GOVT OF KARNATAKA

Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board

II PUC Examination March – 2023
Scheme of Evaluation
Sub : English Code : 02

I 1x12=12
1 a. night 1
2 c. gaming house 1
3 d. Doon Valley 1
4 c. Valencia 1
5 b. book of poems (Right ans, ref. springs – Course Book, page No. 54 1
OR
a. Memories (KSEEB Solutions, Considered this year only)
6 a. Basavaiah 1
7 c. book 1
8 d. verdant garden 1
9 b. gowing 1
10 a. Ogbuefi Ezenwa 1
11 b. fifty 1
12 c. Malapalle 1

13 Was known, were wasted, was given 3

14 Held up, broad daylight 2
15 After, as though, but, as 4
16 Roof was a very popular man in his village 1

II. 8x4=32
17 Romeo and Juliet were rival families – Romeo Montague family and Juliet to 4
capulet family – attended the supper party – arranged by Juliet’s family -
Fascinated by her beauty – Juliet’s beauty teaches the torches to burn bright
– hangs upon the cheek of night – as precious jewel hanging in the ears of
an Ethiopian – too rich for use, for earth too dear – like snowy dove trooping
with crows – as yonder lady – measure done – by touching her – make rude
hand blessed – forswear it sight – never saw true beauty till that night –
glorifies the beauty of Juliet.
18 A man committed murder – judicial decided death sentence – alter it life 4
imprisonment. Small lock up – guard fetch food watch the criminal
expenditure – nearly 600 francs spent – dismiss the guard – criminal
reluctant to run away - character ruined by the death sentence – nowhere to
go – badly treated – did not complain – made to fetch his food himself – not
agree to leave the prison – council consider – offer him a pension of 600
francs per year – agreed to leave
19 The poem attitude of parents towards their children – The prophet says – 4
“your children are not your children, they are the sons and daughters of life’s
longing for itself” – parents but not belong to them – can give their love but
not thoughts – house their bodies but not their souls – souls live in the house
of tomorrow – parents cannot visit there even in dreams – parents are the
bows, children are the arrows and the God is the archer – archer seeks the
mark upon the path of infinite – bends bows and send the arrows swift and
far – god loves the arrow that files the bow that is struggle.
20 Time of multiple crises intensified by globalization – move away from the 4
paradigm of nature as dead matter – the best teacher is nature – Earth
University teaches Earth Democracy – freedom for all species to evolve
within the web of life- responsibility of humans, recognize, protect and
respect – Earth Democracy shift from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism –
translates into human rights to food and water – hunger and thirst.

The Earth University – located at Navdanya farm – a biodiversity farm – learn

to work with living seeds, living soil – include farmers, school children and
people – “The A-Z of Organic Farming and Agro-ecology” and “Gandhi and
Globalization”. – inspired by Ravindranath Tagore.
21 A sunny morning – revolves around two old lovers Dona Laura and Don 4
Gonzalo – meet in Madrid park – annoyed – became friends – recognized as
old lovers – not disclosed identity – love story – silver Maiden and gallant
younman meeting at Maricella – She spin a story as her friend and as
Gonzalo was his cousin both concealed - didn’t pine – for a long they –
separated – not get reply for his letters – intercepted by parents – fabricated
story Gonzalo laments separation from Laura – young man take refuge in his
house – went to Seville – to Madrid – join army in despair – sent to Africa – in
trench – met – glorious death grasping the flag of Spain and Whispering –
beloved Laura.
22 An old man came to the garden – The Owner of plantation needed a person – 4
stayed on – well – versed in agriculture, - understand the problems of
workers – pretty thefts stopped – income improved dramatically – change in
the life style of the owner – plantation expanded – became lethargic and
shied away from work – his wife decided whether the old man’s arrival –
better or for the worse – owners wealth and social prestige – risen acquired a
number of friends – crowded with colourful events – she apprehensive –
adultery and umpteen other vices – clout – 10 acres farm – grown – their life
was – getting out of hand – in a fix about her plight.
23 The poem is a symbol of the journey of human life from childhood to old age 4
– child’s foot – a butterfly or an apple – hardships of life – it cannot fly or to
become a fruit – defeated – prisoner inside the shoe – learns in the dark in its
own way – soft nails – hard as horn – soft toes – hard as an eyeless reptile –
walks in mines, markets and ministries – until the whole man stops – buried
underground – everything is dark – the poem shows – society crushes the
childhood dreams – the busy life of individual and harsh realities of society –
individual effort become meaningless.
24 Brazilians have great aesthetic sense – Nobody hurries in Brazil – reach 4
destination an hour too soon, a day late, or not at all – decorated with
beautiful black mosaics – plenty of time for contemplation – meditative,
ambulatory exercises.

