The Resource Team

Sl. No. Name School Name

Sri. Subramanya S
1. GHS Ambale, Chikkamagaluru Taluk
Head Master
Sri. Sathisha H S GPU College (High School Section) Belur
2.
Assistant Teacher Road, Chikkamagaluru
Sri. Umesh D P
3. LBHS Chikkamagaluru
Assistant Teacher
Sri. Nataraja N S
4. GHS Hirebyle, Mudigere Taluk
Assistant Teacher
Sri. Raghavendra K M
5. GHS Melpal, N. R. Pura Taluk
Assistant Teacher
Sri. Gurumurthi A P
6. GHS Baggavalli, Tarikere Taluk
Assistant Teacher
7. Sri. Raju Khetri GHS Shanthigrama Koppa Taluk
Smt. Anusuya K
8. GHS Holekoppa, Sringeri Taluk
Assistant Teacher
Sri. M. C. Suresh
9. GHS Emmedoddi, Birur Block
Assistant Teacher
Sri. Marulasiddappa
10. GHS Biluvala, Kadur Taluk
Assistant Teacher
Sri. Umesh N B
11. SSGJC Ajjampura
Assistant Teacher

Momerising the Poem – 4 marks

Quality of Mercy - William Shakespeare
The quality of mercy is not strain’d;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest:
It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes.
'Tis mightiest in the mightiest; it becomes

The throned monarch better than his crown.

His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,
The attribute to awe and majesty,
 Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;
But mercy is above this sceptred sway;

It is enthroned in the heart of kings;

It is an attribute to God himself;
And earthly power doth then show likest God’s
When mercy seasons justice.
The Blind Boy - Colley Cibber
O say what is that thing call’d light, And could I ever keep awake
Which I must ne’er enjoy. With me ‘twere always day.
What are the blessings of the sight,
O tell your poor blind boy! With heavy sighs I often hear
You mourn my hapless woe;
You talk of wondrous things you see, But sure with patience I can bear
You say the sun shines bright; A loss I ne’er can know.
I feel him warm, but how can he
Or make it day or night? Then let not what I cannot have
My cheer of mind destroy :
My day or night myself I make, Whilst thus I sing, I am a king,
When’ver I sleep or play; Although a poor blind boy.
LESSON NO .1 A HERO
The newspaper carried a report about a village boy who had fought bravely against a tiger,
while he was returning home by the jungle path. Swami argued that a boy could not fight a
tiger, he had to be a strong and grown-up person. His father disagreed saying that courage
was more important. Swami was not ready to accept this. His father then challenged him to
show his courage by sleeping alone in the office that night. While Swami was sleeping
there, he saw a dark figure. Believing it to be the devil, Swami dug his teeth into its leg. It
turned out to be a notorious burglar whose loud cry brought others to the scene. The
burglar was caught and Swami became a hero over night.

POEM -1 GRANDMA CLIMBS A TREE

The poem ’Grandma Climbs a Tree ’is written by Ruskin Bond. He calls her genius because
She could climb any tree very quickly even at the age of sixty two. She had such a gift since
childhood and she learnt to climb trees from her brother at the age of 6. People advised her
to stop climbing tree because she was old and weak but she did not listen to them. They
predicted that she would have a terrible fall.
One day when others were in the town, she climbed a tree but could not come down. She
was rescued. The doctor recommended her a week bed rest. She felt it like hell. As soon as
she was better, she asked her son to make a house for her on top of a tree. Her son fulfilled
her wish. He and the poet built a house on tree top. The granny enjoyed her remaining part
of life in the tree house happily.
PROSE -2 “THERE’S A GIRL BY THE TRACKS”
When Baleshwar saw the girl lying on the tracks, he jumped down from the moving train
and ran towards her. There was no help in her sight so he lifted her up, crossed the tracks
and walked till he reached the road. He waited patiently with the girl in his arms for a long
time. He stopped a number of motorists but no one heeded to his call. Finally, a tempo
truck driver stopped and helped him to take the girl to a hospital nearby where she was
given first aid. The doctor there advised him to take her to a big hospital. Baleshwar did this
and the girl got the necessary medical care and was cured.
After Roma made a full recovery, she was amazed to know how Baleshwar rescued her. She
thought it was astonishing that a stranger would jump off a train and risk his life for her.
She couldn’t imagine what would have happened if he hadn’t been there. She could never
repay him. On the other hand he was proud of his good deed. He acknowledged her
gratitude.
POEM-2 “QUALITY OF MERCY
The Quality of mercy is an extract from the play ‘The Merchant of Venice” by William
Shakespear. Portia argues how mercy is the greatest virtue of all. The quality of mercy is not
forced. It drops as the gentle rain from the heaven. It is twice blessed because it blesses
both the giver and the taker. It is mightiest in the mightiest, permanent and gives
happiness. The sceptre creates pain and fear in the hearts of the people. But mercy is above
this. It resides in the hearts of the kings and is a quality of God himself. If mercy is a part of
justice, then this earthly power shines like a Godly power.
UNIT.3 THE GENTLE MAN OF RIO EN MEDIO
After the survey, the Americans found that Don Anselmo owned more than eight acres.
They did not want to cheat him and were ready to pay him twice the money. They did not
punish the children who gave them a lot of troubles. Even though they were the legal
owners of the tree, they bought the trees individually.
Don Anselmo was generous because he was a man of principles. He refused to take the
extra money offered by the Americans. He planted a plant for every child born in Rio en
Medio. He thought the trees belonged to the children.
The children of Rio en Medio began to overrun the orchard and to spend most of their time
there. This was brought to the notice of Don Anselmo and he was asked to stop the
children. Don Anselmo claimed that he had sold the land to them but not the trees. He had
planted a tree for each child born in the village and the trees belonged to the children, not
to him. The owners were left with no choice. They had to buy the trees individually from
the villagers and this took a long time.
Don Anselmo agreed to sell his land for twelve hundred dollars. After the survey the
Americans found that the land was more than 8 acres and they were willing to offer twice
the amount. The old man could have been happy but as he heard this the old man hung his
head for a moment and stared at the story teller. He felt that he was being insulted. He told
them that he had agreed to sell his property for twelve hundred dollars to the Americans
and stuck to his words.
POEM -3 “I AM THE LAND”
The poem ’I am the Land’ is written by Marina de Bellagenta. In this poem the earth speaks
to the people. People own, buy, sell, dig and plough the land. They also grows fruit, grass,
trees..etc. The children dance and play on the land. The soldiers come with guns fighting for
the land. People build fences on the land to divide nations which suffocates like chains the
earth in her neck. Mother earth has an ocean of patience and bears all the cruelty
committed by man. Mother earth mocks at the people’s behavior with a tone of self
assertion. We can put a fence between the two countries but not around the mother earth.
UNIT .4 DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR
Dr. Ambedkar is remembered as the pilot of the Drafting Committee as his explanation to
the assembly was done with great patience, tact and frankness. He unraveled the most
complicated legal concepts in a simple language which even the laymen understood. It was
a rare gift. He had done this task matchlessly. He understood the distinctive needs of our
own society by drawing examples and experiences of other nations and subsequently
raised the magnificent system, brick by brick which now stands as the Fundamental Rights
in the Constitution of India.
Dr. Ambedkar made a significant observation on the constitution. He observed that the
constitution is a fundamental document which defines the position and power of the three
organs of the state-the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. The purpose of a
constitution is not merely to create the organs of the state but to limit their authority also.
If no limitation was imposed upon the authority of these organs, there will be complete
tyranny and oppression.
The British rulers exaggerated caste distinctions and divided the people of India in order to
strengthen their power over us. Both Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar rejected the
caste system and declared the oneness of the Hindu community. Gandhiji did so by
reminding the higher castes of their duty towards the depressed classes and Baba Saheb
did the same by reminding them of their rights to equality with the higher and more
powerful castes. With one person stressing the duties and the other stressing the rights,
together they brought about a revolutionary change in the social thinking.
THE SONG OF INDIA
The poem “ The song of india” is written by V.K.Gokak. It is in the form of dialogue between
the poet and the Mother India. The poet asks her if he could sing about the Himalayas,
three seas, rock-cut temples, soldiers, seers and prophets, dams and lakes, steel mills, ship
building yards, modern technology and atomic age. Then she wishes him to sing about
beggar, leper, dirt and filth, old people, helpless children, hard workers and class war.
Finally the poem ends with optimistic view, motherland sitting on the waves, writing the
book of the Morrow in which she wants a glorious India where people do not suffer, where
they are literate and secular. She wants an India which is free from darkness of ignorance
and which is full of the light of knowledge.
LESSON 5. CONCERT
Smita was very considerate to her brother Anath. He was suffering from cancer and he was
not many days to live. He had a great fan of Ravishankar and and dream of attending his
concert. Smita wanted to fulfil the dream so that she attended the concert with her father.
In the concert her mind was thinking only about her brother’s dream. After the concert she
went forward to meet Ravi Shankar and told the dream of her brother and requested him
to come and play for her brother. Ravishankar was very kindhearted. Next day Ravishankar
and Alla Rakha went together to Anant’s home and play for him. Anant felt very happy then
he breathed his last. In this way she fulfilled the dream of her brother Anant.
JAZZ POEM 2
An old Jazz musician is standing like a Black Ancient mariner. His old face is wrinkled and
weary. His faded blue shirt has turned dark with sweat. Blue shirt has turned dark with
sweat. His stomach is hanging loosely. His jacket is worn out and his necktie is undone and
dropping loosely over the jacket. His shoes are torn and are stuffed with paper to cover the
holes. His rough unshaven face shows pain. He stands alone head down, eyes closed and
ears perked. An old saxophone hangs across his chest supported from his neck by a wire
coat hanger. He gently lifts the saxophone to the parted lips. But once he starts playing
music he is no longer a Black man but a bird which gathers his wings and flies high and
higher. He seems to be spreading the message of God through his music.
UNIT – 6 THE DISCOVERY
Columbus and his crew left Spain to discover the new world. He and his men sailed for a
long time but did not come across the trace of any land. The sailors were fed up. They
wanted to go back to their places. They asked Columbus to turn the ship back to their
country. When Columbus asked them to wait for a few days, the crew became angry. The
sailors thought of revolting and even murdering Columbus. One of the sailors rushed
towards Columbus to murder him, Pepe another sailor stopped him and saved the life of
Columbus. Columbus had a lot of patience and encouraged his sailors not to become
desperate. Columbus saw a light faintly flickering rising up and down. The land he
discovered was West Indies. The crew jumped with joy.
Pepe was the only person who had faith in Columbus and tried to warn him out how
desperate other had become. When seamen rushed to kill Columbus, Pepe stopped them
with his arms spread out and told that they would have to kill him first. His loyalty put
others to shame. He hated the seamen as they drank too much. He liked Columbus because
he had a vision, he was a man of principals. He gave much importance to the duty, disciple
and loyalty. He was also an eminent leader. So he always wanted to be in the company of
Columbus.
BALLAD OF THE TEMPEST
It was dark, stormy night in winter. A ship was out at sea. Huge waves dashed against the
ship and the roar of the sea filled the sailors with fear. They crowded together in a cabin.
Even the bravest among them could not sleep. They just sat in the darkness and prayed. As
the storm continued, the captain too gave up hope and said that nothing could save them.
At that point, the captain's little daughter held his hand and quietly asked if God protected
them on sea. Her faith in God filled the sailors with a new hope. By morning, the storm
cleared and they reached harbour safely.
UNIT 7. COLOURS OF SILENCE
One holiday Satish was hiking with his father and brother. They were crossing a rickety
bridge over some rapids. Satish looked down at the swirling water below him. His foot
slipped. He lost his balance and fell into the rapids. As a result of this his legs and head were
injured.’ His legs became weak. He suffered frequently from bouts of fever and ear
infections. He could not hear.
The teacher did not allow him to come to school because he was hard of hearing and
frequently absent for the class. His father tried to get admission for him in some other
school, but in vain. When he went outside to play with children, they teased him. Therefore
he was compelled to stay at home.
 One day, when Satish Gujral was looking gloomly into the corner of his garden, he
saw a beautiful bird. He had not seen such a beautiful bird before. It had a longish tail and a
black crest. It had restless energy. Its eyes kept darting here and there, its whole body
ready for flight any moment. Satish stared at the bird for a long moment. When it flew
away, he took out his notebook and pencil and sketched the bird from memory. He got
interested in drawing and painting. His father admitted him to one of the best schools of
arts. Satish became one of the best artists in India.
Satish Gujral, met with an accident and became deaf. He was refused admission by schools
because he was not a normal boy. Boys made fun of him and therefore he remained at
home. One day he saw a beautiful bird which had a longish tail and a black crest. That made
him take up drawing and painting. His father admitted him to one of the best schools of
arts. Within a short time, Satish learnt not only drawing and painting but also about life.
Today Satish is one of the best artists in India. Exhibitions of his work have been held all
over the world. He has published four books in arts. The Govt. of India has honoured him
with the Padma Vibhushan. He has also been awarded the Order of the Crown.

