These AP 9th Class English Important Questions 6th Lesson will help students prepare well for the exams.
AP Board 9th Class English 6th Lesson Important Questions and Answers
Section – A
Reading Skills
Discursive Passage and Case-based Passage
1. Read the passage given below.
TRP is a metric used to measure the reach of the television. Standing for Television Rating Point, TRP tells us which programme or channel is viewed the most. TRP indicates how popular a show or channel is. The’Tngher the TRP, the wider the viewership. In other words, TRPs indicate how many people watched which programmes or channels for how long during a particular period.
TRP helps advertisers know the pulse of the audience. Advertisements being a costly investment, advertisers need to ensure maximum reach of their ads for the benefit of their product. According to the TRP of a programme or channel, they decide where to display their ads. Higher TRP means bigger audience and more money from advertisers.
The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, a joint industry body represented by advertisers, ad agencies and broadcasters, carries out television ratings in India. It has installed a device called BAR-O-meter in over 40,000 households across the country to measure viewership of hundreds of channels. The device tracks the shows being watched and provides data on viewership patterns across age and socioeconomic groups. The panel households are assumed to be representative of the country’s population and this sampling helps estimate the viewing patterns of crores of viewers.
Every Thursday, BARC releases data comparing the Viewership of varied programmes and channels. However, it has announced a three-month suspension of ratings of news channels following the latest TRP manipulation scam. (Source : THE HINDU IN SCHOOL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020)
Based on your understanding of the passage; answer the questions given below.
i) What does TRP mean?
Answer:
TRP is a metric used to measure the reach of the televisipn. Standing for Television Rating Point, TRP tells us which programme or channel is viewed the most.
ii) Frame 5 similar words with the suffix ‘-ship’ as used in ‘viewership’?
Answer:
1) Friendship
2) Courtship
3) Kinship
4) Craftsmanship
5) Internship
iii) Identify any two words that denote ‘measurement’ from the given passage.
Answer:
Metric, pulse
iv) Find out the sentence with the similar comparative adjectives as in the highlighted sentence.
The higher the TRP, the wider the viewership. (B)
A) The more, the less.
B) The happier, the healthier.
C) The more money, a lot of comfort.
Answer:
B) The happier, the healthier.
v) Match the following short forms with their full forms.
| Short forms | Full forms | |
| A) Ads | 1) Photograph | |
| B) Bike | 2) Bicycle | |
| C) Mike | 3) Advertisements | |
| D) Photo | 4) Microphone |
Answer:
A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
vi) Which device tracks the data on viewership?
Answer:
BAR-O-metre
vii) The word ‘sampling’ is related with the activity ‘survey’. Similarly, write the activities relevant to the following words.
1) Campaigning : ______________________
2) Offering : ______________________
3) Evaluating : ______________________
4) Advertising : ______________________
Answer:
1) Campaigning : Elections
2) Offering : Worship
3) Evaluating : Examinations
4) Advertising : Business
viii) Usually, we hear many similar terms of English borrowed from both American and British English in many situations around us.
Wirte the missing similar terms as asked here.
| American English Ex: Program |
British English Programme |
| 1) ___________ | Lift |
| 2) Cookies | ________ |
Answer:
| American English Ex: Program |
British English Programme |
| 1) Elevator | Lift |
| 2) Cookies | Biscuits |
ix) Write the full forms of BARC’ and ‘TRP’.
Answer:
1) BARC : Broadcast Audience Research Council
2) TRP : Television Rating Point
x) Where do you find this article on TRP?
Answer:
The Hindu, dt.December 6, 2020
2. Read the passage given below.
World War 11 began in 1939. Einstein and other scientists had understood the aim of Nazi Germany. They had apprised President Roosevelt about the possibility of German and Italian scientists working towards making of an atom bomb.’ Such a bomb could destroy the world and establish Nazi rule over the world. They felt that it was necessary for America to make such a bomb and end the World War II. The Manhattan Project, a secret mission to build an atom bomb, was launched in 1942. Oppenheimer was appointed to head the entire project, as he was the head of the Manhattan committee.
Los Alamos in New Mexico was chosen as the place for producing the atom bomb. The top-secret project began with the best scientific minds getting to act together. The group of scientists included EnriccrFermi, Neils Bohr, Hans Bethe, Arthur Compton, Von Neumann and many others. President Roosevelt had earmarked $2 billion for the project. The work on chain reaction was carried out at Chicago University. About 75,000 miner’s were busty extracting uranium at Oakridge, Tennessee. Oppenheimer was to look into every aspect of this confidential project.
July 16, 1945 was set for the test day of the atom bomb. A 32-ton 100 feet steel tower was erected on Gyro Hill and the bomb placed on it. At 5.30 a.m. from a control room 14.5 km away in the desert, a remote control button was pressed. The project head Oppenheimer and all the scientists were present at the site. As the button was pressed, a gigantic fireball rose up to 7 miles in the sky and an ear-splitting blast was heard. It was heard 450 miles away in Amarillo, Texas.
The 100 feet steel tower melted away and the sand in that area was converted into ’ green glass. All life in a radius of 1.5 km had been totally destroyed. These things happened due to the immense energy produced by the atom bomb. The scientists were satisfied with the result. Their aim was to put an end to World War II. Keeping the larger picture of the people in mind, the test was kept a secret, as it was not advisable to publish the news at that stage.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) What might be the aim of Nazi Germany, according to the scientists of the day?
A) To destroy the entire world
B) To make a powerful bomb
C) To establish Nazi rule over the world
D) To rule the world
Answer:
Both A & C
ii) Describe ‘Manhattan Project’ in a single line.
Answer:
The Manhattan Project was a secret mission to build an atom bomb, launched in 1942.
iii) According to American scientists, who are involved with making of an atom bomb?
Answer:
German and Italian scientists
iv) “The top-secret project began with the best scientific minds getting to act together.” Explain the irony linked with this comment.
Answer:
‘The scientific minds’ are meant to be the prosperous inventions, but, here, they are involved in the top-secret project of making an atom bomb, which is threatening to the futurity of Man.
v) Name at least five scientists you have identified in the given passage.
Answer:
Enrico Fermi, Neils Bohr, Hans Bethe, Arthur Compton and Von Neumann
vi) Write the homonyms to the given list of words:
A) Site : _________________
B) Steel : ________________
Answer:
(A) site – sight
(B) steel – steal
vii) “Oppenheimer was to look into every aspect of this confidential project.” Write four more phrasal verbs that begin with ‘look’.
Answer:
1. look up
2. look for
3. look at
4. look upon
5. look.down upon
viii) Pick out the two available compound adjectives in the given passage and write them down.
Answer:
1. top-secret
2. ear-splitting
ix) Which descriptive word do you get to your mind with the words ‘gigantic’ and ’immense’?
Answer:
‘of large size’
x) Locate the sentence, that clearly describes the ‘larger picture’ as mentioned in the last line of the passage, from the same paragraph.
Answer:
All life in a radius of 1.5 km had been totally destroyed.
3. Read the passage given below.
We live in an era where it is difficult to miss fast and junk food and the rise in teenage obesity and related health issues due to it.
During teenage, weight gain is normal but when it goes beyond control, the person becomes obese. Our body requires energy to function, which is derived from the food we eat but when the intake of food becomes more than the amount that the body requires, the excess energy is stored as body fat.
Contemporary lifestyle sees an increasing consumption of junk food, and spending time watching television and playing computer games. Overeating along with lack of physical exercise are the major causes leading to teenage obesity. Large intake of high-calorie food and low-nutrient food leads to unnecessary weight gain. Besides these, Obesity can also be genetically inherited where some people have the genetic tendency to burn calories more slowly compared to others. Stress is also a reason for obesity where people resort to overeating to alleviate their stress.
Teenage obesity is growing immensely and has been named an obesity epidemic’. A number of health issues arise out of it like diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, sleeping disorders, hormonal imbalance, and asthma. Along with these, obesity can also result in psychological problems like low self-esteem due to the constant jeering of peers. Obese teens are more prone to being teased and physically bullied compared to others of their age.
Therefore, it is necessary to control excessive weight gain. Inactivity is the major cause of obesity and regular exercise is the best way to control it. Physical activity like jogging, swimming and playing outdoor games can help to keep one fit. A balanced diet with lots of vegetables, fruit and whole grains is also essential. Junk food and soft drinks should be substituted with lots of vegetables, fruit and whole grains in the diet. Drinking around 8-10 glasses of water also helps to reduce calorie intake.
Parents have an important role in controlling teenage obesity as they should try to set examples by following a healthy diet and leading a healthy lifestyle. A combined effort of the parents and kids can help to control this eating disorder.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) According to the passage, inactivity is the major cause of obesity. (True / False.) (F)
Answer:
False
ii) The passage talks about the health issues based on obesity. Pick the sentences from the passage that interpret this statement.
Answer:
A number of health issues arise out of it like diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, sleeping disorders, hormonal imbalance, and asthma. Along with these, obesity can also result in psychological problems like low self-esteem due to the constant jeering of peers.
iii) What is the tone of the following sentence from the passage?
Therefore, it is necessary to control excessive weight gain’.
Answer:
concerned
iv) Obese teens are more prone to be bullied. The term ‘prone’ refers to
Answer:
Likely or exposed
v) Even though a teenager follows a good diet, can still lead him to obesity. (A)
A) heredity
B) junk food
C) bad habits
D) laziness
Answer:
A) heredity
vi) According to the author, what is the effect of contemporary lifestyle on obesity. Answer this question in about 30 – 40 words.
Answer:
In the passage, the author clearly says that, ‘Contemporary lifestyle sees an increasing consumption of junk food, and spending time watching television and playing computer games.’
vii) Which of the following reasons may make a teenager prone to getting surplus fat? (C)
A) playing too much of badminton
B) eating a balanced diet
C) playing too much of online games
D) going to a lot of parties
Answer:
C) playing too much of online games
viii) Select the option with the underlined words that can substitute the word ‘alleviate’ (B)
A) They will get a chance to play in today’s team.
B) These medicines reduce the headache soon.
C) The teacher was very angry with the class.
D) Students concentrate on exams during April and May
Answer:
B) These medicines reduce the headache soon.
4. Read the passage given below.
The Road to ‘Success is not straight: there is a curve called failure, a loop called confusion, speed bumps called friends, caution-lights called family, and you will have flats called jobs. But if you have a spark called determination, an engine called perseverance, insurance called faith, and a driver called God, you will make it to a place called success!
In spite of all our planning and preparation, unexpected challenges are certain to arise. The bumps in the road are unavoidable, but you’ll never get to your destination if you aren’t willing to drive over them. The difference between a disaster and triumph lies in whether or not you’re prepared and willing to weather the storm. If you’re ready, those bumps will become stepping-stones.
The key thing to realise is that working harder is the same as working smarter. How do you work smarter? You just need to have the right skills. People want improved circumstances and better life without an improved self. They want victory without paying the price or making efforts. It really cannot happen without the other. Any improvements that have not been generated by improving yourself are superficial and short-lived. If you want to have a better future, you have to change yourself. Stop worrying about the various challenges that will come your way. Just believe in yourself and use them as stepping-stones.
