GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION & ASSESSMENT BOARD

MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 1
Class: II Year PUC Academic Year: 2024-25
Subject: ENGLISH 02 Maximum Marks: 80
Time: 3.00 hours Number of questions: 36

Instructions
1. Answer the questions in all the sections.
2. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
3. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
4. For multiple choice questions (MCQ’s), choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
5. Answers to the question number 30A (a-i) or 30 B (a-i) should be in sequence and at one place.
6. For question numbers 30, 31, 32 and 36, internal choices are there. Hence, answer either A or B.
7. For Part - A questions, only the first written answers will be considered for evaluation.

PART- A
I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right option. 10x1=10
1. The expression ‘day in night’ in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ refers to _________________.

a) Roseline b) Romeo c) Juliet d) Ethiope

2. What was the initial hitch in executing the criminal in ‘Too Dear’?
a) The King prohibited execution
b) They didn’t have a guillotine and an executioner
c) There was only an executioner but no guillotine
d) There was a guillotine but no executioner
3. The metaphor ‘bows and arrows’ in ‘On Children’ stands for _______________.
a) Parents and Prophets b) Parents and Children c) Parents and Teachers d) Parents and God
4. According to Vandana Shiva, the failure to understand bio-diversity and its many functions is at the root
of _____________.
a) Impoverishment of nature and culture b) Improvement of nature and culture
c) Reconnecting with nature and culture d) Transformation of nature and culture
5. In ‘A Sunny Morning’, Dona Laura used to carry a _________ in her free hand.
a) Hand kerchief b) Snuff box c) Parasol d) packet of Bread Crumbs
6. Complete the following line that appears in poem ‘When You Are Old’, the line
“And hid his face amid ________”.
a) a crowd of stars b) a crowd of people c) a group of people d) a group of trees
7. In the poem ‘To the Foot from it Child’, while descending underground the foot finds everything
__________
a) dark b) rough c) light d) coarse
8. Match the writers from column A with their works in column B with reference to ‘I Believe that Books
will Never Disappear’
A B
(A) Homer (i) The Decline of the West.
(B) Spengler (ii) Fairy Tales
(C) Grimms’ (iii) The Odessey
a) A-iii, B-i, C-ii b) A-ii, B-iii, C-i c) A-i, B-ii, C-iii d) A-iii, B-ii, C-i
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9. The famous and fast Tokaido Line connect ___________ of Japan.
a) Tokyo and Nara b) Tokyo and Osaka c) Osaka and Nara d) Tokyo and Kyoto
10. Identify the right sequence of activities by Sheela Rani Chunkath in promoting literary drive of
Pudukottai district in ‘Where There Is a Wheel’.
a) got the female activists trained - included mobility as a part of literacy drive - pushed banks to give
loans - monitored personally
b) monitored personally – pushed banks to give loans – got the female activists trained – included
mobility as a part of literacy drive
c) pushed banks to give loans – monitored personally – got the female activists trained – included
mobility as a part of literacy drive
d) included mobility as a part of literacy drive – pushed banks to give loans – monitored personally –
got the female activists trained
11. Fill in the blanks with the passive form of the verb given in the brackets. 3x1=3
Pudukkottai __________________(take) by storm by 1500 female cyclists. The town’s inhabitants
_______________ (stun) by the All Women Cycle Rally. The craze for cycling ______________
(observe) everywhere.
12. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in the brackets. 2x1 = 2
(getting out of hand, went along, shied away)
The plantation improved drastically with the arrival of the gardener. The owner became lazy and
____________________ from hard work. He indulged himself in all sorts of vices. The owner’s wife
was worried that their life was gradually____________________.
13. Read the following paragraph and match the pronouns in side A with the nouns / noun phrases in
side B they refer to 5x1=5
It was late evening. Everything was getting dark. I, Joesph, was going home and had rarely gone a
furlong or two when I (a) saw a huge glare which (b) was high above the roofs of the houses. I saw that
Anna’s house was on fire. The fire was huge and tremendous. People who (c) were moving here and
there, were throwing sand and water on it (d). Their (e) faces looked ghastly in the yellow flames.
A (Pronouns) B (Nouns/Noun Phrases)
a) I i) huge glare
b) which ii) people
c) who iii) Joseph
d) it iv) people’s
e) their v) fire
vi) sand and water
PART – B
II. Answer any three of the following questions in one or two sentences each 3x2=6
14. Mention any two expressions that Juliet uses to glorify Romeo’s charm in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
15. In ‘When You Are Old’, how does the poet want his beloved to read the book of poems?
16. Name the two wishes of the child’s foot in the poem ‘To the Foot from its Child’.
17. Name any two benefits that Roof avails from Marcus Ibe in the short story ‘The Voter’.

