TS 10th Class English Important Questions 1st lesson Personality Development

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TS 10th Class English 1st Lesson Questions and Answers Telangana – Personality Development

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

(Q. 1 – 7)
(A) Read the following passage.

Nick Vujicic was born with no arms and legs – but he doesn’t let the details stop him. The brave 26-year old – who is mainly a torso – plays football and golf, swims and surfs, despite having no limbs.

Nick has a small foot on his left hip which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.

‘I call it my chicken drumstick/joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. To be lost without it.’

Due to his faith as an Evangelical Christian, Nick has hosen to remain a virgin until marriage.
‘He’s very modest but he gets marriage proposals from women all the time,’ said Nick’s friend and publicist Steve Appel, from Los Angeles.
‘He would love to get married and start a family but he’s waiting for the right girl to come along.’

Water sports aren’t Nick’s only thing – he also plays golf with a club tucked under his chin, and is a huge fan of the English premier League.

His parents decided not to send him to a special school – a decision he said was very hard for him, but which may have been the best decision they could have made for him.
When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.

His disability came without any medical explanation – a rare occurrence called phocomelia – and Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. ‘My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself/ he said

‘It was so hard for them but right from the start they did their best to make me independent.’
‘My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave the courage to learn how to swim.”I also got really into football and skateboarding. I totally love the English Premier.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
Nick’s parents decided not to send him to a special school because ………….
(A) they were not interested in the special school.
(B) they wanted to make him independent.
(C) they thought that there would be risk of bullying.
(D) Nick didn’t want to join the special school.
Answer:
(B) they wanted to make him independent.

Question 2.
“I’d be lost without it.” – What does ‘it’ refer to ?
(A) Nick’s chicken
(B) Nick’s drumstick
(C) The chicken drumstick
(D) Nick’s small foot
which is on his left hip
Answer:
(D) Nick’s small foot

Question 3.
Which of the following words given in the passage means, “the main part of the body, not including the head, arms and legs” ?
(A) torso
(B) drumstick
(C) club
(D) phocomelia
Answer:
(A) torso

Question 4.
What type of text is this passage ?
(A) Narrative
(B) Biographical sketch
(C) Autobiographical account
(D) Description
Answer:
(C) Autobiographical account.

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 5.
When was Nick’s father shocked ? Why ?
Answer:
When Nick was born, his father was shocked. He couldn’t expect the idea of having a ‘torso’ as his son. So, he was shocked to see his son who was born without limbs.

Question 6.
What does ‘she’ refer to here ? Why did she blame herself?
Answer:
She refers to Nick’s mother. She blamed herself with the thought that whether she had done every thing right during her pregnancy or not. She felt that she had a torso as her son because of her recklessness during her pregnancy.

Question 7.
What do you understand by the expression, “but he doesn’t let the details stop him.”?
Answer:
Nick was born without limbs. But he doesn’t lose hope. With great determination and perseverance he
stands as an inspiration to many. Now, he plays football and golf, swims and surfs. He becomes a motivational speaker. Thus, Nick’s disability can’t stop him from reaching great heights in his life.

(B) Read the following passage.

“I call it my chicken drumstick,’ joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. ‘I’d be lost without it.’

Water sports aren’t Nick’s only thing – he also plays golf with a club tucked under his chin, and is a huge fan of the English Premier League.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write the options (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
This passage is taken from the lesson,
(A) Attitude Is Altitude
(B) I will Do It
(C) The Dear Departed
(D) What Is My Name ?
Answer:
(A) Attitude Is Altitude

Question 2.
Which of the following statement is true?
(A) Melbourne is in Los Angeles.
(B) Australia is in Los Angeles.
(C) Melbourne is in Australia.
(D) Nick does not like water sports.
Answer:
(C) Melbourne is in Australia.

Question 3.
What do you mean by the sentence ‘I’d be lost without it.’ ?
(A) Nick feels that he will be lost in Melbourne if he does go to Los Angeles.
(B) Nick feels that he will be unable to do things if he doesn’t have his small foot.
(C) Nick feels that he will die if does not eat chicken drumsticks.
(D) Nick feels that he can do anything without arms and legs.
Answer:
(B) Nick feels that he will be unable to do things if he doesn’t have his small foot.

Question 4.
How does Nick play golf ?
(A) with the help of a club
(B) with the help of his friends
(C) with the help of his parents
(D) with the help of his wife
Answer:
(A) with the help of a club

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 5.
What does the word ‘it’ refer to in the above passage ?
Answer:
‘It’ refers to Nick’s small foot on his left hip. It helped him In many ways n doing things in his daily routine. He could type on the keyboard using it. He could play football.

Question 6.
Why does he call it his chicken drumstick ?
Answer:
Because it looks like a chicken drumstick, but useful.

Question 7.
Who is referred to as a ‘huge fan’ of the English Premier League ?
Answer:
Nick is referred to as a huge fan. He practised surfing.

(C) Read the following passage.

Due to his faith as an Evangelical Christian, Nick has chosen to remain a virgin until marriage although he has had long-term girl friends in the past.

‘He’s very modest but he gets marriage proposals from women all the time,’ said Nick’s friend and publicist Steve Appel, from Los Angeles.

‘He would love to get married and start a family but he’s waiting for the right girl to come along.’ Water sports aren’t Nick’s only thing – he also plays golf with a club tucked under his chin, and is a huge fun of the English Premier League.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
Nick has chosen to remain a bachelor until marriage although he has had long-term girl friends in the past. He would marry only
(A) when he finds the right girl to come along
(B) a disabled girl of beauty
(C) when he gets a virgin
(D) when he finds a tall and beautiful girl
Answer:
(A) when he finds the right girl to come along

Question 2.
He played golf with a
(A) bat
(B) racket
(C) club
(D) stick
Answer:
(C) club

Question 3.
“tucked” means
(A) kept
(B) placed
(C) held
(D) fastened
Answer:
(A) kept

Question 4.
Nick played __________ with a club tucked under his chin
(A) football
(B) volley ball
(C) surfing
(D) golf
Answer:
(D) golf

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 5.
Why did Nick remain a virgin ?
Answer:
Nick has a determined will. He Is frank and modest by nature. He has had long term girl friends ¡n the past. But he has not committed any sin. He gets marriage proposals from women all the time. He likes to get married when he finds the right girl – that is, one who can understand his predicament.

Question 6.
How did he play golf ?
Answer:
Nick plays water sports. But he also plays golf with a club. It is a heavy stick with one end thicker than the other. He keeps it tightly under his chin and hits the ball. Thus he plays golf.

Question 7.
What trait of his personality is highlighted in this passage ?
Answer:
Nick is modest and humble. Though he gets many marriage proposals, he does not marry. It is because he can wait till he finds a suitable girl for his physical conditions. Moreover, he has strong will power. He can control his physical urges and can remain a virgin. This quality of his character is high-lighted in this oassaae.

(D) Read the following passage.

His parents decided not to send him to ‘a special school – a decision he said was very hard for him, but which may have been the best decision they could have made for him.
When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.

His disability came without any medical explanation – a rare occurrence called Phocomelia – and Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to , them. ‘My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself/ he said.

‘It was so hard for them but right from the start they did their best to make me independent.’ ‘My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave the courage to learn how to swim.’
‘I also got really into football and skateboarding. I totally love the English Premier League.’

Nick’s father was a computer programmer and accountant and he taught his little son how to type with his toe at just 6 years old. His mum invented a special plastic device that meant he could hold a pen and pencil.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
When Nick was born
(A) his father was shocked
(B) his mother became distraught
(C) she could not hold him until he was four months old
(D) his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit.
Answer:
(D) his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit.

