HIGHER SECONDARY SECOND YEAR ENGLISH

MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR REVISION I (November& December

Portions)

Time allowed : 3 Hours + 15 mts Maximum Marks : 90

INSTRCUTIONS:

1. Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness,
inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
2. Use Blue or Black ink to write and underlined and use pencil to draw diagrams.
PART I
Answer all the questions: (20 X 1 = 20)
Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write
the option code and the corresponding answer.
A. Choose the correct synonyms of the underlined words from the options given :
1. Nicola was glaring at his brother in vexation.
a) Approval b) appreciation c) annoyance d) admiration
2. ………..shelter they built with their own hands amidst the rubble.
a) Assets b) debris c) precious things d) valuables
3. One night we came upon them in the windy and deserted square.
a) Crowded b) occupied c) inhabited d) uninhabited
B. Choose the correct antonyms for the underlined words from the options given:
4. He glanced at us hopefully.
a) Confidently b) desperately c) violently d) softly
5. They brought her here, persuaded us to take her into the hospital.
a) Convinced b) motivated c) encouraged d) dissuaded
6. Their selfless action brought a new nobility to human life.
a) Honest b) sincere c) selfish d) genuine
7. Choose the correct blended form for the word “florona”
a) Corona + flu b) Corona + Influenza c) COVID + flu d) COVID + influenza
8. Choose the meaning of the foreign word in the following sentence:
The bonafide immigrants were given an asylum.
a) Real b) original c) genuine d) fake
9. Choose the correct combination for the compound word „snow drop‟
a) Noun + Verb b) Adverb + Adjective c) Adjective + Verb d) Adverb + Noun
10. Choose the American English word for „time table‟
a) Planner b) schedule c) agenda d) plan
11. Choose the correct preposition:
The exams will be held ………..Pongal.
a) In b) on c) after d) during
12. Choose the suitable phrasal verb for the underlined word:
The match was postponed due to inclement weather.
a) Put off b) put up c) put in d) put out
13. Choose the suitable relative pronoun:
Harbhajan Singh ……….is a cricketer also acted in the movie „friendship‟.
a) Whose b) whom c) who d) which
14. Choose the most appropriate question tag for the following sentence:
Indians hope to win the test series against South Africa, …………?
a) Do they b) don‟t they c) did they d) didn‟t they
15. Choose the correct plural form for the word „goose‟
a) Geese b) gooses c) goosie d) gossey
16. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the word „gradtitude‟
a) Dis b) in c) mis d) il
17. Choose the clipped form of the word for „vaccine’
a) Vax b) wax c) cine d) vac
18. Choose the tri syllabic word from the given options;
a) Approach b) justice c) music d) gratitude
19. What do you term if you take photos through mobile in groups?
a) Selfie b) groupfies c) both a and b d) neither a nor b
20. Choose the correct polite alternative for the following underlined word:
Nowadays beating with a cane is prohibited in schools.
a) Moral teaching b) corporal punishment c) innovative punishment d) none of
these
PART II ( 7 X 2 = 14)
SECTION I
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four sets: (4 x 2 = 8)
21. Thy form, O Tree, as in my happy prime
I saw thee, in my own loved native clime
a) What do you mean by the term „native clime‟?
b) Write out the rhyming words.
22. By that hoar tree, so beautiful and vast,
The water-lilies spring, like snow enmassed.
a) Write the meaning for the word „hoar‟
b) Mention the figure of speech used in the second line.
23. A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound
No other tree could live.
a) Why does the poetess use the expression „ a creeper climbs‟?
b) Pick out the alliterated words in the first line.
24. And oft at nights the garden overflows
With one sweet song that seems to have no close,
Sung darkling from our tree, while men repose.
a) What often happens at nights?
b) Write the rhyme scheme of the above lines.
25. The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are hung
In crimson clusters all the bough among.
a) Who is the giant here referred to?
 b) Write out the words of alliteration.
26. Like a huge python, winding round and round
a) What is compared to python?
b) Mention the figure of speech used in the above line.
SECTION II
Rewrite as directed: (Answer any 3 questions 3 X 2 = 6)
27. Change the following into indirect speech:
Radhika said to Raga, “What are you looking for”?
28. If I were a lion, I would kill all the animals in the forest. (Begin with ‘were‟)
29. Change into the other voice:
The traffic police stop every car at the junction.
30. Change the following sentence into complex sentence:
Having planned very well, India Under 19 team won the championship.
PART III ( 7 x 3 = 21)
SECTION 1
Explain any two of the following with reference to the context: ( 2 X 3 = 6)
31. It is the tree‟s lament, an eerie speech
32. Dear is the Casuriana to my soul
33. Like a huge python, winding round and round
SECTION II
Answer any two of the following questions in not more than 30words :( 2 X 3 =6)
34. How were the boys helpful to the author?
35. Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
36. What was Lucia suffering from?
SECTION III
Answer any three of the following: (3 X 3 = 9)
37. How do you borrow a book from your school library? Describe the process briefly.
38. Write a dialogue between two friends discussing how to prepare for the forthcoming
Model exam 1. (Minimum 3 exchanges)
39. Rearrange the jumbled proverbs:
a) Nine / time / a stitch / saves / in
b) According to / cut / coat / your / the cloth
c) Garments / fit / never / well / borrowed
40. You are the Head boy / Head girl of your school. Compose an email to the counselor
to give counsel to the students those who are appearing for board exams for the
classes 10 and 12.
PART IV
Answer the following : ( 7 x 5 = 35)
41. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words.
a) What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?
(OR)
b) Justify the title “Two Gentlemen of Verona”
42. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words ;
a) The poetess immortalizes the tree. Elucidate (OR)
b) Critically appreciate and analyze the poem “Our Casuariana Tree”
43. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the
 hints:
Aksionov – sentenced – 26 years – crime not committed – wife doubted – devasted –
resigns to himself – turns up to God – works hard – reads books –earns respect in
prison – Makar – wicked – blame on Aksionov – meets in prison – repents for
mistakes – finally – comes forward to tell the truth – but Aksionov dies.
44. Either Make Notes or Summarize the following passage:
The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an
independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution
of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations
alter the behaviour of the virus. The TAG-VE was convened on 26 November 2021 to
assess the SARS-CoV-2 variant: B.1.1.529. The B.1.1.529 variant was first reported
to WHO from South Africa on 24 November 2021. The epidemiological situation in
South Africa has been characterized by three distinct peaks in reported cases, the
latest of which was predominantly the Delta variant. In recent weeks, infections have
increased steeply, coinciding with the detection of B.1.1.529 variant. The first known
confirmed B.1.1.529 infection was from a specimen collected on 9 November 2021.
This variant has a large number of mutations, some of which are concerning.
Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as
compared to other VOCs. The number of cases of this variant appears to be
increasing in almost all provinces in South Africa. Current SARS-CoV-2 PCR
diagnostics continue to detect this variant. Several labs have indicated that for one
widely used PCR test, one of the three target genes is not detected (called S gene
dropout or S gene target failure) and this test can therefore be used as marker for this
variant, pending sequencing confirmation.
(OR)
Write a paragraph on “The Teacher whom I like most” in about 150 words.
45. You are the top scorer in NEET examination. Write a letter to your cousin giving tips
how to crack NEET exam. (OR)
Write a letter to HOD of English Department, Loyola College, Chennai inviting him
to be the chief guest for the inauguration of Literary club of your school.
46. a) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and correct them.
i) I have a confident on my brother.
ii) I met an accident.
iii) Let us hope through the best.
iv) The President congratulated Lovina of her success.
v) The child goes to school by foot.
(OR)