III. Answer any four of the following questions in about 60 words each 4x3=12
18. Why was the criminal reluctant to go away from the prison in ‘Too Dear’?
19. Write a note on Navdanya Farm.
20. Dona Laura accuses Don Gonzalo as an ‘ill natured man’ in the beginning of the play ‘A Sunny
Morning’. Give reasons.
21. What are Borges’ views on his mother?
22. Describe the complicated hierarchy of ‘bowing’ in Japan?
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23. The agony of the Panchamas is effectively brought out in the poem ‘Water’. Explain.

IV. Answer any three of the following questions in about 100 words each 3x4=12
24. Kahlil Gibran’s ‘On Children’ does not focus merely on the lives of children but also talks about the
responsibilities of parents. Discuss.
25. Describe the story of Gonzalo as narrated by himself in ‘A Sunny Morning’.
26. How did Tammanna avenge himself in the story ‘The Gardener’?
27. ‘The beauty in nature makes earth a heavenly place’. Illustrate this statement with reference to ‘Heaven,
if you are not here on Earth’.
28. ‘Roof’s breach of trust has no excuse’. Justify this statement with reference to the story ‘The Voter’.
29. How did cycling help to improve the economic status of women in ‘Where There is a Wheel’?
PART – C
V. 30. A. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it 9x1=9
This story is about a wedding feast and an elderly cook. My wife and I were attending my school- mate’s
wedding. The wedding is a grand affair with music, dance and a lavish feast.
While the food is being served on the plantain leaf, I have this habit of asking only food items that I want
to eat to be served, while politely refusing other food items. So generally, when the meal is over, my leaf
will be the cleanest (as if no food has been served or eaten), as good as a new leaf.
While the wedding dinner was in progress and I was thoroughly relishing the feast, from the corner of
my eye, I could see and hear some whispers among the serving staff. As I continued with the delicious
meal, I could see and hear some whispers among the serving staff and clearing staff looking at my
plantain leaf and commenting internally, much to the obvious discomfort of my spouse. When I finished
my meal, my leaf was as clean as it was at the beginning of the meal.
As I walked up to wash my hand, an elderly man walked up to me with his hands folded, his eyes filled
with tears, and thanked me. I was a bit startled, and I asked him why he thanked me. He mentioned that
he was the head cook and had been cooking for the last five decades, and he had never seen anyone’s
leaf after meal so clear, not wasting anything, and also who relished his meal so well. He mentioned that
he had attained the fulfilment or success of his life’s purpose and a meaning to his decades of cooking.
It had a profound effect on me, as I am also a trained chef. God resides in food; the one who eats is God,
and what you are eating is also a god.
According to the United Nations, about 25000 people, including more than 10000 children, die from
hunger and related cause daily across the globes that is, approximately 17 people die from hunger each
minute. It is important to teach our children and the next generation the importance of food and how not
to waste it, even though we can afford it.
Today I am very happy that my kids and wife follow mindful eating at social functions, and after the
meal, we proudly flaunt our leaves, not closed but open, to show that we haven’t wasted a single morsel
of food. Let’s start the open leaf policy!
a. What is the profession of narrator in this story?
b. Mention any one of the habits the narrator have while the food is being served.
c. What happened while the wedding dinner was in progress?
d. Why did the elderly man thank the narrator?
e. The elderly man who thanked the narrator was_________________
i.a rich man
ii.a serving staff
iii.a head cook
iv.an officer of UN
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 f. How many people die from hunger each minute in a day across the globe?
g. According to narrator, we have to teach our children about _________________
i. not to waste plantain leaf
ii. not to disrespect food
iii. types of food
iv. maintain quality in food
h. Which word in the passage means ‘a period of ten years’?
i. Write the antonym of the word ‘obvious’.
OR
B. Read the following poem and answer the questions set on it 9x1=9

Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead

by Alfred Tennyson

Home they brought her warrior dead:

She nor swoon'd nor utter'd cry:
All her maidens, watching, said,
"She must weep or she will die."

Then they praised him, soft and low,

Call'd him worthy to be loved,
Truest friend and noblest foe;
Yet she neither spoke nor moved.

Stole a maiden from her place,

Lightly to the warrior stepped,
Took the face-cloth from the face;
Yet she neither moved nor wept.

