PUC-II YEAR ANNUAL EXAMINATION- 2023- ENGLISH - SOLVED PAPER

 

PUC-II YEAR ANNUAL EXAMINATION- 2023

 

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPT. OF PRE-UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

ANNUAL EXAMINATION-2022-2023

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. 12x1=12

 

1)     Juliet says that all the world will be in love with………………

a) Night           b) Evening        c) Morning d) Afternoon

Ans: a) Night

 

2) The special source collected in Monaco………………

a) Poll tax                                     b) Spirit

c) Gaming House                         d) Wine

Ans: c) Gaming House

 

3) Navadanya Farm was started by Vandana Shiva in………………

a) Ecuador          b) Adwani            c) South Africa    d) Doon Valley

Ans: d) Doon Valley

 

4) The native city of Gonzalo in “Sunny Morning” is………………

a) Seville              b) Madrid            c) Valencia           d) Spain

Ans: c) Valencia

 

5) In “When you are old” the word “book” refers to………………

a) memories                   b) book of poems c) an album                   d) a diary

Ans: b) book of poems

 

6) The death of ……………… made Tammanna forget all his ballads.

a) Basavaiah       b) Old man          c) The owner       d) Owner’s wife

Ans: a) Basavaiah

 

7) Borges believes that ………………is the most astounding inventions of man.

a) Telephone        b) Plough             c) Book                d) Microscope

Ans: c) Book

 

8) The tender sunshine in “Heaven, If you are not here on Earth” leans on………………

a) Stream   b) surf        c) Earth      d) Verdant Gardens

Ans: d) Verdant Gardens

 

9) In Japan……………… is infectious.

a) shaking hands b) bowing   c) kissing cheeks  d) hugging

Ans: b) bowing

 

10) A man of high traditional title in “The Voter” is………………

a) Ogbuefi Ezenwa       b) Marcus Ibe      c) Roof       d) Maduka

Ans: a) Ogbuefi Ezenwa

 

11) UNICEF sanctioned ……………… mopeds for Arivoli women activists in “Where There is a wheel”.

a) twenty    b) fifty        c) Twenty five      d) fifteen

Ans: b) fifty

 

12) The village which was burnt to ashes in water was………………

a) Chadar  b) Wada     c) Malapalle        d) Karamachedu

Ans: c) Malapalle

 

 

13) Complete the following using the right form of the verb given in brackets: 3X1=3

Roof ……………… (know) to everyone in Umuofia. The campaigner of POP party visited him. No words…………… (waste) between them. Roof ……………… (give) five pounds to cast his vote for Maduka.

 

Ans: was known, were wasted, was given.

 

14) Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brakets : 2x1=2

The Women of Advani resisted the felling of trees. Besides, they decided to teach forestry to the forest officials. They ……………… lighted lantern although it was ………………

(broad daylight, held up, put behind)

 

Ans: help up, broad daylight

15) Fill in the blanks with the right linkers given in the brackets:

(but, after, as though, as)        4x1=4

The gardener started narrating the story of Tammanna and Basavaiah to the owner’s wife ……………… proceeding with the story, he started fumbling for words ……………… he had made a mistake. The owner’s wife was not interested in the story. She felt like going away……………… stayed  back ……………… she did not want to hurt the old man.

 

Ans: after, as though, but, as

 

16) Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence: 1x1=1

in/ popular/ man/ his village/ Roof/ a very/ was

 

Ans: Roof was a very popular man in his village.

 

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 the beauty of Juliet?

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) Why was the criminal reluctant to go out of Monaco in “Too Dear”?

Ans: The criminal’s character had been destroyed by capital punishment given to him and he had no place to go. Besides, by being detained and given food in his cell consistently, he had quit any pretense of attempting to make money. He felt vulnerable thus would not go. So, the criminal was reluctant to go out of the prison.

 

19) “On Children” refers to Children as arrows and parents as bows. Explain.

