Solved Paper: ENGLISH (Compulsory) Inter (Part-ll) 2016 Group-II PAPER: II
Time: 30 Minutes
(OBJECTIVE TYPE)
Note: Four possible answers A, B, C and D to each question are
given. The choice which you think is correct, fill that circle in front
of that question with Marker or Pen ink in the answer-book. Cutting or
filling two or more circles will result in zero mark in that question.
Choose the correct option of the following underlined words from Book-Il (Modern Prose and Heroes) Part-1: (3)
1- 1- The acute stage of the disease was about to come.
(a) Intense j (b) Quick (c) Slow (d) Luminous
2- Nine and-a-half million people were perished in a single famine.
(a) Penalized (b) Suffered
(c) Died / (d) Deserted
3- Nervous habits are not easy to uproot
(a) Nurture (b) Terminate /
____ (c) Nourish___ (d) Strengthen______
Choose the correct option of the following underlined words from Book-Il (Modern Prose and Heroes) Part-ll:(3)
4- Infection was a tremendous problem in the past.
(a) Tiny (c) Huge /
(b) Big (d) Small
5- Nor was Mustafa Kamal a lenient master.
(a) Harsh
(b) Hard
(c) Strict
(d) Soft y
6- He never shook disease. off the physical effects
(a) Trembled
(b) Shivered /
(c) Dragged
(d) Got rid of
Choose the correct option of the following underlined words from the novel Goodbye Mr. Chips:H)
7- They greedily swallowed the bait
(a) Sweetness (c) Award
(b) Deception 7 (d) Prize
8- Your methods of teaching are slack.
(a) Modern (b) Lazy /
(c) Clever (d) Sharp
9- One black sheep can contaminate others.
(a) Follow (b) Lead
(c) Activate (d) Spoil /
10- I was mvself a mere infant.
(a) Old man (b) A young boy
(c) A baby / (d) Man
Choose the correct option of appropriate prepositions: (5)
11- Do not laugh — the poor.
(a) on (b) upon
(c) over (d) at 7
12- He is very kind — animals.
(a) on (b) upon
(c) to 7 (d) at
13- He does not care — me.
(a) on (b) to /
(c) at (d) for 7
14- He was accused - - theft.
(a) with (b) of y
(c) by (d) from
15- He will not turn — my request
(a) down / (b) in
(c) on (d) at
Four options A, B, C, and D are given at the end of every sentence. Only one of them is correct. Choose the correct option: (5)
16- You had better worked hard.
(a) You had better worked hardly.
(b) You better worked hard.
(c) You had better work hard. /
(d) You have better worked hard.
17- Sun rises in east
(a) Sun rises in the east.
(b) The sun rises in the east. /
(c) The sun rises in east.
(d) The sun rise in east.
18- He enjoys speaking lies.
(a) He enjoys to speak lies.
(b) He enjoys telling lies. /
(c) He enjoys in speaking lies.
(d) He enjoys on telling lies.
19- He had come here yesterday.
(a) He had came here yesterday.
(b) He came here yesterday. /
(c) He has come here yesterday.
(d) He comes here yesterday.
20- There is no place in this compartment.
(a) There is not place in this compartment.
(b) There is no room in this compartment. /
(c) There is not room in this compartment.
(d) There is not any place in this compartment.
SUBJECTIVE TYPE Marks: 80
2. Write short answers to any SIX (in 3-5 lines) questions from Book-il (Modern Prose and Heroes) Part-1: (12)
(i) Why do we come to believe that life can exist only on a planet like the earth?
Lillie The earth is the only planet that is at the right distance from a star like the sun. Other planets are either too far away or too close to the sun. So life cannot be possible anywhere else. Life is not possible in them.(ii) How did people arrange water in the past? (Using the Scientific Method)
A century ago, it was a common practice in many Western cities to bring water by the bucketful for household use.(iii) What is the “mistaken ambition*’ for a boy and what is its consequence?
When boys study the subjects of their parents’ choice, they are sometimes unable to show good results. This is the mistake of their parents. The Choice is called mistaken ambition.(iv) Mention the various diseases the writer thought he was suffering from.
First of all, he found the description of Bright's disease. After it, came Cholera. Then came Diphtheria. Sitting there, he went through all the diseases mentioned in the book. He felt quite relieved that he had been suffering from all the diseases in one form or the other except Housemaid’s knee.(v) Why did the people in the bank have the impression that Leacock was an invalid millionaire.?