Question 2.
“It was so hard for them but right from the start
(A) his parents did their best to make him independent
(B) they tried to make Nick happy in all possible ways
(C) they wanted to make him free
(D) they planned to appoint care-takers
Answer:
(A) his parents did their best to make him independent

Question 3.
Nick’s father gave him the courage to learn how to swim
(A) at the age of 2
(B) at the age 18
(C) when Nick was 18 months old
(D) when Nick was 6 years old.
Answer:
(C) when Nick was 18 months old

Question 4.
His disability came without any medical explanation a rare occurrence called
(A) emaciation
(B) amnesia
(C) insomnia
(D) phocomelia
Answer:
(D) phocomelia

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 5.
How did Nick’s parents feel when he was born ?
Answer:
When Nick was born, his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. His mother was totally upset. She couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.

Question 6.
What is the disability of Nick ?
Answer:
Nick’s disability is a rare occurrence called phocomella. It doesn’t have any medical explanation. Phocomelia is characterised by absence of limbs.

Question 7.
“His parents decided not to send him (Nick) to a special schools. Was Nick happy about his parents’ decision? Why or why not ? What do you think about this decision?
Answer:
Nick’s parents insisted Nick on attending the main school. But he was not happy about, his parent’s decision. He regarded it as a hard decision. He was teased and bullied by his mates. Later Nick realised that their decision was the best one, as it gave him Independence. In spite of many hardships he faced, he got habituated to that life. He became courageous and tried to solve his problems himself.

(E) Read the following passage.

When Nick was born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.

His disability came without any medical explanation-a rare occurrence called Phocomelia – and Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. ‘My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself/ he said.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
Nick’s mother was a __________ by profession.
(A) teacher
(B) nurse
(C) painter
(D) doctor
Answer:
(B) nurse

Question 2.
What was the state of mind of the mother when Nick was born ?
(A) so upset and worried
(B) so happy and delightful
(C) so dangerous and angry
(D) so active and interesting
Answer:
(A) so upset and worried

Question 3.
What was ‘the cruel trick’ referred to in the above passage ?
(A) The parents are working hard. It was a very sad and unfortunate thing.
(B) The mother could not find his son for four months. It was a very sad and unfortunate thing.
(C) They got a baby without limbs by fate. It was a very sad and unfortunate thing.
(D) There was a curse on the family of Nick.
Answer:
(C) They got a baby without limbs by fate. It was a very sad and unfortunate thing.

Question 4.
What is meant by ‘distraught’ ?
(A) distressed
(B) joyous
(C) amusing
(D) interesting
Answer:
(A) distressed

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 5.
What made Nick’s father leave the hospital room to vomit ?
Answer:
Nick was born without arms and legs. This made his father leave the hospital room to vomit.

Question 6.
How did he play golf?
Answer:
Phocomelia is a rare congenital disorder involving malformation of the limbs.

Question 7.
Why did the mother blame herself ?
Answer:
The mother blamed herself because she felt that she was the reason for the disability of her son.

(F) Read the following passage.
‘I also got really into football and skateboarding. I totally love the English Premier League.’
Nick’s father was a computer programmer and accountant and he taught his little son how to type with his toe at just 6 years old. His mum invented a special plastic device that meant he could hold a pen and pencil.

Despite the risk of bullying, his parents insisted on his attending mainstream school, ‘It was the best decision they could have made for me/ adds Nick, who later achieved a degree in Financial Planning and Real Estate. ‘It was very hard but it gave me independence.

‘Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an electric wheelchair for mobility, and a team of carers to help him.
‘I was deeply depressed when I was eight years old/ he said. ‘I went to my mum crying and told her I wanted to kill myself.’

‘I felt cold and bitter. I hated God for doing this to me and was terrified of what would happen when my parents weren’t there to look after me.’
‘I could brush my own teeth with a wall mounted brush and wash my own hair with pump action soap, but there was so much that was impossible for me.’

At age ten Nick tried to drown himself in the bath but luckily the attempt was unsuccessful. ‘I felt there was no purpose when you lack purpose and strength. It is hard to hold on/ he said. But with the help of his religion, friends and family, Nick managed to pull through to become an international symbol of triumph over adversity.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
Nick hated God because
(A) he was bullied at school
(B) he was teased at school
(C) he was terrified
(D) he was given a disabled body
Answer:
(D) he was given a disabled body

Question 2.
What does ‘it’ refer to in the expression, “It was the best decision they would have made for me” ?
(A) sending Nick to mainstream school
(B) sending Nick to school for disabled persons
(C) making Nick learn how to type
(D) inventing a special plastic device
Answer:
(A) sending Nick to mainstream school

Question 3.
The text you have just read is
(A) a biography
(B) a narrative
(C) a picturesque description
(D) an autobiography
Answer:
(D) an autobiography

Question 4.
Which of the following phrases given in the passage means, “to get better after a seriou illness” ?
(A) get into
(B) pull through
(C) look after
(D) hold on
Answer:
(B) pull through

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 5.
How can you say that Nick, becomes an international symbol of triumph over adversity?
Answer:
Though Nick Wd5 born without limbs, he doesn’t let the details stop him. He plays football and golf, swims and surfs. He types, writes with a pen and picks things up. He becomes a great motivational speaker. He doesn’t lose hope and reaches great heights in his life with great courage and perseverance. Thus he becomes an international symbol of triumph over adversity.

Question 6.
Pick out the symptoms of Nick’s depression. Do you think his depression was normal or something unique about him ?
Answer:
Nick was deeply depressed when he was eight years old. Then he went to his mother crying and told her that he wanted to kill himself. He felt cold and bitter. At age ten Nick tried to drown himself In the bath. I think his depression was general.

Question 7.
What does Nick mean by saying, “I felt there was no purpose when you lack purpose and strength” ?
Answer:
As Nick was a disabled person, he was deeply depressed. He felt that he didn’t have either purpose or strength. There was so much that was impossible for him. He felt that there is no purpose in living when one lacks purpose and strength.

(G) Read the following passage.

Despite the risk of being bullied, his parents insisted on his attending mainstream school. ‘It was the best decision they could have made for me/ adds Nick, who later achieved a degree in Financial Planning and Real Estate. ‘It was very hard but it gave me independence.’

Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an electric wheelchair for mobility, and a team of carers to help him.
‘I was deeply depressed when I was eight years old/ he said. ‘I went to my mum crying and told her I wanted to kill myself.”

‘I felt cold and bitter. I hated God for doing this to me and was terrified of what would happen when my parents weren’t there to look after me.’

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
Nick completed a degree in
(A) Financial Management
(B) Industrial Management
(C) Financial Planning and Real Estate
(D) Civil Engineering
Answer:
(C) Financial Planning and Real Estate

Question 2.
Why did the parents join Nick in a main-stream school ?
(A) Because they wanted to make Nick healthy.
(B) Because they wanted to see Nick
(C) Because they wanted to make Nick independent
(D) Because they wanted to give high quality education.
Answer:
(C) Because they wanted to make Nick independent

Question 3.
‘Mainstream school’ in the above passage refers to
(A) a common school where all children study
(B) the biggest school in the city
(C) the school which is located on the bank of a river
(D) the school which has a few children
Answer:
(A) a common school where all children study

Question 4.
Why does Nick use his wheelchair ?
(A) to move from one place to another place
(B) to carry his luggage
(C) to sell goods
(D) to sleep on it
Answer:
(A) to move from one place to another place

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 5.
Who has the risk of being bullied ? Why was there a chance of being bullied ?
Answer:
Nick has the risk of being bullied. As he has no limbs, there was a chance of being bullied.