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) Write a note on Earth University, with reference to the essay “Everything I Need To Know I Learned In The Forest.”

Ans:  The concept of the Earth University implies opportunity for all species to advance inside the trap of life, and the opportunity and obligation of people, as individuals from the Earth family, to perceive, secure, and regard the privileges of different species. The Earth University situated at Navdanya, a biodiversity ranch in the Doon Valley of the Himalaya, teaches Earth Democracy. Earth University is unique in relation to different universities since it is eco-centric, while different universities are anthropocentric. Eco-centrism alludes to the arrangement of thought where the attention is on saving the current eco-system that are expected to ensure and support the trap of life on the Earth. Actually, different colleges are human-centric. They center on ensuring and supporting the life of people as it were.

 

21) What fictitious story does Gonzalo spin about himself in the name of his cousin in “Sunny Morning”?

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) Bring out the changes in the lifestyle of the owner after the arrival of the old man in “The Gardener”.

Ans: The owner had been endeavoring to improve his plantation; however there were numerous issues which he had not had the option to settle. In any case, when the elderly person met him, he came to realize that the elderly person was knowledgeable in horticulture and had local insight. In this manner he named him right away. His assumptions demonstrated right. The elderly person demonstrated his value in tackling every one of the issues. Therefore, the pay from the nursery improved significantly. This caused a detectable change in the way of life of the proprietor. He extended his manor. Be that as it may, he got lazy and avoided difficult work. His abundance and social glory additionally expanded. He obtained various companions in the following town just as in his own town. Despite the fact that he had priceless little to do, his life got swarmed with beautiful occasions. He developed umpteen indecencies including infidelity.

 

23) How does Neruda describe the busy life of the individual as represented by the foot in the poem “To the Foot from its Child”?

Ans: The 'foot' is utilized as a metaphor for life and the foot alludes to the foot of a person. When the child develops into an adult, the adult continues strolling without break either as a man or as a lady. The individual consumes his time on earth working either as a farmer in a field, or as a miner in mines, or as a sales rep on the lookout or as an administration servant or as a church minister. This way the individual works hard in the public eye until his demise.

 

24) According to George Mikes, the people of Brazil are more leisurely and speed loving. Explain.

Ans: George Mikes offers entertaining remarks on the 'traffic' in Copacabana and Avenida Presidente Vargas specifically and Brazil as a rule. He thinks that Brazilians are accommodating and comfortable characters. In any case, exactly the same individuals, the second they get a guiding wheel in their grasp, no speed „ is quick for them. They drive with such speed that one would be slanted to accept that acquiring a 10th of a second involves grave significance for every one of them, constantly. The essayist discusses the expanding number of vehicles in Brazil and says that the expansion in the quantity of vehicles is making the person on foot's life more risky consistently. He at that point portrays a fascinating account to give an unmistakable thought of the quantity of vehicles proceeding onward the street at some random time in Avenida Presidente Vargas.

 

25) Trace the reasons behind the radical change that had come into the thinking of Umuofia in “The Voter”.

Ans: In this short story, Chinua Achebe makes an endeavor to introduce before the reader how ‘elections’ lose their sacredness and are abused by covetous politicians for self-magnification as opposed to achieving improvement in the existence of people. People of Umuofia vote en masses for the People's Alliance Party and choose Marcus Ibe, a local teacher, as their chief. Once getting chosen, individuals see a large number changes in Marcus' day to day existence. Their chosen delegate gets well off, is granted chieftaincy titles and doctorate degrees, other than numerous different distinctions. He likewise assembles a huge mansion in his local town and names it 'Umuofia a Mansion'. He invests the vast majority of his energy in the capital and returns to remain in his town chateau at times.

