SOLVED MODEL
QUESTION PAPER 2023-24
SUBJECT:
ENGLISH – 02
II PUC
- 2024
TIME: 3:15HOURS No.
of Questions: 30 Marks: 80
-: Instructions: -
1. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the
questions.
2. Write the correct question number as it appears on
the question paper.
3. For multiple choice questions, choose the correct
answer and rewrite it.
4. Answer the question number 25 (a to j), 26 (i to
iv), 29 (i to xiii) should be in sequence and at one place.
I. Answer the following questions by choosing the
right option. 10X1=10
1) ________is compared to. "As rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear
a) Romeo b) Juliet c)
Roseline d) Ethiopian
Ans: b) Juliet
2) Though gambling is dirty business but the king of
Monaco resort to it because_______
a) Monaco people
will gain more by this business.
b) The king of
Monaco rakes in the money.
c) Only the keeper
of gaming house gains the money.
d) Criminal gain
the money.
Ans: b) The king of Monaco rakes in the money.
3) The metaphor, 'bows and arrows' signifies with
regard to __________ relationship.
a) Parents and
prophet b) Prophet and children
c) Parents and
children d) Children and people
Ans: c) Parents and children
4) Where was Navdanya Farm started in 1994?
a) Advani b) Doon Valley c) Shanthi Nikethan d)
Canada
Ans: b) Doon Valley
5) Match the persons names who interconnect with ‘Column
A’ with ‘Column B’ related to play "A Sunny Morning" and choose the
correct option.
A
Column B Column
i. Don Gonzalo. a. Juanito
ii. Dona Laura. b. Cousin
iii. Petra c. Friend
a) i -- c, ii --
a, iii – b b) i -- b, ii --
c, iii -- a
c) i -- a, ii --
b, iii – c d) i -- b, ii –
a, iii -- c
Ans: d) i -- b, ii – a, iii – c
6) What were the reasons which made the owner of the
Garden become lethargic in a sequence?
a) old man arrived
- thefts stopped - income improved - Owner lifestyle changed.
b) Income improved
- thefts stopped- owner's lifestyle changed- old man arrived.
c) old man arrived
- owner's lifestyle changed - income improved - thefts stopped.
d) Owner's
lifestyle changed- old man arrived - income improved - thefts stopped.
Ans: a) old man
arrived - thefts stopped - income improved - Owner lifestyle changed.
7) 'The child's foot is not yet aware of it’s a foot,
and would like to be a butterfly or an apple' these lines conveys meaning of
_______
a) The immense
possibilities of life.
b) The
unrestricted nature of child's imagination.
c) The child’s ignorance of harsh realities.
d) Indicate the
happy experiences of child.
Ans: a) The immense possibilities of life.
8) Who are 'Exquisitely well-mannered people' in
George Mikes views?
a) Indians b) Europeans c)
Japanese d) Brazilians
Ans:
9) Marcus Ibe had earlier been _______
a) A school
teacher b) A doctor c) A campaigner d) Bicycle repairers
Ans: a) A school teacher
10) Sheela Rani Chunkath, the district collector,
promote the ______
a) Empowerment of
women b) Song written by Muthu Bhaskaran
c) Cycling race d) Movement of literacy
to children
Ans: a) Empowerment of women
11) Fill in the blanks by using the right form of the
verb given in the bracket. 2X1=2
There was no
suitable prison in the Monaco Kingdom. There was only a small lockup where
people ______(keep) temporarily, but it _______(couldn't +be+ use) for a longer
period of time.
Ans: were kept
Could not be used
12) Fill in the blanks with the right linker given in
the bracket. [Therefore, But, Because] 3X1=3
Basavaiah bedecked
himself with gold, diamond, and other precious stones. ________his house looked
dull and empty________ Tammanna's books were not there. That is what visitors
told him. ____________ he started inviting scholars, poets, and musicians to
the palace.
Ans: But
Because
Therefore
13) Match the following ‘Colum A’ with ‘Column B’
5X1=5
Note: 1. Expressions and its meanings 2. Authors and
their works from prescribed text A
B
a. By
leaps and bounds i. Every one
b. All
and sundry ii. True
love
c.
Pilgrim soul iii.
Very quickly
d. W.B.