Question 6.
What did he think of doing when he was under depression ?
Answer:
When he was under depression, he wanted to kill himself.

Question 7.
How does he feel the importance of his parents ?
Answer:
He feels that his parents look after him. They help him in many ways to make him independent though he has no arms and legs.

(H) Read the following passage.

Nick began travelling the world and in 2008 he went to Hawaii and met surfing master Bethany Hamilton, who had her arm bitten off by a shark when she was 12.
‘She was amazing/ said Nick. ‘She taught me how to surf and I was terrified at first, but once I got up there it felt absolutely fantastic and I caught some waves pretty well.’

Nick quickly learned how to do the 360 degree spins on his board – a feat that got him on the cover of Surfer magazine within 48 hours. ‘No one has ever done th in the history of surfing,’ he said. ‘But I have a very low centre of gravity so I’ve got pretty good balance.’

He has visited different countries all over the world. The football fan is now a motivational speaker and has travelled to over 24 countries speaking to groups of up to 110,000 people.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 1.
Why did Nick want to learn surfing from Bethany Hamilton ?
(A) because she was the best coach.
(B) because Hawaii is the suitable place to learn surfing.
(C) because he hoped that she would make a good teacher with a deep understanding because of her disability.
(D) as he found her amazing.
Answer:
(C) because he hoped that she would make a good teacher with a deep understanding because of her disability.

Question 2.
The Surfer magazine published Nick’s, feat on the cover page as
(A) it was a fantastic feat.
(B) nobody did it so easily.
(C) nobody achieved the feat till then.
(D) very few people had this credit.
Answer:
(C) nobody achieved the feat till then.

Question 3.
The best reason for Nick’s success in the feat
(A) Nick had a knack for surfing.
(B) Nick had the determination to do it.
(C) Nick had capacity to balance himself.
(D) Nick had a low centre of gravity.
Answer:
(D) Nick had a low centre of gravity.

Question 4.
Nick speaks to groups of people
(A) as he loved talking to people.
(B) as he wanted to encourage people.
(C) since he did not believe in accepting failure.
(D) because people invited him to speak.
Answer:
(B) as he wanted to encourage people.

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each.

Question 5.
Nick was a ‘football fan’. Do you think he played other game/games ? If so, mention them.
Answer:
He played golf, football. He swims and surfs.

Question 6.
Who is referred to as ‘the football fan’ in the above passage ? What are the games played by him ?
Answer:
Nick is referred to as ‘the football fan’. He plays golf, swims and surfs.

Question 7.
What is the similarity between Nick and Bethany Hamilton ?
Answer:
Nick didn’t have any limbs by birth. Bethany Hamilton lost one arm to a shark. Both are physically disabled. In spite of the disability, they were successful because of their strong will.

(Q.8 – 12):

(A) Read the following passage.

Failure is the highway to success. Tom Watson Sr. said, “If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.” If you study history, you will find that all stories of success are also stories, of great failures. But people don’t see the failures. They only see one side of the picture and they say that person got lucky: “He must have been at the right place at the right time.” Let me share someone’s life history with you.

This was a man who failed in business at the age of 21; was defeated in a legislative race at age 22; failed again in business at age 24; overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26; had a nervous breakdown at-age 27; lost a congressional race at age 34; lost a senatorial race at age 45; failed in an effort to become vice-president at age 47; lost a senatorial race at age 49; and was elected President of the United States at age 52. This man was Abraham Lincoln. Would you call him a failure? He could have quit. But to Lincoln, defeat was a detour and not a dead end.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 8.
“If you want to succeed, double your failure rate” These words are said by
(A) Socrates
(B) Narayana Murthy
(C) Abraham Lincoln
(D) Tom Watson Sr.
Answer:
(D) Tom Watson Sr.

Question 9.
Would you call him a failure ? He could have quit. But to Lincoln, defeat was a detour and not a dead end. The term detour implies
(A) a road or route that is used when, the usual one is closed
(B) a normal route for success
(C) an alternative path to avoid defeat
(D) the best way to attain success
Answer:
(A) a road or route that is used when, the usual one is closed

Question 10.
What happened to Lincoln at age of 49 ?
(A) he was defeated in a legislative race
(B) he overcame the death of his sweetheart
(C) he was elected President of the United States
(D) he lost a senatorial race
Answer:
(D) he lost a senatorial race

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 11.
How should we take our failures, according to the speaker of the passage ?
Answer:
According to Tom Watson Sr. the speaker of this passage, we have to double our failure rate if we want to attain success. We should take the failures as stepping stones to success. Most of the successful persons in their lives had to face several failures before reaching their eminent and high positions.

Question 12.
“To Lincoln, defeat was a detour and not a dead end” Justify this statement from the life of Lincoln.
Answer:
Lincoln failed in many of his attempts to attain high positions or get success in many matters. But he didn’t lose hope and went on trying and trying till he succeeded. He was a stoic and so he did not give up his endeavours. He failed in business and was defeated in a legislative race. He had nervous breakdown too. Yet he continued his efforts for attaining success. However, he felt that defeat was an enthusing factor for getting success. At last, at the age of 52, he became the President of the United States.

(B) Read the following passage.

In 1913, Lee De Forest, inventor of the triodes tube, was charged by the district attorney for using fraudulent means to mislead the public into buying stocks of his company by claiming that he could transmit the human voice across the Atlantic. He was publicly humiliated. Can you imagine where we would be without his invention?

A New York Times editorial on December 10, 1903, questioned the wisdom of the Wright Brothers who were trying to invent a machine, heavier than air, that would fly. One week later, at Kitty Hawk, the Wright Brothers took their famous flight. Colonel Sanders, at age 65, with a beat-up car and a $100 cheque from Social Security, realized he had to do something. He remembered his mother’s recipe and went out selling.

How many doors did he have to knock on before he got his first order? It is estimated that he had knocked on more than a thousand doors before he got his first order. How many of us quit after three tries, ten tries, a hundred tries, and then we say we tried as hard as we could?

As a young cartoonist, Walt Disney faced many rejections from newspaper editors, who said he had no talent. One day a minister at a church hired him to draw some cartoons. Disney was working out of a small mouse infested shed near the church. After seeing a small mouse, he was inspired. That was the start of Mickey Mouse. Successful people don’t do great things; they only do small things in a great way.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 8.
triodes tube
(A) was an electronic amplification tube
(B) was the first electronic amplification device
(C) made possible amplified radio technology and long – distance telephony.
(D) all the three mentioned above
Answer:
(D) all the three mentioned above

Question 9.
How many doors did Colonel Sanders have to knock on before he got his first order ?
(A) more than one hundred doors
(B) more than a thousand doors
(C) more than two thousand doors
(D) uncountable number of doors
Answer:
(B) more than a thousand doors

Question 10.
Successful people don’t do great things; complete the sentence
(A) because they are apprehensive of failures
(B) as they are not capable of doing them
(C) they only do small things in a great way
(D) they do only things feasible
Answer:
(C) they only do small things in a ‘great way

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 11.
How did Walt Disney create Mickey Mouse ?
Answer:
As a young cartoonist, Walt Disney faced many rejections from newspaper editors. They commented that he had no talent. One day a minister at a church hired him to draw some cartoons. Disney was working out of a small mouse infested shed near the church. After seeing a small mouse, Disney was inspired and that was the creation of Mickey Mouse.

Question 12.
Write two lines each on the following (A) Wright Brothers (B) Colonel Sanders
Answer:
A New York Times editorial on December 10, 1903 questioned the wisdom of the Wright Brothers. Then they were trying to invent a machine, heavier than air, that could fly. One week later, at Kitty Hawk, the Wright Brothers took their famous flight.

