GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPT. OF
PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
PU- II YEAR PREPARATORY EXAMINATION-2023
SUBJECT:
ENGLISH (02) MARKS:
100
I.
Answer the following questions by choosing the right option:
Answer to the section should be in sequence
& written on the first 3 pages of the answer book.
1) Juliet says that all the world will be in love with………………
a) Morning b) Evening c) Night d) Afternoon
Ans: c) Night
2) Mention
the name of the king, who is the brother Monarch of Prince of Monaco.
a) The
king of Italy b) The king of French
c) The king of Russia d) The king of India
Ans: a) The King of Italy
3) Parents
may house their bodies but not their…………………
a) Spirit b) Souls c) thoughts d) dreams
Ans: b) Souls
4) In 'When
You Are Old' the speaker loved the pilgrim soul of his beloved and also lover
her
a) Wealth b) beauty c)
happiness d)
sorrows
Ans: d) sorrows
5) A
village woman named……………………led resistance against her own husband
during the Chipko movement mentioned by Vandana Shiva.
a)
Carolyn Merchant b) Vandana Shiva's mother
c)
Bachni Devi d) Vandana Shiva's sister
Ans: c) Bachni Devi
6) Don Gonzalo in 'A Sunny Morning' stoops to pick up the……………………Laura dropped.
a) Roses b) Violets c) Lily d) Marigold
Ans: b) Violets
7) …………………… will never disappear
according to Borges.
a)
Telephone b) Swords c) Books d) Ploughs
Ans: c) Books
8) That
young child of …………………… paints well, as mentioned in the lesson, the Gardener.
a) Ponnappa b)
Lokya c) Ramu d) Sethu
Ans: b) Lokya
9)
Borges look upon his …………………… as an intelligent and gracious woman
a) sister b) mother c) mother-in-law d)
sister-in-law
Ans: b) mother
10) In
'Heaven If You Are Not Here On Earth' the poet creates heaven on ……………………
a) streams b) gardens c) surf d)
Earth
Ans: d) Earth
11) …………………… sanctioned fifty mopeds
for Arivoli women activists according to P. Sainath.
a) WHO b) UNESCO c) WTO d)
UNICEF
Ans: d)
UNICEF
12) Marus Ibe was……………………. before entering
politics in “The Voter”.
a) School Teacher b)
Bicycle repairer
c) Village Chieftain d) State Minister
Ans: a)
School Teacher
13) Complete
the following using the right form of the verb given in brackets: 3X1=3
In this
Pudukkottai district, cycling became the chosen medium. It …………………… (introduce) as a tool of
social change. Training camps …………………… (arrange) to make the women learn skill. The idea
…………………… (propose) by Sheela Rani Chunkath, the district collector.
Ans: was introduced, were arranged, was
proposed
14)
Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brakets :
2x1=2
It was
the time of election. The campaign in umuofia was…………. All knew that the
honourable Minister would have a ………………….
(in a
soup, landslide victory, in full swing)
Ans: in
full swing, landslide victory
15)
Fill in the blanks with the right linkers given in the brackets:
(not
only, in order to, but also, so) 4x1=4
…………………….teach
literacy to the rural women of Pudukkottai, Sheela Rani………………… used mobility …………………included
literacy drive with it. ……………….. within 18
months, 100000 women became neo-cyclists and neo- literates.
Ans: In order to, not only, but also, so
16)
Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence: 1x1=1
The
silver maiden/ Dona Laura / called/ was
Ans: Dona
Laura was called the silver maiden.
II. Answer any EIGHT of the following choosing
at least two from poems in a paragraph of 80-100 words each: 8x4=32
17) How does Romeo glorify Juliet’s flawless beauty?
Ans: Romeo
commends Juliet's beauty saying that her beauty was splendid to the point that
it could move a torch to burn all the more brilliantly implying that even
torchlight appears to be pale compared with Juliet's beauty. He lets us know
that her beauty was like dusk, delicate and brilliant, and sparkles very much
like a sparkling jewel worn by a dark-skinned woman, an Ethiopian lady. Her
beauty as indicated by Romeo was invaluable and excessively rich for use and
very expensive for humans, implying that everyone can't bear to have a beauty
like Juliet. A white pigeon amidst black crows can be admired easily;
similarly, Juliet was more gorgeous than the wide range of other beautiful
ladies.
