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ENGLISH- PAPER-1Contextual MeaningVocabulary

Contextual Meaning of assuage..

PAPER - I Section -II

VocabularyTextual Meaning - Correct meaning:

1) downhearted:

a) powerless b) in high spirits

c) having no heart d) in low spirits

2) bewildered:

a) in wilderness b) confused or puzzled

c) dearly loved d) depressed

3) regret:

a) happy b) angry c) sad d) lovely

4) instinctively:

a) slowly b) doubtfully c) aggressively

d) without previous planning

5) desperately:

a) merrily b) angrily

c) hopefully d) hopelessly

6) mutilate:

a) make painful b) operate and remove

c) cut off a part of the body d) disfigure

7) prevalent: …………………..

a) common b) uncommon

c) before a valley d) act or prevail upon

8) solace: …………………..

a) anger b) joy c) comfort d) victory

9) agony: …………………..

a) entertainment b) craze

c) mental suffering d) happy mood

10) ennoble : …………………..

a) entrust b) make noble

c) entertain d) display

11) Xenophobia: …………………..

a) famous b) patriotism

c) An unreasonable hatred for foreigners

d) phobia of dogs

12) Encomiums: …………………..

a) Words of high praise

b) Words related to economics

c) Words related to rebuke d) Encounter

13) Charisma: …………………..

a) power to give pleasure because of beauty

b) having smile and good character

c) ability to attract large crowds of people

by special charm

d) good physical appearance

14) Congregation: …………………..

a) a riotous group b) a religious group

c) a procession d) an election meeting

15) Escort: …………………..

a) abstain

b) go with someone or accompany

c) to be near someone d) hand- cuffed

16) Squeal:

a) a loud cry of fear

b) a loud cry of pain

c) A short cry d) a shrill cry

17) Verdict:

a) judgement b) trial

c) Announcement d) conviction by court

18) Vengeance:

a) violence b) revenge

c) thoroughness d) great force

19) Expose:

a) pose well b) make known, uncover

c) show all parts of the body

d) cover the parts of body

20) laurel:

a) plain land b) prize

c) drainage d) evergreen shrub

21) Craze:

a) peculiarity b) Hatred c) madness

d) A very strong liking for a short time

22) Integrity:

a) quality of being honest b) fearlessness

c) Full strength d) bravery

23) Prowess:

a) bravery b) pride

c) strength d) Cleverness

24) Turmoil:

a) peace and calm b) kind of oil

c) Disturbance d) trouble

25) Mettle:

a) interfere in another's affair

b)Busy oneself without being asked to do so

c) Quality of endurance and courage

d) Mentally not well

26) Smart (V):

a) bright b) cause sharp pain

c) active d) clever

27) Speckled:

a) scattered b) having long stripes

c) having spots d) shining brightly

28) Tepid:

a) having fear b) cold

c) boiling d) lukewarm

29) Popping:

a) throwing up b) making explosive sound

c) taking care d) hearing pop music

30) Dappled:

a) drowned b) became dirty

c) disturbed d) marked

31) Triot:

a) walk slowly b) run with short steps

c) Run at a very high speed

d) run fast but not gallop

32) Mantle:

a) wax candle b) bands of light

c) A narrow piece of land

d) a hidden quality of character

33) Pestilence:

a) absolute silence b) disturbance

c) A dreadful disease d) a magic show

34) Graciously:

a) seriously b) generously

c) kindly d) immediately

Most suitable contextual meaning of the underlined words.

1) Please don't turn on the light.

a) switch on b) put off

c) remove d) start

2) The earth trembled slightly, and the beds in

which the two men lay vibrated.

a) turned round and round

b) produced words

c) moved up and down

d) moved forwards and backwards rapidly

and continuously

3) You must do something to assuage his

feelings.

a) look more aged b) to add to

c) lessen pain or suffering

d) to make more

4) My friend lent me his car hesitatingly.

a) sadly b) willfully

c) unwillingly d) doubtfully

5) The boy acts in a daze and breaks out in

tears.

a) in anger b) in joy

c) in sorrow d) in confusion

6) The audience listened to Nehru's lecture

with profound interest.

a) deep b) emotional

c) interesting d) shallow

7) To - day we have sophisticated instruments

to diagnose diseases.

a) sensitive b) very costly

c) highly developed d) special

8) As the boy touched the electric wire, his

arm was amputated.

a) cut out b) amplified

c) carved d) cut off

9) My wife had a badly fractured shoulder

a) injured b) wounded

c) broken d) bent

10) The tutor has full confidence in his pupils.

a) interest b) hatred

c) jealousy d) belief

11) The young IAS officer's marriage was

attended by the elite of the town.

a) Most important people in a social group

b) The fashionable people

c) The great people

d) The Wealthy and the affluent

12) She believed that all the help she received

was divine providence.

a) Fate b) grace

c) God's care for his creations

d) Sanction

13) Helping the dying is the vocation

a) calling b) profession c) devine call

d) Strong feeling of fitness for a particular

carrier

14) The western part of our town is sparsely

populated.

a) very densely b) thinly c) richly

d) with little furniture

15) Nirmala Shishu Bhavan is a home for

abandoned children

a) meritorious b) mentally retarded

c) self - ruined d) deserted

16) His real motive for the crime remains

obscure

a) Mysterious b) suspicious

c) undersolved d) not known

17) He was fatally wounded in the accident

a) ending in death

b) as ordered by fate

c) of destiny d) very seriously

18) Many innocent people died in the riots

a) knowing nothing of evil or wrong

b) harmless

c) not having any knowledge

d) do not all decent

19) The judge acquitted the accused.

a) Released b) declared not guilty

c) Convicted

d) set a prisoner free in a court of law

20) The boy admitted that he had stolen the

book.

a) Allowed to enter b) refused

c) found to be guilty d) replied

21) His virgin speech in the Assembly was

greatly applauded.

a) Pure and chaste

b) (speech) made before getting married

c) Inexperienced d) first

22) He is a man of vicious character.

a) Spiteful or malicious

b) boastful c) Cruel d) irritable

23) He never killed, nor even chased a squirrel.

a) Wounded b) pursued or ran after

c) charged with d) killed

24) He finally figured out how to do it and

dragged the rail

a) Hesitated quietly

b) thought about

c) Fell in doubt d) broke into pieces

25) Rex was just an amateur jumper himself,

but the most daring I have ever seen.

a) Inexpert b) expert

c) timid d) extraordinary

26) Are you aware of the danger ahead?

a) Mindful b) having knowledge

c) Careful d) cautious

27) She was in anguish until she knew that her

child was saved.

a) Mental suffering b) eagerness

c) deep sorrow d) great suspense

28) The forest glade lay quite in sunlight.

a) Animal b) forest guard

c) open space d) thick growth

Answers:1. d; 2. b; 3. c; 4. d; 5. c; 6. d; 7. a; 8. c; 9. c;

10. b; 11. c; 12. a; 13. c; 14. b; 15. b; 16. d; 17.

a; 18. b; 19. b; 20. b; 21. c; 22. a; 23. c; 24. c;

25. c; 26. b; 27. c; 28. d; 29. a; 30. d; 31. b;

32. d; 33. c; 34. c.

English MaterialPrepared by:

Silver OaksSchool,

Hyderabad.SitamurthyPrincipal

Anu Swarajya SreeFacilitator


ENGLISHRhyming WordsSpelling

Click the word in your mind...29) The wind had drifted the fire to the grass.

a) Carried along b) stopped at once

c) Raised high d) put out

30) Her eyes began to smart and she sneezed.

a) Open wide b) feel acute pain

c) close down d) become clear

31) Though he is rich, he leads an austere life.

a) simple and plain

b) extravagant

c) miserly d) unhappy

32) In spite of difficulties, he remained

undeterred.

a) obstinate b) fully determined

c) stubborn d) not discouraged

33) Gandhiji took the vow of chastity when

going to London for studies.

a) doing something in haste

b) the act of chasing

c) abstaining from all the vices and being

pure

d) neighbourly love

34) The leaders made fervent appeal for funds

to help the people affected by floods.

a) calm b) honest

c) submissive d) passionate

35) The day of my visit was a day of perishing

heat and dust.

a) cool and pleasant b) encouraging

c) very severe d) influencing

Mis-spelt Words - SPELLING

☞☞☞☞ Worthy Reminders� Click the word in your mind camera and

remember it like a picture

� Break the word into 2 to 3 parts and freeze

it in your mind camera

� Remember the sequence of vowels in each

word: ie, ei, ou, ve, ea, ae

Ex. 'I before 'e' except after 'c'

Ex.------- ie ------- or ------- cei -------

Believe, chief deceive, receive

1. There are only three words ending with the

root "ceed" in English.

They are i) Concede ii) Succeed iii) Exceed

In all words the letter 'q' is always followed

by 'U and another vowel.eg; quality, queen.

2. a. The final vowel' is not generally dropped

when a consonant suffix is added.

Ex. Love+ly=lovely, move+ment=

movement

b. The final 'e' is generally dropped when a

vowel suffix or , 'y' suffix is added.

Ex. Write+ing = writing, adventure+ous=

adventurous, stone+y=stony

3. The final consonant other than w, x, y

preceded by one vowel is doubled when the

vowel suffix is added.

Ex. Rub+ed= rubbed, Stop+age=stoppage

4. Joining 'full' to another word. When 'full' is

added to another word; it loses one 'l'.

Ex. full+fill=fulfil , skill+full=skilful

5. Words ending with double 'l' lose one 'l'

when they are joined to another word.

Ex.All+so=also, all+ways=always

� The final 'y' proceeded by a consonant

changes into 'i' when any suffix [except ing,

ish, ism, ist] is added.

Ex. Carry+ed=carried early+est=earliest

� The final 'y' preceded by vowel does not

change.

