PUC- I - ENGLISH SOLVED PREPARATORY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER– 2023 -2024
INSTRUCTIONS:
a) Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
b) Write the correct question number as it appears on the question
paper.
c) One mark questions attempted more than once will be
awarded zero.
d) For multiple-choice questions, choose the correct answer and
rewrite it.
e) Answer to the question number 25(a to j) should be in sequence
and at one place.
f)
Section –I of the
question should be answered in sequence and on the first three pages of the
answer booklet.
I. Answer the
following questions by choosing the right option. 10X1=10
1) Who made friendship with the man in ‘The
Gentlemen of the Jungle’?
a) fox b)
rhino c) elephant d)
lion
Ans: c)
elephant
2) How long did the author take to learn
about the medicinal creeper?
a) 20
years b) 15 years c) 10 years d) 5 years
Ans: a) 20
years
3) The people of the city were
___________________________.
a) Honest
b) cruel c) obedient d) kind
Ans: b) cruel
4) We grovel before _______________ in
strange terror.
a)
parents b) friends c)money d) teacher
Ans: c)
money
5) ___________ is spared in Babar Ali’s
school.
a)
chalk b)
duster c)a jute d) rod
Ans: d)
rod
6) Match the column ‘A’ with column ‘B’ related
to the play ‘Watchman of the Lake.’
A B
i. Headman a.
dream
ii. Bhima b.
road
iii. Mara c.
iron decoction
a) i-a,ii-c,iii-b b)i-c,ii-a, iii-b
b) c)i-b, ii-c, iii-a d)i-a,ii-b,iii-c
Ans: c)
i-b, ii-c, iii-a
7) The farmer committed suicide by __________
a) Poison b) hanging c)stabbing d)
drowning
Ans: a)
poison
8) Statement: - White children had authentic
record of birth but Frederick had not any.
Reason: - Parents of black children did not have record of their birth
a) Only the statement
is true. b) Only reason
is true.
c) Both statement and
reason are true.
d) Both statement and
reason are false.
Ans: c)
Both statement and reason are true
9) The narrator observed that the two boys
spent _______
a) very little money on their food and
clothing.
b) more money on their food and clothing.
c) little time to earn money.
d) more food but little money
Ans: a)
very little money on their food and clothing
10) In the poem, when the speaker says “you
are beautiful still, my love, but I am helpless too” suggests that
a) he has to address the miseries of human
beings.
b) he is in love with another beautiful lady.
c) he is trying to flatter her.
d) He is unhappy with her
Ans: a) he has to address the miseries of human beings.
A. Choose the
correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 3X1=3
12) Now it
…………… (has/have) been a long time since I sold that estate and Mara
……………(is/are) also dead and gone. It …………… (is/are) difficult to dismiss all of
Mara’s stories as bunkum.
Ans: has,
is, is
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs given in brackets.
2X1=2
13)He always went …………… (arm) with a cowskin
and a heavy cudgel. I have known him to …………… (cut) and slash the women’s heads
so horribly.
Ans:
armed, cut
13. Match the expression
under column ‘A’ with its corresponding language function under ‘B’. 5x1=5
A B
Expressions Functions
1. Hello, Good Morning a.
Complimenting.
2. Wow! You look fantastic. b. Expressing gratitude.
3.
Could you please
fetch me some water? c. Agreeing.
4.
We are thankful
to you. d.
Greetings.
5.
Sure, we
will do it e. Requesting,
Ans:
1. Hello, Good
Morning – d. greetings
2. Wow! You look
fantastic. – a. complimenting
3. Could you
please fetch me some water? – e. requesting
4. We are
thankful to you. – b. expressing gratitude
5. Sure, we
will do it – c. agreeing
II. Answer
any Six of the following choosing at least two from poetry in a
paragraphof80-100words. 6X4=24
14) Describe the
experience of the boy in the school.
Ans: The boy's involvement
with school is full with fear and depression. The teacher appearances make
child bend down his head and sit in fear and anxiety. His tiredness and fear
are reflected in the hanging way in which he sits and the nervousness that he
shows. The books give him no satisfaction and the school cause him to feel
exhausted. According to the poet formal education controls the capability of
the children as it detracts from the child its opportunity. The child resembles
a confined fowl in school and simply like the wings of the confined feathered
creature hang, the soul of the child droops in school which imparts in the child
a feeling of fear. Youngsters, like plants, should be supported and given reflection,
on the off chance that they are to age effectively and prove to be fruitful later.
If children are not permitted to have a characteristic adolescence, which is
spent in playing completely among the normal things: slopes, glades, sheep,
winged animals, and so forth, at that point they will wilt before they can
bloom into develop grown-ups. Spring represents new development and that is the
reason the artist utilizes the fable of the spring to challenge that a school does
not permit spring to flourish.
