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PREPARATORY EXAMINATION JAN - 2019

Class: II PUC ENGLISH (02) Max Marks : 100
Date : 04-01-2019 Time : 3 Hrs
I Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each. [12x1=12]
1 Whose beauty, according to Romeo, is too rich for use?
2 What was the initial punishment given to the criminal by the Council in
‘Too Dear’?
3 According to the speaker in ‘On Children’, life does not go __________
a ) swift b ) backward c ) forward
4 What is the only answer to the food and nutrition crisis in India,
according to Vandana Shiva?
5 Where, according to Don Gonzalo, is one of his estates located, in ‘A
Sunny Morning’
6 What does the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ want his beloved to do
sitting by the fire?
7 When did Basavaiah find the means of surpassing Tammanna?
8 Where was Borges educated more than in high school or the university?
9 What must one do while eating soup in Japan, according to George
Mikes?
10 Where had Marcus Ibe spent two years as a bicycle repairer’s
apprentice in ‘The Voter’?
11 Name the Arivoli activist who wrote the famous cycling song, according
to P. Sainath.
12 What, according to the speaker, never disappears in ‘Water’?
II Answer any EIGHT of the following choosing at least TWO from poetry in
a paragraph of 80-100 words each. [8x4=32]
13 How did the criminal spend his life after he was given a pension in ‘Too
Dear’?
14 Write a note on Navdanya Farm and the Navdanya Movement.
15 How do Laura and Gonzalo claim to have pined for each other after their
separation in ‘A Sunny Morning’?
16 Why did the plantation owner’s wife find it difficult to decide whether
the old man’s arrival was for the better or for worse in ‘The Gardener’?
17 Explain the instances that make the child’s foot aware of the obstacles
and hardships of life in ‘To the Foot from the Child’.
18 What does Borges tell us about his mother in particular and all mothers
in general?
19 What image of Heaven does the poem ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On
Earth’ create?
20 Why is a pedestrian’s life hazardous in Brazil, according to George
Mikes?
21 What was the whispering campaign and how did Roof conduct it in ‘The
Voter’?
22 How can water give life and devour lives according to the speaker in ‘
Water’?
III Answer the following in about 200 words. [1x6=6]
23 ‘On Children’ offers new insights into parent- children relationship.
Discuss
OR
‘The ways of Providence are strange.’ How is this true in the case of Don
Gonzalo and Dona Laura in ‘A Sunny Morning’
OR
How did cycling transform the lives of women in Pudukkottai district,
and help them change with times, according to ‘Where There Is a Wheel’
IV Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it.[10x1=10]
The story of the domestic cat’s relationship with humans is an
interesting tale. The cat has been the object of adoration, reverence, hatred
and even persecution by humans throughout time.
Cats were first domesticated by the ancient Egyptians from as early as 3000
B.C. African wild cats started preying upon the mice and rats that filled the
Egyptian grain stores and it didn’t take long for the Egyptians to become
appreciative of the cat’s help in eliminating the rodent population. Killing a
cat, even when accidental, was punishable by death. Egyptians shaved away
their eyebrows as a symbol of grief when their pet passed away; they would
even mummify the cat and bury it in a special cemetery, with supplies of
mummified rats for the afterlife. From Egypt, cats spread to the other parts
of the world. They were a great success in the East, where they were again
thought to have magical and mystical qualities. Artists in China and Japan
celebrated these animals in their art. In Japan, cats are seen as lucky. One of
the most known is the beckoning cat, often regarded as a good luck charm
for both households and businesses.
The cats spread across Europe during the Roman Empire. The Romans kept
the animals to be petted and for companionship, as well as for controlling
the rat and mice population. Cats were represented mainly as working
animals in Roman art and there is little indication of reverence or mystical
powers given to them.
During the Middle Ages, however, cats became an object of superstition and
were associated with evil. They were often believed to be endowed with
powers of black magic, and suspected of being owned and used by witches.
As a result, cats were beaten, killed and driven from towns and villages. The
destruction of cats was so extensive that diseases carrying rats flourished,
contributing greatly to the wide spread of epidemics and plagues
throughout Europe.
Not surprisingly, the Europeans once more began to realise the value of the
cats in eliminating rodents, and cats generally regained acceptance as
household pets.
In 1871, the very first cat show was held in London. The cat association was
formed in 1887 in Britain, called ‘ The National Cat Club of Great Britain’.
24 a) Mention any one of the feelings of a man towards cats.
b) When were cats domesticated first?
c) What did the cats eliminate to win the appreciation of the Egyptians?
d) Egyptians shaved away their eyebrows when a cat
a) killed mice. b) passed away. c) eliminated rats.
e) Mention one of the qualities that the East attributed to rats.
f) Who celebrated cats in their art?
g) In which art were cats represented as working animals?
h) Disease carrying rats ________ ( contributing / contributed ) to
widespread epidemics.
i) Name the cat association formed in Britain.
j) Add a prefix to the word ‘ lucky’ to form its antonym.
25 Read the following lines and answer the questions. [3x1=3]
Rose a nurse of ninety years,
Set his child upon her knee
Like summer tempest came her tears
“ Sweet my child, I live for thee.”
i) How old was the nurse?
ii) The tears are compared to______ ( Complete the sentence)
iii) Mention the adjective used to describe the child.
26 Complete the following by filling in the blanks with the right form of
verbs given in brackets. [3x1=3]
The man nudged his companion and he brought forward an object that
__________ (cover) with a red cloth. It was a fearsome little affair. It
__________ (keep) in a clay pot and feathers __________ (stick) into it.
27 Report the following conversation. [5x1=5]
Dona Laura: Do you use a shoe brush as a handkerchief?
Don Gonzalo: What right do have to criticize my action?
Dona Laura: A neighbour’s right.
Don Gonzalo: I do not care to listen to nonsense.
Dona Laura: You are very polite.
28 Complete the following dialogue. [4x1=4]
(In a library)
Librarian: Hi, ________________ ? (Offering help)
Student: I am looking for a book, but I could not find it.
Librarian: ________________ (Asking for the name of the book)
Student: God of Small Things.
Librarian: Do you remember the author?
Student: _________________ (Giving author’s name- Arundhathi Roy)
Librarian: The book is on the second floor in the Indian Literature
Section.
Student: _________________ I will go there. (Expressing gratitude)
29 Fill in the blanks by using the appropriate expressions given in bracket.
(shy away, well versed, better at) [2x1=2]
Tammanna was __________ in agriculture. As a result, the owner of the
garden started to _________ from hard work.
30 Fill in the blanks with the right linker. [4x1=4]
(if, but, therefore, and)
Literature is a dream. Our past is nothing ________ a sequence of
dreams. There is no difference between dreaming _________
remembering the past. Books are the great memory of all centuries.
_________ their function is irreplaceable. _________ books disappear,
surely history would disappear, and surely man would disappear.
31 Read the following passage and fill in the boxes given below.[8x1/2=4]
There are three methods of rice cultivation. They are broadcasting,
drilling and transplanting. The broadcasting method involves
scattering of seeds by hand and it is practised in less fertile hilly areas.
In the drilling method, seeds are drilled into the soil. This method is
confined to peninsular India. The transplanting method uses seedlings
grown in seed beds for four weeks. It requires abundant supply of
labour and water but gives higher yields.
Methods of Rice Cultivation
1 2 3
scattering of seeds drilled into uses seedlings grown in