‘Success’ is getting whatever you want out of Hfe without violating the rights of others. It is not an accident. Success is the result of our attitude and our attitude is a choice. Hence success is a matter of choice and not chance.
Today success represents a holistic and positive attitude to life. Attitude is everything. Success is not restricted within some kind of brick and mortar premises. It assumes the individuality of complete act executed with perfection; material achievements do not define life. We don’t remember sports stars for the products they endorse but the spirit of achievement they represent. In the abundance of positive attitude, lie the grandeur of a truly rewarding rich life.
Success can be measured from two standpoints—the external and the internal. Externally it is the measure of a job well done and recognition. Internally it is the feeling of achievement and wholeness derived from the completion of a task or fulfilment of desire.
Based on /our understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) Which is the most suitable title for the passage? (B)
A) Unexpected Challenges
B) The Road to Success
C) Working Smarter
D) Stop Worrying
Answer:
B) The Road to Success
ii) Success comes to those who : (B)
A) can transform bumps to failure
B) can transform bumps to stepping-stones
C) do not have the right attitude
D) do not preserve
Answer:
B) can transform bumps to stepping-stones
iii) External success can be defined as : (C)
A) a feeling of triumph
B) feeling of dissatisfaction
C) the measure of a job well done and recognition
D) a feeling of achievement
Answer:
C) the measure of a job well done and recognition
iv) Friends have been compared to : (C)
A) destination
B) caution lights
C) speed dumps
D) loops
Answer:
C) speed dumps
v) Unexpected challenges are certain to : (A)
A) arise
B) be defeated
C) withdraw
D) go down
Answer:
A) arise
vi) The bumps or hardships are the __________ to success. (C)
A) destination
B) skills
C) stepping-stones
D) planning
Answer:
C) stepping-stones
vii) ‘Weather the storm’ means : (B)
A) a difficult situation
B) to face any challenge that meets a person
C) to go out on a stormy day
D) an easy situation
Answer:
B) to face any challenge that meets a person
viii) Success is a matter of: (C)
A) choke
B) rigid attitude
C) way to live
D) chance
Answer:
C) way to live
ix) The antonym of ‘surplus’ in the passage in paragraph 5 is : (C)
A) abundance
B) represent
C) restricted
D) grandeur
Answer:
C) restricted
x) The antonym of ‘commencement’ in the passage in paragraph 6 is : (C)
A) recognition
B) achievement
C) completion
D) success
Answer:
C) completion
5. Read the passage given below.
Demonetisation refers to an economic policy whete a certain currency unit cease to be used as legal tender. It occurs whenever there is a change in the national currency. The existing form or forms of money is pulled from circulation and retired, to be replaced with new notes or coins. Sometimes, a country completely replaces the old currency with new currency.
On 8 November, 2016, the Indian government decided to demonetize the 500 and 1000 rupee notes, the two biggest denominations in its currency system. These notes accounted for 86% of the country’s circulating cash. With little warning, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to the citizens that these notes would be rendered immediately ineffective with immediate effect. People were given time till the end of the year to deposit or exchange them for newly introduced 2000 rupee and 500 rupee notes.
The government’s goal was to combat India’s thriving underground economy on several fronts eradicate counterfeit currency, fight tax evasion (only 1% of the population pays taxes), eliminate black money accumulated from money laundering and terrorist-financing activities/and to promote a cashless economy. Individuals and entities with huge sums of black money acquired from parallel cash systems were forced to take their large denomination notes to a bank, and account for them satisfactorily and submit proof if tax paid. If the owner could not provide proof of making any tax payments on the cash, a penalty of 200% on the tax due was imposed.
Demonetisation had a severe impact on the gold market. The extraordinary demand for the yellow metal, made a stiff hike in the cost. However, the Government made it mandatory that every buyer had to submit his/her PAN card details for purchases made. Erring jewelers were brought to book.
Many Indians switched to alternative payment methods. The biggest gainers were mobile wallet companies that offered easy transactions through a large network of partners. Alibaba-backed Paytm saw a sevenfold increase in overall traffic. Prepaid cash cards were another options that the customers found useful. Other alternatives were mobile payment systems linked to e-commerce businesses like Ola Money, FreeCharge,Flipkart Wallet.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) Infer one reason for demonetisation.
Answer:
to eradicate counterfeit currency / to eliminate black money
ii) Based on your understanding of the passage, choose the option that lists the objectives of demonetisation. (D)
1) In Demonetisation, the existing form of money is pulled from circulation to be replaced with new notes.
2) Demonetisation had a severe impact on the gold market.
3) Demonetisation eliminates black marketing.
4) Demonestisation eradicates moneylaundering.
5) Demonetisation helps to retain a cashless economy.
A) 1 and 5
B) 4 and 5
C) 2 and 4
D) 3, 4 and 5
Answer:
D) 3, 4 and 5
iii) Complete the following analogy correctly with a word from Paragraph 4.
awful: dreadful:: compulsory : ______________
(Clue : Just like, awful is a synonym of dreadful, similarly serious is a synonym of:)
Answer:
mandatory
iv) Which of th&following is not a mobile wallet company? (B)
A) Google pay
B) Ola Money
C) Paytm
D) Samsung money
Answer:
B) Ola Money
v) Select the chart that appropriately represents the growth in volume of rupees in 3 financial years (2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18) :
A) Option (1)
B) Option (2)
C) Option (3)
D) Option (4)
Answer:
A) Option (1)
vi) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option.
Government’s goal was to eradicate ____________. ( )
A) Counterfeit currency
B) Black money
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) None of these
Answer:
C) Both (A) and (B)
vii) Substitute the word ‘combat’ with one word similar in meaning in the following sentence from Paragraph 3.
The government’s goal was to combat India’s thriving underground economy.
Answer:
fight
viii) List any two points on which the Indian Government thrive to combat underground economy.
Answer:
1) eradicate counterfeit currency
2) fight tax evasion
ix) List one reason why the government decided to demonetise the 500 and J000 rupee notes and not any other.
Answer:
to tackle the black money
x) Select the option that titles paragraphs 3-4 appropriately, with reference to the information in the text. ( )
A) 1. Demonetise 500 and 1000 rupee notes
2. Newly-introduced 2000 rupee note
B) 1. Combat underground black money.
2. Severe impact on gold market
C) 1. Alternative payment methods
2. Newly introduced 2000 rupee
D) 1. Filpkart wallet
2. Severe impact on the gold market
Answer:
B) 1. Combat underground black money.
2. Severe impact on gold market
6. Read the passage given below.
Yoga is not a particular denomination or religion, but an age-old practice based on a harmonizing system for the body, mind, and spirit to attain inner peace and liberation.
Within the past decade, yoga has infiltrated not only Western culture, but also Western medicine. The more we learn about this ancient practice, the more we realize that its benefits go far beyond increased flexibility and muscle tone.
A common misunderstanding is that yoga predominantly focuses on increasing flexibility; however, the physical practice of yoga, does emphasize appropriate postural alignment, musculoskeletal strength and endurance as well as balance. The study and practice of yoga incorporates mindfulness based practices such as mindful breathing techniques, focused concentration meditation and self-reflection.
We give undue importance to our health and the treatment of diseases. A large number of medicines treat only the symptoms of the disease, and not the root cause. In fact, the cause of many chronic ailments is still being researched. It is here that yoga therapy comes to our assistance.
Yoga emphasizes treatment of the root cause of an ailment works in a slow, subtle and miraculous manner. Modern medicine can claim to save a life at a critical stage,, but for complete recovery and regaining of normal health, one must believe in the efficiency of Yoga therapy.
The yogic way of life includes a code of ethics, regulations, discipline, combined with prayer and meditation. Even a discussion of these subjects helps one relieve tensions and change attitudes. Simple asanas help to stretch and relax the whole body and release tensions. The sincere practice of yoga postures is beneficial for the mind and body.
Range of physical mental, and emotional benefits (n=2605)
The continued practice of yoga has profound effect on the inner dimensions of life. Yoga aims at developing the mental, physical, spiritual and emotional lactates. Other forms of physical exercise, like aerobics, assumer only physical well being. They have little to do with the development of the soul and mind.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) Choose the statement that describes the central idea of the passage. (B)
A) Aerobics are better than yoga to build of mental health.
B) Yoga is more dependable practice than other methods.
C) Physical well being is more important than spiritual well being.
D) Yoga does not aim at the root cause of the disease.
Answer:
B) Yoga is more dependable practice than other methods.
ii) What does the yogic way of life include? How do asanas help us? Write your answer in about 30-40 words.
Answer:
The yogic way of life includes a code of ethics, regulations, discipline, combined with prayer and meditation. Simple asanas help to stretch and relax the whole body and release tensions.
iii) Select the option that is true for the two statements given below. (C)
1) Yoga can treat the root cause of an ailment.
2) Modern medicines can save a life at a critical stage.
A) (1) is the result of (2).
B) (1) is true and (2) is false
C) (1) is independent of (2).
D) (1) contradicts (2).
Answer:
C) (1) is independent of (2).
iv) Select the correct option to complete the given sentence. (B)
One must believe in …………. for complete recovery and regaining of health.
A) God
B) Yoga Therapy
C) gym
D) medicines
Answer:
B) Yoga Therapy
v) Complete the following sentence appropriately.
Physical exercise develops the physical body but Yoga aims at developing the ____________
Answer:
physical, mental, emotional and spiritual body; physical body
vi) Complete the following sentence appropriately. (A)
Most of the medicines treat _______________
A) only the symptoms and not the root cause
B) only the critical stage of saving life.
C) only the root cause
D) both the symptoms and the root cause [1]
Answer:
A) only the symptoms and not the root cause
vii) Identify the word that means ‘ancient’ from the first paragraph.
Answer:
age-old
viii) Aerobics has a major impact on both mind and body. (True / False) (F)
Answer:
False
ix) Select the option that shows what has yoga infiltrated within the past decade. (A)
I) Western philosophy
II) Western culture
III) Western manner
IV) Western medicine
A) (II) and (IV)
B) (III) and (IV)
C) (I) and (IV)
D) (II) and (IV)
Answer:
A) (II) and (IV)
7. Read the passage given below.
By generating a means of employment for people with excellent artistic abilities and incredible imagination, the animation industry is growing into a multi-crore industry with vast careered prospects. The animation is the linking and the manipulation of still images to create an illusion of motion. Images, graphics, test, and audio are brought together to create a live moving picture on the screen. Thus the animator, who is an expert in animation art, gives life to a character using a blend of imagination and technology.
Aspirant animators must have a passion and a flair for drawing and creative imagination. In addition, they must also posses an advanced level of technological understanding. An animator must have good communication skills because the field requires him to meet and interact with large number of people.