Ex. Enjoyment, playing

Find the word rhyming with the key wordgiven in the following:1. Trot: tract plot treat cat

2. Hold: told bald called mole

3. True: few cure poor screw

4. Haste: mast beast waist caste

5. Lime: limb climb claim comb

6. Dark: work clerk fork lurk

7. Sign: drain main lane shine

8. Kite: weight date diet right

9. Pool: coil mule rule toll

10.Shave: have drive dove wave

11.Enough: though through rough bough

12.Heard: beard lard word beard

13.Sprang: cling hung strong hang

14.Cease: peace keys tease please

15.Hair: coir tear chair shire

16.Luck: luke back struck duke

17.Crow: above bough rove show

18.Leaf: café achieve knife chief

19.Third: hired afford heard lord

20.Class: bias chaos lass boss

21.Shoot: foot put mute boot

22.Meal: male sale deal nail

23.Meek: cake hike mock streak

24.Proud: Showed mould shroud proved

25.Down: Shown mourn done crown

26.Tight: late tuft height weight

27.appear: prepare umpire happier bare

28.soap: soup shape hope shop

29.steal: hale mail real deal

30.voice: boys dice choice tries

Phonetic Sounds - Rhyming Words

☞☞☞☞ Worthy Reminders� Silently pronounce the word

� Identify the phonetic sound and match with

the symbol

� Read the given words to ensure that it

rhymes with the question

� It is the sound that should match-not just the

letters

Phonetics 1. lunatic: pure supra lukewarm rude

2. wisdom: pious horses casual cats

3. cure: rule lunatic hug lure

4. running: mute rude cushion custom

5. Wealth: weal still bread meek

6. Village: ragged gang gimmicks gem

7. Dozen: basic lessen listen music

8. Strenuous:nude null nuisance rude

9. Steal: health breath dead lead

10.breath: breathe leader breadth great

11.pull: rule food door wool

12.amputate: pulse punish compute rule

13.food: blood flood shoot wool

14.work: journey shore pour drove

15.police: release realize malice polite

16.spear: pear fair steer swear

17.Parcel : easy birds lose books

18.Miss: sink please shout measure

19.Careful: dance rack far share

20.Half: hour which what whole

21.Shirt: Shut must rude hurt

22.Daughter: bought floor fair beach

23.Unique: uncle hunger super tube

24.Demise: Disease horses search save

25.Learn: rough pull bread turn

26.Lack: jack alone talk lark

27.House: mourn hour tour crown

28.Nostril: postal hostel coastal monk

29.Heart: tease heat dart death

30.News: press listen case rose

31.Thou: think nothing method mother

Fill in the Blanks

� Read the sentence and pick the right option

� Regular [textual] reading helps in

understanding the vocabulary

� To remember the vocabulary Use the words

in regular conversation.

Fill in the blanks with suitable option1. The _____________ interruption by the

children disturbed the speaker.

(continuous, continual, continuing)

2. There are _________ bodies in space.

(countless, unaccountable, uncountable)

3. The story ended with a _________ reunion

of the family (hearty, heart-burning, heart-

warming)

4. The boys ___________________ their

study after a brief interval. (continued,

started, resumed)

5. A nun in white saree will ask you your

___________ and let you in into a

courtyard.

(business, profession, occupation)

6. If drivers do not obey traffic ____________

they will do accidents.(decrees, laws,

regulations)

7. The accused _______________ that he was

guilty (admitted, agreed, accepted)

8. If you do a lot of washing it's more _______

to buy the largest pack of detergent.

(economic, economy, economical)

9. The case was dismissed for lack of

____________(evidence, proof, judgement)

10. Some of the players do not strictly follow

the ___ of the game.(rules, laws, regulation)

11. The party which is in __________ does not

want elections now.(powerful, powerless,

power)

12. My children feel _____________ if they are

taken out . (cheer, cheerful, cheering)

13. The beggar's _______________ were

ragged and dirty. (attire, clothes, costume)

14. A cool _____ blew along the water course.

(wind, breeze, air)

15. When the police were chasing, the thief

_________ over the wall.(sat, jumped, ran)

16. The factory failed to ________ its expected

production on account of frequent strikes.

(achieve, exceed, come up)

17. He had to meet with many obstacles in his

way, but he stood _________________

(undeterred, deterred, determined)

18. I had always been ________ in swimming

(interested, interest, interesting)

19. All the teachers _______ me on my success.

(complimented, complemented, considered)

20. When I rode the bicycle for the first time, I

was ________ that I might fall down

(feared, afraid, frightened of)

21. I don't have ________ to do with it.

Answers:1. a; 2. d; 3. c; 4. c; 5. d; 6. a; 7. c; 8. d; 9. c;

10. d; 11. a; 12. c; 13. b; 14. b; 15. d; 16. d;

17. a; 18. b; 19. d; 20. d; 21. d; 22. a; 23. b;

24. b; 25. a; 26. b; 27. a; 28. c; 29. a; 30. b; 31.

a; 32. d; 33. c; 34. d; 35. c.

Answers:1. plot; 2. told; 3. few; 4. waist; 5. climb; 6.

clerk; 7. shine; 8. diet; 9. rule; 10. wave; 11.

rough; 12. beard; 13. hang; 14. keys; 15.

chair; 16. struck; 17. show; 18. chief; 19.

heard; 20. boss; 21. boot; 22. deal; 23. streak;

24. shroud; 25. crown; 26. height; 27. happier;

28. hope; 29. deal; 30. choice

Answers:1. lukewarm; 2. pious; 3. lure; 4. custom; 5.

bread; 6. gem; 7. music; 8. nude; 9. lead; 10.

breadth; 11. wool; 12. compute; 13. wool; 14.

journey; 15. malice; 16. steer; 17. lose; 18.

sink; 19. share; 20. what; 21. shut; 22. bought;

23. tube; 24. save; 25. turn; 26. jack; 27.

crown; 28. hostel; 29. dart; 30. rose; 31.

method


ENGLISHPunctuationsSentence Ends

Various kinds of conditional clauses...(something, anything, nothing)

22. He woke me up by ________ on the window

of my room (kicking, pushing, tapping)

23. One morning on the way to the vineyard we

_______ the farmer. (ran into, ran across,

ran over)

24. He had a ___________ letter from our

friend whose wife had died (hearty, heart-

warming, heart breaking)

25. Most animals have ___________to protect

their young. (insight, intention, instinct)

26. Don't get off the train till it is ___________

(stationary, stationery, stationed)

27. He bent low for a ___________through the

keyhole.(lock, sight, peep)

28. The boy acts bewildered and breaks into

___________ (tears, heart, showers)

29. In a historical play, all the players were in

Moghul ________ (dress, costume, clothes)

30. The wound ___________ in a short time.

(cured, healed, dried)

31. Prices ___________ during war. (soar, sore,

sour)

32. None of the suggestions made by you is

_______ (satisfactory, satisfied, satisfying)

33. My brother has always been _____ in riding

horses.

(interested, interesting, interest)

34. The food that looks good does not _____

taste good. (necessary, necessity,

necessarily).

35. It has become imperative for the

Government to _____ its resources to meet

the extra expenditure. (develop, augment,

exceed)

36. The witness is giving a _____ account what

had actually happened. (false, partial,

distorted)

37. By a strange _____ she got her first job the

day she got married.(incidence, accident,

coincidence)

38. In the play 'Akbar' that we performed at

school, all the players were in Moghul

_____ (Uniform, garment, costume)

39. Our new Manager is _____ of everything.

(suspected, suspicion, suspicious)

Sentence Ends

☞☞☞☞ Worthy Reminders� Read the sentence two to three times.

� Decide where the sentence ends.

� Write only the last words of each sentence

and the appropriate punctuation mark.

� Remember the interrogative 'Wh' word like

what.., why..

� Try to differentiate interrogative and

assertive sentences and use proper

punctuation marks.

The following passage the end of eachsentence is not indicated. Decide where eachsentence ends and write the last wordfollowed by (.)or (?) or (!)

1. Mother Teresa, whence this special interest

in the dying I asked her it is a vocation a call

nobody wants the dying, the sick, no

2. What we saw then was the end of the case

there wasn't a witness prepared to swear that

it was the prisoner he'd seen and the brother

he has his alibi too he was with his wife.

3. Good God he said you don't mean to say that

all these are threatened oh, those are only

half of them, I explained

4. Just then, she saw smoke ahead of her too

the danger had circled round no, it was still

behind them too then she knew they were

caught

5. How lovely it is you must buy it

immediately do you think it is too late not at

all

6. Well, what shall we do now asked the

crocodile Let's go back I must get my heart

to please my dear sister said the monkey

7. Mr. A and Mr. B who hate each other and

through mutual hatred bring each other to

destruction.

8. His son met him at the door beaming all

over and wildly elated a man waved today

waved for ever so long he said with a crutch

Schwamm asked.

9. How dare you talk of me like that may

nothing remain of you. May your face be

cursed by the black pox how dare you say

that I have brought diluted milk to the

market

Rewrite with Punctuations

☞☞☞☞ Worthy Reminders� When 2 or more points are there in a

sentence, use commas to differentiate the

points

� Use single inverted commas for dialogues

� Use double inverted commas for quotes or

special words.

� Use exclamation mark at the end only if the

sentence ends with a surprise or

announcement

� If you have used inverted commas and the

sentence continues after that, use comma

after the inverted commas

1. Well said Holmes Is it not interesting asked

Dr.Mortimer only to a collector of fairy tales

2. Charles she said we don't have any Charles

in the kindergarten

3. What happened to Charles my husband

asked

4. That's fine I said heartily didn't Charles want

to do exercises.

5. I will do the work as usual then said the

young lady until some one comes to fill the

place.

6. What is your name the man asked kiran said

the girl what a coincidence said the man I'm

also kiran

7. He was so slow so weak and disobedient too

he was much too small to be moved yet he

kept sinking down exhausted and refusing to

get up again

8. If you are interested in the job said my uncle

do let me know

9. is it said the other you are here to attend a

congress

10. my father had he still been alive would have

said my son its gods will that's the way tests

you suffering ennobles you makes you a

better person

11. Alas what shall I do now cried the traveler

12. what food to the hungry what pillow to the

sleepy Basanto said

Transformation of sentences

☞☞☞☞ Rules: a. 'IF' clause� The various kinds of conditional clauses or

sentences in English can be roughly grouped

under three types;

� Type - i : We use type one to talk about the

future

Eg : If you work hard, you will pass class x.