Easy going leisurely characters when get steering – no speed is fast enough
for them – aim – to gain a tenth of a second – craze for cars – love speedy
cars – complete – like in a race – pedestrians not cared by drivers – driver
notices pedestrian step off the pavements – hunter and prey – drivers
overtake each other – commit heinous crime – no anger – they are speed
loving.
25 Marcus ibe – minister of culture in the outgoing government – wanted to re 4
elect in the coming election – attitude of villagers changed – previously a
school teacher – rich and powerful – minister – politics have brought wealth,
degrees, honor chieftaincy titles – built palatial house with all facilities of city
– own power plant to electricity – village had neither a running water nor
electricity – named house Umuofia mansion – slaughtered 5 bulls and
countless goats – entertain people – open by arch bishop – people realized
the power of their votes – casting vote free of charge in previous election –
underrated the power of ballot paper – decided not to do so again – demand
money for – votes in coming election.
26 Cycling had definite implication – boost up income of the women – sell 4
agricultural and other produce – cuts down on time wasted in waiting for
buses – crucial in poorly connected routes – secondly gives much more time
to focus on selling produce – Thirdly, it enlarges the area – hope to cover –
Lastly – increase leisure time too.

Small producers depend on fathers, brothers, husbands or sons – cover

limited number of villages their produce. Some walked – things changed after
introducing the cycle.

III. 6
27 Shakespeare uses the images like day and night, bright and dull – intensity of
love between Romeo and Juliet – Imagery of dark and brightness – outshines
against darkness – Juliet’s beauty hangs upon the cheek of night – a rich
jewel in an Ethiopian’s ear – snowy dove trooping with crows.

Juliet invokes night – calling gentle night – loving black browed night – hangs
upon wings of night – charms like new snow born on Raven’s back – cut him
into little stars garish - son will not be worshipped by people – Romeo would
shine brighter than sun.

OR

I believe that books will never disappear – impossible that will happen –
inventions of man - the most astounding – extensions of our bodies –
telephone is the extension of voice – telescope and microscope are
extensions of sight – sword plough are extensions of arms – only the book is
an extension of our imagination and memory – the great memory of all
centuries – function is irreplaceable – if books disappear history would
disappear, and man would disappear.

OR

P. Sainath’s Where There is a Wheel’ cycling brigs about changers beyond

economic gains – visit to Pudukkottai – stunned by the rural women’s passion
for cycling – empowered the rural women – symbol of progress,
independence, freedom and mobility – reduced dependence on men – gave
lot of confidence and self – respect – work of collecting water, carting,
carrying children – boosted – income – sell agricultural produce in the remote
villages – poorly connected routes – more leisure time – bicycle became a
metaphor for freedom – a way out of enforced routines, around male imposed
barriers – paid no attention to filthy remarks – strong desire to learn and
teach cycling – enriched the literacy movement leading to a social change –
freedom and progress.
IV 1x10=10
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28 a. on 7 May 1861 1
b. Gitanjali 1
c. Debenranath Tagore and Sarada Devi 1
d. First verse in Bengali 1
e. Shantinikethan 1
f. Imaginative 1
g. Naturalism / humanism / internationalism / idealism 1
h. unnatural 1
i. 2000 1
j. you cannot cross the sea merely standing and staring at the water 1
1x3=3
29 i) a free bird / Bird 1
ii) downstream / downstream till the end 1
iii) the sky 1

V 5
30 Petra told Dona Laura that the guard was waiting for her.
Dona Laura asked her whether / if she liked to chat with her guard
Petra replied that he was not hers/her guard.
Dona Laura told her to wait a moment.
Petra asked her what the senora wished.
31 Could u please tell me the way…….. 4
Take right go straight ……..
Approximately ……km
Thank you (contextolised)
VI 8x½=4
32 1. Diamond
2. Africa
3. South America / USA
4. USA / South America
5. Cullinan
6. A Farmer
7. A man’s fist
8. Ornaments
33 Application for job : 5
(Note : no marks to be awarded for mere format)
(Format……2 marks)
Content / body of the letter / text ….. 3 marks
(Note : Bio-data / resume can either be written separately or included in the
body of the letter)
34 Speech preparation : 5
1 mark for greeting
2 marks for correct language usage
1 mark for cohesion
1 mark for leave taking
OR
Report writing
(Note : 2 marks for presentation of data
2 marks for analysis of data.
1 mark for expression)
1x4=4
35 i. He-Rabindranath Tagore
ii. which – Gitanjali
iii. Where-Shantiniketan
iv. His-Rabindranath Tagore’s