15) How does money madness affect an
individual?
Ans: There are tremors each time an individual
needs to part with one pound or ten pounds. In any case, an individual cannot
be considered entirely answerable for the evil of money mindedness. He cannot
get away from the negative effect of the outline which is money focused. At the
point when money is required in any event, for essential necessities of life,
he cannot state that he will stay open-minded from money mindedness. His entire
life is a battle to bring in enough money to get by. He realizes that without money
he stops to be stuff for other people. His fear is being forced to bear good
cause that would strip him of all respect. He realizes that some bread would be
tossed at him to keep him alive, yet it would be done so mockingly that it is equal
to eating dirt. Collective emotion for money influences an individual since he
also has a lot of blame in giving a lot of significant worth for money. This is
clear from the way that no individual can leave behind money with serenity of
heart.
16) How does the farmer’s wife resolve to
live in “The Farmer’s Wife”?
Ans: The farmer was not used to being
compliant to other people. He was unable to tolerate twisting his head or
extending his hand before the loan bosses. Be that as it may, being a lady, the
farmer's wife was utilized to surrender and cruel treatment and could pull on
in any event, when hurt and starved of. Also, being a lady, her cultivation feeling
made it unthinkable for her to abandon her children helpless before destiny. Later
we see that the distinction between the man and the lady lies in the manner
people are commonly treated in the public arena and how men treat ladies at
home. Even though the possibility of raising four children even with distinct misery
is great, she faces the test and does not take response to the simpler
departure course of self destruction.
However, the saving quality is the way that the unfairness dispensed to
ladies in the public eye and at home makes them solid and gives them the
fearlessness to grasp life and battle forever
17) How does the speaker's attitude undergo a
change in the poem 'An Old Woman'?
Ans: The old woman’s inquiry, "What else can an old woman
do on slopes as pitiful as these?' causes him to understand the pathetic
existence of the elderly person. The speaker's mentality goes through a change
since he is suggested a conversation starter. The word 'wretched' utilized
regarding a traveler community clarifies that spots of love will have no worth
if persons at such places endure. The speaker, who had up to that point
considered the old woman unimportant and useless, unexpectedly understands that
it is he who is irrelevant in light of the fact that he has not seen the sort
of battle old woman has seen in her life. Her quality and avoidance are more stuck
than his. The inquiry stumps the speaker and he is loaded up with respect for
the one who has stayed on the miserable slope constantly. Although terrible and
old, she is unbreakable. Now, there is an unexpected upturn of job.
18) The animals were cunning, but the man
outsmarted them eventually. Elucidate.
Ans: The man's thoughtful gesture of letting the elephant put
his trunk inside the hut to protect the unoccupied space from the heavy rain is
exploited by the elephant. The elephant does not have the simplicity to understand
a thoughtful gesture and accepts it as an indication of shortcoming. the
man needed to lose his huts more than once before he at last defeated his enemy
with a ploy (plot, stunt). Usually, we do not talk regarding money when we
discuss peace. However, on account of the man, peace gets connected to his
property. Regarding colonization too peace gets connected to riches because the
locals are occupied for their riches by the colonizers. Despite, the
inclination for opportunity stays alive in the hearts of the occupied and all
the penances put forth will be viewed as worthy of the attempt.
19)What story did Mara narrate about his
fallen teeth?
Ans: Mara had lost his teeth on the right
side because when he broke a small stick from a nearby plant to brush, he felt
a sour taste in the mouth. He wanted to rinse his mouth. He took some water
from the stream, put it into his mouth and after churning it around in his
mouth, and spat it out. Surprise! All the teeth, which had been touched by that
stick, tumbled out of his mouth!
20) How did the stranger come to the help of
the narrator?
Ans: When the narrator is at the purpose of
removing his pants however, he has nothing inside, a blue-eyed man walks toward,'
reasonable complexioned six-feet, with a red turban and white pants, negotiates
and offers to pay the bill from the narrator to the owner. He requests that the
speaker go with him and when the thankful author requests his name, he says he
has no name. At the point when the author says 'mercy' must be his name, he does
not respond and wander on until they arrive at a deserted bridge. There, the
more unusual takes out five wallets and ask for the author which from these is
his. He cautions the author to disappear without rotate and includes that the author
ought not to admit to anybody that he has seen the man. He gives the wallet,
which has been distinguished by the author, with the money perfect and leaves
the spot wishing the author that he be helped by God. The author, on his part,
trusts that God would support the stranger. Accordingly, we see that the
pickpocket helps the narrator at the restaurant. This is how the thoughtful sign
picks up unimportance. Most importantly the pickpocket is behaviour to help the
one who faces humiliation as he has lost his wallet.