THE BLIND BOY

This poem peeps into the feelings of a boy who cannot see. The blind boy is the speaker in
the poem. He wonders what light is like for he has never seen it. He wishes to know what
his blessings of sight are. People around him talk of the beautiful things they see. They say
that the sun shines bright but he can only feel the warmth of the sun. He cannot
understand how the sun brings about night and day. To him, day is when he is awake and
night when he sleeps. So if he remained awake it would continue to be day for him. The
blind boy hears people pitying him but he does not feel sorry for himself. He decides that
he will not make himself unhappy over something he cannot get. He would be happy as a
King by being ever cheerful
SCIENCE AND HOPE OF SURVIVAL
Science is an exciting adventure. The scientists will have the overwhelming feeling of
uncovering yet another one of nature’s mysteries. Scientific research is an exciting venture
into the great unknown and the token of humankind’s survival. The science is neither the
beginning nor the ending.
The politicians of the super powers took the decision to end the Nuclear Tests. The
problem was the following. Suppose one of the participants had violated this agreement
and secretly made an underground nuclear explosion. The problem is: how can the other
powers detect the violation? They overcame this problem with the collaborative work of
the scientists.
Keilis Borok learnt that as a scientist he had people all over the world who think and
interact the way I did. It taught him never to feel lonely abroad. It taught him that while
there is science, there is hope of survival and well-being for all of us.
The scientists can best ensure our safety in the world. The scientists invent proper
medicines to cure most of the diseases. They intimate the prior information about storms.
They also provide the information about the new mineral deposits, necessary for the
production of important medicines. They invent weapons as efficient defence from
terrorism. If humanly used, science is their indispensable guardian and caretaker. It is the
scientists with their tools that are up to the challenge and can ensure that we all safely
move with the time.
OFF TO OUTER SPACE TOMORROW MORNING
The poet Norman Nocholoson is in a great excitement. He asks the readers to start count
down, to take a last look at him, to pass his helmet and to cross out his name from the
telephone book. He says that there won’t be any calendars or clocks in outer space because
there won’t be time, day or night. He can sleep or wake whenever he wants. He is worried
that he can’t write letters or post any mail. He feels that he would be like imprisoned in a
cell. . People on the earth can watch him through the telescope or on their T.V sets but they
won’t matter to him. As the countdown, he is not sure whether he will return
SUPPLEMENTARY READER
NARAYANPUR INCIDENT
Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each.
1. Why had the students been marching? How was it an unusual march?
The students were marching to give a notice to the collector and protest against the arrest
of a school teacher. It was unusual because it went silently without slogans, shouts and
violence. Even though there were policemen, they marched as if the policemen didn’t exist.
2. Babu and Manju were a bit disappointed with the way students were marching. What
was the reason?
The students marched back to their homes silently and Manju and Babu thought that the
students were scared of the police. According to them, the students should have protested.
So they were disappointed.
3. What was there in the mysterious parcel? What suspicion did the police have about
that?
There was a cyclostyle machine in the mysterious parcel. The police suspected that Mohan
and his family were making copies of Mahatma’s speech and some people were hiding to
work against the British.
4. Why had Patil, the sub – inspector come to Mohan’s house? Who believed him? What
was the result?
Patil the sub-inspector came to Mohan’s house to inform about the raid of his house. As he
was a close friend of Mohan’s father, he asked Mohan to give him the cyclostyle machine
and all proof pertaining to the agitation against the British. Mohan’s mother believed him
and allowed him to take away all these things.
AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD
Answer the following in two or three sentences only
1. What makes you think that Dicky Dolma’s life as a girl was sorrowful?
Dicky Dolma lost her mother when she was 11. She lost her elder brother too.
2. What factors encouraged Dolma to take up basic mountaineering course?
Dolma came to know that a mountaineering institute was set up at Manali and it would
give training to those who were interested in climbing mountains. Her friends and her
family members also encouraged her to join this course.
3. How has Dolma described her preparedness for the task of scaling Mount Everest?
From her childhood, Dolma had been fascinated by the grandeur of the snow clad peaks of
the Himalayas. Her home, in Palchan was surrounded by beautiful mountain peaks.
Dolma got training in the mountaineering institute at Manali. Her determination and hard
work helped her to secure ‘A’ grades. She believed that success always follow dedication,
determination and hard work. She used to practice four hours every day before the task of
scaling Mount Everest
4. What can we learn from Dolma’s life?
Whenever hurdles come, we must face them boldly. Dolma’s determination and hard work,
Zeal for the work is emulating.
A GREAT MARTYA EVER CHERISHED
Answer the following questions in 2 or 3 sentences each
1. What did Hanif choose as his mission? Why did he do so?
Hanif knew that life for him was short; he wanted to serve the nation. Therefore he joined
Indian Army as a soldier. He believed that a person working for the nation could change
lives.
2. Life for Hanif in the beginning was never a smooth sail. Why was it so?
Hanif lost his father when he was just eight years old. His mother a vocal artiste, was out
very often with the performance wing. Therefore he became very responsible at a tender
age.
3. The absence of mother from home taught the children something. What was that?
Hanif’s mother a vocal artiste, would often had to leave the children alone as she travelled
with the performance wing. The kids became very responsible getting up and getting ready
for school without her having told them and learnt that one’s duty is the most important
thing in one’s life.
4. How does the writer describe the ‘introvert’ Hanif?
Hanif began to make friends only by the time he was 14 years of age. He often went out of
his way to help people. By doing so, he derived joy.
5. How can you say that Hanif was a young man with varied talents and interest?
Haniff dabbled in art, sketched very well. He made beautiful cards out of waste material. He
read books and loved playing drums.
6. What were the dreams of Hanif? Do you think were they fulfilled?
Hanif had dreamt that he would rise up the ranks. This dream could not be fulfilled
because he was killed in the Kargil war at the age of 25. His another dream was that a post
be named after him. That dream came true when the sub-sector was named after him as
subsector- Hanif.
THE BIRD OF HAPPINESS
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each:
1. How can you say that the people in the poor area of Tibet were unhappy?
The poor area had no rivers or good land, no warmth or fresh flowers, no trees or green
grass. The people suffered from hunger and cold all year round. So they were unhappy.
2. What did the old folk of Tibet say about happiness?
The old folk used to say that happiness was a beautiful bird living on a snowy mountain for
away in the east .Wherever the bird flew happiness went with it.
3.What did the first monster ask Wangjia to do? What did he say? What punishment did
he give?
The first monster told Wangjia that if he wanted to find the bird of happiness he would
have to kill Lousang’s mother first. To this Wangjia replied that he loved his own mother
and would never kill another person’s mother. So the first monster made him to walk 900
miles across scree.
4.What did the second monster ask Wangjia to do? What did he say?
The second monster told Wangjia that if he wanted to find the bird of happiness he would
have to poison old gaffer Silong. To this he replied that he was fond of his own grandpa and
he would never kill another man’s.
5. What did the third monster warn Wangjia? What was his reply?
The third monster warned wangia that if he wanted to see the bird of Happiness. He would
bring Bhima’s eyeball lf he failed, the monster, would gouge out wangjia's eye balls. He
replied the third monster that no one had the right to destroy a girl’s pretty eyes.
6.What changes came over Wangjia as the Bind of Happiness caressed him?
As the bind of Happiness caressed him gently with its wings and sang for him, his eyeballs
flew back to their sockets, he saw much more brightly than before. All his wounds were
healed and he was stronger than ever.