Yeats iv. The
Gardener
e. P. Lankesh
v. When your old
Ans: a) iii)
Very quickly
b) i)
Every one
c) ii)
True love
d) v)
When your old
e) iv)
The Gardener
II. Answer any 6 of the following [choosing at least 2
from poetry] in a paragraph of 80 -100words. 6X4=24
14) How does Romeo immortalize the eternal beauty of
Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet"?
Ans: He compares Juliet’s beauty to nature. Romeo
says that even the bright light of a torch would look dull before the
brightness of Juliet. It looks like she hangs on the cheek of night. Romeo says
that the beauty of Juliet is like a jewel that is hung in the ear of an African
woman. Romeo says Juliet is too beautiful to belong to Earth. Juliet’s
beauty is so vast that she cannot die and be buried in the Earth. The earth
cannot contain her beauty. He further says Juliet is like white snow that is
flying with other common people who belong to the species of crows. Romeo just
wishes t express that Juliet belongs to the divine world and living among the
ordinary and common people. Romeo proposes to find the place where Juliet
stood and wants to touch her blessed hand and make his own rude hand blessed.
Romeo further asks a question whether he ever loved before. He feels this is
true love. Romeo thinks he has never seen a beautiful woman like Juliet before
this night.
15) Why does the Prophet categorically say "Your children are not your children" in the poem "On children"?
Ans:
As per the poet, love includes
the main part in God's creation. Love is not made by us yet is sent from above
and it coordinates everything in our life as it sees it. The poet defines how
love works in the close connection of parenthood. The poet needs us to understand
that our job as parents is just 'stewardship' and that is it. In the line ‘Your
children are not your children’ Gibran advises parents to know that a child is
not a thing to be controlled by us since we have not made 'life'. A child is
everlasting life itself and is a blessing from the wealth of presence. As
parents we may have carried them to the earth. This has occurred so because we
have been decided to be a vehicle thus, we are nothing else except for a
section. It is life's yearning for itself that carries children to earth, as boys
and girls. Since children are not inert things, we cannot have them. That is
the reason the prophet completely expresses that ‘Your children are not your
children.’
16) 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 poet Pablo Neruda
presents a differentiating picture of a child's foot and an adult's foot in
order to outline the movements that are found in a person's life as the person
changes from a baby into an adult, until his death. The 'foot' is used as a
metaphor for life and the foot refers to the foot of a person. When the child grows
into an adult, the adult continues walking 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 representor on the post or as an
administration servant or as a church minister. This way the individual works
hard in the public eye until his death.
17) 'Heaven lies all Over' How does the poet bring out this in “Heaven, If you are not on Earth"?
Ans: Heaven is not
somewhere else yet inside us and is everywhere on the world. Assuming we are satisfactory,
that is heaven and if we are terrible that is hell. Nature is also a heaven as
we can and heaven in objects, like trees, moon, and sands of grains and so on. As
per Kuvempu, there is no heaven in all actuality. Entities like 'God',
'Heaven', and the nymphs are merely creations of man's creative mind. Every one
of the various types of nature like the green forests, the streams that jump
down the slopes, the waves that move across the oceans, the twilight evening,
and the quality of reap show up more lovely than the imaginary descriptions of
the man.
18) Why did the prince of Monaco keep changing his
mind in dealing with the criminal in "Too Dear"?
Ans:
At first the king approved the
judge’s decision and ordered the execution of the criminal. He changed the
sentence of death to imprisonment for life due to absence of guillotine machine
and an executioner. The king understood
that he needed to spend 600 francs on the criminal after keeping in jail for
one year, and it was financial burden to his people. On the advice of his
ministers, he planned to flee the criminal by discharged the guard. But the criminal
refused to run away and the king faced a new problem and he ordered to pay 600
francs a year as pension to the criminal.
19) Write a short note on ‘Biodiversity intensive farming’ according to Vandana Shiva.
Ans:
It is important to promote
bio-diversity intensive farming because its developments division-based diversity
where each species gets times to support itself in co-activity with others and
no species in a forest appropriates the portion of another species. Since failure
to get biodiversity and its numerous capacities prompts a disadvantage of
nature and culture, it gets basic to practice bio-diversity serious
cultivating. The author began Navdanya Farm in 1994 in the Doon Valley where
she practiced biodiversity-concentrated cultivating. She thinks that
bio-variety serious cultivating produces more food and nutrition per section of
land and later bio-variety is the response to the food and nourishment
emergency. At first, she began saving seeds from farmers' fields and today they
can save and grow 630 varieties of rice, 150 varieties of wheat, and several
different species.