18) How does the narrator describe the 'Toy kingdom' in,
Too Dear’?
Ans: The tiny little called Monaco lies close to
the lines of France and Italy. There are somewhere around 7,000 inhabitants in
it. The kingdom is so small to the point that assuming all the land in the
kingdom were divided among its inhabitants, there wouldn't be even an acre of
land of land for every occupant. In any case, this toy kingdom has a real
kinglet and like some other real lord, the kinglet lives in a palace with
courtiers, ministers, a bishop, generals and a small army of just sixty men on
the whole. The ruler lives by gathering taxes from individuals, on tobacco,
wine and spirits and a poll tax. Furthermore, the king also got a huge amount
of money from gaming housekeeper.
19) What do the Metaphor bows and arrows signify with
regard to parent-children relationship? Discuss.
Ans: In this metaphor, God, or the supreme power,
is the archer, parents are the bows and the arrows are the children. The archer
utilizes the bow just as an instrument to send the arrows to their target. The
archer concludes the direction and the target on the limitless way and pulls
the string energetically. As he pulls the string, the bow needs to twist but
endure the strain and tension caused in shooting the arrow. The bow shouldn't
snap in two. From this metaphor obviously parents serve just as an instrument
or as a vehicle to help the arrow fly to its destination and parents can't
possess them.
20) Bring out the importance of Earth Democracy, as Vandana
Shiva states.
Ans: As per the author, Earth
University teaches Earth Democracy, which guarantees freedom for all species to
develop inside the web of life. It also presents freedom and responsibility on
people, as individuals from the Earth family, to perceive, secure and respect
the rights of different species. Earth Democracy is a shift from
anthropocentrism to eco-centrism. Earth Democracy interprets into human rights
to food and water, to freedom from hunger and thirst.
21) Describe the circumstances leading to Gonzalo's
separation from Laura.
Ans: The youth Laura Llorente and
youth Gonzalo loved each other sincerely. Constantly while passing by riding a
horse down the rose path under the window of Laura, Gonzalo used to toss up her
balcony a bouquet of flowers. Later in the early evening, while the brave young
fellow was returning by a similar path, he would catch the bouquet of roses she
would throw him. As days moved by, Laura's parents considered wedding her to a
notable merchant in their locality. One evening, while Gonzalo was holding up
under her window to hear her sing, the merchant came there suddenly and
offended him. This prompted a quarrel and later a duel. The duel went in
general evening and at the crack of dawn the following morning the merchant got
seriously injured in the duel. The merchant was a notable man of honor in
Valencia. Since he had been seriously injured in the duel, Gonzalo became
uncertain of unfortunate results thus escaped Valencia and went to Seville and
afterward to Madrid.
22) Write about Basavaiah's cruelty and meanness as
brought in 'The Gardener' lesson.
Ans: Basavaiah couldn't do the
same way. He attempted to show his competition in doing agricultural tasks all
the more tirelessly, yet that was also in vain. In the mean time, Tammanna's
reputation began spreading all over. His songs began talking about Basavaiah's
mercilessness and his cruelty. Scholars and critics went his songs and earned
their share of fame. Basavaiah became desperate and furious and fought back by
infringing on increasingly more of Tammanna's property.
23) How does the foot become imprisoned in the shoe in
`To the foot from its child'?
Ans: The child's "foot" is born into the
world without the consciousness of being a butterfly or an apple, however as
the child progresses in years and encounters life's difficulties, for example,
strolling on glass fragments and ladders, and harsh landscape, the foot
understands that it is just a foot and starts to wear a "shoe" to
safeguard itself. Nonetheless, the "Foot" feels crushed and is
ill-fated to live in a shoe.
24) 'People respect each others privacy'. Explain with reference
to Japan in Mikes Travel writing.
Ans: A quarter of an hour in Japan will persuade you that you are
among impeccably well mannered people. People who live on a tragically
overcrowded island need to respect each other's privacy or rather, would need
to in the event that they had any privacy. Be that as it may, they don't. So
courtesy has a double function: it is kindness and it is substitute privacy.