VOCABULARY
HOMOPHONES
 To = I go to Mysore.  Effect = The effect of the flood was
Too = I eat sweets. I eat fruits too. very bad.
Two =I have two eyes. Affect = The flood affected the
 Right = This is my right hand. / My people of Karnataka.
answer is right.  Hair= My hair is black.
 Write = I write poems. Heir = Tippu sultan was the heir of
Rite = We perform final rites. Hyder Ali.
 Principal = Chandrashekar is our Hare = The hare lives in the forest.
principal.  Been = I had been to Mysore.
Principle=He has good principles. Bean = I eat beans.
 Pray = I pray God every day.  Be = I want to be a doctor.
Prey = The lion got its prey. Bee = The bee is an insect.
 Week = Seven days make a week.  Brake = Please apply the brake.
Weak = You are very weak. Break = Don’t break the sticks.
 Adopt = Lakshmibai adopted a child.  Bear = The bear is an animal.
Adapt =Birds are adapted for flying. Beer = Don’t drink beer.
Adept = He is an adept in batting  Blue = The sky is blue.
 Accept = Vivekananda accepted Sri Blew (past form of blow)= Krishna
Rama Krishna as his guru. blew his flute.
Except = I like all fruits except  Knew (past of know)= I knew
orange. English.
 Advice = It is a good advice. New = This is a new car.
Advise = The doctor advised not to  Idol = This is an idol.
eat oily food. Idle = Don’t sit idle.
 Practice = Practice makes one Ideal = I am an ideal student.
perfect.  Bridal = The bridal dress is costly.
Practise = Practise well for exams. Bridle = The bridle is soft.
  Buy = I buy a scooter.  Die = The dove died.
By = Ravana was killed by Rama. Dye = Dye your hair.
 Cell = The cell is the unit of life.  Fair =This is a fair.
Sell = Sell your car Fare = The bus fare is Rs. 20.
Shell = The sea shell is beautiful. Fire = Don’t fire crackers.
 Cereals =We eat cereals.  Feat = It is a great feat.
Serial = I watch serials. / My serial Feet (plural of foot) I am five feet
number is 25.  Won =India won the match.
 Dairy = We buy milk in the dairy. One =I need one day leave.
Diary =I write diary daily.  Wait = Don’t wait for me.
 Deer = This is a deer. Weight = My weight is 60 kgs.
Dear = You are my dear brother.

Antonyms
1. Difficult X Easy 28. Intelligent X Dull 56. Serious X Casual
2. Full X Empty 29. Always X Never 57. Great X Silly
3. Broad X Narrow 30. Demolish X Construct 58. Grieving X Enjoying
4. Kind X Cruel / Unkind 31. Success X Failure 59. Bitter X Sweet
5. Lose X Gain 32. Careful X Careless 60. Strong X Weak
6. Life X Death 33. Sweet X bitter 61. Mighty X Feeble
7. Dirty X Clean 34. High X Low 62. Miser X Generous
8. Weak X Strong 35. Wise X Foolish 63. Come X Go
9. Reward X Punishment 36. Presence X absence 64. Tell X Ask
10. Soft X Hard 37. Help X Hinder 65. Buy X Sell
11. Bold X Timid (coward) 38. Ignorant X Intelligent 66. Right X Wrong
12. Laugh X Weep 39. Clever X fool 67. Right X Left
13. Arrive X Depart 40. Mighty X Weak 68. Remember X Forget
14. Arrival X departure 41. Useful X Useless 69. Give X Take
15. Same X Different 42. Permanent X 70. Master X Servant
16. Long X Short Temporary 71. Master X Student
17. Slow X Fast 43. Proud X Humble 72. Big X Small
18. Accept X 44. Quick X Slow 73. Friend X Enemy
Reject/Refuse 45. Lenient X Strict 74. Vanish X Appear
19. Young X old 46. Heavy X Light 75. Glad X Grieve
20. True X False 47. More X Less 76. Fast X Slow
21.Right X Wrong 48. Remember X Forget 77. Superiority X
22. Rich X poor 49. Safe X Danger Inferiority
23.Brave X Timid 50. Certain X Doubt 78. First X Last
24. Encourage x 51. Below X Above 79. Dream X Realize
Discourage 52. Reprimand X Praise 80. Alive X Dead
25. Patriot X Traitor 53. Achievement X Failure 81. Celebrate X Mourn
26. Triumph X Defeat 54. Profit X Loss 82. Affluent X Poor
27. Superior X Inferior 55. Initially X Finally 83. Generous X Miser
84. Good X Bad 99. Aristocratic X poor 113. Glad X Sad
85. High X Low 100. Generosity X 114. Happy X Unhappy
86. Active X Passive Miserliness 115. Quit X Join
87. Outer X Inner 101. Oblige X Refuse 116. Present X Absent
88. Famous X Notorious 102. Dry X Wet 117. Stop X Allow
89. Best X Worst 103. Won X Lost 118. Full X Empty
90. Stronger X Weaker 104.Acknowledge X Reject 119. Notice X Ignore
91. Special X Ordinary 105. Widow X Widower 120. Poverty X Richness
92. Silly X Great 106. Lady X Gentleman 121. Foolish X Wise
93. Together X Singly 107. Hard X Soft 122. Empty X Full
94. Attack X Defend 108. Patriot X Traitor 123. Clever X Foolish
95. Heavy X Light 109. Less X More 124. Order X Request
96. Defeat X Victory (win) 110. Silent X Noisy
97. Proud X Humble 111. Mean X Great
98. Reward X Punish 112. Brave X Coward
Prefixes
IN  Handle x mishandle
 Ability x inability IM
 Accurate x inaccurate  Balance x imbalance
 Active x inactive  Material x immaterial
 Adequate x inadequate  Mature x immature
 Animate x inanimate  Measurable x immeasurable.
 Applicable x inapplicable  Memorial x immemorial
 Appropriate x inappropriate  Mobile x immobile
 Capable x incapable  mobilize x immobilize
 Comparable x incomparable  Mortal x immortal
 Complete x incomplete  Modest x immodest
DIS  Partial x impartial
 Advantage x disadvantage  Patient x impatient
 Agree x disagree  Perfect x imperfect
 Allow x disallow  Perfection x imperfection
 Appear x disappear  Permanent x impermanent
 Approve x disapprove  personal x impersonal
 Believe x disbelieve  Possible x impossible
 Comfort x discomfort  Polite x impolite
 Connect x disconnect  Probable x improbable
MIS  Precise x imprecise
 Behave x misbehave  Proper x improper
 Calculate x miscalculate  pure x impure
 Chance x mischance
 Conduct x misconduct UN
 Fortune x misfortune  Known x unknown
 Guide x misguide  Certain x uncertain
  Clean x unclean  Reliable x unreliable
 Comfortable x uncomfortable  Satisfactory x unsatisfactory
 Common x uncommon  Popular x unpopular
 Employment x unemployment  Load x unload
 Even x uneven  Heard x unheard
 Fit x unfit  Successful x unsuccessful
 Faithful x unfaithful IL
 Fortunate x unfortunate  Health x ill health
 Grateful x ungrateful  Favour x ill favour
 Happy x unhappy  Legal x illegal
 Healthy x unhealthy  Legible x illegible
 Important x unimportant  liberal x illiberal
 Lucky x unlucky  Literate x illiterate
 Pleasant x unpleasant  Logical x illogical
SUFFIXES
Write the suffix for the following words.
 Truth - Truthful  Admit – Admission
 Selfish – Selfishness  Educate – Education
 Colour – Colourless  Decide – Decision
 Appoint – Appointment  Resign – Resignation
 Exam - Examination  Accept – Acceptance
 Child – Childish  Attach – Attachment
 Collect - Collection
 Honest – Honesty
 Courage- Courageous
 Judge – Judgement
 Science – Scientific
 Differ – Difference
 Neat – Neatness
 Wise – Wisdom
 Comfort - Comfortable
 Necessary – Necessity
 Reflect - Reflection
 Decide – Decision
 Champion - Championship  Forgive – Forgiveness.
 Employ - Employment
 Dictate – Dictation

