Jain College, Jayanagar
II PUC ENGLISH MOCK PAPER-1
Max. Marks: 100
I.
Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each.
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1. What does Romeo intend to do after the measure is done?
2. What was the initial punishment suggested to the criminal by the council in ‘Too Dear’?
3. What according to the poet should be stable in ‘On Children’?
4. Where, according to Vandana Shiva, should we look for ‘lessons in freedom’?
5. Laura Lorento was called, _____________ in that locality in her young days.
a. The Silver Maiden
b. Sovereign Beauty
c. a dream
6. Where was the old man standing when the owner’s wife met him for the first time in ‘The Gardener’?
7. Name one of the things that the child’s foot wants to be in ‘To the foot from its child’.
8. What was Borges’s first literary reading?
9. Where according to the poet did he see heaven in ‘Heaven , if you are not on earth’?
10. What does Mikes call, ‘A man’s castle’, in Japan?
11. Who had formed the Progressive Organization Party in ‘The Voter’?
12. Name the village that was burnt to ashes for want of water.
II.
III.
Answer any eight of the following (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph
of 80-100 words:
8 X 4 = 32
13. How does Juliet want people to forget the shining sun? Why?
14. Why was the murderer finally subjected to life imprisonment in ‘Too Dear’?
15. Bring out Cormac Cullinan’s views about apartheid in ‘Everything I need to know I learned in the
forest’.
16. How does Laura and Gonzalo conceal their identity?
17. Why does Tammanna feel that human nature can be strange?
18. Bring out the contrast between illusion and reality in ‘To the foot from its child’.
19. Why does Borges state that poem and poetry are not the same?
20. How has the poet glorified heaven on earth?
21. What makes Mikes feel that the drivers in Brazil are on the lookout for pedestrians?
22. Why did Roof tear the ballot paper into two?
Answer the following in 200 words:
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23. Society crushes childhood dreams and confines them to society and its norms. Explain with reference
to ‘To the foot from its child’.
OR
Bring out the changes in Gonzalo’s attitude before and after occupying the bench in the park.
OR
Roof gets into a fix after his meeting with the POP campaigner. How does ‘The Voter’ bring this out?
IV. 24. Read the following passages and answer the questions given below:
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The best advice I ever had came from one of the greatest souls the world has ever known—Gandhiji. My
husband had recently died. My deep sorrow over his loss was followed by the humiliating realization
that in the eyes of Indian law I had no individual existence. Along with other Indian women I had
participated for years with men in the nation’s struggle for freedom. Working and suffering side by side
with them until it had been finally achieved—yet, in law, we women were still recognized only through
our relationship with men.
Now, as a widow without a son, I was not entitled to any share of the family property nor were my two
daughters. I resented this position. I was bitter towards those members of my family who supported this
antiquated law.
At this time I went to pay my respects to Gandhiji and say goodbye before leaving for America to take
part ina conference. After our talk, he asked, ‘Have you made your peace with your relatives?’
I was amazed that he would take sides against me. ‘I have not quarreled with anyone,’ I replied. ‘But I
refuse to have anything to do with those who take advantage of an outworn law to create a difficult and
humiliating situation for me.’
Gandhiji looked out of the window for a moment he turned to me and smiled and said, ‘You will go and
say goodbye because courtesy and decency demand this. In India, we still attach importance to these
things.’ ‘No,’ I declared, ‘not even to please you will I go to those who wish to harm me.’
‘No one can harm you except yourself,’ he said, still smiling. ‘I see enough bitterness in your heart to
cause you injury unless you check it.’ I remained silent and he continued, ‘You are going to a new
country because you are unhappy and want to escape. Can you escape from yourself? Will you find
happiness outside when there is bitterness in your heart? Think it over. Be a little humble. You have lost
a loved one—that is sorrow enough. Must you inflict further injury on yourself because you lack courage
to cleanse your own heart?’
