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KSJ MODEL PUBLIC QUESTION PAPER 1 - 2022

ENGLISH
Standard: 12 Reg. No…………
Time: 3.00 Hrs Marks: 90
PART- I
Answer all the questions.
Choose the most appropriate synonyms of the underlined words in the following sentences. 20x1=20
1.You may, being in a hurry, feel that your liberty has been outraged.
a) delighted b) cheated c) angered d) tricked
2. And of the rest, many will end up as mental or physical cripples.
a) crumble b) disabled c) rejuvenate d) complaints
3. They built their own hands amidst the rubble.
a) rust b) debris c) desert d) hospital
Choose the most appropriate antonym of the underlined words in the following sentences.
4. My gloomy thoughts probably stem from an accident I had a few years ago.
a) arise b) end c) continue d) develop
5. We are much more conscious of the imperfections of others in this respect than of our own.
a) blemishes b) enhancements c) defects d) skills
6. Then as trade slackened we went over.
a) relaxed b) peaceful c) increased d) reduced
7. Select the correct expansion of IPC.
a) Intensive Position Code b) Indian Penal Code c) Indian Postal Code d) Indian Public Code
8. Choose the word that can be added after ‘wood’ to form a compound word.
a) work b) bench c) wind d) proof
9. Form a new word by adding a suitable prefix to the base word ‘cipher’.
a) re b) pre c) de d) un
10. Choose the right combination for the blended word “mimsy”
a) flimsy+ miserable b) frail+ miserable c) fragile+ miserable d) fuel+ miserable
11. Choose the singular form of the word ‘indices’.
a) indis b) indice c) index d) indic
12. Choose the meaning of the foreign word in the given sentence.
I amused her for perhaps 20 minutes with a scattering of urbane ‘bon mots’.
a) angry remarks b) polite remarks c) witty remarks d) usual remarks
13. Choose the Americian English word for ‘note’.
a) chit b ) mind c) bill d) debt
14. Choose the correct question tag for the following sentence.
Don’t commit this mistake again, _______?
a) don’t you b) won’t you c) will you d) did you
15. Choose the suitable meaning for the idiom found in the following sentence.
Sunitha is always at logger heads with her sister.
a) disagree strongly b) in good relationship c) very supportive d) equal in everything
16. Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
The fighting had gone ________ through the night.
a) in b) on c) at d) of
17. Choose the correct sentence pattern for the following sentence.
The committee appointed him chairperson on Friday.
a) SVOA b) SVOCA c) SVCA d) SVIODOA

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18. Fill in the blank with a suitable relative pronoun.
Tell me the address of the girl _____ you want to meet.
a) who b) whose c) whom d) that
19. Replace the underlined word with possibly polite form.
Priya vomited in the flight.
a) watered out b) eatable out c) blow chunks d) blow eatable
20. ‘Disability’ is a _________ word.
a) pentasyllable b) tetrasyllable c) trisyllable d) disyllable
PART- II Section - 1
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any four of the following. 4x2=8
21. And oft at nights the garden overflows
With one sweet song that seems to have no close
a) What does the garden overflow with? b) What time is referred to here?
22. When I am gone. He works his work, I mine.
There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail
a) Where is the ship? b) Identify the poetic device.
23. And then the justice
In fair round belly with good capon lin’d
a) Whom does justice refer to? b) Describe his appearance.
24. His puny offspring leap about and play
And far and near kokilas hail the day
a) Whose offspring is referred to here? b) What does ‘puny’ mean?
25. Tell him time as a stuff can be wasted
a) Why does the poet suggest that time can be wasted? b) Identify the figure of speech.
26. All the world’s a stage
And all the men and women merely players
a) What is the world compared to? b) Who are actors?
Section - 2
Do as directed. Answer any three questions. 3x2=6
27. Nisha said to her mother, “Please pack up my things mom”. (Change into indirect speech)
28. If you are late once again, you will lose your job. (Begin with ‘should’)
29. The sum is too difficult for me to understand. (Rewrite into complex sentence)
30. Kindly complete the assignment in time. (Change into other voice)
PART- III Section - 1
Explain any two of the following with reference to context. 2x3=6
31. Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose, -
Dearer than life to me, alas, were they!
32. Tell him to be different from other people
33. I am become a name;
For always roaming with a hungry heart
Section - 2
Answer any two of the following questions in not more than 30 words. 2x3=6
34. How can we sweeten our life’s journey?
35. Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author?
36. How was the unattended trolley put to use?
Section-3
Answer any three of the following. 3x3=9
37. Describe the process of obtaining a driving licence.

