Karnataka 1st PUC Second Test Question Paper 2025 English

Government of Karnataka
Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board

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Quarterly Exam

SECOND QUARTERLY TEST DECEMBER 2025
Max. Marks : 40
CLASS:IPUC SUBJECT: ENGLISH (02)
Time: 1Hr. 30 Mins.
Instructions :
1. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
paper.
2. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question
be awarded zero.
3. One mark questions attempted more than once will
answers and rewrite it.
4. For multiple choice questions, choose the correct
(4x 1=4)
Answer the following questions by choosing the right option: Wife"?
1 "You are virtuous". Who does 'virtuous' refer to in
the poem "The Farmer's
c) farmer's children d) the creditors
a) farmer's wife b) farmer
2 According to Frederick Douglass, children could tell their ages accurately.
b) White c) Brown d) Mullato
a) Black
shrine?
3 How much does the old woman demand to show the horse-shoe
a) 25 paise b) 75 paise c) 50 paise d) 25 paise
Verona"?
4. Who was elder, between the two brothers in "Two Gentlemen of
c) Nicola d) Padua
a) Jacop0 b)Luigi
Answer any THREE of the following questions in 1-2 sentences
each: (3x 2=6)
poem.
5. Name any two things the farmer's wife want to teach her children from the
6. Where was Frederick Douglass born? What was his mother's name?
7.
How does the old woman stick to the speaker? What are her eyes compared to the in the poem
"An Old Woman"?
8
What did the two brothers father work as and where, in the lesson "Two Gentlemen of Verona"?
Answer any TWO of the following questions in about 60 words each: (2x 3=6)
9 How did farmer poison his wife's existence in the poem?
10. Why were the slaves kept ignorant from knowing their birth dates?
11. What made the speaker's attitude undergo a change in "An Old Woman"?
12 What qualities of the boys in "Two Gentlemen of Verona" impress the narrator?
IV Answer any ONE of the following questions in about 80-100 words: (1x4=4)
13. The two brothers selfless action brought a new nobility to human life. Explain this line with
reference to the lesson "Two Gentlemen of Verona".
14. How does the poem "The Farmer's Wife" bring out the plight of the women and her assertion?
Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it: (3x 1=3)
15. Max Muller was a distinguished German poet. Some of his poems were set to music by
Australian composer, Franz (Peter) Schubert.
As a youth, Mueller took tothe study of the Sanskrit language with great devotion and started
learning the language. He took the Doctorate in Philosophy in 1843. He did research work on
Sanskrit and philosophy under ancient scholars in Berlin University.
In 1846, Mueller went to London to copy and collect manuscripts in Sanskrit. He translated Rig
Veda which consists of 1028 hymns addressed to different gods. As it was being printed in a
London university press, he migrated to Oxford in 1848 and lived there for the rest of his life.
a. By whom were Max Muller's poems set to music ?
b. Max Muller was interested in Indian language and leant it.
c. Max Muller's (collect) of Indian manuscripts are popular in Western World.
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the word given in the bracket)
(P.T.O)

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VI A. 16. Refer to the following table and answer the questions : (3x1=3)
Inter-Class Competitions
Event Time Venue
Debate 10-11.30 am Hall No. 1

Mad-Ads 11.30-12.30 pm Room No. 8

Essay Writing 10-12 pm Room No. 5
Dance 10-12 pm Auditorium
Singing 11-1 pm Lounge
a. Which competition is happening in the Auditorium?
b. How many events are happening between l10-12 pm?
c. Where is Essay Writing going to happen?
VI B. 17. Write a letter to the Police Sub-Inspector, Mysore, thanking him for visiting your college
as the Chief Guest for the Athletic Meet. Your letter should contain the following points
Youngsters to be law abiding citizens.
Focus on duties of the citizens.
Motivating the youth to join Police Force, Army, etc., to serve the country. (4)
VII A. 18. Match Column Ato Column B: (4x 1=4)
A (Expressions) B(Language Functions)
a. Please, pass the book Complimenting
b. Meet my mother Requesting
c. You have done well Rejecting
d. Iwill not accept this Introducing
Sympathising
B. 19. Complete the Dialogue : (3)
(Meeting of two friends)
Shashi - Good Morning, Arun
Arun How are you?
Shashi - thank you.
Arun ?
Shashi - I am going to the bank.
Arun Ok. Bye.

C. 20. Your friend Reena has won the first place in the State Level Debate Competition. Write a
dialogue between both of you, congratulating her in about 5-6 lines. (3)

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