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SUPPLEMENTARY STUDY MATERIAL 2025 II YEAR P U C ENGLISH
P U COLLEGES’ ENGLISH LECTURERS’ FORUM EDUCATIONAL

DISTRICT CHIKODI
SUPPLEMENTARY STUDY MATERIAL

FOR II YEAR ENGLISH - 2025
AREAS COVERED
u 2 MARK QUESTIONS WITH READY ANSWERS
u 3 MARK QUESTIONS
u Q 31 A. REWRITE AS DIRECTED
(Articles/Prepositions, Jumbled Segments, S V Agreement,
u 31. B. LINKERS
u 32. A. REWRITE AS DIRECTED
( Question Tag, Do form, Wh question)
u 32. B. Rectification of Sentence
u 33. Report the Conversation
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L 1 ROMEO AND JULIET

2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Give any two images to describe the beauty of Juliet.
A rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear and a snowy dove trooping with crows.
2. Name the Montague who attends the Capulet’s supper? How?
Romeo attends the supper. He attends in disguise.
3. Name the two rival families mentioned in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
The Montagues and the Capulets are the two rival families mentioned in ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
4. What do ‘The measure done’ and ‘Place of stand’ refer to?
‘The measure done’ means the completion of dance organized by lord Capulet. ‘Place of stand’
means the dance floor.
5. Whom does Juliet invite?
Juliet invites Night and Romeo.
6. What are the phrases that describe the night in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
Gentle night, loving and black browed night are the phrases that describe the night.
7. What will happen when Romeo makes the face of heaven finer?
The whole world will be in love with night. The world pays no worship to the garish sun.
3 MARK QUESTIONS
1. What similes does Romeo use to convey Juliet’s beauty?
L 2 ‘TOO DEAR!’
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Where is the kingdom of Monaco located?
The kingdom of Monaco is located on the shore of Mediterranean sea. France and Italy are its
neighbouring countries.
2. Why the kingdom of Monaco is called a toy kingdom?
The population of Monaco was about Seven thousand. It has an army of 60 men soldiers. Each
resident would get less than an acre of land.
3. Name the two commodities that were taxed in Monaco.
Tobacco and wine and spirits were the commodities taxed in Monaco.
4. Name the taxes imposed in Monaco.
Tax on tobacco, wine and spirits and poll tax were imposed in Monaco.
5. Why did the king of Monaco support the gaming house?
The king of Monaco had difficulty in arranging the money for feeding the courtiers and officials and
keeping himself. The expenditure was more than the revenue.
6. Why did the little German sovereigns forbid the gaming houses?
One who played roulette risked his money and others too. Then in despair he would drown or shoot
himself.
7. Who remained with the monopoly of gaming business? Why?
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The king of Monaco remained with the monopoly of gaming business. Some little German sovereigns
forbade the gaming houses. .
8. What was the hitch in executing the criminal in ‘Too Dear!’?
The kingdom of Monaco had neither a Guillotine nor an executioner.
9. Why did the ministers think that seeking the help from the king of Italy will be cheaper?
The king of Italy was a brother monarch. He would be induced to provide the guillotine and an
executioner at the cheaper rate.
10. Why did the ministers think that the French Government has demanded more for providing the
machine and an executioner?
The French Government is republican. It has no respect for the king.
11. Why did the soldiers refuse to execute the criminal in ‘Too Dear!’?
The soldiers told the General that they did not know how to execute the criminal and that was not a
thing they had been taught.
12. Why did the ministers decide that altering the death sentence to imprisonment for life would be the
best thing?
Altering the death sentence to imprisonment for life would enable the king to show mercy
and it would come cheaper.
13. What were the two duties assigned to the guard in ‘Too Dear!’?
The guard had to watch the criminal and fetch his food from the palace kitchen.
14. What did the criminal do after the dismissal of the guard in ‘Too Dear!’?
The criminal went to the palace kitchen to fetch his food, returned and remained in the
prison.
15. Why did the king of Monaco think that the imprisonment of the criminal was the serious matter?
More than 600 francs was spent a year for keeping the criminal in prison. The criminal was
young and healthy. He would live for fifty years.
16. What was the new item of expenditure noticed by the king? How much it costed?
Keeping the criminal in the prison was the new item of expenditure. It costed more than 600 francs.
17. Give any two reasons quoted by the criminal for not running away from the prison in ‘Too
Dear!’?
The ministers had ruined his character by their sentence. The people would turn their backs on him.
3 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Write a note on Gaming house as described in ‘Too Dear!’.
2. Why did the king of Monaco ask his ministers to find some cheaper way of dealing with the criminal
in ‘Too Dear!’?
3. How did the criminal lead the life after his release?
31 A. Rewrite as directed.
i. The prisoner remained there till ......... year had passed. (Use proper article)
ii this rascal / you must / with / some cheaper way / find / of dealing
(Rearrange the jumbled segments to form a meaningful sentence)