20) How did
Tammanna react to Basavaiah’s encroachment of his land in "The
Gardener"?
Ans:
At the point when Tammanna came
to realize that Basavaiah had encroached 200 acres of land of his area, he was
unable to tolerate this attack. At the point when his followers encouraged him
to one or the other go to the court or look for the assistance of the police or
request that a few people attack Basavaiah and reclaim his property, Tammanna
hit on a remarkable idea, of demolishing Basavaiah. He considered getting every
one of his meets made in the structure out of songs and informing persons
through them regarding the cruelty and the malice of Basavaiah.
21) ‘Only the book is an extension of our imagination
and memory’. How does Borges Explain the aspects of ‘book’?
Ans: “Only the
book is an extension of our imagination and memory” According to Luis Borges opines
that the author’s intention is a meager thing- a fallible thing. In every book,
there is a need for something more, which is always mysterious. When we read an
ancient book, we feel as though we are reading all time that has passed from
the day it was written to our present – day because the book always retains something
sacred, something mortal and something magical which brings happiness. Only the
book which could keep as record of our imagination and memory. That is why
Borges quoted Bernard Shaw words “Every book worth being re-read has been
written by the spirit.
22) To what
extent was Roof the most trusted of the whispering campaigners in "The
Voter"?
Ans:
Marcus is looking for re-election as a representative of Umuofia. Besides, we
also realize that it was Roof who had worked for his success in the past
election. As a trusted whispering campaign manager of Marcus, he had the option
to convince the people of Umuofia that Marcus would work for the government
assistance of people and they would get numerous conveniences like running
water and electricity. During the five years as people's representative, Marcus
demonstrated to everybody how joining political issues can be worthwhile. He
had also given gifts to Roof to hold him as his election campaigner for the
coming election too. However, Roof was sufficiently sharp to see an adjustment
of the mind-set people and warned Marcus about it. That is the reason, in the
whispering campaign, he goes furnished with money bags to charm the electors.
Until the last day of the battling, Roof stays faithful and the most trusted of
Marcus' whispering campaigner. Yet, the visitor from POP keenly baits Roof to
guarantee his decision in favor of Maduka offering a huge amount. It is at this
crossroads that we see a gouge in his dependability towards Marcus. Even though
he realizes that a half ballot form paper is invalid as a person's order, he tears
the vote in two and places one half into each container, subsequently settling
the ethical situation to him. This way he is just comforting his soul and does
not remain practically faithful to Marcus.
23) ‘Cycling brings about changes beyond economic gains’ How did P. Sainath express in his views in ‘Where There Is a Wheel’?
Ans:
P. Sainath presents an
eye-witness report of 'cycling' turning into a social movement. He reveals to
us how tens of thousands of women in the Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu got
started to master cycling. 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 economic implications. It supports their
family pay. Sainath reports that a segment of the ladies sells agricultural or
different items inside a gathering of towns. For them, cycling saves time wasted
in waiting for bus. Also, it gives them much more an ideal opportunity to zero
in on selling their produce. Thirdly, it grows the region they wish to cover.
In conclusion, it can save their time. Taking everything into account, he says,
cycling achieves changes past economic gains moreover. 'Cycling' gives them a
self-appreciation regard which is crucial to their feeling of prosperity. Thus,
Sainath says that this modest vehicle has become a metaphor for opportunity for
these women.
III. Answer the following in about 200 words. 6X1=6
24) How did Dona Laura's friend and Don Gonzalo's
cousin's sad love affair end in “A Sunny Morning".
Ans: Dona Laura
tells Don Gonzalo that her friend had kept in touch with her that she had
awaited news about Gonzalo for almost a year. Later one evening, right at
nightfall, as the first stars were seeming she went out and went to the beach
side where her beloved had put his life in extreme danger. She wrote his name
on the sand and afterward sat downward on a rock; her gaze fixed upon the
skyline. The waves mumbled their everlasting threnody and gradually crawled up
to the rock where the lady sat. The tide rose with a blast and cleared her out
to the sea.
Don Gonzalo tells
Laura that the courageous lover was his cousin and he was exceptionally fond of
him. Don Gonzalo tells her that after the duel the young fellow took shelter in
his home being terrified of the results of a duel with a person highly regarded
in that locality. Then, he tells her that from his home his cousin went to
Seville and afterward came to Madrid. Then he wrote Laura many letters which
were taken away by her parents. He says so since he realizes without a doubt
that she didn't answer his letters by any means. Don Gonzalo then closes the
story saying that, hopelessly, accepting that he had lost his love forever he
joined the army, then went to Africa and there is a trench, met a glorious
death grasping the flag of Spain and murmuring the name of his cherished Laura.
