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I. Multiple choice questions : 6×1=6

1. Walk fast, you are ...................... young person,
not ................. old man.

The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks
are

(A) a, an (B) an, a

(C) an, the (D) the, an

Rem. (A) a, an 1

2. The sun sheds his beams on rich and poor alike.

The figure of speech used here is

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(A) Simile (B) Metaphor

(C) Personification (D) Alliteration

Rem. (C) Personification 1

3. He couldn’t find words enough to thank me,
................

The appropriate question tag to be added is

(A) can he ? (B) won’t he ?

(C) will he ? (D) could he ?

Rem. (D) could he ? 1

4. The doctor entrusted the nurse ................. the
duty of looking after the patient.

The appropriate preposition to be used is

(A) of (B) from

(C) with (D) in

Rem. (C) with 1

5. The idea of a balanced diet is very difficult to
.............. to anyone who is illiterate.

The correct phrasal verb to be used here is

(A) put through (B) put across

(C) put in (D) put up

Rem. (B) put across 1

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6. They ............... sleeping when the thief .............

the bedroom.

The correct form of the verbs to be filled in the

blanks are

(A) was, enter (B) were, entered

(C) had, enter (D) had been, enter

Rem. (B) were, entered 1

II. Observe the relationship in the first pair of

words and complete the second pair

accordingly in the following : 4×1=4

7. Know : Known :: Wear : ............................ .

Rem. Worn 1

8. Admit : Confess :: Tress : ............................. .

Rem. Hair 1

9. Movable : Immovable :: Utilize : ..................... .

Rem. Unutilize 1

10. Cereal : Serial :: Stationary : .......................... .

Rem. Stationery 1

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III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

11. Frame a question to get the underlined words as
answer :

Geeta saw her friend in Raja Seat last night.

Rem. Where did Geeta see her friend last night ? 1

12. Change the sentence into Exclamatory sentence :

The Chandrayana-3 is a very great space mission.

Rem. What a great space mission the Chandrayana-3 is ! 1

13. Change the voice of the sentence :

Pasteur inoculated the young boy with some weak
rabies germs.

Rem. The young boy was inoculated with some weak
rabies germs by Pasteur. 1

IV. Answer the following questions in a sentence
each : 4×1=4

14. What did Jim buy for Della as a Christmas gift ?

Comp. A set of beautiful combs. 1

15. What, according to the Cheriyan Alexander, is the
only way to restore sanity ?

Rem. Local communities, co-operatives, civil societies
and democrative governments everywhere to take
back the autonomy 1

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16. Who revealed that the girl was blind ?

Comp. The new fellow traveller. 1

17. What is the neighbour’s stock reply ?

Rem. “Good fences make good neighbours” 1

V. Answer the following questions in two to three
sentences each : 7 × 2 = 14

18. Explain the contribution of Pasteur to the field of
bacteriology ?

Comp. — Pasteur showed what a wide range it had by
studying the bacteria in all sorts of different
activities

— For three years he spent all his time and
energy in tracking down the cause of a disease
which had ruined the silk worm industry.

— He began to believe that most if not all,
infectious diseases were due to certain bacteria
which, if they got into the blood, multiplied
and caused disease. 2

19. Why does Gandhi say that Alexander’s conquests
cannot be called Moral actions ?

Comp. — Alexander took the Greek language and Greek
culture, arts and manners, wherever he went.

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— Today we enjoy the benefits of Greek
civilization.

— The intention of Alexander behind all this was
only conquest and renown.

— He was termed ‘Great’ but moral he cannot be
called. 2

20. What happened when the speaker expressed and
suppressed his anger ?

Comp. — When the speaker expressed his anger, the
misunderstanding got cleared — anger ended.

— When the speaker suppressed his anger, the
misunderstanding not cleared, it started to
grow leaps and bounds. 2

21. “This thou perceivest which makes thy love more
strong.” Explain.

Comp. — The speaker passed his childhood, youth and
oldage
— At present he is in the death bed

— He ask his friend to realize this which would
help his love to become stronger. 2

22. Why did Drona demand “sad recompense” from
Buttoo ?

Comp. — Drona had promised Arjuna that he would be
the greatest archer.

— But Buttoo had mastered all the skills better
and would become a tough competitor. 2

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23. What did Jim and his mother take from Billy’s sea-
chest before they fled the inn ?

Rem. — Jim and his mother quickly searched through
Billy’s precious sea-chest.

— His mother took as much coins as to cover the
old pirate’s rent, and not a half penny more.