iii The soldiers said, “ We ............ (don’t / doesn’t) know how to do it.
(Choose the right verb that agrees with the subject)
iv The judges assembled with much ceremony and ............ (try) the case in the most
judicial manner.
(Use appropriate form of the verb)
OR
B. Fill in the blanks with right linkers
(however, but, where, and)
The prince agreed to this ........ so the matter was arranged. The only hitch now was that there was
no suitable prison for a man sentenced for life. There was a small lock up ........ people were some-
times kept temporarily, ............. there was no strong prison fit for permanent use. ........... , they
managed to find a place that would do, and put the young fellow there and placed a guard
over him.
(so, which, and, but)
The prisoner remained till a year had passed. ........... when a year had passed, the kinglet looking
over the account of his income ............ expenditure. Spending more than 600 francs a year was a
matter ............ the king considered as serious. ............ the prince summoned his ministers to find
the cheaper way.
32. A. Rewrite as directed
i It is not a large army, .........? (Add a question tag)
ii The little German sovereigns forbade the gaming houses.
(Change into a question so as to get the underlined word/s as an answer)
A. Rewrite as directed
i They assembled the commission, .........? (Add a question tag)
ii The prisoner remained there for a year.
OR
B. Rectify the errors in the following sentences and rewrite them.
i The old man came to this garden after walked for hundreds of miles.
ii It has its genesis in my chance encounter of an old man.
i We doesn’t know how to do it.
ii 600 francs were fixed as an annual pension.

L 3 ON CHILDREN
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. What does the mother ask the prophet in ‘On Children’?
The mother asks the prophet to tell them of children.
2. What is the shocking reply that the prophet gives to the mother in ‘On Children’?
The prophet says that the children born to the parents are not their children.
3. Why the parents may not give their thoughts to their children?
The children have their own thoughts.
4. According to the prophet, why the parents seek not to make their children like them?
The life neither goes backward nor tarries with yesterday.
5. According to the prophet, how does the archer love the children?
The archer sees the mark upon the infinite path. He bends the bow with his might so that t h e
living arrows may go swift and far.
6. What are the two things that the archer loves in ‘On Children’?
The archer loves the bow (the parents) and the living arrows (the children).
3 MARK QUESTIONS
1. What does the metaphor bows and arrows signify with regard parent children relationship?
L 4 EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN THE FOREST.
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. According to Vandana Shiva, what were the themes of the songs and poems composed by t h e
mothers of the Himalayan region?
Trees, forests and India’s forest civilization were the themes.
2. Define Chipko movement.
Chipko movement is a non violent response to the large scale deforestation that was taking place
in the Himalayan region.
3. According to Vandana Shiva, how did logging affect the life of the rural women?
Logging caused landslides and floods and scarcity of water, fodder and fuel. The rural women
walked longer for collecting water and firewood.
4. According to Vandana Shiva, what are the real values of the forest?
The springs and streams, fodder for the cattle and firewood are the real values of the forest.
5. What did Vandana Shiva do, after becoming the volunteer of the Chipko movement?
Vandana Shiva participated in pad yatras (walking pilgrimages). She documented
deforestation and the works of the forest activists and spread the message of Chipko.
6. According to the forester, what are the values of the forests?
Profit, resin and timber
7. What did Vandana Shiva learn from Chipko movement?
Bio diversity and bio diversity based living economies.
8. According to Vandana Shiva, what was her life’s mission?

The protection of bio diversity and bio diversity based living economies.
9. According to Vandana Shiva, what is the reason for impoverishment of nature and culture?
Failure to understand bio diversity and its many functions is the reason for impoverish
ment of nature and culture.
10. What is Navdanya Movement according to Vandana Shiva?
It is a movement for bio diversity conservation and organic farming.
11. Why did Vandana Shiva start Navdanya farm?
Vandana Shiva realized that they needed a farm for demonstration and training to save
seeds from farmers’ fields.
12. Name the two countries which recognized the rights of nature.
Ecuador and Bolivia recognized the rights of nature.
13. What does the U N secretary general’s report ‘Harmony with Nature’ elaborate?
Human beings are inseparable part of nature and we cannot damage it without severely damaging
ourselves.
14. According to Cormac Cullinan, what is ‘Eco Apartheid’?
According to Cormac Cullinan, it is an illusion of separateness of humans from nature in our
minds and lives.
15 According to Vandana Shiva, what is Earth Democracy?
It is the freedom for all species to evolve within the web of life, and the freedom and responsibility
of humans as members of the earth family to recognize, protect and respect the rights of other
species.
16. Name the two popular courses run at Navdanya Farm.
1) The A-Z of Organic Farming and Agro Ecology
2) Gandhi and Globalization
3 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Write a brief note on Chipko Movement.
2. What is Navdanya Farm? What are its various functions?
3. According to Cormac Cullinan, what is Eco Apartheid?
i. Participants of Navdanya farm learn ........... work with living seeds.
(Use proper preposition)
ii began with / the war / against the earth / of / this idea / separateness
iii Bio diversity ........... ( has / have) been the teacher of abundance.
iv In 2011, the Un General Assembly ........ (organize) a conference on Harmony with
Nature..
OR


(as, which, and, who)
Large scale logging ............ took place in the Himalayan region led to landslides and floods and
scarcity of water, fodder and fuel. .......... women provide these basic needs the scarcity meant
longer walks with heavier burden. The rural women ........... knew the real values of the forests led
the movement ......... saved the trees.
i Vanda Shiva decided to become a volunteer of Chipko Movement, .........?
(Add a question tag)
ii Bachni Devi’s husband got a contact to cut the trees.
i Today we practice a bio diversity intensive farming, .........?
ii Navadanya movement started in 1987.
OR
i In 1973 I have gone to visit my favorite forests.
ii The Earth university teach Earth democracy.
i Today we conserved 630 varieties of rice.
ii U N General Secretary’s report elaborate on the importance of reconnecting with nature.
33. Report the conversation.
Forester : Why have you held up the lighted lantern?
Women : We have come to teach you forestry.
Forester : Do you know what forests bear? We know the value of the forest. They
produce profit, resin and timber.