(C) Read the following passage.

Do you consider these people failures? They succeeded in spite of problems, not in the absence of them. But to the outside world, it appears as though they just got lucky. All success stories are stories of great failures. The only difference is that every time they failed, they bounced back. This is called failing forward, rather than backward.You learn and move forward.

Learn from your failure and keep moving. In 1914, Thomas Edison, at age 67, lost his factory, which was worth a few million dollars, to fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort go up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew.” In spite of the disaster, three weeks later, he invented the phonograph. What an attitude!

Setbacks are inevitable in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility. In grief you will find courage and faith to overcome the setback. We need to learn to become victors, not victims. Fear and doubt short-circuit the mind. Ask yourself after every setback What did I learn from this experience? Only then you will be able to turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 8.
“The only difference is that every time they failed, they bounced back.”
Who are ‘they’ referred to ?
(A) successful people
(B) defeated ones
(C) failed persons
(D) problematic persons
Answer:

Question 9.
What is the tone of the expression, “Thank God we can start anew.”
(A) agony
(B) happiness
(C) hatred
(D) hope
Answer:

Question 10.
To overcome the setback we should need
(A) fear
(B) doubt
(C) courage
(D) fierceness
Answer:

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 11.
What do you understand by the expression, “Only then you will be able to turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone.” ?
Answer:
The phrase ‘stumbling block’ means something that causes problems and prevents one from achieving one’s aim. If one has courage and faith, one will overcome the setback and thus one can turn a stumbling block-into a stepping stone to become successful.

Question 12.
How can we become victorious according to the author ?
Answer:
Fear and doubt short-circuit the mind. So one needs courage and faith to become victors.

(D) Read the following passage.

The motivation to succeed comes from the burning desire to achieve a purpose. Napoleon Hill wrote, ‘Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe the mind can achieve.” A young man asked Socrates the secret to success, Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river.

When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the- first things the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, “What did you want the most when you were there ?”

The boy replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it.” There is no other secret. A burning desire is the starting point of all accomplishment, just like a small fire cannot give much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 8.
Socrates asked the young man to meet him near the river
(A) to make him learn swimming.
(B) to duck him into the water.
(C) to motivate him.
(D) to make him know the secret to success.
Answer:
(D) to make him know the secret to success.

Question 9.
The weak desire is compared to
(A) accomplishment
(B) a small fire
(C) a strong fire
(D) the starting point
Answer:
(B) a small fire

Question 10.
Which of the following words given in the passage means, “to think about something in a particular way” ?
(A) duck
(B) gasp
(C) conceive
(D) accomplish
Answer:
(C) conceive

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 11.
What do you understand by the expression, “Whatever the mind of man can con¬ceive and believe the mind can achieve” ?
Answer:
To achieve something, the mind of the man should conceive It. His mind should believe that he can do it and he should work hard to achieve his goal. This is the way to get success.

Question 12.
What should one need to achieve something
Answer:
One should need to have a burning desire to achieve something.

(E) Read the following passage.
He came from a poor but educated family. His father was a high-school teacher and an avid reader of English Literature. He, like all the boys in his class, was trying to get admission into some engineering college. The brighter ones wanted to study in the Indian Institutes of Technology, or the IITs.

There was an entrance test for IIT. This boy, along with his friends, applied to appear for the test. They did not have any special books or coaching. All these IIT aspirants would sit below the shade of a stone mandap close to Chamundi Hills in the sleepy town of Mysore. He was the guide for the others.

While the others struggled to solve the problems in the question paper, he would smile shyly and solve them in no time. He sat along below a tree and dreams of studying at IIT. It was the ultimate aim for any bright boy at that age, as it still is today. He was then only sixteen years old.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 8.
The father is interested in reading
(A) English literature
(B) IIT
(C) newspapers
(D) epics
Answer:
(A) English literature

Question 9.
‘Sleepy town’ in the above passage means
(A) a town where people sleep.
(B) a town which is peaceful or quiet.
(C) a town in which people sleep at day time.
(D) a town in which people sleep a lot of time.
Answer:
(B) a town which is peaceful or quiet.

Question 10.
This passage deals with
(A) the biography of Narayana Murthy
(B) the biography of Na rayana Murthy’s father.
(C) the history of IIT.
(D) the autobiography of Narayana Murthy. .
Answer:
(A) the biography of Narayana Murthy

Answer the following questions in one or twojsentences each.

Question 11.
Where did the brighter ones want to study ?
Answer:
The brighter ones wanted to study in the Indian Institute of Technology.

Question 12.
How did he solve the problems in IIT question paper ?
Answer:
He solved the problems in IIT question paper in no time.

(F) Read the following passage.

‘Anna, I have passed the exam.’
‘Well done, my boy.’
‘I want to join IIT.’

His father stopped reading the paper. He lifted his head, looked at the boy and said with a heavy voice, ‘My son, you are a bright boy. You know our financial position. I have five daughters to be married off and three son to educate. I am a salaried person. I cannot afford your expenses at IIT You can stay in Mysore and study as much as you want.’

Indeed it was a difficult situation for any father to say ‘no’ to his bright son. But circumstances were like that. It was common theh for the man to be the single earning member with a large family dependent on him. His father was sad that he had to tell the bitter truth to his son. But it could not be helped. The boy had to understand reality.

The teenager was disappointed. It seemed his dreams had burnt to ashes. He was so near to fulfilling his fondest hope, yet so far. His heart sank in sorrow.
He did not reply. He never shared his unhappiness or helplessness with anybody. He was an introvert by nature. His heart was bleeding but he did not get angry with anybody.

The day came. His classmates were leaving for Madras (now Chennai). They were taking a train from Mysore to Madras. They have shared good years in school and college together. He went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to them for their future life.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 8.
“The day came.” – The day was
(A) on which Murthy was meeting his friends.
(B) on which the results were published.
(C) on which Murthy’s fondest hope came true.
(D) on which Murthy’s friends were leaving for Madras.
Answer:
(D) on which Murthy’s friends were leaving for Madras.

Question 9.
The teenager was disappointed because
(A) he was missing his friends.
(B) his father expressed his helplessness to send him to IIT.
(C) he couldn’t get through the exam.
(D) he didn’t understand the reality.
Answer:
(B) his father expressed his helplessness to send him to IIT.

Question 10.
“His father was sad that he had to tell the bitter truth to his son.” – Here the truth was ( )
(A) he was unable to send his son to IIT.
(B) he was a salaried person.
(C) he allowed his son to study in Madras.
(D) he didn’t allow his son to study in Mysore.
Answer:
(A) he was unable to send his son to IIT.

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 11.
Why do you think Murthy’s heart sank to sorrow ?
Answer:
Murthy’s father expressed his helplessness to send him to ¡IT although he had passed with a high rank. So, Murthy’s heart sank in sorrow.

Question 12.
How can you say that Murthy was an introvert ?
Answer:
Murthy never shared his unhappiness or helpless-ness with anybody. It tells us that Murthy was an introvert.

(G) Read the following passage. (June 2018)

The day came. His classmates were leaving for Madras (now Chennai). They were taking a train from Mysore to Madras. They have shared good years in school and college together. He went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to them for their future life.

At the station, his friends were already there. They were excited and talking loudly. The noise was like the chirping of birds. They were all excited and discussing their newhostels, new courses, etc. He was not part of it. So he stood there silently. One of them noticed and said, ‘You should have made it.’

