GOVERNMENT PU COLLEGE TADAS

SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION PAPER- JUNE 2024

I PUC -2024 SUBJECT: ENGLISH- 02 Time:- 3:15 Hrs
Max. Marks: - 80

INSTRUCTIONS:
A. Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
B. Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
C. For multiple-choice questions, choose the correct answer and rewrite it.
D. Answer to the question number 25 (a to j) should be in sequence and at one place.
I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right option. 10X1=10

1. There was only room for Elephant’s ____ inside the Man’s hut
a) Leg. b) Trunk. c) Body. d) Tail.
2. Who is a plant Pathologist in ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’?

a) Chandru b) Mara c) Sanna d) Krishna

3. In “Oru Manushyan”, by tradition, the people were professional _____.

a) vendors b)soldiers c) drivers d) mechanics

4. 'Money has got us down' could mean , as referred in the poem 'Money Madness'.

a) It has ruined us b) It has made us greedy c) It has made us its slaves d) all the above

5. Babar Ali started his school in his family’s _____.

a) frontyard b) backyard c) room d) kitchen

6. Match the column ‘A’ with column ‘B’ related to the play ‘Watchman of the Lake’.
A B
i. Mara a. Mara’s son
ii. Ganga b. River
iii. Veda c. Watchman of the lake

a) i-a, ii-c, iii-b b) i-c, ii-a, iii-b c) i-c, ii_ b, iii-a d) i-a, ii-b, iii-c

7. The Farmer’s wife was born with a ____ bent

a) Hand b) Head c) Leg d) Finger

8. Statement:-Frederick Douglass was separated when he was an infant.

Reason:-To hinder the development of the child’s affection towards its mother.

a) Only the statement is true.

b) Only reason is true.
c) Both statement and reason are true.
d) Both statement and reason are false.

9 .In the story 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' the narrator meets the two boys near the outskirts of .

a) Venice b) Verona c) Padua d) Poleta

10. The speaker says, ‘Do not ask of me, my love, that love I once had for you’, because
a) his beloved is not beautiful now
b) there are other sorrows around him demanding his attention.
c) he has found a lady love more beautiful than her.
d) he thought she was strange.
A. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 3X1=3
11. Mara’s stories (are/is) so bizarre that one (does/ do) not know which ( is / am)
true and which is false.
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. 2X1=2
12 .An elephant ( make) a friendship with a man who had a little hut at the edge of the forest. One
day during heavy rain, the elephant ( request ) the man to put his trunk inside the hut.
13. Match the expression under column ‘A’ with its corresponding language function under ‘B’. 5*1=5
A B
Expressions Functions
1. Hello, Good evening . a. Complimenting.
2 Wow! You look gorgeous in this dress. b. Expressing gratitude.
3. Could you please get a newspaper? c. Agreeing.
4. I am thankful to you. d. Greetings.
5. Yes, of course. e. Requesting,
II. Answer any Six of the following choosing at least two from poetry in a paragraph of 80 -100 words. 6X4=24
14. The boy loves to learn amidst nature. How does the Poet bring it out in the poem ‘The School
Boy'.
15. Why does the Poet describe Money Madness as our ‘vast collective Madness’.
16. Why does the farmer's wife call herself 'poor sinner' in the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’? Explain.
17. How does the speaker's attitude undergo a change in the poem 'An Old Woman'?
AND
18. How did the elephant justify its act of occupying the hut in ' The Gentlemen of the Jungle'?
19. How did the milk become firm and rubbery in 'Around a Medicinal Creeper'?
20. Bring out the humiliation faced by the narrator in 'Oru Manushyan'.
21. What was Babar Ali’s daily routine?
22. Why was not Frederick Douglass much affected by his mother’s death?
23. What were the different jobs that the two boys did to earn money, in ‘Two Gentlemen of
Verona’?
III. Answer One of the following in about 200 words. 1X6=6
24. ‘ Nature is both destructive and protective’. How does the play ‘The Watchman of the Lake' bring out
this idea?
OR
The poem ‘If I was a Tree’ is a satire on social discrimination. Discuss.
IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it.

