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SUB:- ENGLISH - II PRE FINAL - II, EXAMINATION Max. Marks: 80

SET: II BONGULOOR Time: 3:00hrs.

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SECTION – A
1. Answer any two of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4=8
a) How can we prevent developing a dogmatic attitude as per Russell’s suggestion ?
b) But when the movement was actually started, women were everywhere at the forefront. Elaborate.
c) How did A P J Kalam encourage Dr. Vasudevan and what has been the outcome ?
2. Answer any two of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4=8
a) What does ‘nobody can go back’ mean in the poem Fear? Explain from your point of view.
b) How do Indians plan to set their mother again in the forefront of glory?
c) When does a grasshopper sing?

3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4=8
a) What did Satish’s mother advise him about strangers? How did Arun and Satish react to her advice?
b) A Gift for Christmas is an example of O. Henry’s comic irony. Justify.
c) The narrator thought that his interview as superfluous. Why?

SECTION – B
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer any four questions given after it. 4x1=4
When the doctor resumed his seat, the patient asked in the faintest whisper possible, "Is that
someone crying?" The doctor advised, "Don't exert yourself. You mustn't talk." He felt the pulse. It was
already agitated by the exertion. The patient asked, "Am I going? Don't hide it from me." The doctor
made a deprecating noise and sat back in his chair. He had never faced a situation like this. It was not in
his nature to whitewash. People attached great value to his word because of that. He stole a look at the
other. The patient motioned a finger to draw him nearer and whispered, "I must know how long I am
going to last. I must sign the will. It is all ready. Ask my wife for the dispatch box. You must sign as a
witness."
Questions:
i. Who was crying ?
ii. What was the doctor’s advice to Gopal?
iii. Why was Gopal’s pulse already agitated?
iv. What was Not there in the nature of the doctor?
v. “…….. I am going to ‘last’ …….” Write the part of speech of the word last.
vi. Write the synonym, from the passage, of the word ‘hide’.

5. Read the following passage carefully and answer any four questions given after it. 4x1=4
Intelligence at its zenith
The students of Ruia College, Mumbai were wonder-struck when they saw a nine-year-old visiting
professor explaining the difficult concepts of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry with ease.
He is Soborno Isaac Bari, the youngest professor in the world. Born in 2012 to Rashidul Bari, a
mathematician and Shaheda Bari, he showed exceptional abilities from childhood. For his problem-
solving capacities, he got a letter of recognition from the former U.S. President Barrack Obama in 2016
and received the Global Child Prodigy Award in 2020. India nominated him for the Nobel Prize 2021.
 Besides being a genius in Mathematics and Science, he is a writer. At the tender age of seven, he wrote
a book titled The Love which outlines his dream to live in a world without terrorism. You must be
inspired at the child prodigy's exceptional intelligence and moved by his plea for communal harmony
and world peace! Then, let's unleash "THE LOVE"...

Questions:
i. Why were Ruia College students wonder-struck?
ii. What is the greatness of Soborno Bari?
iii. What is Soborno’s father?
iv. Former US president Donald Trump recognized Soborno’s problem solving capacities.
Say True or False
v. Which country nominated the child prodigy for the Noble Prize 2021 ?
vi. Write, from the passage, the opposite of the word dunce.

6. Study the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow. 4x1=4

Questions:
i. How many habits are mentioned in the advertisement?
ii. What should one do when things limit productivity?
iii. What should one do to focus on the important things?
iv. What must one do to get inspiration?
v. When should one allocate breaks strategically.
vi. Pick the synonym of the word practice from the passage.
 7. Study the pie chart given below and answer any four questions given after it. 4x1=4

Questions:
i. What does the pie chart show?
ii. How many categories are presented in the pie chart?
iii. What portion of the total cost is spent on cement?
iv. What portion of the total cost is spent on bricks?
v. The cost spent on timber is 10%. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’
vi. What percentage of the cost is spent on supervision?