L 5 A SUNNY MORNING
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Where does the action in ‘A Sunny Morning’ take place?
The action in ‘A Sunny Morning’ takes place in a retired corner of a park in Madrid.
2. What does Dona Laura carry in her free hand? What does it serve as?
Dona Laura carries a parasol in her free hand. It serves as a cane.
3. What are the conditions put by Dona Laura to Petra, before she leaves her?
Remain within a calling distance. Remain not more than ten minutes.
4. Who disturbed the birds who were feeding on Laura’s crumbs? How?
Don Gonzalo disturbed the birds who were feeding on Laura’s crumbs. He dragged his leg while
walking.
5. In ‘A Sunny Morning’, who was feeding the birds? Who scared away the birds?
Dona Laura was feeding the birds. Don Gonzalo scared away the birds.
6. According to Don Gonzalo, What Dona Laura ought to do instead of sitting in the park?
Dona Laura ought to be at home knitting and counting her beads instead of sitting in the park.
7. Where does Don Gonzalo go for hunting? Why?
Dona Laura goes for hunting in one of his estates near Aravaca. He hunts to kill time.
8. According to Don Gonzalo, when does he go for hunting? What does he carry?
Don Gonzalo goes for hunting on every Sunday. He carries his gun and a dog.
9. Name any two Spanish writers with whom Don Gonzalo was acquainted with.
Espronceda, Zorilla, Becquer and Campoamor were the Spanish writers with whom Don
Gonzalo was acquainted with.
10. What could Don Gonzalo and Dona Laura show to prove their hunting?
Don Gonzalo could show a wild Boar’s head. Dona Laura could show a tiger’s skin.
11. What does Don Gonzalo use while reading?
Gonzalo uses an enormous pair of glasses and a reading glass while reading.
12. According to Don Gonzalo what is he fond of? When did he compose them?
Don Gonzalo is fond of good verses. He composed during his youth.
13. How does Dona Laura describe the villa called Maricela?
Maricela is near the sea. It is hidden among lemon and orange trees.
14. In ‘A Sunny Morning’, between whom the duel took place? Who was badly wounded in the duel?
In ‘A Sunny Morning’, the duel took place between Don Gonzalo and the merchant. The merchant
was badly wounded.
15. Why did Don Gonzalo say that he was unreasonable?
Don Gonzalo scared away the birds who were feeding on Laura’s crumbs.
i. What .......... beautiful morning!
(Use proper article)
ii ? / care about / I / what / birds / do

iii I ............ (take / takes) my gun and a dog while hunting.
iv They .......... (want) to marry her to a merchant whom she would not have.
OR
(so, because, but, which)
The young man took refuse in my house .......... he was fearful of the consequences. He
wrote many letters .......... were addressed to Dona Laura. ........ they were intercepted
by her parents. ........ Don Gonzalo felt that his love was lost.
i She lies worse than I do, ........?
(Add a suitable question tag)
ii Dona Laura has a neighbour’s right.
(Frame a ‘Wh’ question to get the underlined word as an answer.
i The bench is at your disposal, ........?
(Add a suitable question tag)
ii Don Gonzalo scared away the birds.
(Change into a question beginning with right form of do)
OR
i I envies your wonderful eyesight.
ii I generally says what I think.
i You seems to know the story well
ii He do not suspect.
L 6 WHEN YOU ARE OLD
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. What does the speaker ask his beloved to read and dream in the poem?
The speaker asks his beloved to read his book of poems which he is writing now. He asks her to
dream her soft look and its deep shadow.
2. What are the two things that the speaker loved in his beloved?
Her pilgrim soul and her sorrows of changing face are the two things that the speaker loved in his
beloved.
3. What did the speaker and many others youths love in ‘When You Are Old’?
The speaker loved her pilgrim’s soul sorrows of her changing face and other youths loved her
physical beauty.
4. Where did the love pace upon? Where did it hide its face?
The love paced upon the mountains overhead. It hid its face amidst crowd of stars.
L 7 THE GARDENER
TWO MARK QUESTIONS
1. What were the things that old man’s eyes suffused with?
The old man’s eyes were suffused with strange memories and native intelligence.
2. Name any two changes that took place after the arrival of an old man.
Plantation of the owner expanded. Income improved dramatically.
3. Why did the income of the plantation improved dramatically?
The old man was well versed in agriculture. He understood the problems of the workers.
4. Why did the owner’s wife become apprehensive?
The owner practiced adultery and other umpteen vices.
5. Name any two means suggested by Tammanna’s supporters to get back his lost land.
Filing the case in the court of law and getting help from the police and attacking Basavaiah are the
means suggested by Tammanna’s supporters to get his lost land back.
6. Which method did Tammanna adopt to annihilate Basavaiah?
Tammanna composed all his experiences in the form of ballads and singing them.
7. What are the two things that Tammanna’s songs mentioned of?
Tammanna’s songs mentioned Basavaiah’s cruelty and his meanness
8. What did Russia declare regarding America?
Russia declared that it was no more America’s enemy. It should not wage a war against it.
9. How did America feel when Russia made declaration about war?
America felt agony and boredom when Russia declared that it was not America’s enemy.
10. How did Tammanna create impression that he was dead?
Tammanna left everything and walked for hundreds of miles and settled in a coconut grove n e a r
Chennraypatna.
i. He is not amenable ........ any advice.
ii as a rich man / today / your husband / flourishing / is
iii Man ........... (need / needs) wealth, education and many more things.
iv Basaviah .......... (shrink) with humiliation when Tammanna’s fame spread all around.
OR

