Karnataka 1st PUC Model Question Paper 2023 for English

Blue Print for revised I PU English Model Question Paper with MCQs
Subject Code: 02 Max. Marks: 100
Q. Sub Uni Name of the Unit Marks Knowledge Comprehension Expression Appreciation Total
No Q t allotted Marks
No No 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
I 1 1 The Gentlemen of .. 1+4 Y Y 5
to 2 The School Boy 1+4 Y Y 5
12 3 Around a Medicinal… 1+4+6 Y Y Y 11
4 Oru Manushyan 1+4 Y Y 5
On Course Book

5 Money Madness 4 Y 4
6 Babar Ali 1+4 Y Y 5
7 If I Was a Tree 1+4 Y Y 5
II 8 Watchman of the Lake 1+4 Y Y 5
15 9 The Farmer’s Wife 1+4 Y Y 5
to 10 Fredrick Douglas 1+4 Y Y 5
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11 An Old Woman 1 Y 1
12 Two Gentlemen of Verona 1+6 Y Y 7
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13 Do Not Ask of Me, … 1+6 Y Y 7
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I 13 to14 Subject-Verb Agreement 03 Y 3
Expressions & Language 05 5 5
function
IV 26 to35 Passage 10 5 5 10

36 Articles+ Prepositions 04 Y 4
37 Tense 04 Y 4
On Course Book

38& Corrections of errors 02 Y 2
39
40 Homophones 01 Y 1
V
41 Changing word class 01 Y 1
42 Jumbled Segment 01 Y 1
43& Question Forms 03 Y 3
45
VI 46 Reference Skill 04 Y 4
47 Letter Writing 05 Y 5
VII 48 Completing Dialogue 04 Y 4
49 Dialogue writing 03 Y 3
Total 120 29 41 38 12 120

I PUC English
Revised Model Question Paper with MCQs
Time : 3:15Hrs Max Marks:100

Instructions
a. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
b. Write the question number as it appears on the question paper.
c. One-mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
d. For multiple choice questions, choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
e. Section I of the question should be answered in sequence and on the first three pages of the
answer booklet.

I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right option: 12x1=12
(Answer to this section should be in sequence and written on the first three pages of the
answer book)
1. …………. was the secretary of the commission of Enquiry in ‘The Gentlemen of the
Jungle’.
a. Man b. Leopard

c. Lion d. Buffalo

2. Cage refers to ………………….in the poem ‘The School Boy’.
a. Teacher b. School

c. Parents d. Summer Morning

3. According to Mara, the mongoose and the cowcal cure themselves of snake bite in
‘Around the Medicinal Creeper’ by eating ……………..
a. Root of a plant b. Leaves of a plant

c. Fruits of a plant d. Shoots of a plant

4. In ‘Oru Manushyan’, the people in the city would do anything, even _____ for the sake of
money.
a. commit murder. b. rob banks

c. beg on streets. D. rob people

5. The most educated teacher in Babar Ali’s school is …………….
a. Nasiruddin Sheik b. Babar Ali

c. Tulu Rani Hazra d. Debarita

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6. ______ wouldn’t flee shouting for a bath in the poem, ‘If I Was a Tree’.
a. Mother Earth b. Rain drops

c. Sun Light d. Tree

7. In ‘Watchman of the Lake’, one day a visitor approached Mara to _______
a. get water to his village b. stop fishing in the lake

c. work as watchman of the lake. D. to meet the King

8. In poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife,’ ‘the harvest of my womb’ refers to …………………
a. Children b. Crops

c. Husband d. Creditors

9. Frederick Douglass was ………. old when his mother died.
a. ten years b. seventeen years

c. twelve years d. seven years

10. The old woman offered to …………… to get fifty paisa.
a. take the speaker to the hill b. take the speaker to Horse Shoe Shrine

c. take the speaker down the hill d. take the speaker to see pond

11. ……..was the village where Lucia was getting treatment in ‘The Two Gentlemen of
Verona’.
a. Italy b. Verona

c. Poleta d. Alps

12. The speaker says ‘Do not ask of me, my love, that love I once had for you’
because__________ .

a. his beloved is not as beautiful as she was

b. he has realized that there are other sorrows around him demanding his attention

c. he has found a more beautiful lady love

d. he doesn’t love her anymore

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13. Choose the correct form of verb that agrees with the subject. 3x1=3
Nicola and Jacopo struggle hard to save money. One night they _______(are/is) sitting on

the stone pavement. When the narrator ________(speak/speaks) to them, he learns that they

_________(has/have) specific plans.

14. Match the expressions under column A with its corresponding language function
under B. 5x1=5
A B
1. Hello! Good Morning. Expressing gratitude.
2. It’s very kind of you. Apologising.
3. Sorry, I won’t allow you inside Introducing.
4. I’m really sorry for the mistake. Greeting.
5. Meet my friend Rashmi. Refusing permission.

II. Answer any eight of the following in a paragraph of 80-100 words each: 8 X 4=32
15.Why did the man finally set the newly built bigger hut on fire, in ‘The Gentlemen of the
Jungle’?
16. Bring out the contrast between the boy’s experience inside and outside the school in
‘The School Boy’.
17. How did Mara and the narrator think differently about tying the medicinal creeper to the
tree in’“Around a Medicinal Creeper’?
18. Describe the embarrassing experience of the narrator in the restaurant in ‘Oru
Manushyan’?
19. Why does the poet fear the cruel power of money in the people in ‘Money Madness’?
20. What motivated Babar Ali to start his own school?
21. How does the poem ‘If I was a Tree’ illustrate the caste system as one of the basic
problems in our society?
22. Why was the shrine dedicated to Mara by the king in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?
23. How does the farmer’s wife embrace life with dignity?
24. What does Frederick Douglass tell about his mother in ‘Frederick Douglass’?

