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BOARD OF INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION (AP)
HALF YEARLY EXAMINATIONS - 2021
SENIOR INTER ENGLISH

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Time: 3 Hrs.

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I. Annotate any Two of the following in 10 to 15 lines each. 2´4=8

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a) It opened my eyes to the fact that I was missing something in all my thinking about stuttering.
b) Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested.

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c) Unfortunately, our attitude towards family life is not reflected in our attitude towards community

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d) The only solution of the problem is to make mankind pure.

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II. Annotate any Two of the following in10 to 15 lines each.
a) All are architects of fate,
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Working in these walls of Time.
b) All is, if I have grace to use it so

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As ever in my great task - master’s eye.

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c) Books! tis a dull and endless strife,

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Come, hear the woodland linnet.

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d) Yea, you may smite my mouth to throbbing silence

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Pluck from my lips power of articulate words
III. Answer any Two of the following questions in 10 to 15 lines each. 2´4=8

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a) Give a list of the lessons that Narayana Murthy feels we should learn from the West.

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b) What according to Bacon is the theme ‘Of Studies’?

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c) What does Vivekananda say about a man of character?

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d) What lesson did Dr.Barnard learn from the two children?

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IV. Answer any Two of the following questions in 10 to 15 lines each.
a) What is the theme of the poem ‘A Challenge to Fate’?
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b) The poem ‘Any Woman’ is a celebration of the glory of womanhood. Illustrate.

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c) Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem ‘On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty - Three’.
d) Why does Wordsworth conside nature to be a good teacher?
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Answer any One of the following questions in about 25 lines.
a) What are the turning points in the story ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’.
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b) Sketch the character of Tom Sawyer.

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SECTION - B
VI. Read the following Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. 5´1=5
One night a group of nomads were preparing to retire for the evening when suddenly they were
surrounded by a great light. They knew they were in the presence of a celestial being. With great

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anticipation, they awaited a heavenly message of great importance that they knew must be especially for
them. Finally a voice roared , ‘Gather as many shells as you can. Put them in your saddlebags. Travel a

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day’s journey and tomorrow night will find you both glad and sad’. The nomads shared their

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disappointment and anger with each other. They expected the revelation of a great universal truth that

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would enable them to create wealth, health and purpose for the world but instead they were given a
menial task that made no sense to them at all. However, reluctantly each one of them picked up a few

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shells and deposited them in their saddlebags. They travelled a day’s journey and at night while making
their camp, they reached into their saddlebags and discovered that every shell they had gathered had

enough shells.

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become a diamond. They were glad that they had diamonds. They were sad that they had not gathered

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This is the metaphor of life. Every event that we encounter in life is a shell, a doorway to maturity. It is
in our hands to turn an event into an experience, i.e. turn these shells into diamonds.

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i) Why were the nomads disappointed?
ii) Why were they both glad and sad at the end?

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iii) What are shells compared to in this story?

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iv) Write a synonym for anticipation.

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v) According to passage ‘every event is a shell which we can turn into a diamond like experience’. Write
True or False.

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VII. Read the following Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. 5´1=5
First he robbed the dead doctor. Then he put the bloody knife into Muff’s right hand. A few minutes

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passed and Muff moved a little and opened his eyes. He pushed the doctor’s body away. He looked at

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the knife in his hand.’What - what happened, Joe?’ he asked slowly. Injun Joe said, ‘something very bad,

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Muff. Why did you kill him?’, ‘I didn’t kill him!’ said Muff. He was very confused, ‘I drank too much
whisky last night. I don’t remember anything! Tell me, Joe. What happened?’ ‘you fought with the

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doctor. He hit you on the head and you fell to the ground. Then you got up, took your knife and killed
him’ said Injun Joe’. I don’t understand, Joe. ‘I never fought with a knife. I didn’t want to kill

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Dr. Robinson. He was young and he had a future. Oh! this is terrible! It was the whisky,’ cried Muff, ‘Joe,

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don’t tell anyone, please’.

