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INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS – 2025
PREPARATION SERIES
(By IPE AP & TS Prep Telegram Channel)
Revision Test – 1 Examinations, Nov. 2024
Part – I
ENGLISH, Paper–II
(First Language)
Time: 3 Hours] [Max. Marks: 100
Section – A
1. Annotate any two of the following in about 10-15 lines each. 2×4=8M
(a) Studies serve for delight, for ornament and for ability.
(b) The only solution of the problem is to make mankind pure.
(c) Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man.
(d) Every work must necessarily be a mixture of good and evil; yet we are
commanded to work incessantly.
2. Annotate any two of the following in about 10-15 lines each. 2×4=8M
(a) How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth,
Stol’n on his wing my three and twentieth year.
(b) Enough of Science and of Arts,
Close up those barren leaves.
(c) And inward ripeness doth much less appear,
That some more timely-happy spirits endu’th.
(d) Books ! ‘Tis a dull and endless strife,
Come, hear the woodland linnet.
3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 10-15 lines each.2×4=8M
(a) What according to Bacon is the theme Of Studies?
(b) How can the miseries of the world be cured, according to Swami
Vivekananda?
(c) What did Bacon mean in the line “Some books are to be tasted, others to be
swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested”.
(d) What is meant by working like a master and not as a slave?
4. Answer any two of the following questions in about 10-15 lines each.2×4=8M
(a) Time and Tide wait for no man’ is an old saying. Discuss this in the context
of the poem “On His Having Arrived at the age of Twenty-Three”.
(b) Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem, ” On His Having Arrived at the
Age of Twenty-Three”.
(c) Do you prefer to gain knowledge through books or become wise through
experience of nature ? Give reasons in support of your answer with reference
to the poem “The Tables Turned’.

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(d) Why does Wordsworth consider nature to be a good teacher?
5. Answer any one of the following questions in about 25 lines. 1×8=8M
(a) Write a character sketch of Tom Sawyer.
(b) What is the part played by Injun Joe in the life of Tom Sawyer?
(c) Give a character analysis of Huckleberry Finn.
Section – B
6. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Light enters the eye by refracting, or bending, as it passes through the cornea. Light
rays then pass through the opening into the eye known as the pupil. The pupil size
is controlled by a muscle known as the iris. The pupil becomes smaller when in
bright area and larger in dark area. After leaving the pupil, light rays are refracted
once again as they pass through the convex lens of eye. Light rays continue
travelling through a jelly-like material called the vitreous humor. An upside-down
image is formed on the back of the eye known as the retina. Cone cells on the retina
interpret the colour of the image and rod cells interpret the black and white colours.
Lastly the image is taken to the brain for the image to be seen correctly.
Now, Answer the following questions. 5×1=5M
(a) What is the opening into the eye called?
(b) What is the muscle that controls the size of the pupil?
(c) State true or false: The pupil becomes smaller in dark areas.
(d) Write the antonym of ‘convex’.
(e) Where does an upside-down image form in the eye?
7. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
‘Ghosts !’ said Huck, ‘I can see ghosts ! They’re coming over here. I’m really scared
!’ ‘Can ghosts see us ?’ asked Tom. ‘Ghosts can see everything,’ answered Huck,
‘Oh, why did I . come here ?’ Don’t be afraid. We must be very quiet,’ said Tom.
The three ghosts moved quietly in the graveyard. They came close to Tom and
Huck. ‘Tom,’ whispered Huck. They are not ghosts. They’re humans. One of them
is Muff Potter.’ ‘You’re right. And there’s Injun Joe and Dr. Robinson. But why
are they here ?’ said Tom. They’re grave robbers. They want to rob a grave. The
doctor wants a dead body,’ said Huck. ‘But why ?’ asked Tom. ‘He cuts bodies and
studies them. My father told me about Dr. Robinson,’ said Huck.
Now, Answer the following questions. 5×1=5M
(a) State true or false: Tom and Huck are not afraid of ghosts.
(b) Who are the three ghosts they saw? Name them.
(c) What does Dr. Robinson do with the dead bodies?
(d) Who told Huck about Dr. Robinson?
(e) Pick the word the passage which means ‘to speak in a quiet voice, especially
without vibration of the vocal cords.’