� Type - ii : We use type ii to talk about an

action that the speaker thinks are possible

but not very probable.

Eg : If I were the principal, I would promote

you.

� Type - iii : We use type -iii to talk about past

actions that did not happen.

Eg : If I had not missed the train, I could

have gone to Bombay.

Rewrite the sentences as directed.1. a. I don't have the time, so I cannot accept

the job.

b. If…………………………………….

2. a. Unless you work hard, you can't get first

rank.

b. If…………………………………….

3. I don't have a car. So, I can't give you a ride.

b. If …………………………………….

4. a. I did not see the signal , so I did not stop.

b. If …………………………………….

Answers:1. continuous; 2. uncountable; 3. heart-

warming; 4. resumed; 5. business; 6.

regulations; 7. admitted; 8. economical; 9.

evidence; 10. rules; 11. power; 12. cheerful;

13. attire; 14. breeze; 15. jumped; 16. achieve;

17. Undeterred; 18. interested; 19.

complimented; 20. feared; 21. nothing; 22.

tapping; 23. ran across; 24. heart-breaking;

25. instinct; 26. stationed; 27. peep; 28. tears;

29. costume; 30. healed; 31. sore; 32.

satisfactory; 33. interested; 34. necessarily;

35. augment; 36. false; 37. coincidence; 38.

costume; 39. suspicious

Answers:1. dying(?), her(.) , call(.) no(?)

2. case(.), seen(.), brother(?), wife(.)

3. God(.), threatened(?), them(.) explained(.)

4. too(.) round(?) too(.) caught(.)

5. is(!) immediately(.) late(?) all(.)

6. now(?) crocodile(.) sister(.) monkey(.)

7. destruction(.)

8. elated(.) today(!) long(!) crutch(?)

9. that(?) you(.) pox(.) market(?)

Answers:1. "Well?" said Holmes. "Is it not

interesting?" asked Dr.Mortimer. "Only to a

collector of fairy tales".

2. "Charles!" she said. "We don't have any

Charles in the kindergarten."

3. "What happened to Charles ?"my husband

asked.

4. "That's fine." I said heartily. "Didn't

Charles want to do exercises."

5. "I will do the work as usual then?" said the

young lady. " Until some one comes to fill the

place."

6. "What is your name?" the man asked.

"Kiran" said the girl: what a coincidence; said

the man, I'm also "Kiran".

7. He was so slow, so weak and disobedient

too. He was much too small to be moved .Yet,

he kept sinking down, exhausted and refusing

to get up again.

8. "If you are interested in the job ,"said my

uncle ,"Do let me know".

9. "Is it!"said the other. "You are here to

attend a congress."

10."My father, had he still been alive ,would

have said:" My son, it's God's will. That's the

way God tests you. Suffering ennobles you -

makes you a better person.

11. "Alas!" What shall I do now? cried the

traveler.

12. "What food to the hungry ? What pillow to

the sleepy? " Basanto said.


ENGLISHParts of SpeechVoice

Parts of Speech are essential building blocks...

Voice

� When the doer is important,use the active

voice.

� When the receiver is important, use the

passive voice. Eg.[AV] The hunter killed the

tiger. [PV]The tiger was killed by the hunter.

Rewrite the sentences as directed.1. a. Ganesh is making a kite.

b. A kite---------------------------

2. a. Roja was singing a song.

b. A song was-------------

3. a. People speak English all over the world.

b. English is ---------------------------

4. a. Suffering makes you a better person.

b. You are made--------------------------

Reported Speech

List showing words/phrases and change to

tenses in reported speech.

Speaker's words Reported StatementPresent simple Past simplePresent Continuous Past continuous

Will would

Shall should

Past continuous past perfect continuous

Past perfect/

Simple past past perfect

Direct SpeechEg. He said, 'I am late'. (He said that he was late)

Reported SpeechShe said to me,' The letters have been typed'.

She told me that the letter had been typed.

Rewrite the sentences1. a. The stranger said to Schwamm, 'Please

don't turn on the light'.

b. The stranger requested----------------------

2. a. I said to Roja,'Don't disturb me now'.

b. I asked Roja---------------------

3. a. Mother said to sister, 'Have you posted the

letters?'

b. Mother asked sister--------------------------

Interchange of the degrees of comparison

� Positive: No one is as strong as Mohan

� Comparative: Mohan is stronger than any

other boy in the class.

� Superlative: Mohan is the strongest boy in

the class.

Rewrite the sentences1. a. Very few cities in India are as big as

Hyderabad.

b. Hyderabad is ---------------------

2. a. Roja is taller than Teja.

b. Teja is ------------------

3. a. Iron is the most useful metal.

b. Iron is more ------------------------

c. No other -----------------------------

☞☞☞☞ Relative clauseRelative clause qualifies the noun that comes

before them.

Ex. The child is crying. His bag was stolen.

The child whose bag was stolen is crying.

(Note: WHICH is used for things and animals

THAT is used for persons/animals/ things.

WHO is used for persons only.)

Rewrite the sentences1. a. He rides the cycle. It has no brakes.

b. He rides -------------which-------

2. a. He is the boy . We adopted him.

b. He is the ---------------whom---.

Miscellaneous sentences;1. a. He wanted to meet her. But he delayed it.

b. He delayed------------

2. a. Roja is very intelligent. Teja is equally

intelligent.

b. Teja is as --------.

3. a. It was raining heavily. But we decided to

go out for shopping.

b. In spite of ------------------

4. a. He was ill. But he worked hard.

b. Though -----------------

5. a. She was given the job because she was

honest.

b. Since she was--------------------------------.

Parts of Speech

The parts of speech are essential building blocks

of the English language. A poem to remember

the eight main parts of speech in English (Noun,

Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Preposition,

Conjunction and Interjection):

� Every name is called a NOUN,

As field and fountain, street and town

� In place of noun the PRONOUN stands

As he and she can clap their hands

� The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,

As magic wand and bridal ring

� The VERB means action, something done -

To read, to write, to jump, to run

� How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,

As quickly, slowly, badly, well

� The PREPOSITION shows relation,

As in the street, or at the station

� CONJUNCTIONS join, in many ways,

Sentences, words, or phrase and phrase

� The INTERJECTION cries out, 'Hark!

I need an exclamation mark!'

Identify the part of speech of each underlinedword.1. He spoke to me in a low tone.

2. Water runs deep, it is an old proverb.

3. The police chased the dacoits, but they

could not catch them.

4. We lost our way in the busy street.

5. That was the last we saw of him for a long

time.

Correction of sentences

� The news are interesting today. [wrong]

The news is interesting today. [correct]

� The committee are decided upon this issue.

[wrong]

The committee is decided upon this issue.

[correct]

Note : When it is referred to a single body,it is singular.

� Neither of her parents are Indian.[wrong]

Neither of her parents is Indian.[correct]

Note: 'None', 'neither', 'each' etc. are

singular.

� A common sense is a great virtue.[wrong]

Common sense is a great virtue.[correct]

Note: No article before an abstract noun.

Rewrite the sentences with necessarycorrections.1. I am not understanding why is she telling

lies.

2. This book is more interesting than any book

I had read.

3. Let me congratulate you for your success.

4. My father wants to speak with your

principal.

5. None of his friends are good.

6. Let she do it if she wants to.

7. Please, tell me why are you late.

8. Have you some letters to post?

9. How cold is it!

10. Why you not come yesterday?

Condensed writing

☞☞☞☞ Worthy Reminders� Read the passage carefully.

� Concise and produce only the main theme.

� A précis should be always written in

Reported Speech in the past Tense as a third

person reporting.

� A précis is only one paragraph.

� Give suitable title.

� Avoid repetition of Nouns.

1. Shravan is an orphan. Shravan came to

Delhi when Shravan was only ten. Shravan

came to Delhi from his village. His village is

some where in Bihar. In his village Shravan

had worked in a Teashop. Shravan works in

a shop in Delhi. He does not work in a

teashop in Delhi. The shop sells coffee

powder.

2. This book contains many stories. (THEY

ARE SHORT.) They are interesting. They

are delightful. All people like this book. The

children like this book in particular. The

children like this book because there are

stories about animals.

3. The founder of Buddhism was Prince

Gautama Siddhartha. Prince Siddhartha was

born to luxury. One day as Gautama left the

palace; Gautama saw three men, one man

very sick. One man very old and one man

Answers:1. If I have time, I can accept the job.; 2. If

you work hard, you can get first rank.; 3. If I

had a car, I could give you a ride.; 4. If I had

seen the signal, I would have stopped.

Answers:1. b. A kite is being made by Ganesh. 2. b. A

song was being sung by Roja. 3. b. English is

spoken by the people all over the world. 4.

b.You are made a better person by suffering.

Answers:1. b. The stranger requested Schwamm not

turn on the light. 2. b. I asked Roja not to

disturb me then. 3. b. Mother asked sister

whether she had posted the letters.

Answers:1. b. Hyderabad is one of the biggest cities in

India. / Hyderabad is bigger than most other

cities in India.

2. b. Teja is not so tall as Roja.

3. b. Iron is more useful than any other metal.

c. No other metal is as useful as iron.

Answers:1. b. He rides the cycle which has no brakes.

2. b. He is the boy whom we adopted.

Answers:1. b. He delayed to meet her. 2. b. Teja is as

intelligent as Roja. 3. b. In spite of raining

heavily, we decided to go out for shopping. 4.

b. Though he was ill, he worked hard. 5. b.

Since she was honest, she was given the job.

Answers:1. He - pro; to - prep; low - adj2. Water - n; deep - adv; old - adj3. police - n; chased -v; dacoits-n; but - con4. We - pro; lost-v; busy-adj5. That-pro; saw-v; long time - adj

Answers:1. I do not understand why is she telling lies.

2. This book is more interesting than any

other I had read.

3. Let me congratulate you on your success.

4. My father wants to speak to your principal.

5. None of his friends is good.

6. Let her do it if she wants to.

7. Please, tell me why you are late.

8. Have you any letters to post?

9. How cold it is !

10. Why you did not come yesterday?


ENGLISHTrue StatementsComprehension

We have become so familiar with...dead. Gautama was very disturbed by his

evidence of man's suffering. He began to

wonder. He wondered how man might find

happiness. The happiness should be true

and lasting.

