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C Practice Question Paper-1 (2024-25)Second Language English

I. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter
of the alphabet. 4x1=4
1. Choose the appropriate question tag for the statement.
Ramesh eats well everyday,………………..?
a. doesn't he? b. does he? c. didn't he? d. don't he?
2. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined the
sentence.
Anusha: Good afternoon friend.
Prashant: Very good afternoon.
Anusha: I am going to market to buy groceries.
Prashant: Oh! nice. Shall I help you to carry things?
Anusha: Please do help me. Thank you friend.
a. order b. suggestion c. request d. offering help
3. Read the given conversation and fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word.
Arun: Kiran, are you attending the marriage ceremony tomorrow?
Kiran: No. I am extremely sorry. My father is not well.
Arun: If you had come, we…………..taken some nice photographs.
a. would not have b. will have c. would have d. shall have
4. Read the following and choose the infinitive. She is studying hard to get a good job.
a. is b. hard c. to get d. studying

II. DO AS DIRECTED: 12x1=12

5. Which of the following words has two syllables?
school, teacher, cap, know
6. Combine the word in column ‘A’ with its collocative word in column ‘B’. A. B
Blood. (worm, bank, nurse, red)
7. Fill in the blank with the correct article. He is ………..one-eyed man.
8. Fill in the blank with a suitable linker.
Ramesh didn't come to school……….he had fever.
9. Fill in the blank with an appropriate preposition. The book is ………… the library.
10. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in brackets.
The sun ………… (rise) in the east.
11. Identify the parts of speech of the underlined word. She sings melodiously.
12. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets.
Sheela is admired for her ………….(kind)
13. Use the word ‘dance’ as a verb in your own sentence.
14. Change into comparative degree.
Madikeri is the coolest city in Karnataka.
15. Change into passive voice.
The king is calling the minister.
16. change the underlined sentence into report speech.
Roopa: Hello, Divya. How are you?
Divya: I feel great. How is your father now?
Roopa: He is feeling well these days.
Divya asked Roopa …………
III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit it and rewrite it in the answer book.
1x2=2
 Hanif was a soldier. He fought brave in the Kargil war. His mother hema, had a touring
job.
a. Capital letter to be used b. Adverbial mistake to be corrected.

IV. Answer the following is questions in 2-3 sentences each. 7X2=14

18. Ambedkar had a great thirst for books. Illustrate.
19. How was Smitha able to fulfil her brother's wish?
20. How do you think, “science is an exciting adventure”?
21. Why do you think Americans wanted to buy Don Anselmo’s land?
22. How does the poet describe the life in space?
23. How was the students’ march unusual. Or
How has Dolma describe her preparedness for the task of scaling the Mount Everest?
24. Life for Hanif in the beginning was never a smooth sail. Why was it so?
Or
“Will I ever make it”. Why did Wangjia feel so?

V. Answer the following questions in 5-6 sentences each: 2X3=6

25. How can you say that Satish became popular all over the world?
26. How does the poet express the feeling of mother earth through the poem Iam the land.

VI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 4X3=12
27) “Leave alone strength, can you prove you have courage?”
a) Who said this?
b) Who is ‘you’ referred to here?
c)Why did the speaker ask so?
28) “Take the girl to Airoli.”
(a) Who gave this suggestion?
(b) Who is the ‘girl’ referred to here?
(c) Why should she be taken to Airoli?
29) “Discipline is the thing of past, Sir. It’s you or us.”
a) Who does ‘you’ refer to?
b) When did the speaker say so?
c)What mood of the speaker does it reveal about?
30) “What song shall I sing of you, my mother?”
a) Who is the word 'I' refer to here?
b) Who was it said to?
c) Why did the speaker say so?

VII. Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given below. 1x3=3
31.Name: Ganesh Rao
Born: July 15, 1980
Place: Sagar, Shivmogga
Parents: Gopal Rao and Radha Rao
Education: M.A in English, PhD
Profession: Professor in Delhi University
Hobbies: Reads books, listening to music and gardening.
Reasons for popularity: Kind, helps the needy, honest and hard worker.

VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below. 1x3=3
32. One day a lion-nothing to eat-the hungry lion-roamed in the forest in search of food-caught
a small hare-lion raised his paws-to kill the hare - a deer was coming from the opposite side
lion dropped the hare - ran after the deer- hare ran away - deer was much faster than lion - in
a trice deer vanished- lion disappointed-returned-repenting. Moral

IX. Study the picture given below. 1x3=3

33. Write a description or an account of what the picture suggests to you in a
paragraph.

X. Quote from memory: 1x4=4

The throned —------------ fear of kings. Or With heavy sighs —------------ can know.

XI. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. 2x2=4
35. Mobile phones offer numerous benefits, they also present challenges. The overuse of
mobile phones, especially among young people, has led to concerns about addiction, reduced
face-to-face social interaction, and the potential impact on mental health. Moreover, mobile
phones have raised issues about privacy and security, as personal information stored on these
devices is vulnerable to hacking and misuse.
In conclusion, mobile phones are undoubtedly one of the most transformative inventions of
the modern era. They have revolutionized communication and created new opportunities.
However, it is essential to balance their use and be mindful of the potential risks associated
with their widespread adoption.
A. How have mobile phones impacted education?
B. In your opinion, what is the most significant advantage of mobile phones?

XII. Answer the following questions in about 8-10 sentences. 1x4=4

36. My grandmother was a genius. Substantiate the poet’s view about his grandmother. Or
What description do you find about the Jazz player in the poem ‘Jazz Poem Two’?
Or
How did the sailors regain their confidence to overcome a great peril in the poem ‘The Ballad
of the Tempest’?
XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following topics. 1x4=4
37. a. Water pollution b. Importance of yoga c. Newspaper
XIV. Write a letter using the information given below. 1x5=5
38. Imagine that you are Suhas /Sneha of Navodaya High school Hubli.
Write a letter to your friend inviting him/her to spend time with you in summer vacation.
Or
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper reporting about the bad condition of roads and
drainage system in your locality.
 I.
1. a. Doesn’t he?
2. c. request
3. c. would have
4. c. to get
II.
5. Teacher
6. Blood – bank
7. A
8. Because
9. In
10. Rises
11. Adverb
12. Kindness
13. I dance on the stage. We danced in the party. I dance in the school.
14. Madikeri is cooler than any other city in Karnataka.
15. The minister is being called by the king.
16. Divya asked Roopa how her father was then.
III.
17.
a. hema – Hema b. brave - bravely
IV.
18. Throughout his life Dr. Ambedkar was a voracious leader. He had an insatiable thirst
for books. He bought books by curtailing his daily needs. In New York he purchased
2,000 old books. In London he he purchased books and that they to be sent to India
in 32 boxes.
19. Smitha went to concert. After the concert she told her brothers wish to Pandit
Ravishankar. She requested to play for Anant. next morning they came to aunt
susheela apartment and played for the Anant.
20. Scientific research is an exciting venture into the great unknown and the token of
humankind’s survival.
21. American wanted to buy Don Anselmo’s land because, the land had beautiful house.
A little creek was ran through the land. The land had beautiful orchard.
22. In space there is no day and night. There is no change in seasons. Plates and tea cups
are circling around him. He is in solitary confinement.
23. The students marched very silently. There were no shouts. There were no slogans.
They walked as if there were no police. So the march was unusual.
OR. Dicky Dolma prepared herself for the venture of scaling The Mt. Everest by
joining the newly opened mountaineering institute in Manali. She took up the basic
training at the institute and worked with dedication and determination. She got ‘A’
grades and was selected by the All India expedition to Mount Everest.
24. Because Hanif lost his father when he was just eight. His mother Hema Aziz was left
to take care of three young boys. But she had to leave the children alone and travel
with the performance team of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry
 OR. the first monster blew through his beard and the smooth road became vast
scree. Every stone on it was as sharp as a knife. As Wangjia walked on it his boots
got torn. His feet got cut. His hands were torn to pieces. The journey was very tough.
So, he thought if he would ever make it.