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III. Answer any one of the following in about 200 words:1 X 6 = 6

25. India’s native medicinal systems are on the verge of extinction because of the
superstitious beliefs of the native doctors’. Examine this with reference to ‘Around a
Medicinal Creeper’.
OR
The speaker of the poem ‘Do not Ask of Me, My Love’ becomes more realistic when the
harsh realities of life draw his attention. Elaborate.
OR
‘True Gentlemen are made of character, not by their appearance’. Explain with reference to
‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it: 10 X 1 = 10
One of the greatest runners of this century, Murray Halberg, winner of the 5000 metre
race at the Rome Olympic Games in 1960, was almost killed in an accident while playing
football. He was only16 then. His left arm was so badly damaged that the arm remained
paralysed for the rest of his life. Halberg was born in New Zealand. After his accident, he gave
up football and he took to athletics. In 1951 Arthur Lydiard became his coach. In 1956,
Olympics were to be held in Melbourne in Australia and Halberg prepared seriously for the
1500 metre race. But he finished eleventh out of 12 runners. He was completely disappointed.
In the end, he decided that he would make another attempt. Now 23, Halberg changed himself
from a human being into a running machine. 1960 came and Lydiard took him to Rome for the
Olympics. Halberg was now 27, the age of which Lydiard had said he would reach his peak as
a runner. He reached the final of the 5000 metre race without much effort.
As the final began, all the runners were ready. The 60,000 people in the stadium never
took notice of him, he was far behind them. Eight laps later, he began to overtake the other
runners one by one. There were three laps for the end of the race, but Halberg was sprinting
with unbelievable strength. The people wondered, “doesn’t he know how many laps are left?”
With two laps left, Halberg had a clear 18 metre lead. One lap to go with Halberg still in the
lead. But he was clearly becoming weak. His head was rolling from side to side and his teeth
were bared in pain. Hans Grodotski, a German was catching up Halberg. Now Halberg was
not fighting the others, but only against himself. His body was crying out for rest. His body
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said that Grodotski or anyone else, could have the race. But his mind did not allow the body to
win. He would now see the white tape at the finishing line. Halberg prepared himself for the
last effort, in case Grodotski overtook him. But Grodotski never did. Halberg fell into the tape
and rolled to the ground. Halberg’s friends gathered around the fallen body. Their minds were
full of anxiety. But there was that faint smile on his face.

Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence:
26. Halberg’s arm was injured in _____________.
a. a car accident b. a football game c. the 5000m race
27.Who won the 5000 metre race in the Olympic Games in 1960?
28. Which country did Halberg belong to?
29. Who was Halberg’s coach?
30. How old was Halberg when he went to the 1960 Olympics?
31. In which lap of the race did Halberg establish a clear lead?
32. Who was catching up with Halberg?
33. Halberg’s ________ did not allow his body to win. (Fill in the blank.)
34.Add prefix to the word ‘complete’ to make its antonym.
35. Halberg was sprinting with unbelievable ________ . (strong / strength)

V.
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets . 4x1=4
36. The narrator slept all day and woke up ____ four _____ the evening. He did so to save
____expense of drinking tea or eating the noon meal. He came out and entered _____
crowded restaurant.
(in, a , at , an, the).

B. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. 4x1=4
37. Captain Anthony was not considered a rich slave holder. He____(own) only thirty slaves
and two or three farms. His farms and slaves ________(be) under the care of an overseer.
Mr. Plummer ______(be) the overseer. He was always ______(arm) with a cowskin and a
cudgel.

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D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them. 2x1=2
38. Mara returned back from the jungle, one evening.
39. Why did you brought this?
E. Rewrite as directed. 6x1=6
40. Babar Ali’s students did not get ______. (bored/board)
(Fill in the blank with an appropriate word)
41. Mara stood in ________. (amaze)
(Fill in the blank with the right form of the word given in brackets)
42. a miserable/was/ drunkard/ Mr. Plummer.
(Rearrange the segments to a meaningful sentence)
43. Venice is a picturesque city,_____?
(Add a question tag)
44. The narrator thanked the stranger.
(Change into a question beginning with right form of ‘do’)
45. Nicola and Jacopo were sitting under the arc lights.
(Frame a question as to get the underlined word as answer)
VI.
A. 46. Read the weather report and answer the questions on it. 4x1=4

Name of the May December
city Min Temp Max Temp Min Temp Max Temp
Mysuru 32 36 15 28
Gulbarga 39 44 22 29
Bengaluru 30 32 10 22
Dharwad 35 40 18 27
Note: Temperature in degree centigrade.

a. Which city records the highest temperature in May?
b. ________ has the minimum temperature in December.
c. What is the minimum temperature of Dharwad in May?
d. What is the maximum temperature of Mysuru in May?

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B. 47. Write a letter to the Bank Manager requesting to transfer your account from SBI
Tumkur main branch to SBI Hassan main branch as you have been transferred to
Hassan. 1x5=5
Your letter should have the following information.
* Type of account
* Account Number.

B. 48. Complete the dialogue: 1x4=4
Netra : Hi Meena.
Meena : __________________________.
Netra : I’m fine. How are you?
Meena : ________________________________.
Netra : Hey, you are carrying too many bags. Shall
I carry one for you?
Meena : _______________________________________ .
Netra : You’re welcome! Which way should we go?
Meena : _________________________________________ .

C. Dialogue Writing 3
49. Gurumurthy has gone to Kolkota for the first time to attend a conference. He asks a stranger
how to reach Shantinikethan college from the railway station. Write a dialogue between
Gurumuthy and the stranger.

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