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RDPUCPA
DISTRICT
Time
:3.15
Hours
LEVEL PREPARATORY
EXAMINATION-20I.4
il PUC
ENGLISH
Max. Marks:
100
NOTE :
i.
Follow
the
presuibed
limit
while answering the questions.
ii.
Write the
correct question
number
as it appears
on
the
question paper
iii.
One mark questions attempted
more than
once
shsll
be awarded
zero.
io. Eor
multiple
choice
questions, choose
the correct answer and
rewrite
it.
I.
Answer the
following in
a
word
a
phrase or
a sentence
each
:
1.
What, according
to Blandford,
had renewed his
strength and
skill
?
2. When
Juliane
Koepcke regained
consciousness
she
saw
a.
her mother sitting
next
to her.
-
b.
herself
alone in the
jungle.
c. the man
who was
sitting next to her mother
What reminded
Tansukh of the emptiness
of his life
?
-.
ltVhat
do
'rosy
lips
and
cheeks' refer
to in
Sonnet 116 ?
\Mhich
part oi the machine
did Mary
hicie inside
Ann's wooden
doll ?
In
'The
Rabbit', the
people were disappointed
because
a. the
rabbit
was
quite ordinary.
b. the rabbit
was
not found.
c. they were
not allowed
to see the rabbit.
Name the disease
which prevented
Baba
Amte from sitting.
hr
'The
Travel Bureau
1
,the
womiul
puts her
maps u*uy-ut
lFillin
the
blank with
right
words from
the poem.
]
9.
\tVhat
was
Rukmini Devi's
memorable
role
as a
Raiya
Sabha
member
?
L0.
who
do live
apart
in
a fellowless firmament
according
to
the speaker
in
of the Road'
?
'The House
by
the
side
LL. \tVhat
point did
Melkkoran
look
strange
in
a land
where
all
men wore
their
hair
knotted
in
kuduma
?
12. In
'
I am
not that
woman ', what
is
the impact of
the weight
of customs
and
traditions
on the
woman
?
3.
4.
5.
6.
Answer
any Eight
of
the following
choosing
at least
two from
words
each:
lZxL=L2
poetry
in
a
paragraph
of 80-100
8x4=32
fearless
tree
?
1x6=6
'Sonnet
7.
8.
II.
1"3.
\tvhat attracted
Blandford
to Hollis
after his
reading
' Of
Human
Bondage,?
14.
Describe the
growth
of children
as
brought
out in:the
poem'
Life's
neginning
,.
15.
How did
the
girl's decision
to
stay in
the hut
for
the
night
prove
to be
iortunate
for her
in
,Girl
Against
the
Jungle'?
16.
\Mhy
did
Tansukh
think
that
it
wasoa
wonderful
oppofrunity
to
wash
off
his
sins
when
the
old
man
came
to him
?
Was he succeeded
?
17.
How did
Mary
save
Joe
and her
family
from
the enraged
mob
?
18.
Write a
note on the
arrangements
made
for
the
people to
watch
the rabbit.
19.
Bring out
the
two
contrasting
images
of the lady
presented
in
'The
Travel
Bureau,.
20. Rukmini Devi
Anmdale
was
not only a
leading
exponent
of
Indian
art
but
also
a
crusader for
social change.
Explain.
21. lMhy
did
Kuruman
Panikkari
want
to have
a
glass
tree in
the
place of
the
Champaka
22.lMhat
kind
of education
is to be
imparted in
sihools
accordini
to
Sophia
Skoufaki
?
Answer the
following
in
about 200
words.
23.
'lThe
union of true
minds
crosses
all
lirnitations.
"
How
does
the
poet
prove
this in
1\()?',
OR
m.
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How
can
the
creation'of
Anandwan
be
seen
as
an
illustration
of
Baba,s
slogan
,
,Igork
buildharity
destroys,
.
OR
"The
human
mind
*
t"?.:.loY
in
accepting
new
ideas
and
resists
even
those
changes
that
ar
dvantageous
to
man
".
Ciitically
"*u*iir"
*f;"
statement
with
reference
to
,,one
darknight,,.