4. Rabindranath Tagore was a poet. He was a

philosopher and so on. Tagore won the

Nobel prize. He won it for literature in

1913. Tagore was the first Indian to

introduce it to the Indians. Tagore's most

famous collection 'Gitanjali' won him the

Nobel Prize.

☞☞☞☞ Practice Questions1. The elephant is the only animal with a

trunk. The elephant uses its trunk in many

ways. The elephant pulls leaves of trees. It

pulls them with its trunk. Then it puts them

into its mouth. The elephant can use its

trunk even to pull up trees. It pulls up trees

when it wants to make a path through the

jungle.

2. Mrs. Salmon was unable to sleep. She heard

a door click shut. Mrs. Salmon thought that

it was her own gate. Mrs. Salmon went to

the window. Then Mrs. Salmon saw Adams.

She saw him on the steps of Mrs. Parker's

house.

3. Malaria is a fever. It is common in many

parts of the world. Malaria is very serious

disease. Thousands of people die of Malaria

every year. Thousands of people suffer from

Malaria. They suffer from it so much that

they are rendered unfit for their ordinary

duties.

4. Raju was sitting in his room. Raju was busy

reading a book. Raju felt hot. When he felt

so, he turned on the ceiling fan. The fan

began to move at full speed. Just then a

sparrow came into the room. It came flying.

It flew into a blade of the ceiling fan. The

sparrow was badly hurt. It was so badly hurt

that the sparrow fell down half-dead.

5. Rajan rises from poverty to a wealthy

condition. Rajan rises so through hard work

and thrift. But his wealth corrupts his

children. His children live an immoral life.

The children break away from their parents.

Later Rajan loses all his wealth. He loses his

children. He becomes poor. Now Rajan is

helpless in his old age.

6. Sultan Giasuddin was a famous king.

Giasuddin ruled over the eastern India. One

day he was hunting. While he was hunting,

one of his arrows killed a little boy. The

little boy was the only son of a poor widow.

The poor widow reported the matter to the

Magistrate. The Magistrate was known as

the Qazi.

Comprehension

� Go through the passage quickly to get some

general idea.

� Then read the questions and understand

their meaning

� Scan the passage for the answers.

� Be brief and simple in your answers.

� The answers to the questions will be

generally in order right from the beginning

to the end. So it is very easy to find the

answers to the questions.

Read the passage given below and answer thequestions that follow :

WANT TO BE A PILOTAsk any boy about his dream profession, and he

will choose to be a pilot. This profession has so

much glamour around it and is also very

remunerative that holders of youngsters each

year try their luck to become commercial pilots.

The first step is to get the student pilot licence

(SPL), for which the eligibility is 16 years of

age and 10+2 with Physics and Maths as the

intermediate subjects. The candidate has to clear

an entrance test of multiple choice questions. He

is tested for general awareness, reasoning power

and analytical ability. It is followed by a medical

examination which is no major hurdle unless a

person is suffering from eye defects or some

other serious handicap.

The second step is to acquire the private

pilot licence(PPL), for which the candidate has

to appear in the type of aircraft. The prerequisite

for PPL is 60 hours of flying experience of

which 20 hours should be solo flying.

Alongside, the students must also apply for the

radio and telephoning operative licence.

A PPL holder, in order to become a

commercial pilot licence holder, has to clear

theory papers on the same five topics, but in an

upgraded form. The candidate should also have

25 flying hours experience including solo

flying, cross country flying day and night

landing. After 1,000 hours of flying experience

a commercial pilot acquires the ALPL or airline

pilot licence.

The profession of a pilot is very expensive

initially. A minimum sum of RS.6 to Rs.7 lakhs

has to be invested first to get the CPL. The

candidate is further imparted training by the

particular airline which he joins. That again

costs Rs.5 lakhs . the lucky ones, however, carry

home a pay packet of Rs.75,000 a month.

In Delhi, the only credible training ground

for the fresher's is the Safdarjung Flying Club.

But there is acute shortage of aircrafts, say one

for every 10 students as against one per student

ideally.

Answer the following questions ;1. What is the dream profession of many

students?

2. What are the two main attractions of this

profession?

3. What is the prerequisite for flying?

4. Why is it difficult to get a Private Pilot

Licence?

5. How do you think is it expensive and

lucrative to be a pilot?

True Statements

Read the passage carefully.We have become so familiar with the wonders

of science that we ceased to wonder at them.

There is hardly any sphere of human activity

that science has not invaded. The triumphs of

science are great and many. Science has

conquered time and space. The telegraph, the

telephone, the wireless, the aeroplane and the

television are no longer wonders to us. The

talkie and the radio are now familiar sources off

entertainment. Electricity, which has given us

heaters, refrigerators and electric trains and

thousands of other amenities of life, is now the

cheapest and the most common source of

energy. 'From coal heaving to button-pressing'

seems to sum up this industrial Odyssey of the

modern world. In the realm of medicine, the

discovery of radium, X-rays, penicillin and

B.C.G. vaccination have greatly alleviated

human sufferings and increased the span of

human life.

Again, our ideas about 'this mysterious

universe of ours has undergone a great change.

We no longer believe that stars are tiny points of

light hanging in the firmament. They are

gigantic suns rolling through illimitable space at

an incredibly high speed. And a day may come

when it will be possible for us to take a trip to

the planet Mars, passages for which have

already been booked. The biologist has revealed

to us that billions of microbes exist in a drop of

blood or in a breath of air we breathe. The

physicist goes a step further He has isolated and

split atoms, thus enabling us to produce atomic

energy which has tremendous possibilities as a

source of energy for industrial purposes.

Artificial moons have already been launched,

and no one can foretell what greater wonders

science has in store for us.

Science is both a blessing and a curse. It

depends upon man whether to use it in the

service of humanity or to destroy mankind.

Now read the following statements and findSix of them which are in agreement with thepassage.A. Science has conquered time and space.

B. Whether science is a blessing or a curse

depends upon man's use of it.

C. People wonder at the discoveries of science.

D. Electricity is now the cheapest and the most

common source of energy.

E. Science has not increased the span of

human life.

F. We no longer believe that stars are tiny

points of light hanging in the firmament.

G. It will be impossible for us at any time to

take a trip to the planet Mars.

H. The biologist has revealed to us that billions

of microbes exist in a drop of blood or in a

breath of air we breathe.

I. Artificial moons have already been

launched.

☞☞☞☞ Choose the correct answersIt is often difficult for a man to be quite sore

what tax he ought to pay to the Government

because it depends on so many different things.

But a certain artist was always very careful to

pay the proper amount. One year, after posting

his cheque as usual, he began to wonder if he

had paid enough, and after a lot of word with a

pencil and paper, decided that he had not. He

was just writing another cheque to send to the

tax - collector when the postman brought him a

letter. Opening it, the artist found inside it a

cheque for five pounds from the tax - collector.

The official explained that too much had been

paid, and that therefore, the extra was now

returned to the tax payer. The artist was not only

surprised, but was also worried. He worked over

his figures once more, but at the end he still

believed that he owed the Government

something. "I thank you for your cheque for five

pounds, but I think that, if you study the figures

Answers:1. to be a pilot; 2. glamour and money; 3. 60

hours of flying experience.; 4. One has to

clear theory papers of a higher standard on air

navigation, aviation, meteorology, air

regulation and technical information about the

type of aircraft has to drive.; 5. To be

commercial pilot minimum sum of Rs 6 to 7

lakhs has to be spent. As a pilot one can earn

upto Rs. 75000 per month.

Answers:A, B, D, F, H, I

Answers:1. Shravan, an orphan, came to Delhi at the

age of ten from his village in Bihar. In his

village he worked in a tea-shop but in Delhi

he works in a shop selling coffee powder.

2. This book which contains short stories abo-

ut animals is liked by all people, particularly

children. It is interesting and delightful.

3. Prince Siddhartha, the founder of

Buddhism was born to luxury. One day he left

the palace saw a sick man, an old man and a

dead man. He was disturbed by that evidence

of man's suffering and began to wander to

find true and lasting happiness.

4. Rabidranath Tagore who was a poet and

Philosopher was the first Indian to win a

nobel prize. He won it for his litt "Gitanjali"

in 1913.


ENGLISH- PAPER 1,2Supplementary-IImportant Questions

I would like to know what to do..again, you will find that a mistake has been

made.

Write out the letter of the most suitableanswer to each of the following :1. What was the artist in the story trying to do?

a) to pay less tax that he should

b) to test tax collector's honesty

c) to pay his tax correctly

d) to get back the tax he had paid

2. When the artist got a five-pound cheque

from the tax collector, why was he surprised

and worried?

a) He thought he'd gone wrong in his

calculation.

b) He was thinking of paying much less tax.

c) He was hoping to get back more money.

d) He thought he'd got somebody else's

cheque.

3. What did the tax-collector think when he

got the artist's letter saying, "... you will find

that a mistake has been made?"

a) the artist would pay some more tax.

b) the artist expected to get back less than

five pounds.

c) the cheque had been sent to the artist by

mistake.

d) the artist expected to ge back more

money.

Important Questions

☞☞☞☞ Worthy Reminders� Recall the summary of the lesson or poem

� Use the vocabulary you learnt to construct

the answer

� Watch out for the voice of your answer-

active or passive

� Read the question, understand the context

and write the relevant point.

� Check out on your tenses-past, present or

future continuous or perfect

� Do not repeat the names, instead use

pronouns.

The Night at the hotel

1. Why did the night receptionist regretfully

shrug his shoulders?

2. Why did Schwamm decide to spend the

night at the hotel?

3. What was the reason for the strange

behavior of Mr. Schwamm's son?

4. Do you think Schwamm did a good thing in

deciding to share a room with a stranger?

In Celebration of being Alive

1. What was the accident that Dr. Barnard had?

What happened to him and his wife?

2. How does Dr.Barnard's view of suffering

differ from his father's?

3. What had made Dr.Barnard sensitive to the

suffering of children?

4. What lesson did the children teach

Dr.Barnard?