(because, after, however, as though)
............ proceeding this far the man started to fumble ............ he had committed a mistake. She felt
like going away saying that it was none of her concern. ........... , She continued to sit there quietly
......... she did not want to hurt the old man
i The old man began his narrative, ........?
ii Basavaiah encroached Tammanna’s land.
(Change into a question beginning with right form of ‘do’)
i The old man offered tender coconuts, ........?
ii The owner needed a person exactly like the old man.
OR
I Tammanna did not noticed any of these activities.
ii I am just a old man.
34. Report the conversation
Owner’s wife : I think our life if gradually getting out of hand.
The old man : Forgive me. I have told you whatever I felt. Your husband is flourishing
today as a rich man. He is not amenable to any advice.

L 8 TO THE FOOT FROM ITS CHILD

2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. What does the child’s foot want to be in ‘To the Foot from its Child’?
The child’s foot wants to be a butterfly or an apple.
2. Name any two things that teach the child’s foot that it cannot fly.
Stones, bits of glass, streets, ladders and the rough path teach the foot that it cannot fly.
3. Who is defeated in the poem ‘To the foot from its Child’? Where is it condemned to live?
The foot is defeated. It is condemned to live in a darkness of the shoe.
4. How does the foot grow in the shoe?
The foot grows knowing the world in its way, without any contact with others.
5. What are the phrases used to describe the child’s nails in ‘To the foot from its child”?
Soft, like quartz and bunched describe the nails.
6. What are the phrases used to describe the toes of a child?
Tiny and like petal are the phrases used to describe the toe of the child.
7. What form do the soft nails of the child take in ‘To the Foot from its Child’?
The soft nails of the child take the form of hard and opaque substance like a horn.
8. What form do the tiny petaled toes of a child take in ‘To the foot from its Child’?
The tiny petaled toes of the child take the form of eyeless and triangular headed worm.
9. Name the two areas where the foot toils?
Fields, mines, markets and ministries are the areas that the child’s foot toils.
10. What are the two things that the child’s foot scarcely takes the time to bare itself?
Love and sleep are the two things that the child’s foot scarcely takes the time to bare itself.
11. According to the child’s foot why was it buried?
The child’s foot was buried so that it would not become a butterfly or an apple.
L 9 I BELIEVE THAT BOOKS WILL NEVER DISAPPEAR
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Why does Borges feel guilty about his mother?
Borges says that he failed to give her deserved happiness. He even failed to understand her
completely.
2. According to Borges, why his mother was an extra ordinary woman?
Borges’ mother was an intelligent and gracious woman. She had no enemies.
3. According to Borges, how do we take our mothers for granted?
We take our mothers granted like the sun, the moon or the seasons.
4. According to Borges, what is blindness to him?
Blindness is a way of life. It is a resource. It has been replaced by other things.
5. What did Borges do live like not a blind man?
Borges still continues to pretend like not a blind man. He goes on buying the books.
6. What did Borges visualize in his dream? According to Alifano what did the dream indicate?
Borges visualized burning of books in the Library of Alexandria. According to Alifano it indicated
Borges to write a book on the history of the book.
7. According to Borges, what is an excellent idea? Why he expresses his inability to complete the
project?
Writing a book on the history of the book is an excellent idea. He was eighty three then.
8. Which book is a remarkable comment on book? Who wrote it?
‘Decline of the West’ is a remarkable comment on book. Oswald Spengler wrote it.
8. According to Borges what does the book retain always?
The book always retains something sacred, something mortal and something magical.
9. According to Borges, what is poetry?
Poetry is something so intimate and so essential. It is magical, mysterious and unexplainable
but a comprehensible event.
10. According to Borges when does the poetic action take place?
Poetic action takes place when poet writes poetry and the reader reads it.
11. Name any two essential metaphors listed by Borges?
1) time and river 2) death and sleep OR
1) stars and eyes 2) flower and women
12. Why do some people assert that modern means of the communication will replace books?
Because modern means of communication are more dynamic that will require less time than
reading.
13. According to Borges, what is an astounding invention of man? and Why?
The book is an astounding invention of man because it is an extension of imagination and
memory.
14. Why does Borges believe that books will never disappear?
Borges says that if books disappear, history would disappear which results in the disappearance of
mankind.
3 MARK QUESTIONS :
1. Write a note on Borges’ views on his mother.
2. How does Borges elaborate on Goethe’s words ‘All that is near becomes far’?
3. Briefly explain the discussion between Alifano and Borges regarding the theme of books.
4. Discuss Borges’ views on poetry and poem.
5. Why does Borges firmly believe that books will never disappear?
6. How does Borges value literature? Why is it important for the future of mankind?
i. I had ........... very strange dream.
ii far / that / all / is / near / becomes
iii Borges ............. (believe / believes) that books will never disappear.
iv Borges says that all things ........... (leave) us.
OR
(since, when, as tghough, which)
I completely concur with that notion, .............. a book goes beyond its author’s intention. The
author’s intention is a meager thing, a fallible thing. In a book there is a need for something more,
............ is always mysterious. ............... we read an ancient book, it is .......... we were reading all
time that has passed from the day it was written to our present day.
i Blindness is a way of life, .........?
ii Borges visualized burning of a great library.
i It is the same idea, .........?
ii ‘The Decline of the West’ predates my attempt.
OR
i I always remembers that wonderful line.
ii Metaphors exists from the beginning of time.
i I believes that poetry is the aesthetic act.
ii Finding precise words are important in the art of poetry.
a. Alifano : What was your first literary reading, Borges?
Borges : I believe my first literary reading was ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’.
Alifano : In which version did you read it?
Borges : I read in English version. I was educated by my father’s library.
b. Alifano : Can we talk about Dona Leonor, your mother?
Borges : My mother was an extraordinary woman. I believe she had no enemies.
Alifano : Why do you feel guilty about your mother?
Borges : I feel guilty for not having been a happy man in order to give her deserved happiness.