His word would not leave me. They gave me no peace. After some days of severe struggle, I decided to
visit my brother-in-law and his family before leaving. I hadn’t been with them for five minutes when I
realized that my visit had brought a feeling of relief to everyone. I told them of my plans and asked them
for their good wishes. The effect on me was miraculous. I felt as if a great burden had been lifted and I
was free to myself. This small gesture was the beginning of a significant change in me. To retain a sense
of proportion and to keep one’s heart free of hatred are very important. For all of us, the advice Gandhiji
gave me is valuable—‘No one can harm you but yourself.’
a. How does Vijayalakshmi Pandit describe Gandhiji?
b. Why was Mrs. Pandit in deep sorrow?
c. Mrs. Pandit was not entitled to a share of the family property because ______________.
d. For what reason did Mrs. Pandit got to meet Gandhiji?
e. With whom did Mrs. Pandit refuse to have anything to do?
f. What was the result of her meeting the family?
g. How will bitterness affect a person?
h. What was Gandhiji’s advice to Mrs. Pandit?
i. Add a prefix to the word ‘advantage’ to make its antonym.
j. Gandhiji’s ________ (advice/advise) was very valuable.
25. Read the following lines and answer the questions:
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown…
i. Where had the traveler come from?
ii.
iii. What was the expression on the shattered visage?
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What did he see standing in the desert?
26. Complete the following by filling in the blanks using the right form of the verb given in the
brackets.
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Sunil and his friend _____________ (catch) in storm. Their boat ___________ (capsize) and they
___________ (carry) into the lagoon eight miles from land, with tiger sharks all around.
27. Report the following conversation:
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She sat thinking, ‘All this is none of my concern.’
The old man went on, ‘His name was not Sangoji, but Basavaiah. I am amazed at how facts take on
such varied guises when it is narrated as fiction.’
28. Complete the following dialogue:
Sam: Hello____________________________ (enquiring about health)
Arzu: ________________________________ (expressing inability to move)
Sam: How sad__________________________(suggestion)
Arzu: ________________________________(expressing gratitude / taking leave)
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29. Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate expression given in brackets:
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((Put an end to, run out of, put up with)
Basavaiah tried to __________ Tammanna’sactivities by acquiring more acres of land. But
Tammanna ________ Basavaiah’s competitive attitude calmly.
30. Fill in the blanks with the right linkers:
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The Earth University teaches Earth Democracy, ______ is the freedom for all species to evolve
within the web of life. __________ we all depend on the Earth, Earth Democracy translates into
human rights to food and water, to freedom from hunger and thirst. __________ the Earth University
is located at Navadanya, farmers and school children are invited to attend demonstrations,
_________ to enlighten them on organic farming.
(since, because, in order to, which)
31. Read the following passage and make notes by drawing and filling the boxes given below:
(8 X ½ = 4)
It is believed that the Indus Valley Civilization was the joint creation of the Aryan and pre-Aryan
inhabitants of India. The civilization was principally associated with the cities of Mohenjo-Daro and
Harappa which were first discovered. The people of this civilization were multi-ethnic. In the
skeletal remains of this civilization is an evidence of the presence of Proto-Australoid,
Mediterranean, Alpine and Mongoloid racial elements who no doubt contributed to its growth. The
civilization was urban and a very remarkable one.
Indus Valley Civilization
Inhabitants that jointly created
2.
1.
Associated with cities
3.
People were
4.
5.
Racial elements that contributed
6.
7.
Alpine
8.
32. Write a letter of application in response to the following advertisement which appeared in ‘The
Hindu’ dated 5th February 2015.
5 Marks
Wanted
Coordinator
Qualification: PUC with knowledge of computers, fluency in English and Kannada.
Apply within a week to:
The Principal, K.V. Secondary School, Bangalore-89
33. Imagine that you have been invited to a school to deliver a speech on the importance of tender
coconut. Prepare a speech in about 100 words. You may use the following points.
Tender coconut–safest drink–keeps fit–suitable for all age groups–a fat-free drink–referred to as
‘water of life’–its kernel–tasty to eat.
5 Marks
OR
A survey was conducted on the use of chemical fertilizers and organic manure per acre from 1951 to
2001. The findings of the survey have been represented in the following bar chart. Using the info,
write a report in about 120 words.
VII. 34. What do the underlined words in the following extracts refer to?
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Galileo was the first to notice the lamp and its swings, which did not get slower or faster as the lamp
narrowed. Being a scientist he at once tested this idea. This was adapted by doctors, who used it in
medical field.
Its:
Which
He:
Who:
35. Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence:
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Hard / succeed / you will / unless / not / you / work
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