V.
25. Satish Gujral is among the foremost artists of India. He is one of the few artists who
is accomplished in several art forms like painting, sculpture and architecture. Satish
Gujral is also a writer. Exhibitions of his works have been held all over the world
and displayed in prestigious museums like the Museum of Modern Art, New York,
the Hiroshima Collection, Washington and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New
Delhi. He has published four books of his works in various arts.He was awarded the
Order of the Crown for the best architectural design of the 20th century for his
design of the Belgian Embassy in New Delhi. He has also been honoured with the
Padma Vibhushan.
26. The poem ‘I am the land’ is written by Marina de Bellagenta.
 In this poem the mother earth as the speaker.
 Mother earth tells that she waits with patience.
 People claim that the land belongs to them.
 They occupy the land, plough, plant trees, grow fruits and grass.
 The children dance and play on the land.
 The land bears everything without a complaint.
 The soldiers come with guns fighting for the land.
 People build fences on the land to divide nations.
 It chokes the land like chains in her neck.
 But mother earth mocks at the people’s behavior with a tone of self assertion.
VI.
27.
a. Swami’s father
b. Swami
c. Swami asked if had all courage what could he do if a tiger attacked him.
28.
a. Traffic police
b. Roma Talreja
c. She met with an accident. She needed treatment.
29.
a. Francisco
b. When Columbus said about discipline.
c. Angry
30.
a. The poet V K Gokak
b. To the mother India
c. When he wanted to sing a song praising the mother India.
VII.
31. This is a profile of Mr Ganesh Rao . He was Born onJuly 15, 1980. His Place is Sagar,
Shivmogga. His Parents are Gopal Rao and Radha Rao. His Education is M.A in
 English, PhD . his Profession is Professor in Delhi University . his Hobbies are Reads
books, listening to music and gardening. Reasons for popularity are Kind, helps the
needy, honest and hard worker.

32. One day a lion had nothing to eat. the hungry lion roamed in the forest in search of
food. It caught a small hare and lion raised his paws to kill the hare. a deer was
coming from the opposite side lion dropped the hare and ran after the deer. The
hare ran away and deer was much faster than lion. in a trice deer vanished. The lion
was disappointed and returned repenting.
33. A picture is worth thousand words. This is a picture of park. It is a beautiful picture.
I like this picture. There are 8 kids in the park. There is a boy on swing. Two kids
playing football. I can see a girl is skipping. They are all happy and enjoying. I too
like to go to park with my friends.
34.
The throned —------------ fear of kings. OrWith heavy sighs —------------ can know.

35. A) The overuse of mobile phones, especially among young people, has led to
concerns about addiction, reduced face-to-face social interaction, and the potential
impact on mental health.
b) mobile phones are undoubtedly one of the most transformative inventions of the
modern era. They have revolutionized communication and created new
opportunities.
36.
The poet Ruskin Bond calls his grandmother as ‘Genius’ because she could climb a
tree. Even at the age of 62, she was passionate to climb a tree and learnt it from her
loving brother at the age of six. Everybody feared that granny would fall from a tree
one day.
One day she climbed a tree but could not come down. After the rescue doctor
recommended rest for a week. But for granny it was like a brief season in hell. She
demanded a house to be built in a tree. The poet’s father, who was dutiful, fulfilled
his mother’s wish, so that granny moved up and enjoyed as her wish.
OR

The Jazz player is like an Ancient Mariner. He has a wrinkled face, closed eyes
with full of wearies. His collar frayed, faded blue old shirt turned dark sweat. Old
necktie undone drops, old jacket holding his sagging stomach. He had a rundown
shoes having paper in them. His unshaven face shows pain. Across his chest lies an
old alto saxophone. He feels, he has a message for the people of the world.

OR
“The Ballad of the Tempest” poem is written by James T Fields. In this poem, it was
dark, stormy night in winter a ship was out at sea. Huge waves dashed against the
ship and the roar of the sea filled the sailors with fear. They crowded together in one
cabin. Even the bravest among them could not sleep. They just sat in the darkness
and prayed. As the storm continued, the captain too gave up hope and said that
 nothing could save them. At that point, the captain’s little daughter held his hand
and quietly asked if God protected them on sea. Her faith in God filled the sailors
with a new hope.
By morning, the storm cleared and they reached harbor safely.

37. Essays

38.

From
Suhas
Navodaya high school,
Hubli
Date: 29.01.2025
Dear father
Hi how are you. I am fine here. I hope you are also fine there. I am studying well for my
exams. I hope I will get distinction. I am writing this to inviting you to spend time with me
in summer vacation. In summer holidays come to my home. We can have some beautiful
days. We can enjoy my village place, temple, lake and farms. We can play with my friends.
Write a letter about your health. Convey my regards to all.
Yours lovingly
Suhas

To
ABC
Srirampura
Mandya