Poem-1 : On Killing a tree

1. "It takes much time to kill'. Why does it take

so much to kill a tree?

2. Why is it not easy to kill a tree? Is the poet

happy about this?

3. How does the poet describe the uprooting of

a tree?

Circus Cat, Alley Cat

1. Describe the physical appearance of Anna.

2. What made Anna give up the circus and

become a Nanny?

3. What were the changes in the children after

the coming of Anna?

4. What happened to Anna's baby?

Mother Teresa

1. What constitutes a typical day of a Sister of

Charity?

2. What are the four vows taken by the

Missionaries of Charity?

3. Why did Mother Teresa have a special

interest in the dying?

4. What , according to Mother Teresa , is the

worst disease any human being can

experience?

Poem - 2 : The Gallows

1. Of all the beasts and birds the keeper had

shot, only three are mentioned. What does

each of them represent?

2. What did the keeper do to the weasel, the

crow and the magpie?

The case for the Defence

1. Why does the author describe the Peckham

murder trial as the strangest murder trial?

2. Why was the accused in the Peckham

murder case acquitted in spite of the

evidence of several witnesses?

3. What happened to one of the Adams the

twin brothers in the end?

Snapshot of a Dog

1. How was Rex different from other dogs?

2. "…he had a gentle disposition". Do you

think Rex had a gentle disposition? What

makes you think so?

3. Why did Rex bring a chest of drawers

home? What did the brothers do with it the

next day?

Poem - 3 : Snake

1. Why did the poet decide to stand and wait?

How did he treat the snake?

2. What does Lawrence mean when he speaks

of 'the voice of my education'? What did it

say to him?

3. What did the poet do to the snake? How

does he feel after it?

Fire in the forest

1. What did the forest department people do

when they saw the smoke?

2. How did the deer react when she first got the

smell of danger?

3. When did the deer first meet the tiger? Why

did the tiger not attack her?

Vinoba…. A portrait sketch

1. What was Vinoba's mission? When did it

start? Where? What was special about that

place?

2. How did Vinoba in over the landlords? In

what sense are the landlords lucky in

Vinoba's opinion?

3. What does the author say is common

between Gandhi and Vinoba?

4. What is the relevance of Vinoba Bhave's

message to the modern world?

(Note:While writing the answers remember

to mention the author of the lesson Eg: The

Night at the Hotel by Siegfried Lenz)

Poem - 4 : Upagupta

1. What did the dancing girl ask the ascetic to

do?

2. Why did he decline her invitation?

3. What did Upagupta mean when he said to

the young woman that he would come to her

when the time was ripe?

The Beautiful White Horse

1. What was Aram's family famous for? What

were the three qualities of the family that

were mentioned?

2. How did Aram justify his cousin's way of

getting hold of a horse? Why did he think it

wasn't stealing at all?

3. 'A suspicious man would believe his eyes

instead of his heart? What did the farmer

John Byro's eyes tell him? Why did he not

suspect the boys?

Poem - 5 : I'll Get one Tomorrow

1. Why has the poet finally decided to visit the

barber?

2. What are the different ways in which the

poet is troubled by his hair?

3. What kind of hair cut does the poet want?

What will he look like after the hair cut?

Knowledge and Wisdom

1. What does the author state as the first factor

that contributes to wisdom?

2. What are the factors that contribute to

wisdom, according to Russell?

3. What does increase in knowledge result

in?

PAPER - IISection- I

� Quickly read the passage

� Question yourself what kind of writing is it?

� What is the main idea?

� If you have a general idea of the lesson , you

will be able to answer the questions.

Supplementary-1

☞☞☞☞ Read the passage and answer thequestions:

The circumstances connected with Sir Charles'

death have not entirely been cleared by the

inquest, but enough has been done to stop the

rumours which local superstition had started.

There is no reason to suspect foul play or to

imagine that his death was unnatural. Sir

Charles was a widower and had simple habits.

He had a married couple named Barrymore to

look after his house, the husband being the

butler and the wife the housekeeper. Their

statement, confirmed by several friends, shows

that Sir Charles had not been well for some time.

He had heart trouble and had acute attacks of

nervous depression. Dr. James Mortimer, a

friend and doctor of Sir Charles, has given the

same

1. Why was the inquest held?

2. What was the local rumour about Sir

Charles's death?

3. Why was there no reason to believe that Sir

Charles had died an unnatural death?

4. What is the reason to believe that

Barrymore told the truth about Sir Charles's

death?

5. After reading this paragraph, what do you

think could have been the reason for

Charles's death?

☞☞☞☞ Read the passage and answer thequestions :

"Because I would like to know what to do with

Mr.Henry Baskerville. He arrives at Waterloo

Station in exactly an hour and a quarter."

Answers:1. The inquest was held to investigate the

circumstances connected with Sir Charles's

death.

2. The local rumour was that the legendary

Baskerville hound had killed Charles.

3. Sir Charles had heart trouble and had acute

attacks of nervous depression. So, there was

no reason to believe that Charles died an

unnatural death.

4. The reason is that the statement made by

Barrymore was confirmed by several friends

and Dr. James Mortimer.

5. Sir Charles fear of the hound and his weak

heart and acute attacks of nervous depression

caused his death.

Answers:1. c; 2. a; 3. a


"He is the heir?" asked Holmes.

"Yes, after Sir Charles died we inquired about

this young man. We found that he had been

farming Canada. He has a clean record. What I

say now is not as a doctor but as a trustee and

executor of Sir Charles' will."

1. Who was coming to Waterloo Station?

2. What was he doing?

3. Who is the heir next to Sir Charles?

4. Whom does the pronoun 'I' here refer to?

5. In what way is he concerned with Sir

Charles?

☞☞☞☞ Read the passage and answer thequestions

"Well, it evident from what we have heard that

Sir Henry has been followed by someone since

he came to London. How else did anyone know

so soon that he was to stay in Northumberland

Hotel. If they had followed him the first day, I

was sure they would follow him on the second

day too. When our friends left I followed them

at once hoping to catch their follower. But he

was so cunning and clever that he did not follow

them on foot. He used a cab instead, he could

therefore loiter behind them or dash past them,

so they would not notice him. His method also

had another advantage. If our friends had taken

a cab, he would also be ready to following them.

However, he over looked one disadvantage of

taking a cab. We have its number, 2704 is our

man. Can you recognise the man in the cab?"

asked Holmes.

1. Whom does the pronoun 'we' refer to?

2. Where did Sir Henry stay? Where is it?

3. Why was the follower considered cunning

and clever?

4. What was the advantage of his method?

5. What was the disadvantage that he had over

looked?


"It isn't a very cheerful place, is it?" said Sir

Henry. "I suppose we will get used to it, but

right now I don't feel comfortable at all. No

wonder my uncle was nervous, living all alone

in such a house. Shall we retire early tonight?

Perhaps in the morning, it might seem a bit more

cheerful."

Once I got to my room, I opened the

curtains and looked out. In the moon light I

could see the melancholy moor. I closed the

curtains and went to bed. I was very tired and

kept tossing and turning, trying to sleep.

Suddenly in the middle of the night I heard a

woman crying, it was a low, muffled sound. I sat

up in my bed and listened intently. The noise

could not have been very far away and it

certainly was in the house. For half an hour I

waited but did not hear anything other than the

chiming clock and the rustle of the ivy on the

wall outside.

1. Where did the conversation take place?

2. Who was 'my uncle'? Why was he nervous?

3. Who was 'I' in the second paragraph and

what could he see through the windows?

4. What did he hear that night and where was

it from?

5. What did he hear finally?


"Very difficult," said Stapleton. "Can you see

that great plain there, with queer - looking hills

on it? That is the Grimpen Mire. A false step on

it means death to man or beat. Just yesterday I

saw a pony sinking into it. Even in summer it's

a dangerous place, but after the rains it's just

awful. Yet, I know it very well. I can go into it

and come out alive. There are one or two paths

which an active man can take. I have found

them."

"But why should you want to go to such a

horrible place?" I asked.

"Can you see the hills beyond the Mire?

Well, there are some rare plants and butterflies

there," said Stapleton.

1. What is the great plain referred to?

2. What happens if one takes a false step on it?

3. "I have found them." Who is 'I' and what did

he find?

4. "But why should you want to go to such a

horrible place?" What is the horrible place

and who asked the question?

5. What reason did Stapleton give for his

going there?


Suddenly, we both saw his savage evil yellow

face in the candle light. Something must have

made him suspicious because he looked

frightened. Before he could escape, we both

sprang towards him. Instantly, the convict

screamed and hurled a stone at us. He started

running down the hill, I wanted to shoot him in

the leg, but then decided against shooting at an

unarmed man. We ran after him but the distance

between us was too great. We watched him till

he disappeared. We sat down on a rock to rest.

At that moment a very strange thing happened.

In the moonlight, I saw a man standing like a

statue on the hill. He stood with his feet apart,

his arms-folded, his head bowed, as if he were

brooding over the moor. He looked like a ghost.

He was not the convict. With a cry of surprise, I

pointed him out to Sir Henry but, in that instant

when I had turned to grasp his arm, the man was

gone. I wanted to go and search that part of the

moor, but the baronet was still a bit afraid and

was in no mood for a new adventure.

1. Who are the 'we' in the passage?

2. Whose face did they see in the candle light?

3. Why didn't the writer shoot the convict?

4. What was the strange sight the men saw in

the moonlight?

5. Why didn't the writer go in search of the

man on the hill?


"Give me a telegraph form", said Holmes. He

wrote down : "Is all ready for Sir Henry?" and

addressed the telegram to Mr.Barrymore,

Baskerville Hall. Then he addressed a second

telegram to the postmaster of Grimpen:

"Telegram to Mr. Barrymore, to be delivered

into his own hand. If absent, please return it to

Sir Henry Baskerville, Northumberland Hotel'.

1. Who is Holmes asking for a telegraph form?

2. Why did he send a telegram to

Mr.Barrymore?

3. Who is Mr. Barrymore?

4. Why was the second telegram sent to the

postmaster of Grimpen?