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38. Build a dialogue of minimum 3 exchanges between a regular late comer and a PET teacher.
39. Expand the following headlines.
a) Papaya is good for health, says scientists.
b) ATM without security guards to close.
c) Heavy rain lashes in Chennai.
40. Complete each of the following proverbs with the right option.
a) It’s better to be safe than ______ (punctual, sorry, happy)
b) Don’t judge a book by its ______ ( paper, price, cover)
c) Keep your friends close and your enemies ______ (far, closer, away)
PART- IV
Answer the following. 7x5=35
41. Answer the following in a paragraph of 150 words.
a) “These two children had given me a profound lesson.” Elucidate. (OR)
b) What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the Rule of the Road’?
42. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words.
a) What makes Ulysses seek newer adventures? (OR)
b) Toru Dutt immortalizes the casuarina tree. Elucidate.
43. Answer the following in a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the hints.
a) Aksionov - a handsome - fair-haired man - very fond of singing - one summer - Aksionov - going to -
Nizhny fair - bade - good-bye to his family - he - travelled half-way - met a merchant - whom he knew a - put
up at the same inn - for the night - the merchant friend - killed - Aksionov convicted - sent to prision - for a
crime - he didn’t commit. (OR)
b) Life on Venus - other planet - raining for seven years - school children - nine years old - forgotten the sun
- appeared once in seven years - Margot from Earth - came five years ago - children hated her - locked her in
a room - sun came - only for two hours - rained again - unlocked the door - let Margot out - missed the
chance.
44. a) Write a summary or make notes of the following passage.
Television affects our lives a lot. It can be very helpful to people who carefully choose the shows that
they watch. Television can increase our knowledge of the outside world; there are high quality programmes
that help us understand many fields of study, science, medicine, the different arts and so on. Moreover,
television benefits very old people, who can’t leave the house, as well as patients in hospitals. It also offers
non-native speakers the advantage of daily informal language practice. They can increase their vocabulary
and practise listening. On the other hand, there are several serious disadvantages of television. Of course, it
provides us with a pleasant way to relax and spend our free time, but in some countries people watch
television for an average of six hours or more a day. Many children stare at the TV screen for more hours a
day than they spend on anything else, including studying and sleeping. It’s clear that TV has a powerful
influence on their lives and that its influence is often negative. Recent studies show that after only thirty
seconds of television viewing, a person’s brain ‘relaxes’ the same way that it does just before the person falls
asleep. Another effect of television on the human brain is that it seems to cause poor concentration. Children
who view a lot of television can often concentrate on a subject for only fifteen to twenty minutes. They can
pay attention only for the amount of time between commercials. Another disadvantage is that television often
causes people to become dissatisfied with their own lives. Real life does not seem so exciting to these people.
To many people, television becomes more real than reality and their own lives seem boring. Also many
people get upset or depressed when they can’t solve problems in real life as quickly as television actors seem
to. Before a child is fourteen years old, he or she views eleven thousand murders on the TV. He or she begins
to believe that there is nothing strange about fights, killings and other kinds of violence. Many studies show
that people become more violent after viewing certain programmes. They may even do the things that they
see in a violent show. So, it’s better to prevent children from watching TV. (OR)

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a) Write a paragraph about 150 words on “Covid -19”.
45. a) Read the following advertisement and prepare a resume / bio-data considering yourself fulfilling the
conditions specified. (Write XXX for your name and YYY for your address)
WANTED
COMPUTER OPERATOR
The applicant should be a graduate in computer science
with minimum two years experience in the field.
Apply with bio-data to
Box No: 6997 c/o. The Hindu, Chennai - 600 002

(OR)
b) Write a letter to your friend sharing about your preparation for the forthcoming NEET.
46. a) Read the following sentences, spot the errors and correct them.
a) Linguistics are my favourite subject.
b) If you study well, you could score good marks in English.
c) One of the machine is defective.
d) Let me introduce my oldest daughter to you all.
e) Faster you run, sooner you get tired. (OR)
b) Fill in the blanks appropriately.
i) One should be _______ in ________ matters. ( judicial, judicious)
ii) The patient is critical. He _______ (take) to hospital at once. (Use the verb in correct form)
iii) _______ he is my boss, I must be loyal to him.(Use a link word)
iv) Kavitha ______ speak English very well. (Use a modal verb)
47. a) Identify each of the following sentences with the fields given below.
a) Good link of roads would help smooth flow of traffic.
b) Data can be easily transferred by using floppies.
c) I am good at billiards.
d) The morning walk keeps us fit.
e) Life skills should be realized through curriculum objectives.
(Sports, Computer, Transport, Education, Health, Environment, Music) (OR)
b) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Tea has been an important beverage for thousands of years. It is consumed by two-thirds of the
world’s population. India is the second largest tea producer in the world after China, although over 70
percent of its tea is consumed within India. Tea has been proved to offer numerous health benefits. Scientists
and researchers have found that drinking tea could reduce the risk of heart diseases. The antioxidants in tea
might prevent cancer. Regular tea drinking might help one in lowering blood sugar and blood pressure. Two
might be an effective agent in the prevention and treatment of neurological disorders. The consumption of tea
results in the strengthening of one’s teeth, bones and immune system. However, drinking too much tea may
prove to be harmful to one’s health. So, drinking tea moderately could make one healthier. Researchers have
confirmed the significant overall health benefits of drinking tea.
Questions:
i) Which country is the first largest producer of tea?
ii) What have scientists and researchers found?
iii) Name the substance that prevents cancer.
iv) How does regular tea drinking help one?
v) Is drinking too much tea harmful to health?
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