In present scenario, animation has a plethora of opportunities in areas like films, cartoons, advertisements, television, and product designing. The animation industry can be broadly classified into categories like SD and 2D animation, gaming, multimedia, web designing, and visual effects.
In India, the animation industry is glowing immensely thus making the country a destination of the outsourcing of animation work. The reasons for this mainly are skilled workers and low cost of production besides the rice of the gaming industry. Apart from this, the Indian audience is showing keen interest in animated movies and commercials which has led severalproduction houses to produce a greater number of animated movies.
Being aware of the increasing popularity of the animation industry, educational institutions across the country are beginning to include animation courses in their programme. A number of animation institutes have also come up in India which will help students both in grooming their institutes have also come up in India which will help students both in grooming their creative skills as well as in their placements.
The magical world of animation is thus becoming one of the fastest and most lucrative industries in India. Despite a humble start in the year 1974 with the- educational animation film ‘Ek Anek Aur Ekta’, the animation industry in India is a well-established career option today.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) What is the tone of the author in the following lines?
Despite a humble start in the year 1974 with the educational animation film ‘Ek Anek Aur Ekta’, the animation industry in India is a well-established career option today.
Answer:
Encouraging
ii) Does this passage say that the field of animation is creating a number of opportunities for the youth? What are the areas like that provide opportunities for animation? Complete your answer in about 30 words.
Answer:
Yes, this passage says that the field of animation is creating a number of opportunities for the youth. The fields of education, films, cartoons, advertisements, television, and product designing provide as many opportunities as possible to the youth.
iii) India is becoming a destination of the outsourcing of animation work. Do you agree with this statement? What reasons do you find from the passage to prove your answer? Write your answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
Yes, I agree with the statement that India is becoming a destination of the outsourcing of animation work. The reasons for this mainly are skilled workers and low cost of production besides the rise of the gaming industry. Apart from this, the Indian audience is showing keen interest in animated movies and commercials which has led several production houses to produce a greater number of animated movies.
iv) Complete the following sentence appropriately by choosing the correct option.
According to the passage, an animator ……………. (B)
A) shows interest in animated movies and commercials.
B) gives life to a character using a blend of imagination and technology.
C) works towards the low cost of production.
D) destroys still image.
Answer:
B) gives life to a character using a blend of imagination and technology.
v) Fill in the blanks w7ith suitable words or phrases.
The animation institutes help the students in …………. and …………. .
Answer:
placements; grooming their creative skills
vi) The given chart shows …………. (an upward / a downward / falling) trend in the field of animation.
Answer:
upward
vii) Choose the correct set of qualities ‘that a good animator must provide. (A)
I) Passion and flair for drawing and creative imagination
II) Flair for creative writing
III) Commercial work experience
IV) Must have good communication skills
V) Advanced level of technological understanding
A) I, IV and V
B) I, III and IV
C) I, III and V
D) II, III and IV
Answer:
A) I, IV and V
viii) Based on your reading of the passage, which two sentences from the following are TRUE? (B)
I) The animation destroys still images to create an illusion of motion.
II) In India, the animation industry is growing immensely, thus making the country a destination for the outsourcing of animation work.
III) An animator must have good wiring skills because the field requires him to write creative content.
IV) Aspirant animators must have a passion and a flair for the drawing and creative imagination.
A) (I) and (III)
B) (II) and (IV)
C) (I) and (II)
D) (II) and (III)
Answer:
B) (II) and (IV)
8. Read the passage given below.
E-learning is the process of acquiring knowledge through electronic technologies and resources. A rise in the number of internet users has increased the market demand for sophisticated online learning courses. According to the Office for National Statistics, nearly all adults in the age group of 10 to 44 years in the UK were recent internet users (99%) in 2019. The availability of enhanced network connectivity coupled with the convenience offered by on-demand courses, will drive the market size.
According to the World Economic Forum, around 1.2 billion children are out of classrooms with schools shut down globally due to COVID-19 pandemic. Electronic Learning Management Systems such as Google Classroom is helping classes to connect distantly, communicate efficiently and stay organized. Large scale national efforts to leverage technology to the market players in support of distance education, remote and online learning during the covid-19 pandemic are emerging and evolving rapidly
The virtual classroom technology in the e-learning market is expected to grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 11% during the forecast time span. A virtual classroom is a digital environment that enables live interaction between a tutor and a learner.
Videos conferencing and online white-board for real-time collaboration are the most common tools used in a digital teaching space. Synchronous and collaborative virtual classes allows active participation ol students, reacting an environment similar to a physical classroom.
The technique is gaining traction with an increasing number of corporate and academic sectors deploying it for enhanced training sessions. Multilateral organizations and world bodies, such as WHO and G20, are also deploying e-learning modes to teach healthcare professionals.
Content providers segment accounted for around 60% e-learning market share in 2019 E-learning providers share content on a varied range of topics by collaborating with domain experts that help them to develop the learning content They focus on offering specific and customized content as per the end-user requirements.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i) How many children are out of classrooms due to COVID-19? How is Electronic Learning Management System help them? Give your answer in about 40 words.
Answer:
Around 1.2 billion children are out of classrooms with schools shut down globally due to COVID-19 pandemic. Electronic Learning Management Systems such as Google Classroom are helping classes to connect distantly, communicate efficiently and stay organized.
ii) How do you define a virtual classroom? How does it allow the participation of students? Write your answer in about 30 – 40 words.
Answer:
A virtual classrooin is a digital environment that enables live interaction between a tutor and a learner. A virtual classroom allows active participation of students, reacting an environment similar to a physical classroom
iil) Select the option that is true for the two statements given below. (A)
1) According to the World Economic Forum, around 1.2 billion children are out of classrooms.
2) Schools are shot down due to COVID-19 pandemic.
A) (1) is the result of (2).
B) (1) is the reason for (2).
C) (1) is independent of (2).
D) (1) contradicts (2).
Answer:
A) (1) is the result of (2).
iv) Multilateral organizations and world bodies are …………. to teach healthcare professionals.
Answer:
Deploying e-learning modes
v) Select the option that lists the INCORRECT statement from the ones given below. (A)
I) E-learning is the process of acquiring knowledge through electronic technologies and resources.
II) All adults in the age group of 16 to 14 years in the UK were recent internet users (99%) in 2019.
III) A rise in the number of internet users has increased the market share physical classroom.
IV) Content providers segment accounted for around 60% e-learning share in in 2010.
A) (III)
B) (IV) and (II)
C) (II) and (I)
D) (I)
Answer:
A) (III)
vi) State the common tool used in digital teaching space.
Answer:
Online whiteboard
vii) Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank. (B)
……….. is gaining attention in the academic sectors.
A) Paperback
B) Virtual classrooms
C) E-books
D) Offline classes
Answer:
B) Virtual classrooms
viii) Pick the option that gives the correct meaning of the following statement from the options given below. (D)
The online market of learning is supposed to be maximized by 2026.
I) Nearly all adults in the age group of 16 to 44 years in the LK were recent internet users (99%) in 2018.
II) A virtual classroom is a sophisticated environment that enables live interaction
III) The E-Learning market size is expected to reach $357 billion by 2026.
IV) Video conferencing and online whiteboard are the most common tools used in the World Economic Forum.
A) (I)
B) (IV)
C) (II)
D) (III)
Answer:
D) (III)
SECTION – B
GRAMMAR & CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
A. Grammar
I. Rewrite as directed.
1. Despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘although’)
Answer:
Although he had many disadvantages he possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit.
2. We lived in our ancestral house. It was built in the middle of the nineteenth century. (Combine the sentences using ‘which1)
Answer:
We lived in our ancestral house which was built in the middle of the nineteenth century.
3. That forced my cousin Samsuddin. “He distributed newspapers in Rameswaram. (Combine the sentences using ‘who’)
Answer:
That forced my cousin Samsuddin who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram.
4. I always sat in the front row next to Ramanadha Sastry. He wore the sacred thread. (Combine the sentences using ‘who’)
Answer:
I always sat in the front row next to Ramandha Sastry who wore the sacred thread.
5. I used to wear a cap. It marked me as a Muslim. (Combine the sentences using ‘which1)
Answer:
I used to wear a cap which marked me as a Muslim.
6. It rained heavily. We cancelled our programme. (Combine the sentences using ‘since’)
Answer:
Since it rained heavily, we cancelled our programme.
7. It is very hot today. We cancelled our tour. (Combine the sentences using ’since’)
Answer:
Since it is very hot today, we cancelled our tour.
II. Identify the prefixes and suffixes in the words underlined in the following paragraph.
1. It was a fairly large pucca house, made of limestone and brick, on the Mosque Street of Rameshwaram. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries. However, all necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.
Answer:
i) fairly – ly (suffix)
ii) inessential – in (prefix) & ial (suffix)
iii) necessities – ities (suffix)
iv) childhood – hood (suffix)
2. Pick out the right option from the given suffixes to transform the highlighted word into a Noun form.
For reasons, I have never been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market.
A) -sion ___________________________________
B) -tion ___________________________________
Answer:
B
3. Give one more word for each suffix you identified in the underlined words of the given text.
The first casualty came in the form of the suspension of the train halt at Rameshwaram.
Answer:
(i) – ty : honesty
(ii) – sion : expansion
4. Turn the following into negatives by choosing the prefixes given below.
[mis-, un-, dis-, in-, ir-, non-]
i) honesty
ii) understand
iii) trained
iv) discipline
Answer:
i) dishonesy
ii) misunderstand
iii) untrained
iv) indiscipline
III.
1. Choose the correct contextual meaning of the underlined word from the given options.
The Second World War broke out in 1939. (C)
A) Sudden burst
B) Sudden break
C) Sudden start
D) Sudden escape
Answer:
C) Sudden start
2. Write a sentence on your own by using the underlined auxiliary of the given sentence.
I used to collect the seeds and sell them to a provision shop on Mosque street.
Answer:
I used to play on the seashore with my friends when I was a child.
3. Write two more phrasal verbs that begin with the verb in the underlined word.
Later, he took over the priesthood of the Rameswaram temple from his father.
Answer:
i) take up
ii) take off
4. Identify the expression that the highlighted word denotes. (A)
“The newspapers now had to be bundled and thrown out from the moving train…”
A) Compulsiop
B) Possibility
C) Past tense
D) Posession
Answer:
A) Compulsiop
IV. Use the following expressions in sentences of your own.
1. look after : I will loof after my parents in their old age.
2. set in : Winter set in early this year.
3. speed off : When the boy saw a snake, he sped off.
4. broke out : Fire broke out in the middle of the city.