PHRASES
Pick out the right phrase:
 The match was ...................... due to heavy rain. (put off/put out) put off
 The bird ........................... the statue. (flew over/flew on) flew over
 Many soldiers ....................... the war. (died of/died in) died in
 Many people .......................... plague. (died of/died in) died of
 The teacher could not ..........what he had written. (make up/make out) make out
 Ramu ...................... his mind to study hard. (made up/made out) made up
 The crowd ........................ to the chief guest. (gave away/gave way) gave way
 The chief guest ………….. the prizes. (gave away/gave way) gave away
 Smita was ............................ the lost book. (looking into/looking for) looking for
 Mother advised Neha to .................. junk food. (give up/give in) give up
  Don’t ................... others for help. (depend at/depend on) depend on
 A Happy man was .......... what he had. (contented with/contented at) contented with
 Akbar ................... his uniform and rushed hurriedly.(put on/put out) put on
 Jaya ................... walk to school daily. (used for/used to) used to
 We should not ....... the old people. (look down at /look down upon) look down upon
Collocations
A B
 1. Book – worm, ant, hand, pen
 2. Long – small, hen, run, food
 3. earth – land, water, quake, sun
 4. railway – station, chair, run, stop
 5. post – book, box, paper, table
 6. honey – moon, sun, star, earth
 7. wall – door, table, clock, journey
 8. blood – post, water, book, bank
 9. photo – studio, table, lady, man
 10. money – coins, letter, stamps, order
 11. Charming – girl, hot, answer, book
 12. self – discipline, myself, mother, Stars
 13. wheel – stool, paper, book, chair
 14. police – nurse, conductor, constable, stand
 15. hand – pants, sari, socks, kerchief
 16. twinkling – stars, moon, sun, earth
 17. break – lunch, dinner, fast, last
 18. freedom – fighter, boxer, wrestler, swimmer
 19. leave – answer, question, letter, box
 20. brisk – run walk, sing, dance
 21. shake – leg, mouth, hands, eye
 22. mouth – talking, eating, watering, licking
 23. nuclear – land, weapon, bottle, bolt
 24. speedy – recovery, damage, task, time
 25. lay – sleep, emphasis, bed, run
 One word for the given statement

Give one word for the following:

 One who enters the house to steal. (Burglar)
 To speak in a very kind way. (Polite)
 To talk in a low voice. (Whisper)
 To make movements with hands. (Gesture)
 Lower the body close to the ground. (Crouch)
 One who travels to workplace daily. (Commuter)
 The man that a woman is engaged to. (Fiancé)
 A person who loves his country. (Patriot)
 A piece of land which fruit trees are grown. (Orchard)
 A person who makes figures in stone, wood, metal etc. (Sculptor)
 A person who is especially good at some art or achievement. (Wizard)
 An angry look/expression of anger. (Scowl)
 Feeling in a way that things will not improve. (Gloomily)
 Say something not clearly enough. (Mumble)
 A deep breath taken when surprised. (Gasp)
 A small narrow stream or river. (Creek)
 Look at the thing fixedly for a long time. (Stare)
 Suffocation makes one breathless. (Choke)
 Event not easily understood. (Mystery)
 To get something back. (Redeem)
 Narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing. (Ballad)
 The place where ships halt. (Harbor)
 Show sorrow or regret. (Mourn)
 Sound indicating sadness. (Sigh)
 A state that continues to live or exist. (Survival)
 A new activity that involved risk. (Venture)
 Part of the spacecraft separated from the main. (Capsule)
 A person who is unable to walk or move properly. (Cripple)
 One who looks at the bright side of things. (Optimist)
 One who looks at the dark side of things. (Pessimist)
 A conversation between two persons.(Dialogue)
 One who can't speak. (Dumb)
 One who can't hear. (Deaf)
Correct form of the word
Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the word given in brackets:
 A son was ..........to the king and his ....... was celebrated in the palace.(born) born, birth
 Police .... the thief but his ..... was not answered. (question) questioned, question
 Edison .... bulb and his ... is used throughout the world. (invent) invented, invention
 Some people ...... that their ..... are always right. (think) think, thoughts
 Don Anselmo ...... to sign the ..... (agree) agreed, agreement
 Air ....... everywhere but its ...... cannot be seen. (exist) exists, existence
 Doctors ... patients to exercise, but their ... are neglected. (suggest) suggest, suggestions
 An .... letter was posted to the ..... candidate. (appoint) appointment, appointed
 He ..... huge amount in dairy farming. His ....went down. (invest)invested, investment
 Doctor ... the patient and sent his .... report to his senior.(exam) examined, examination
Syllabication
Three letter having one syllable
Oft, Sun ,Bus, Few, Act, Bid, Red, One, Cat, Bus, Act, Bid, Red, One, Cat.
Four letter having one syllable
Raid, Dumb, Moon, Slew, Iife, Base, Head, Plot, High Soul, Fear, Week, Head, Rage, Base,
Door, Drop, Yard, Heat, Cord, Vile, Path, Love, Fear, Step, Sack, Soul, Week.
FIVE LETTERS HAVING ONE SYLLABLE
Sword, Steel, Sweep, Tongue, Wrong, Spoke, Cause, Worse, Crown, Blame, Mourn, Scene,
Break, Dumb, Faith, Count, Glove, Steep, Knees, Snake, Pause, Month, Bomb, Month.
SIX LETTERS HAVING ONE SYLLABLE
Cheeks, Yelled, Tongue, Rhythm, School.
Write the number of syllables that the following words have.
 Accept – Ac-Cept =2  School – School =1
 Again – A-Gain =2  People – Peo-Ple =2
 Canteen – Can-Teen =2  Primary – Pri-Ma-Ry =3
 Conscience – Con-Sci-Ence =3  Section – Sec-Tion =2
 Reflection – Re-Flec-Tion =3  Taller – Tal-Ler =2
 Direction – Di-Rec-Tion =3  English – Eng-Lish =2
 Quiz – Quiz =1  Anger – An-Ger =2
 Whole – Whole =1  Ago – A – Go =2
 Continent – Con-Ti-Nent =3  Probability – Pro-Ba-Bi-Li-Ty =5
 Adventure – Ad-Ven-Ture =3  Determine –De-Ter-Mi-Ne =4
 Determine – De-Ter-Mine =3  Idea – I-Dea =2
 Wide – Wide =1  Vanish – Va-Nis =2
Jumbled letter words
The spelling of a word is jumbled write the word
 Olyla – Loyal  Lgaem – Gleam  Rreor – Error
 Ggrade – Ragged  Trmcou – Tremour  Diayl – Daily
 Dede – Deed  Lasoce – Solace  Maitbion – Ambition
 Baoed – Abode  Zoed – Doze  Suonmm – Summon
 Areg – Rage  Lbssening – Blessing  Egare – Eager
 Rcawl –Crawl  Stpudi – Stupid  Fare – Fear
 Obthre – Bother  Odutb – Doubt  Beonck – Beckon
 Flitre – Trifle  Sotaliry – Solitary  Rpeytt – Pretty
 Rftalet – Flatter  Gola –Goal
 Lgisetn – Glisten  Areg – Rage
Rearranging words in the correct order.
Re arrange the words in the proper order.
 Raju / intelligent / industrious / neither / is / nor
 Raju is neither intelligent nor industrious.
 Room/the/in/have/I/can/a/burning/lamp?/
Can I have a lamp burning in the room?
 Steel/above/hands/the /her/railing/for/reached/
Her hands reached for the steel railing above.
 Better/you/make/walk/in/a/the/feel/park/might/
A walk in the park might make you feel better.
 Carcass/the/his/Santa Maria/for/will/the/be/lighter/
The Santa Maria will be lighter for his carcass.
 Radha/Does/film/?/sings/songs
Does Radha sings film songs?
 sight/what/beautiful/a/!/
What a beautiful sight!
 your/how/treat/parent s/do/you
How do you treat your patients?
 snakes/afraid of/you/are
Are you afraid of snakes?
 the/took/he/deed/the/signed/and/money
He took the money and signed deed.
GRAMMAR
Frame questions to get the underlined words as answers
 Radha goes to market to buy vegetables.
Why does Radha go to market?
 Suresh is living in Mumbai.
Where is Suresh living?
 Anitha has answered all the questions perfectly.
How has Anitha answered all the questions?
 We celebrate Teacher’s day on September 5th.
When do we celebrate teacher’s day?
 They have been demanding for 50 houses.
How many houses have they been demanding for?
 Girish gave a handful of rice to the begger.
How much of rice did Girish give to the begger?
 Geetha had written kannada book.
Which book had Geetha written?
 Rajesh was searching for a doctor.
Who was Rajesh searching for?
 She will want her success.
What will she want?
 The Ganga is a sacred river.
What kind of a river is the Ganga?
 We come to school to study well.
Why do we come to school?
 Some people may get up at 6.A.M.
 Who may get up at 6. A.m?
 Rame Gowda must drive the car once in a week.
How often must Rame Gowda drive the car?
 Kadur is 40 kilo meters away from Chikmagalur?
How far is Kadur from Chikmagalur?
 This is Radha’s book?
Whose book is this?
PREPOSITION
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions
 Her hands reached ....... the steel railing above, but finding only air. Roma was
thrown out...........the coach. for, of.
 The clattering roar …….... the train muffled the thud of her fall ……... to the
ground more than a meter below. of, on
 It took months of negotiation .... come to an understanding … the old man. to, with
 Anant would be cured ....... the hospital, and he would again walk and run and even
take part …… the forthcoming table tennis tournament. at, in
 Earlier England was important ............. the author only because there was
Cambridge. Now it had a greater appeal ................ him. to, for
 There had been an accident when he went hiking ..... his father and brother. They
were crossing a rickety bridge ....some rapids. with, over.
 Shankara was born……… Kaladi………. Kerala. at, in
 He was killed …. him …… a knife. by, with
 The first baby bomb was dropped………. Hiroshima……Japan. on, in
 Sathish went …….. his sister’s marriage….. bus. to, by
 He opens the shop ……….. 7 p.m. to sell the things to the customers stand…..… a
queue at, in
 I was going …….. my village one day. I saw a tiger……. the way. to, on.
 The property shared……………. the two brothers. between

