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I. Multiple Choice Questions : 4×1=4

1. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the
blank.
Rockets carry satellites and people into space,
.................. ?
(A) doesn’t they (B) don’t they
(C) didn’t they (D) did they.
Ans. :
Comp. B— don’t they 1 1

2. Read the given conversation and choose the

language function for the underlined sentence :
Archana : Good morning Deepa.
Deepa : Very good morning. What can I do
for you ?
Archana : If you don’t mind, could I use your
pen ?

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Deepa : It’s a pleasure. You can.

(A) Giving direction
(B) Offering help
(C) Seeking permission
(D) Expressing agreement.
Ans. :

Comp. C— seeking permission 1 1

3. Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate ‘if’

clause :
Ananda : Akash, I’m going to picnic
tomorrow. Will you come ?
Akash : Thank you for inviting me. If you
had told me earlier,
I ...................... joined you.
(A) would not have (B) would have
(C) shall have (D) will have.
Ans. :

Comp. B— would have 1 1

4. Read the given conversation and choose the passive

form of the underlined sentence :
Tanushree : Hello, Panchami, where did
you go yesterday ?
Panchami : I went shopping.
Tanushree : Did you buy anything ?
Panchami : Yes. I have bought some
books.
(A) Some books had been bought by me
(B) Some books will have been bought by me
(C) Some books were bought by me
(D) Some books have been bought by me.
Ans. :

Com. D— Some books have been bought by me. 1 1

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II. Do as directed : 12 × 1 = 12

5. Combine the word in Column -A with its collocative

word in Column-B :
‘A’ ‘B’
fast [ table, food, water, breakfast ]
Ans. :

Rem. fast food 1 1

6. Which one of the following words has two syllables ?

committee, capacity, combine, call.
Ans. :

Rem. combine 1 1

7. Write the correct form of the word given in bracket :

The art of ................. ( educate ) is to educate the
heart.
Ans. :

Com. education 1 1

8. Fill in the blank using the correct article :

Shyam is learning to play ............. sitar.
Ans. :

Rem. the 1 1

9. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word :

We should use eco-friendly things.
Ans. :

Rem. adjective 1 1

10. Fill in the blank using suitable linker :

Kuvempu was the poet ...................... wrote the
‘Ramayana Darshanam’.
Ans. :

Comp. who 1 1

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11. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition :

KRS dam has been constructed .................... the
river Kaveri.
Ans. :

Comp. across 1 1

12. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the

verb given in bracket :
Encyclopaedia .............. ( give ) us basic
information on every subject.
Ans. :

Comp. gives 1 1

13. Use the word ‘smile’ as verb in a sentence.

Ans. :

Exp. Meaningful sentence 1 1

14. Change into superlative degree :

Goa is smaller than any other state in India.
Ans. :

Exp. Goa is the smallest state in India. 1 1

15. Frame a question to get underlined word as

answer :
Anupama sings melodiously.
Ans. :

Exp. How does Anupama sing ? 1 1

16. Read the following conversation and change the

underlined sentence into reported speech :
John : Here’s a camera for you Lakshmi.
Lakshmi : When did you buy it John ?
John showed Lakshmi a camera.
She asked him ............................. .
Ans. :

Exp. when he had bought it. 1 1

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III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the

paragraph and rewrite it in the answer booklet :

1×2=2

17. Hemanth moved to the edge of the compound to

pluck flowers. He last balance, fell down but broke

his leg.

a) Spelling mistake to be corrected.

b) Conjunction to be corrected.

Ans. :

Exp. a) lost 1

b) and 1 2

IV. Answer the following questions in 2 - 3 sentences

each : 7 × 2 = 14

18. Why did Baleshwar revisit the spot where Roma had
fallen ?

Ans. :

Comp. Dinesh — told Baleshwar — Roma’s — cell phone —

hand bag — missing — looking for — her

1 1
1
belongings — he revisited. 2 2 2

19. What makes you feel that Don Anselmo was a man

of principles ?

Ans. :

App. Don Anselmo — principled — stuck to deed — land

was worth more — still sold for 12 hundred dollars

1 1
1
— refused to receive extra money. 2 2 2

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20. Why do you consider Anant a talented boy ?