Answer:
V. Identify the mood of expression, as indicated in the context given below, from the options provided.
1. Half a century later, I can still feel the surge of pride in earning my own money for the first time. (B)
A) Possibility
B) Ability
C) Probability
D) Impossibility
Answer:
B) Ability
2 You may leave the class. (A)
A) Permission
B) Suggestion
C) Request
D) Possibility
Answer:
A) Permission
3. Can I carry the luggage? (B)
A) Seeking help
B) Offering help
C) Seeking advice
D) Suggestion
Answer:
B) Offering help
4. Can I leave the class early? (C)
A) Giving permission
B) Making a request
C) Seeking permission
D) Making a suggestion
Answer:
C) Seeking permission
5. Shall I wait till you come? (C)
A) Making a request
B) Giving permission
C) Making an offer
D) Seeking permission
Answer:
C) Making an offer
6. You must attend the classes. (B)
A) Offering
B) Obligation
C) Giving information
D) Suggestion
Answer:
B) Obligation
7. It may rain. (A)
A) Expressing possibility
B) Expressing inability
C) Expressing confirmation
D) Expressing wish
Answer:
A) Expressing possibility
8. Could I give you a cup of coffee? (A)
A) Making an offer
B) Asking a question
C) Suggestion
D) Giving permission
Answer:
A) Making an offer
9. Shall we go for a movie tonight? (A)
A) Suggestion
B) Permission
C) Offering
D) Request
Answer:
A) Suggestion
10. You will sit here, will vou? (D)
A) Seekign information
B) Warning
C) Offering help
D) Suggesting
Answer:
D) Suggesting
VI. i) Convert the following sentences into passive voice.
1. I inherited hopesty and self-discipline from my father.
Answer:
Honesty and self-discipline were inherited by me from my father.
2. Nick and Kahae wrote an inspirational book.
Answer:
An inspirational book was written by Nick and Kanae.
3. My parents had arranged my marriage.
Answer:
My marriage had been arranged by my parents.
4. I heard father’s voice.
Answer:
Father’s voice was heard by me.
5. She taught me how to surf.
Answer:
I was taught by her how to surf.
6. Samsuddin helped me earn my first wages.
Answer:
I was helped by Samsuddin earn my first wages.
OR
I was helped by Samsuddin to earn my first wages.
7. Iyer invited Kalam to dine in his house.
Answer:
Kalam was invited by Iyer to dine in his house.
8. Who taught you French?
Answer:
By whom were you taught French?
9. She always helps me.
Answer:
I am always helped by her.
10. The manager will give you a ticket.
Answer:
I will be given a ticket by the manager. OR A ticket will be given to me by the iTfanager.
ii) Match the passive verbs from the List B to the given active verbs in the List A.
| List A | List B | |
| 1. possessed | A. have been felt | |
| 2. do recall | B. was possessed | |
| 3. would tell | C. is recalled | |
| 4. have felt | D. would be told | |
| E. was recalled | ||
| F. is possessed |
Answer:
1 -B 2-C 3-D 4-A
VII. i) Report the following sentences. (Change the following sentences into Indirect speech)
1. Kalam said, “I have come from a poor background.”
Answer:
Kalam said that he had come from a poor background.
2. The teacher said, “The sun rises in the east.”
Answer:
The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.
3. A classmate siad to me, “Is your father a businessman ?”
Answer:
A classmate asked me whether / if my father was a businessman.
4. Ram said, “I am feeling well.”
Answer:
Ram said that he was feeling well.
5. Neelima said, “My new job is very interesting.”
Answer:
Neelima said that her new job was very interesting.
OR
Neelima said that her new job is very interesting.
6. Ravi said, “I want to go to New York next year.”
Answer:
Ravi told me that he wanted to go to New York next year.
OR
Ravi told me that he wants to go to New York next year.
7. Ravi said : “I woke up feeling ill, so I didn’t go to work.”
Answer:
Ravi said that he had. woken up feeling ill, so he hadn’t gone to work.
8. The boy said, “How long the queue is!”
Answer:
The boy exclaimed that the queue was very long.
9. She said to Ramana, “Are you busy now?”
Answer:
She asked Ramana whether / if he was busy then.
10. She said, “Honey is sweet.”
Answer:
She said that honey is sweet.
ii) 1. Lakshmana Sastry told the teacher that he should not spread the poison of social inequality and communal intolerance in the minds of the innocent children. (Report the sentence into other speech)
Answer:
Lakshmana Sastry said to the teacher, “You must not spread the poison of social inequality and communal intolerance in the minds of the innocent children.”
2. Report the following from Kalam’s perspective “Kalam, I want you to develop.”
Answer:
My teacher addressed me Kalam and said that he wanted me to develop.
3. “Lwas asked to go and sit on the back bench.” (Convert into Direct speech)
Answer:
He said, “Go and sit on the back bench.”
VIII.
1. Choose the antonyms of the underlined words of the given paragraph from the list of words supplied.
[construct, emptied, destroy, partial, pessimism, nepotism]
“Indians will build their own India,” declared Gandhiji. The whole country was filled with an unprecedented optimism.
Answer:
i) build × destroy
ii) whole × partial
iii) filled × emptied
iv) optimism × pessimism
2. Rewrite the sentence using the antonyms of the highlighted words.
I was born to tall and handsome parents.
Answer:
I was born to short and ugly parents.
3. Read the paragraph and write the antonyms of the underlined words.
The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old. For reasons I have never been able (a) to understand, a sudden (b) demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market. I used to collect (c) the seeds and sell (d) them to a provision shop on Mosque Street.
Read the paragraph and match the words under ‘A’ with their antonyms under ‘B’. Write your answers and their corresponding numbers in the answer book.
Answer:
a) unable
b) gradual
c) distribute
d) buy
4. I was born into a middle-class Tamil family in the island town of Rameswaram in the erstwhile (a) Madras State. My father, Jainulabdeen, had neither much formal (b) education nor much wealth (c); despite these disadvantages, he possessed great innate wisdom (d) and a true generosity of spirit. He had an ideal helpmate in my mother, Ashiamma. I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every day, but I am quite certain that far more outsiders ate with us than all the members of our own family put together.
| A | B | |
| a) erstwhile | 1) poverty | |
| b) formal | 2) instant | |
| c) wealth | 3) consciousness | |
| d) wisdom | 4) present | |
| 5) informal | ||
| 6) foolishness |
Answer:
a-4, b-5, c-1, d-6
5. On the whole, the small society of Ram-eswaram was very rigid (a) in terms of the segregation of different (b) social groups. However, my science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer, though an orthodox (c) Brahmin with a very conservative wife, was something of a rebel. He did his best to break social barriers so that people from varying backgrounds could mingle easily. He used hours with me and would say, “Kalam, I want you to develop so that you are on par with the highly educated (d) people of the big cities.” A B
| A | B | |
| a) rigid | 1) uneducated | |
| b) different | 2) unconventional | |
| c) orthodox | 3) exceptional | |
| d) educated | 4) indelible | |
| 5) flexible | ||
| 6) same |
Answer:
a-5, b-6, c-2, d-1
IX. Fill in the blanik with the right form of the verb given in the brackets.
1. Our school ________ (build) in the beginning of the 20th century.
2. When Kalam ________ (be) a boy, his family (live) in their ancestral house.
3. The new teacher ________ (order) Kalam to sit in the last bench which ________ (make) him sad.
4. Sivasubramania Iyer ________ (be) a rebel who (break) social barriers to mingle people of different backgrounds.
5. The image of his friend ________ (weep) when he shifted to the last row ________ (leave) a lasting impression on Kalam.
6. He ________ (suffer) before he ________ (speak) in his favour.
7. Ten students ________ (enrol) and seven ________ (leave) now.
8. Your mother ________ (tell) me the news that you ________ (fail).
9. Kalam ________ (wonder) whether Iyer’s wife ________ (observe) the way he ate, drank and cleaned the floor.
10. Ramanadha Sastry ________ (look) utterly downcast as I ________ (shift) to my seat in the last row.
Answer:
1. was built
2. was; had lived
3. had ordered; made
4. was; had broken
5. weeping; left
6. had suffered; spoke
7. have been enrolled; have left
8. told; have failed
9. wondered; had observed
10. looked; shifted
MISCELLANEOUS EXERCISE
1. Name the part of speech of the underlined word.
In accordance with our social ranking as the new teacher saw it, I was asked to go and sit in the back bench.
Answer:
Preposition
2. Locate the linker in the given sentence.
He bluntly asked the teacher to either apologize or quit the school.
Answer:
either … or
3. Supply the missing information in the given sentence, choosing from the options given below. (B)
On the whole, the small society of Rameshwaram was very rigid ________ the segregation of different social groups.
A) with regards to
B) in terms of
C) with respect to
D) in accordance with
Answer:
B) in terms of
4. Separate the root word from the highlighted words.
Lakshmana Sastry summoned the teacher, and in our presence, told the teacher that he should not spread the poison of social inequality and intolerance in the minds of innocent children.
Answer:
i) inequality – equal
ii) intolerance – tolerate
5. Make the given sentence a positive sentence.
I do not recall the exact number of people she fed every day.
Answer:
I recall the exact number of people she fed every day.
6. Collocate the following words properly.
| List A | List B | |
| a) Lasting | i) downcast | |
| b) Utterly | ii) impression | |
| c) Sacred | iii) kitchen | |
| d) Ritually pure | iv) thread |
Answer:
a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
7. Categorise the following into prepositions, compound prepositions and phrase prepositions.
On par with, beside, behind, over, without, in terms of, into, from.
Answer:
Prepositons : from, over
Compound prepositions: into, without, behind, beside
Phrase prepositions : on par with,-in terms of
8. Locate the intransitive verb in the given lines.
One day… a new teacher came to our class. 1 used to wear a cap …
Answer:
‘came’
9. ‘I know you have to go away to grow.’ (Identify the ’to infintives’ in the given line.)
Answer:
‘to go’; ‘to grow’
10. Combine the following sentence as it is done in the example given below.
India was forced to join the Allied Forces. A state of emergency was declared in India.
(Ex.: Our area, being isolated, was completely unaffected by the war.)
Answer:
A state of emergency was declared in India, on being forced to join the Allied Forces.
11. “I felt very sad, ______?”.(Add a question tag).
Answer:
didn’t I?
B. Creative Writing Skills
Question 1.
Imagine that you were one of the students who witnessed the humiliation done to Kalam in the classroom. Reflect on the incident and write your emotions in your diary.
Answer:
Saturday, 27th Jan 20xx
Time : 7.45 pm
Dear Diary,
Something unexpected happened in the class today. A new teacher came to our class. Surprisingly, he ordered Kalam to sit in the last bench. He could not tolerate a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy. The new teacher followed the social ranking.
I was shocked on hearing the words of the new teacher. I looked anxiously at Kalam and Sastry. Kalam went and sat in the last bench very obediently. Sastry became very sad for being separated from his friend.
I strongly feel it was so mean to say so on part of the new teacher. I really got angry with the new teacher for his decision in humiliating Kalam. I was surprised to see Ramanadha Sastry feeling even more worse for the teacher’s decision. And however, it is not fair to show social inequality in the village. We know pretty well that the communal and religious differences for every individual in his/her childhood has to be erased to develop equality and fraternity among them. Everyone of us are proud of having deep friendship among us. I always admire the close and amiable nature of Kalam and Sastry. I hope somebody would talk and settle the issue.