c. Alifano : Please forgive me, Borges for asking this. What is blindness to you?
Borges : It is a way of life. This way of life is not entirely unhappy. All things have
been given as raw material, so that we may shape art.
d. Alifano : I would like you to speak about the theme of books.
Borges : I had a very strange dream, last night. I dreamed of burning of a great
library. I believe it may have been the library of Alexandria.
Alifano : Borges, could it be that you owe your readers a book on the history of
the book?
L 10. HEAVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HERE ON EARTH
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Why Kuvempu’s views on heaven are different from many others?
Kuvempu firmly believes that heaven is on earth. Many others believe that heaven is not on
earth.
2. Name ant two things that can make this earth a heaven?
Roaring stream which rushes fast and rolling surf found at the edge of the sea wave can make this
earth heaven. OR
The tender sunshine fallen on the verdant garden and the gentle sun can make this earth
heaven.
3. According to Kuvempu where does the heaven lie?
The heaven lies all over in the splendid scenes of harvest and moonlight.
4. According to Kuvempu, who creates heaven on earth? How?
The poet creates heaven on earth through his / her creative writing.
L 11. JAPAN AND BRAZIL THROUGH A TRAVELER’S EYE.
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. According to George Mikes, what are the two functions of courtesy in Japan?
Courtesy and substitute of privacy are the two functions of courtesy in Japan.
2. What is referred as man’s castle in Japan? Where it is kept?
A telephone receiver is man’s castle in Japan. It is kept on a table or on a counter.
3. Write any two basic rules related to bowing in Japanese family.
1) The wife bows to her husband.
2) The child bows to his father OR
1) Younger brothers bow to elder brothers.
2) The sister bows to all brothers of whatever age.
4. Who in Japan employ bowing girls? What is their duty?
The Japanese stores employ bowing girls. Their duty is to stand at the top of the escalators and
bow to all and sundry.
5. How did the two conductors in Tokaido line bow?
The two conductors marched to the middle of the coach bowed ceremoniously in both directions
and started checking the tickets.

6. How did the deer at Nara bow to the narrator

The deer came to the narrator, looked into his eyes and bowed deeply.
7. What did the deer at Nara do after bowing the narrator?
The deer at Nara jumped at the narrator and snatched the little food bag from his hand.
8. How did the Japanese behave when the bus arrive?
The Japanese push each other side, tread on each other’s toes and shove their elbow into each
other’s stomachs.
9. What is the sign of appreciation of soup in Japan?
Japanese make a fearful noise while eating soup.
10. Why the motor cars in Brazil are extremely expensive?
The motor cars in Brazil are extremely expensive because the import duties on motor cars are heavy.
(crippling and murderous)
3 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Why is bowing in Japan a complicated process?
2. ‘A man’s telephone in Japan is his castle’. Prove.
3. Describe how traffic in Brazil leads to humorous observations.
31. A. Rewrite as directed.
i. After ............. few hours you start bowing yourself.
ii a proper / and / it / courteous / was / bow
iii The war between the drivers themselves ......... (is / are ) murderous but good
tempered.
iv The deer at Nara jumped at me and ............. (snatch) the little food bag.
(Use appropriate form of the verb) OR
(whether, which, or, who)
No body hurries in Brazil. It does not really matter ........... you reach your destination an hour too
soon, a day lat .......... not at all. Only the people .......... have plenty of time for contemplation would
take the trouble to decorate the pavements ........... are grey.
i Motor cars are extremely expensive, ......... ?
ii Japanese stores employ bowing girls.
i Courtesy has a double function, ......... ?
ii The narrator meets a deer at Nara.

