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SECOND PUC

PREPARATORY

EXAMINATION

-

20T6

Time: 3-15 hours

Max Marks:

1OO

No.or

p"g."'

o+

ENGLISH

-OP

tot"t

No.or

Qu"".'

ss

Instructions : a] Follow the

prescribed

limit

while

answering

the

questions

.

b] Write

the

correct

question

number as

it

appears on the

question paper

.

c]

One

mark

questions

attempted more than once

will

be awarded zero

.

dl

Answer

to

question

number

24(a-j)

and

25(i-iii)

should

be

in

sequence

and at

one

place.

el For multiple

choice

questions

choose the

correctanswer andrewrite

it

.

I

Answer

the following

questions

in

a

word,

a

phrase

or in a sentence each:

lZxl:|2

1)

.Whom

does thephrase'snowy

dove'referto?

2)

How much pension would th'e

criminal

get

in

"Too

Dear"?

3

)

The line

'They

come through

you

but not from

you'

conveys the

idea that

the

parents

are

a]the medium but not the

origin

blthe

creators

of

children

cl

should impose

their thoughts

on

children

4)

What

is

'the

beginning

ofjoy

of

living'according

to

Vandana Shiva?

5)

What

was

Dona Laura called as when she

was

a beautiful

young

lady?

6)

The

line 'Take

down this book'

suggests

a] asking herto read

a

book

b] handing down abookto

her

7)

8)

e)

10)

11)

.-

cl the speaker's attempt

to lay

bare

his feelings for her

.

-r+'' :n

'.-i-jii1fti+t1r$.g

aq ',.'.-.

^--

.'

.]+.

What

news

made Basanaifi

very

happy?

Where

is

the

foot

of

the

child

condemned

to

live

?

Which

is the

most astounding

invention

ofman, according

to Borges?

What is unique aboutthepavements in

Copacabana?

What

would

never disappear

in

our society

according to

speaker

ofthe

poem

"Water"?

12)

What was Marcus

Ibe

in

the outgoining

government

?

Answer

any

EIGHT

of the

following

(choosing

at

least

two

from

poetry) in

a

8x4=32

aragraph

of 80-100

words:

yTl

How

is

the

intensity of love

poem

"Romeo and Juliet"?

between Romeo

and

Juliet brought out in

the

14) Why

was the

murderer reluctant to run away

from the

prison?

l5) What are

the

views ofthe

prophet

on

children

in

"

On Children"?

1

6)

Wrlte a note

on

Navdanya farm

and

Navdanya movement.

17) How

did Gonzalo

died, according

to

the

made-up story?

1

8)

How

does

the

rivalry

between Tammanna

and Basavaiah develop?

19)

What

are Borges' thoughts

on his

mother?

20) How does the

speakerprove

that heaven is on

earth?

2l) What

does

George Mikes say

about

bowing

in

Japan?

22)

How

does

thepoem "'Water"

bring outtheharrowing

experiences

ofthe

panchamas?

p.r.o.

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m

Answer

the

foltowing

in

about

200

words:

lx6:6

23)

'The

ways

of

Providence

are

strange'.

How

is this true

in

case

of

Don

Gonzaloand

DonaLaura?

OR

The

poem

"To

the Foot

from

its

Chilcl"

is

a

journey

of

hurnan

life.

Elucidate.

OR

'Roof was

the

most trusted

ofthe

campaigners','fo

what

extent

is

this true

in

"

TheVoter"?

ry 2q

Read

the

following

passage

and answer

the

questions

sgt

on

it

:i0xl=10

I

gtukmini

Devi

Arundale

*ur

boro

at

Mudhuri

o, r.izg,

igi;i)

5t

e

used

to

watch

Bharatanatyam

at the

Navaratri

festival

organized

by her

father

for

the

Maharqja.

Later

at

Pudukottai

she

actBally

lived

arnidst

dancers.

Anna

Pavl&,E

great

ballerina

was

the

force

that

shaped

the

future

of Rukruini

DevL

=

Rukrnini

Devi

learnt;Sadir',

the

art

of Devadasi's

secretively

for two

y.;;;IM;;;;kril

Sgnd&ra$fllairyashergurfil

3

:-'----

Rukmini

Devi

gave

an excellentpublic

perfornance

ofthe

art, under

a

banyan

tree

at

the

International Theosophical Conference

in

1935,

Orthodox

Inrtia

was

shock"6R

miri

Devi's

husband,

GcorgeArundalepresentedthe

dance

as a

spiritual

arlf

..)

-

r

fnumnini

Devi

renamcd

'Sadir'Bharatanatyam

to get

it

social

acceptabiliry;

She

formed

Intemational

centre

forAns

rvith

just

one

gtudent,

her,ri.."

Radha.

Slkmini

oevi

founded

'Kalaksh"n{.n

e

t"aching

at

Kalakshetrawas

in

Gurukula

style.

Most of

the

classes

were in

the

open

,

under

the

trees.[€alatshetra

was

like

Shantiniketan

of

GurudevThgrr{,

q

Rukrnini

Devi

was

nonrinated

twice

to Rajyasabhu.En.

rvas

instrumental

in

passing

the

Bill

forprevention

of cruelty

ro.Anirnals

iil.200$rk,riniDevi

ilritiatg{

ry1y*y.:.9,r,.t 6gpjscts.

Thesosphy,

animal

welfare

and

vegiitlriffidriiwere

her

lifelong

ir,t"iiiiK't'

-.a]

Where

was

Rukmini

Devi

born?

lfWhat

was the

force

that

shaped

Rukmini

Devi's

future?

_q]

Vfho

was

Rukmini

Devi's

guru?

dlVhy

did Rukrnini

f)evi

rename

Sadir

Bharatanatyam?