Ans: The writer had been committing mistakes after mistakes and had made himself an object of ridicule. On the cheque, he wrote fifty-six dollars instead of six dollars. This once again worsened his position and people thought that he was an invalid millionaire.(vi) How is a Chinese woman different from a one? (China s Way to Progress 1. western )
Ans: Chinese women are quite different from the Western women. There is no beauty products no mention of sex no use to drugs in China at all. The Chinese women nave eigpt hours work n a day. free hospitatesbor. nursery and infant scnoos fifty six paid days before childbirth The Western women have not yet got this.
(vii) Give an account of Abd-ai-Rahman’s draufk escape.
He along with his brother jumped into toe river His brother was kilted while he swam successfully to toe □toe- bank. From here, he reached Palestine. Then he fled to Span
(viii) What does Daiches comment on wishes and why?
Ans: Daiches comments on
wishes in this way. the “Wsres did not come true in this life/’ He
deposited his pocket money in a money box, and did not spend even a
penny out of ft.- Thus all his wishes could not be fulfilled.
(ix) Justify the authors act of destroying books.
The
author, very humorously, pointe out tos it is a common practice in most
of the houses that they preserve anything’that is in the printed form
and tools like a book. He is of the view that all the books are not
worthy at being preserved. So, it is the public duty to destroy them.
3. Write short answers to any SIX fin 3-5 fines) questions from Book-Il (Modem Prose and Heroes) Part-4: (12)
(i) What are Churchill’s views shout teaming of English language?
Churchill never liked Latin and Greek. He preferred English to these subjects. He became expert of English and his knowledge of English made him a good writer He cleariy declares that he is biased in favour of English. He says tost .he would make all the boys team English and let toe clevers team Latin as an honour and Greek as a treat, but he would whip them for not knowing English. He would whip them very hard.(ii) What good did ChurchiB’s three years stay at Harrow do him?
ٓAns: The writer stayed at Harrow for three years. It proved to
be a blessing for'him as he got a chance to learn English for three
years. He got more skill in English than anybody else. This was much
needed in practical life. The other boys had to learn English to earn
their living, whereas Churchill went to become a politician and Prime
Minister in England. He also won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
(iii) What was the result of Christopher’s foster-mother’s threatening to send him to Timbuktu?
when
he was a child, he was very naughty. His foster-mother used to threaten
to send him to Timbuktu. Instead of alarming him, the idea aroused in
him a keen desire to see this distant place.
(iv) In what respect is penicillin better than the chemical antiseptics?
Ans: Penicillin was far better than the chemical antiseptic. It was wonder
drug because it was three times as strong as carbolic acid; and above
all, it did not destroy the white cells. This method of treatment of
infectious disease was more effective and secure than the chemical
antiseptic method.
(v) How did Oxford team make penicillin more effective?
To
make penicillin more effective, it was necessary to concentrate it. So a
team of chemists and bacteriologists was constituted at Oxford. It was
called Oxford team. This team undertook the job of concentrating
penicillin. After a series of experiments, it succeeded in achieving its
goal.
(vi) What did Pasteur and Lister do in the medical field?
Ans: Pasteur discovered that fermentation was due to bacteria, Lister
discovered that inflammation is a type of fermentation caused by
bacteria. Lister discovered inflammation due to wounds. In this way,
aseptic method in surgery was adopted.
(vii) When and where was the Turkish Grand National Assembly formed?
The
Allied forces started losing control in Anatolia and as a reaction they
dissolved the National Assembly in Istanbul. The Patriots fled to
Anatolia where they joined hands with . Mustafa Kamal and formed Turkish
Grand National Assembly. (vifi) Write a note on Mustafa Kamal’s
activities in Anatolia.
In Anatolia, Mustafa Kamal held a secret meeting with the patriots. He prepared a plan to prevent the Allied forces and the
Greeks from entering their soil. He also set out to tour the villages
asking people to resist the foreign forces.
4. Write short answers to any EIGHT (in 3-5 lines) questions from the Novel Goodbye Mr. Chips: (16)
(i) Who was Colley?
Colley
was the boy who had dropped the desk lid during the first class of Mr.
Chips. Mr. Chips took him to task. After many years, his son and then
his grandson became Mr. Chips’ students.
(ii) Did Brookfield enjoy a good repute?
Its
reputation saw ups and downs. Sometimes, it progressed and sometimes
declined in number and repute. Mr. Wetherby tried to restore its glory.
He restored its fortunes somewhat. But in later history, it never raised
to front rank like Harrow school.
(iii) How did Chips welcome the newcomers?
He Invited every newcomer to tea at his residence and used to order
special cakes for the occasion and served them with pleasure. He had a
peculiar way of mixing tea but after a fixed time, he used to make them
run away as he had not enough time.
