TS Inter 1st Year Model Paper 2021 English

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SET
Total No. of Questions - 20 Regd.
Total No. of Printed Pages - 8 No.

ENGLISH
Paper - I
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100
Section - A
1. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words each.
2×4=8
(a) Such was the Indian concept of hospitality once upon a time.
(b) Individual liberty would have become social anarchy.
(c) Usha Rani dreamt of the day when her daughter would get an
Olympic medal and she constantly motivated her daughter to
work towards that goal.
(d) No two British subjects speak exactly alike.
2. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 100 words each.
2×4=8
(a) He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
(b) I don't want my children to see the Earth die,
(c) In vain, O Kings, doth time aspire
To make your names oblivion's sport,
(d) 'What hast thou to give to me?'
3. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words
each. 2×4=8
(a) Liberty is an accommodation of interests. Elaborate with
examples from the essay.

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b) Narrate two memories of Kalam, related to eating.
c) Why was the Philippines Tournament in 2006 a memorable one
for Saina Nehwal?
d) What does the writer say about the use of pronunciation, the
use of stress on syllables, accent, and so on by the native
speakers of English?
4. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words
each. 2×4=8
(a) Describe the feelings of the poet when she sees the Royal Tombs
of Golconda.
(b) Why does the horse give its harness bells a shake?
(c) How can we all lend our hand to prevent nature from saying
farewell?
(d) Why did the beggar weep bitterly that night?
5. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words
each. 2×4=8
(a) Narrate the events that led the little girl and her mother to wait
in the rain for a taxi.
(b) Why was Gopal upset on being told by the director that he had
to enact a dying scene?
(c) How did Suren spend that night at his home in the village?
(d) 'The Antidote' is a gentle satire on man's blind beliefs and
superstitions. Comment.
SECTION - B
6. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR
questions given after it. 4×1=4
I saw my mother's hand feeling for the clasp of her purse. She saw
me watching her. I was giving her one of my own frosty-nosed looks
this time and she knew exactly what I was telling her. Now listen,
mummy, I was telling her, you simply mustn't take advantage of a
tired old man in this way. It's a rotten thing to do. My mother paused

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and looked back at me. Then she said to the little man, 'I don't think
it's quite right that I should take an umbrella from you worth twenty
pounds. I think I'd better just give you the taxi-fare and be done
with it.'
1. What did the narrator see?
2. What did the narrator's mother see?
3. What was the rotten thing referred to in the passage?
4. Did the narrator's mother agree with the little girl when she
said, "You mustn't take advantage of a tired old man ... ..." ?
5. Mother said it was quite right to take the umbrella from the old
man. Say 'true' or 'false'.
6. What did the narrator's mother offer to do?
7. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR
questions given after it. 4×1=4
Once a 4 year old girl asked her mother, "Why do you keep your
ornaments in the locker even though the maid is in our house for
24 hours?" Mother said, "These ornaments are very precious. So I
can't keep them with our maid."
Daughter felt very sad about it and asked, "Why do you keep me
with that maid when you go to office? Am I not as precious as
ornaments?"
1. How old was the little girl?
2. Where did they keep their ornaments?
3. Why did the girl feel sad?
4. Who looked after the little girl at office hours?
5. Tick the right statements
i. The passage highlights the innocence and inherent wisdom
of little children.
ii. It exposes the modern man's materialistic outlook.
iii. It enlists the duties of maid servants.
iv. It explains the services banks extend to customers.
6. The little girl asked her mother some questions which the
mother couldn't answer. Write 'true' or 'false'.

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SECTION - C
[NOTE: ANSWERS to the questions in Section - C must be written at
one place in the same Serial Order.]
8. Fill in ANY EIGHT blanks with a, an or the. 8×½=4
(a) She did not make ............ (i) career.
(b) Ramu wore ............ (ii) uniform.
(c) Mary is ............ (iii) European.
(d) I interviewed ............ (iv) MP.
(e) The Ramayana is ............ (v) epic.
(f) Rajesh is ............ (vi) enterprising businessman.
(g) I reached home in ............ (vii) evening.
(h) My mother reads ............ (viii) Quran everyday.
(i) King Solomon is ............ (ix) wisest king.
(j) ............ (x) novel I bought yesterday is interesting.
9. Fill in ANY EIGHT blanks with suitable prepositions. 8×½=4
(a) The martyr wrote his final testament .......... (i) blood.
(b) Please dont’ laugh ….…. (ii) others.
(c) Tina gets ….…. (iii) early in the morning.
(d) The poem was written ….…. (iv) John Keats.
(e) My friend was angry ……… (v) me.
(f) Shiva speaks Hindi ….…. (vi) English.
(g) There is a good friendship .......... (vii) America and India.
(h) I have been reading this book ………… (viii)2014.
(i) The manager is .......... (ix) good impression.
(j) We ate .......... (x) banana leaves.
10. Fill in ANY FOUR blanks with suitable verbs given in brackets.
4×1=4
(a) A philanthropist .......... (i) (think) about the welfare of others.

