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Q1
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1 mark
The young bird kept calling her mother plaintively.
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A.
happily
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B.
sadly
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C.
rigorously
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D.
vainly
Q2
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1 mark
Aditya and the narrator reached a point where the road bifurcated.
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A.
restrained
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B.
combined
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C.
divided
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D.
conditioned
Q3
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1 mark
The owner of the tea shop, now over sixty, a little rustic in appearance.
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A.
old
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B.
typical countryside
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C.
traditional
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D.
modern
Q4
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1 mark
His father was preening the feathers.
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A.
cleaning
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B.
clearing
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C.
dirtying
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D.
colouring
Q5
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1 mark
A portion of a wall of the attic had crumbled down.
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A.
withered
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B.
attached
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C.
broken
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D.
taken
Q6
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1 mark
India’s disabled are deprived by attitudinal barriers as they grapple with the challenges of acceptance and inclusion.
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A.
addition
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B.
separation
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C.
diversion
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D.
adoption
Q7
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1 mark
Choose the correct plural form of “accessory” from the following :
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A.
accessorys
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B.
accessories
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C.
accessoryes
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D.
accessoris
Q8
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1 mark
Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word “Child” :
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A.
–ment
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B.
–ies
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C.
–hood
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D.
–tion
Q9
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1 mark
Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation “GPS” :
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A.
Global Protective System
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B.
General Police System
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C.
Global Positioning System
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D.
Global Pre-defining System
Q10
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1 mark
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below. Mr. Hamel __________ the blackboard and took a piece of chalk to write.
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A.
turned up
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B.
turned to
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C.
turned for
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D.
turned with
Q11
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1 mark
Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word ‘side’ to form a compound word :
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A.
path
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B.
walk
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C.
way
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D.
road
Q12
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1 mark
Fill in the blank with the appropriate prepositional phrase given below. The trial was conducted __________ the procedure of law.
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A.
in accordance with
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B.
due to
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C.
despite of
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D.
in addition to
Q13
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1 mark
Choose the appropriate meaning for the given idiom “over the moon” :
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A.
Extremely agile
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B.
Extremely happy
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C.
Extremely visible
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D.
Extremely attentive
Q14
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1 mark
Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives. They faced many hardships __________ they are always cheerful.
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A.
although
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B.
nevertheless
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C.
whenever
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D.
otherwise
Q15
short answer
2 marks
What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents ?
Q16
short answer
2 marks
Why was the attic ‘a favourite place’ for the children ?
Q17
short answer
2 marks
How many people in India suffer with disability ?
Q18
short answer
2 marks
What did M. Hamel say about the French language ?
Q19
short answer
2 marks
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear. (a) Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry ? (b) What should one not mourn for ?
Q20
short answer
2 marks
Strong is she in her faith and beliefs. “Persistence is the key to everything,” says she. (a) What is she strong about ? (b) How does she deal with the adversities in life ?
Q21
short answer
2 marks
But remember, please, the law by which we live, We are not built to comprehend a lie, (a) What does the poet expect us to remember ? (b) How are the machines built ?
Q22
short answer
2 marks
A woman is beauty innate, A symbol of power and strength. (a) How is a woman ? (b) What does she symbolize ?
Q23
short answer
2 marks
Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice. When will you finish the building ?
Q24
short answer
2 marks
Change into indirect speech. Balu said “Asia is the largest continent”.
Q25
short answer
2 marks
Punctuate the following sentence. were you not a good student i asked
Q26
short answer
2 marks
Transform the following sentence into a compound sentence. On seeing the teacher the children stood up.
Q27
short answer
2 marks
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences. (a) a sudden/it/Aditya’s/I noticed/asked/reason for/expression/and I/change in/ him the. (b) at once/church-clocks/twelve/All/the/struck.
Q27
short answer
Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
Q28
short answer
2 marks
A stranger wants to go to a hospital. Write the steps to guide him to reach his destination.
Q29
long answer
5 marks
Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
Q30
long answer
5 marks
Give a detailed account of all thoughts and questions in the narrator’s mind while accompanying Aditya from the tea shop to Sanyal’s house.
Q31
long answer
5 marks
“Technology is a boon to the disabled”. Justify.
Q32
long answer
5 marks
We appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it. Explain this with reference to the French language and M. Hamel.
Q33
long answer
5 marks
What qualities have made women powerful according to “Rakhi Nariani Shirke” ?
Q34
long answer
5 marks
What feelings are evoked in us by the machines in the poem ‘The Secret of Machines’ ?
Reading Passage
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
Q35
short answer
Read the following stanza and answer the questions given below.
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
(a) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
(b) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
(c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line of the given stanza.
(d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line.
Reading Passage
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
Q36
short answer
Paraphrase the following stanza.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
Q37
short answer
5 marks
Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
Reading Passage
Six days passed. Six frantic days of checking their e-mail day and night. Six torturous days of having the deafeningly loud KNGRRDRRWHEEZE resound in their home, most nerve wrackingly. Maya complained that she heard a permanent rumbling sound in her ears even when she was miles away from home and that her ears ached all the time. Arvind confessed that, for the first time in his life, he was actually looking forward to going to school considering it was as calm as a monastery compared to their house. Mrs. Krishnan had lost interest in painting. Zigzag would sometimes wake up briefly when he wanted to eat some fruit, and sometimes he would sit on the veranda looking sulky and bored. Zigzag never spoke to anyone, though everyone tried several times. He only slept. And snored.