5. Who is Sir Henry?


On our way back we had lunch at Merripit Hou-

se and it was here that Sir Henry met Miss Stap-

leton. He was attracted to her from the first mo-

ment and I think the attraction was mutual. He

talked a lot about her on our way home, and sin-

ce then, we have met the Stapletons nearly every

day. They dine here tonight and we might go

there sometime next week. One would imagine

that such a match would be welcome to Staple-

ton. Yet, I have been seen Stapleton look at his

sister disapprovingly when Sir Henry is paying

atten-tion to her. He is very attached to her and

would undoubtedly become lonely without her.

But it would be very selfish if he did not allow

her to get married.

1. Who were on their way back?

2. Who was impressed with Miss Stapleton?

3. What would be welcome to Stapleton?

4. Where did the tragic incident occur?

5. Where did the Stapleton's live?

Answers:1. The great plain is referred as the Grimpen

Mire.; 2. A false step leads to death to man or

beast.; 3. 'I' is Mr.Stapleton. He found a path

in the mire.; 4. The horrible place is the mire.

Mr.Watson asked the question.; 5. Stapleton

said that there are some rare plants and

butterflies beyond the hills.

Answers:1. Dr.Watson and Sir Henry are referred to as

'we' in this passage.; 2. They saw the face of

the escaped convict,Selden.; 3. The writer did

not shoot because the convict was unarmed.;

4. In the moon light the narrator saw a man

standing like a statue on the hill.; 5. The writer

did not go in search of the man on the hill

because Sir Henry was a bit afraid and not in

a mood for a new adventure.

Answers:1. Dr. Watson and Sir Henry were on their

way back to Baskerville Hall.; 2. Sir Henry

was impressed with Miss Stapleton. He show-

ed it by talking a lot about her.; 3. His sister

marrying sir Henry would be welcome to

Stapleton ; 4. The tragic incident occurred at

the Yew All-ey.; 5. Stapleton's lived in the

Merripit house.

Answers:1. Holmes is asking Dr.Mortimer for a

telegraph form.; 2. Holmes sent a telegram to

Mr.Barrymore in order to find out whether or

not he was in the Baskerville Hall.; 3.

Mr.Barrymore is the butler in Baskerville

Hall.; 4. The second telegram was sent to the

postmaster of Grimpen to make sure of Mr.

Barrymore's presence in Baskerville Hall.; 5.

Sir Henry was the son of the younger brother

of sir Charles and by virtue of it the legal heir

to the Baskerville Estate.

Answers:1. Sir Henry was coming to Waterloo Station.;

2. He was farming in Canada.; 3. Sir Henry is

the heir next to Sir Charles.; 4. 'I' refers to Dr.

Mortimer.; 5. Dr. Mortimer is the trustee and

the executor of Sir Charles Will.

Answers:1. 'We' refers to Holmes and Watson.; 2. Sir

Henry stayed in Northumberland in London.;

3. The person who followed Sir Henry did not

follow on foot. He used a cab to remain

unnoticed and unidentified.; 4. The person

used a cab to loiter behind or dash past them

and to remain unobserved. If they had taken a

cab, he would be ready to follow.; 5. He

overlooked the disadvantage of the identity of

the cab number.

Answers:1. The conversation took place in the

Baskerville Hall.; 2. Sir Charles was his

uncle. He was nervous because the place was

not cheerful.; 3. 'I' is Dr.Watson. He could see

the moor through the window.; 4. He heard a

woman weeping. It was from the house.; 5.

Finally he heard nothing.

On our way back we had lunch at..ENGLISHReading Comprehension



"His wife!" she said again. " He is not a married

man! Prove it to me. And if you can __!" her

fierce eyes said more than words.

"I have come prepared to do so" said

Holmes as he drew several papers from his

pocket. "Here is a photograph of the couple

taken in York four years ago. It is endorsed "Mr.

and Mrs. Vandeleur", but I'm sure you will

recognize them __________".

1. Who was the first speaker?

2. Whom is she talking about?

3. Why is she surprised and horrified to hear

that he is married?

4. What were Mr. and Mrs. Vandeleur doing in

York?

5. What did Holmes hope to gain by revealing,

Mr. Vandeleur's secret?


Possibly Stapleton did not know about the

existence of an heir in Canada. When he learnt

from Dr.Mortimer about the arrival of Sir Henry

Baskerville, his first idea was to kill him in

London itself. Since, he did not trust his wife, he

did not want to leave her alone. So, he brought

her to London with him and they stayed at a

private hotel. He kept his wife imprisoned in her

room, while he followed Dr. Mortimer to Baker

Street and then to Northumberland Hotel. His wife

had guessed what he was up to, but she dared not

warn Sir Henry. She was very frightened of her

husband. So, she adopted the expedient of cutting

out words from the newspaper and sending the

letter to warn Sir Henry about the danger he was in.

1. Who is the 'heir' referred to in the passage?

2. What did Stapleton want to do to Sir Henry?

3. Why did Stapleton bring his wife to London?

4. How did Mrs. Stapleton warn Sir Henry?

5. Why did she adopt this method to warn Sir

Henry?

Supplementary - 2


Wednesday and Thursday were routine; Charles

yelled during story hour and hit a boy in the sto-

mach and made him cry. On Friday Charles sta-

yed after school again and so did all the other

children. With the third week of kindergarten,

Charles was an institution in our family; Jannie

was being a Charles when she cried all afterno-

on; Laurie did a Charles when he filled his wag-

on full of mud and pulled it through the kitchen;

even my husband, when he caught his elbow in

the telephone cord and pulled telephone,ash tra-

y, and a bowl of flower off the table, said, aft-er

the first minute,"Looks like Charles." (Charles)

1. Who is Charles?

2. Why were Wednesday and Thursday

routine? Whose routine was it?

3. Why did Charles have to stay after school

on Friday?

4. What does the word 'institution' mean with

reference to Charles?

5. Why does the man say "Looks Charles"?

What does he mean?


Ralph Waldo Emerson, who had become the le-

ader of the Transcendentalists, moved to Conco-

rd where he met Thoreau. Emerson recognized a

similarity between Thoreau's thinking and his

own, had admired this independent man familiar

with great books and responsive by nature. Em-

erson invited Thoreau into his home. Thoreau

did various jobs for Emerson family including

taking care of children. He was treated not as a

servant, but almost as a member of the family.

He was also included, from time to time, among

Emerson's group of thinkers. But, Thoreau usua-

lly remained along, unimpressed by the ideas or

action of others. (Henry David Thoreau)

1. Who was Emerson?

2. Why did he admire Thoreau?

3. What kind of jobs did Thoreau do for

Emerson's family?

4. How was he treated by Emerson's family?

5. Why did Thoreau remain alone there?


The world is a delicate and as complicated as a

spider's web, and like a spider's web, if you tou-

ch one thread, you send shudders running throu-

gh all the other threads that make up the web.

But we are not just touching the web, we are tea-

ring great holes in it; we're waging a sort of bio-

logical war on the world around us. We are clog-

ging our rivers with industrial filth and we are now

polluting the sea and the air.(Animals Forever)

1. To which is the world compared?

2. What happens if we touch one thread of the

web?

3. Who is the author of the passage?

4. What do you understand by his comparison?

5. What is meant by a 'biological war'?


Out of this friendly signaling system have

grown two remotivating devices, one concerned

with appeasement and the other with reassura-

nce. If a weak animal is frightened of a stronger

one it can pacify the latter by performing the lip

- smacking invitation signal and then proceed to

groom its fur. This reduces the aggression of the

dominant animal and helps the subordinate one

to become accepted. It is permitted to remain 'in

the presence' because of services rendered. Con-

versely, if a dominant animal wishes to calm the

fears of a weaker one, it can do so in the same

way. By lip smacking at it, it can underline the

fact that it is not aggressive. Despite its

dominant aura, it can show that it means no

harm. (Grooming)

1. What are the devices that grow out of

friendly signaling?

2. What can a weaker animal do when it is

frightened by a stronger one?

3. What happens when the weaker animal

grooms the fur of a stronger one?

4. What does it mean by lip smacking at it?

5. Why does a stronger animal groom the

weaker one?


That morning Gopal's mother took out from a

wooden box a little brown coat with brass

buttons and yellow piping and put it on him; this

happened only on great occasions. The smell of

camphor and teak wood lifted his spirits; he

smelt like his father he thought, and that gave

him an immense sense of importance. He picked

up his slate and proudly strode out of the house.

At school, he joined the other children bubbling

with joy in their own Sunday best.

The Viceroy of India was passing through

the small town. He was getting down at the

railway station with his spouse and immediately

getting into an elaborately decorated open coach

drawn by well groomed horses and driving

straight to the Residency. From there, less

conspicuously in a sedan car, he was escaping to

the hills for the summer.

(The Day the Viceroy came)

Answers:1. Sir Henry Baskerville is the heir.; 2.

Stapleton wanted to kill Sir Henry because he

wished to have the Baskerville fortune for

himself.; 3. Stapleton did not trust his wife

and did not want to leave her alone. So he

brought her to London with him.; 4. Mrs.

Stapleton warned sir Henry by sending an

anonymous letter. She cut out words from The

Times paper and pasted them in the letter.; 5.

She wanted to remain anonymous. So, she

adopted that method.

Answers:1. Charles is an imaginary mischievous sch-

ool boy created by Laurie.; 2. On Wednesday

and Thursday Charles carried on his misc-

hievous acts as usual. It was the routine of Ch-

arles.; 3. Charles yelled in school. To make

Charles keep quiet he was made to stay after

school on Friday.; 4. The word 'Charles' has

come to mean mischief and disorder. It has

become a settled tradition in the family.; 5.

When ever the children did anything mischie-

vous they are called Charles. The man means

to say that those acts of children are as bad as

the acts of Charles.

Answers:

1. Ralph Woodrow Emerson was the leader of

the Transcendentalists.; 2. Emerson admired

Thoreau's independence, familiarity with

great books and responsive nature.; 3.

Thoreau did various jobs for Emerson family,

including taking care of the children.; 4. He

was treated not as servant but almost as a

member of the family. He was also included

among Emerson's group of thinkers. 5.

Thoreau remained alone because he was not

impressed by the ideas or actions of others.