He did not reply. He only wished all of them. They waved at him as the train slowly left the platform.
He stood there even after he could no longer see the train or the waving hands. It was the June of 1962 in Mysore city. Monsoon had set in and it was getting dark. It had started to drizzle. Yet he stood there motionless.

He said to himself, without anger or jealousy, ‘All students from the IITs study well and do big things in life. But it is not the institution; ultimately it is you and you alone who can change your life by hard work.’
He is none other than Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys, a leading IT company in the world.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 8.
In the above passage, the line, ‘You should have made it’, implies that the speaker was very much
(A) jealous
(B) angry
(C) concerned
(D) arrogant
Answer:
(C) concerned

Question 9.
The waving hands
(A) shocked Narayana Murthy
(B) built self-confidence in Narayana Murthy
(C) disappointed Narayana Murthy
(D) discouraged Narayana Murthy
Answer:
(B) built self-confidence in Narayana Murthy

Question 10.
Their school and college life was
(A) memorable
(B) sorrowful
(C) non-productive
(D) boring
Answer:
(A) memorable

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 11.
Why did Narayana Murthy go to the station ?
Answer:
Narayana Murthy went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to his friends, who were going to join in IIT, for their future.

Question 12.
Why was Narayana Murthy not a part of the excitement ?
Answer:
He was not a part of the excitement because he was not going to join 11T, Chennai.

(H) Read the following passage.

A son of a school teacher showed other Indians it was possible to earn wealth legally and ethically. He built a team of people who were equally good.

He became a pioneer of India’s software industry and started the Information Technology wave. Today he has become an icon of simplicity, uncompromising quality and fairness, apart from being a philanthropist. He really believes in the motto, ‘Powered by intellect and driven by values’.

Now answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.

Question 8.
The person mentioned in the above passage earned money and assets
(A) legally and ethically
(B) powerfully
(C) easily
(D) intelligently
Answer:
(A) legally and ethically

Question 9.
The positive qualities mentioned in the above passage are
(A) power, legal and ethical
(B) simplicity, uncompromising quality and fairness.
(C) motto, power and pioneering
(D) power, intellect and motto
Answer:
(B) simplicity, uncompromising quality and fairness.

Question 10.
What do you mean by’Powered by intellect and driven by values’?
(A) Mind power should be the power of every man. He should be influenced by values.
(B) Intellectuals have power and they drive values.
(C) Educated people should be driven by values.
(D) Mind power should be driven by values.
Answer:
(A) Mind power should be the power of every man. He should be influenced by values

Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.

Question 11.
Who was the persom who showed other Indians it was possible to earn wealth legally and ethically ?
Answer:
Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys.

Question 12.
Who was responsible for the Information Technology wave in India ?
Answer:
Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys.

Section – B : Vocabulary & Grammar

(Q.13 – 17):

(A) Read the following passage given below. Five sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning. Each of these sentences has an error. Correct them and rewrite the sentences in your answer booklet.
He’s very modest but he gets marriage proposals from women all the time,’ said Nick’s friend and publicist Steve Appel, from Los Angeles. (13) “He would love to get married start family but he’s waiting for the right girl to come along.” (14) Water sports aren’t Nick’s only thing – he also plays golf with a tucked under his chin, and is a huge fan of the English Premier League. (15) His decided not to send him to a special school. It was a decision he said was very hard for him, but which may have been the best decision they could have made for him. (16) When Nick born his father was so shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. (17) His mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
Answer:
13. to get married and start a family
14. with a club tucked under his chin
15. His parents decided not to send him
16. When Nick was born
17. His distraught mother couldn’t

(B) (13) His parents decided not send him to a special school – a decision he said was very hard for him, but which may have been the best decision they could have made for him. (14) When Nick was born his father was too shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit (15) His distraught mother can’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old. (16) His disable came without any medical explanation – a rare occurrence called Phocomelia – and Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. (17) ‘My mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnant but she still blamed herself/ he said.
Answer:
13. not to send him
14. was so shocked
15. mother couldn’t bring
16. His disability came
17. during pregnancy

(C) (13) I decided to be thankful to what I do have, not get angry about what I don’t.’ ‘I looked at myself in the mirror and said: ‘You know what the world is right that I have no arms or legs, but they’ll never take away the beauty of my eyes.’ (14) I wanted to concentrate on something good who I had.’ “The challenges in our lives are there to strengthen our convictions.

They are not there to run us over,” said Nick. (15) In 1990, Nick wins the Australian young citizen of the year award for his bravery and perseverance. (16) ‘And once I was in car and a girl at traffic lights was looking at me interestingly. She could only see my head so I decided to do a 360 degree spin in the car seat to freak her out. Her face was like woooooah what is going on? (17) She sped of really quickly.’ (March 2018)
Answer:
13. I decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don’t
14. I wanted to concentrate on something good that I had (OR) I wanted to concentrate on something good which I had.
15. In 1990, Nick won the Australian Young Citizen of the Year award for his bravery and perseverance.
16. And once I was in a car and a girl at traffic lights was looking at me interestingly. (OR)
And once I was in the car and a girl at traffic lights was looking at me interestingly.
17. She sped off really quickly. (OR) She sped really quickly (OR) She sped away really quickly.

(D) Failure is the highway to success. (13) Tom Watson Sr. said, “If you want to succeed, your failure rate.” If you study history, you will find that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. (14) But people don’t see the. They only see one side of the picture and they say that person got lucky. (15) He must have been at the right place at the time (16) Let me share someone’s history with you. (17) This was a who failed in business at the age of 21.
Answer:
13. Tom Watson Sr. said, If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.”
14. But people don’t see the failures.
15. “He must have been at the right place at the right time.”
16. Let me share someone’s life history with you.
17. This was a man who failed in business at the age of 21.

(E) (13) How many of us quit after three tries, ten tries, a hundred tries, and then we say we tried as harder as we could? (14) As an young cartoonist, Walt Disney faced many rejections from newspaper editors,who said he had no talent. (15) One day a minister at a church hired him draw some cartoons. (16) Disney was working out of a small mouse infest shed near the church. After seeing a small mouse, he was inspired. That was the start of Mickey Mouse. (17) Successful people don’t do great things; they do only small things in a great way.
Answer:
13. tried as hard as we could
14. As a young cartoonist
15. hired him to draw
16. infested shed
17. they only do small things

(F) (13) They succeeded despite of problems, not in the absence of them. But to the outside world, it appears as though they just got lucky. All success stories are stories of great failures. The only difference is that every time they failed, they bounced back. (14) This is called failing forward, rather to backward. You learn and move forward. (15) Learn from your fail and keep moving. (16) In 1914, Thomas Edison, at age 67, lost his factory, whom was worth a few million dollars, on fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort go up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disaster. (17) All our mistakes are burn up. Thank God we can start anew.”
Answer:
13. succeeded in spite of problems
14. rather than backward
15. your failure
16. factory, which was worth
17. are burnt up

(G) (13) They did not had any special books or coaching. (14) All these IIT aspirants would sit below the shade of a stone mandap close to Chamundi Hills in the sleep town of Mysore. He was the guide for the others. (15) While the others struggled to solve the problems in the question paper, he would smiled shyly and solve them in no time. He sat alone below a tree and dreamt of studying at IIT. It was the ultimate aim for any bright boy at that age, as it still is today. (16) He was only then sixteen years old.The D-Day came. (17) He came to Bangalore, stayed with some relatives and appeared to the entrance test.
Answer:
13. did not have any special books
14. the sleepy town
15. would smile shyly
16. He was then only sixteen
17. appeared was an introvert by nature

(H) He did not reply. He never shared his unhappiness or helplessness with anybody. (13) He was a introvert by nature. (14) His heart was bleeding but he did not get angry to anybody. The day came. (15) His classmates were leaving of Madras (now Chennai). They were taking a train from Mysore to Madras. (16) They have shared good years in school and college along. He went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to them for their future life. At the station, his friends were already there. (17) They were excited and talking loud.
Answer:
13. was an introvert by nature
14. angry with anybody
15. were leaving for Madras
16. and college together
17. and talking loudly

(Q.18 – 22):

(A) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

kick, having, with, his, born

Nick Vujicic was born (18) with no arms and legs – but he doesn’t let the details stop him. The brave 26 -year-old—who is mainly a torso — plays football and golf, swims and surfs, despite having (19) no limbs. Nick has a small foot on his (20) left hip which helps him balance and enables him to kick (21). He uses his one foot to type, write with (22) a pen and pick things up between his toes. ‘I call it my chicken drumstick/ joked Nick, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, but now lives in Los Angeles. ‘I’d be lost without it.’