Fill in the blanks appropriately:

 i) Kuzhal has a pain in the ……………so she went to a doctor to …………it.
(heal / heel)
ii) Even if you ask me not to go, I ……………..go. (Use a Modal Verb)
iii) Kushwanth Singh‟s grandma ………….wake him up early in the morning
when he was young. (Use a Quasi Modal verb)
iv) Vinoth ……………(be) a constructor. (Use suitable tense form of the verb
given in brackets)
47. Read the following passage and answer in your own words
The earth is losing its forests. Presently, trees cover about 30 percent of the earth‟s
surface, but they are being destroyed at an alarming rate, especially in the tropics.
Timber harvesting is a major reason for the destruction of the forests. Trees are used
for building houses, making furniture, and providing pulp for paper products, such as
newspapers and magazines. At least 40 hectares of rainforest are being felled every
minute, mostly in order to extract the valuable timber. Another way that man is
destroying the world‟s forests is by burning them down. In the Amazon, for example,
rainforests are bring burnt down at a rate of 20 hectares a minutes. The main reason
of burning down the rainforests is to clear the land for farming. Farmers in rainforests
countries are often poor and cannot afford to buy land. Instead, these farmers clear
rainforest land to raise their animals or grow their crops. Because tropical rainforest
soil is so poor in nutrients, farmers cannot reuse the same land year after year. In the
following years, farmers just clear more land, destroying the forest piece by piece.
Already more than 30 tropical country have reached a critical level of forest
destruction and one-time exporters of timber such as Nigeria and Thailand now have
to import timber for their domestic needs.
Questions:
a. What is the major reason for the destruction of forests?
b. Mention any two uses of trees.
c. Why do some people burn down the rainforests?
d. How many tropical countries have reached a critical level of forest
destruction?
e. From where do Nigeria and Thailand get timber for their domestic needs?
(OR)
Identify each of the following sentences with the field in the list given below
by understanding the word or words serving as the clue.
a. The Central Processing Unit is not functioning properly.
b. ISRO has successfully launched Mangalyaan to Space.
c. The flights have been cancelled due to wild spread of Omicron.
d. Sindhu clinched the championship title at the Asian Open.
e. Peace Talks between the two nations is held at Russia.
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