21) How does Babar Ali get the children to
listen to him?
Ans: Babar Ali’s act of
thoughtfulness has enabled poor children to move towards growth. Although the afternoon
school of Ali, the exploited youngsters could not ever have found the
opportunity of formal education. Regardless of whether they got the opportunity
of figuring out how to read and write, without the correct instructive
capability, they could not ever have gotten the opportunity of considering
occupations other than what they could get in their village. The children who
might have proceeded as servants, mechanics, grass cutters and day workers have
the extent of searching for office occupations with the training they have
gotten at Babar Ali's school. It is contacting to see that the children are
keen on considering. Instruction is not forced unto them. They are firm. They
work in the first part of the day to get taught in the early evening.
22) Write a note on the cruelty of Mr.
Plummer.
Ans: Mr. Plummer was so
ruthless that Captain Anthony, who himself was a cruel slaveholder, was enraged
by the cruelty of Plummer. Mr. Plummer, as the overseer, oversaw the farm and
the slaves and exploited the situation fully to torment the slaves. He went
around with not only the cow skin but also a heavy cudgel and cut and slashed
women’s heads horribly. Mr. Plummer comes out as a man who took sadistic
pleasure in hurting others.
23) Describe the boy’s sacrifice to save
their sister, Lucia.
Ans: The 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' were the young
men in the story, Nicola, and Jacopo. Nicola, thirteen was the elder brother of
Jacopo, twelve. Both the brothers were
extremely serious and kind. They worked for their sister Lucia to recover her
from tuberculosis. They carried on with a hard life. They included a wide range
of random jobs. They shined shoes, sold wild strawberries, hawked newspapers,
led tourists round the town, and got things done for cash. They did not spend
much on garments and food. They had arranged the money for their sister's
treatment. Yet, they kept up their confidence. They do not have the aim of
discussing their family issue and need to stay quiet about it. The young men did
not reveal their concern to the narrator, since they did not need anyone's sympathy
or noble cause. They acknowledged their duties of life. They were determined to
work to acquire their living and for her sister's treatment. Although they had
experienced a ton the war, it had not broken their soul. In this manner, their
caring activity carries honorability to human life. It gives guarantee of a
more prominent trust in human society.
III. Answer one of the following in about 200words. 1X6=6
24) Describe the sacrifices made by Mara to
build and to save the lake ‘The Watchman of the Lake'.
Ans: Mara guaranteed that the river could never
flood its banks, since the Goddess could not make Veda flood her banks till the
arrival of Mara, with Mara's passing. His kindness in making the king kill him
spared the life of the king and every one of his subjects. In right now, we
have no watchman to watch our streams and different steams of water. We have
been abusing the water assets childishly. We toss trash, including processing
plant discharge, into the water; we wastewater; we do not attempt to safeguard
water through watershed the executives, water collecting and so forth. We have
dirtied our most sacred river – Ganga – unimaginable. It is about time that we
understood that water is the remedy of life and except if we treat water knowingly;
there is no future for us.
OR
Examine the poem, “If I was a tree” as a satire on social
discrimination.
Ans: Indeed,
the poem 'If I Was A Tree' is a satire on social discrimination. It criticizes
the discrimination based on caste and creed. Being tired and humiliated by the
social discrimination, the poet wishes to be a tree. He feels safety, purity
and generosity and helping nature in the tree than in human beings. Having a
desire to be a tree, he desires to escape to a better world from a world of ill
– treatment. He says that being a tree is far more convenient than being a
human. Then the bird would not ask what caste it is and sunlight would embrace
it. Its shadow would not be polluted. It can make friendship with cool breeze,
and rain drops would not go back thinking if he was an untouchable. The tree
would feel happy with the touch of sacred cow and it would get the opportunity
of providing shelter for three hundred thousand Gods. The tree can become pure
if it would be cut into dry pieces and can help the sinless dead body by
becoming bier on the shoulders of four good men.
IV. Read the following passage and
answer the questions set on it. 10x1=10
The Smoking
kills 9, 00,000 people every year in India. World Health Organization (WHO)
estimates that smoking related deaths worldwide will surpass 9 million annually
by 2020, with 7 million of those deaths occurring in developing nations. People
start smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some think it looks cool.
Others start because their family members or friends smoke. Statistics show
that about 9 out of 10 tobacco users start smoking before they are 18 years
old. Most adults who started smoking in their teens, never expected to become
addicted. That is why people say it is just so much easier to not start at all.