(B) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

was, the, how, to send, so, was

His parents decided not to send (18) him to a special – a decision he said was very hard for him, but which may have been the (19) best decision they could have made for him. When Nick was born his father was so (20) shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn’t bring herself to hold him until he was four months old. His disability came without any medical explanation – a rare occurrence called Phocomelia – and Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. ‘My mother was (21) a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she still blamed herself,’ he said. ‘It was so hard for them but right from the start they did their best to make me independent.’ ‘My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave the courage to learn how (22) to swim.’

(C) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

different, on, but, the, caught

‘She was amazing/ said Nick. ‘She taught me how to surf and I was terrified at first, but (18) once I got up there it felt absolutely fantastic and I caught (19) some waves pretty well. Nick quickly learned how to do the 360 degree spins on his board – a feat that got him on (20) the cover of Surfer magazine within 48 hours, ‘No one has ever done that in the history of surfing, he said. ‘But I have a very low centre of gravity so I’ve got pretty good balance.’ He has visited different (21) countries all over the (22) world. The football fan is now a motivational speaker and has travelled to over 24 countries speaking to groups of up to 110,000 people.

(D) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

who, the, in, Let, study

If you study (18) history, you will find; that all stories of success are also stories of great failures. But people don’t see the failures. They only see one side of the picture and they say that person got lucky : “He must have been at the right place at the (19) right time”. Let (20) me share someone’s life; history with you. This was a man who (21) failed in business at the’ age of 21; was defeated in a legislative race at age 22; failed again in (22): business at age 24; overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26; had a’ nervous breakdown at age 27; lost a congressional race at age 34; lost a: senatorial race at age 45; failed in an effort to become vice-president at age 47; lost a senatorial race at age 49; and was elected president of the United States at age 52. This man was Abraham Lincoln.

(E) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

by, went, more, got, the, a, from

Colonel Sanders, at age 65, with a beat-up car and a $100 cheque from (18) Social Security, realized he had to do something. He remembered his mother’s recipe and went (19) out selling. How many doors did he have to knock on before he got (20) his first order? It is estimated that he had knocked on more (21) than a thousand doors before he got his first order. How many of us quit after three tries, ten tries, a (22) hundred tries, and then we say we tried as hard as we could?

(F) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

by, the, his, asked, out

A young man asked Socrates the secret’ to success. Socrates told the (18) young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked (19) the young man to walk with’ him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates took the young man by (20) surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out (21) but Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his (22) head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, “what did you want the most when you were there ?” The boy replied, “Air”. Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it”. There is no other secret.

(G) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

shyly, coaching, aspirants, achievers, loudly, alone, mandap

They did not have any special books or coaching (18). All these IIT aspirants (19) would sit below the shade of a stone mandap (20) close to Chamundi Hills in the sleepy town of Mysore. He was the guide for the others. While the others struggled to solve the problems in the question paper, he would smile shyly (21) and solve them in no time He sat alone(22) below a tree and dream of studying at IIT.

(H) Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.

ethically, apart from, impossible, mentally, a pioneer, possible, an icon

A son of a school teacher showed other Indians it was possible (18) to earn wealth legally and ethically (19). He built a team of people who were equally good. He became a pioneer (20) of India’s software industry and started the Information Technology wave. Today he has become an icon (21) of simplicity, uncompromising quality and fairness, apart from (22) being a philanthropist.

(Q.23 – 27):

(A) Some words/sentences in the following passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.

‘He’s very modest (23) but he gets marriage proposals from women all the time,’ said Nick’s friend and publicist Steve Appel, from Los Angeles. ‘He would love to get marry (24) and start a family but he’s waiting for the right girl to come away (25).’ Water sports aren’t Nick’s only thing – he also plays golf with a club tucked (26) under his chin, and is a huge fan of the English Premier League. His parents decided not to send him to a special school – a decision he said was very hardly (27) for him, but which may have been the best decision they could have made for him.

Question 23.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
proud

Question 24.
Write the correct form of the underlined word.
Answer:
married

Question 25.
Replace the underlined phrase with the correct one.
Answer:
come along

Question 26.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
kept

Question 27.
Replace the underlined word with the right form of the word.
Answer:
hard

(B) Some words/sentences in the following passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.

“When I was 13, I read a newspaper article about a disabled (23) man who has managed to achieve great things and help others,” said Nick. I realised why God had made us like this – to give hope to others. It was so inspiration (24) to me that I decided to used(25) my life to encourage (26) other people and give them the courage that the news(27) had given me.

Question 23.
Write the word that has the same meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
impaired

Question 24.
Write the correct form of the underlined word.
Answer:
inspirational

Question 25.
Replace the underlined word with a correct one.
Answer:
use

Question 26.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
discourage

Question 27.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
article

(C) Some words/sentences in the following passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.

Would you call him a failure ? He could have quit. But to Lincoln, defeat was a detour(23) and not a dead end. In 1913, Lee De Forest, the discoverer(24) of the Modes tube, was charged by the district attorney (25) for using fraudulent means to mislead the public into buying stocks of his company by claiming that he could transmit the human voice over (26) the Atlantic. He was publicly (27) humiliated.

Question 23.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
diversion

Question 24.
Replace the underlined word with the correct one.
Answer:
inventor

Question 25.
Write an equivalent of the underlined word.
Answer:
Lawyer

Question 26.
Replace the underlined preposition with the correct one.
Answer:
across

Question 27.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
privately

(D) Some words/sentences in the following passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.
In 1914, Thomas Edison, at age 67, lost his factory, who (23) was worth a few (24) million dollars, on fire. It had very little insurance. No long (25) a young man, Edison watched his lifetime Work go up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disaster. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start a new.” In spite of the disaster, three weeks later, he A discovered (26) the phonograph. What (27) attitude !

Question 23.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
which

Question 24.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the word underlined.
Answer:
many

Question 25.
Replace the underlined word with the correct form.
Answer:
longer

Question 26.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
invented

Question 27.
Replace the underlined word with a correct article.
Answer:
an

(E) Some words/sentences in the following passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.

Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, “What did you want the more (23) when you were there ?” The boy replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success (24). When you want success as bad as (25) you wanted the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret.” A burning desire is the starting (26) point of all accomplishment (27).

Question 23.
Replace the underlined with the correct one.
Answer:
most

Question 24.
Write the antonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
failure

Question 25.
Replace the underlined expression with the correct one.
Answer:
as badly as

Question 26.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
ending

Question 27.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
achievement

(F) Some words/sentences in the following passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.