Answers:1. The world is compared to Spider's Web.; 2.

If we touch one thread of a spider's web, it

sends shudders running through all the other

three threads. Similarly if one source of

nature is disturbed, everything is destroyed.

So the world is like a spider's web.; 3. Gerald

Durrel is the author of the lesson Animals

Forever.; 4. If one source of nature is

disturbed, everything is destroyed. So, he

compares the world with a spider's web.; 5.

Blocking the rivers with industrial filth and

polluting the water and the air is being

referred to as 'biological war' by Durrel.

Answers:1. The devices that grow out of the friendly

signaling system are appeasement and reassu-

rance.; 2. It can pacify the stronger animal by

performing the lip-smacking invitation signal

and then proceed to groom its fur.; 3. This

reduces the aggression of the dominant anim-

al and helps the subordinate one to become

accepted.; 4. By lip-smacking at it, it can un-

derline the fact that it is not aggressive.; 5.

Despite its dominant aura, it can show that it

means no harm.

Answers:1. The first speaker was "Laura Lyons".; 2.

She is talking about "Mr.Stapleton".; 3. She is

surprised to know that Stapleton was married.

She is horrified to know that he had no

intention to marry her but used her as a bait to

kill Sir Charles.; 4. Mr.Mrs.Vandeleur were

running a school in Yorkshire.; 5. Holmes

wanted to get the truth out of Laura Lyons

about Mr.Stapleton's plans and the secret of

Sir Charles death.

Stapleton did not know about...ENGLISHReading Comprehension


ENGLISHIMPORTANT QUESTIONS

People of the world will have to discover..1. "This happened only on great occasions."

What does this mean?

2. Why did the clothes smell camphor and

teakwood?

3. Why do you think Gopal went to school on

Sunday?

4. Why was the Viceroy of India going to the

hills?


I was also asked how I could subsist on the little

food I ate and this knowledge again was obtained

by watching me eat till I mustered enough

courage to shut the kitchen door. I must add here

that the villager's idea of a satisfactory meal was

one where a person ate till he couldn't stuff in any

more. The usual phrase was' to eat till the

stomach could hold no more', the belch which

followed such eating being regarded as symbolic

of the eater's satisfaction. My concept of a meal,

on the other hand, was to get up when I was still

feeling hungry. I wonder I was so thin. Thinness

was almost synonymous with weakness and ill -

health will stoutness was equated with good

health. A slim man was described as dried up,

likely to be blown away by a strong wind. A stout

man was described as full, strong and healthy. He

was also a figure of fun. It annoyed me to find

that such personal matters as answering calls of

nature and the daily bath would have been a

public act. My bachelor hood was also a subject

of frequent comment. By village standards, I sho-

uld have been a father of several years standing.

(The Villagers' Curiosity)

1. How had the villagers come to know that

the author ate too little?

2. When was a person considered by the

villagers to have had a satisfactory meal?

3. What did the villagers think about thinness

and stoutness?

4. Why was the author uncomfortable about

some personal matters or activities?

5. What was the village standard regarding a

person's marital status?


In the midst of this growing and important stress

the broker became suddenly aware of a high

rolled fringe of golden hair under a nodding

canopy of velvet and abstracts tips, an imitation

sealskin sack and a string of beads as large as

nuts, ending near the floor with a silver heart.

There was a self-possessed young lady

connected with these accessories; and Pitcher

was there to construe her.

"Lady from the stenographer's agency to see

about the position," said Pitcher. Maxwell

turned half around, with his hand full of papers

and sticker tape.

"What position?" he asked with a frown.

"Position of stenographer," said Pitcher.

"You told me yesterday to call them up and have

one sent over this morning.'

"You are losing your mind, Pitcher," said

Maxwell. "Why should I have given you any su-

ch instructions? Miss Leslie has given perfect

satisfaction during the year she has been here.

The place is hers and as long as she chooses to

retain it. There is no place open here madam.

Countermand that order with the agency, Pitc-

her, and don't bring any more of them in here."

The silver heart left the office, swinging and

banging itself independently against the office

furniture as it indignantly departed. Pitcher

seized a moment to remark to the bookkeeper

that the "old man" seemed to get more absent -

minded and forgetful every day of the world.

(The Romance of a Busy Broker)

1. What was Mr. Maxwell doing when the

lady arrived at his office?

2. Why did the lady come to Mr. Maxwell's

office?

3. Why did Mr. Pitcher ask the stenographer's

agency to send a stenographer to Maxwell's

office?

4. What did Mr. Pitcher say to the book-

keeper?

5. Why do you think Mr. Maxwell counter-

manded the order with the stenographer's

agency?


One of the standard questions I have inevitably

to face is about what thrilling adventures I have

had in lifetime of exploring for birds. My stan-

dard answer must seem disappointing to those

who expect to hear tales of derring - do.

Ornithology as a hobby or profession or

persuasion, whatever one may choose to call it,

thought full of adventures and rewards and disa-

ppointments, is by its very nature one of the

most peaceable pursuits of the out-of-doors. It is

certainly not lacking in excitements and thrills,

though, these may be of a different kind from

what the normal enquirer expects. The excitem-

ent lies in extracting clues and then following

them up step by step to the discovery or confir-

mation of a fact or facts, of which one has obt-

ained a suspicion or a hunch. It was while living

jobless in the seaside cottage of the Latif family

at Kihim in 1930 that I got one of most reward-

ing thrills of this kind when I unexpectedly hit

upon the first correct interpretation of the extra-

ordinary breeding biology of the Baya Weaver

bird.

(The thrills of Bird watching)

1. What kind of people are disappointed by the

author's standard answer?

2. What do people think of ornithology?

3. What is the author's opinion regarding bird

watching?

4. What was the author doing when he got one

of the most rewarding thrills of

ornithology?

5. What did the author discover regarding the

Baya bird?


After contemplation, I conclude that this award

which I receive on behalf of that movements is

a profound recognition that non - violence is the

answer to the crucial political and moral questi-

on of our time - the need for man to overcome

oppression. Civilization and violence are antith-

etical concepts. Negroes of the United States,

following the people of India, have demonstrat-

ed that non - violence is not sterile passivity but

a powerful moral force, which makes for social

transformation. Sooner or later, all the people of

the world will have to discover a way to live

together in peace and thereby transform this

pending song of sadness into a creative psalm of

brotherhood. If this is to achieve, man must

evolve for all human conflicts a method, which

rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The

foundation of such a method is love.

(The Beauty of Brotherhood)

1. What is the movement that the author refers

here?

2. What is the present crucial moral and

political question?

3. What did the Indians show the world when

they fought for the freedom of their

country?

4. What can be the result of living together in

peace?

5. "The foundation of such a method is love,"

says the author. What is that method?

Section-II Sup-I & Sup-II Q & A

☞☞☞☞ Hints for better writing� Work from start to finish, answering each

question.

� If you can't answer a question, put a mark

next to it. If you have time go back and

answer it.

� Answer the easiest question first.

� Recollect the summary of the lesson.

� Answer in short.

� Write only the relevant points.

Important Questions

1) How did Dr.Watson describe the visitor by

looking at his walking stick? Where did he

Answers:1. Mr. Maxwell was very busy when the lady

arrived.; 2. The lady came for the stenograph-

er's post.; 3. Pitcher was asked to call the sten-

ographer's Agency and ask them to send a ca-

ndidate for the stenographer's post.; 4. Pitcher

said to the bookkeeper that the"old man" see-

med to get more absent-minded and forgetful

every day of the world.; 5.Maxwell was sati-

sfied with the services given by Miss Leslie.

Answers:1. People who expect tales of derring-do are

disappointed by the author's standard answer.;

2. People consider ornithology as hobby or

profession or persuasion etc.; 3. The author

opines that bird watching as one of the most

peaceable pursuits of the out-of-doors.; 4. The

author was jobless when he got one of the mo-

st rewarding thrills.; 5. The author discovered

the first correct interpretation of the extraor-

dinary breeding of the Baya Weaver bird.

Answers:1. The movement is against racial injustice.;

2. The present crucial moral political question

is the need for man to overcome.;

3. Indians showed the world that Non-

violence can bring social transformation.;

4. Living together in peace can transform the

pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of

brotherhood.; 5. Man must evolve a method

which rejects revenge, aggression and

retaliation, to live as brothers.

Answers:1. Wearing the brown coat with brass buttons

with yellow piping.; 2. Clothes were wrapped

with camphor and kept in the teak wood box.

So it smelled.; 3. To cheer and welcome the

Viceroy of India, who was passing through

the town.; 4. The Viceroy of India was going

to the hills to escape the heat on the plains.

Answers:1. The villagers observed what the author

cooked, what he ate etc.; 2. Villager's idea of

a satisfactory meal was one where a person

ate till he couldn't stuff in any more.; 3.

Stoutness was equated with good health. A

slim man was described as dried up, likely to

be blown away by a strong wind. A stout man

was described as full, strong and healthy. He

was also a figure of fun.; 4. The author felt

annoyed to find that personal matters as

answering calls of nature and the daily bath

have been a public act. Even his bachelor

hood was also a subject of frequent comm-

ent.; 5. By village standard the author should

have been a father of several years standing.


ENGLISHLetter Writing

Identify the purpose of writinggo wrong?

2) What kind of a person was Hugo

Baskerville? How did he bring about his

own death and a curse on his family?

3) "Excellent! This is a colleague, Watson,

after our own heart". Who is Holmes talking

about? Why does he make this remark?

4) Why does Holmes ask Cartwright to visit 23

hotels in London? What does he hope to

find?

5) Who is John Clayton? What does he tell

Holmes?

6) Why were soldiers posted at different places

when Sir Henry arrived in Devonshire?

7) What did Dr.Watson discover when he

followed Barrymore in the middle of the

night?

8) Why did Laura Lyons write a note to Sir

Charles?

9) Why cannot Holmes arrest Stapleton

immediately?

10) What was Stapleton's motive behind the

killing of Baskerville family?

11) Why did Laurie create the character of

Charles?

12) 'Independent Man', that's what Thoreau

was. How? Why?

13) How did the school authorities behave, on

the day the Viceroy visited?