ARTICLES
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles.
 He was …. great freedom fighter. He fought against….. British. a, the
 Shankar was ……….honest person. He comes to …... office at 9 a.m. an, the
 Ravi is …. M.L.A because most of …….. voters supported him. an, the
 You can’t put …..fence around …… planet earth. a, the
 They shouted that there was …… girl by…… tracks. a, the
 Happiness was … beautiful bird living on a mountain in … east. a, the
 There are … number of news paper in English. ..….. Indian Express is one of the
leading news paper. a, the
 She was ……… old woman. She carried …. stick in her hand. an, a
 Anant was ….. lover of music. He was learning to play ….sitar. a, the
 They went to …… island. It was …. beautiful island. an, a
 There are ….…number of batsmen but Dhoni is ……… best batsman. a, the
 Rivers have played ……… important role in shaping ….… history. an, the
  I am ……. S S L C student studying in ……… city. an, a
 She is …….. honest girl who is the daughter of ….. farmer. an, a

MODAL VERBS AND LANGUAGE FUUNCTION

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate modal verbs.
 Tomorrow is my best friend’s marriage, I ............ go. must
 I am not sure. It ………...rain. may
 Ravi……..…. lift the table in one hand. can
 During the National Anthem, we ............... stand up have to
 When I was young, I .............. play cricket. could
 They ……… tell lies. Now they don’t. used to

What function does each modal do?

 Shall I come in sir? Seeking permission
 Will you please open the window? Polite request
 He may come tomorrow. Probable/ Possibility
 Raju can do this. Ability
 May God bless you. Wish
 Can you tell me where to get gun powder? Seeking information.
 Will you tell me how to go to the bus stand? Seeking Direction
 Get out from here. Order
 I would love to come but sorry I have some urgent work. Polite Refusal

TENSE FORM OF VERBS

Fill in the blanks with appropriate verb forms given in the brackets:
 Congratulations……….……(be) showered on Swami the next day. were
 His class mates …...(look) at him with respect and his teachers patted his back. looked
 Moments later, his father………(leave) the room. left
 I argued with him but, it………(be) useless. Finally he signed the deed. was
 Uma is a poor girl. She………………(earn) money by giving tuition. earns
 India………………..…....(be + rule) by foreigners for many centuries. was ruled
 India ………..(be) a democratic country. is
 Sagar is my friend. He…….(be + work) in the post office. is working
 He……..(have) his own car and he goes to go to the office daily by the car. has
 Raman ………………( be + award) with the Nobel prize. was awarded
 Once upon a time, there lived a king. He ……(has) three sons. had
 She …… (can) climb tree very quickly when she was young. could
 When I went there she …………..(be+ play) was playing.
 The lion is the king of the forest. It …………(do) not fear to any animal. does
 He ……………( meet) an accident yesterday. met

Question tag
Add suitable question tag.
 He could do well. couldn’t he?
 You cannot put fence. can you?
  Ravi is singing a song, isn’t he?
 I ask questions. don’t I?
 We played well. didn’t we?
 She has never written a letter. has she?
 He will tell us truth. won’t he?
 Let’s start, now. shall we?
 I am fond of reading. aren’t I ?
 Lift the table. can you?
 Help the poor. will you?
 Sachin plays cricket. doesn’t he?
 Savin and Suresh hardly play Volley ball. do they?
PASSIVE VOICE
Change into passive voice
 I have completed the work.
The work has been completed by me.
 We are attending to that work now.
That work is being attended to now by us.
 The chief guest distributed the prizes
The prizes were distributed by the Chief Guest.
 Do the work.
Let the work be done.
 I have written all the answers correctly.
All the answers have been written correctly by me.
 Students will like the new pattern.
The new pattern will be liked by the students.
 Thieves planned the robbery very carefully.
The robbery was planned by the thieves very carefully.
 She was cooking food in the kitchen
The food was being cooked by her in the kitchen.
 She calls the doctor.
The doctor is called by her.
 They had done their duty.
Their duty had been done by them.

PRIMARY AND AUXILIARY VERBS

Fill in the blanks with the correct auxiliary verbs. (be, do and have form)
 He ……..…. in Delhi last year. was
 She …....... singing a song now. is
 …..…… you present yesterday? were
 Rani …...…. a car and she drives it every day. has
 …...…. she sing? Yes, she sings. Does
 Where …….. you go last Sunday? did
 I ….... many friends. I meet them every day. have
 Tigers ...….. not eat grass. do
  We …..... human beings. are
 I …. a teacher. I teach my children well . am
 Every seat in this bus ......... a number. (has/have). has
 The crowd ..............dispersed by the police. (was/were). was
 One of my friends ................visiting palace this evening. (are/is) is
 Number of questions .........asked by the students. (were/was) were
 All seats in this bus ..............numbers. (have/has) have
 Either Ram or his friends ...............taken it. (has/have). have
 She, as well as you, .................. intelligent. (is/are). are
 The match ..............very interesting. (was/were). was
 Each of the girls ............. done her homework. (has/have) has.
 Bread and butter .............. his daily diet. (were/was). was
LINKING WORDS
Fill in the blanks with suitable linking words: (Conjunctions)
 Samarth… Samrat are brothers. Samarth is active… Samrat is lazy. (and, but)
 …. he is lazy,his pappa believes … he will pass in the first class. (Though, that)
 All like him .... he has a lot of patience … talks with them. (because, and)
 Dr. S.Radhakrishnan was ….. an educationist ..… a statesman. (both, and)
 ...did Rani enter the class, ……. all the students greeted her. (No sooner, than)
 I am still thinking of buying …… a car …… a jeep. (either, or)
 ……. India…… Srilanka is in Europe. (Neither, nor)
 …... he came, pappa garlanded him ..… mamma hugged him. (As soon as , and)
 …… you come…… not, I will go. (Whether, or)
 Ashwin is ……. a bowler ….. a useful batsman. (not only, but also)
DEGREES OF COMPARISON:-
Change the following into other degrees.
 No other city is as beautiful as Bangalore (positive).
Bangalore is more beautiful than any other city (comparative)
Bangalore is the most beautiful city (superlative)
 Tendulkar is the greatest criket player. (superlative)
No ther cricket player is as great as Tendulkar. (positive degree)
Tendulkar is greater than any other cricket player.(comparison)
 The tiger is the most ferocious animal. (Superlative)
The tiger is more ferocious animal than any other animal. (comparative)
No other animal is as ferocious as the tiger. (positive)
 Akbar was one of the greatest emperors in India.
Akbar was greater than many/most other emperors in India. (comparative)
Very few emperors of India were as great as Akbar. (positive)
ADDING TOO…. TO AND SO… THAT….NOT
Combine the sentences using too…..To and so that not
 The box is heavy. I can’t lift it.
The box is too heavy for me to lift it.
The box is so heavy that I cannot lift it.
 He is very poor. He can’t buy a meal.
 He is too poor to buy a meal.
He is so poor that he cannot buy a meal
 He was late. He couldn’t hear the speech.
He was too late to hear the speech.
He was so late that he could not hear the speech.
IF CLAUSE

 If you give money, he …….buy a car. (Will)

