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THE

RURAL

P

U

COLLEGE,

KANAKAPURA

quESTtoN

pApER,

PREPARATORY

EXAMTNATION

JAN/FEB

_ZOLS

Subject

:

ENGLISIf

(Code

:02)

Time

:

3 Fks

15

Min

Class:

II

pUC

Total

No

Of

Questions

: 35

Mar.

Marks

: 100

- -

Answer

the

following

in a

word,

a

phrase

or a

sentence

each.

tZx =tZ

1.

l,Vhat

does

]uliet

want

Romeo

to

be

after her

death ?

2' \t\hich

country

in Europe

stopped

the

gaming

houses

as

mentioned

in

,Too

dear ,

?

3. According

to the

speaker in

the

poem'0n

Children'

the children

dwell

in

the house

of

aJtoday

b)yesterday

c)tomorrow

4.

\r{hat

does

the Earth

University

teach

in'Everything

I

Need

To

Know

I

Learned

In The

Forest'?

5.

u/hy

did Gonzalo hide his

identity from

Dona

Laura

in.

A

sunny Morning,

?

6.

\A/hen

d0es

the poet

want

his

lady love

to

read

the

book in'When

you

Are

Old,?.

7. When

did Tammanna

forget

all

his

songs

and

ballads

?

8.

what

would

the child's

foot

like to

be

in'To

The Foot

From

Its child,?

9.

How

can

poetry

be

defined according

to Borges

in'I

Believe

That

Book

Will

Never

Disappear'?

10.

Wny

Ao

fapanese

bow

at each

other

in'|apan

And Brazil

Through

A

Traveler,s

Eye,

?

1X.,

What was

Marcus

Ibe

before

he

entered politics

?

12.

Where

was rhe

cycling

as

social

movement

started

?

II.

Answer

any eight

of

the following

(choosing

at least

two from

poery)

in

a

paragraph

of

BO-100

words,

13.

How

does Romeo

glorify

|uliet,s flawless

beauty?

I x4

=

32

14.

l/hy

was

the

criminal

reluctant

to

go

out

of

the

prison

in

,

Too

Dearl,

?

15' How

does

Vandana

Shiva

bring

out the importance

of

earth

democracy

in

,Everything

I

Need

To Know I

Learned

In

The

Forest,?

16'

Why

do Dona

Laura

and

Don

Gonzalo

spin

fictitious

stories

about

themselves

?

17.

\Mrat

measures

did Tammanna

adopt

to

humiliate

Basavaiah

?

Explain.

18'

How

does the

nlej

b1i1q

out the

quality

of

both

illusion

and

realiry

in the poem

,To

The Foot

From

lt's

Child,?

19,

Why

does Borges

believe,

the

books

will

never

disappear

?

20.

Describe

how

traffic

in Brazil

leads

to humorous

obilrvations.

2t'

How

does

Sheela

Rani Chunkath,

the

district

collector,

promote

the

empowerment

of

women

-

22'

How

does

the poem demonstrate the

disparity

and

discrimination

in our

society

in the

poem'Water'?

III.

Answer

the following

in

about

200

words.

1x6=06

23. 'Heaven

lies

all

over'

how

is

this brought

out in'Heaven

If

you

Are Not

On

Earth,?

OR

How

does Roof

conceal

his

betrayal

of Marcus

in the election

?

Elucidate

.

OR

Give

an account

of

the incidents

where

Laura

and Gonzalo

secretly

guess

about

each

other,s

idenHry.

IV.

Read

the following

passage

and

answer

the questions

set on

it.

10x1=10

General

lnst uctions:

1.

Follow

the

prescribed

limitwhile

onswering

the

questions.

z.

write

the

correct.

question

no

as

it

appears

on

thi

question

paper.

3,

one markquestions afrempted.more

than

oncewiirbe awaidid

zero.

4.