Take, for example, The Little red phones in the roads, shops, corridors of
hotels. The instrument is arranged on a table or on a counter they have no
extra space to speak of for booths. You direct your most secret deals, your
personal love-quarrels openly; yet in amazing privacy. Anyone, any bystander,
could listen in, however no one does. A man's phone recipient is his palace.
25) Why Roof tore the ballet paper while casting his vote
and was still relieved? Explain.
Ans: We get a clear picture of Rufus as a
manipulator when he accepts five pounds from the election manager of POP. He
ensures that they won't reveal the news of his accepting the cash. He also
attempts to keep his soul clear by letting them know that he works for Marcus;
while putting his ballot paper into the box, he cunningly figures out how to
make his choice for both Marcus and Maduka, without drawing in the anger of
'iyi'. That is the reason Roof tore the ballet paper while making his choice
and was as yet feeling better.
26) In what different ways, does the cycle empower rural
women, as brought in, where There Is A Wheel'?
Ans: Cycle
areas of strength for has gains, no doubt. Yet, more than anything, cycling
gave these rural ladies their own freedom and strength. Presently the ladies
didn't need to depend for the men. They might even cart provisions from
different puts all alone. They felt that all ladies should master cycling, for
it would enable them with education and versatility. More than the financial
perspective, cycling provided them with the identity and self-respect. The
ladies ride bicycle for the independence and goodness. To P. Sainath, the
unassuming vehicle gave off an impression of a metaphor for freedom. For those
rural ladies, 'it's a Himalayan achievement, such as flying a plane.'
III. Answer the following in about 200 words:
27) Both Romeo and Juliet employ images in their
expression of appreciation and admiration for each other. Elaborate.
Ans: The
two verses in the poem, one by Romeo and the other by Juliet, feature the power
of love for the young lovers. This power of love is brought out by utilizing
the differentiating imagery of night and day, black and white, bright jewel and
a dark surface, snowy bird, and so forth. Really talking, the words 'bright'
and 'night' show up in Romeo's praise of Juliet's brightness when he sees her
for the first time in the feast of Lord Capulet. Romeo utilizes the expression
'snowy dove' to refer to and to recognize Juliet from different ladies in the
room. Romeo utilizes the word 'crows' to refer to other ladies in the room.
Besides, Romeo contrasts Juliet's brightness and 'a rich jewel' hanging
upon the cheek of an Ethiope's ear. Romeo utilizes these words to feature her
beauty. It additionally represents the close to home power that he shows
towards Juliet. Similarly, Juliet involves the expression 'day in the night and
'more white than new snow on a raven's back' to refer to Romeo. Also, she
utilizes the words 'stars in the night sky' to refer to Romeo. In a real sense
talking, both the meetings among Romeo and Juliet happen around evening time.
Furthermore, their meeting must be a strictly confidential mystery due to the
'enmity' and the 'hostility' that exists between the two opponent families the
Montagues and the Capulets. Moreover, 'When I shall die' and 'cut him out in
little stars', and 'heaven' are articulations that plainly refer to death and
immortality.
OR
A poet’s task is to discover metaphors. How does Borges
explain this in “Books will Never Disappear”?
Ans: Borges calls poetry as the aesthetic act. He
thinks that the poetic act happens when the poet composes it and when the
reader reads it. Right now, Alifano says that finding the exact words is vital
in the art of poetry since the exact words evoke the emotion. Such exact words
exist normally as metaphors. As per Borges, true metaphors have been in
presence since long before recorded history. Then he says that every one of the
current metaphors can be grouped under five or six essential metaphors, like
time and a river, life and dreams, death and sleep, stars and eyes, and flowers
and women. Be that as it may, the poet needs to find metaphors however they may
as of now exist.
OR
“Cycling became a social movement in Pudukottai District”.
Explain it with reference to the lesson”; “Where There is A Wheel”.
Ans: 'Cycling' empowers ladies according to
different viewpoints. It gives them 'confidence' which comes about in view of
acting normally dependent and permitted to finish their commitments and duties
without depending upon the men individuals. For example, womenfolk can bring
water from even the remotest source and truck plans in isolation. Consequently,
cycling frees womenfolk intellectually. Cycling furthermore draws in women
strategically and financially. Cycling upholds their compensation. A part of
the ones who sell rural or different items inside a get-together of villages
can save a great deal of time by going to such puts on their bikes.