 If you gave money, he ………. buy a car. (Would)
 If you had given money, he ……… bought a car. (Would have)
 If she reads well, she……….fail. (Won’t)
 If she read well, she………….. fail. (Wouldn’t)
 If she had read well, she ………….…. Failed. (Wouldn’t have)
Read the conversation and fill in the blank choosing the appropriate answer:
1. Shallu: Saroja failed in the exam.
Sami: If she had studied hard, she ............. passed
a. should has b. would have c. will have d. Would
2. Manoj: I bought a car.
Krishna: Really! If I had money, I too ........... bring a car
a. could have b. would be c. would d. Could
3 Preethi : You missed the train
Pramitha : If I had started early, I ............. missed it.
a. won’t have b. can’t have c. shouldn’t have d. wouldn’t have

Reported Speech
Read the conversation and change the underlined sentences into reported speech
1. Teacher: Chandan, what do you want to become?
Chandana: Sir, I want to become a social reformer.
Teacher asked chandan what he wanted to become.
2. Anusha: What are you doing?
Bhoomika: I’m doing my home assignment.
Bhoomika replied Anusha that she was doing her home assignment.
3. Vinay: Megha can you speak English fluently?
Megha: I can speak correctly but not fluently.
Megha replied Vinay that she could speak correctly but not fluently.
4. Shalini: How is your preparation for the examination?
Shashi: Yet to be prepared.
Shalini asked Shashi how her preparation for the examination was.
5. Chandan: Where did you go yesterday?
Kishor: I went to a temple with my parents.
Kishor replied Chandana that he had gone to a temple with his parents.

PARTS OF SPEECH
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:

 Rani is a girl. (Noun)

 “Leave alone strength, can you prove you have courage? (Noun)
 Our army won the battle. (Noun)
 He admitted her immediately to the ICU without any paperwork. (Adverb)
 Then he removed his hat and gloves, slowly and carefully. (Adverb)
 We came yesterday. (Adverb)
 He always comes late. (Adverb)
 Where did he go yesterday? (Adverb)
 Sathish saw a colourful bird. (Adjective)
 I ate 10 idlies. (Adjective)
 Radhika likes green saries. (Adjective)
 There is a little hope. (Adjective)
 How many books will she need? (Adjective)
 We have our own ideas. (Pronoun)
 I have done it myself. (Pronoun)
 He is the person who is my father. (Pronoun)
 I am going to Goa tomorrow. (Verb)
 Sheela can lift the table. (Verb)
 Smoking is injurious to health. (Verb)
 She is anxious to know her result. (Verb)
 I am fond of sweets. (Preposition)
 She was killed by him with a knife. (Preposition)
 Gandhiji was born on 2 October in 1869 at Porbender in Gujarat. (Preposition)
 Ramu and Ravi are friends. (Conjunction)
 He was neither a doctor nor an engineer but he is a teacher. (Conjunction)
 Think twice before you do anything. (Conjunction)
 Alas! I am ruined. (Interjection)
 Congrats! You have won match. (Interjection)
INFINITIVES
Identify the infinitives
 I am expecting two guests to come for dinner. (to come)
 To err is human, to forgive is divine. (To err, to forgive)
 I don’t have vehicle to take my dad to the hospital, that’s it. (to take)
 She is anxious to know her result. (to know)
 I went to post office to post a letter. (to post)
 You must consult the doctor. (consult)
 We should grow plants and trees. (grow)
 He did not come yesterday. (come)
 She could climb any tree very quickly. (climb)
 I watched it happen. (happen)
  He helped them do it. (do)
 I bade him go. (go)
 Let him sit here. (sit)
 I heard him sing a lovely song. (sing)
USING WORDS IN SENTENCES AS NOUN AND VERB
Use the following words as noun and verb
 Conduct: Noun – I do not approve his good.
Verb: -- He conducts the symphony.
 Question: Noun -- All the questions are easy.
Verb -- He questioned his mother.
 Contest: N -- Drawing contest had been taken place in my school.
V --He contested in the election.
 Permit: N -- The Chief Officer gave a permit/permission to build a dam.
V -- He is permitted to write the exam.
 Increase: N -- There is an increase in the price of onion.
V -- The shop owner increased the price of the onion.
 Lock N -- He had a big lock.
V -- He locked the door.
 Insult N – The last remark was an insult.
V –How dare you insult your father?
 Answer N -- Her answers are correct.
V -- Narendra answered all the questions correctly.
 Present N -- She brought her a new present.
V -- She presented a car.
 Progress: N -- There is no progress in flood situation.
V -- Last year students did not progress much in English.
 Object N -- The doctor detected an object in the lung.
V -- He objected his decision in the court of law.
 Suspect N -- My neighbor is the main suspect in the murder case.
V -- the police suspected my neighbor in the murder case.
 Score N -- His score in mathematics is 73.
V -- He scored 95 marks in Kannada.
 Advice – N. Take his advice.
V. Who will advise the king?
 Breath —N It is cold enough to see our breath.
V. Don’t breathe the chemical fumes
 Proof—N. Show me a proof of your connection.
V. He worked hard to prove his innocence
.
COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
1. Once there was a poor woodcutter. He used to cut trees in the forest.
One day he was cutting the tree on the bank of a river. By chance his axe fell down into the
river. The river was deep. He could not take his axe out. He sat on the bank and began to
weep. The God appeared. He asked him why he was weeping. The woodcutter told him the
whole story. The God assured him to bring his axe. The God dived into the water and
brought a golden axe." The woodcutter said, "Sir, it is not my axe. My axe was not so
beautiful." The God again dived into the water and brought a silver axe. The woodcutter
said, "Sir this is not mine. My axe was not so shining." The God dived for the third time.
Now he came out with an iron axe. The woodcutter felt very happy. He said, "This is Mine."
How should I thank you?" The God was very pleased at his honesty. He rewarded him with
the other two axes.
A) Wood cutter was an honest man. Explain.
The wood cutter refused to take as the axes were not his. Finally God brought his iron axe
and accepted happily.
B) Why did the God appear before him?
One day woodcutter was cutting the tree on the bank of a river. By chance his axe fell down
into the river. The river was deep. He could not take his axe out. He sat on the bank and
began to weep. So the God appeared.
2. King Ashoka was a kind, wise and righteous ruler. He spent all his time for thinking of the
welfare of his subjects. He had a strong desire to make his subjects happy. His subjects
could meet him at any time and in any place. He had trees planted on either side of the
roads; he had wells dug by the roadside; he had rest houses built for both men and animals.
He was respected by everyone.
A) What kind of a ruler was Ashoka ? How did he usually spend his all time?
King Ashoka was a kind, wise and righteous ruler. He spent all his time for thinking of the
welfare of his subjects.
B) Write any two works of Ashoka which he did for the welfare of his subjects.
He had trees planted on either side of the roads; he had wells dug by the roadside; he had
rest houses built for both men and animals.

COMPOSITION
1. EDITING THE ERRORS : 2 Marks
I. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it in the answer
book. Clues are given below.
1. Impulsively, Baleshwar went and grabed the train’s red emergency chain and pulled it
down frantical.
Clues :(a) Spelling mistake to be corrected. (b) Adverbial mistake to be corrected.
Impulsively, Baleshwar went and grabbed the train’s red emergency chain and pulled it
down frantically.
2. amrutha was thrilled to be on mount Everest, form where she stood she could saw
the whole country side.
Clues : . A. Capital letter to be used. B. verbal mistake to be corrected
Amrutha was thrilled to be on mount Everest, form where she stood she could see
the whole country side.
3. The MLA of the locality booked two buses. All the poor went on a trip to nanjungud.
Did you also go.
Clues : A. Capital letter to be used. B. Correct punctuation mark to be used.
The MLA of the locality booked two buses. All the poor went on a trip to Nanjungud.
Did you also go?
4. I heard this news long time back. i also bought it to the notise of my uncle.
Clues : A. Capital letter to be used. B. Spelling mistake to be corrected.
I heard this news long time back. I also bought it to the notice of my uncle.
5. rohan is an eight year old boy. he is very nice and queit.
Clues : A. Capital letter to be used wherever necessary. B. Spelling mistakes to be corrected.
Rohan is an eight year old boy. he is very nice and quiet.
PROFILE WRITING : MARKS – 3
Marking Scheme:
 Logical organisation of ideas/events. ½ Marks
 Effective expression and language accuracy. 1 Marks
 Relevant content 1 Marks
 Appropriate conclusion ½ Marks
Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given below.
Name : Dr. Ravishankar
Profession : Professor
Age : 52 years
Height and weight : 5.6 feet, 64 kgs
Family : Two sons, Engineers
Reason for his popularity : More helpful in the society, more friendly and engaged in
social work
Education : MA, Ph.D
Awards : National awards
Hobbies : Gardening, helping poor students, writing books
AN EASY WAY TO WRITE PARAGRAPH
E.g:-
Name : Dr. Ravishankar (is a good person and also a good
professor)
and his Profession is : Professor
his Age is : (around) 52 years
and his Height and weight is : 5.6 feet, 64 kgs
his Family has : Two sons,(they are) Engineers
and his Reason for his popularity is: More helpful in the society, more friendly and engaged
in social work
his Education is : MA, Ph.D
and his Awards are : National awards, The best professor award of the year
2017.
his Hobbies are : Gardening, helping poor students, writing books.
Dr. Ravishankar is a good person and also a good Professor. His education is M.A, Ph.D. His
age is around 52 years. His height and weight is 5.6 feet, 64 kgs. He has two sons both are
Engineers. He is popular because, he is more helpful in the society, more friendly and
engaged in social work. His awards are National awards and the best professor award of the
year 2017. His hobbies are gardening, helping poor students, writing books like some
simple poems short stories, reading books of Kannada writers Kuvempu’s ‘Nenapina
Doniyalli’, ‘Malegalalli Madhumagalu’ Dr. U.R Ananthmurthy’s ‘Samskara’ and others.