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(b) Look! The bird .......... (ii) (fly).
(c) He .......... (iii) (paint) the door just now.
(d) He .......... (iv) (read) the book since March.
(e) The people .......... (v) (stay) indoors due to rain yesterday.
(f) All members of the committe .......... (vi) (be) educated persons.
11. Rewrite ANY FOUR sentences as directed. 4×1=4
(i) One should follow traffic rules. (Change to active voice.)
(ii) "Don't run," he said to Eckels. "Turn around. Hide in the
Machine." (Change to indirect speech.)
(iii) Suresh to his friend: "I will certainly help you." (Change to
indirect speech.)
(iv) A computer works much faster than the human brain.
(Change to positive degree.)
(v) The Tyrannosaurus Rex is the most incredible monster in
history. (Change to comparative degree.)
(vi) You think you're smart. (Add a question tag.)
12. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences correcting the errors.
4×1=4
(i) One should look after her parents.
(ii) You have to agree for my proposals.
(iii) Children below six are prohibited to enter the hall.
(iv) Each of them were given a gift.
(v) I am forty years.
(vi) They asked me what was my name.
13. Supply the missing letters in ANY EIGHT of the following words.
8×½=4
(i) mi - - le (ii) l - - rels (iii) a - - ommodation
(iv) th - - der (v) sy - - able (vi) vill - - n
(vii) t - - cher (viii) sl - - pless (ix) o - - ur (x) enc - - rage

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14. Identify the silent consonant(s) in ANY EIGHTof the following words.
8×½=4
(i) balm (ii) often (iii) foreign (iv) arms
(v) neighbour (vi) tomb (vii) dawn (viii) knife
(ix) hour (x) column
15. Identify the parts of speech of ANY EIGHT of the following underlined
words. 8×½=4
She is the second Indian to achieve such a ranking, after Prakash
Padukone in 1980, and the first Indian woman to do so. Though a
bright student, Saina was unable to complete Intermediate as the
gruelling schedule left her with little time to attend classes. Ah! It is
raining heavily.
16. Match ANY EIGHT of the following words in Column ‘A’ with their
meanings in Column ‘B’ 8×½=4
A B
(i) alms ( ) (a) avoid
(ii) compromises ( ) (b) limitless
(iii) anarchy ( ) (c) large ship
(iv) vows ( ) (d) sweet-smelling, fragrant
(v) hoary ( ) (e) resident, inhabitant
(vi) dodge ( ) (f) money, clothes and food that are
given to the poor
(vii) infinite ( ) (g) promises
(viii) civilian ( ) (h) adjustments
(ix) vessel ( ) (i) disorder, chaos
(x) aromatic ( ) (j) very old and well known

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17. (a) Look at the following pie-chart that shows daily routine of an
Indian mother. Present the information in a paragraph.
1×4=4
1. At office / place of work - 8 hours
2. Sleep - 7 hours
3. Household chores - 5 hours
4. Personal needs / relaxation - 4 hours
OR
(b) Read the following paragraph and convert it into a tree diagram.
There are three types of muscles in the human body. They are
smooth, cardiac and skeletal muscles. Smooth muscles are
controlled by involuntary responses. Examples of smooth
muscles are muscles in the digestive tract and blood vessels.
The second type of muscle is cardiac muscle. It is also an
involuntary muscle. Muscles that cover the heart are examples
of cardiac muscles. The third type of muscle is the skeletal
muscle. It is controlled by voluntary response. All the muscles
attached to the bones such as biceps, deltoid are examples of
skeletal muscles.
18. Write ANY FOUR transcriptions to the following words in ordinary
English. 4×1= 4
(i) /n/ (ii) /d/ (iii) /(r)/
(iv) / / (v) // (vi) //
19. Circle ANY FOUR of the words that sound different with regard to
the sounds of the bold letters. 4×1=4
(i) change chariot character
(ii) like live limit
(iii) order often old
(iv) anger danger passenger
(v) jungle bullet but
(vi) strange energy get

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20. Mention the number of syllables in ANY FOUR of the following words.
4×1=4
(i) family (ii) tournament (iii) mother
(iv) liberty (v) compromise (vi) reign

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SPECIAL NOTE : While setting the Question Paper one must follow
the instructions related to the reduction in syllabus and
enhancement of choice in Question Paper without fail.

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