May God bless them to be at one place tomorrow.
Sriram Kumar
Question 2.
The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old. For reasons I have never been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market. I used to collect the seeds and sell them to a provision shop on Mosque Street. A day’s collection would fetch me the princely sum of one anna. My brother-in-law Jallaluddin would tell me stories about the War which I would later attempt to trace in the headlines in Dinamani.
Write a diary entry that records the writer’s feelings.
Answer:
23/03/1939
The whole picture of the world changed. Every newspaper writes about war. The effects of war are seen in India also. India is not fighting in the war. But the British rulers of India are in war. They joined their friends in the war. Everybody is talking about the war. There is a sudden increase in prices. I don’t understand what the reason is for the hike in prices of different commodities.
Isn’t it interesting to know that the price of tamarind seeds increased? It is not that easy to understand the reason behind this increase. Are tamarind seeds used in the weapons used in wars? What other use do these otherwise useless seeds? Did some country started eating the tamarind seeds?
It has become a practise to collect tamarind seeds and sell them in the market. I’ve had the taste of…no… the value of first earnings of my life. I used to get an Anna each time I sell. That one anna is unimaginable to an eight-year-old boy of those days and a village-like town of Rameswaram. Jalauddin would tell me the latest news of the war. Those are interesting episodes. Even I am curious to know more details of the war from the news daily Dinamani. I am very eager to know- What is in store for the Indians?
A.P.J.A.K
Question 3.
You recently visited the 24th Crafts Mela at Swarajya Maidan, Vijayawada. It was Mini India assembled at one place. Using the hints, make a diary entry of what you saw and experienced there. Hints : • More than 20 states of India represented • Rajasthan – the theme state • Participation of foreign countries • cultural programmes, dances • Food courts catering all kinds of foods • arts and handicrafts from the awarded artisans.
Answer:
Vijayawada,
20th March, 20xx,
Monday, 8:00 pm.
Dear Diary,
I recently visited the 24th Crafts Mela at Swarajya Maidan. It was much more impressive and grand than what I had imagined. This year the Theme State’ was Rajasthan. The whole campus was painted with the visuals of Ranathambore, Chittor, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. It was Mini India assembled at one place. All the awarded artisans from more than 20 states had set up their stalls and worshops there. Many countries, more particularly, Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand gave it an international look. Bangles, jewellery, decoration pieces, wall-hangings, purses, shoes, sarees, garments and cosmetics, etc. were available in the stalls. Thousands of buyers thronged the stalls. Cultural programmes and dances were held every evening. The Food Court’ provided all kinds of delicacies for food lovers. I enjoyed the visit myself.
Question 4.
A place of worship in your locality plays film songs on the loudspeaker the whole night. They do not care for the people’s protest. Students and old people suffer.
Write a letter to the Editor of the local newspaper about this disturbance and asking the authorities to take necessary steps.
Answer:
From
X X X
Gandhinagar
Vijayawada
12th March, 20xx
To
The Editor
The Hindu
100 feet Road, Autonagar
Vijayawada
Sir,
I request you to publish my letter in protest against the playing of loudspeakers during nights. .
It is a well known fact that for each and every religious or family function, loud speakers are played. They are played throughout the dayas well as the night. They cause a lot of nuisance. They create noise pollution. They do not allow students to concentrate on their studies and sick people to have some sleep. We are horrified at this nuisance.
It is time that the Police Department took steps in this regard and stop the playing of loudspeakers indiscriminately. I hope all will agree with me.
Yours faithfully,
xxx.
Question 5.
There is an increase in the number of accidents in your locality due to bad road conditions. There are large pits in roads. The street lights are not functioning properly. Another problem is that of garbage lying on the road sides which attract flies and mosquitoesvDuring the monsoon season, the water gets clogged in the road pits. You have lodged complaints several times but in vain.
So, you decided to focus the situation through an esteemed newspaper to the public as well as authorities concerned.
Now, write a letter to the editor about the bad condition of roads and the uncleanliness in your locality.
Answer:
From
XXX
Old Guntur
Guntur
20th September, 20xx
To
The Editor
The Hindu
Vijayawada
Sir,
I have been a sincere reader of your esteemed daily for the last five years. Through the columns of your daily, I would like to draw the attention of the public as well as concerned authorities towards the bad condition of roads and the uncleanliness in our locality.
I am a resident of Old Guntur, Guntur. We are suffering a lot due to the negligence of the Municipal workers. There are large pits in roads. Some roads have pot-holes and ditches. There is an increase in the number of accidents in our locality due to these bad road conditions. Water gets stagnated. During the monsoon season, water gets clogged in the road pits. Recently, a girl has fallen into a ditch. Thank God, a cyclist has seen it and saved her. The sweepers are not regular to their duties.
Once in a week, they come in a casual way. There are piles of garbage at every corner emitting foul smell. These corners attract flies and mosquitoes in large number. If the same state of affairs continues, I am afraid that some diseases may spread. All these things lead to health hazard. Another problem is that the street lights are not functioning properly. It also leads to the accidents.
I have already lodged complaints with the officials several times but in vain. Hence I request the concerned authorities to take necessary steps in this regard.
Yours truly,
xxxx
Question 6.
Humanity is perceived as Charity. It begins at home. It spreads among the people around us. The service to humanity results in oneness.
Mother Teresa was one of the greatest humane personalities who served mankind. She is admired by many people for her charitable work.
Your school celebrated Mother Teresa’s birth anniversary. Write a letter to your Mend about the programme.
Answer:
Chilakaluripet
29.08.20xx
Dear Suresh,
I am fine. I hope everything is fine at your end.
I am happy to inform you that our school has celebrated the birth anniversary of great Mother Teresa on 26th of August. You know she is a symbol of charity and service to the poor and the destitute. From her life we can understand the importance of selfless service to humanity. Keeping this in view, our principal wanted us to celebrate the . great Mother Teresa’s birthday. On his suggestion, we went to the local Govt Hosiptal and distributed fruits and bread to the patients. We also visited the orphanage and old age home and talked to the inmates. We arranged a lunch for them in memory of the Mother. Some of our teaching staff donated blood to the blood bank. We had planted some saplings also in our school. At the end of the day we felt happy for what we have done on that day.
Convey my regards to your parents.
Yours lovingly,
XXXX
Address on the Envelope :
To
K. Suresh,
S/o Mr. Venkatesh,
House No. 3-125,
4/10 Brodipet,
Guntur.
Guntur District.
Question 7.
With the advent of plastic, a new and powerful eneriiy of environment has been born. For convenience – crazy humanity, plastic is a great boon, but for the environment, it is a menace. Tonnes of plastic waste litter the streets, choke drains, and pollute the environment. Waste plastic in rubbish dumps and land fill sites is causing the death of many animals. Plastic debris floats in the sea and endangers sea birds.
Now write a letter to the Editor of Deccan Chronicle, protesting against die growing plastic menace and giving suggestions about dealing with plastic waste using the information given.
Answer:
From
XXX
Brodipet
Guntur
22.04.20xx
To
The Editor
The Deccan Chronicle
Vijayawada
Sir,
I am a regular reader of the Deccan Chronicle. I wish to bring the following to the notice of the public through your newspaper.
The use of plastic has increased in recent years. It creates many hazards. With the advent of plastic, a new and powerful enemy of environment has been born. For convenience-crazy humanity, plastic is a great boon, but for the environment, it is a menace. Tonnes of plastic waste litter the streets, choke drains, and pollute the environment. Waste plastic in rubbish dumps and land fill sites is causing the death of many animals. Plastic debris floats in the sea and endangers sea birds.
People should follow the principle of ‘REDUCE, REFUSE, REUSE, RECYCLE AND RE-COVER’. We should try to reduce the use of plastics by using other materials like cotton or jute bags for shopping. Plastic items should be disposed properly. We should reuse the plastic containers which come with jams and pickles to store salt, sugar, etc. I request you to publish this in your newspaper and bring the issue to the notice of the public.
Thanking you,
Yours truly,
xxxxxxxxx
Question 8.
Education has shown negative impact on the youth of today. It creates false prestige in them resulting in disrespect towards elders, negligence towards one’s own family and lack of farsightendness towards future.
Write a letter to your friend describing the present scenario and suggesting a couple of ways to show the right way in life.
Answer:
S.R.Nagar
7.3.20xx
Dear Kiran,
I arn fine here and I hope the same with you. I hope you are doing well.
Recently I have read about many incidents, jq which education showed negative impact on society. Education has failed in driving the youth in the right direction. It creates false prestige in them. It causes the disrespect towards elders. It leads to negligence towards one’s family and creating the lack of farsightedness towards future.
So the department of education should concentrate on the changes that take place in education sector. The youth should understand the morality of education and respect the elders and the members of their families. The educational institutions should take the responsibility of this issue.
I want to share my feelings on the negative impact of education through this letter. I hope you will give me reply expressing your opinion.
Convey my regards to all.
Yours lovingly,
XXXX.
Address on the Envelope :
To
M.Kiran Kumar,
10th Class, English Medium,
Z.P.H.S, Kavali Town,
Nellore District.
Question 9.
Write a descriptive paragraph on Asha Parekh, a famous Indian actress, film director, producer an^l most sucessful actress in Hindi cinema, in about 100-120 words based on the given clues.
Born on 2nd October 1942 – Father, Bachubai Parekh – Mother, Salma Parekh – Padmashri (1992), Dada Saheb Palke Award (2020).
Answer:
Asha Parekh is a famous Indian actress, film director, producer and the most successful actress in Hindi cinema. She was born on 2 October 1942 in Bombay. Her father is Bachubhai Parekh and mother,. Salma Parekh. Her first film was ‘Maa’ which was released in 1952. She started her career as a child artist acting in ‘Maa’ at the age of 10. The film Dil Deke Dekho (1959) made her a star heroine. She was the highest paid actress of her time. She was honoured with the Padma Shri Award in 1992 by the government of India for her contribution to the field of cinema. She was also honoured .with the Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2020.
Question 10.
Write a descriptive paragraph on C.V. Raman using the clues given below.
Born on 7 November 1888, Tiruchirappalli – father – school teacher, mother – a learned woman – MA Physics, age 18 – first class – Joined Department of Finance, Govt, of India Professor of Physics at the University College of Science. – The Raman Effect (February 28, 1928 – an important discovery in the field of light); very important contributions in the field of electrical conductivity of metals – Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of London (1924); Nobel Prize in Physics (1930); Bharat Ratna (1954) – died on 21 November 1970
Answer:
Dr. C.V. Raman was one of the greatest Indian scientists. He was born on 7 November 1888 at Tiruchirappalli in South India. His father was a teacher and his mother was a very learned woman. He completed his MA in Physics at the young age of eighteen and began his career by joining the Department of Finance in the Government of India. Later, he took lip the position of professor of Physics at the University College of Science.
He achieved great heights in the field of science. He is known for his theory called the Raman Effect in the field of light and he also made very important contributions in the field of electrical conductivity of metals. He discovered the Raman Effect on 28th February 1928. (February 28 is being observed as the National Science Day of India.)