It is a
hard habit to break because tobacco contains a drug called nicotine. This drug
is highly addictive. Like heroin or other addictive drugs, the body and mind
quickly become so used to the nicotine in cigarettes that a person needs to
have it just to feel normal. The nicotine can raise one’s blood pressure, heart
rate and oxygen demand for muscles, mainly for the heart. Moreover, the second
hand smoke which comes from two places i.e., smoke breathed out by the person
who smokes and smoke from the end of a burning cigarette causes health effects,
including cancer, breathing problems and asthma. Smoking is one of the most
preventable causes of death in our society. It is an expensive habit. The
tobacco industry makes billions of rupees each year and they do not care about
anyone’s existence. All they want is money. One buys more cigarettes; the
company earns more.
Today’s
generation needs to beware of electronic cigarettes (e – cigarettes). This
contains cancer causing chemicals and other toxins. This also has a compound
used in antifreeze. These battery-operated devices use cartridges filled with
nicotine flavorings and other chemicals and convert them into a vapour that is
inhaled by the user. Counseling and medical help need to be sought for smoking
addicts.
Questions:
a) According to WHO, where do maximum deaths occur by smoking?
Ans: Developing
nations
b) At what age do people start to smoke?
Ans: before they are
18 years old
c) What did the teenagers never expect when they started smoking?
Ans: They never
expected to become addicted.
d) Name the drug in tobacco.
Ans: Nicotine
e) What is the effect of nicotine on the heart?
Ans: The nicotine can
raise one’s blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen demand for muscles, mainly
for the heart.
f) What is the most preventable cause of death in our society?
Ans: Smoking
g) What does the tobacco industry care about?
Ans: Money
h) __________ is needed to help smoking addicts
to come out of it.
Ans: Counseling and
medical help
i)
Smoking is
an ________ (addiction / addictive) habit.
Ans: addictive
j)
Add a
prefix to the word ‘expected’ to form the antonym. (non, un, re)
Ans: unexpected
V.26) Fill in the blanks with
appropriate articles given in brackets.
2x1=2
A)
Babar Ali
actually started his school at …………… mere age of nine! In fact, his school
“Anand Siksha Niketan” grew out of …………… game.
[a, an,
the]
Ans: a, a
Fill in the blanks with
appropriate prepositions given in brackets.
2x1=2
B) I looked …………… the people around me. I did
not see even one kind face. They had the look …………… hungry wolves.
(of, from, at)
Ans: at, of
27. Rewrite as
directed 3x1=3
i) It was not a matter of playing war.
(Add a question tag)
Ans: It was not a matter of playing war, was it?
ii) The good nurse broke off, her eyes moist.
(Change into a question
beginning with the right form of 'do')
Ans: Did the good nurse break off, her eyes moist.
iii)
Lucia’s brothers have made their
payment.
(Frame a question to get
the underlined word as answer)
Ans: What have Lucia’s brothers made?
28. Complete the dialogue: 4x1=4
Parent : Good Morning sir.
Principal : ______________.
Please have a seat. What can I do for you?
Parent : I am Ganesh’s father.
__________in first PUC science stream.
Principal : Oh! Is it? Your son
is a good athlete. He participates in every athletic event and has won many
prizes.
Parent : Thank you sir.
______________________?
Principal : ______________, he is
not as good at studies. You must see to it that he
studies regularly.
Parent : Definitely .Thank you
sir. Bye.
Ans:
Parent
: Good Morning sir.
Principal
: Very Good morning. Please
have a seat. What can I do for you?
Parent
: I am Ganesh’s father. He is
studying in first PUC science stream.
Principal
: Oh! Is it? Your son is a good athlete. He participates in every athletic
event and has won many prizes.
Parent
: Thank you sir. Is he good in
studies?
Principal
: No, he is not as good at
studies. You must see to it that he
studies
regularly.
Parent
: Definitely .Thank you sir. Bye.
VI. Refer to the following list of events and answer the questions set on
it in one complete sentence each: 4x1=4
Indian
Premier League – 2024
|
Sl. no |
Event |
Time |
|
|
1 |
Inauguration by D. C., Mysore |
7.30 am |
|
|
2 |
Half Marathon Race for Women |
8.15 am |
110 |
|
3 |
Full Marathon Race for Men |
8.00am |
150 |
|
4 |
Prize distribution |
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm |
|
Note: Prize money for Half Marathon is 1.50 lakhs and
Full Marathon is 4.00 lakhs.
29. a. Who inaugurates the Indian Premier League?
Ans: D.C.
Mysore
b. How many women participate in the half
marathon?
Ans: 110
c. When will the prize distribution begin?
Ans: 2:00 pm.
d. What is the prize money for the winner of the
Full Marathon?
Ans: 4.00
lakhs
30. Write a letter
to the Principal, St. John’s PU College inviting him/ her and the staff to
attend the Cultural Programme in your college. 1x5=5
Points to be included:
●
Date and time of the programme.
●
Venue.
●
List of Cultural Activities.
Ans:
