Govt. Supplementary Question Paper
10 - ENGLISH
[Time
Allowed : 3.00 Hours ] (Maximum
Marks : 100
PART -
I
Note :
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the option code and the corresponding answer.
Choose
the appropriate synonym for the italicised words.
1. How he loved to tear the food that way, scraping his beak now and
again to Whet it. ‘
(a) dull (b)
bright
(c) sharpen (d) cut
2. The owner of the tea shop, now over sixty, a little rustic
appearance.
(a) typical (b) soft
(c) shabby (d)
neat
3. India’s disabled are deprived by attitudinal
barriers as they continue to grapple with the challenges of access,
acceptance and inclusion.
(a) calm (b) fight
(c) anger (d)
stare
Choose
the appropriate antonym for the italicised words.
4. We can now look forward to a more inclusive
way of learning, instead of the cloistered existence that most
differently-abled learners had to face in the past.
(a) opened (b) enclosed
(c) revealed (d) suppressed
5. He forgot all about his ruler and how cranky
he was.
(a) Unique (b) Known
(c) Peculiar (d) Strange
6. Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project
undertaken in consonance with the National policy to empower women to
attain their full potential.
(a) disagreement (b) actions
(c) opinions (d) agreement
7. Choose the correct plural form of ‘Furniture’
from the following .
(a) furnitures (b) furniturs
(c) furniture (d) furnituries
8. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix
to the word ‘obedient’.
(a) im (b) dis
(c) un (d)
in
9. Choose the correct expansion of the
abbreviation ATM :
a) Automatic Teller Machine
b) Automated Teller Machine
c) Automized Teller Machine
d) Automobile Tele Machine
10. Complete the following sentence with the most
appropriate phrasal verb given below.
They preferred to put you to______ a farm or at the mills.
(a) Work out (b)
Work in
(c) Work on (d) Work down
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the
word ‘under’ to form a compound word.
(a) World (b) Water
(c) Store (d)
Room
12. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate
preposition given below :
The horse jumped ______the fence.
(a) across (b)
on
(c) over (d) beyond
13. Complete the following sentence using the most
appropriate tense form of the verb given below.
If I were a bird, I______around the world.
(a) would have flown (b) would fly
(c) flew (d)
can fly
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the
given four alternatives.
______ he was poor, he was happy and
content.
(a) As (b) Though
(c) But (d)
When
PART - II
SECTION - 1
Answer any three of the following
questions in a sentence or two. 3×2=6
15. Did the mother bird offer any food to the young
bird ? [Prose - 1]
16. Who mentored the crew ?
17. Where was Nagen uncle’s shop ?
18. How does Kim help Alisha ?
SECTION - 2
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any three of the following.
3×2=6
19. “And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a
day!”
a) Who does the pronoun “you’ refer to here ?
b) Whose task is referred to
as ‘our task’ here ?
20. “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?
21. The summer of life she’s ready to see in spring.
She says, “spring will come again, my dear
Let me care for the ones who’re near.”
a) How does she take life ?
b) What does she mean by “spring will come again ?”
22. 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 ?
SECTION - 3
Answer
any three of the following. 3×2=6
23. Rewrite the following sentence in other voice.
Mala will write a letter.
Ans : A
letter will be written by Mala
24. Change into indirect speech.
Guna said, “This is my watch”
Ans : Guna said that that
was his watch
25. Punctuate the following sentence.
then bring them here ariel said prospero
Ans : “Then bring them here,
Ariel”, said Prospero
26. Combine the following into compound sentence.
He reached the station. He missed the
train.
Ans : He reached the station
yet / but he missed the train
27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to
make meaningful sentences.
a) If/study /marks / a/ you / will/ well /
good / get
Ans : If you study well you
will get a good marks. / If you study will you will get good marks
(b) there/often/with/problems/mobile
phones/a/are/lot of
Ans : There are often a lot
of problems with mobile phones
SECTION - 4
Answer
the following question. 1×2=2
28. You are near the market. A stranger asks you to
direct him to the Museum. Give instructions to help him.
Ans :
1. Walk along the vedha stree
2. Turn left
3. Then walk along the NHK Road
4. Turn right
5. You will find the museum in the left side
opposite to the Railway Station
PART - III
SECTION - 1
Answer
any two of the following in a paragraph. 2×5=10
29. Describe the struggles underwent by the young
seagull to overcome its fear of flying
30. What are the
factors responsible for the All-Women Indian Navy crew to carry out their
expedition ?
31. Give a brief character sketch of Sasanka
Sanyal.
32. Give an account of the last day of Mr. Hamel in
school.
SECTION - 2
Answer
any two of the following. 2x5=10
33. How are today’s
women portrayed by the poet ?
34. Describe how the journey of life should be
according to the poet.
35. Read the following stanza and answer the
questions given below :
Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the
goal;
Not mourning for the things that disappear
a) Identify the rhyming scheme.
b) What kind of a life does the poet want
to lead ?
c) Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to ?
d) Why do
you think the poet is not in a hurry ?
36. Paraphrase the following stanza.
She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her.
She’ll not spare you if you’re a
prankster.
Don’t ever try to saw her pride, her
self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you - so
beware.