Ans. :

Comp. Anant — best table tennis player — fastest runner

— was learning to play sitar — had already
1 1
composed his own tunes. 1
2 2 2
21. Why were the technical experts summoned by the
three superpowers ?
Ans. :

Comp. The three nuclear powers — enough nuclear bombs

— destroy others — willing to come to an agreement
— ban on weapon test— detect violation — experts
1 1
1
summoned. 2 2 2
22. What qualities of the Jazz player do you
appreciate ?
Ans. :

App. The Jazz player — simple man — a pathetic figure

— but a commanding artist — power to make
people listen — silent in speech but eloquent in
1 1
1
music. 2 2 2
23. The student leaders managed the protest to go
peacefully. Why ?
OR
What hardships did Dicky Dolma face in her early
life ?
Ans. :

Comp. The police expected — protest be violent — if the

students did so — they would beat them up — haul
them to jail — they were not ready to go to jail —
wanted to give much more trouble — so protest was
1 1
1
peaceful. 2 2 2

OR

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Dicky Dolma — 11 years — lost her mother — she

also lost her elder brother — father bed ridden —
financial problems.

24. Haneef was a young man with varied talents and

interests. Explain briefly.

OR

How can you say that Wangjia was a brave boy ?

Ans. :

Exp. Haneef dabbled in art — sketched well — made

beautiful cards — read a great deal — loved playing
1 1
1
drums. 2 2 2

OR

Wangjia — accepted the responsibility — faced the

three horrible and old monsters — succeeded.

V. Answer the following questions in 5 - 6 sentences

each : 2×3=6

25. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar worked for the upliftment of the

depressed classes. Explain.

Ans. :

Exp. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar — devoted time and talents —

betterment of the depressed classes — started
newspapers Mooknayak, Bahishkrit Bharat and
Samata — he set up institutions — Hitakarini
Sabha and Independent Labour Party of India — he
stressed the rights of the depressed classes —
helped in rousing up who had suffered for long in
the past — fought for social justice. 2 1 3

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26. The little maiden filled the sailors with confidence.

Justify.
Ans. :

Exp. The sailors — in a great peril — storm was violent

— tempest cut away the mast — sailors prayed —
the captain was in despair — the little maiden
brought hope — her words filled confidence —
sailors regained their hopes and faith in God — at
last landed safely. 2 1 3
VI. Read the following extracts and answer the
questions that follow : 4 × 3 = 12

27. “You are in the second form and I don’t like the way
you are being brought up.”
a) Who does ‘I’ refer to ?
b) Who was studying in the second form ?
c) When did the speaker say this ?
Ans. :

Com. a) Swami’s father 1

b) Swami 1
c) When Swami told his father that he would sleep
in the office room from the next month. 1 3
28. “The first man to move shall spend the rest of the
night ‘in irons’.”
a) Who said this ?
b) What made the speaker say this ?
c) What does ‘in irons’ mean in this context ?
Ans. :

Comp. a) Columbus 1
b) The seamen / sailors rush in an angry mass
towards Columbus, growling like infuriated
animals 1
c) ‘Chained’ 1 3

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29. “If you want to get on in life, you have to read a lot.
You can learn a great deal of things just by
reading.”
a) Who is the speaker here ?
b) Who does ‘you’ refer to ?
c) How did the speaker encourage reading ?
Ans. :

Comp. a) Avtar Narain 1

b) Satish Gujral 1
c) Giving an armful of books 1 3
30. “There won’t be any calendar, there won’t be any
clock ;
Day light will be on the switch and winter under
lock.”
a) Who is the speaker here ?
b) Where is the speaker preparing to go ?
c) What does the expression ‘winter under lock’
mean ?
Ans. :

Comp. a) The poet / Norman Nicholson 1

b) To space 1
c) There is no change of seasons in space. 1 3
VII. Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using
the clues given below : 1×3=3

31. Ganesh
Age : 35 years
Date of birth and place : 24th August, Haveri
Qualification : M.Sc., M.Ed.
Name of spouse : Vani
Daughter : Ankitha, studying in 5th
Standard
Profession : Assistant Manager SBI,
Hangal
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Hobbies : Reading and Trekking
Reasons for popularity : Helps the poor and
needy.
Ans. :

Exp. — Inclusion of all the points.