(Change into a question so as to get the underlined word/s as an answer) OR
i The two conductors enters the carriage.
ii The wife bow to her husband.
i The pedestrians’ life are becoming dangerous.
ii Japanese stores employs bowing girls.
L 12 THE VOTER
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Why is Roof different from his fellows?
Roof did not abandon the village in order to seek work, in the towns.
2. Expand PAP. Who was its candidate?
People’s Alliance Party. Marcus Ibe was its candidate.
3. Who was the minister of Culture in the outgoing government? To which party he belonged to?
Marcus Ibe was the minister of culture in the outgoing government. He belonged to People’s Alli-
ance Party.
4. Name any two benefits that politics brought to Marcus Ibe.
Politics brought Marcus Ibe wealth, chieftaincy titles, doctorate degrees and other honours.
5. Who was referred as a unsuccessful mission school teacher? Who complained against him?
Marcus Ibe was referred as a unsuccessful mission school teacher. A female teacher
lodged complaint against him.
6. What were the requirements of the people of Umuofia?
Running water and electricity were the requirements of Umuofia?
7. Who conducted whispering campaign? When?
Marcus Ibe’s stalwarts conducted whispering campaign at night.
8. Where was Roof’s meeting with the elders of Umuofia held? Who were present in the
meeting?
The meeting was held in the house of Ogbuefi Ezenwa. Roof and his companion and five elders were
present during the meeting.
9. List any two advantages that Roof receive from Marcus?
1) He got a rich robe.
2) He won a land case with the help of Marcus.
10. Expand POP. Who formed it?
Progressive Organization Party. The tribes of down coast formed it.
11. What was the proclamation of POP, in ‘The Voter’?
“Total political, cultural, social and religious annihilation” was the proclamation.
12. Whose strange visit did Roof receive? What did he offer Roof?
Roof received the strange visit of the leader of POP campaign team. He offered Roof a five
pound note.
13. Who was the candidate of PAP? What was its symbol?
Marcus Ibe was the candidate of PAP. The motor car was its symbol.
14. Who was the candidate of POP? What was its symbol?
Maduka was the candidate of POP. The man’s head was its symbol.
15. Who hired a highlife band to entertain voters? Where was it stationed?
Marcus Ibe hired the highlife band. It was stationed at the lawful distance from the voting
booths.
16. How did Roof vote for both Marcus Ibe and Maduka?
Roof folded the ballot paper in two halves. He put one half in each box.
3 MARK QUESTIONS :
1. Write a note on Progressive Organization Party.
2. Trace the change in the attitude of the villagers before the second election.
3. How did the politics benefit Marcus Ibe?
4. Describe Roof’s meeting with elders of Umuofia as a part of whispering campaign.
5. How did Roof successfully convince the elders of Umuofia to vote for Marcus Ibe?
6. Describe the strange visit of leader of POP campaign team received by Roof.
7. Narrate the day of election as described in ‘The Voter’.
8. How did Roof vote for both. – Marcus Ibe and Maduka?
i. We have a minister .......... our village
ii low stools / the elders / sat / very / on
iii We think two shillings ............ (is / are) shameful.
iv Roof .......... (warn) the minister months ago about the radical change.
(in order to, and, how, who)
1) Roof was a young man ............. unlike most of his fellows, had not abandoned their village
............. seek work in the towns. Everyone knew ............ he had spent two years as a bicycle
repairer’s apprentice in Port Harcourt ............ had given up a bright future.
(nor, whenever, and, which)
2) Marcus Ibe remained devoted to his people. ............. he could left the good things of the
capital ............. returned to his village ...............had neither water ............ electricity.

i Marcus is a great man, ........... ?

ii Roof worked as bicycle repairer’s apprentice for two years.
(Frame a question so as to get an underlined word/ s as an answer)
i POP promised the pipe borne water to Umuofia, ........... ?
ii Hundreds of admirers congratulated Marcus Ibe.
i The great day of election come once in five years.
ii The iyi come from Mbanta.
i No words was changed.
ii The brief exercise give him enough time to weigh the preposition.
1 Roof : We have a minister from our village. What a great honour can a village have?
Elders : We believe every word you say to be true. Who would leave an Ozo feast and
go to a poor ritual?
Roof : Think of pipe borne water promised by PAP.
2 Roof : We are favoured by the leaders of PAP. PAP will continue to rule. Think of the pipe
borne water they have promised us.
Elders : We will drop our paper for Marcus. Tell Marcus he has our papers and our wives
papers too.
3 Elder : Two shillings is too shameful. If Marcus were a poor man, I should be the
first to give him my paper free. But He is a great man today.
Roof : Let us not quarrel about small things. Go cast your paper for the enemy you like.
4 Roof : You know I work for Marcus. It will be very bad to vote for Maduka.
The leader: Marcus will not be there when you put in your paper. We have plenty of work
to do tonight. Are you taking this or not?
5 Roof : Will it not be heard outside this room?+
The leader: We are after votes not gossip.
Roof : I will cast my paper for Maduka. You know he has no chance against Marcus.
The leader: It is enough that he gets a few votes now.