Also,
it offers them significantly more an ideal chance to focus in on selling their
produce. It widens the region they can hope to cover. Finally, in case they
choose to capitalize on their unwinding, cycling provides them with a lot of
entertainment as well. These women, other than playing out these positions, can
in like manner perform various tasks. Finally, to top everything, it gives them
confidence. They can moreover check out political work.
IV. Read the following passage and answer
the questions set on it. 10x1=10
Helen Keller was born in Alabama in the Year
1880. She was a happy, healthy little baby, she could say 'How do you do?' even at the age of
six months. But when she was twelve months old she was affected with
a strange illness. For a time it seemed that she might die, but she recovered.
Later it was found that she became both blind and deaf. The turning point came
in her life when she was seven. Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan, a teacher of the deaf happened to visit her house. She sat
beside the little girl and placed a doll in her hand. Then very slowly she spelled into her hand the word
d.o.l.l.
Young Helen was interested in this finger play and began
to imitate Miss Sullivan. In a few days, she was
able to spell words like PEN, HAT, CUP, CAT, SANG and WALK.
Then she made the discovery that everything in this World
had a name that discovery was associated with the word 'Water', Miss Sullivan
poured some water over Helens hand and spelled into her hand water.
The girl realized that water meant the cool liquid which
was falling over her hand. Her journey into the world of sounds and speech began
this way. Slowly she learned to speak words that she had never before heard. Most
wonderful of all perhaps she learned to understand what other people were saying by touching their lips lightly with
tips of her fingers.
Also she began to live an outdoor life like that enjoyed
by people with all their senses. She was able to swim & ride a horse after many
trials.
As she triumphed over each obstacle, she began to realize
that with effort she could live as full and as interesting a life as that of
more fortunate people.
Her life is an outstanding example to show how difficulties
can be overcome if anyone has determination.
28) Answer the following questions in a
word, a phrase or a sentence each:
a) What were the words, as a baby Helen
Keller utter?
Ans:
“How do you do?”
b) Was Helen Keller born blind and deaf?
Yes/ No
Ans: No
c) Who was Anne Sullivan?
Ans:
Anne Sullivan was a teacher of deaf / Helen Keller’s new teacher
d) What was the first word that Miss
Sullivan taught Helen Keller?
Ans:
Doll
e) What did Helen Keller discover?
Ans: Everything
in this World had a name
f) How did Helen Keller try to understand
what others were saying?
Ans: She learned to understand what other people were saying by touching their lips lightly with
tips of her fingers.
g) What does the author mean by spelling
into her hand?
Ans: The girl realized that water meant the cool
liquid which was falling over her hand.
h) At what age Helen start her journey
into the world of sounds and speech?
Ans:
seven
i) Add prefix to the word “fortunate” to
form its antonym.
Ans:
unfortunate
j) Her life is an…………. (outstand, outstanding)
example to show how difficulties can be overcome if anyone has determination.
Ans:
outstanding
29) Read the following lines and answer
the questions set on it: 3x1=3
A little fairy comes at night,
Her eyes are blue, her hair is brown,
With silver spots upon her winds;
And from the noon she & flutters down.
i) When does a little fairy come?
ii) What is the colour of her eyes?
iii) Where does she flutter down from?
Ans:
i) At night
ii) Blue
iii) Noon
V. 30) Report the following conversations: 5x1=5
Don Laura: You
should have asked permission to sit on this bench.
Don Gonzalo: The benches here are public property
Dona Laura: Why did you complain about the priest
then?
Don Gonzalo: Are you taunting me?
Dona Laura: Don’t grumble.
Ans: Dona Laura told Don Gonzalo that he
should have asked permission to sit there. Don Gonzalo replied that the benches
there were public property. Dona Laura questioned then why he complained about
the priests. Don Gonzalo questioned whether she was taunting him. Dona Gonzalo
replied her not to grumble.
31) Complete the following dialogue:
Arun: Hi Munni, Good Morning.