— Language accuracy 2 1 3
VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below :
1×3=3
32. In a forest — a lion — killing many animals —
everyday — for food — animals assembled — met
the lion — requested — lion agreed — sent an
animal each day — it was the turn of a rabbit — it
feared — thought of a plan — went to the lion —
told there was another lion — the lion was angry
— came to the well — saw its reflection — roared
— jumped into the well — died — moral.
Ans. :

Exp. — Inclusion of all the points

— Language accuracy 2 1 3
IX. Study the picture given below : 1×3=3

33. Write a description or an account of what the

picture suggests to you in a paragraph.

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Ans. :

Exp. — Description

— Language accuracy 2 1 3

X. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

34. The quality ...................................................

........................................................... heaven

Upon ...............................................................

.............................................................. takes.

OR

Then .................................................................

............................................................ destroy :

Whilst ...............................................................

................................................................... boy.

Ans. :

Rem. The quality of mercy is not strain’d ;

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven

Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest :

It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes. 4 4

OR

Then let not what I cannot have

My cheer of mind destroy :

Whilst thus I sing, I am a king,

Although a poor blind boy.

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XI. Read the following passage and answer the

questions that follow : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 × 2)

35. In every country, people imagine that they are the

best and the cleverest and others are not so good as
they are. The Englishman thinks that he and his
country are the best ; the Frenchman is very proud
of France and everything French. The Germans and
Italians think no less of their countries and many
Indians imagine that India is in many ways the
greatest country in the world. This is wrong.
Everybody wants to think well of himself and his
country. But really there is no person who has not
got some good and bad qualities. In the same way
there is no country which is not partly good and
partly bad. We must take the good wherever we find
it and try to remove the bad wherever it may be.

We are of course, most concerned with our country,

India. Unhappily, it is in a bad way today. Most of
our people are poor and unhappy. They have no joy
in their lives. We have to find out how we can make
them happier. We have to see what is good in our
ways and customs and try to keep it, and whatever
is bad we have to throw away. If we find anything
good in other countries, we should certainly take it.

a) What should we do to make our people

happier ?

b) What do people think about themselves and

others in every country ?

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Comp. a) We have to see what is good in our ways and

customs and try to keep it, and whatever is bad
we have to throw away. If we find anything good
in other countries, we should certainly take it. 2

b) In every country people imagine that they are

the best and the cleverest and others are not so
good as they are. Everybody wants to think well
of himself and his country. 2 4

XII. Answer the following questions in about 8 - 10

sentences : 1×4=4

36. Sum up the conversation between the poet and the

Mother India in your own words.

OR

Write the summary of the poem ‘I am the Land’.

OR

Both the narrator and his father were very

considerate towards grandma. Justify.

Ans. :

Exp. The poet and Mother India — speakers — the poet

asks what song shall he sing ? — the Himalayas
with their snow-born peaks — the three seas that
wash her palm — Mother India — sing of the beggar
and the leper — the filth and dirt — the poet — rock
temples — epics in stone — the seers and prophets
— the mother — indignant — sing of the millions
that toil — wrinkled face — the helpless child — the
poet — dams and lakes — the mother — strikes and

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wars — the poet complains — the mother — the

Book of Morrow. 2 2 4

OR

The speaker land waits — man says he owns her —

tolerates the activities of man — such as shouting
— digging muddy holes — she likes tickling —
planting — growing fruits — children’s dance —
man going around her holding guns and fencing
pains her — she asserts man cannot put a fence
around her.

OR

Grandma — habit — climbing a tree — learnt from

her brother — one day — climbed — could not come
down — rescued — doctor suggested — bed rest —
it was a brief season in hell. Grandma — called her
son — asked — a tree house — poet’s father dutiful
— agreed — both the poet and father — built a
house — she sits in state — drinks sherry with the
poet.

XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following :

1×4=4

37. a) Cleanliness and hygiene

b) Save forests, save life

c) Water pollution.

Ans. :

Exp. — Inclusion of all the points

— Language accuracy 2 2 4

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XIV. Write a letter using the information given below :

1×5=5

38. Imagine you are Kiran / Keerthana studying in

Government High School, Koppala.

Write a letter to your friend describing ‘Republic

Day’ celebrations in your school.

OR

Write a letter to the Commissioner, City Municipal

Corporation, complaining about drainage problems
in your locality.

Ans. :

Exp. — Format

— Matter and Language accuracy 2 3 5

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