L 13 WHERE THERE IS A WHEEL

2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. According to P Sainath, why the women preferred Gents’ bicycle in Pudukottai?
There was a shortage of ladies’ bicycle. Gents’ bicycle has an additional bar which can be u s e d
to carry a child.
2. Name any two economic implications of bicycling.
Bicycling gives more time to focus on selling the produce. It enlarges the market area one
wants to cover.
3. What does bicycling symbolize to neo literates?
Bicycling symbolizes independence, freedom and mobility.
4. Name ant two fans of cycling found in Pudukottai district?
Quarry labourers, Women agricultural workers, health nurses, Balwadi and Anganwadi workers .....
5. Name any two steps taken by Sheela Rani Chunkath to promote Arivoli Iyakkam.
She pushed the banks to sanction loans to women to buy bicycles.
She included mobility (cycling) as a part of literacy drive.
3 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Write a note on Arivoli Iyakkam.
2. What are the economic implications of cycling?
3. How did cycling change the life of rural women in Pudukottai?
4. How did Sheela Rani Chunkath empower literacy drive through cycling?
i. Fathima is ........... secondary school teacher
ii I / don’t have / now / a bus / to wait / for
iii Cycling ............. (has / have) swept across this district.
iv The men ............. (make) filthy remarks when women started cycling.
(and, after, which, who)
1) ............. the International Women’s Day ............. was celebrated in 1992, Pudukottai can never
be the same. The women .............. held the flag entered the town with ringing the bell ............
stunned the inhabitants.
(or, who, and, which)
2) Small producers ............. used to wait for buses were often dependent on fathers, brothers,
husbands ............ sons to reach the bus stop. Today they could cover many villages to sell
their produce ............ was not possible earlier. A woman can carry two pots of water ............
produce on the additional bar.

i It is a Himalayan achievement, ........... ?
ii Cycling gives the sense of self respect.
i The activists learned cycling, ........... ?
ii Sheela Rani Chunkath included mobility.
(Change into a question beginning with right form of do)
OR
i They works free of charge for Arivoli.
ii Now I didn’t wait for a bus.
i Fathima hires a bicycle for half a hour each evening.
ii Manormani is one of the Arivoli activist.
L 14 WATER
2 MARK QUESTIONS
1. Who opposed Kamma lords? Why?
Karanchedu Suvarthamma opposed Kamma lords. They were polluting the pond water.
2. Why do the panchamas wait? Why do they wait?
The panchamas wait for the arrival of a Shudra to draw a pot of water.
3. What agony did the panchamas experience, according to Challapally Swaroop Rani?
The panchama has to wait for a pot of water near the well waiting for the arrival of a Shudra.
4. In what way a wada girl is humiliated in the name of water?
Water is poured from the distance which falls all over her and touches her,
5. Why is water not a simple thing?
It can give life and it can also devour life in the name of Tsunami and droughts.
6. What does water ignite?
Water ignites many struggles and strife between the village and wada and between two states.
7. Who opposed Kamma lords? and How?
Karamchedu Suvarthamma opposed Kamma lords. She lifted her vessel to protect a Dalit boy.
3 MARK QUESTIONS.
1. Why does the poet feel that water is not a simple thing?
2. Why does water become a matter of dispute?
3. Water is a life preserver as well as life destroyer. Prove.
ANSWERS ii. When did the Navdanya movement start?

L 2 TOO DEAR! OR
31. A. B.
i. a i. In 1973, I had gone to visit my favourite
forests.
ii You must find some cheapaer way to deal
with this rascal. ii. The Earth university teaches Earth
democracy.
iii don’t
iv tried B.
B. and, where, but, however i. Today we conserve 630 varieties of rice.
B. but, and, which, so ii. U N General Secretary’s report elaborates
on the importance or reconnecting with
32. A. nature.
i. isn’t it? 33.
ii. What did the little German sovereigns Forester asked the women why they had
forbid? held up the lighted lantern. Women replied
A. that they had come teach him forestry. He
asked if they knew what forests bore. He
I. didn’t they? said that they/forester knew the value of
ii. How long did the prisoner remain there? the forest. He added that they produced
OR profit resin and timber.
B. L 5 A SUNNY MORNING.
i. The old man came to this garden after 31.
walking for hundreds of miles. i. a
ii. It has its genesis in my chance encounter ii. What do I care about birds?
with an old man.
iii. take
B.
iv. wanted OR
i. We don’t know how to do it.
B. because, which, but, so
ii. 600 francs was fixed as an annual pension.
32. A.
L 4. EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW .... i. doesn’t she?
31. A. ii. Who has a neighbour’s right?
i. to A.
ii. The war against the earth began with this i. isn’t it?
idea of separateness. ii. Did Don Gonzalo scare away the birds?
iii. has OR
iv. organized B.
B. i. I envy your wonderful eyesight.
i. which, as, who, and ii. I generally say what I think.
32. A. B.
i. didn’t she? i. You seem to know the story well.
ii. Who got a contract to cut the trees? ii. He does not suspect.
A. L 7 THE GARDENER.
i. don’t we? 31. A.
i. to B.
ii. Today your husband is flourishing as a rich i. I believe that poetry is an aesthetic act.
man. ii. Finding precise words is important in the
iii. needs art of poetry.
iv. shrunk OR 33.
B. after as though, however, because a. Alifano asked Borges what his first literary
32. A. reading had been. Borges replied that he be-
lieved his first literary reading had been
i. didn’t he? ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’. Alifano asked in which
ii. Did Basavaiah encroach Tammanna’s version had he read it. Borges replied that he
land? had read it in English version. He added tha he
had been educated by his father’s library.
A.
b. Alifano asked if they could talk about Dona
i. didn’t he? Leonor, his mother. Borges replied that his
ii. Did the owner need a person exactly like mother had been an extraordinary woman.
the old man? OR He added that he believed that she had
noenemies. Alifano asked why he felt guilty
B. about his mother. Borges replied that he felt
i. Tammanna did not notice ant of these guilty for not having been a happy man in
activities. order to give her deserved happiness.
ii. I am just an old man. c. Alifano requested Borges to forgive him for
34. Owner ’s wife told the old man that she asking that. He asked what blindness was to
thought their life was gradually getting out of him. Borges replied that it was a way of life.
hand. The old man asked the owner’s wife to He said that that way of life was not en
forgive him. He added that her husband was tirely unhappy. He added that all things had
flourishing that day as a rich man. He said that been given as raw material as material so that
he had told her whatever he had felt. He they might shape art.
added that he was not amenable to any c. Alifano told Borges that he would like to speak
advice. about the theme of books. Borges said that he
L 9. I BELIEVE THAT BOOKS WILL ............ had a strange dream the previous night. He
added that he had dreamt of burning of libray.
31. A. He believed it might be the library of Alexan-
i. a dria. Alifano asked if it could be that he owed
ii. All that is near becomes far. his readers a book on the history of the book.
iii. believes L 12 JAPAN AND BRAZIL .....
iv. leave OR 31. A.
B. since, which, when, as though i. a
32. A. ii. It was a proper and courteous bow.
i. isn’t it? iii. is
ii. What did Borges visualize? iv. snatched
A. B. whether, or, who, which
i. isn’t it? 32. A.
ii. Does ‘The Decline of the West’ predate my i. aren’t they?
attempt? OR
ii. Whom do Japanese stores employ?
B.
A.
i. I always remember that wonderful line.
i. hasn’t it?
ii. Metaphors exist from the beginning of
time. ii. Where does the narrator meet a deer?