He was short. He was sharp. He was the brightest (23) in his class. His seniors (24) used to ask him to solve their difficulties in science. He could have gone unnoticeable (25) in a crowd, but once you asked him a question related to Physics or Maths, there was a spark in his eyes. He could grasp theories of science fast (26) than the speed of light. He came from a poor but educated family. His father was a high-school teacher but (27) an avid reader of English literature.

Question 23.
Write the synonym of the underlined word.
Answer:
cleverest

Question 24.
Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
juniors

Question 25.
Write the correct form of the underlined word.
Answer:
unnoticed

Question 26.
Write the correct word in the place of the underlined one.
Answer:
faster

Question 27.
Replace the underlined word with the correct one.
Answer:
and

(G) Some words/sentences in the following passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.

The IIT entrance results came. He had passed with a height (23) rank. What a delight for any students (24)! He was thrilled. He went to his father who was reading a newspaper. “Anna, I have passed the exam”. “Well done, my boy.” ‘I want to join IIT.’ His father stopped reading the paper. He lifted his head, looked at the boy and said with a heavily (25) voice, ‘My son, you are a bright boy. You know our financial position (26). I have five daughters to be married off and three sons to educate. I am a salaried person. I cannot afford your expenses (27) at IIT. You can stay in Mysore and study as much as you want.’

Question 23.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
high

Question 24.
Replace the underlined word with the suitable form of the word.
Answer:
student

Question 25.
Replace the word underlined with the correct form.
Answer:
heavy

Question 26.
Write the synonym of the word under-lined.
Answer:
situation / condition

Question 27.
Write the opposite word of the under-lined word.
Answer:
profits

(H) Some words/sentences in the following passage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.

It was the June of 1962 in Mysore city. Monsoon had set out (23) and it was getting dark. It had started to drizzle. Otherwise (24) he stood there motionless. He said to himself, without anger or jealous (25), All students from the IITs study well and do big things in life. But it is not the institution; ultimately it is you and you alone who can change your life by hard work. However (26) he was not aware that he was following the philosophy of the Bhagavath Gita: ‘Your best friend is yourself and your worse (27) enemy is yourself.’ Later he worked very hard, and focused on one thing, never bothering about his personal life or comforts.

Question 23.
Replace the underlined phrasal verb with the correct one.
Answer:
set in

Question 24.
Replace the underlined word with a suitable one.
Answer:
yet

Question 25.
Write the right form of the underlined word.
Answer:
jealous

Question 26.
Replace the underlined word with the correct one.
Answer:
probably

Question 27.
Write the correct form of the underlined adjective.
Answer:
worst

Section – C : Creative Writing (Discourses)

(Q – 28):

(A) In ‘Attitude is Altitude’ Nick Vujicic loved his parents very much for bringing him up with love and care, even though he was born with no arms and legs. He was also thankful to them for the pains they had taken to make him a motivational speaker.

Now, describe the feelings of Nick Vujicic about the role of his parents for his success in the life. (June 2018)
Answer:
Thought I was born without limbs for no medical reason, I came to know from an early age that I was different because of my parents. I love my parents very much and whatever I had achieved today was due to my parents. I knew that they had a lot of worries about me. Putting aside all these worries was so hard for them but right from the start they did their best to make me independent.

My dad put me In the water at 18 months and gave the courage to learn how to swim, My father taught me how to type with my toe at just 6 years old and mum invented a special plastic device that meant I could hold a pen and pencil. Despite the risk of being bullied, my parents Insisted me on attending mainstream school which was the best decision they could have made for me and I achieved a degree in Financial Planning and Real estate. It was very hard but it gave me independence.

They arranged me an electric wheel chair for mobility and a team of carers to help me. I was deeply depressed when I was eight years old. My mother consoled me and gave the courage to live. At age ten when I tried to drown myself in the bath, they saved me, consoled me and gave the courage to live. When I was 13, my mother gave me a newspaper and made me read an article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and helped others.

Then only I realised why God had made me like this – to give hope to others. With the help of my parents I managed to pull through the hard conbditions to become an international symbol of triumph over adversity. Today I play football and golf, swim and surf due to the courage and inspiration given by my parents. Now I became a motivational speaker and I am encouraging the people who are in need. So I am very thankful to my parents for the pains they had taken to make me a successful person and a great motivational speaker.

(B) In the lesson “Attitude Is Altitude” you have read about Nick Vujicic who proved that one’s disability can’t stop one from reaching great heights, in one’s life. You know that Nick faced many difficulties before he was inspired and gained confidence. As a boy he was deeply depressed. At age ten he tried to drown himself in the bath but luckily the attempt was unsuccessful.

Now describe Nick’s thoughts after his attempt became unsuccessful.
Answer:
I was thoroughly disappointed. Why should I live like this ? When all other children walk and run I have to lie down on the ground with ray face down. It is disgracing and it is disgusting too. How can,I live a family life in this condition ? Will any girl love me? The .other boys at school have always been bullying me. Every time they see me they point to me and say, ‘Look, there creeps a worm.’ It saddens me. I can’t talk back to them. I can’t fight with them. They are physically stronger than me. Even if I were strong I don’t think I would be able to fight with anyone.

I love my parents. But I think they have a lot of worries about me. I wanted to put an end to their worries. The only way was to end my life. There was the bath. When there-was no one to look at I stood near the tub and looked into it I saw my own face in the water. It was calling me and I dived in, Water entered my nostrils. I was gasping for breath. With head deep in the bath I stood upside down in It with my chicken drum-stick wagging ¡n the air.

I don’t know what happened to me.in the bath. I’don’t know how I came out alive. When I opened my eyes I saw myself lying on a bed. My father was sitting near me, My mother was sitting on my bed with tears in her eyes. She was asking me, “Nick, why did you do it ?“ Later I decided to use my life to encourage other people and give them the courage that the article had given me.” The challenges in our lives are there to strengthen our convictions. They are not there to’run us over.” Now I have become I have a motivational speaker.

(C) Recall the incident between Socrates and the young man from the lesson – ‘Every success story is also a story of Great Failures.’ Write a script for a short play based on the above incident. You may include the following details.

The young man asking Socrates,-the secret to success.
Socrates asking the Youngman to meet him the-next morning near the river Socrates pushing him under water and the young man gasping for air.
Socrates telling the Youngman that – when he wanted success as badly as air, he would get it.
Answer:
Title : ‘The Secret to Success”
Scene : (i) The house of Socrates
(ii) Riverside
Characters : (i) Socrates
(ii) Youngman
Young man : Good morning, sir,
Socrates : Good morning, what can I do for you ?
Young man : May I know the secret to success, sir ?
Socrates : (Thinking for some time) O.K. meet me tomorrow morning near the river.
(The young man exits)
(The next day)
Young man : (Enter) Good morning, sir.
Socrates : Good morning, you are in time.
Socrates : Follow me without asking questions.
Young man : Yes, sir.
(Socrates goes into river and the Youngman follows him. Water gets up to their neck.)
Socrates : (Ducking the young man into the water) How do you feel ?
Young man : Go Go Go
(After some time Socrates pulls the young man’s head out of the water.)
Socrates : What did you want the most when you were there ?
Young man : Air, sir.
Socrates : That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you want the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret.
Young man : Now I have understood the secret to success, sir. Thank you very much for opening my eyes, sir.
Socrates : It’s O.K.

(D) A young man asked Socrates the secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates asked the young man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to thier neck, Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water. The boy struggled to get out but Socrates was strong-and kept him there until the boy started turning blue. Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did was to gasp and take a deep breath of air. Socrates asked, ‘What did you want the most when you were there ?” The boy replied, “Air.” Socrates said, “That is the secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then you will get it” There is no other secret.