— While Jim found an intruguing bundle of
papers, wrapped in oil cloth, which he
pocketed as payment for his services.

— Alarmed by loud voices. Jim and his mother
fled out. 2

24. Why didn’t the fellow cyclops help Polyphemus
when he cried out for help ?

Comp. — The fellow cyclops said if no man has hurt him,
and no man is with him, he is alone.

— The evil which affects him is from the hand of
Heaven, which none can resist.

— So they left and went their way.

— Thinking that some disease troubled the
polyphemus. 2

VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

25. Change the following sentence into compound and
complex sentences :

In spite of his riches, he is unhappy.

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Comp. — Compound : He is very rich, yet / but / still /
he is unhappy.

OR

— Complex : He is unhappy though he is rich.

OR

Although he is rich he is unhappy. 2

26. Change the following sentence to reported speech :

“Do you know anything about Micro-chips in
computers ?” the expert said to me.

Comp. The expert questioned me whether / if I knew
anything about micro-chips in computers. 2

27. Change the following sentence to the other two
degrees of comparison :

Very few scientists in the world were as great as Sir
C. V. Raman.

Comp. — Comparative : Sir. C. V. Raman was greater
than most/many other scientists in the world.

— Superlative : Sir C. V. Raman was one of the
greatest scientists in the world. 2

VII. Answer the following questions in five to six
sentences each : 6 × 3 = 18

28. How does C. V. Raman describe the rain-fed
tanks ?

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Comp. — The rain-fed tanks that are common in South
India, often so sadly neglected in their
maintenance.

— Cheering sight when they are full.

— They are shallow, but this is less evident, the
water is silt-laden, throw the light back.

— The bottom does not show up.

— Tanks play a vital role in South Indian
Agriculture

— Some of these tanks are surprisingly large.

— It is a beautiful sight to see the sunrise or
sunset over one of them. 3

29. “Lochinvar finally won Ellen for himself.” —
Justify.

Comp. — Lochinvar was a brave knight rode alone and
unarmed, he was faithful in love, dauntless in
war.

— He crossed the Eske river and boldly entered
the Netherby hall where bride’s men, kinsmen
and brothers were present.

— Bride’s father questioned him, by keeping hand
on his sword, whether you have come in peace,
nor to fight, or to dance with Ellen.

— Lochinvar replied that he had come to dance,
to lead one measure, drink one cup of wine,
with Ellen.

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— Ellen kissed the goblet, he drank quickly and
threw down the cup.

— Ellen had a smile on her lips, and tears in her
eye, Lochinvar took her soft hand and they
started dancing.

— He started to whisper in her ear, by dancing
they reached the hall door, the charger was
near, they swing to the saddle and fled with
swift horse.

— Netherby clans started to chase, but they fled.

— Finally Lochinvar won Ellen for himself. 3

30. “The stolen boat experience was a long lasting
memory in the mind of William Wordsworth.”
Explain.

Exp. — As the poet William Wordsworth started rowing
the boat in the moonlight, he could hear the
mountain echoes.

— The boat started moving left behind her trail on
small circle glittering in the moon.

— He fixed his view upon the craggy ridge, the
horizon’s utmost boundary.

— As he rows the pleasurable experience is
troubled by his guilty conscience.

— Far above was nothing but only stars and the
grey sky.

— His boat was compared to elfin pinnace, going
through the water like a swan.

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— He feels scared of his stealthy act.

— The horizon’s bound, a huge peak, black and
huge, upreared his head growing in stature, it
towered up between him and the stars.

— With trembling oars he rows and leaves the
boat in its mooring place.
— The huge mysterious shapes and images
haunts him sleepless. 3

31. Narrate, how the nature and the hunters damage
the wall.

Comp. — During the spring, mending time, the speaker
tells his neighbour about the damaged wall.
— During winter, the moisture of the earth
hardens into ice, swells the ground and
dislocates the wall.

— When the rabbits are chased by the hunters,
they hid between the stones, the hunters try to
put out the rabbits. 3

32. What does Karna say Bhishma about his loyalty to
Duryodhana ?

Exp. — Karna said he knew that he was Kunti’s son,
and not charioteer son.

— He had eaten Duryodhana’s salt and must be
true to him.

— To be true to his own lineage.

— He said that it is impossible for him to go over
to the Pandavas.
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— Grandsire must permit him to repay with his
life.

— The debt he owes to Duryodhana for his love
and trust.

— They had erred greatly in word and deed.
— Grandsire must forgive him for it all and give
him his blessings. 3

33. “No Nazis were seen on the stage, but their
ominous presence made itself felt every minute.”
Illustrate.
OR
Write a short note on the views expressed by the
writer on the tragic comedy of ‘development’. Why
does he call it tragic comedy ?