OR
How was the destructive nature of water brought out in
the poem "Water" by Challapalli Swaroopa Rani?
Ans: The poet
focuses on the agony of a Panchama, a caste that does not even feature in the
distinctly divided Varana Ashramas. The Panchama does not have the right to
draw a pot of water from the well and thus they wait the whole day for some
gentle Shudra to come and give him some water. Ironically the Shudra also
happens to be on the last rung of the social order. The poet further elaborates
on the agony of the Panchama girl. As this girl waits to get some water, the
giver pours water from a distance and eventually, water falls out and drenches
her. This action brings a lot of humiliation to the girl. The poor, villagers
become playthings in the powerful hands of water. At times it turns some
villages into deserts and at other times it drowns villages. The poor are part
of the vicious circle and have no escape from the clutches of the 'monster.
IV. Read the following passage and answer the
questions set on it. 10X1=10
25) Bhavesh
Chandubhai Bhatia born on 29 December 1970 commonly known as Dr. Bhavesh
Bhatia, is a visually disabled entrepreneur and founder of Sunrise Candles,
based in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India. Sunrise Candles is a candle making
company run majorly by visually disabled people. He has been participating in
the Paralympic category of games and has won 117 NAB, IBSA medals. And
President's National Award.
He was born with
retina macular degeneration and had little sight while he was growing up. His
mother had developed cancer and later died from her illness. His father was a
caretaker at a guesthouse in Mahabaleshwar. Before starting Sunrise Candles, he
worked as a telephone operator at a Hotel in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra. At the
age of 23, Bhavesh lost his job due to his blindness.
He joined National
Association for the Blind (NAB) and took training in candle making. He did a
4-month rehabilitation course where he was taught how to make candles for a
living and took training in acupressure, braille, and a few other things.
He wanted to start
his own business for candle making but molds were expensive that he could not
afford. He started working as massage and acupressure therapist in hotels in
Mahabaleshwar. This job helped him save money with which he bought a plain
candle mold and 5 kg wax. He started making plain candles and worked as a
street vendor in front of Holy Cross church in Mahabaleshwar. He used to set
aside Rs 25 per day for the next day's raw material.
Neeta, a resident
of Bhayander, Mumbai, who visited Bhavesh's shop as a customer, struck a chord
with him and decided to marry him despite stiff resistance from her family.
Bhavesh tried to get help from many sources but he could not get. He could not
get loans from banks. He failed to get help from professional candle
manufacturers and institutes. To get an idea about candle designs, he used to
go to shopping complexes with his wife and tried to touch and feel the
different varieties of candles on display.
A special scheme
by NAB for blind people helped him to get a loan of Rs 15000 from Satara Bank.
With this money, he purchased 15 kg of wax, two dyes and a hand cart. And One
of his friends, Niraj Chandan, who helped him in the early days at that time,
had put up a stall to sell candles near a church in Mahabaleshwar. When he went
to Bhavesh’s house where he made the candles. He took photographs with his
digital camera and put up a small website - www.sunrise candles.in. They
advertised on Google and started getting a lot of orders. Then things began to
change.
Advertisements in
Google spread their reach and they started getting orders. Bhavesh got a small
piece of land from one of his friends, and built a small candle making center
on that land. It has become industry named Sunrise Candles, which employs a
team of 3470 Visually Impaired people and Divyang, in 14 states of India. Now
they import wax from the UK and manufacture different kinds of candles which
include pillar candles, floating candles, novelty candles, gel candles, toy
shaped candles, fruit basket candles and traditional candles. They have
developed more than 10700 Designer Scented, Plain and Aromatherapy candle
designs.
The client list of
Sunrise candles includes Reliance Industries, Ranbaxy, Big Bazaar, Naroda
Industries, Resilient Cosmeceuticals, Rotary Club, Many Hotel Groups, etc.
Bhavesh has participated in paralympic games. Till now, he has won 114
Paralympic, NAB and IBSA medals in sports events. Shot put, discus throw and
javelin throw gold medals in National Paralympic games, New Delhi, 2014. Hon. Doctorate
from Rani Channamma University Belagavi, Karnataka, 29 May-2019.Bhavesh was
called in Satyamev Jayate (TV series).
a) When was Bhavesh born?