Rose a nurse of ninety years,

Set his child upon her knee—
Like summer tempest came her tears—
"Sweet my child, I live for thee."

a. How did the warrior,s wife react when her husband was brought dead?
b. How did the warrior’s wife react when she saw face of her husband?
c. What did the maidens say looking at the warrior’s wife?
d. Where was the warrior brought dead?
e. How old was the nurse?
f. What did the warrior’s wife say at last?
g. What are the warrior’s wife’s tears compared to?
h. Which word in the poem is the antonym of ‘friend’?
i. Complete the analogy: low : foe :: cry : _______

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 PART – D
31. A. Rewrite as directed 4×1=4
i. In an interview _______________candidate was asked about his native place.
(Use proper article)
ii. plays/ democracy/ an important/ in /role/ the media
(Rearrange the following segments into a meaningful sentence)
iii. The number of dropouts_____________________ (was/were) quite large.
(Choose the right verb that agrees with the subject)
iv. One day a wolf ____________________ (be, drink) water from a stream to quench its thirst.
(Use appropriate form of verb)
OR
B. Fill in the blanks with right linkers 1x4=4
(because, then, thus, after)
Butter-making begins with the cow. ____________the milk of Jerseys has a high percentage of milk fat
in it, they are sometimes called ‘the butter breeds.’ ____________the milk is obtained, the cream is
separated. The cream is____________ ‘sourced’ by letting it stand at room temperature. Souring gives
its flavour and makes it easier to churn. The cream is pasteurised to kill all the bacteria and enzymes.
__________________ butter can last longer.
32. A. Rewrite as directed 2x1=2
i. Abhijith sang the song melodiously,______________?
(Add a question tag)
ii. The book is the most astounding invention of man.
(Frame a Wh’ question to get underlined word as answer)
OR
B. Rectify the errors in the following sentences and rewrite them. 2x1=2
i. Indian Olympians returned back from Paris.
ii. Neeradhi worked very hardly to secure a rank.

33. Read the following passage and make notes by filling the boxes given below. 4x1/2=2
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects how our body turns food into energy. There are three main types
of diabetes. They are Type-1, Type-2 and Gestational diabetes, means diabetes while pregnant. A huge
population of the world are living with diabetes. It usually affects children, teens, adults and aged ones.
Diabetes
is a types Genstational Diabetes means

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1 2 3

34. Report the following conversation. 5x1=5

Roof : What greater honour can a village have?
Do you know why we are singled out for this recognition?
Think of the pipe borne water PAP has promised us.
Ezenwa: We believe every word of you. We shall drop our paper for Marcus.
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35. Complete the following conversation. 3X1=3
( Two friends at the campus )
Anagha: Hello Jaswanth, good morning. How are you?
Jaswanth: __________________________ (responds to greeting)
Anagha : You played very well in the volleyball match yesterday. It was a treat to watch.
Jaswanth: Thanks for the complement.
Anagha : _________________________(enquires about the next match)
Jaswanth: ________________________( gives information)
Anagha: Best of luck. Play well. See you later. Bye.

PART – E
36. A. Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in
DECCAN CHRONICLE dated 10th August 2024. 5
Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru invites application for the post of Orthopaedic surgeon.
Qualification: MS in Orthopaedics,
4 to 5 years of experience in any reputed hospital
Knowledge of English and Regional language is desirable
Salary and additional perks: No constraint for extraordinary candidates
Apply within 10 days to: The Chairman (HR),
Fortis Hospitals,
Cunningham road,
Vasanta Nagara,
Bengaluru-560054.
[Use XXXX for your name and YYYY for your address]
OR
B. Imagine you are the president of your college union. You are asked to introduce the chief guest
Dr. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY on the occasion of World Health Day. Based on the information given
below, write an introductory speech in about 120 words. 5
Full Name : Dr. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY
Profession : Cardiologist
Place of birth : Kinniigoli, Mangalore, Karnataka in 1953.
Education : MBBS, MS in KMC, Mangalore. Cardio Surgery in United Kingdom
Career : Returned to India in 1989. Started Manipal Heart Foundation Bangalore, conducted more
than One lakh Cardio surgery, launched Yashaswini scheme.
Established Narayana Hridayalaya.
Awards : Padma Shri (2004)
BC Roy Award (2003)
Karnataka Rathna (2001)
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 Government of Karnataka
KARNATAKA SCHOOL EVALUATION & ASSESSMENT BOARD
MODEL QUESTION PAPER -2
Class: II Year PUC Academic Year: 2024-25
Subject: English (02) Maximum Marks: 80
Time: 3.00 hours No. of Questions: 36

Instructions
1. Answer the questions in all the sections.
2. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
3. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
4. For multiple choice questions (MCQ’s), choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
5. Answers to the question number 30A (a-i) or 30 B (a-i) should be in sequence and at one place.
6. For question numbers 30, 31, 32 and 36, internal choices are there. Hence, answer either A or B.
7. For Part - A questions, only the first written answers will be considered for evaluation.