Comp. — When the play opened in seven German cities,
simultaneously, no one knew how the
audiences would react.
— The drama progressed through its eight brief
scenes.
— Only Nazi jackboots were heard storming
upstairs to raid the hiding place.
— Packed audiences received Anne Frank’s
tragedy in a silence heavy with remorse.
— They sat in their seats as if afraid of the light
outside, ashamed to face each other.

— It is an indictment, in the most humble, pitiful
terms, of inhumanity to fellow men.
— No one accuses us, as Germans, we accuse
ourselves. 3

OR

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Comp. — An amazing variety of sleek new car models to
choose from, but the roads in our cities are in
pretty bad shape and getting worse
— Fashionable luxury resorts for the affluent are
coming up everywhere
— Lung spaces for public use — parks and
playgrounds are shrinking.
— The same story with many other services in the
public domain including transportation, health
care and education.
— The trend is to push even the most essential
services into the private realm so that they can
make profit on them.

— The poor are being pushed into becoming
consumers of increasingly expensive goods and
utilities.

VIII. Explain with reference to the context :
5 × 3 = 15

34. “You want to draw water from the torrent ?”

Exp. Lesson : A Wrong Man in a Workers’ Paradise
Author : Rabindranath Tagore

— The girl of the Workers’ Paradise said this to
the idler.
— Everyday when the girl went to the torrent, the
idler would stand by the stream.
— The girl felt pity on the man and wanted to
know whether he needed pitcher to fetch the
water from the torrent.

— But the idler asks for one of the pitchers. 3

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35. “Thank goodness it’s a short journey.”

Exp. Lesson — The Eyes are not Here

Author — Ruskin Bond

— The girl said this to the author.

— When the author said to girl that they would
be at her station.

— So the girl felt happy that it was short journey,
because she couldn’t bear to sit in a train for
more than two or three hours, the girl said the
above words. 3

36. “Well your honour, I must live.”

Exp. Lesson — The Pie and the Tart

Author — Hugh Chesterman.

— Pierre said to Judge Gaston and this was
conveyed to Jean.

— Pierre and Jean were starving without food.
Pierre was pinched the previous month for
begging.

— Judge Gaston asked Pierre why he did it,
Pierre said the above sentence. 3

37. “With her beak she kissed a few feathers.”

Exp. Poem — To a pair of Sarus Crane

Poet — Manmohan Singh

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— She circled the sky in movements of grace over
his disgraceful end.

— Then she came to the death scene, with grief
that inscribed its intensity.

— The female bird with her beak kisses the
feathers of the male bird, sits on them to bring
it back to life. 3

38. What have I done, or tried or said

In thanks to that dear woman dead ?

Exp. Poem — C.L.M.

Poet — John Masefield.

— John Masefield explains the dedication of his
mother, he gives importance to the woman
kind.

— Men triumph over women in society. Men show
their superiority and treat them as if they are
not important.

— The poet feels that he has not done, tried or
said anything to thank that dear woman dead. 3

IX. Quote from memory : 4

39. The rich

........................................................

........................................................

............................................. of gold.

OR

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And I water’d ..................................

........................................................

........................................................

.................................. deceitful wiles.

Rem. The rich
Will make temples for Siva.
What shall I,
a poor man,
do ?
My legs are pilars,
the body the shrine,
the head a cupola
of gold. 4

OR

And I water’d it in fears,
Night and morning with my tears ;
And I sunned it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles.

X. Answer the following questions in seven to
eight sentences each : 3 × 4 = 12

40. List the values which the poet-father wants the
teacher to teach his son. ( Any eight )

Appr. — All men are not just, all men are not true.

— For every scoundrel there is a hero.

— Every selfish politician there is a dedicated
leader.

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— Every enemy there is a friend.

— Teach him to learn to lose.

— Teach him the secret of quiet laughter.

— Teach him the wonder of books.

— It is far honourable to fail than to cheat.

— To have faith in his own ideas

— Gentle with gentle, and tough with tough.

— Strength not to follow the crowd.

— Listen to all men and filter what he hears on a
screen of truth

— There is no shame in tears

— To close his ears to howling mob.

— Have the courage to be impatient

— To have sublime faith in himself. 4

41. “The writer compares Della’s hair to Queen of
Sheba’s jewels and Jim’s watch to King Solomon’s
treasure.” Explain.

OR

“Pasteur conducted an experiment to show the
difference between Pure and stale air.” —
Elaborate.