II Given below is a profile of P.T Usha Indian Athlete Write a paragraph using the clues
given below.
Name : P.T. Usha
Nick Name : Payyoli Express
Parents : Paithal and Lakshmi
Date of Birth : 27th July, 1964
Place of Birth : Payyoli, Kerala
Field of Sports : Athletics running
Awards and Medals : 1) 4 gold medals and One silver medal in 1986 Asian Games.
2) Padmashri and the Arjuna Award by Government of India.

AN EASY WAY TO WRITE PARAGRAPH

e.g:- Mr/Miss/Mrs(write name) was born at/in (write birthplace) . He/She was born on
(write thedate of birth) . His/Her full name is/was (write full name) . He/She is/was also
known as (write nick/pet name). He/She is/was (write age) years old. His/Her parents
are/were (write parents name).
This is a paragraph about Mrs. P. T. Usha. She was born on 27th July, 1964 at Payyoli in
Kerala. She is also known as Payyoli Express. She is 55 years old. Her parents are Paithal
and Lakshmi. Her field of sports is Athletics running. Her Awards and Medals are 4 gold
medals and One silver medal in 1986 Asian Games, Padmashri and the Arjuna Award by
Government of India.
LETTER WRITING (OFFICIAL/FORMAL) 5 Marks
Student is expected to write the present format of a formal letter correctly. Everything will
be left alignment. Marking Scheme:
- From 1/2
- Date 1/2
- To 1/2
- Dear (Salutation) 1/2
- Subject 1/2
- Body/content of the letter 2 Marks
* organising ideas based on the given clues.
* Coherence
* Continuity
* Logical conclusion of content
- Conclusion 1/2
- Signatory 1/2

Imagine you are Raghu/Rashmitha residing at # 73, 3rd Cross, V Main Raghavendra Nagar,
Bagalkote. Write a letter to the Editor of about the bad condition of roads in your locality
From
Raghu / Rashmitha
# 73, 3rd Cross, V Main, Raghavendra Nagar,
Bagalkote

Date: 23rd September 2019

To
The Editor
The Indian Express,
Bagalkot

Dear Sir

Sub : Bad condition of roads in our locality

With reference to the above subject, I would like to bring to your kind notice that the
roads in our locality are in very bad condition with many pot holes. There are no foot paths.
Every day accidents are taking place. Kindly bring it to the notice of the concerned
Authority.

Thank you

Yours faithfully
Raghu
ESSAY WRITING
Marking Scheme:
- Introduction. 1/2
- Content
* Planning, organisation and coherent presentation. 1
* Apt examples. 1
* Synchrony with the given topic. 1
- Conclusion. ½
1.Ban on plastic:
Plastic bags are readily available in the market and are used widely. These are
especially popular at the grocery stores since they come Handy in carrying the grocery
items.
These are available in various sizes. These are quite economical and also easy to
carry. However, the cost we are paying for using these bags is over looked. These bags are
costing us our beautiful environment. Yes! The plastic bags that we use in our everyday life
are hazardous for the environment. The problem is much serious than it appears.
Researchers claim that Plastic bags are a major cause of water pollution. These are also
responsible for making our agricultural lands infertile and a cause of a number of other
serious problems.
 Many countries have banned the use of plastic bags in order to ensure a cleaner and
greener environment. India is also among one of these countries. Our country has banned
the use of plastic bags in many states. However, the implementation of this rule hasn’t
been proper. These are still available in the market. The retailers provide goods in these
bags and the shoppers gladly take their stuff in these, as it is easy to carry bags.
It is the right time that each one of us must understand this major issue and stop the
use of plastic bags.
2. Uses of Internet: -
Internet is one thing that we cannot imagine our lives without it. It is used in every
sphere of life. It has brought the world closer.
Today, communicating with friends and relatives living in foreign lands is no longer a
costly affair. You can connect with them at just the click of a button. Internet offers various
means of communication including email, social media platforms, web calls and
messengers. You can call or chat with your near and dear ones at any time of the day with
the help of Internet. Internet is also a great source of entertainment. In today's times when
everyone is busy with their own lives, internet can prove to be your best friend. From e-
books to movies to music - everything you need for entertainment is available on the
internet. Internet has also proved to be a boon for the businessmen. It has become a
platform to sell products and make a presence across the country as well as abroad sitting
in your home town. Everything today is being sold online. Even those who are not providing
goods and services online are using this medium for promotion of their businesses.
3. Role of Media in Our Daily Life:-
Today our life is full of mass media. Our day begins with a newspaper delivered to us
with our morning cup of tea. Some of us switch on to radio or TV while getting ready for the
day and try to absorb the latest developments since the newspaper went to bed (sent for
printing) last night. Both on radio and TV advertisements are sandwiched between news
items and songs as the case may be. These advertisements try to influence our minds about
what we should eat, drink, wear or buy in general.
They even caution us against diseases like AIDS, remind us about polio drops, inform us
about forthcoming films and motivate our thinking in a subtle manner. Before leaving home
for the day some of us check and reply our e-mails like we used to see our mail boxes.
.4 Population Explosion in Cities
Rapid growth of population is the most serious problem facing our country today. India is
the seventh largest, but the second most populated country in the world. With 16 % of the
world’s population it is second only to China as far as population is concerned. The
phenomenal increase of population is termed as ‘population explosion’.
With employment opportunities in the rural areas becoming scarce, population explosion is
resulting in increasing migration of rural poor to the urban areas in search of jobs. Indian
cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore is facing serious problem of migration from rural areas.
The increasing pressure on the urban areas is giving rise to more number of slums and this
is multiplying the problems in the urban areas. The phenomenal population growth exerts
immense pressure on other basic necessities like education, health, housing, clothing,
employment opportunities. Even Bengaluru, once known as ‘the garden city’ is
experiencing problems as shortage of water, air pollution, contamination of water and
traffic congestions.
To check ill-effects of population growth on the socio-economic front, the Indian
government had lunched the Family Planning Programmes in 1951. This was later renamed
as the Family Welfare Programme. This programme promotes, responsible Planned
Parenthood, on a voluntary basis, through independent choice of family planning methods
best suited to the people. For this, we have to improve the literacy rate, female education
and the socio-economic status of the families as population growth is directly linked to
these factors. The fact that Kerala could make a lot of progress in checking population
growth testifies to the impact of literacy on population explosion.
10. Environmental Pollution
Environment: The world around us is called environment. It includes temperature, plant
life, animal life, air, water, rainfall, light and heat and in other words, the natural conditions
such as air, water and land in which man lives. Healthy environment gives healthy life. Life
and environment are the two faces of the same coin.
Pollution : Man is meddling with Nature. He is rendering the environment useless or
harmful. He is polluting the environment for his selfishness.
Types of pollution :
1. Water pollution 2. Air pollution 3. Noise pollution 4. Soil pollution
Causes of pollution:
1. Too much use of the environment/overuse of environment.
2. Destruction of forests/deforestation - results in the decrease of rainfall.
3. Destruction of wild life
4. Use of pesticides, fertilizers causes soil pollution.
5. Growth of population leads to urbanization and urbanization creates slums and
unhygienic localities.
6. Vehicle engines have not been kept in good condition. They emit more smoke.
7. Factories emit poisonous gases into air and also dangerous chemicals into water.
8. Smoke from the vehicles and factories cause air pollution.
9. Sound from the vehicles and factories cause sound pollution.
10. Unhygienic way of life of people viz- washing, bathing of people and animals near water
ponds, tanks and wells etc. pollute our environment.
Effects of Pollution:
The pollution of air and water has resulted in the birth and spread of diseases. Scientists
have been finding out remedies for these diseases. Today the water of the Ganges is so
polluted that it is not safe for drinking. Air pollution is poisoning the atmosphere. The ozone
layer is being destroyed. The ozone layer stops the ultraviolet rays from entering the
atmosphere. Ultra violet rays are harmful to environment and human beings. Noise
pollution is another kind of pollution. A high level of noise is harmful to our ears and mind.
We lose our mental peace; we may lose our hearing capacity by hearing loud sounds.
People in rural areas do not follow any sanitary system. They do not keep their
surroundings clean. This leads unhealthy life.
Remedies: Suggestions to control pollution
 Health is wealth. Good health is found in good nature. So keep the environment
clean.
 Keep the water sources like wells, rivers, tanks and lakes clean.
 Keep your vehicles in good condition, to reduce the volume of smoke.
  Factories should use safety measures like chimneys to emit smoke.
 Protect wild life.
 Plant more trees, follow the rule of 'One family, one tree'.
 Educate people in 'civic sanitation'.
 Stringent punishments should be given to law breakers or to those who pollute the
environment.
 Thus the effects of pollution are very harmful. If we want to lead healthy life healthy
environment is necessary. "The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow". So it
our duty to protect and safeguard our environment.
STORY WRITING
Marking Scheme:
* Logical organization of thoughts 1/2
* Meaningfully developed story with effective expression and language. accuracy. 1
* Coherence/Continuity of thought. 1/2
* Grammatically correct sentences related to the hints provided. 1/2
* Conclusion. 1/2
Develop a story, using the clues given below.
1. A race — hare and tortoise — hare — boasted — tortoise — humble — hare — ran fast
— tortoise — just moving — hare — slept — tortoise — slowly reached — hare — got up —
ran — but lost — moral.
This is an interesting moral story. It teaches us many values. Once upon a time there was
a race between a hare and tortoise. The hare boasted himself. The tortoise was very
humble. The race had begun. The hare ran very fast. The tortoise was just moving slowly.
The hare thought that, it could rest for a while. It slept under a tree. The tortoise reached
the end line. The hare got up and ran very fast but, lost the race. The tortoise was
declared winner.
Moral: Never underestimate anyone. Slow and steady wins the race.
2. We -- friends --forest--peacocks--elephants-- hill--stream flowing -- sunset – jumped --
joy--danced--returned ---evening.
I went to Shivamogga to meet my friend Rajesh. We friends, decided to go to picnic. We
went to the Agumbe forest. The forest was full of birds, animals and waterfalls. We saw
many peacocks and elephants. They were very beautiful to look at. There were streams
flowing out of hills and created waterfalls. We witnessed the sunset. It was very beautiful.
We jumped and danced with joy and returned home in the evening.
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING (Picture composition) 3Marks
Marking Scheme:
* Topic sentence and the composition must match the given picture and show clear
connection. ½
* coherence and variety in expression 1
* grammatically correct sentences simple language, explicit message. 1
* vocabulary, punctuation to be given importance. ½
Study the picture given below. Write a description or an account of what the picture
suggests to you in a paragraph.