;dWhat

is

Kalakshetra

compared

to?

ll-What

style

was the

teaching

at

Shantiniketan

in

?

g]Add

aprefixto

"Prsponsible"

to

form

its

antonym.

$How

did

GeorgeArundale

presented

the dance

?

-ilNarne

the

bill

in which

Rukmini

Devi

was

instrumental

in

passjng

it

in

I

960.

jl

Rukmini

Devi

was

_

(interest/igterested)

in vegetarianism

.

(

Fill

in the

blank

with

the

suitable

form

of the

word given

in the

brackets)

V 25)

Read

the

follorving

lines and

answer

the

questions,set

on

it

:

.._

"At

the

comer

of

the

wood

street,

when

daylight

appears

\ _{angs

a

thrush

that

sings

lou{t

has

sung

for

three

y.urS

In

the silence

ofmorning

of

the song

of the

bird"

.ifWhere

does

the

tluush

hung?

iilHow

long

has the

thrush

sung?

iiil

When

has

Susan

heard

the song

of the bird?

r,

3x1:3

Cout..

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26)

Complete the

following

by

filling

in

the

verb

given

in

the brackets.

the blanks

using

the right form

of

4xl=4

2xl=2

almost

as if

When

the narrator

Was in

Japan, it

3x1:3

(observed)

by hirn that the

telephones

(keep)

in

public

places.

As courtesy

substituted pritacy,

people_

(

not affect)

by the lack of privacy.

27)

Report

the

follorving

conversation

:

1x5=5

Roof

said,

"

I

have

given you

three

shillings.

what

else do

you

expect ?"

Ezenwa

said,

"

we would

not have asked

more

if Marcus

is

a

poor

man".

Roof

said

,"I

will give you

one

more

shilling.

Don't

expect more.,'

28)

Complete

the

fotlowing

dialogue

.

Raju:

Flello

Shankar,

how areyou?

Shankar:

(Returns

greetings)

Raju: You played

very

well

in

yesterday's

rnatch.

It was

wonderful

.

Shankar:

(

Expre$ses

gratitude)

Raju:

(gffers

to take his home

for

coffee)

shankar

:

sorry,today

I have

some urgent

work. some

other day

perhaps.

29)

FilI

in

the

blanks

by choosing

the

appropriate

expression

given

in the

brackets.

(

leaps

and

bounds,

all

and

sundry in

a fix)

The nurnber

of vehicles

in Brazilis grorving

by

cars

were

distributed

tree

of charge

to

4xl:4

0)

Fill

in the

blanks with

the

right

linkers

:

(

adea

afu,

thu'S,

*ft)

was

rvell-

workers.

The

owner

of thatplantation,

-.

_needed

aperson

exactly

like

him, hired

him.

'famrnanna

settled in

that

plantation.

VI

3l)

Read

the follorving passage

and make

notes

by

drawing

and fitling

the

boxes

given

lrelow:

8x[=4

Driving

is fun. You must

obeytraffic

rules while

you

drive.

Slow

downwhen

they

lift

turns

yellow

and stop

when it turns red.

Maintain

speed

limit.

Remember you

are responsible for your

life.

Always

wear

a

helmet

if

you

are riding

a two

wheeler and

while driving

a car always wear

seat

belt. Do not

drive

when

you

are tired and sleepy.

Respect

pedestrians.

Driving

is

Obey

J."J

tl'. Pr-

|

2[---l

I

ads

ofmilqq.He

in

asriEfrifile

_jj&t'frilaeistand

the

proble*i'ft

Driving acar

P.T.O.

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32)

Write

a

letter

of application

in

response

to

the

following

advertise-

ment

which

appeur"o

in

"Deccan

Herald"

dated

12th

January

2a16'

Write XXXX

for

name

andYYYY

for

address

Wanted

:

RecePtionist

Qualification:

iluc

with

knowledge

of

computer.

Fluency

in

English

and

Kannada.

Applywithin

aweekto,

ff;##ffft",

K'G.

Road,

Bangalore-1

You are

the

president

of the

Student

Union

of

your

college. You

have

invited

the

Deputy

Commissioner

of

your district

to inaugurate

the

activities

of the

college

union.

Based

on

the

information

given belou"

write

a speech,

not eiceeding

100

words,

to introduce

the

guest.

5

Name:

Dr.

SreedharPandeY.

Educational

Qualifi

cation:

MBB

S,

MD

Work

Profile:

Started career

as a

Doctor in rural

areas-conducted

sev3ra.l

.

free

medical

camps.

Passed

KAS

in

2002-worked

as

Assistant

Commissioirer

at

Hassan

and

Bijapur.

Promoted

to

IAS

in

201

1

'

Interests

:

Photography,

music

and

social

work

OR

The

fotlowing

Pie-chart

sh-ows

the

modes

of

transport

used

by

school

goining students

in

your

area.

Based

on

the

information,

write

a

report

in

about

120

words.

Modes oJllransport

used

by

school

golng students

VII

33)

34)

2)

She:

4)

Her

:

Bicycles

407o

200h

what

rlo

the

underlined words

in

the

following

extract

refer

ta

?

4xl=4

Rukmini

Devi

Arundale

learnt

Sadir.

It(

1)

was

the

art

of

Devadasis'

Shg-le

trearnt

it

for two

years.

She

gave

her

first

performance

under

a

banyan

tree'

GeorgeArundale

was

her

husband.

He

(3)

presented

the

dance

as

a

spiritual

art. Rukmini

Devi's

first

student

was

her

niece'

Her

(4)

name

was

Radha'

1)It:

3)

He

E{ewrite

the

jumbled

segments

to

form

a

meaniugful

sentence

'

lx1=1

Critics

/

Tammanna's

worlC

started

/

analysing

i

and

translating

3s)

r>r*il€<t<r

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