B. asked him to tell Marcus he had their

papers and their wives too.
i. The two conductors enter the carriage.
33. 3) Elders told Roof that two shillings was too
ii. The wife bows to her husband. shameful. He added that if Marcus had
B. been a poor man he should be the first man
to give him his paper free. But he was a
i. The pedestrians’ life is becoming danger great man that day.Roof suggested them
ous. not to quarrel about small things. He asked
ii. Japanese stores employ bowing girls. them to go and cast their paper for the
enemy they liked.
L 12 THE VOTER
33. 4) Roof told the leader that the leader knew
31. A. that he worked for Marcus. He added that it
i. from would be very bad to vote for Maduka. The
leader said that Marcus would not be there
ii. The elders sat on low stools. when he put his paper. He added that they
iii. is had plenty of work to do that night. He
asked if he was taking that or not.
iv. warned OR
33. 5) Roof asked if it would not be heard outside
B. 1) who, in order to, how, and that room. The leader said that they were
2) whenever, and, which, nor after votes not gossip. Roof said that he
would cast his paper for Maduka. He added
32. A. that the leader knew he had no chance
i. isn’t he? against Marcus. The leader said that it was
enough if he got a few votes then.
ii. How long did Roof work as a bicycle
repairer’s apprentice. L 13. WHERE THERE IS A WHEEL
A. 31. A.
i. didn’t it? i. a
ii. Whom did the hundreds of admirers ii. I don’t have to wait for a bus.
congratulate?
iii. has
B.
iv. made
i. The great day of election comes once in
five years. B. after, which, who, and
ii. The iyi comes from Mbanta. B. who, or, which, and
B. 32. A.
i. No words were wasted. i. isn’t it?
ii. The brief exercise gives him enough time to ii. What does cycling give?
weigh the proposition. A.
33. 1) Roof told the elders that they had a i. didn’t they?
minister from their village. He asked what a
great honour, a village could have. Elders ii. What did Sheela Rani Chunkath include?
said that they believed that every word he OR
said to be true. He asked who would leave
an Ozo feast and go to a poor ritual meal. B.
Roof suggested them to think of pipe borne i. They work free of charge for Arivoli.
water promised by PAP.
ii. Now I don’t wait for a bus.
33. 2) Roof told the elders that they were
favoured by the leaders of PAP. He added B.
that PAP would continue to rule. He advised i. Fathima hires a bicycle for half an hour.
them to think of the pipe borne water they each evening.
had promised them. Elders said that they
would drop their paper for Marcus. Ezenwa ii. Manorama is one of the activists.

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SUPPLEMENTARY STUDY MATERIAL 2025 II YEAR P U C ENGLISH

P U COLLEGES’ ENGLISH LECTURERS’ FORUM EDUCATIONAL

SUPPLEMENTARY STUDY MATERIAL

u 2 MARK QUESTIONS WITH READY ANSWERS

(Articles/Prepositions, Jumbled Segments, S V Agreement,

u 32. A. REWRITE AS DIRECTED

( Question Tag, Do form, Wh question)

u 32. B. Rectification of Sentence

u 33. Report the Conversation

L 1 ROMEO AND JULIET

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RAVI KAGALE GPUC MAJALATTI AND SANDEEP PATIL GPUC BORAGAON 3

RAVI KAGALE GPUC MAJALATTI AND SANDEEP PATIL GPUC BORAGAON 4

RAVI KAGALE GPUC MAJALATTI AND SANDEEP PATIL GPUC BORAGAON 5

B. Fill in the blanks with right linkers

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ii ? / care about / I / what / birds / do

B. Fill in the blanks with right linkers

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L 8 TO THE FOOT FROM ITS CHILD

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6. How did the deer at Nara bow to the narrator

ii The narrator meets a deer at Nara.

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i Marcus is a great man, ........... ?

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L 13 WHERE THERE IS A WHEEL

32. A. Rewrite as directed

ANSWERS ii. When did the Navdanya movement start?

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B. asked him to tell Marcus he had their

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