4 soil seed beds

by confined to for

5 6 7
gives

8
32 Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement
which appeared in ‘ The Deccan Herald ‘ dated 10th March 2018. (Write
XXX for name and YYY for address) [5]
Wanted
High School Teachers to teach English, Mathematics and Kannada

Applicants should be trained graduates. Should be able to teach in

both Kannada and English medium. Apply within 15 days to

The Secretary
Vivekananda Education Trust
Brigade Road
Jayanagar Layout
Mangaluru - 573218
33 Your college is celebrating ‘International Women’s Day’. Being the
President of the Students’ Council, you are asked to speak on the
significance of this occasion. Using the hints given below, write a speech
in about 100 words. [5]
- Women empowerment
 - Importance of education
- Eradication of dowry system
- Ensuring safety at work places
- Treating women with respect
- Gender equality
OR
A survey was conducted on the location of software companies in India
and the results are shown in the following pie chart.
Using the data, write a report in about 120 words.

19% Bengaluru 30%

30% Delhi 17%
Mumbai 11%
11%
Ahmedabad 12%
Chennai 11%
12%
17%
Hyderabad 19%
11%

34 What do the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to? [4]
In Egypt, wild cats preyed upon rats that were destroying grains
which were stored in granaries. In Rome, cats were treated as working
animals and not much respect was given to them. The Europeans
owned cats for fancy. They started breeding them at home. In Japan
the beckoning cats were considered lucky since their charm was
believed to protect households.
i) which: ________
ii) them: ________
iii) They: ________
iv) their: ________
35 Rewrite the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence. [1]
his assistant / Roof / five elders / besides / in the room / and / were /
there