On the seventh day, Dr. Somu’s e-mail arrived. It was, as Dr. Krishnan predicted, ridiculously simple.
Q38
short answer
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Six days passed. Six frantic days of checking their e-mail day and night. Six torturous days of having the deafeningly loud KNGRRDRRWHEEZE resound in their home, most nerve wrackingly. Maya complained that she heard a permanent rumbling sound in her ears even when she was miles away from home and that her ears ached all the time. Arvind confessed that, for the first time in his life, he was actually looking forward to going to school considering it was as calm as a monastery compared to their house. Mrs. Krishnan had lost interest in painting. Zigzag would sometimes wake up briefly when he wanted to eat some fruit, and sometimes he would sit on the veranda looking sulky and bored. Zigzag never spoke to anyone, though everyone tried several times. He only slept. And snored.
On the seventh day, Dr. Somu’s e-mail arrived. It was, as Dr. Krishnan predicted, ridiculously simple.
Questions :
(a) How did the days pass ?
(b) What was Maya’s complaint ?
(c) What was Arvind’s confession ?
(d) What was Zigzag’s routine ?
(e) What was Dr. Krishnan’s prediction about Dr. Somu’s e-mail ?
Q39
long answer
5 marks
Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Raj appliances – Aadi sale – 20-50% – special offers – first hundred – special prizes – Vivek and co., - Gandhi Road – Trichy.
Q40
long answer
5 marks
You are Anand/Aruna living in a remote village in Salem. You participated in a health camp organised by your school. You were surprised to observe that most of the residents were unaware of health and hygiene. As a concerned citizen, write a letter to the editor stating the need to organise such camps focusing on the importance of health and hygiene.
Q41
long answer
5 marks
You are Deepan/Deepa, the Literary Association Secretary of GHSS Madurai. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school, inviting the students to participate in the oratorical competition to be conducted next month.
Q42
long answer
5 marks
Look at the following picture and express your views on it in a paragraph of five sentences.
Reading Passage
The necessity to preserve, transmit and propagate the rich cultural legacy left behind by the builders of music in the country in general and in Tamil N
Q43
short answer
Make notes or write a summary of the following passage. The necessity to preserve, transmit and propagate the rich cultural legacy left behind by the builders of music in the country in general and in Tamil N
Reading Passage
The necessity to preserve, transmit and propagate the rich cultural legacy left
behind by the builders of music in the country in general and in Tamil Nadu in particular
was felt in the year 1949. It was felt necessary that the inherited musical urge in our
youngsters and the past tradition of our musical culture with it’s ancient purity could
be well preserved only when opportunities have been provided to those who have an
aptitude for learning music.
The Central and State Governments with their financial aids established the Central
College of Carnatic Music in August 1949. The college is functioning at ‘Brodie Castle’
on Greenways Road with 600 students and it has been named ‘Thendral’. In the
beginning there were only Vocal, Violin and Veena sections besides general Musicology
Candidates with a considerable standard in music alone, were admitted into the two
year Sangeetha Vidwan Title course and after completion they were permitted to appear
for the ‘Sangeetha Vidwan’ Title examination conducted by the Director of Government
Examinations, Madras.
Q43
long answer
Make notes or write a summary of the following passage.
Q44
short answer
Write your favourite recipe by starting your own blog.
Q45
short answer
5 marks
Quote from memory :
She’s a lioness ; .....................................
........................ Today’s woman, dear.
Q46
long answer
16 marks
Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints.
(a)There was an island – Prospero and his daughter Miranda – Ariel was the chief – storm created – Ferdinand and Miranda – Prospero ungentle – Prospero’s brother – King of Naples – repented – Ariel dismissed.
OR
(b)Dr. Ashok T. Krishnan – Zigzag Somu’s pet – children happy – bird can talk – sing – Zigzag unmoved – sulking – snoring – neighbours complaining – Seventh day Somu’s e-mail – Zigzag in the clinic – showing strange – genius.
Q47
short answer
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Water use in a country depends very much on it’s efficiency in water use. Even
in most technologically advanced country, the efficiency of irrigation is only 30 percent.
As the people of California, in the United States of America, and Israel use water
ethically and with enormous care the efficiency in use is high. They are also good in
water management activities. For example, drip irrigation has been used in Israel as
well as California to best effect. The farmers and horticulturists make the water drip
drop-by-drop at the roots of the crop plants. This system of irrigation has now come
into use in India too. With this method of irrigation a high output of crops is being
harvested with small amount of water. In this way, salination of the lands is also
averted to a great extent.
Questions :
(a)Why is the efficiency in water use high in some countries ?
(b)Explain drip irrigation.
(c)What is the result of the use of drip irrigation ?
(d)(i)Give the appropriate meaning for the word :
‘ethically’
(ii)Choose the word opposite to :
‘efficiency’
OR
When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things go wrong that you mustn’t quit.
Questions :
(a)When do you want to smile but sigh, according to the poet ?
(b)Explain the line :
“When care is pressing you down a bit”
(c)What seems afar ?
(d)Give a suitable title for the poem.