Write a conversation between two friends – Kiran and Ravi, based on the information given in the paragraph.
Answer:
Kiran : Good morning Ravi
Ravi : Good morning Kiran !
Kiran : Where are you from, Ravi ?
Ravi : Coming from library, Kiran. I referred to a couple of books.
Kiran : That’s great ! What were the books about ?
Ravi : They were about Socrates. He was a great teacher, and a philosopher.
Kiran : Yes ! That’s what people say of him. But I never knew anything about him.
Ravi : You should, Kiran, you should. He will be remembered for his method of inquiry and courageous
qualities. He even welcomed death with a smile.
Kiran : Is it ? Nowadays It’s very hard to find such people.
Ravi : You are right ! He once taught his disciple a lesson ¡n a strange manner.
It was about success.. He ducked the disciple Into a river.
Kiran : It’s queer ! But what is the relation between the river and success ?
Ravi : That’s what Socrates was known for ! The disciple said that he wanted ‘air’ for living when
he was ducked into the river
Kiran : How did Socrates relate air to success ?
Ravi : Air is the only thing that gives life to a drowning man. And, desire for success is the only
thing that makes one succeed.
Kiran : How nice, a very valuable lesson indeed.

(E) In the lesson ‘I Will Do It’, you have read about Mr.Murthy. Mr.Murthy tells that he passed with a high rank,in the IIT entrance exam. He was very delighted and thrilled. He wanted to join IIT. So he went to his father, who was reading a newspaper, to tell him, about the good news and convince him to permit him to join IIT.

Now write a possible conversation between Murthy and his father based on the above incident.
Answer:
Conversation between Murthy and his father:
Murthy : Anna……………..Anna………….
Father : Yes, my boy! What do you want to tell me ?
Murthy : Anna, I have passed the exam with a high rank.
Father : Which exam ?
Murthy : The IIT entrance exam.
Father : Well done, my boy.
Murthy : I want to join IIT Anna.
Father : My son, you are a bright boy; you can achieve anything. I am confident of you, but
Murthy : But ………………?
Father : You know our financial position. I have no money to spend on your education. You know, you have five sisters to be married and three brothers to be educated.
Murthy : Anna, you know that my dream is to study at lIT Now, I have got a chance to study at lIT.
Please, let me study at IIT.
Father : My son, you know that we are poor. I can’t afford your expenses at your lIT. I am sorry.
Murthy : But, I’ll have a bright future once I finish ¡IT
Father : I know that. Remember I am a salaried person.- You can stay in Mysore and study as much as you wish.
Murthy : My friends who have got low ranks are going to study at IIT. Think about it once again, Anna.
Father : It is very difficult for me to say no to you. But the circumstances are like that. You have to
understand the reality.
Murthy : O.K., Anna, I may not study at IIT. But I will do something different. I will do it.

(F) In the lesson ‘I Will Do It’, you have read about Mr. Narayana Murthy who is the icon of the IIT industry. Now think that you are a news reporter and got an opportunity to interview him.

Now write an imaginary interview between the news reporter and Mr. Murthy.

The interview should include the personal details of Narayana Murthy, his aspirations and hardships he faced to become a successful man in his life.

Write ten to twelve exchanges.
Answer:
Imaginary Interview with Mr. Murthy
I (News Reporter): Good morning; sir. I am very glad to get a chance of meeting you.
Murthy : Very good morning. Now tell me; what do you want to know from me ?
I : Please permit me to ask you a few questions, sir.
Murthy : Yes, you can.
I : What was your dream during your childhood ?
Murthy : My dream was to study at lIT.
I : Did you join the TU
Murthy : Though I had passed with a high rank in the lIT entrance test, I couldn’t join any ITT because of our poor financial condition. My father expressed his helplessness to send me to UT and advised me to study at any local college. So I joined a local engineering college In Mysore.
I : What made you inítially choose engineering as a career ?
Murthy : Both my uncle and my father gave me the guidance and in those days engineering was a main course besides medicine. Hence I opted to join engineering.
I : Did you have any role models who Inspired you?
Murthy : My teachers, my father and my mother inspired me the most.
I : Who had the most Influence on you apart from your parents ?
Murthy : Mr. KV Narayanan, a wonderful teacher and the headmaster of Shardavilla High School, Mysore influenced me the most.
I : Do you think your future would have been different if you had joined. lIT ?
Murthy : No, I don’t think so. I personally don’t think one’s future depends on which college one goes to.
I : You are one of those students who actually couldn’t afford lIT. What Is your advice to students who can’t afford quality education ?
Murthy : All students from the lITs study well and do big things in life. But it is not the Institution; ultimately It Is the person and he/she alone who can change his/her life! by hard work.
I : You became a pioneer of India’s software industry and started the IT wave: How could you achieve it
Murthy : My motto is, Powered by intellect and driven by values. I worked very hard, and focused on one thing, never bothering about my personal life or comforts.
I : A number of students from India go abroad for higher studies and employment. Do you think ¡t is good for India ?
Murthy : I don’t think all the students should go abroad. We need a few youngsters to go outside and prove themselves. Only then we can exchange the technology.
I : One final question, what is your message to the youth ?
Murthy : The Indian youth must work hard, must have high aspirations and must have high commitment. They should earn money legally and ethically. Now ours is a developing country. The youth have tremendous responsibliity on their shoulders to make the
progress permanent.
I : Thank you very much sir for sparing your valuable time and spending with me.

(Q. 29) :
(A) In the lesson Attitude is Altitude, we see Nick Vujicic, born with no arms or legs, joins the main stream school, where he was teased and bullied.

Now imagine yourself as Nick’s classmate and make a diary entry of your attitude towards him. (March 2016)
Answer:
Dear Diary,

What a wonderful boy Nick is! Though he is a torso, he doesn’t go to special school. I really love him and hate them those who tease and bully him. It is disgracing and it is disgusting too. Though he is teased by others, he doesn’t lose heart. With great courage and faith, he goes in his own way. He doesn’t care them. I love his attitude. What an attitude! It is really very hard for him to study at mainstream school. I pray the almighty A God to help Nick in achieving his goal.

Sashank.

(B) You have read the story of Nick Vujicic who was born with no arms and legs.
Imagine yourself as Nick’s mother and write a diary entry on the day when she gave birth,
Answer:
Friday, 1st November 2019
9.00 p.m.

Dear Diary,

Today is the most disappointing day in my life. It is an unfortunate thing for us to have a baby without
arms and legs. I don’t know why god has played this cruel trick on us. I did everything right during my
pregnancy but I got a baby like this. My dear spouse has left this room and ran out Immediately after seeing the baby. I am not able to bring up this baby myself to hold In my hands. I hope god may give me strength to bring the baby. I hope something miracle would happen and my baby would get his arms and leg!;.

Mother

(C) In the lesson “I Will Do It”, you have read about Mr. Narayana Murthy who was disappointed when his father expressed his helplessness to send him to IIT. Though his heart was bleeding Murthy went to the station to say goodbye to them. He stood there even after he could no longer see the train.

Now imagine yourself as Murthy and write a diary entry of that day.
Answer:
Sunday, 17th October 2019,
7:30 pm ,

Dear Diary

I think today is a good day as well as a bad day for me. I felt very happy to bade farewell to my friends. Thus it is a good day. But I can’t get a chance of studying at IIT even though I had passed the entrance test with a high rank. It Is a bitter disappointment for me! It seems all my dreams have burn to ashes. I am so near to fulfilling my fondest hope but I have missed it. All students from the IIT study well and do big things in life. But It is not the institution; ultimately it is the one and one alone who change one’s life by hard work.

I should work hard and achieve my goal. God! Please help to achieve my goal.
Narayana Murthy.