Dr. C.V. Raman received some of the most prestigious awards in the world. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1924. He later won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. He was also given the honour of ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 1970. Dr. Raman died on 21 November 1970.
Question 11.
Write a descriptive paragraph on the famous Telifgu director K. Viswanath using the clues given below.
Kasinadhuni Viswanath – born on – 19 February 1930, Repalle – education – Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Andhra Christian College – Film director, screenplay writer, actor – spouse – Jaya Lakshmi – children – Padmavathi, Ravindranath, Nagendranath ” – awards – Seven State Nandi Awards, Ten Filmfare Awards, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Shri – died on 2 February 2023.
Answer:
K. Viswanath is a famous Telugu film director. His full name is Kasinadhuni Viswanath. He was born on 19 February in 1930 in Repalle.
He completed his education from Andhra Christian College and Potti Sriramulu Telugu University. He works as a film director, screenplay writer and an actor. He directed many award winning films in Telugu. He is an excellent screen play writer. He acted as a supporting actor in‘many successful films. He is a versatile director. His films are ve/y popular among the Telugu audience. Jaya Lakshmi is his spouse. Padmavathi, Ravindranath and Nagendranath are his sons. He received seven State Nandi Awards, Ten Filmfare Awards, Padma Shri and Dadasabeb Phalke Award. He passed away on 2 February, 2023.
Question 12.
Write a descriptive paragraph on Helen Keller using the clues given below.
Born on – 1880, healthy child till age of 19 months – Suffered high fever, became deaf and blind – Began to feel people’s hands to find out what they were doing ; recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes ; made up signs with her hands so that she could talk to her family – Determination ; strong will – role model
Answer:
Helen Adams Keller was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In 1882, she suffered from fever and was struck blind, deaf and mute. Beginning in 1887, Keller’s teacher Anne Sullivan helped her make tremendous progress with her ability to communicate and Keller went to college graduating in 1904. During her lifetime, she received many honours in recognition of her accomplishments.
Keller had mastered several methods of communication, including touch – lip reading, Braille speech, typing and finger – spelling. From childhood, she began to feel people’s hands to find out what they were doing; recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes, made up signs with her hands so she could talk to her family.
Keller’s determination and strong will to achieve success made her reach the peaks with international recognition. She became a role-model for many depressed and handicapped people.
Question 13.
Write a descriptive paragraph on the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar using the clues given below.
Birth on 14 April, 1891 – birth plaq# -Mhow in Central Provinces (currently Madhya Pradesh) – Ramji Maloji Sakpal (father) and Bhimabai Murbadkar Sakpal (mother) – Elphinstone High School, University of Bombay, Columbia University, London School of Economics – Samata Sainik Dal, Independent Labour Party, Scheduled Castes Fed-eration – Right winged; Equalism – A Hindu by birth; a Buddhist1956 onwards – Essays on Untouchables and Uritouchability, The Annihilation of Caste, Waiting for a Visa – died on 6, December, 1956 ’
Answer:
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was a social reformer and a politician. He was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution. He was born on 14 April, 1891 in Mhow in Centred Provinces (currently Madhya Pradesh). His parents were Ramji Medoji Sakpal (father) and Bhimabai Murbadkar Sakpal (mother). Reimabai Ambedkar was his wife.
He had his schooling from Elphinstone High School. He took his university education from University of Bombay, Columbia University and London School of Economics. He worked for the organizations of Samata Sainik Ded, Independent Labour Party and Scheduled Castes Federation. He was right winged. He fought for equal rights for all people. He was a Hindu by birth a.nd turned a Buddhistl956 onwards. He wrote ‘Essays on Untouchables’, ‘Untouchability’, ‘The Annihilation of Caste’ and ‘Waiting for a Visa’ describing the problems of the untouchables in society. He passed away on 6th December 1956.
Question 14.
Write a story in 200 – 250 words, with the help of the clues given below. Give a suitable title to the story.
A frail old man – had no wife – lives with son and daughter-in-law – four year old grandson – hands tremble – eyesight blurred – steps faltered – eating difficult – shaky . hands – food and milk – spilled – son and daughter-in-law irritated – set a small table – • ate alone – broke a bowl – wooden bowl – sad – grandson – sad – doing something with wood scraps – Father asked – making a wooden bowl – for them – old age – you reap what you sow.
Answer:
Wooden Bowl
A frail old man who had no wife lived with his son and daughter-in-law and a four year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his steps faltered. The family used to eat together. With his shaky hands and blurred eye-sight it was very difficult for grandfather to eat. Food and milk used to spill out from his shaking hands.
His son and daughter-in-law became irritated with it. They wanted to do some-thing to avoid this fuss. They set a table in the corner for the old man. With his shaking hands grandfather had broken two bowls. So they started to serve him in a wooden bowl.
The little boy, his grandson, pitied his grandfather. He was sad. There were tears in grandfather’s eyes when his parents admonished him for spoiling the floor. The little boy wanted to do something.
One day his father saw him doing something. His father asked him what he was doing. The boy answered that he was making a wooden bowl for them to eat when they grew up.
The words struck the parents. The tears streamed down their faces. From then onwards they cared for the grandfather, loved him very much and served him happily. Moral: You reap what you sow.
Question 15.
Write a story in 200 – 250 words, with the help of the clues given below. Give a suitable title to the story.
Hints : A king very fond of stories – man who tells a story that never ends to marry his daughter – a handsome young man begins his story – a little ant – nothing to eat – sees a big building – decides to take some rice from it – crawls inside – carries a grain of rice on back – crawls home – the young man goes on about little ant – king understands – marries off his daughter to him.
Answer:
The Clever Man’s Endless Story
Once there lived a king. He was very much fond of stories. He declared that he would give his daughter in marriage to the man who would tell him an endless story.
One day a clever and handsome young man came to the king. He started telling an endless story. The story ran like this. “Once there was a little ant. It was hungry. It had nothing to eat. It saw a big building. It crawled inside it. There was a heap of rice. It carried a grain of rice on its back to its hole. It came back. Again it carried another grain of rice”.
The young man repeated the same story of the ant several times. The story seemed endless. The king got vexed. He understood the cleverness of the young man. He married off his daughter to him.
Moral: Your wisdom comes to your help. OR Knolwedge is power.
Question 16.
Write a story in 200 – 250 words, with the help of the clues given below. Give a suitable title to the story.
It was Mohini’s first day at the new school. She was feeling very nervous. She stood in a corner and watched the students who were laughing and talking excitedly. When she saw four senior stuents advancing towards her, she
Answer:
It was Mohini’s first day at the new school. She was feeling very nervous. She stood in a corner and watched the students who were laughing and talking excitedly. When she saw four senior students advancing towards her, she got terrified and started going towards her classroom hurriedly. The four students caught up with her speed and cornered her. She muttered in a trembling voice, “Leave me alone”. She was sweating profusely. They sensed her fear and started coming nearer.
Two tall boys and two girls of medium height looked at the girl and gave her spine-chilling terror. Before Mohini could shout, one of the boys told her that they had been assigned to guide her through the school and assist her to make her feel comfortable. They were coming near to introduce themselves and thought of playing a small prank when Mohini started running away from them. Mohini breathed a sigh of relief and conveyed that she thought she was about to get bullied. All of them gave a hearty laugh.
SECTION – C
LITERATURE
Reference to the Context: Reading Comprehension from Prose
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. I was one of the children – a short boy with rather undistinguished looks, born to tall and handsome parents. We lived in our ancestral house, which was built in the middle of the nineteenth century It was a fairly large pucca house, made of limestone and brick, on the Mosque Street in Rameswaram. My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts arid luxuries. However, all necessities were provided for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a very secure childhood, both materially and emotionally.
The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old. For reasons I have never been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market. I used to collect the seeds and sell them to a provision shop on Mosque . Street. A day’s collection would fetch me the princely sum of one anna. (My Childhood)
i) The speaker belongs to ………. (D)
A) Tamil Nadu
B) a middle-class family
C) Rameswaram
D) all the above
Answer:
D) all the above
ii) What is the nationality of the speaker? (B)
A) A Tamilian
B) An Indian
C) A great scientist
D) Above all
Answer:
B) An Indian
iii) ‘My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.’ What does his sentence tell us about Jainulabdeen? (A)
A) Jainulabdeen was a man of simplicity.
B) Jainulabdeen was a miser.
C) Jainulabdeen did not like to eat food.
D) Jainulabdeen did not help others.
Answer:
A) Jainulabdeen was a man of simplicity.
iv) ‘The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old.’ Basing on the information given in the sentence, choose the year in which the speaker was born? (C)
A) 1929
B) 1927
C) 1931
D) 1939
Answer:
C) 1931
2. Every child is born, with some inherited characteristics, into a specific socio-economic and emotional environment, and trained in certain ways by figures of authority. I inherited honesty and self-discipline from my father; from my inother, I inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness and so did my three brothers and sister. I had three close friends in my childhood – Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan. All these boys were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families. As children, none of us ever felt any difference amongst ourselves because of our religious differences and upbringing. In fact, Ramanadha Sastry was the son of Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest, of the Rameswaram temple. Later he took over the priesthood of the Rameswaram temple from his father; Aravindan went into the business of arranging transport for visiting pilgrims; and Sivaprakasan became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways. (My Childhood)
i) What was the position held by Ramanadha Sastry? (D)
A) A businessman
B) A catering contractor
C) The high priest
D) The priesthood
Answer:
D) The priesthood
ii) Rameswaram is in ………… . (A)
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Mosque Street
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) All the above
Answer:
A) Tamil Nadu
iii) Who are referred to as ‘the figures of authority’? (D)
A) Friends
B) Officers
C) Lawyers
D) Parents and other important people
Answer:
D) Parents and other important people
iv) Who is referred to as ‘Prophet’? (B)
A) Lord Rama
B) Muhammad
C) Jesus Christ
D) Ramanadha Sastry
Answer:
B) Muhammad
3. The new teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy. In accordance with our social ranking as the new teacher saw it, I was asked’to go and sit on the back bench. I felt very sad, and so did Ramanadha Sastry. He looked utterly downcast as I Shifted to my seat in the last row. The image of him weeping when I shifted to the last row left a lasting impression on me.
After school, we went home and told our respective parents about the incident. Lakshmana Sastry summoned the teacher, and in our presence, told the teacher that he Should not spread the poison of social inequality and communed intolerance in the minds of innocent children. He bluntly asked the teacher to either apologize or quit the school and the island. Not only did the teacher regret his behaviour but the strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed ultimately reformed this young teacher.
On the whole, the small society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of the segregation of different social groups. (My Childhood)
i) The teacher asked the boy to sit on the last bench as ……….. (C)
A) he did not work hard.
B) he misbehaved in the class.
C) he sat with a Hindu priest’s son.
D) he disobeyed the teacher.