Ans: on 29 December 1970
b) Who is the founder of the Sunrise candle?
Ans: Dr. Bhavesh Bhatia
c) Where was the sunrise candle based?
Ans:
d) How many medals Bhavesh won?
Ans: 117
e) What is Bhavesh Bhatia’s occupation?
Ans: A telephone operator
f) Which was the disease Bhatia’s mother suffered?
Ans: Cancer
g) Where did Bhavesh Bhatia work as a telephone
operator?
Ans: At a hotel in Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra.
h) Dr Bhavesh Bhatia joined national_______
(associate/association) for blind people.
Ans: Association
i) Which University awarded him an honorable
doctorate?
Ans: Rani Channamma University, Belagavi, Karnataka
j) Add a prefix to the word ‘Develop’ to form its
antonym?
Ans: Under develop
26) What do the underlined words in the following
paragraph refer to? 4X1=4
Bhavesh got a
small piece of land from one of his friends and built a small candle
making center. It has become a large industry Sunrise candle, which
employs a team of 3470 visually impaired people. They have developed
10700 Designer scented, plain Aromatherapy candles.
i) His _______ ii) It_______ iii) Which--------- iv)
They-----------
Ans: i) His:
Bhavesh
ii) It:
a small candle making center
iii)
Which: a large industry Sunrise candle
iv)
They: visually impaired people
V. Complete the following dialogue. 3X1=3
27) At an interview:
Candidate :
______________ (asking permission to enter the chamber).
Officer : Yes,
come in and please be seated.
Candidate :
Thank you sir.
Officer :
__________________ (enquiring about his qualifications).
Candidate : I have
completed MBA in marketing and 2 years of experience.
Officer :
__________ (offering him the job)
Ans: May I get in, Sir?
What is your qualification and how many years of
experience do you have?
That is good, you can join our company from 10th
of this month.
28) Report the following conversation. 4X1=4
Don Gonzalo :
My
cousin never forgets her.
Dona Laura :
How
do you account for his conduct?
Don Gonzalo :
My
cousin died in the war whispering her name
Dona Laura :
It's
an atrocious lie.
Ans: Don Gonzalo
told Dona Laura that his cousin never forgot her. Dona Laura asked him how did
his account for his conduct. Don Gonzalo answered her that his cousin had died
in the was whispering her name. Dona Laura told that it was an atrocious lie.
VI. Read the Following Passage and Make Notes by
Filling the Boxes Given Below. 8X½= 4
29) The term
'resource' is derived from French, and it means tools. Natural resources are
the raw materials and the sources of energy present on the earth. They include
the deposits of coal, crude oil, and natural gas. The basic needs of our
existence such as air, water, and soil, which gives us food, also belong to
resources that we may be able to exploit in future.
Ans:
30) Write a letter of application in response to the
following advertisement which appeared in paper " The Hindu" dated 1
August 2023. 5M
|
[Write
XXXX For Name and YYYY For address]. WANTED
JOB: Computer
Operator Qualification:
Any
Degree, Kannada and English typing, Excel, word etc., Apply
to The
Manger Nidhima Finance Private Limited VISHWA
COMPLEX Plot
no. 1176 BHAVISH
Nagar Bangalore
.500006 |
Ans:
From,
XXXX
YYYY
10th August, 2023
To,
The Manger Nidhima Finance Private Limited
VISHWA COMPLEX
Plot no. 1176
BHAVISH Nagar
Bangalore .500006
Respected sir/ madam,
Subject: Application for the post of Computer Operator
Ref: The Hindu, dated on 1st August, 2023
I am writing to express my interest in the Computer Operator position
that I saw advertised in the newspaper. I have been working as a Computer
Operator for the past 3 years, where I have gained a wealth of experience in a
variety of areas, including:
I am a highly skilled and experienced computer operator with a strong
understanding of the principles and practices of computer operations. I am also
proficient in a variety of software applications, including Microsoft Office
Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, and SAP. Even I know English, Kannada, and Hindi typing.
I am eager to learn new things and I am always looking for ways to
improve my skills. I am also a quick learner and I am confident that I can
quickly adapt to your company's systems and procedures.
I am available for an interview at your earliest convenience. Thank you
for your time and consideration.
Yours Sincerely,
XXXX
XXXX
