Class: JUNIOR INTER ENGLISH-I Date: 29-01-2024

Time: 3 Hrs. PRE FINAL-I Max Marks: 80

Note: This question paper consists of three sections A, B and C.

SECTION – A
1. Answer Any two of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4=8

a) What does the boy in Father, Dear father think of his grandparents in his letter?

b) All great things have humble, Small beginnings. Justify the statement based on the
life and work of Thimmakka.

c) How did Roger Bannister feel in the first lap of the race?

2. Answer Any two of the following questions: 2x4=8

a) Explain the narrators experience in finding out what happiness is.

b) How does the poem, The Beggar describe the farmers pathetic physical Condition.

C) Life is queer with its twists and turns, list a few twists as mentioned in the poem, Keep
Going

3. Answer, Any two of the following questions: 2x4=8

a) Does the story, The Short Sighted Brothers Support the wise saying, 'Honesty is the
best policy? „Discuss.

b) Write a paragraph on how Alan and his parents felt excited when he was chosen to play
for the school cricket match.

c) What are the thoughts in the mind of the yours when he chooses wealth? What is the result?

SECTION – B
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer Any tour questions given after it in a
word or a sentence each. 4x1=4M

“The years have taught you wisdom-surely it must be so. Three gifts remains only one of
them has any worth remember it and choose warily”

The man reflected long, then choose fame and the fairy sighing went her way.

Years went by and she came again and stood behind the man where he sat solitary in the fading
day, thinking. And she knew his thought.
 i) Two of the remaining gifts are worthy. Write True or False.

ii) What did the man opt this time?

iii) Was the Fairy happy with his selection?

iv) Which word in the passage indicates that the man was alone?

v) Write the synonym of the word renown from the passage.

vi) Write the word from the passage which means disappearing gradually.

5. Read the following passage carefully and answer any Four questions given after it in a
word or a sentence each. 4x1=4M

Everything Relative.

Can. Zero and infinity be the same? This question may seen misleading simple. Your
instant answer could be „NO‟. But „YES‟ is the right answer. That does not mean „NO‟ is
wrong. How? Compare the diameter appears of the earth with the distance. between the sun and
the earth. Earth's diameter appears to be almost Zero. Now, compare the same with that of a
grain.

It seems to be infinite. This proves that everything is relative and nothing is abstract. Now,
consider, “what is riches?” If your income is more than your wants, you are RICH! More wants
lees income? That is poverty. Want to be rich? Can‟t earn more? Cut down wants, become rich,
How logic can Comfort. One sounds lovely

i) What is the question that seems misleading simple?

ii) What proves. your answer -be a yes or no-to be right or wrong?

iii) What is the definition of riches, according to the passage?

iv) How can one grow rich, even without being able to earn more?

v) Name the planet mentioned in the passage.

vi) The whole passage proves one single point- What. is that?

SECIION – C
6. Identify the past of speech of Any Eight of the following underlined words. 8x1/2= 4M

Cox: your apartment (1)? Ha! (2) Ha! Come, I like (3) that i look here (4), Sir (produces a paper
(5) out of (6) his pocket. Mrs. Bouncer's receipt (7) for (8) the Last (9) week's rent, Sir! (10)

7. Fill in Any Eight of the following blanks with a, an or the. 8x1/2= 4M

i) Corona is spreading like (1) wild fire. It is (2)

ii) (3) simplicity which Gandhiji followed is taken as (4) example everywhere.

iii) you must cross (5) Atlantic to go to (6) U.S-A.

 iv) Lynda is (7) Australian, but her husband is (8) European.

v) People usually go for (9) walk in (10) morning.

8. Fill Any Eight of the following blanks with suitable prepositions. 8x½=4m

i) It is difficult to swim (1) the Godavari river (2) the rainy season.

ii) my brother knows French and German (3) Latin.

iii) This is (4) answer to your letter (5) my transgression. Yes my first rank slipped
(6) The second you advise that I should think (7) studying (8) answering the papers

iv) He has been absent (9) the classes (10) Friday last.

9. Fill Any Four of the following blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets. 4x1=4M

i) (1) it Adam and Eve (2) (eat) the Tree of knowledge all over again?

ii) This (3) (be) the moment when I (4) make my decisions

iii) I (5) (return) the novel as soon as I finish it,

iv) I felt that the moment of a life time (6) (come.).

10. Rewrite Any Four of the following sentences as directed. 4x2=8M

i) Savitha is more intelligent than Vinitha (change into positive degree)

ii) Narayana Murthy Started Infosys. (change into passive voice)

iii) He said, " I have many problems." (change into indirect speech)

iv) Sania Mirza is not a Cricketer, ? (Add Question Tag)

v) They are ready, ? (Add Question Tag)

vi) The teacher is explaining the lesson. (Change into passive)

11. Rewrite Any Four of the following sentences correcting the underlined errors. 4x1=4M

i) When did the meeting begins?

ii) He sings good.

iii) He has bought expensive furniture‟s

iv) Keep your Surrounding Clean

v) Suman is an popular anchor.

vi) Where you come from?

 12. Supply the missing letters to Any Eight of the following words. 8x½=4m

i) m _ _ t h ii) l _ _ r n iii) s u - - e s s iv) n _ _ s e

v) s u _ _ i c i e n t vi) m _ _ n t a i n vii) m i _ _ ion viii) p _ _ c e

ix) y e _ _ o w x) o b e d _ _ n t.

13. Identify the Silent Consonant Letters in Any Eight Of the following words. 8x½=4m

i) honest ii) knife iii) tomb iv) Column v) rightly

vi) Chalk vii) design viii) daughter ix) island x) What.

14. Write Any Four of the following transcriptions using ordinary English spelling. 4x1=4m

15. Circle Any four of the words that sound different from the other words in that set with regard to
the sounds of the bold letters. 4x1=4m

4x1=4m
i) Crop clone drop
ii) tough ghost rough

iii) use us Union

iv) sure salt Silk

v) thin this thick.

vi) Kite know knife.

Mention the number of syllables In Any Four of the following, words.

(i) direction (ii) remember (iii) before

(iv) doctor (v) mother (vii) Square.

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