 The villagers don't have running water and electricity; however he gets a private plant introduced in his town to supply power to his new house. To top everything, his new house is opened by the Archbishop. On the day the new house is opened, he has an amazing supper to everyone people of his town, butchering five bulls and innumerable goats. The average folks understand that triumphant a political race can change a normal mission teacher into an affluent and influential man. They additionally realize that it is their polling form which has given him each one of those advantages. They review that they had given their votes complimentary five years prior. They understand that they had underestimated the force of the voting form paper and ought not to do so once more. That is the reason, in the subsequent political decision; they request cash for their votes.

26) What are the economic implications of cycling according to P. Sainath in “Where There is A Wheel”?

Ans:  P. Sainath presents an eye-witness report of 'cycling' turning into a social movement. He discloses to us how tens of thousands of women in the Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu got started to master cycling. The Arivoli activists drove by N. Kannammal spearheaded the 'cycling' development. As a part of their incredible literacy drive, these activists learned cycling. Afterward, they coordinated 'cycling training camps' for different ladies. Subsequently, it got social assent. When the movement turned into a major power, each lady in Pudukkottai elected to learn cycling. Towards the finish of the article, Sainath says, other than giving women opportunity, mobility, and freedom, it likewise has distinct monetary implications. It supports their family pay. Sainath reports that a segment of the ladies sells horticultural or different items inside a gathering of towns. For them, cycling eliminates time squandered in hanging tight for transports. Furthermore, it gives them considerably more an ideal opportunity to zero in on selling their produce. Thirdly, it grows the region they wish to cover. In conclusion, it can build their recreation time. Taking everything into account, he says, cycling achieves changes past monetary gains moreover. 'Cycling' gives them a self-appreciation regard which is crucial to their feeling of prosperity. Consequently, Sainath says that this modest vehicle has become a metaphor for opportunity for these women.

 

III. Answer the following in about 200 words: 1x6=6

27) a) Both Romeo and Juliet employ contrasting 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

 

b) The function of books is irreplaceable. Explain with reference to “I Believe that Books will Never Disappear”.

Ans: As indicated by Borges, in each book, there is a requirement for something else, which is consistently secretive. A book can be brimming with errors; we can dismiss its writer's conclusions; can't help contradicting that person, however the book consistently holds something sacred, something mortal, and something supernatural which brings joy. Along these lines, the book goes past the writer's goal. As indicated by Borges, a book is just an augmentation of our creative mind and memory. We gain admittance to writing through books. Literature is a fantasy, a controlled dream. Borges accepts that we owe writing nearly all that we are, what we have been, and what we will be. Our past is only a succession of dreams. He accepts that there is no contrast among dreaming and recollecting the past. It is books that fill in as the archives of extraordinary recollections, all things considered, and nothing else can supplant books. Hence, if books vanish, without a doubt history would vanish and alongside history man would likewise disappear. Therefore, writing is vital for saving the eventual fate of humanity.

 

Or

 

c) “Wheel brings Freedom and progress”. Explain this statement with reference to “Where There is A Wheel.”

Ans:  In 'Where there is a Wheel', P Sainath  refers to the 'wheel' of the bicycle to record the tremendous progress accomplished by rural women in the Pudukkottai, Tamilnadu over a time of one and a half years. 'Wheel' is a generally acknowledged symbol for progress or development or mobility 'Wheel' also implies consistent movement or progress. While stagnation demonstrates decay, rot and crumbling, mobility shows dynamism.

 

Rural women, which included agricultural workers, quarry labourers, village health nurses, baiwadis and anganwadis, gem cutters, school teachers, mid-day meal workers and gram services, had to depend on the male persons at-home sibling, spouse, father — to go to the market to sell their produce and to go to their working environments as well as doing household chores also carrying water from the village well, cooking, dealing with newborn children and washing garments and utensils. Today, ladies should be seen doing many tasks on their bicycles.

 

IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions on it: 10x1=10

Rabdindranath Tagore was a legendary Indian poet. He was a polymath poet, philosopher, musician, composer, writer, painter, social reformer and an educationist. He became the first Asian to with the Nobel Prize in 1913 for his Collection of Poems- Gitanjali. He wrote our national anthem and is the world’s only poet whose songs are the anthem of two free nations.