Exp. — The two possessions which they both took a
mighty pride.

— One was Jim’s gold watch that had been his
father’s and his grandfather’s

— The other was Della’s hair.

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— The queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the
airshaft.

— Della would have let her hair hang out of the
window some day to dry.

— Just to depricate her Majesty’s jewels and gifts.

— King Solomon been the janitor with all his
treasures piled up in the basement.

— Jim would have pulled out his watch every
time he passed.

— Just to see him pluck at his beard from envy. 4

OR

Exp. — Pasteur conducted an experiment to show the
difference between pure and stale air.

— Pasteur filled some bottles with soup.

— He took some into the little hotel bedroom
where the air hardly ever changed.

— Broke their necks off so that the air could
enter freely, and after a few minutes sealed
them up again.

— He then took some bottles into a field near by
and did the same with them.

— Finally he opened some on the top of a high
mountain and again sealed them up.

— When they were examined, the bottles opened
in the hotel bedroom were full of soup which
had gone completely mouldy.

— The bottles opened in the field were mouldy.

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— But not quite so bad.

— Those opened on the mountain had no germs
in them at all.

42. Describe the uncertainty and disorganization
among the players of the village cricket match.

OR

Explain with examples, why Gandhiji says that a
moral act should be done without compulsion.

Exp. — There was doubt and confusion among the
warriors of Fordenden.

— The Blacksmith had forgotten about the
sprained ankle and began to run.

— The baker also set out.

— From the other end Joe also set out on his
mission.

— The blacksmith and the baker ran with their
heads turned not only upwards but also
backwards as well.

— The three met with a magnificent clang

— There was uncertainty among invaders too.

— Mr. Hodge couldn’t take good decision.

— Major Hawker, Boone, Livingstone and
Southcott were running to catch the ball.

— Mr. Hodge yelled at Livingstone to catch the
ball.

— Southcott, a disciplined cricketer, stopped
dead.

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— Mr. Hodge reversed his decision and asked Mr.
Southcott to catch the ball.

— But Livingstone didn’t hear the second order

went straight on.

— They collided with each other. 4

OR

Exp. — It is not enough for a moral act to have been
done with a good intention, but it should have
been done without compulsion.

— There is no morality in one’s act, if you rise
early out of the fear that, if you are late for
your office, you may lose your situation.

— There is no morality in living a simple and
unpretentious life — if there is no means to live
otherwise

— Plain simple living would be moral if, wealthy
want and misery in the world and feel to live a
plain simple life and not one of ease and
luxury.

— It is only selfish, and not moral, if an employer
to sympathize with his employees or to pay
them higher wages lest they leave him.

— It would be moral of the employer wished well
of them and treated them kindly realizing how
he owed his prosperity to them.

— This means that for an act to be moral it has to
be free from fear and compulsion.

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XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer
the questions given below : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 + 2)

43. Many words in the dictionary have nearly
disappeared from spoken language. Some words
that were once used to name certain things

disappeared as new inventions replaced the old.
Other words have disappeared because people say
things differently today. These changes take place

gradually as, over the years, the new word becomes
popular and the old word is used less and less
until it finally disappears.

When automobiles were invented, certain vehicles
of transportation began to disappear. The words
surrey, gig, buckboard, brougham, carriage, buggy,
shay, calash, chaise, cariole and tilburg are rarely
heard today. These words were once used to name
different kinds of horse-drawn vehicles. You may
encounter these words when reading, but you
seldom hear them today.

Questions :

a) Why do some words disappear from spoken
language ?

b) What were the words used to name different

kinds of horse-drawn vehicles ?

Comp. a) Some words that were once used to name
certain things disappeared as new inventions

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replaced the old. Other words have
disappeared because people say things
differently today.

b) The words surrey, gig, buckboard, brougham,
carriage, buggy, shay, calash, chaise, cariole
and filbury. 4

XII. Write an essay of about 18 – 20 sentences on
any one of the following topics : 1×5=5

44. a) The effect of plastic pollution on marine life —
Measures to be taken.

b) Artificial Intelligence — Its merits and
demerits.

Exp. — Matter 2

— Sequence 2

— Language 1 5

XIII. Imagine you are Vinay / Vandhana of

Government High School, Karwar.

45. Write a letter to your father informing him about
the computer training course which you have

joined recently. 1×5=5

OR

Imagine you are Gautam / Gautami of
Government High School, Chitradurga.

Write a letter to your Headmaster requesting him
to grant you scholarship, by stating reasons.

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Exp. — Format 2

— Matter 2

— Language 1 5

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