PART- A
I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right option. 10x1=10
1. Romeo says “So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows” in the poem ‘Romeo and Juliet’. To whom
does the word ‘snowy dove’ refer to?
a. Rosaline b. Juliet
c. Romeo d. Capulet
2. In the poem ‘On Children’, the word ‘Arrows’ refers to ……………….
a. parents b. mother c. women d. children
3. Whom does Dona Laura call ‘an ill-natured man’?
a. Petra b. Juanito c. Cousin d. Don Gonzalo
4. In the poem ‘When You Are Old’, the speaker says, …………..loved his beloved’s moments of glad grace.
a. some b. many c. all d. none
5. Identify the sequence of events that led to change in the owner’s life style with reference to ‘The Gardener.’
a. old man was hired-petty thefts stopped-income improved-plantation expanded dramatically
b. plantation expanded dramatically-income improved-old man was hired-petty thefts stopped
c. old man was hired-petty thefts stopped-plantation expanded dramatically-income improved
d. plantation expanded dramatically-old man was hired-income improved-petty thefts stopped
6. Who creates heaven on earth, according to the poet in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here on Earth’?
a. nymph b. god c. poet d. devil
7. The author says that “Bowing is neither less nor more silly than shaking hands or kissing the cheek, but it
is quainter; more formal, more oriental; it is also infectious” in Japan and Brazil Through a Traveler’s Eye.
Here the word ‘oriental’ means
a. West b. North c. East d. South

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8. Match the column A with column B with reference to the lesson ‘I Believe Books Will Never
Disappear’ and choose the correct option.
A B
A. Telephone i. extension of arms
B. Microscope ii. extension of voice
C. Ploughs iii. extension of eyes
a. A-iii, B-ii, C-i b. A-ii, B-iii, C-i c. A-i, B-ii, C-iii d. A-i, C-ii, B-iii
9. Who told Roof, “We want your vote” and placed five-pound note on the floor in the story ‘The
Voter’?
a. Leader of the PAP campaign team b. Leader of the POP campaign team
c. Leader of the village campaign team d. Leader of the state campaign team
10. In what name does water rise a storm and takes to skies, according to the poem ‘Water’?
a. Bottled water b. Filtered water c. Pumped water d. Mineral water
11. Fill in the blanks with the passive form of the verb given in the brackets. 3x1=3
A speeding lorry hit a car, yesterday, on the highway. The lorry driver …………….(arrest) by the police.
The passengers in the car …………..(hurt). The injured passengers ……………..(admit) to a nearby hospital.
12. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets 2x1=2
Sharan wanted to purchase a mobile phone. His friends gave many suggestions. He couldn’t decide.
He was ………………… . His mother asked him to speak to his aunt as She was …………………. in the
matters of mobile phone.
(well versed, in a fix, put with)
13. Read the following paragraph and match the pronouns in side A with the nouns/noun phrases in side
B they refer to 5x1=5
Mobile phones are very useful these days. They (a)are very efficient tools for communication. Youngsters
are experts in using mobile phones. Their (b) skills in using mobile phones are exemplary. They can take a
photo of a scenery which(c) they like while traveling. If they like a song, they can record it(d) on their mobile
phone. People who(e) are fond of their mobile phones always keep them in their pockets.

A B
a. They i. Scenery
b. Their ii. Song
c. Which iii. Mobile Phones
d. It iv. Days
e. who v. Youngsters’
vi. People
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 PART - B
II. Answer any three of the following questions in one or two sentences each 3x2=6

14. Name the two countries that recognised and declared ‘Rights of Nature’ according to Vandana Shiva.

15. When Don Gonzalo prepares to read, he takes out things from his pocket in the play ‘A Sunny Morning’.
Which are they?