Answer

to

guestiory

no

24(a-i)

and 25

(i-iii)

should

be in sequence

and

at

one

place.

5,

For

multiple

choice questions

chaase

ihe

cotect

answer

aid re

writa

iL

Half

the

world

does not

have

enough

to

eat.

Each

year,

as a

result,

rnany

millions

die

young.

The bodies

and minds

of

many rnore

are

permanently

damaged

by hunger.

P.T.O

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we

say

to

you

this suffering

can

be and

must

be stopped.

when

all

of

us,

in

the rich

and

poor

countries,

make

up our

minds

to stop

i

we can

stop

it.

The

earth

is

ruled

mainly

by people

o ut

of

touch

with

the

young

world.

They

know

that

men

starve

and die

in

millions,

but they

think

it

more

important

to

riake

guns

and

bombs,

to send

us

to fight

one

another,

than

to

provide

food

and

watei

schools

and hospitals,

so that

we might

feed

and serve

one

another.

If

you

live

in

a

poor

country,

demand

enough

food for

your

countrJrmen.

Do

not

turnyour

backson the people

who provide

food:

instead,

work

with

them

for

*."r

a"uutp;;;"^'"-'

"'

If you

are educate

d

in

special

knowledge

and

skills, remember

that

science

and

technology

that

can

se-nd

men

into

space,

need

only to

be released

into poor

countries

to

work

even

greater

miracles.

If

you-are

a

parent,

resolve

to

end

the sufferings

of

children.

I(now,

too,

liow

tc.plan

the

size

of

your

family,

so

that

the progress

ofall

is

notendangered.

Let

us

make

it

plain

to

the rulers

that

the

division

of the

world

into rich

and

poor

must

end. The

many

billions

spent

on

armaments

must

be

spent

to

develop

the

world.

Let

them know,

too,

that

if

f

y:3:^ltnancial

systems

prevent

a

just

distribution

of

flod

and wealth,

these

systems must

De

replaced.

Above

all we

must

show our willingness

to

work

for

world

development.

Mankind

is one

family in

which

each

of

us has

a

duty

to

help

others.

24.

aJ \Mhy

do

man_y

millions

of

people

die

young?

b) What

kind

of

people

rule

the earth?

c)

What,

according

to

the

rulers,

is

more

important?

d)What

are

the basic

things

that the

rulers

are

supposed

to

provide

to

the

people?

e) How

should parents

end

the

suffering

oftheir

ifritarenf

'

f) What

should you

make

plain

to

the

rulers?

gJ

lvhat

should

many,bilions

spend

on according

to the

speaker?

h) Add

a

prefix

to the

word

.willing,to

make

its antonym.

i) The

rulers

wish

to

foossess/possession)

bombs

and

guns.

jJHowshould

*unliinTu.z

-

,-v{svurrv*.,

uv

25.

Read

the

following

lines

and

answer

the

questions.

A little

fairy

comes

at,nighl

v)

Her

eyes

are

blue,

her

hair

is

brown,

With

silver

spots

upon

her wings;

And

from

the moon

she

flutters

down.

ij Vfho

comes

at night?

ii)

How

are the

eyes

o f

a

lftrte

fairy?

iii)

Where

does

the

little

fairy

flutter

down?

26. Complete

the

following

by

filling

the

blanks

using

the

right

form

of the

verb

giveninbrackets.

3x1=3

Roof

-(know)

to everyone.

The P0P's

leader

met him.

No

words

3x1=3

(give)

five

5x1=5

%(waste)

between

them. Later

Roof

-

pounds

to

cast

vote

for

Maduka.

27.

Repoft

the

following

conversations.

P0P

campaigner

Roof

POP

campaigner

Roof

POP

campaigner

We wantl.,our

vote.

How

can I

vote

for Maduka?

Are

you

taking

this

rnoney

or not?

Will it

not

be

heard

outside

this

house?

Don'tworry

about

it.

28.

Complete

the

Mr. Rao

Mr.Rai

Mr.