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‘I won’t tell anyone, Muff. But you must leave this graveyard quickly. Go!’ said Joe.
i) Where did the incident take place?

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iii) What made Muff believe the words of Joe?

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iv) Did Injun Joe keep up his promise he gave to Muff?

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v) ‘Muff is kind - hearted’. Support the statement.

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VIII. Study the advertisement and answer the questions that follow. 5´1=5

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i) What is the advertisement about?

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ii) Who has issued this advertisement?

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iii) When was the Cleanliness Drive conducted?
iv) Who are to be contacted for our shramdaan?

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v) Write the noun form of ‘charitable’.

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IX. Study the following Tree diagram carefully and answer the questions that follow. 5´1=5

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Intransitive

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i) How many types of verbs are shown in the diagram?
could, need to, used to)

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ii) Have is a type of ....... verb?

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iii) State True or Flase.

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Transitive verbs are again divided into regular and irregular verbs.

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iv) A modal verb is a sub division of a (n) ....... verb.

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v) Give two examples of modal verbs from the diagram.

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X. Write a letter to your friend congratulating him on his marriage and expressing your inability to attend
his marriage. 1´5=5

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Hints: Thanks for the invitation - Congratulations - Attending interview - Unable to attend - Meet you
at the earliest.

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Write a letter to the Manager of your local bus depot. Pointing out that there are very few buses on your
route in the morning and those are invariably late thereby causing inconvenience to daily commuters.
Hints: Vuyyuru - Machilipatnam few passenger buses - no regularity - passengers depending on share
auto wallahs mercy - Life risky journey - Request to look into the matter.

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XI. Write a short paragraph of about 8 lines describing the process of making tea for two people. 1 ´ 5 = 5
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Write a short paragraph of about 8 lines describing the process of making sprouts.
XII. Prepare a Curriculum Vitae in response to the following advertisement. 1´5=5

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Shanthi Ram General Hospital requires Nurses to work in their hospital. Young and enthusiastic women

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candidates completed graduation in nursing can apply. Good communication skills and skill in

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individualized care are essential. Apply and send your detailed resume to Shanthi Ram General Hospital,

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opp. R.G.M. Engineering college, Nandyal, Kurnool (Dt.).
XIII. Form Filling

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You are Mr.Johnson D’souza, your Account No. is 100029035676

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i) Issue today the crossed cheque in the name of Ms. Mary Mohanthy for rupees thirty five thousand four
hundred. Fill in the relevant details and sign the cheque.

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ii) Use the same format and issued today a bearer cheque to Ms. Shameem Rehaman for rupees six

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thousand nine hundred only.

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iii) Use the same format and draw personally rupees fifteen thousand today.

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XIV. You are at your college library. Construct a dialogue between you and the librarian on borrowing a book.

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The Principal is complaining to the parent about the poor performance of the student. Construct a
telephonic conversation between the principal and the parent.

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XV. Read the following Passage and make notes. 1´5=5
The process of study involves four operations - perception, comprehension, retention and retrieval. In

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other words, you should first perceive what is relevant to your needs and select only those areas which
are important. You cannot study everything available in every book you can lay your hands on. Once you

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have decided on areas, which are important, you have to read and understand - or comprehend the
material that you have selected - for no learning takes place without comprehension. What is not
understood is not learnt. Comprehension is thus imperative in the process of learning However, mere

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comprehension is not enough. What one understands now, may also be easily forgotten later. Hence, you,
as a student, have to make special efforts to retain what you comprehend. You also have to retrieve all
that you learn throughout the year at the time of examination.

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XVI. Match the words with their meanings/definitions. 5´1=5
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1) Interact a) remedy given against a poison
2) Soliloquy b) hater of human beings
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d) talk by a single person, usually to oneself

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f) unbelievable

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g) that which can be believed
XVII. Mark the stress for any Five of the following words. 5´1=5
1) celebration

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2) agony 3) prolong 4) because 5) conception
6) danger

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