Smoking kills 9,00,000 people every year in India. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that
smoking related deaths worldwide will surpass 9 million annually by 2020, with 7 million of those deaths
occurring in developing nations. People start smoking for a variety of different reasons. Some think it
looks cool. Others start because their family members or friends smoke. Statistics show that about 9 out of
10 tobacco users start smoking before they are 18 years old. Most adults who started smoking in their
teens, never expected to become addicted. That is why people say it is just so much easier to not start at
all. It is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains a drug called nicotine. This drug is highly
addictive. Like heroin or other addictive drugs, the body and mind quickly become so used to the nicotine
in cigarettes that a person needs to have it just to feel normal. The nicotine can raise one’s blood pressure,
heart rate and oxygen demand for muscles, mainly for the heart. Moreover, the second hand smoke which
comes from two places i.e., smoke breathed out by the person who smokes and smoke from the end of a
burning cigarette causes health effects, including cancer, breathing problems and asthma. Smoking is one
of the most preventable causes of death in our society. It is an expensive habit. The tobacco industry
makes billions of rupees each year and they do not care about anyone’s existence. All they want is money.
One buys more cigarettes, the company earns more. Today’s generation needs to beware of electronic
cigarettes (e – cigarettes). This contains cancer causing chemicals and other toxins. This also has a
compound used in antifreeze. These battery operated devices use cartridges filled with nicotine flavorings
and other chemicals and convert them into a vapour that is inhaled by the user. Counseling and medical
help need to be sought for smoking addicts

25. a . According to WHO, where do maximum deaths occur by smoking ?

b. At what age do people start to smoke?
c. What did the teenagers never expect when they started smoking?
d. Name the drug in tobacco.
e. What is the effect of nicotine on the heart?
f. What is the most preventable cause of death in our society?
g. What does the tobacco industry care about?
h. _____is needed to help smoking addicts to come out of it.
i. Smoking is an _____(addiction / addictive) habit.
j. Add a prefix to the word ‘expected’ to form the antonym. (non, un, re) 10×1=10
 V.26. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles given in brackets. 2*1=2
A) Babar Ali must be youngest headmaster in the world. He is teenager who is in
charge of teaching hundreds of students.
[a, an, the]
Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions given in brackets. 2*1=2
B) It was quite a big city the valley of a mountain, some thousand five hundred miles home.
(0n, from, in)
27. Rewrite as directed 3*1=3
i) Mara was not disturbing them.
(Add a question tag)
ii) Mara watches the lake carefully.
(Change into a question beginning with the right form of 'do')
iii) Bhima’s mother gave him an iron decoction.
(Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer)
28. Complete the dialogue: 4*1=4
(Pranav wants to visit Rajasthan. He is collecting information from a travel agent.)
Pranav : Hello, Good morning.
Travel agent : _______, What can I do for you?
Pranav : I’m planning to visit Rajasthan, would you give me some information about the modes of travelling.
Travel agent : ___________by car, or train or by air?
Pranav : ____________to go by car.
Travel agent : O.K. Sure, would you prefer to go by an A/C car.
Pranav : No, I__________ a non A/C car.
Travel agent : O.K, sir. That can be arranged.
Pranav : Thank you..
VI. Refer to the following list of events and answer the questions set on it
in one complete sentence each:
College Union Day 4*1=4
Sl. no Event Time Venue

1 Inauguration by the President 10.30am In Auditorium

2 Speech by the chief guest 11.00am

3 Cultural events 11.30-12.30

29. a. Who will inaugurate the college day function?

b. At what time will the chief guest deliver the speech?
c. What is the venue of the college day function?
d. What is the duration of the cultural events?
30. Write a letter to the BESCOM Officer in charge of your area to reduce the duration of power cuts
to help the students. 1*5=5
Points to be included:
● Inconvenience caused to the students during study time.
● Irregular power cuts disturb the concentration of students.
● Request to take remedial measures.

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