Answer:
C) he sat with a Hindu priest’s son.
ii) The teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy. What does the expression “could not stomach” mean? (D)
A) he had a pain in the stomach.
B) he welcomed the act.
C) he neither welcomed nor objected to it.
D) he could not tolerate the act.
Answer:
D) he could not tolerate the act.
iii) The outcome of Lakshmana Sastry’s decision ……….. (A)
A) it reformed the teacher.
B) both the boys were separated form each other.
C) spread communal poison.
D) the teacher quit the school.
Answer:
A) it reformed the teacher.
iv) The general nature of society in Rameswaram ………. (B)
A) was very flexible and promoted co-existence.
B) did not allow people from different social groups to live together.
C) encouraged different groups live harmoniously.
D) broke the social barriers.
Answer:
B) did not allow people from different social groups to live together.
4. The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old. For reasons I have never been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market. 1 used to collect the seeds and sell them to a provision shop on Mosque Street. A day’s collection would fetch me the princely sum of one anna. My brother – in-law Jallaluddin would tell me stories about the War which I would later attempt to trace in the headlines in Dinamani. Our area, being isolated, was completely unaffected by the War. But soon India was forced to join the Allied Forces and something like a state of emergency was declared.
The first casualty came in the form of the suspension of the train halt at Rameswaram station. The newspapers now had to be bundled and thrown out from the moving train on the Rameswaram Road between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi. That forced my cousin Samsuddin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram, to look for a helping hand to catch the bundles and, as if naturally, I filled the slot. Samsuddin helped me earn my first wages. Half a century later, I can still feel the surge of pride in earning my own money for the first time. (My Childhood)
i) The area which the narrator is residing at is unaffected by the war because …….. (B)
A) the enemy soldiers didn’t see that area.
B) their area was separated and far away from other areas.
C) war was abandoned in that area.
D) the enemy soldiers were feared to attack their area.
Answer:
B) their area was separated and far away from other areas.
ii) The newspapers had to be bundled and thrown out from the moving train because ……….. (D)
A) it usually occurred there.
B) the train was a superfast express.
C) some thieves threw the newspapers out.
D) the train halt at the station was suspended.
Answer:
D) the train halt at the station was suspended.
iii) “I can still feel the surge of pride ……….” The writer feels pride because ………. (B)
A) he helped his cousin, Samsuddin
B) he earned his first earnings.
C) he took part in war.
D) Samsuddin helped him.
Answer:
B) he earned his first earnings.
iv) What type of text is this passage? (A)
A) An autobiographical account
B) A biographical account
C) A report
D) An essay
Answer:
A) An autobiographical account
5. Every child is born, with some inherited characteristics, into a specific socioeconomic and emotional environment, and trained in certain ways by figures of authority. I inherited honesty and seif-discipline from my father; from my mother, I inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness so did my three brothers and sister. I had three close friends in my childhood – Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan. All these boys were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families. As children, none of us ever felt any difference amongst ourselves because of our religious differences and upbringing. In fact, Ramanadha Sastry was the son of Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest of the Rameswaram temple. Later he took over the became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways. (My Childhood)
i) This is an excerpt of ……… (B)
A) Interview
B) Autobiography
C) Report
D) Essay
Answer:
B) Autobiography
ii) Later in life, Aravindan became ……… (A)
A) a transport businessman.
B) a catering contractor for Southern Railways.
C) the high priest of Rameswaram temple.
D) the President of India.
Answer:
A) a transport businessman.
iii) Qualities that the author inherited from his mother were ……… (C)
A) authoritativeness.
B) self-discipline.
C) faith in goodness.
D) dishonesty.
Answer:
C) faith in goodness.
iv) According to the passage, who is the figure of authority for the author? (A)
A) Parents
B) Brothers and sister
C) Friends
D) Himself
Answer:
A) Parents
6. Events from the Ramayana and from the life of the Prophet were the bedtime stories my mother and grandmother would tell the children in our family.
One day when I was in the fifth standard at the Rameswaram Elementary School, a new teacher came to our class. I used to wear a cap which marked me as a Muslim, and I always sat in the front row next to Ramanadha Sastry, who wore the sacred thread. The rjew teacher could not stomach a Hindu priest’s son sitting with a Muslim boy. In accordance with our social ranking as the new teacher saw it, I was asked to go and sit on the back bench. I felt very sad, and so did Ramanadha Sastry. He looked utterly downcast as I shifted to my seat in the last row. The image of him weeping when I shifted to the last row left a lasting impression on me. (My Childhood)
i) The phrase “bedtime stories” in the expression, “Events from the Ramayana and from the life of the Prophet were the bedtime stories my mother and grandmother would tell the children in our family” means ___________ (C)
A) stories told by the bedside.
B) stories told on the bed.
C) stories told before going to sleep.
D) stories told during sleep.
Answer:
C) stories told before going to sleep.
ii) What does ‘him’ refer to in the expression, “The image of him ______”? (B)
A) a Muslim boy
B) Ramanatha Sastry
C) Kalam
D) a Hindu priest
Answer:
B) Ramanatha Sastry
iii) Which of the following words given in the passage means, “to approve something”? (C)
A) prophet
B) downcast
C) stomach
D) inherit
Answer:
C) stomach
iv) The type of the text you have just read is __________ (D)
A) a skit.
B) a biographical sketch.
C) a description.
D) ah autobiographical sketch.
Answer:
D) ah autobiographical sketch.
Reference to the Context: Reading Comprehension from Poem
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
1. Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign
Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Like ours: the land our brothers walk upon
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie. (No Men are Foreign)
i) On this earth, no two people are ……..
Answer:
strangers
ii) It is a single body like ours that breathes under
Answer:
different uniforms
iii) One day all of us will rest in the same soil. (True/False)
Answer:
True
iv) Pick out the words from the above stanza that mean same as ‘unfamiliar or alien’.
Answer:
‘strange, foreign’
2. They, too, aware of sun and air and water,
Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter starv’d.
Their hands are ours, and in their, lines we read
A labour not different from our own. (No Men are Foreign)
i) People of all countries are dependent on sun, air and water for their ……..
Answer:
survival
ii) ‘…….. in their lines we read ……..’ Explain.
Answer:
It means the lines of luck that astrologers read in one’s palm,
iii) The division of labour is just superficial. Inside, we all are one in spirit and soul. (True/False) (T)
Answer:
True
iv) The word in the above stanza means the same as ‘tranquil’.
Answer:
‘peaceful’
3. Remember they have eyes like ours that wake
Or sleep, and strength that can be won
By love. In every land is common life
That all can recognise and understand. (No Men are Foreign)
i) ‘They’ refers to ………..
Answer:
other people
ii) We can win all through ………..
Answer:
love
iii) In every land people sleep during the day and wake up at night. (True/False) (F)
Answer:
False
iv) ‘In every land’ implies ………..
Answer:
‘all the other countries’
4. Let us remember, whenever we are told
To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.
Remember, we who take arms against each other (No Men are Foreign)
a) When we. hate our countrymen, we are actually hating ………..
Answer:
ourselves
b) In reality, there is no hatred for anyone in anybody’s heart. We are all forced our brothers.
Answer:
to hate
c) Terrorism, patriotism and militancy are some of the reasons for picking up arms against each other. (True/False) (T)
Answer:
True
d) ……….. in the above stanza means the same as ‘cheat or deceive’.
Answer:
‘Betray’
5. It is the human earth that we defile.
Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Of air that is everywhere our own,
Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange. (No Men are Foreign)
a) ………. are responsible for spoiling the earth.
Answer:
Humans/Human beings
b) From the above stanza find the word that means ‘an act of violence’.
Answer:
’outrage’
c) We can all truly prosper in a peaceful environment. (True/False)
Answer:
True
d) According to the poet, how do we pollute the earth?
Answer:
by taking arms against each other
Short Answer Questions from Prose
Question 1.
“I filled the slot.” What does the sentence mean?
Answer:
When Samsuddin, the cousin of Abdul Kalam needed a person to catch the bundles of newspapers thrown from the running train between Rameshwaram and Dhanuskodi, Kalam could do that job successfully. He took up the job willingly and cleared the problem.
Question 2.
“He had an ideal helpmate in my mother, Ashiamma.” – Who had an ideal helpmate? Who was that ideal helpmate? How can the writer say that the other person had an ideal helpmate in his mother?
Answer:
Kalam’s father Jainulabdeen had an ideal helpmate. Ashiamma, Kalam’s mother, was the ideal helpmate. Like Jainulabdeen, his wife Ashiamma too had the great quality of generosity. She used to feed a number of outsider’s every day. Hence, Kalam felt that his mother Ashiamma was an ideal helpmate to his father.
Question 3.
“My austere father used to avoid all inessential comforts and luxuries.” Explain.
Answer:
Kalam’s father was simple, plain and strict. He didn’t have much wealth. He stopped himself from spending money on inessential comforts and luxuries.
Question 4.
Whose area was unaffected by the war? Why do you think it was unaffected? What war was it?
Answer:
The place where Kalam was living was unaffected by the war. Their area was isolated and far away from other places, so it was unaffected. It was the Second World War. It broke out in 1939.
Question 5.
“I can still feel the surge of pride in earning my own money for the first time/’ – Who felt that surge of pride? When did he feel it? Do you think that there was increase in his pride or was it a decrease in his pride?
Answer:
Abdul Kalam felt that surge of pride. When he earned his first wages, he felt that surge of pride and he could feel in the same way half a century later. I think that there was an increase in his pride.
Question 6.
Who was Ramanadha Sastry? Which profession did he choose ? Why did he choose it?
Answer:
Ramanadha Sastry was a close friend of Kalam. He was the son of Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest of the Rameswaram temple. Hence, Ramanadha Sastry took up the job of his father based on inheritance.
Question 7.
What do you understand about Rameswaram society? Do you support it? Why (not)?
Answer:
The society of Rameswaram was very rigid in terms of the segregation of different social groups. I don’t support this type of society. I don’t want to bring differences among the people. I don’t want to spread the poison of social inequality.
Question 8.
What kind of a person was Sivasubramania Iyer? Do you like him? If yes, why do you like him?
Answer:
Mr. Sivasubramania Iyer was Kalam’s science teacher. He was something of a rebel though he was an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative wife. He did his best to break social barriers so that people from varying backgrounds could mingle easily. I like him very much because of his broad mind and religious harmony.
Question 9.
“Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed, nor did he get angry with his wife.” What did this tell lis about Iyer?
Answer:
Iyer’s wife was very conservative. So she refused to serve Kalam in her kitchen as he is a Muslim boy. At this, Iyer neither perturbed nor got angry. Instead, he served’Kalam with his own hands and sat down beside him to eat his meal. This tells us that Iyer did his best to break social barriers and had communal tolerance.
Question 10.
“Once you decide to change the system, such problems have to be confronted.” Explain.
Answer:
Sivasubramania Iyer was a rebel and against to the feeling of segregation of different social groups. He wanted to change the system completely. But, in the process of bringing change, one has to face problems from the rigid people who are with communal intolerance. It is very difficult to change them.