 

Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7^th May 1861 in Calcutta now Kolkatta to Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi. He was the fourteenth child of his parents. He lost his mother at an early age hence was brought up by his servants. His early education began at home. At the age of eight he wrote his first verse in Bengali. Later he went to London for his higher studies in late 1870s. He has written fifty and Odd Volumes of poetry. Some of the famous Volumes of poetry are “Manasi” (1890), “Sonar Tari” (1894), “Gitanjali” (1910) and “Gitmalya” (1914).

 

In 1901 Tagore founded an experimental school, Shantiniketan where he sought to blend the best of Indian and Western learning traditions. He felt that childhood ought to be a time of self-learning outside that rigid and restricting discipline of the formal schooling system. He believed that only education can give us real freedom and the teachers have to be imaginative, should understand the child and help him/ her to develop curiosity. The four fundamental principles in Tagore’s educational philosophy are naturalism, humanism, internationalism and idealism. Shantiniketan is based on these principles. He insisted that education should be imparted in natural surroundings.

 

Rabindranath Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art with contextual modernism in late 19^th and 20^th centuries. He was highly influential in introducing Indian Culture to the West and Vice Versa. As a painter he painted 2000 images between 1928 and 1940.

 

Rabindranath Tagore was called “Gurudev”, “Kavi Guru” and “Biswa Kavi”. He songs are popularly known as “Rabindra Sangeeth”. His famous slogan is “You Cannot Cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.” He died on 7^th August 1941 in Calcutta.

 

28) a) When was Rabindranath Tagore born?

Ans: 7^th May, 1861

 

b) Rabindranath Tagore won Nobel Prize for ……………

1) Manasi   2) Gitmalya         3) Gitanjali           4) Sonar Tari

Ans:3) Gitanjali

 

c) Who were Rabindranath Tagore’s parents?

Ans: Debendranath Tagore & Sarada Devi

 

d) In which language did Rabindranath Tagore write his first verse?

Ans: Bengali

 

e) Which is the experimental school founded by Rabindranath Tagore?

Ans: Shantiniketan

 

f) The teachers have to be ………………….. (imaginative/ imagination)

Ans: imaginative

 

g) Name one of the fundamental principles of Tagore.

Ans: Naturalism

 

h) Add prefix to the word ‘natural’ to form its antonym.

Ans: Unnatural

 

i) How many images did Tagore paint?

Ans: 2000

 

j) Quote the famous slogan of Rabindranth Tagore.

Ans: You cannot Cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”

 

29) Read the following lines and answer the questions set on it: 3x1=3

A free bird leaps on the back of the wind

and floats downstream till the current ends

and dips his wings in the orange sun rays

and dares to claim the sky.

 

i) Who leaps on the back of the wind?

Ans: A free bird

 

ii) Where does the bird float?

Ans: downstream

 

iii) What does the bird claim to?

Ans: the sky

 

30) Report the following conversation: 5x1=5

Petra                    : The guard is waiting for me.

Dona Laura         : Do you like to chat with your guard?

Petra                    : He is not mine

Dona Laura         : Wait a moment

Petra                    : What does the Senora wish?

 

Ans: Petra told Dona Laura that the guard was waiting for her. Dona Laura questioned whether she liked to chat with her guard. Petra replied Dona Laura that he was not hers. Dona Laura told Petra that to wait a moment. Petra asked Dona Laura what the senora wished.

 

31) Compelte the following dialogue:       4x1=4

(Conversation between a stranger and a lady)

Stranger     : Excuse me……………………… (Asking for direction)

Lady          : …………………………….. (Giving direction)

Stranger     : Is it far?

Lady          : ……………………………. (Approximate distance)

Stranger     : …………………………… (Expresses gratitude)

 

Ans: Would you please tell me the way to Prime mall.

Go straight, turn left and walk along the road to reach it.