SECTION – C
8. Rewrite the following passage using eight of the punctuation marks wherever necessary. 8x ½ =4
the brahmo samaj led the movement for emancipation the ancient rules of purdah were broken and
brahmo women moved freely in society but this was but a false dawn as it was far in advance of
popular opinion
9. Match the following words in Column ‘A’ with their meanings in Column ‘B’ 4x1=4.
Column A Column B
i. amphibious ( ) a) lasting for a very short time.
ii. antidote ( ) b) designed to cause death.
iii. ephemeral ( ) c) living on land as well as in water.
iv. lethal ( ) d) someone who has lot of experience in a field.
v. contemporary ( ) e) a substance that can act against the effect of poison.
vi. veteran ( ) f) living or occurring at the same time.

10. Fill the blanks in the following sentences with suitable idiomatic expressions given below.
Make necessary changes in the idioms if needed. 4x1=4.

nuts and bolts, by a whisker, a sea change,

a drop in the ocean, bite one’s tongue, working against the clock

i. There is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the behavior of the culprit after his release from the prision.
ii. I am really _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ now. I must hurry.
iii. Unless I get to know the nuts and bolts of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the business, I can’t venture into it.
iv. The small donation was just _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for the orphanage.
v. Finally, our team lost _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and I was disappointed.
vi. Sitara wanted to speak out about the unfair decision. But she _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
11. Make four meaningful sentences based on the verb pattern given below. 4x1=4.

S.No. There Verb - 'be' Subject Adverbial

Eg. There are dogs in the street

12. Fill in the blanks of the given bank form based on the information furnished below. 8x ½=4
You are Laxmi. You want to withdraw an amount of Rs. 14500/- from your account in the
SBI, Mancherial Branch on 02-06-2022. Your account number is 52178999999 and PAN is
CNPCK123N. Fill the following withdrawal form.

13. Prepare a Curriculum Vitae in response to the following advertisement. 8x ½ =4

14. You would like to know the procedure you have to follow if you lost a library book. Write an enquiry
letter to the librarian requesting for information. 4x1=4.
(OR)
Write a letter to your friend telling him/her about the new college you joined recently.

15. Read the following passage and make Notes. Add a suitable title.
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubramanyam also known as SPB or Balu, was an Indian playback
singer, television presenter, music director Hindi and Malayalam films. He is widely considered one of
the greatest Indian singers of all time. Balasubramanyam has won six National Film Awards for Best
Male Playback Singer for his works in four different languages – Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; 25
Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for his work in Telugu cinema: and numerous other state awards
from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. In addition, he won the Filmfare Award and six Filmfare Awards
South. According to some sources, he holds the Guinness World Record for recording the highest
number of songs by a singer with over 40,000 songs. He recorded 21 songs in Kannada for the
composer Upendra Kumar in Bengaluru from 9 am to 9 pm on 8 February 1981. In addition, he
recorded 19 songs in Tamil and 16 songs in Hindi in a day, which has also been a record. In 2012, he
received the state NTR National Award for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 2016, he was honoured
with the Silver Peacock Medal as Indian Film Personality of the year. He was a recipient of the Padma
Shri (2001), Padma Bhushan (2011) and Padma Vibushan (Posthumously) (2021) from the Government
of India. He was a recipient of the Harivarasanam Award from the Governmnet of Kerala. On 25
September 2020, S.P. Balasubramanyam died in Chennai after being hospitalized for over a month for
complications due to COVID-19.

16. Mark the stress for Any Eight of the following words. 8x ½ =4
i) solution ii) carry iii) financial iv) thirty v) pioneer
vi) author vii) legibility viii) refugee ix) judicious x) seashore

17. Imagine you got the first rank in the intermediate first year. Your close friend came to congratulate
you. How do you share your experience with him? Write a dialogue between you and your friend. 4M
(OR)
You are working in ABCD Company. Ask your employer to enhance your salary from the next month.
Write a dialogue between you and your employer.