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Subject : Second Language 4 ENGLISH

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WÜÄÐÜu AíPÜWÜÙÜá : 80 ] [ Max. Marks : 80

General Instructions to the Candidate :

1. This question paper consists of 38 questions.

2. Follow the instructions given against the questions.

3. Figures in the right hand margin indicate maximum marks for the questions.

4. The maximum time to answer the paper is given at the top of the question paper.

It includes 15 minutes for reading the question paper.

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I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete

statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the

correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of

alphabet. 4×1=4

1. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank :

Joritha comes to school regularly, ....................

(A) doesn9t she ? (B) does she ?

(C) did she ? (D) didn9t she ?

2. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the

underlined sentence :

Teacher : Why are you looking sad, Anu ?

Anu : I studied hard yet I got less marks in the exam.

Teacher : Don9t worry, prepare a good time-table and follow it.

(A) Apologizing (B) Seeking information

(C) Giving advice (D) Request

3. Read the given conversation and fill in the blank choosing the most

appropriate words :

Kavya : Hello Kamalesh, Have you watched the movie 8Super

309 ?

Kamalesh : No. If you had suggested erlier, I ............... watched it.

(A) will have (B) would have

(C) wouldn9t have (D) shall have

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4. Choose the passive form of the given sentence :

I am purchasing a car.

(A) A car is purchased by me

(B) A car was being purchased by me

(C) A car was purchased by me

(D) A car is being purchased by me

II. Do as directed : 12 × 1 = 12

5. Which one of the following words has two syllables ?

child, milk, colour, school

6. Combine the word in Column-A with its collocative word in Column-B :

8A9 8B9

Twinkling [ rain, star, bell, bird ]

7. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word :

I need some water.

8. Fill in the blank using the correct article :

Raveesh is ........................ famous doctor.

9. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition :

Raghu goes to school ................... foot.

10. Fill in the blank using suitable linker :

Should we go to Hubli by train .................... bus ?

11. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in brackets :

Vishwanath ................... ( work ) in a Government school.

12. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets :

The officer gave .................... ( resign ) letter to his boss.

13. Use the word 8Brush9 as verb in a sentence.

14. Change the given sentence into comparative degree ;

Bengaluru is the costliest city in Karnataka.

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15. Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence into
reported speech :

Manu : Did you meet your friend ?

Girish : Yes, I met my friend yesterday.

Girish said to Manu ........................................... .

16. Frame a question to get the underlined words as answer :

Peter washes his clothes four times a week.

III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it in
the answer book : 1×2=2

17. Ravindra thought for a movement and ran quick to help his friend.

a) Spelling to be corrected

b) Adverbial form to be corrected.

IV. Answer the following questions in 2 3 3 sentences each : 7 × 2 = 14

18. How was Swami honoured by his classmates, teachers and headmaster ?

19. <Ambedkar had a great thirst for books.= Justify.

20. What attempts did Smita make to fulfil Anant9s wish ?

21. Why does Keillis Borok say, 8Scientists are the most practical people in the
world9 ?

22. Describe the feelings of Jazz player while he was playing music.

23. Why were Babu and Manju disappointed with the way the students were
marching ?

OR

How did Dicky Dolma prepare herself to scale the Mt. Everest ?

24. Why life for Haneef in the beginning was never a smooth sail ?

OR

What hardships did Wangjia undergo on his way to find the Bird of
happiness ?
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V. Answer the following questions in 5 3 6 sentences each : 2×3=6

25. Give a brief account of how Baleshwar helped the girl on the tracks.
26. Describe the feelings of the Mother Earth in the poem <I am the Land=.

VI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow :
4 × 3 = 12
27. <We would buy, and the money was ready.=

a) Who does 8we9 refer to ?

b) What did they buy ?
c) Why did they want to buy it ?

28. <He is under treatment and will soon be fine !=

a) Who is the speaker ?
b) When was this statement made ?

c) What is the tone of the speaker ?

29. <There are limits to patience, Sir.=
a) Who made this statement ?

b) Why did he say so ?

c) When was it said ?
30. <With tea cups circling round me like the planets round the sun.=

a) Who is the speaker ?

b) Where does the speaker experience this ?
c) Why do tea cups circle around that person ?

VII. Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given below
: 1×3=3
31. Name : Sharad Kumar

Place and date of birth : 1 March, 1992, Muzaffarpur,

Bihar, India
Education : Graduate in Political Science,

International Relations
Sports ; High Jump
Occupation : Athlete / Coach

Disability : Impaired muscle power

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Achievements : 2020 Tokyo Paralympics,

won bronze medal

2020 Paris Paralympics,

won silver medal

VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below : 1×3=3

32. There was a dog 4 hungry 4 search 4 juicy piece of bone. He thought 4
his place and enjoy it 4 cross a bridge 4 the dog saw his own reflection 4
another dog 4 in his mouth 4 greedy 4 piece of bone 4 his mouth 4
reflection 4 As soon as 4 into the river 4 river 4 home hungry.

Moral of the story : 4 be greedy.

IX. Study the picture given below :

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

paragraph. 1×3=3

Alternative question for Visually impaired candidates only. ( In lieu of

Q. No. 33 )

Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own : 3×1=3

a) go through b) give away c) put on

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X. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

34. The throned monarch ....................................

.....................................................................

.............................. .......................................

.................................................. fear of kings ;

OR

My day or night .............................................

......................................................................

.......................................................................

........................................................ always day.

XI. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :

1×4=4(2×2)

35. A poor farmer who had always lived in the village and had never visited a
big town won a lot of money, so he decided that he could now afford a
holiday in an excellent hotel by the sea.

When lunch time came on his first day there, he decided to go and eat in
the restaurant of the hotel. The head waiter showed him to his table, took
his order and went away. When he looked at the farmer again, he had a
surprise ! The farmer had tied his table napkin round his neck.

The head waiter was very annoyed at this and immediately told one of the
other waiters in the restaurant to go to the man and inform him, without
being in any way insulting, that people did not do such a thing in
restaurants of that quality.

The waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly voice, <Good morning
Sir, would you like a shave, or a haircut ?=

a) What made it possible for the farmer to afford to stay in the expensive
hotel ?

b) Why was head waiter surprised ?

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XII. Answer the following question in about 8 3 10 sentences : 1×4=4

36. Describe how the poet uses Grandma9s tree climbing to show her
relationship with the nature.

OR

Summarise the emotions displayed in the poem <Balled of the Tempest= in

your own words.

OR

How does the poet wish to praise the Mother India in the poem <Song of
India= ?

XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following : 1×4=4

37. a) Social evils

b) Ban on plastic

c) Environmental pollution

XIV. Write a letter using the information given below : 1×5=5

38. Imagine you are Pavani / Praveen, studying in Government High School,
Jayanagar, Tumkur.

Write a letter to your friend inviting him / her to your school day function.

OR

Write a letter to the PDO, Village Panchayath, requesting to clean your

school premises as children are being affected from dengue fever.