No, it is just 100 metre from here

Thank you very much.

 

32) Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below:                                                                            8 x ½ =4

 

Diamonds are the hardest of all minerals. Most diamonds come from Africa. Diamond mines are found in South America. India and USA, Cullinan, the largest diamond was accidentally discovered by a farmer in South America. It was about the size of a man’s fist. Today diamonds are expensive and used for ornaments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33) Write a letter of appreciation in response to the following advertisement which appeared in “The Hindu dated 26^th 2023.”                           5x1=5

Wanted

Receptionist

Qualification: Any degree with first class and above knowledge of computer required fluency in English, Kannada and Hindi.

 

Apply within a week to:

The Manager,

Global Solutions,

K.R. Road

Srinagar,

Bengaluru- 70

 

(Write XXX for your name, YYY for your address)

 

Ans:

XXX

YYY

 

28^th March, 2023

 

The Manager,

Global Solutions,

K.R. Road

Srinagar,

Bengaluru- 70

Sub: Application for the post of Receptionist.

Ref: The Hindu dated 26^th 2023

 

 Respected Sir / Madam,

I would like to apply for the post of Receptionist, with reference to your advertisement in The Hindu dated 26^th 2023. I have finished my P.U.C in 2020. I can communicate in English fluently and I am excellent at computers even I can handle hardware and software issues. I think I could be the reasonable candidate. Kindly provide me an opportunity to work in your company. I have enclosed my resume for your consideration.

Thank you,

 Yours faithfully
Signature

(Name)

Enclosure: Resume

34) a) Imagine that you are the Secretary of your College union on the occasion of the college day, you are given the responsibility of presenting the welcome address and introducing the chief guest. Based on the following details, write a speech in about 120 words. 5x1=5

 

Name          : Dr. Prasad Sharma

Native         : Bengaluru (Karnataka)

Education  : Primary and Secondary Education, Bengaluru.

                   M.A. in English, Ph.D from University of Mysore.

                   IAS- 2^nd rank 2009

Profile        : Worked as lecturer for 2 years.

Present post         : Commissioner, Mysore

 

Ans:

 

The galaxy of intellectuals, your Excellency, invited guests, lecturers, and my dear friends, good evening, everyone. I feel privileged to extend my warm welcome to all presented here. My dear audience, you will yourself discover as the colours of the occasion of this special day.

“The fragrance of flowers spread only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions”.

                   I am generously elated to take an opportunity to welcome our chief guest of the day Dr. Prasad Sharma, Commissioner, Mysore. Sir you hardly need any introduction, you have made all of us proud by your distinguished work in numerous capacities. Undoubtedly you are a living proof and exemplar of humanity.

 

Dr. Prasad Sharma, Commissioner, Mysore. He was born on 05^th of June, 1972 in Bengaluru. He had completed his Primary and Secondary Education, Bengaluru.  He did his graduation in BA and post graduation in MA in English from Bengaluru University, and PhD from University of Mysore. Dr. Prasad Sharma cracked IAS- 2^nd rank in 2009. Dr. Prasad Sharma has a versatile experience of two years as English Lecturer.

 

Our Chief Guest is truly a renowned person. Sir, it’s a great honor to have you here on this Annual Day. Thank you very much sir for being with us.

 

I thank authorities for giving me a wonderful opportunity.

Thank you one and all.

 

VII.35) What do the underlined words in the following paragraph refer to? 4x1=4

 

Rabindranath Tagore was a legendary poet. He won the Nobel Prize for Gitanjali which is a collection of poems. He founded Shantiniketan where he sought to blend the best of Indian and Western learning traditions. His  songs are popularly known as Rabindra Sangeeth.

i) He:…………..

ii) which:………

iii) where:…………

iv) His:…………….

 

Ans:

 

i) He: Rabindranath Tagore

ii) which: Gitanjali

iii) where: Shantiniketan

iv) His: Rabindranath Tagore