16. What did the narrator love in his beloved in the poem ‘When You Are Old’?

17. Mention any two things in nature which make this earth heaven.

III. Answer any four of the following questions in about 60 words each 4x3=12

18. How does Romeo express his love for Juliet in the poem ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

19. Why was Navdanya Movement started by Vandana Shiva? What are its achievements?

20. How does the foot spend its days in the shoes in the poem ‘To the Foot from its Child”?

21. Write a note on Borge’s thoughts on metaphors.

22. What does George Mikes observe about the behaviour of car drivers in Brazil? Explain briefly.

23. Water is not simply H2O for the poet in the poem ‘Water’. Why?

IV. Answer any three of the following questions in about 100 words each 3x4=12

24. “Man lives for some kind of vengefulness. Without it, there would be no reason for his existence.”
Evaluate this statement in the light of the story ‘The Gardener’.
25. “Parents can give their love but not their thoughts” says the Prophet in the poem ‘On Children’. Why do
you think the Prophet says so? Discuss.
26. The story ‘Too Dear’ reflects on the issue of governance and human greed for power. Substantiate.
27. Do you agree that the play ‘A Sunny Morning’ deals with the human folly for lying? Elucidate with
suitable examples.
28. Write a note on Roof’s character in the story ‘The Voter’.
29. How does cycling bring changes in the lives of women of Pudukkottai district? Explain briefly with
examples.
PART - C
V. 30. A. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it 9x1=9
Most mother snakes do not tend their offsprings. They find a safe place to lay eggs and leave
immediately. If they give birth to live young, they vanish as soon as the last one comes out. New born
snakes face the dangers on their own. Out of 3,400 snake species of snakes in the world, only 150 species
show maternal care.
The King Cobra is the only species to make a nest and guard its eggs. The Indian rock python coils it
complete body around its eggs and incubates them. But both species do not stay with younger ones once
they come out of eggs. One snake goes an extra mile to protect its offsprings. It is Southern African Python.
Graham Alexander studied the behaviour of Southern African Python snakes for the first time.
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 Graham Alexander was a student of a university in South Africa. He spent seven years studying
Southern African Pythons. He studied thirty-seven Southern African Pythons in Dinokeng Game Reserve
near Pretoria.
Southern African Pythons are easy to trace in the forest. They are the largest snakes of African
continent. They grow up to five metres and weigh sixty kilograms on average. Alexander caught them and
inserted transmitter chips in their bodies. He monitored their movement through these chips. He also
measured their body temperature.
Southern African Pythons lay eggs in burrows created by other animals. The mother Southern
African Python coils her body around the eggs for three months. The mother snake stays with the eggs for
three months. It does not eat anything during these months. It loses 40% of its weight during this period.
After three months, the baby snakes come out of the eggs. The mother snake stays with the baby snakes for
two more weeks before moving out of the burrow. Hence, the Southern African Python is the most caring
snake of all snakes.
a. What is the average weight of a Southern African Python?
b. Which snake prepares a nest for its eggs?
c. ………………..snake goes an extra mile to protect its offsprings.
d. Where does the Southern African Python lay its eggs?
e. Where did Alexander study the Southern African Pythons for seven years?
f. What percentage of weight does a mother Southern African Python snake lose in three months?
g. How many snakes did Alexander study to understand the behaviour of Southern African Pythons?
h. The idiom ‘to go an extra mile’ means ……………….
(i) go more miles (ii) put more effort (iii) put more pressure (iv) go one mile
i. The antonym for the word caring is ……………………….
Or
B. Read the following poem and answer the questions set on it 9x1=9
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller. Long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could,
To where it bent in the undergrowth:

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim;
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black,
Oh, I kept the first for another day,
Yet knowing how way lends on to way

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I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

a. Why did the speaker choose the other road?

b. What did the speaker do at the place where two roads diverged?
c. Where did two roads diverge?
d. What made the difference to the speaker?
e. In the statement, I kept the first for another day, what does the word ‘first’ refer to?
i. Wood ii. Road
iii. day iii. Walk
f. What time of the day is indicated in the given poem?
g. Who took the road that was less travelled by?
h. How will be the speaker saying after some ages?
i. The antonym for ‘less’ is …………………
PART - D
VI. 31. A. Rewrite as directed 4x1=4
(i) Rani saw an old woman on her way to school. ………….old woman was singing and dancing under a
tree. (Use proper article)
(ii) rules/certain/and regulations/follow/must/we (Rearrange the segments into a meaningful sentence)
(iii) Indian sportspersons …………. (has/have) won some medals in Paris Olympics.
(choose the verb that agrees with the subject)
(iv) Robert …………………(send) many messages to his friend yesterday.
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the verb given)
Or
B. Fill in the blanks with the right linker 4x1=4
(Though, When, As, So)
………. Mr. Elephant requested help, the man couldn’t refuse …… he was his friend. ….. , he decided
to help Mr. Elephant ………… it was raining heavily.

