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ENGLISH SLIP TEST-01
Time allowed: 1 Hour 30 Min. Maximum Marks :50
Instructions: (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness, inform the
Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.
PART I
Note: (i) Answer all the questions 10x1=10
(ii) Choose the most appropriate answer from the given four alternatives and write the option code
and the corresponding answer.
I.Choose the appropriate synonyms for the italicized words.
1.The young bird kept calling her mother plaintively.
a)happily b) sadly c) rigorously d) vainly
2.The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath.
a)inferior b) above c) below d) higher
3. The little seagull even gnawed at the dried pieces of eggshell.
a)chewed b) cackled c) swallowed d) craved
II. Choose the appropriate antonym for the italicized words.
4.His father was preening the feathers.
a)cleaning b) clearing c) dirtying d) colouring
5.He could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise.
a)crippled b) weakened c) energetic d) surprised
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6.How he loved to tear food that way, scraping his beak now and again to whet it!
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a)arouse b) sharpen c) grind
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7.Choose the correct plural form of the word ‘species’.
a) specieses b) species c) speciyes d) speciesis
8. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word “activate”
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a) un b) in c) dis d) de
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation “ VAT ” .
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a) Value Added Tax b) Value Applied Tax c) Value Admitted Tax d) Vehicle Added Tax
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10.Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word ‘Brain’ to form a compound word.
a) blood b) vessels c) storm d) work
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PART II
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Section – I
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Answer any TWO of the following questions in a sentence or two. 2x2=4
11. Why did the seagull fail to fly?
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12. What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents?
13. What prompted the young seagull to fly finally?
Section – II
Read the following set of poetic lines and answer any TWO of the following. 2x2=4
14.Let me but live my life from year to year,
With forward face and unreluctant soul;
a)Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?
b)What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
15.In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
a)What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in the dim past’?
b)Is the poet afraid of future?
16. My heart will keep the courage of the quest,
And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.
a) What does ‘quest’ mean?
b) What is the poet’s hope?
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Section – III on it in about five sentences.
Answer the following question. 1x2=2
17. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice.
She was playing kabaddi
Section – IV -1x2=2
18. A stranger asks you to direct him to the nearby bank.
Guide him with your directions to reach the bank.
Part IV (8 Marks)
26. Write a paragraph about 150 words by developing
the following hints. 4
There was an island - Prospero and his daughter Miranda -
PART III -Section I - 1x5=5 Ariel was the chief – storm created – Ferdinand and
Answer any one of the following in utmost ten lines Miranda - Prospero ungentle – Prospero’s brother - King of
Naples - repented – Ariel dismissed.
19.Explain the experience of the young seagull in “His First
Flight” written by Liam O’Flaherty. 27. Read the following passage and answer the questions
20.Your parents sometimes behave like the young bird’s given below: 4x1=4
parents. They may seem cruel and unrelenting. Does it mean Water use in a country depends very much on its
that they do not care for you? Explain your views about it with efficiency in water use. Even in most technologically
advanced countries, the efficiency of irrigation is
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reference to the story.
only 30 percent. As the people of California, in the
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Section II - 1x5=5 United States of America, and Israel use water
Answer any one of the following
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ethically and with enormous care the efficiency in
use is high. They are also good in water management
21. Read the following poetic lines and answer the
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activities. For example, drip irrigation has been used
questions given below.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear in Israel as well as California to best effect. The
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From what the future veils; but with a whole farmers and horticulturists make the water drip drop
And happy heart, that pays its toll - by - drop at the roots of the crop plants. This system
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To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer. of irrigation has now come into use in India too. With
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this method of irrigation a high output of crops is
a)Identify the rhyming words of the given lines being harvested with small amount of water. In this
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b)Identify the rhyme scheme of the given lines. way, salinization of the land is also averted to a great
c)Identify the figure of speech in the second poetic line
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extent.
d) Pick out the alliterating words a) Why is the efficiency in water use high in some
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countries?
22. Paraphrase the following stanza. b) Explain drip irrigation.
So let the way wind up the hill or down, c) What is the result of the use of drip irrigation?
O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: d) (i) Give the appropriate meaning of: ‘ethically’
Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, (ii) Write the opposite of the word:‘efficiency’
New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,
(or)
Section III Read the following poem and answer the questions given
Answer any two of the following. 2x5=10
23. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints I know what the caged bird feels, alas!
given below. When the Sun is bright on the upland slopes;
Villupuram Namma Veedu - Tasty and hygienic food When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass,
– homemade taste – 200 varieties of dishes to select- And the river flows like a stream of glass;
vegetarian & Non-vegetarian -K.K.Road -Villupuram. When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,
And the faint perfume from its chalice steals-
24. You are Dilip/Divya , school pupil leader of GHSS, I know what the caged bird feels.
Sathiyamangalam. Prepare a notice on behalf of your
school inviting all students of your school to take part a) Where did the wind stir?
in the English Club inauguration, which is to be held
b) What does ‘opes’ mean?
in your school on 23rd of this month.
c) How does the river flow?
d)Suggest a suitable title for the poem.
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