Ans :
- These lines are taken from the poem, ‘‘I am Every woman’’ by Rakhi Nariani Shirke’’
- Woman is ferocious like a lioness. The poet warns the prankster not to mess her. If you try to harm her pride and self respect, she will tackle and deal with cruelty. So be careful.
SECTION - 3
Answer
any one of the following : 1×5=5
37. Rearrange the following sentences in coherent
ord.
i) Prospero and his daughter Miranda came
to the Island. (2)
ii) Prospero
had released many good spirits. (4)
iii) There was an island in the sea. (1)
iv) Ariel was the chief of all spirits. (5)
v) They lived in a cave made out of a
rock. (3)
38. Read the following passage and answer the
questions that follow.
“Twelve years ago, Miranda”, continued
Prospero, “I was Duke of Milan, and you were a princess, and my only heir. I
had a younger brother, whose name was Antonio, to whom I trusted everything; My
brother Antonio being thus in possession of my power, began to think himself
the duke indeed.
The opportunity I gave him of making
himself popular among my subjects awakened in his bad nature a proud ambition
to deprive me of my dukedom : this he soon effected with the aid of the King of
Naples, a powerful prince, who was my enemy.”
Questions :
Ans : Prospero was the Duke of milan
b) What was his daughter’s name ?
Ans : Miranda
c) Who was his younger brother ?
Ans : Antonio
d) What is meant by ‘deprive’ ?
Ans : to take something away from
e) Who was the enemy of Prospero ?
Ans : Antonio
SECTION - 4
Answer
any four of the following : 4×5=20
39. Gorgeous and colourful dresses - Attractive
prices - All types - Men’s wear - Kid’s wear - buy one get one - Aadi offer -
Mega sale - No. 5, North Usmaan Road, T. Nagar.
Prepare an attractive advertisement using
the hints given above.
Ans :
40. Write a letter to an editor of a newspaper
highlighting the noise pollution of your area
Ans :
Hastin joe,
13, Vinayagar Colony,
Udangudi.
To
The Editor,
The Hindu News Paper,
7, Nehru Salai,
Thoothukudi.
Respected Sir,
I request you to publish the following few lines in your valuable daily.
I am Hastin joe, living in the above address. In our area, there are two hospitals and a school. The loud speaker nuisance in our area is increasing day by day. The aged people and school children suffer a lot. So please take necessary action.
__|__| 2022 Hastin joe
41. You are Kamalesh/Kaviya. Head of Cultural Club
in your school. Your school is participating in the inter-school dance
competition next month. Write a notice to the students inviting them to
participate.
Ans :
Kings Hr. Sec. School
Valliyoor
Notice
This is to inform our school is participating the inter school dance comopetition next month. Interested students are invited to participate in the competition.
Tensy Rani
Head of Cultural Club
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in a paragraph of five sentences.
Ans :
- This is a small amusement place.
- Children are playing very happily
- Children are wearing mask
- They are playing with a small child
- Children are crawling like babies to make fun
43. Make notes or write a summary of the following
passage.
Title : Family Bonding :
Family is where we all belong to and
from where our identity comes from. A person is valued based on his family
and upbringing. Family is a bond, a long lasting relationship that holds a
bond with each other. There are many values that one has to learn to get
the family bonding in the right manner. Bonding does not happen overnight. It
forms with every second, every minute that you spend with your loved ones. The
understanding, the acceptance, the belonging and the security all enclosed
together is how a family bond is formed.
A close family bond is like a safe
harbour, where we feel secure and where we trust that we have someone always
there to whom we could turn to when we need them most. It is through a family
that we learn the values of love, trust, hope, belief, cultures, morals,
traditions and every little matter that concerns to us. A strong foundation
for any individual comes from being with the supportive family.
Note:
Gather the underlined sentences and
write a para.
44. Identify the errors in the following sentences
and rewrite them correctly.
a) She bake the cake. Ans : bakes
b) I prefer coffee than tea. Ans
: to
c) One of the students are affected
by corona. Ans : is
d) This is the pen where I lost.
Ans : which
e) She is beautiful. Is she ?
Ans : isn’t she?
SECTION - V
45. Quote from memory: 1×5=5
A woman is beauty ................
.......... to see in spring.
PART -
VI
46. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints.
2×8=16
a) Froze in horror - zigzag left - fruit -
streamed Lakshmi’s enthusiasm - whizzing off - Mrs. Krishnan groaned - this
commotion - snored on - beautiful painting -Mrs. Jhunjhunwala the art critic -
clear instructions - ridiculously - frantic days - Aravind confessed -
monastery compared - sunset at Marina beach.
Ans :
Introduction:
This story is
about a wierd bird named zigzag. It was Dr. Somu’s pet bird. He left it with
Dr. Krishnan when he went for Alaska. Now, we are going to see about the
commotions caused by zigzag in Dr. Krishnan’s house.
Qualities of Zigzag:
Dr.
Somu went for Alaska. He left his pet bird zigzag to Krishnan. Dr. Somu’s cook
Visu, brought the bird. He told that zigzag can speak 21 languages. It was a
multi-lingual bird. But, he didn’t speak any word.