14) In his essay "Animals Forever" Gerald

Durrell describes two important measures to

conserve wild life. What are they?

15) How many types of talking does Desmond

Morris distinguish?

16) Why was the writer in the village? How did

the villagers receive him?

17) The story "The Romance of a Busy Broker"

was left incomplete in your supplementary

reader. How would you like to complete the

story?

18) Describe two of Salim Ali's thrilling

experiences of bird watching.

19) On whose behalf does Martin Luther King-

Jr. accept the Nobel Prize?

20) What does the humor in the play, "The First

Patient" depend on?

☞☞☞☞ Rearrange the following sentences toform a meaningful paragraph.

1) Set - AA. Combustion is termed incomplete when the

oxygen supply is insufficient.

B. This results in a yellow flame and as a result

the heat produced is lesser than the

maximum obtainable from the fuel.

C. This result in a blue flame and the heat

generated will be maximum.

D. Combustion can be classified into two ;

complete and incomplete

E. Combustion of the fuel will be complete

when there is sufficient quantity of oxygen

for the fuel to burn.

Set -BA. On being asked what it was, he replied that

he was amazed by the way even small kids

spoke English instead of Telugu in America.

B. One of the innocent political leaders from

India had been to America on a study trip

regarding the life style of the Americans.

C. He replied that everything was just like in

India but, there was one thing that amazed

him.

D. Immediately the entire room resounded

with the laughter of the journalists.

E. After he returned to India, journalists asked

him to share the experiences of his trip.

2) Set -AA. This society sometimes runs a shop called

cooperative stores.

B. Prices are generally low in such stores

compared to other shops.

C. Some people working at a particular place

become a group and form a cooperative

society.

D. Hence it is better to become a member of a

cooperative society and purchase our

requirements from cooperative stores.

E. Cooperation means working together.

Set - B A. In a big city it is the Municipal Corporation

that is responsible providing all these

facilities to the citizens.

B. Local bodies elected by the people take care

of civic amenities like health , water,

electricity, sanitation etc., in villages, towns

and cities.

C. For providing and maintaining these

facilities the Gram Panchayats, the

Municipal Councils and the Municipal

Corporations collect money from the

citizens in the form of taxes.

D. Municipal council undertakes the supply

and maintenance of water, electricity and

sanitation to the people in towns.

E. In a village it is the Gram Panchayat that

provides these facilities to the people.

Formal Letter

Tips� Identify the purpose of writing.

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aggressive etc.

� Decide what major areas are to be covered.

� Think of potential readers.

� Write in a style that suits the readers.

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concisely and include only relevant

information.

� Ensure that your ideas develop logically

through an appropriate introduction.

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� Never use an apostrophe (') in 'yours'. Write

yours sincerely. Use either Yours sincerely

or Your sincere friend.

� Write in simple sentences. Select with care

the words, which convey your meaning

most exactly. Do not scribble through your

letters.

� It is always wise to acknowledge a previous

letter.

� In letter, as in conversation, be considerate.

☞☞☞☞ Format of a personal letterMiyapur, Kukatpally,

20th Feb'10.

Dear............

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Yours Sincerely,

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Address on the envelopeK.Padmaraju,

C/o. Ramaraju,

Flat No.15. KKR Residency,

Kalyanpuri, Hyderabad-37.

☞☞☞☞ Format of a personal letterHyderabad,

20th Feb'10.

To,

The Editor,

Sakshi,

Hyderabad.

From,

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xxxxxxxxxxxx.

Dear-------

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ThankingYou,

Yours Sincerely,

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☞☞☞☞ Read the dialogue. Then write aparagraph expressing your views.

Roja: Look at Hari he is so lucky. His servant

carries his school bag every day

Teja: Not so lucky for the servant. He's as old as

Hari. He should be going to school himself.

Answers:Set - A : d, a, c, e ,b

Set - B : b, e, c, a, d

Answers:Set - A : e, c, a, b, d

Set - B : b, c, e ,d, a

Body of the letter

Body of the letter


Hari's parents shouldn't hire child labour.

Roja: If they didn't the boy would probably

starve. This way they are providing employ-

ment and the boy is supporting his family

Teja: And what can he hope for? To spend his

whole life as a servant? Doesn't he have a

right to education like us? A better life?

☞☞☞☞ Read the dialogue. Then write aparagraph expressing your views.

Sruthi: How is Kavya? Is she better?

Sandhya: Not really. She still holds on bad

cough and cold. As you know she is allergic

to dust and smoke and pollution.

Sruthi: Everywhere people seem to be suffering

from various lung diseases and skin

allergies. Pollution has become a health

hazard.

Sandhya: I think government should take steps

to control the pollution levels.

☞☞☞☞ Paragraph for practiceAnu: I hate these uninteresting uniforms. We

have no chance to wear nice dresses.

Usha: Everybody doesn't have nice dresses like

you.

Anu: But its boring wearing the same dress

throughout the week.

Usha: Should you not think about your friends?

One good thing about it is that they identify

you all as belonging to one school.

Uniforms make you look graceful.

☞☞☞☞ Read the newspaper report given below.LIQUOR IN SOFT DRINKS: SIX HELD

Hyderabad, Jan 20: The City Police Commi-

ssioner's Task force raided a posh restaurant at

Madhapur, and arrested the owner, Mr.Rao and

five others for allegedly serving liquor in soft

drinks.

1. Imagine you were an eyewitness to the raid

and arrest. Write a letter to your friend in

Madras describing the incident.

2. Write a letter to the editor of the local

newspaper complaining about the open sale

of liquor in most of the restaurants and the

negligence of the authorities in checking

this unlawful activity.

☞☞☞☞ Letter to Friend

Kukatpally,

Hyderabad,

8th Mar'10.

My dear friend,

I' m fine and hope the same with you. Hope

everything is going on well. I would like to

describe an incident for which I was the eyes

witness.

Two days ago when I went for my usual

evening walks near Madhapur I felt like having

some snacks. I stepped into a restaurant and

ordered for curry puffs and started eating. Just

then a police officer walked in along with his

men. He ordered his men to pick the people who

were drinking some soft drinks in the adjoining

room. They were all made to sit in the police

van. The soft drink bottles were collected and

were sent for lab test.

All those who were witnessing this were

shocked . I immediately paid the bill and left the

place. Later I came to know that liquor was

being served in those soft drink bottles. This is

horrible, in public places alcohol is being sold in

disguise. Beaware of such things.

Convey my regards to your parents.

Your sincere friend,

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Address on the envelope:

Srija,

D/o. S.S.Rao,

Flat No.22/32,

K.K.Residency.

T.Nagar, Chennai.

☞☞☞☞ Letter to the EditorKukatpally,

Hyderabad,

8th Mar'10.

To,

The Editor,

Sakshi,

Hyderabad.

Sir,

I would like to bring the following facts to

the notice of the authorities through your

popular newspaper, the inefficiency of the

authorities in checking the unlawful activity of

selling liquor in most of the restaurants openly.

Two days ago, I went to a restaurant to have

snacks. I witnessed the police raiding the

restaurant and some men were taken into

custody. Such scenes are common these days

and some of the restaurants are doing such

illegal business. It is evident that the authorities

are negligent in checking such unlawful

activities.

The law against prohibition is full of loop

holes. Hope my letter would be an eye opener to

the authorities.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

XXXXXXXXXXX.

Answer:Child Labour

Even though the government is providing

everything like free education, books mid-day

meals free text books some people are

reluctant to send their children to schools.

Instead they are forcing them to work for their

livelihood. That makes to work through out

their life as labourers. They are deprived of

their childhood and the right to education

conferred by our constitution. The

Government should think over that. It should

not engage children or the children should be

provided educational facilities at their work

place. Eradication of illiteracy is a social and

moral responsibility of every one.

Answer:Pollution

Pollution is a global problem. It poses a

serious threat to the environment. Everywhere

people seem to be suffering from lung

diseases and skin allergies. Vehicle pollution

has become a global concern. The

government and the individuals should take

steps to bring down the pollution levels.

Government should bring awareness among

the people to use the pollution control

devices. Our aim should be pollution free

world.

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Paper-I : 50 MarksSECTION - I

Eight Short Answer Questions based on the main reader

(Six from Prose and two from Poetry). 8 x 2 = 16

SECTION - IIVocabulary:

a) Meaning of words (5 X ½ = 2 ½)

b) Meaning of words in a given context (5 X ½ = 2 ½)

c) Selection of appropriate words to suit the context. (6 X ½ = 3) 8

SECTION - III Spelling and Pronunciation

(Spelling-4; Pronunciation - 4; Rhyming Words - 4)

(4 x ¼ = 1) (4 x ¼ = 1) (4 x ¼ = 1) 3

SECTION - IVGrammar

Making Sentence Endings -2; Punctuation = 1 ½; Transformation - 5;

Parts of Speech - 2; Correction of Errors - 1; Making improvements - 2 13 ½

SECTION - VReading Comprehension:

Passage (a) Short Answer Questions (5 X 1 = 5) 5

Passage (b) Selection Correct Statements (6 X ½ = 3) 3

Passage (c) Multiple Choice Answers (3 X ½ = 1 ½) 1 ½

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Total: 50 Marks

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Paper-II : 50 MarksSECTION - I

Comprehension on Supplementary Readers

Reader - I: Passage with 5 Multiple Choice Questions (5 x 1 = 5) 5

Reader - II: Passage with Short Answer Questions (5 x 1 = 5) 5

SECTION - II Short Paragraph Questions (To answer 5 out of 9 questions given

in two sets selecting at least two from each) (5 x 2 = 10) 10

SECTION - III Writing Tasks:

i) Rearranging Scrambled sentences (2 sets of 5 sentences each) (10 x ½ = 5) 5

ii) Recognition of styles in a letter (10 changes) (10 x ½ = 5) 5

iii) Argumentative paragraph Writing 5

iv) Two letter based on a incident given in hints (1 x 10 + 1 x 5 = 15) 15

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Total: 50 Marks

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Question Paper Pattern -Weightage of Marks

ENGLISHMarks WeightageLetter Writing

Letter on an incident as witnessed

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