32. A. Rewrite as directed 2x1=2

(i). The farmers have taken to organic farming, ……………………...? (Add a suitable question tag)
(ii) The police were providing security to the visiting officials. (Frame ‘Wh’ question to get the
underlined words as answer)
Or
B. Rectify the errors in the following sentences and rewrite them. 2x1=2
(i) Students were prepare well for their exams.
(ii) Guru adviced his sister.

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33. Read the following passage and make notes by filling the boxes given below 4x1/2=2
Trained dogs with their incredible sense of smell help police in tracking criminals and in rescuing buried
people. They also help to find bombs and drugs. They are very good friends of police in general.
Trained dogs
With their incredible

Help police rescue help to find

34. Report the following conversation. 5x1=5

Minister: Why do you stay in the prison?
Prisoner: Do you want me to go?
Minister: Certainly. I don’t have any problem.
Prisoner: I won’t go away.
Minister: I can give you pension.
35. Complete the following dialogue 3x1=3
(Two friends meet at a book shop)
Vinay : ……………, how are you? (Greeting)
Vincent: Fine. Are you buying books?
Vinay : …………………………….. (responding)
Vincent: Did you find them?
Vinay : ………………………...(giving information)
PART - E
VII. 36. A. Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement that appeared in The
Hindu dated 16th August 2024. 5

Wanted
English Teachers
Qualification: B A B.Ed.
Apply to
The Secretary
MM School,
Chamarajanagar 571313
Write XXXX for name and YYYY for address

Or
B. Imagine that you are the Secretary of your students’ union. Prepare a speech of about 150 words on
‘Road Safety’ to create awareness among your classmates. 5
Use the following information.
Importance of traffic rules – importance of following traffic rules-behaviour of bicycle riders and bike riders-
importance of helmets -importance of seat belts in cars- rules to be followed by pedestrians.
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 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
KARNATAKA SCHOOL EXAMINATION & ASSESSMENT BOARD
MODEL QUESTION PAPER -3
Class: II Year PUC Academic Year: 2024-25
Subject: English (02) Maximum Marks: 80
Time: 3.00 hours No. of Questions: 36

Instructions
1. Answer the questions in all the sections.
2. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
3. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
4. For multiple choice questions (MCQ’s), choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
5. Answers to the question number 30A (a-i) or 30 B (a-i) should be in sequence and at one place.
6. For question numbers 30, 31, 32 and 36, internal choices are there. Hence, answer either A or B.
7. For Part - A questions, only the first written answers will be considered for evaluation.
PART- A

I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right option. 10x1=10

1. In the poem ‘Romeo and Juliet’, _________ would make the face of heaven very fine.
a. Romeo b. Ethiope c. Snowy dove d. Juliet
2. The total annual expenditure for keeping the criminal in the prison in ‘Too Dear’ came upto _______ francs
a. 16,000 b. 12,000 c. 7,000 d. 600
3. According to the poet of ‘On Children’, ___________ dwell in the house of tomorrow.
a. the children’s souls b. the parents
c. the parents’ souls d. the children’s bodies
4. Match the following according to the play ‘A Sunny Morning’ and choose the right option from the given
combinations
A B
A. Dona Laura i. handsome and refined
B. Don Gonzalo ii. plays havoc with the nursemaids
C. Juanito iii. gouty and impatient
a. A-iii B- ii C- i
b. A-i B-ii C-iii
c. A-ii B-i C-iii
d. A-i B-iii C-ii

5. In the story ‘The Gardener’, ________ invites scholars, poets and musicians to his/her place.
a. Tammanna b. the owner of the farm
c. Basavaiah d. the owner’s wife

6. Borges calls _______, ‘so intimate and so essential’.

a. poetry b. books c. metaphors d. symbols

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7. The narrator of ‘Japan and Brazil Through a Traveler’s Eye’ meets a deer which bows to him properly and
courteously at ____________.
a. Tokyo b. Nara c. Osaka d. Copacabana

8. Consider the two statements from the story ‘The Voter’ and answer the question which follows
Statement 1: Whether or not we cast our paper for Marcus, PAP will continue to rule
Statement 2: I will cast my vote for Maduka, if not this iyi take note
a. Both the statements are given by Roof
b. Only Statement 1 is given by Roof
c. Only Statement 2 is given by Roof
d. Both the statements are not given by Roof

9. The famous cycling song is written by _____________ as mentioned in the article ‘Where There is a Wheel’
a. N. Kannammal b. S. Kannakarajan
c. Muthu Bhaskaran d. Jameela Bibi

10. According to the poem ‘Water’, water can sit innocently in a __________
a. well b. Bisleri bottle c. water pot d. puddle

11. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate passive form of the verb given in the brackets. 3x1=3
The old man came to this garden one day. The owner of the plantation _______(satisfy) by the work of
the old man. Various measures ____________(take) by the old man to improve the garden. Gradually,
farming __________(neglect) by the owner.

12. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expressions given in brackets 2x1=2
The criminal said that the rulers of Monaco had ruined his character and people would _________ on
him and in addition, he had got_________ of working.
(out of the way, get rid of, turn their backs)

13. Read the following paragraph and match the underlined pronouns in side A with the nouns/noun
phrases in side B they refer to 5x1=5
Mary makes it a point to go for a morning walk along with her (a) dog Daniel every day. Both of
them enjoy this activity as it (b) rejuvenates their spirits for the whole day. They (c)walk for about
five kilometers. Daniel is cheerful and he (d) gives Mary a secure feeling on their walk. Peter, her
husband had trained him well. Peter works for the Army in the hilly region where(e) he was posted
five years ago.

A(Pronouns) B (Nouns/Noun Phrases)

a. Her i. Peter
b. It ii. Hilly region
c. They iii. Mary’s
d. He iv. Daniel
e. Where v. Morning Walk
vi. Mary and Daniel

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 PART - B

II. Answer any three of the following questions in one or two sentences each 3x2=6
14. Mention any two images to which Romeo compares Juliet in the poem ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
15. Why parents should try to become like children according to the poem ‘On Children’?
16. Which are the two most popular courses at Vandana Shiva’s Earth University?
17. ‘If books disappear, surely history would disappear.’ Evaluate this statement of Jorge Luis Borges.

III. Answer any four of the following questions in about 60 words each 4x3=12
18. How does Tagore’s ‘Tapovan’ prove that the forests have been source of rejuvenation for Indian
civilization?
19. How does Laura kill herself in the story narrated by her in ‘A Sunny Morning’?
20. Describe the uniqueness of the poet’s love as expressed in the poem ‘When You Are Old’.
21. Trace the path of the child’s foot after it gets defeated in the battle, in the poem ‘To the Foot from its Child’.
22. Why does Kuvempu feel that the heaven is on earth only in the poem ‘Heaven, if you are not here on earth?
23. Comment on the difficulty of pedestrians in crossing the road in Brazil as explained in ‘Japan and Brazil
Through A Traveler’s Eye’.

IV. Answer any three of the following questions in about 100 words each 3x4=12
24. Write a note on the gaming house in Monaco as described in ‘Too Dear’.
25. Describe the ill-natured prelude to the meeting between Dona Laura and Don Gonzalo in the play ‘A Sunny
Morning’.
26. Evaluate the methods adopted by Tammanna and Basavaiah to defeat each other.
27. Why the people of Umuofia did not want to vote Marcus Ibe for free, for the second time, in the story ‘The
Voter’?
28. What are the advantages of riding bicycle for the women of Pudukkottai as mentioned in the article ‘Where
There is A Wheel’?
29. Criticize the various implied discriminations expressed in the poem ‘Water’.

PART - C

V.
30. A. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it 9x1=9
It may seem like nothing can live in a desert because it's so dry. But most deserts are full of life, with plants and
animals that have adapted to survive without much water. Some plants, like cacti, store enough water in their
stems to last until the next rain.
Tribes that live in deserts are often nomadic, which means that they don't stay in one place for very long, and
instead move around a lot to find new resources. These people also often farm and herd cattle and other animals
which are well adapted to desert life.
Deserts often have harsh conditions, such as high winds, sandstorms and rugged terrain, which can make it
difficult to travel and survive. Fennec foxes are well-adapted for life in African and Arabian deserts. Their pale
fur camouflages them against the sand; it also grows on the bottoms of their feet to give them traction while
running in the sand and protects their feet from the hot desert surface.
The Arctic and Antarctic are referred to as polar deserts. 20% of the total deserts have sand on their surfaces.
Cold deserts have a very low temperature in comparison to hot deserts and are covered with snow or ice. The
largest cold desert on Earth is Antarctica.

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The Sahara is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 km2, it is the largest hot desert
in the world and the third-largest desert. The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid
region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200,000 km2 in India and
Pakistan.
a. Choose the statement which is wrong according to the given passage.
i. The Thar desert is in India and Pakistan
ii. There are cold deserts and hot deserts
iii. Nomadic tribes move searching for new resources
iv. Nothing can live in a desert because it is so dry.
b. Name one of the polar deserts.
c. Which is the largest hot desert?
d. What do fennec foxes use to protect their feet?
e. Where do the cacti save their water?
f. What is the area of the Indian desert mentioned in the passage?
g. Name any one of the harsh climate conditions of a desert.
h. The _______(adapt) of the animals to their habitat is very crucial.
Fill in the blank with the right form of the word given in the brackets.
i. Which term in the passage means ‘disguise’?
OR
B. Read the following poem and answer the questions set on it. 9x1=9

Reverie of the Poor Susan

By William Wordsworth

At the corner of Wood Street, when daylight appears,

Hangs a Thrush that sings loud, it has sung for three years:
Poor Susan has passed by the spot, and has heard
In the silence of morning the song of the Bird.