V'
Read
the
folrowing
passage
rnd
ansiue.
irr" q""rirons
set
on
it
:
---'
r.0xL
=
1
Ih-e
Eskimos
are
descendents
of
hunter,
,rt
o
*orred
from
siberia
into
Northem
Canada
at
th
nd
of
the
last
Ice
Age
about
12000
years
ago.
They
still
live
in
this
area
where
there
are
arctic
weathe
onditions
for
eight
to
nine
months
or tnu
y;r.
L,,
,:rch
a
climate
it
is
r,oiporrrule
to
develop
agriculturr
he
traditional
Eskimo
economy
was
thereiore
based
or,
r*o
basic
activities.
The
first
was
ristring
throug
oles
in
the
ice
or
on
the
open
water;;;;
,il"
I*""a
was
hunting
sea
marunars
such
as
whales
an,
eals
and
of land
mammars
such
as
caribou.
rtq
vvqD
rturllulg
sea
until
about
1960
the
Eskimos
lived
a
traditional
life,
grouped
in
small
communities,
each
on
ontaining
about
fifty
people'
Their
homes
were
snow
houses
ur,Jt"rrL,
the
latter
made
from
caribou
skinr
he
traded
furs
withlocalirading
companies.
to
obtain
equipment
like
strong
wooden
sledges.
n
1960
the
Canadian
govemment
took
an
interest
in
the
Eskimos.
It
loaned
money
for
fisl
reezing
plants
and
fishing
uout"''
This
was
intended
to
develop
and
sirengthen
the
economy.
It
arsr
rovided
schools and
health
clinics'
These
were
staffeJ
uy
gorru**"^t
t"u.r*rs
and
nurses.
unfortunatery
odemization
has-brought
social
problems
4".
rr,"
r".]t
r".io*
of
these
is
alcohol
abuse.
4.
Where
did
the
Eskimos)
ancestors
come
from?
25-
How
rong
ago
did
the
hunters
migrate
to
Northem
Canada?
26.
Arctic
weather
prevails
in
the
Esklmo
hnd
fo,
_----'----.-----
a)
8
to.9
-*oltl,
b)
one
year
c)
uncertain
days
?7,
,un1
can,t
the
Eskimos
develop
agriculture----LrLqut
uayD
28'
what
was
the
first
basic
u.orro-iJuctivity
of the
Eskimos
?
29'
Name
any
one
of
the
sea
marunals
hunted
by
the
Eskimos.
30'
How
many
people
would
be
there
in
a
traditional
Eskimo
community?
31.
What
were
the
Eskimo
tents
maJe
;ii
-'--^""'
32.
\Alhat
did
the
Eskimos trade furs for?
33'
IAtrhat
is
the
serious
problem-brought
into
the
Eskimo
rand
by
Modernization?
V
34.
Report
the
followi.g
.oorru."itior,
,
Mary
:
Hob
said
they
would
stop your
work.
5
I.:
:
Nothingwillstopme.
L
l
- -'-
Mury
:
But
suppose
thelicome
here
and
try
to
break
your
machine?
,r.o.,xHi",*",r'"?irr.-ff
ff
;ffi:""Jll:Tili**J"ffi*i:HiHrillT:;*givenin
Kie
Ho
had
his
education
in
an
Indonesian
schoor,
There
he /
r^_^^,
.^
-r*t=
?
things'
But
his
son
(educate
)
,',
;A;;;;;,.il;.';;;;r"
,.(;'.:"J'Li:trffi;:
hrough
memorizatio"'
c*uti"ity-__----
(
give
)
more ir+portance
in
American
schools.
6.
Rewrite
as
directed
:
I
ev\Ii
rat
pair
Something
which
is
absolutely
essential
is
called
Separable
T,"_:i::",*"l.....,GJiTilif.:_toanswerthequestion)
r.
ru
ilil*:'lllT;lr"lLil,.,ns
the,oo.;#;
.d;6,,Jj,*
*
bra
ck
ets
:
seven a.m.
but
r,
""
"''1"'l;il:i;;l
to
Pucallpa
from
Lima.
The
flight
was
scheduled
1.
2x7=2
to
leave at
I
take
off,
set
in,
set
out
]
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38'ctroose
the
appropriate
linkers
from
the
ones
given
in
brackets
and
filt
in
the
blanks.