Munni: ………………. (Responding to greeting)
Arun: ……………. your cell phone for a moment?
(Requesting)
Munni: Sure, no problem. ……………. (offering)
Arun: Just a minute, I will return.
Munni: It is ok, No hurry.
Arun: ………….. (Expressing gratitude)
Ans:
Arun: Hi Munni,
Good Morning.
Munni: Very Good
Morning.
Arun: Can I borrow
your cell phone for a moment?
Munni: Sure, no
problem. Please take it.
Arun: Just a
minute, I will return.
Munni: It is ok,
No hurry.
Arun: Thank you
very much
VI. 32)
Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling in the boxes
given below: (8x ½ =4)
Science is a great blessing to mankind.
Nothing better has happened in the history of man than advent of Science in
human life. Science has come to relieve our sufferings, ignorance and toil.
Science is a faithful servant of man. It serves us in all walks of life. It is
our servant in the home, in the field and in factory. Science has transformed
our daily life. Lot of other forms of entertainment like radio, television and
cinema have been brought to our door.
Ans:
33)
Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which
appeared in “The Hindu” dated 3rd September, 2022. 5x1=5
Wanted
Office Assistants
Qualification: II
PUC Pass, Computer Knowledge must.
Apply within
15days
To
The Manager
Prerana
Industries,
Mysore Road,
Mandya- 571403
(write XXX for
your name, YYY for your address)
Ans:
XXXX
YYYY
5th September, 2022
The Manager
Prerana Industries,
Mysore Road,
Mandya- 571403
Dear Sir / Madam,
Subject:
Application for the post of Office Assistant
Ref: “The
Hindu” dated 3rd September, 2022.
With reference to your advertisement in
The Hindu dated 3rd September 2022, I would like to apply for the
post of Office Assistant. I have completed my PU II with 85%. I can speak
English very fluently and I am very good at computers. I think I could be the
suitable candidate. Please give me a chance to work in your company. I have
enclosed my resume for your consideration.
Thank you,
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(XXX)
Encl : Resume
34) You
are General Secretary of your college. You are taking part in a debate and
supporting the view that, “Internal assessment marks is a boon to the student
community. Prepare a speech in about 100 words using the following points.
- It enforces
discipline among students.
-
Prompts students to work on projects and enables them to fear more
- It
forces the teachers to evaluate the students assessments regularly
- The
system has more good and little bad in it.
Ans:
Internal assessment marks are a great benefit to the student community.
They provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and
skills in a particular subject or course. Internal Assessment enforces
discipline among students. Internal assessment marks can be used to supplement
or replace traditional exams, allowing students to demonstrate their
understanding of the material in a more creative and meaningful way. Prompts
students to work on projects and enables them to fear more and it forces the
teachers to evaluate the students’ assessments regularly. Internal assessment
marks also provide an opportunity for students to receive feedback on their
performance, which can help them improve their skills and knowledge. The system
has more good and little bad in it. Finally, internal assessment marks can be
used to help determine a
OR
The following pie- chart shows modes of
transport used by school-going students in your town/ city. Based on the
information, write a report in about 120 words. The data given us in
percentage.
Ans:
The given pie-chart represents the
information about the modes of transport used by school-going students in our
city. The pie chart indicates that 40% of students use bicycles as the mode of
transport for going school. 20% of students travel to school by their mopeds or
bikes. 30% of students travel by bus to reach their school. Lastly, 10% of
students use train as the mode of transportation for going to school. From the
pie chart, it can be concluded that majority of the students require bicycles
as the mode of transportation whereas minimum number of students utilize train
for transportation to reach their school.
VII.
35) What do the underlined words in the following extract refer to: 4x1=4
When
Helen Keller was twelve months old, she was affected with a strange
illness for a time. It seemed that she might die, but she recovered.
Later it was found that she became both blind and deaf. The turning point came
in “her” life when she was seven. Miss Anne Mansfield Sullivan, who
was a teacher of the deaf, happened to visit her house.
i) she:
ii) it:
iii)
her:
iv)
who:
Ans:
ii) it: strange illness
iii)
her: Helen Keller
iv)
who: Anne Mansfield Sullivan