The picture is about; “an accident scene” because of population explosion and movement
of more vehicles causes accidents on roads. We should take care while driving on roads and
obey road safety rules. Here a college going girl met with an accident. The passersby and
her friends saw the accident and rushed to help her. Her books are scattered on the road.
All are frightened. The driver is also scared looking at the girl. Her friends give her water
and first aid and call the ambulance take her to the hospital.

 Pedestrians are requested to keep off the grass.

 You are requested to turn off your cell phones.
 Dogs are not allowed here.
 Fishing is prohibited here.
 Visitors are requested to remove shoes.
 Do not eat food and use alcoholic drinks.
 Thank you for not smoking.
 Put garbage /waste in the dust bins. “keep clean”
 KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION BOARD, BANGALORE-03
MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 01- 2019-20 (Regular Fresh)
SUBJECT: SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH 31E TIME: 2 HRS. 30 MIN MAX.MARKS:80
I Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/incomplete
statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the
correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of
alphabet. 4 X 1= 4
1. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank:
Manasa sings well,
(A) does she (B) didn't she (C) doesn't she (D) don't she
2. Read the conversation and fill in the blank with correct 'If clause' choosing
from the given alternatives:
Vandana: You are still here! Did you miss the bus?
Aishwarya: Yes. By the time I reached the bus stop it was already 7.40 !
Vandana: oh! If you had started early, you missed the bus.
(A) would have (B) would n't have (C) Should have (D) shouldn't have
3. Read the conversation and choose the correct infinitive:
Meghana: Hi Arati, will you come with me to the market? I want to buy
vegetables. Arati: Sure. Shall we go by bus?
Meghana: No. Let's take an auto.
(A) take (B) come (C) to buy (D) go
4. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the
underlined sentence:
Kavya: For how many days are you going to Mysore, Kala?
Kala: Three days. I've to attend my aunt's marriage. But I'm worried that I
am going to miss a lot of classes.
Kavya: Don't worry, I'll give you my notes.
(A) Giving suggestion (B) Giving advice
(C) Offering help (D) Making a request
11 Do as directed: 12 X 1 = 12
5. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense forms of the verbs given in
brackets:
Prajwal (be+study) in a government high school.
6. Fill in the blank with appropriate 'preposition':
Raghav is a teacher. He works hard the welfare of his students.
7. Fill in the blank using suitable linker:
............... ........ he was ill, Kiran completed his work.
8. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate words given in the brackets:
The (whether, weather) looked so unpredictable that we did not know
(weather, whether) to carry the umbrella or not.
9. Combine the word in column 'A' with its collocative word in column 'B':
'A' 'B'
Street [road, park, light, avenue]
10. Give one word answer:
A great performer, especially a musician-
11. Which one of the following words has two syllables?
Continent, age, people, direction
12. Write the correct form of the word given in the brackets:
There is no (compare) between them.
13. Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer:
Raghu went to Mysore yesterday.
14. Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence
into passive voice:
Sharath: Hello Madhu, what did you buy yesterday?
Madhu: I bought a new dress.
15. Change the following sentence into comparative degree:
Ravish is the most intelligent boy in the class.
16. Use the word 'conduct' as verb in a sentence of your own.
III The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it in
the answer book. Clues are given: 1X2=2
17. Although Dravidian in origin, Kannada has been high influenced by
Sanskrit. According to some scholars, its early literature dates back with the
5th century A.D.
Clues: (A) Adverbial mistake to be corrected. (B) Preposition to be corrected.
IV Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each: 7 X 2 =14
18. Why is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar considered as a champion of the depressed
classes in India?
19. How is pursuit of science an exciting adventure?
20. Why do the tea cups circle around the poet like planets around the
Sun?
21. What do we learn from Satish Gujral's life?
22. Why does Roma consider Baleshwar's action to be amazing?
23. How does inspector Patil help Mohan and his family? OR
How did Dicky Dolma feel after scaling Mt. Everest?
24. How can you say that Hanif was a talented young man? OR
What qualities of Wangjia do you like?
V Answer the following questions in 5-6 sentences each: 2X3=6
25. How did Swami become a hero overnight though he was not
courageous?
26. How does the poet Marina de Bellagenta express the feelings of the
land?
VI Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 4 X 3 =12
27. 'Friend', he said, 'I do not like to have you speak to me in that manner'.
a) Who is the speaker?
b) Who did he address as friend?
c) Why didn't he like the manner of speaking?
28. 'I've — I've --- always wanted to hear him and see him '
a) Who is 'I' here?
b) Who does ` him' refer to?
c) Why did he want to hear him and see him?
29. 'They are simple men and must have their relaxation.'
a) Who is the speaker here?
b) Who are 'simple men 'according to the speaker?
c) Why did the speaker say so?
30. 'So we shuddered there in silence,-
For the stoutest held his breath,'
a) Who does 'we' refer to?
b) What does 'stoutest' mean in the context?
c) Why did he hold his breath?
VII Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given below:
1X3=3
31.Sarojini Naidu : Date of Birth: 13th February 1879, Hyderabad
Parents : Barada Sundari Devi, Aghornath Chattopadhyaya
Education : University of Madras; King's college, London
Notable works : In the Bazaars of Hyderabad, The Golden Threshold
Associations : Indian National Congress.
VIII Develop the story using the clues given below: 1X3=3
32. Three friends—two geese , a tortoise --- decide to migrate—food ,water--
-geese fly— tortoise can't---devise a way—carry tortoise--hold stick with
their beaks—tortoise not to speak---hold the middle of the stick--children
clap---tortoise angry--- bursts out---fell--- moral.
IX Study the picture given below. Write a description or an account of what
the picture suggests to you in a paragraph: 1 X 3= 3
33.
X Quote from memory: 1X4=4

34. It is enthroned----------------
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---------------------seasons justice.

OR You talk of-----------------------------

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-------------------- -----day or night
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 1 x 4 = 4 (2 X 2)
35. There seems to be a general opinion in this country that Sardar Patel
was slightly of a harsh and rough temperament. Men call him the 'Iron
man of India'. He was, no doubt, an Iron man in the sense that one could
rely on him for strict and efficient administration. But as a man, to those
who had the good fortune of coming into close contact with him, he was
kind and considerate. At times, he even became emotional, where his
friends and followers were concerned. However, it goes without saying
that the Sardar had the great skill for organizing affairs. He knew the way
of picking people and putting them in their proper places. Once he
judged a man and found him correct, he trusted him fully and got him to do
anything he wanted.
(A) What lessons do you learn from the life of the Sardar Patel?
(B) What kind of a man was Sardar Patel in his private life?
XII Answer the following question in about 8-10 sentences: 1X4=4
36. According to the poet, his grandmother was a genius. Substantiate this
Statement. OR
The pathetic figure of Jazz player is lifted by his music. Justify. OR
How does the poet portray the positive side of India in the poem 'The song
of India'?
XIII Write an essay on any one of the following: 1X4=4
37.a) Population explosion in cities b) Mobile Phones c) Importance of Sports
XIV Write a letter using the information given below: l x 5= 5
38. imagine you are Pallavi/ Kiran studying in Government High School,
Bellary. Write a letter to your friend about the election conducted in your
school for 'School Parliament'. OR
Write a letter to the officer, Bellary Corporation, complaining about bad
roads in your area.