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8. Study the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow.

Now, Answer the following questions. 5×1=5M

(a) Where is Teerthankar Mahaveer University?
(b) What was the venue of the interview?
(c) Whom should we contact for any queries?
(d) For which posts were the interviews conducted?
(e) What is the salary offered for these posts?
9. Study the Pie-Chart given below and answer the questions that follow.

Now, Answer the following questions. 5×1=5M

(a) What does the Pie-chart show ?
(b) State True or False: Natural gas and coal put together is almost equal to our
major source of energy.
(c) What is the second major source of energy in our country?
(d) How many sources of energy are taken into consideration?
(e) What is hydroelectric power ?

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Section – C
10. Write a letter to the principal of your college requesting him/ her to issue your
transfer, conduct and bona fide certificates. 1×5=5M
Hints : Completed intermediate – group – admn. No. – passed in distinction – year
of study – dues paid – going to further studies – certificates required – requested.
(OR)
Write a letter to your father requesting him to allow you to go on an educational
tour with your friends.
11. Write a paragraph of about 8 lines describe the process of making tea for two
people. 1×5=5M
(OR)
Write a paragraph of about 8 lines describe the process of paying electricity bill
online.
12. Prepare a Curriculum Vitae based on the information given below. 1×5=5M
N. Sunitha-aged 24 years-B.Ed., 78% Govt., College of Edn., Rajahmundry-B.Sc.
(Biology) 85% marks-Govt College for Women, Rajahmundry-Intermediate
(Bi.P.C.) 78% Govt. Junior College, Palakollu, S.S.C.-88%-Govt., High School,
Palakollu-applying for the post of Biology Teacher.
13. You are Mr. Rami Reddy. Your employer Mr. Rama Mohan has asked you to
deposit Rs. 3,400/- (in Rs. 2000 and Rs. loo denomination) in his Post Office
Savings Account in Kadapa Post Office. His account No. is 1200563. Fill in the
form with the information given. (It is not necessary to draw the form. Write the
numbers 1 to 10 and the corresponding answers). 10×½=5M

14. The principal is complaining to the parent about the performance of the student
over a telephonic conversation. Construct a dialogue between them. 1×5=5M
(OR)
Construct a dialogue between the teacher and a student who has come to class late.

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15. Read the following passage and make notes. 1×5=5M
There are many different kinds of musical instruments. They are divided into three
main classes according to the way that they are played. For example, some
instruments are played by blowing air into them. These are called wind instruments.
In some of these the air is made to vibrate inside a wooden tube, and these are said
to be of the woodwind family. Examples of woodwind instruments are the flute,
the clarinet and the bassoon. Other instruments are made of brass, the trumpet and
the horn, for example. There are also various other wind instruments like such as
the mouth organ and the bagpipes.
Some instruments are played by banging or striking them. One obvious
example is the drum, of which there are various kinds. Instruments like this are
called percussion instruments.
The last big group of musical instruments are the ones which have strings.
There are two main kinds of stringed instrument those in which the music is made
by plucking the strings, and those where the player draws a bow across the strings.
Examples of the former are the harp and the guitar. Examples of the latter are the
violin and the cello.
16. Match the words in Column–A with their meanings or definitions in
Column–B. 5×1=5M
Column – A Column – B
(a) monarch (1) a small (miniature) mode of something
(b) microcosm (2) another side of oneself, a second self
(c) suspect (3) one ruler
(d) alter ego (4) a cutting between
(e) euphonious (5) seeing with mistrust
(6) having no fixed shape
(7) a good sound
17. Mark the stress for any five of the following words. 5×1=5M
(a) academic (f) grammar
(b) cinema (g) holiday
(c) confidential (h) important
(d) dais (i) kilometre
(e) event (j) failure
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