Reanange
thi
entencesintoacoherentparagraph,
"
4[x1+1=
one mark
is
allotted
ror
trre
rearrangement
of
the
sentences
)
(
so,
but,
in
spite
of,
and
)
;..;::.;^;.^l_l^::pl:
failed
,"
"ld":land
his
concem.
.................he
decided
to
save
them
fro
------:-...........they
protested
against
his
invention.
1/2.
x8=4
Blood
Pressure
is
necessary
for
blood
to
flow
fro*
9:
heart
through
the
arteries.
Blood
pressure
has
two
forms'
14/hen
the
heart
contracts,
blood
reaches
its highest-
systolic
pressure.
when
the
heart
relaxes
between
beats,
the
pressure
falls
to
its
lowest
-
diitoric
pi*u.
ntood
pressure
is
normally
measured
in
millimetres
of
mercury'
An instrument
leown
as
sphygmtmanometer
is
normally
used.
For
a
I;11:":'fnAi;:;.'
the
pressure
is about
110
mm/hg
svstolic
anizs
**zng
diastolic,
which
is
usuauy
Called
2_l
-
blood
pressure
falls
to
its lowest
when
V.
A)
39. Read
the
following
passage and
below
:
make
notes
by
drawing
and
filling
in
the
boxes given
following
advertisemerit
which
appeared
J
B)
40.
Write
a letter
of
application
"The India4
National
News,idated
5*,
rn
response
to
the
201.4.
l
I
rnl
I
5
l
I
I
ri
L
C)
41.
Imagine
yo"
.
prepare
a speech
in
about
20
words
using
the
following
hints
to
introduce
the
.ti"f
go"rt
to
ihe
audiurce
on
the
occasion
of
itsnnual
Day celebration.
Blood pressure
is
mlasured
Assistant
Quality
Controliers
l_
U
9
.
_Fluency
in
Kannada
and
English.
Between
18
and
25
The
Divisional
Manager,
BFC
Company,
pvt.
Ltd.,
5
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Name
Home
town
Educational
qualifications
:
Dr.
C.
Shivaprakash
:
Channapahra
:
M.A.,
Ph.D.
2x1=2
Zxl=2
Profile
:
Started
career as
a
Lecturer
in
a
Private
college-worked
for
2
years-- honoured
with
Doctorate
in
Philosophy
from
Bangalore
University--
appointeJas
Assistant
professor
at Govt. First
grade
college,
Mysore-interested
in
social
service and
sports.--- hor,o,rr"d
by
various
social organisations
-atpresentTheHeadofEng1ishDepartmentatKamatakaUniversityo
Recently
some research
students
made
a
survey
to
know
how
college students
spend their leisure time.
Based
on the
information
given
in
the Bar
c\art
below,
a report
in
about
120
words.
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
4;l
lndia
I
England
Watching
TV
Playing
Games
Listening
to
Reading
Music
periodicals
Chatting
VII.
A)
42. What
do the
italicized
words
in
the
fotlowing
extract
refer
to?
4xL=
4
Smoking
is injurious
to
healih.
If
(i)
leads
to
pain and
stiffness
in
the leg
while
wutkir,g.
Drugs
for
this
problem
are
of no
use.
W
$)
cannot
cure
it.
worn"n
who
(iii)smoke
duriig
pr"grr*.y
u[
exposed
to many
problems.
Passive
smoking
is
equally
darigerous.
/fs
(iv)
impact
is
deadly.
i)It
:
--
)
ii)
They
:
iii)
who
:
iv)
Its
:
Rewrite
the
sentences
using the
suffix
given
in brackets
:
43.
The
Prime
Minister
condemned
the
acts
of the terrorists
with
skong
words (-ly
).
44. These
skills
can be used
to communicate (-ive).
C)
wtiictr
collocation
more
acceptable?
I^{rite
the correct
answer
:
45.
Do
me
a favour
/
makeme
a favour
46.
Give
cash
/
Pay
cash
Dl
qz,
Match
the
words
from
Column A
withlthose
in
Column
B
to
form
correct
Word
pairs.
2xT=2
AB
look
,
see
forget
excuse
and
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