. And snored.
On the seventh day, Dr. Somu's e-mail arrived. It was, as Dr. Krishnan predicted, ridiculously simple.
Questions:
(a) How did the days pass?
(b) What was Maya's complaint?
(c) What was Arvind's confession?
(d) What was Zigzag's routine?
(e) What was Dr. Krishnan's prediction about Dr. Somu's e-mail?
SECTION - IV
Answer any four of the following. 4×5=20
39. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Raj appliances – Aadi sale – 20-50% – special offers – first hundred – special prizes – Vivek and co., - Gandhi Road – Trichy.
40. You are Anand/Aruna living in a remote village in Salem. You participated in a health camp organised by your school. You were surprised to observe that most of the residents were unaware of health and hygiene. As a concerned citizen, write a letter to the editor stating the need to organise such camps focusing on the importance of health and hygiene.
41. You are Deepan/Deepa, the Literary Association Secretary of GHSS Madurai. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school, inviting the students to participate in the oratorical competition to be conducted next month.
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in a paragraph of five sentences.
(Image: Women playing kabaddi/handball on a court)
43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage.
The necessity to preserve, transmit and propagate the rich cultural legacy left behind by the builders of music in the country in general and in Tamil Nadu in particular was felt in the year 1949. It was felt necessary that the inherited musical urge in our youngsters and the past tradition of our musical culture with it's ancient purity could be well preserved only when opportunities have been provided to those who have an aptitude for learning music.
The Central and State Governments with their financial aids established the Central College of Carnatic Music in August 1949. The college is functioning at 'Brodie Castle' on Greenways Road with 600 students and it has been named 'Thendral'. In the beginning there were only Vocal, Violin and Veena sections besides general Musicology. Candidates with a considerable standard in music alone, were admitted into the two year Sangeetha Vidwan Title course and after completion they were permitted to appear for the 'Sangeetha Vidwan' Title examination conducted by the Director of Government Examinations, Madras.
44. Write your favourite recipe by starting your own blog.
SECTION - V
45. Quote from memory: 1×5=5
She's a lioness; .....................................
........................ Today's woman, dear.
PART - IV
46. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. 2×8=16
(a) There was an island – Prospero and his daughter Miranda – Ariel was the chief – storm created – Ferdinand and Miranda – Prospero ungentle – Prospero's brother – King of Naples – repented – Ariel dismissed.
OR
(b) Dr. Ashok T. Krishnan – Zigzag Somu's pet – children happy – bird can talk – sing – Zigzag unmoved – sulking – snoring – neighbours complaining – Seventh day Somu's e-mail – Zigzag in the clinic – showing strange – genius.
47. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Water use in a country depends very much on it's efficiency in water use. Even in most technologically advanced country, the efficiency of irrigation is only 30 percent. As the people of California, in the United States of America, and Israel use water ethically and with enormous care the efficiency in use is high. They are also good in water management activities. For example, drip irrigation has been used in Israel as well as California to best effect. The farmers and horticulturists make the water drip drop-by-drop at the roots of the crop plants. This system of irrigation has now come into use in India too. With this method of irrigation a high output of crops is being harvested with small amount of water. In this way, salination of the lands is also averted to a great extent.
Questions:
(a) Why is the efficiency in water use high in some countries?
(b) Explain drip irrigation.
(c) What is the result of the use of drip irrigation?
(d) (i) Give the appropriate meaning for the word: 'ethically'
(ii) Choose the word opposite to: 'efficiency'
OR
When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit.
Questions:
(a) When do you want to smile but sigh, according to the poet?
(b) Explain the line: "When care is pressing you down a bit"
(c) What seems afar?
(d) Give a suitable title for the poem.
2022 — Paper Code 6111
Language — Part II — English
Time Allowed: 3.00 Hours | Maximum Marks: 100
Instructions:
- Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
- Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.
PART - I
Note: (i) Answer all the questions. 14×1=14
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the option code and the corresponding answer.
Choose the appropriate synonym for the italicised words.
1. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath.