(iv) Was Chips’ marriage successful or not?
Chips’
marriage was a great success. Katherine, conquered Brookfield as he
conquered his heart. She was very popular with students and teaching
staff. She made a remarkable and positive change in Mr. Chips. She made
him a new man and broadened his views and ideas.
(v) How did Mr. Chips meet Katherine for the first time?
in
1896, during the summer vacation, he went up to the Lake District with
his colleague Mr Rowden. One day, climbing on Great Gable, he noticed a
girl waving from a dangerous-looking rock, Mr. Chips thought she was in
difficulty and needed help. He rushed towards her and in the process
injured his ankle. It turned out that she was not in difficulty at all.
In fact, she was waving to her friend down the mountain. She was an
expert climber. When she saw Chips injured, she along with her friend
came to help him.
(vi) Mention some eccentricity of Chips that he acquired in his old age.
in the old age, he felt a bit tired at times. Only in the winter months, his breathing became disturbed. He had to take care of himself when there were east winds. During autumn and winter, he enjoyed warm fires and books. He waited for the summer season which he enjoyed the best. There were the continual visits of the old boys. Every week-end, some of them motored up to Brookfield and called at his house. He enjoyed their visits more than anything else. He mostly followed the timetable of Brookfield and often remembered the gone days.
(vii) What kind of political views did Katherine have?
Katherine Bridges had very revolutionary ideas. She believed that women
ought to have a right to vote. She believed that women ought to be
admitted to the universities. In politics, she liked the ideas of
William Morris and Bernard Shaw. She read and admired Ibsen, a very
radical writer.
(viii) Katherine made Mr. Chips a new man. is it true?
Before
his marriage, Chips was dry and neutral sort of person. He had
confidence, satisfaction, everything except inspiration. Katherine made
him a new man. With her impressive and charming personality, she induced
a new life in him. She broadened his views and opinions. She sharpened
his sense of humour. He began to make lithe jokes that raised laughs.
His eyes gained sparkles. His mind began to move adventurously. He began
to feel a greater strength. His discipline improved. He became less
rigid and so more popular.
(ix) What kind of a person was Mr. Ralston?
Ans: Ralston was efficient, ruthless and ambitious but not very likeable. He
was a live wire. He had raised the status of Brookfield School. He was a
strict disciplinarian.
(x) Narrate the activities of Mr. Chips after his retirement
Chips
invited the new boys to tea and offered them special cakes. He talked
to them about his old students interestingly and jokingly.
(xi) Describe the death scene of Mr. Chips.
Ans: Chips fainted remembering his dead wife. Soon he found Mrs. Wickett,
Cartwright and Buffaloes standing near his bed. Chips started speaking
about his students. As he remembered them he died very peacefully.
(xii) What was Chips’ will?
Ans: In 1930, he made a will to give all his legacies to mission and to Mrs. Wicketts. He also opened a scholarship scheme.
5. Write an essay (300-400 words) on any ONE of the following topics: (15)
(I) My Aim in Life (II) Our College Library (iii) Unemployment (iv) Value of Discipline
(I) My Aim In Life
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1- Aim in life
My aim in life
6. Use any FIVE of the following idioms / phrases in sentences of your own: (i) At the
(ii) Face the music (iii) From hand to mouth (iv) Get over (v) Bag and baggage (vii) Fall back on (vi) Heart and soul (viii) Carry out
(I) At the eleventh hour:
He promised to lend me his car but backed out at the eleventh hour.
(2) Face the Music
You have to face the music after making him angry
(3) From hand to mouth
A, poor worker lives from hand to mouth because his income is very low.
(4) Get over
He could not get over his basic weakness.
(5 ) Bag and baggage
He was expelled from the hostel with bag and baggage.
(6) Heart and soul
We should put heart and soul into our work.
(7) Fad back upon :
Doctors sometimes have to fall back upon old cures.
(viii) Carry out
We will carry out the order of our master
7- Translate the following passage into English: (15)
Translation:
One day our Holy Prophet (PBUH) was lying atone under a tree for rest. An enemy came there. He quietly came forward and demanded aggressively, “Tell me who will save you from me7” He (PBUH) smiled and said, “My Allah”. The enemy began to tremble. in confusion sword fell down from his hand. He(PBUH) picked up the sword and said, “My Allah saved me.”
Note: ‘Candidates, whose medium of examination is English, will write a paragraph on “A Village Fair”. (15)
Ans: for answer click on this link
A Village Fair
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