Question 11.
Why was the whole country filled with an unprecedented optimism?
Answer:
Then we were under the British rule. We the Indians, strongly wanted freedom. As soon as the Second World War was over, Gandhiji declared, “Indians will build their own India.” So, the whole country was filled with an unprecedented optimism.
Question 12.
Why did Kalam want to leave his home town? Did he do right thing in doing so? What would you do if you were in his place?
Answer:
Kalam wanted to leave his home town to study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram. He did right thing in doing so. If I were in his place, I would also try to go to a place where I would continue my studies.
Short Answer Questions from Poem
Question 1.
What does the poet ask us to remember?
Answer:
In the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’,”the poet asks us to remember that under all uniforms, a single body breathes like ours. We all walk on the same land. We all live and work in the same way. So, we are not different from each other.
Question 2.
How does the poet compare life with others?
Answer:
The poet does not believe in narrow patriotism. He says human beings are equal. All the men have eyes like ours. These wake up and sleep equally. Love can win all. There is no difference among the nations.
Question 3.
“We are told to hate our brothers.” How does it affect us?
Answer:
The poet says that hatred pollutes our own air. Whfcn we hate others, we dispossess ourselves. We tend to betray and condemn ourselves. If we hate others, we defile our own earth. Hatred brings only destruction.
Question 4.
‘Are fed by peaceful harvest.’ What does it imply?
Answer:
The poet conveys that all men are equal. No men are foreign. All the men living across the world love peace. Peace is loved by all equally. It brings prosperity and harmony.
Question 5.
What message does the poet convey through the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’?
Answer:
The poet conveys the message of universal brotherhood through the poem. He says that the people living in other parts of the world are like us in many ways. There are many common things among the nations. All live, work, eat, walk and sleep in the same way.’All hate wars and love peace. We should not hate them as they are also humans like us.
Question 6.
‘Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence of air.’ Explain.
Answer:
The poet conveys that hatred pollutes the air we breathe in. If we fight among ourselves, we create hell only. All prosper in a peaceful environment. The war replaces the innocence of the environment with hatredness.
Question 7.
‘Remember they have eyes like ours that wake or sleep.’ Who are ‘they’? What does the poet convey through this line?
Answer:
‘They’ stands for the men across the world. The poet conveys through these lines that no men are foreign. There is no difference at all. People may belong to different countries or religions, follow a different lifestyle, speak a different language but they are all the same.
Question 8.
How do all human beings live and suffer the same?
Answer:
The poet says that all live and suffer the same. The human body is the same everywhere. All are aware of sun, air and water. All prosper when there is peace. All starve when there is war. War destroys everyone equally.
Short Answer Questions from S.Reader
Question 1.
What was the effect of cyclone on Prashant’s village?
Answer:
Prashant was shocked after he reached his village. Where their house once stood, there were only remnants. All the ninety-six houses in his village were washed away, Children were left orphaned. There was devastation all around. Eighty-Six lives were lost in his village.
Question 2.
What did Prashant do for flie orphans?
Answer:
Prashant decided to help the orphans. He brought them together and put up a polythene sheet shelter for them. Women were requested to look after them properly. He also arranged food for them.
Question 3.
What did Prashant do to divert the attention of the women?
Answer:
Prashant wanted to divert the attention of the women who had lost their family members. He persuaded them to start working in the food-for-work programme started by an NGO. He organised sports activities for children.
Question 4.
Why was falling of two coconut trees on the roof of Prashant’s Mend’s house a blessing in disguise?
Answer:
The falling of two coconut trees on the roof was a blessing in disguise because the tender coconuts from the trees kept the trapped faftiily from starving during the fateful days that followed.
Question 5.
Narrate the storm in Ersama in your own words.
Answer:
The storm in Ersama was so fierce that it brought destruction and wreaked havoc # everywhere. It brought a devastating flood that took many lives and left people homeless.
Long Answer Questions from Prose
Question 1.
“ ______ that forced Samsuddin to look for a helping hand.” What does ‘that’ refer to?
Answer:
Kalam tried to trace out the stories of the Second World War told by his brother-in-law Jallaluddin in the headlines of Dinamani. Dinamani was the newspaper delivered to Rameswaram. After a few days, a state of emergency was declared in Kalam’s area. So the train that delivered the newspapers was temporarily not halted at the station. The newspapers were tied up as a bundle and thrown from the running train. Samsuddin, cousin of Kalam needed a helping hand to catch the bundles of newspapers. So Kalam could do the job. ‘That’ refers to the necessity of a person to help Samsuddin catch the bundles of newspapers.
Question 2.
If one wants to bring a change in the social system, what qualities should one possess?
Answer:
If one wants to bring a change in the social system, one should have patience,
equanimity and determination.
When Kalam was invited by Sivasubramania Iyer to his home for a meal, his wife refused to serve Kalam due to her orthodoxy. But Iyer was not perturbed nor did he get angry with his wife. Instead, he served Kalam with his own hands and sat down beside him to have his meal. The etiquette shown by Kalam while taking his meal impressed her and she herself served him the second time he was invited.
Question 3.
“Your children are not your children ….” What does it mean ? Do you agree or disagree to the statement? Give reasons.
Answer:
Jainulabdeen, Kalam’s father, believes that children come through mother but not from her. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itselft.
I agree to the statement of Kalam’s father because children have every right to form their own thoughts and ideas. The influence of the environment in which they live, the society that prevails in their time helps them to develop an individual attitude. They act and move according to their mind and idea where their parents’ ideas or thoughts may not impress or persuade them.
Question 4.
“Every child is born, with some inherited characteristics ” Explain. Do you agree with the above statement? Why (not)?
Answer:
Every family has some special characteristics. Every member of those families, naturally, possesses those characteristics. Those may be noble qualities or ignoble ones. Those characteristics are related to a specific socio-economic and emotional environment. Every child in tHat specific family is trained in certain ways by figures of authorities. So, I agree with the statement.
Question 5.
What kind of a family was the narrator’s family? How did Kalam and his siblings grow up? What do you say about your family?
Answer:
The noble qualities of honesty, self discipline, generosity, faith in goodness and kindness are the natural inborn ones of the Kalam’s family. Kalam, his three brothers and his sister inherited honesty and self-discipline from their father and faith in goodness and deep kindness from their mother. I too say that my family members too have the good qualities such as sincerity, honesty, etc.
Question 6.
“As children, none of us ever felt any difference amongst …….”. Are there any religious differences among Kalam and his close friends? If there are differences, how did he feel about them? What does it tell us about those friends?
Answer:
There are religious differences among Kalam and his close friends. Kalam has three close friends, named Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan. Kalam’was a Muslim but his friends were orthodox Hindu Brahmins. As children, none of them ever felt any difference amongst themselves because of their religious differences and upbringing. It tells us about them that they came from noble families which were secular that didn’t have religious feelings.
Question 7.
Why do you think Kalam was asked to sit on the back bench? What does this incident tell us about the teacher?
Answer:
Kalam used to wear a cap which marked him as a Muslim and he always sat in the front row next to Ramanadha Sastry, who wore the sacred thread. The new teacher was a Hindu. He couldn’t stomach a Hindu priest’s son Sitting beside a Muslim boy So, Kalam was asked to sit on the back bench. This incident tells us that the new teacher was very rigid’and didn’t have religious harmony.
Question 8.
“Your children are not your children ” What does it mean? Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Give reasons.
Answer:
These words were spoken by Kalam’s father, Jainulabdeen in the context of his wife’s hesitation to send Kalam to Ramanathapuram. He told his wife the expression “Your children are not your children” means as children are growing they have their own ideas. I agree with the idea of Kalam’s father because children have every right to form their own thoughts and ideas. The environment in society helps children to develop an individual attitude. Parents should take it easy.
Question 9.
“Does the seagull not fly across the sun, alone and without a nest ?” Explain.
Answer:
When Abdul Kalam asked for his father’s permission to go to Ramanathapuram for higher studies, he told Kalam that he knew he had to go away to grow. On that occasion he compared Kalam with a seagull. The small seagull bird flies alone and without the support from its parent birds. In the same way, Kalam too would grow independently and reach higher positions. He could do it when he left his home town and went to other places and learned new things.
Long Answer Questions from Poem
Question 1.
How does the poet describe that no men are foreign?
Answer:
In ‘No Men Are Foreign’ the poet states that all human beings in this world are the same. They are like blood brothers. Their bodies are the same under different uniforms. The land on which they walk is the same as we walk on. They are aware of sun, air, water, etc. like us. Their hands are like ours They labour with their hands as we labour with our hands. Their eyes are like ours’: They can be won by love as we can be. The life is common in every land that can be recognised and understood. So when someone says that we should hate our brothers, we betray ourselves. We must remember that when we fight together, we make the earth diryt. Our hatred insults the innocence of air only. So we must love all human beings as we all are the same.
Question 2.
Do you think it is easy to have a world of the type as the poet wishes? Why/Why not?
Answer:
The poet wishes for an ideal world. In this world all people will be equal. There will be no difference on the basis of race, creed or country. It is not easy to have a world of this type.
The reason is the selfishness of the people. Man has broken this world into seg- ’ ments by narrow national walls. Some people unite themselves and hold a piece of land for themselves. They call it a nation. In a way, these nations are like our political parties. The political parties talk of the national welfare but their innate desire is to keep themselves in power. In the same way these nations talk of world peace but their innate desire is to make themselves more powerful, dominte other nations and extend their national boundaries.
Long Answer Questions from S. Header
Question 1.
How was Prashant’s village affected by the cyclone? How did he take a lead to help the people? What would have been your reaction in such a condition?
Answer:
Prashant saw that 2,500 people were crowded in a shelter. All the houses in his village were washed away. Eighty-six lives were lost in the village. There was not enough to eat. They had survived on green coconuts which were not adequate. Prashant organised a group of youths and elders. They pressurised the merchant to part with rice. After that the youth task force gathered empty utensils from the shelter.
The children were deputed to lie in the sand with these utensils on their stomach. They succeeded in sending the message to helicopters who threw food packets. As a responsible youth. I would have acted the same way as Prashant. I would lead the movement. I would have organised relief camps and help in arranging food and medicines. I would be an active member of the youth task force.
Question 2.
In adversity, people like Prashant get extraordinary determination and power to fight. Do you agree that adversity or crisis brings people closer?
Answer:
Yes, it is true that some people, like Prashant, get extraordinary powers in adverse conditions. They become heroes. In the story, it was extraordinary courage and strong determination that made Prashant go to his house td seek his family. He covered his eighteen-kilometre long journey with great difficulty. There was a leader in him, although he was a teenager. He had a special quality of taking initiatives.
He helped all and one during the disaster. He organized a team of volunteers to help the victims of super cyclone in Orissa. Adversity or crisis also brings people together. There is a bond of humanity. The victims of cyclone in Ersama helped one Another. They worked together during their resettlement. They took care of orphans and widows. Prashant managed to unite them and work for one another.