Commotions caused by zigzag:
Aravind
brought some fruits and nuts. Zigzag didnot eat them but transferred them on
the fan blades. Then he perched on the curtain rod and slept. At once he
started to snore. He snored loudly. When, the fan was switched on, the fruits
spoiled Mrs. Krishnan’s painting.
Zigzag’s
talent:
Dr.
Krishnan took it to the clinic. Suddenly, zigzag flew on the nurse table.
Surprisingly, zigzag ordered the naughty kids to be silent. Zigzag recited
French poetry and kindly comforted the crying children.
Conclusion:
Thus,
Dr. Krishnan was surprised and wanted to keep zigzag with them. Mrs. Krishnan’s
painting was also sold for Rs. 5000. Thus, zigzag was an absolute treasure for
them.
OR
b) Only inhabitants - beautiful young lady - made
out of rock - released good spirits - named Prospero - witch Sycorax -
imprisoned - Ariel was the chief - tormenting monster - Caliban was employed -
violent storm - command the winds - dreadful storm - sad distress - dashed to
pieces - ship receive - ignorant - remember a time - three - years of age -
Antonio carried - Miranda hung upon - impostor - King of Naples - remember the
troubles past - forgiveness - restored dukedom.
Ans:
Introduction:
Prospero was an old man. He was the famous
Duke of Milan. People of Milan loved him very much. He was fond of reading
magic books. He was sent to an Island by his cunning brother Antonio. Prospero
lived in the Island and wanted to restore the kingdom.
Antonio’s
cunningness:
Antonio
brother of Prospero wanted to usurp the kingdom. So, by his cunningness he
ursurped the kingdom. He sent them to an Island. He and his daughter were the
only inhabitants of the Island. Ariel was the chief spirit. He obeyed them.
Prospero’s
Revenge:
Prospero
was a genuine person. One day, his brother Antonio, the King of Naples and Lord
Gonzalo were travelling by ship. Knowing this, Prospero ordered Ariel to wreck
the ship. Ariel brought Ferdinand. Prospero gave hardwork to Ferdinand. In turn
Miranda and Ferdinand started loving each other.
Returning of Kingdom:
Ariel
made Antonio and the King of Naples to repent for their deeds. Antonio with sad
words of sorrow, repented for his mistake. Thus, Prospero restored his kingdom.
Conclusion:
Prospero
returned to his kingdom. He set Ariel free. Ariel thanked Prospero and left.
Thus Miranda and Ferdinand got married. Prospero became the king of Milan. He
was a noble man.
Paragraph
for average students :
Prospero
was an old man. He was a famous Duke of Milan. People of Milan loved him very
much. He lived in an island. His daughter Miranda was a beautiful lady. He had
released many good spirits from a witch called Sycorax. The spirits were
obedient to him. Ariel was the chief among these spirits. Prospero was deprived
of his power by his false brother Antonio. His brother forced Prospero and his
daughter into a small boat to die in the sea. But they reached the island and
lived there. Prospero was a genuine person. Once Prospero raised a tempest.
Prospero wanted Ferdinand to marry his daughter Miranda. He tested by means of
some hard tasks. He forgave his false brother Antonio and the king of Naples.
Prospero embraced his brother. He restored their ship to them. Before he left
the island. He dismissed Ariel from his service. Prospero was kind not only to his
daughter but also to all. He was a noble man
47. (a) Read the following paragraph and answer the
questions given below.
The Olympic Games began in Greece about
three thousand years ago. All wars stopped for the Olympics in those days. The
discus and the Pentathlon began in these early Olympic Games. In 394, ii(the
Romans stopped the Greek Olympic Games, because they didn’t like them.)ii
In 1896, a Frenchman - Pierre de Coubertin began the Olympic Games again. These
days the Olympic Games usually happen every four years. But how did the
Paralympics for disabled begin,? iv(ln the 1940s Sir Ludwig
Guttmann was a doctor at the Stoke Mandeville hospital in England.)iv
iii(At the hospital there were many disabled soldiers from World
War II and Guttmann wanted these soldiers to get better by doing sports)iii
Questions :
i) Where did the Olympic Games begin ?
Ans: Greece
ii) Why did the Romans stop the Olympic
Games ?
iii) How
did the Paralympic for disabled begin ?
iv) Who was Sir Ludwig Guttmann ?
OR
b) Read the following poem and answer the
questions given below
Summer comes
in a blaze of heat
With sunny smiles
and dusty feet
Then seasons change
to muddy roads
Monsoons and mangoes
leapfrogs and toads
Spring is pretty
but short and sweet
When you can smell the grass
from your garden seat
Autumn is English
in red, yellow and brown
Autumn is Indian
whenever leaves fall down.
Questions :
i) How does the poet describe the spring season ?
Ans : Spring is pretty but short and sweet
ii) Which
line tells you that the garden is fresh ?
Ans : When
you can smell the grass from your garden seat
iii) Does the poet welcome the summer ?
How do you know ?
Ans : Yes because summer
comes in a blaze of heat, with sunny smiles.
iv) How is autumn in India ?
Ans : All the leaves fall down from the trees
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