(a) inferior (b) above (c) below (d) higher
2. It is a 55 foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India.
(a) domestically (b) spuriously (c) globally (d) unsafely
3. We had reached a point where the road bifurcated.
(a) ended (b) divided into two (c) connected (d) collapsed
Choose the appropriate antonym for the italicised words.
4. He could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise.
(a) crippled (b) weakened (c) energetic (d) surprised
5. But it would have been frustrating and difficult.
(a) annoying (b) pleasing (c) disappointing (d) gigantic
6. I love it when people appreciate the food that I cook.
(a) dispose (b) judge (c) admire (d) despise
7. Choose the correct plural form of 'deer' from the following:
(a) deers (b) dears (c) deer (d) deeres
8. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word 'understand'.
(a) dis (b) in (c) mis (d) im
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation BPT.
(a) Bachelor of Para Therapy (b) Bachelor of Past Treatment
(c) Bachelor of Psychological Treatment (d) Bachelor of Physiotherapy
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below.
It helps to __________ the calories.
(a) warm up (b) stretch out (c) put on (d) burn off
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word 'boarding' to form a compound word.
(a) pass (b) card (c) fast (d) pause
12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below.
The fox jumped __________ the well.
(a) on (b) into (c) in (d) to
13. Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb given below.
If I were a millionaire, I __________ the needy.
(a) would help (b) would have helped (c) will help (d) can help
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
__________ he was honest, he was punished.
(a) While (b) As (c) Though (d) But
PART - II
SECTION - 1
Answer any three of the following questions in a sentence or two. 3×2=6
15. Why did the seagull fail to fly?
16. What does the term circumnavigation mean?
17. What did Aditya offer Sanyal?
18. How does David operate computers with the Liberator Communication Device?
SECTION - 2
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any three of the following. 3×2=6
19. Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
(a) Whom does the word 'me' refer to?
(b) What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
20. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
"Persistence is the key to everything," says she.
(a) What is she strong about?
(b) How does she deal with adversities in life?
21. Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you - so beware!
(a) What do the words 'thaw' and 'saw' mean here?
(b) What is the tone of the author?
22. Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask,
And a thousandth of an inch to give us play:
(a) Who does 'we' refer to?
(b) What do they ask for?
SECTION - 3
Answer any three of the following. 3×2=6
23. Rewrite the following sentence in other voice.
Rosy will solve the problem.
24. Change into indirect speech.
Somu said, "It's his favourite pet."
25. Punctuate the following sentence.
O my young gentleman said ariel.
26. Combine the following sentence into a simple sentence.
I saw a tiger. It was wounded.
27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
(a) loan/apply/you/if/for/you/a/get/will/immediately/it/
(b) himself/preferred/he/mail/by/handling
SECTION - 4
Answer the following question. 1×2=2
28. You are near the School. A stranger asks you to direct him to the Government Hospital. Give instructions to help him.
(Map showing: OCR Road, Govt. Hospital, Circle Road, Bus Stop, School, Mall, King's Street, "You are here")
PART - III
SECTION - 1
Answer any two of the following in a paragraph. 2×5=10
29. Explain the experience of the young seagull in "His First Flight" written by Liam O'Flaherty.
30. Highlight the factors responsible for the All-Women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
31. 'Man does change with time' - What were the various changes that came about in Aditya?
32. "Technology is a boon to the disabled". Justify.
SECTION - 2
Answer any two of the following. 2×5=10
33. Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem by Henry Van Dyke.
34. What qualities have made women powerful?
35. Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below.
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
(a) Pick out the rhyming words from the given stanza. 2
(b) Give the rhyme scheme for the given stanza. 1
(c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line of the given stanza. 1
(d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line. 1
36. Paraphrase the following stanza.
A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life at stake,
She's real, she's not fake!
The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
SECTION - 3
Answer any one of the following. 1×5=5
37. Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
(i) He ordered Ariel to torment the inmates of the ship.
(ii) Prospero and Miranda came to an island and lived in a cave.
(iii) He raised a violent storm in the sea to wreck the ship of his enemies.
(iv) Using his powers, Prospero released the good spirits from large bodies of trees.
(v) Ariel was instructed to bring Ferdinand, the prince of Naples to his cave.
38. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Arvind, finding that Zigzag was sulkily refusing to say a word despite all their efforts at striking a conversation, dashed into the kitchen to return with a plate heaped hurriedly with juicy fruit slices and some nuts.
Bored eyes brightened momentarily as Zigzag picked up a walnut. But refusing to speak, he dropped one wrinkled eyelid in a solemn wink and flew clumsily to deposit the nut on the enormous chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Bit by bit, and in total silence, all the fruit on the plate was transferred to the chandelier and on to the blades of the ceiling fan. Then perching comfortably on a curtain rod, Zigzag winked and sank his beak into a plump guava.
Questions:
(a) Did Zigzag converse with the inmates of the house?
(b) What made Arvind rush into the kitchen?
(c) What did Arvind bring for the bird?
(d) Where did Zigzag transfer all the fruits and nuts?
(e) Where did Zigzag perch comfortably?
SECTION - 4
Answer any four of the following. 4×5=20
39. Colourful and beautiful toys - Eco-friendly - non-toxic - handy - buy one get one - discount 10% - 4, Amman Koil Street, Salem.
Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given above.
40. Write a letter to a newspaper highlighting the unhygienic condition of your area.
41. You are Akash/Anita. Head of the Sports Club in your school. Your school is participating in The National Chess Championship next month. Write a notice to the students inviting them to participate.
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in a paragraph of five sentences.
(Image: A landscape drawing with mountains, water, and trees)
43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage.
A forest is known as an intricate ecosystem that is densely covered with trees, shrubs, grasses and mosses. The trees and other plants that form a part of the forest create an environment that is healthy for breeding several species. Thus it becomes a habitat for a large variety of wild animals and birds. Different types of forests grow in different parts of the world. These are mainly divided into three categories - Rain Forests, Coniferous Forests and Deciduous Forests. Forests form an important part of the ecological system mainly because they aid biodiversity.
Unfortunately, forests are being cut at rapid speed to serve various purposes. The increase in the demand of various commodities derived from the trees that grow in different forests and need to accommodate the growing population are the major reasons for deforestation. It is important to realise that forests are essential for the survival of mankind. Forests help in purifying the atmosphere, aid in climate control, act as a natural watershed and source of livelihood for many people. Forests must thus be preserved. Deforestation is a global issue and effective measures must be taken to control this.
44. Identify the errors in the following sentences and rewrite them correctly.
(a) The ship with its crew were drowned.
(b) He is angry on me.
(c) Games and sports helps in recreation.
(d) The poet and actor are dead.
(e) I live in United States.
SECTION - 5
45. Quote from memory. 1×5=5
Not mourning for the ......................
...................... travels on with cheer.
PART - IV
46. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. 2×8=16
(a) Inhabitants of the island - Prospero and Miranda - Prospero, magical powers - his brother Antonio, king of Naples, his son Ferdinand and Gonzalo - on the ship - Prospero raised storm - repent for the injustice - instructed Ariel to bring Ferdinand - Miranda had more concern - Prospero set severe task - he forgave all - restored dukedom.
OR
(b) Dr. Ashok - entrusts his - pet bird - Dr. Krishnan - children excited of his entry - it can speak - 21 - languages - Zigzag - sleeps endlessly - with heavy snore - no peace at - home - Mrs. Krishnan - not happy - shouts and asks for solutions - Dr. Krishnan writes - to Ashok - finding solution - no reply - Dr. Krishnan - takes Zigzag to clinic - turn of event - Zigzag - takes - care of - the orderliness - clinic - very quiet - all suprised - Zigzag commands - Dr. Krishnan happy - finds - secret - Zigzag - must be engaged - if not he sleeps - family is happy with his presence.
47. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below.
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) commenced work on establishing a 2,000 MW thermal power plant at Cheyyur in Kancheepuram district in April 2007. Top level officials of NTPC held talks regarding the project with the TNEB on November, 30. Work on the project was completed in three years. The project cost was estimated at Rs 8,000 crore and the entire investment was made by the NTPC. The Tamil Nadu Government was only providing land and a No Objection Certificate from the Environment Department.