Rao

Mr.Raj

Mr. Rao

Mr.

Raj

Mr.

Rao

following

dialogue.

Hello,ls

it34567Bg?

ffi

(inform

absenceJ

fgive

introductionJ

fthanks siving

and leavp

trlrinol

Who am

i

speaking

to?

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29.

Filling

the

blanks

by

choosing

the

appropriate

expression

given

in

bracket

:

2xt=2

[to

be

in high

spirits,

to

throw

away'

pass

by]

Marcus

knew

that

he

would

win but

he

did

notwant

the

while

Rool

weighed

down

vuith

guilt,

pretended

-

30.

Fill

in the

blanks

with

the

right

linker'

I

Accomplished

The obiective

was

"r-;--_l

Returned

with

disaPPointment

a single

vote.

All

4xl=4

.--

the

king oi

f

t

fV

*r,

a

brother

rnonirch,

and

might

be

induced

to

do the

thing

[and,

but,

in

order

to,

soJ

31.

Read

the

following

passage

and

make

notes

by

drawing

and

filling

the

9xes

given

betow.

-r-:-

c-^ +

^.

SxYz=4

An

English

explorer

of

the

Antarctica

continent

captain

scott

commanded

two

expeditions

into

Antarctica.

The

iirst

begun

in

1901

penetrated

into

the

interior

ofthe

continent

'

accomplishing

several

scieitific

objectives

and

was

completed

in

1904

'

The second

expedition

started

in

1910,

with

the

main

ob;ecUve

of

diicovering

the

South

pole'

Scott

and

his

team

made

the

;;;;;h

io

the

pole to find

with

great disappointment

that

the

Norwegians had reached there

earlier'

An

Engl $:IP gIgI--

,:

Commandea

d"o

exPeditions

I

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v

First in

t

netrated

into

vlll

32,

Write

a

letter

of

application

in response

to

the

following

advertisementwhich

---

,pp..red

in

'

trre

Hinau'

dated

30

ian

2015.

(write K(X

for

name

and

YYY

for

Lx5=5

addressJ.

noop

netaii

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Pvt

Ltd.

layanagar,

Bangalore.

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within

a

week

to

The

Director

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33'

Imagine

that you

have been

selected

as

the

union

secretary

and have

been asked

to

address

s

z2'

a

gathering

of

students

and

lecturers

of

your

college.

Write

a speech

in

,UoriloO

*".a,

focusing

on

the

infrastructure

of

your

college

and

ihe

necessity

of

discipline

among

students_.

Your

speech

should include

the

following points:

-

Good

library

and reading

room facilities

-

Proper

rnaintenance

oftoiletfacilities

-

Waiting

room for girls

-

Science

lab

to

be

upgraded

-

Motivation

to

the

students

to studywell

and

behave

properly.

OR

studythe

two

pie

charts

given

below

and write

a

ieport

in

about

120

r,vords

on

the

education

status

of

women

in

rural

and

urban

areas.

|__l

iuit"rates

1x5=5

ffi

literates

L+tlll

oegree

Eiuigf,

school

antl

primarl,

34.what

do

the underlined

words

in

the foilowing

extract

refer

to

?

4xl=4

[el;l

frofessionally

Qualifi

ed

1x1=1

A

step

ladder

is

something

that every

family

needs

the

women

in

rhe

family

will

find

it

[i)

extremely

convenient

when

they

ii)

wash

the

windows,

and

their.

iiiJ

dusi.

The

gentleman

of the house

too

will

require

a

step-ladde.

*h"ng

6iu1

hings picture

on

the

walls,

when

he fixes

the

curtains.

il

rt

iiJ

They

iiiJ Their

iv)

He

35,Rearrange the

jumbled

segments

to form

a

meaningful

sentence.

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extension/

memory

/

orn/thebook

/of

/

is/imagination/and

I*r,<

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Rural

women

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