'Tis a note of enchantment; what ails her? She sees

A mountain ascending, a vision of trees;
Bright volumes of vapour through Lothbury glide,
And a river flows on through the vale of Cheapside.

Green pastures she views in the midst of the dale,

Down which she so often has tripped with her pail;
And a single small cottage, a nest like a dove's,
The one only dwelling on earth that she loves.

She looks, and her heart is in heaven: but they fade,

The mist and the river, the hill and the shade:
The stream will not flow, and the hill will not rise,
And the colours have all passed away from her eyes!

a) Name any one of the birds mentioned in the poem

b) Where does the river flow?
c) Which phrase in the poem also means that Poor Susan is not alive?
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 d) What time of the day is mentioned in the poem?
e) What is compared to a nest in the poem?
f) What does Susan carry when she goes down the green pastures?
g) Choose the odd combination out:
i. Mountain and hill
ii. Vapour and mist
iii. River and stream
iv. Earth and morning
h) Complete the analogy:- sees : trees : : ______ : shade
i) Which is the antonym of ‘noise’ used in the poem?
PART - D

31. A. Rewrite as directed 4x1=4

i. Heera is used to come to college _____ walk.
(Use appropriate preposition)
ii. announced that / on Monday at 11 am / the judge/ would be given / the verdict
(Rearrange the above segments into a meaningful sentence)
iii. The sportspersons along with their coach always ______(follow) the norms.
(Use appropriate verb that agrees with the subject)
iv. Manu _________ (work) in this office since 2023.
(Use the appropriate form of the verb given the brackets)

OR
B. Fill in the blanks with the right linker 4x1=4
(besides, but, who, as)
Rani Chennabhairadevi was the longest ruling queen in Indian history, _____ ruled Nagire province for
54 years. _______, history books don’t make enough space for, _____ she was only a ruler under Vijayanagar
Empire. ________, she was popular for exporting pepper and other spices to European and Arab regions.

32. A. Rewrite as directed 2x1=2

i. Akash has been trying a lot to get a job, _________? (Add a question tag)
ii. They tried to uplift the weaker section of the society.
(Change into a question using the right form of ‘do’)

OR

B. Rectify the errors in the following sentences and rewrite them. 2x1=2
i. One of my friend is staying in London.
ii. Practise makes us perfect.

32. Read the following passage and make notes by filling the boxes given below: 4x1/2=2
Convex lenses are thick in the middle and thinner at the edges. A concave lens is flat in the middle and
thicker at the edges. A convex lens is also known as the converging lens as the light rays bend inwards and
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converge at a point which is known as focal length. On the other hand, the concave lens is also known as a
diverging lens because it bends the parallel light rays outward and diverges them at the focal point.

Two types of lenses

Concave 1. is also called 2.

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is also called
3. bends the parallel light rays 4.

33. Report the following conversation. 5x1=5

Alifano: Can we talk about your mother? How was your relation with her?
Borges: My mother was an extraordinary woman. I should speak of her kindness towards me.
She had no enemies.
34. Complete the following dialogue 3x1=3
Prakash: Hi _______ (greets)
Shweta: Hi Prakash. Good morning. How is your health now?
Prakash: I am quite okay now. _________(expresses gratitude). Can you give me the notes of yesterday’s
classes?
Shweta: __________(agrees)
Prakash: So kind of you. Bye.
PART - E
35. A. Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement that appeared in The Times
of India dated 11th August 2024. 5

Wanted: Data Entry Operators

Qualification: PUC; knowledge of using computers and Kannada & English Typing.
Apply within 10 days to:
The HR Manager
Grow Ahead Marketing Solutions
Raheja Towers,
MG Road, Bangalore – 560001
(Write XXXX for name and YYYY for your address)

OR
B. Assume that you are the secretary of the college student union. You are asked to speak on the
importance World Wild Life Day at the assembly. Prepare a speech in about 120 words using the
following information: 5
Importance of coexisting with other species – Decreasing forests – Animals entering the villages – The
role of citizens in conserving wild life – Informing the Forest Department about smuggling of parts of
animals.
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