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Karnataka 1st PUC English Model Question Paper 6 with Answers

Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Mins.
Max. Marks: 100

Instructions

Follow the prescribed limit while answering the questions.
Write the correct question number as it appears on the question paper.
One mark questions attempted more than once will be awarded zero.
For multiple-choice questions choose the correct answer and rewrite it.

I. Answer the following in a word, a phrase, or a sentence each. (12 × 1 = 12)

Question 1.
What was the judgment of the commission?
Answer:
The commission advised the man to let his hut for the elephant’s occupation and to build a new one.

Question 2.
Where was the boy afraid?
Answer:
In the school.

Question 3.
Who are a plant pathologist and a friend of the narrator?
Answer:
Chandru.

Question 4.
What did the narrator do for his life in ‘Oru Manushyam’?
Answer:
Teaching English to some migrant laborers.

Question 5.
How do the people measure an individual in ‘Money Madness’?
Answer:
People measure the value of others in terms of money.

Question 6.
Why is Babar Ali called ‘Fortunate Soul’ in his village?
Answer:
He has a thatched house to live in. He had gone to school and got formal education. His father, a school dropout believes that education is man’s true religion and supports Babar’s venture.

Question 7.
How does the speaker want to be purified in the poem “If I was a Tree”.
Answer:
By being cut to pieces and getting burnt in the holy fire, the speaker wants to be purified.

Question 8.
Whom did Mara meet to explain his dream?
Answer:
The King.

Question 9.
What prevented the slaves from knowing their birthdays?
Answer:
The wish of the masters prevented the slaves from knowing their birthdays.

Question 10.
What were the old woman’s eyes compared to?
Answer:
Bullet holes.

Question 11.
What help did the boys expect from the narrator in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Answer:
To get dropped at their village Poleta.

Question 12.
What was her beauty compared to in ‘Do not ask of Me, My Love’?
Answer:
Her beauty was compared to spring.

II. Answer any eight of the following in a paragraph of 50-70 words each : (8 × 4 = 32)

Question 13.
How did the elephant justify its act of occupying the hut?
Answer:
The elephant went to the man when it was in difficulty and asked him to give a place to keep its trunk to protect it from rain. The man showed sympathy and gave permission to keep its trunk only, as there was enough place only for its trunk and himself. But the elephant slowly sneaked in and occupied the whole hut and threw him out, by saying that it would protect his hut from the hurricane.

Question 14.
Describe the boy’s experience in the school.
Answer:
The boy was not happy in the school because it took away his joy and made him sit under restrictions. He cried and was scared in school, he did not get any happiness from the books. He felt the school was like a prison, he never learned anything there and never got any knowledge.

Question 15.
How was Krishna cured of his illness in ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’?
Answer:
Krishna was suffering from piles and met the narrator to get some help. But the narrator only helped him with some money which was not enough for the treatment. But Krishna knew a Malayali Sadhu. This godman had treated Krishna on an earlier occasion when Krishna had started déveloping boils all over his body. The godman had cured him with the barks of a tree. Krishna went in search of the godman. but he was too old and could not search for the medicinal creepers. He described the features of the plant to Krishna. Krishna went in search of the leaves and on the way he met the narrator and described the leaves. The narrator understood that those were the leaves that Mara and Appanna had tied to the nearest tree. The narrator took him to the plant and dug quite a bit to get the tuber. Krishna ground this root with milk and drank it. In this way, he was cured of piles within five days.

Question 16.
Give an account of the embarrassing experience of the narrator at the restaurant?
Answer:
Once, the narrator went to a restaurant with fourteen rupees in his wallet kept in the pocket and ate a full meal consisting of chapatis and meat curry. He drank tea. The bill was eleven annas He searched his pocket to pay the bill, but was shocked that his wallet was not in his pocket and someone had stolen it. When he said the same to the oner. the owner caught him by the lapels and ordered him to pay up. Bitt as he did ¡lot have an’ mOnC’, he offered to keep his coat there and later ould bring some money and claim the coat. But the tile owner asked him to take òff all his clothes. When he was removing them with great humiliation, a stranger came and helped the narrator by paring his bill.

Question 17.
How does the poem bring out the collective madness of money which affects individuals?
Answer:
The poem Money Madness by D.H. Lawrence focuses on how a man becomes more materialistic and loses the values and sentiments in society He respects money over relationships. Society goes on to measure a man in tonnes of money. A man who does not have money. does not get respect from society and those who have money get respect and are obeyed by all. So to get all these social statuses, the man gives much importance to money and he never helps other fellow beings who may be in difficulties.

The poet says that man has this money madness and it is widely spread among men. He affirms that if society goes behind money, individuals to goes behind the same. He confirms that no man gives a pound without pain and no man gives ten pounds without trembling, and the man loses his generosity. Man makes money, but money makes man and many things. So, the man fears money and tries to accumulate it and respects it instead of other men. The poet also warns that money-less people should not be treated with neglect and should not be treated based on status.

The poet fears for mankind that if it measures another man only in terms of money, there would be no future for human relationships. If people regain sanity about none. certainly, money has got men down to become its slaves. So. the poet offers a genuine solution that bread should be free, shelter should be free and fire should be free to all the people in the world.

In the overall view of the poem, the poet worries about man’s greed for money and offers a better solution for a better tomorrow.

Question 18.
“Education is a true religion”. How did Babar Ali prove this?
Answer:
‘Education is a true religion’ is a fine thought of Nasiruddin. Babar All’s father. When people all over arc quarreling about their religions and castes, he is the man who gives education importance arid says it is the true religion. One can steal anything, but nobody can steal knowledge. It is the immortal light which lights p millions of’ other lights. He sums it up by saying. ‘Education is a true religion’.

Inspired by these words. man has understood the value of education and its Lises aid have started sending their children to schools. Babar’s commitment to helping these people is undeniable and the fact that from eight students in the beginning how his school has grown to cater for eight hundred. shos ho he has changed the people around him and drains the children to school. Babar is a shining example for the quote ‘where there is a will there is a way.

In spite of being only a teenager instead of whiling away his time playing in the fields, he had a vision and followed it and motivated others into following him.

This literacy movement should not stop at this but should spread to other places also, igniting other like-minded souls to take the initiative to dream, work for and realize a better tomorrow for India. Babar Ah has become a legend in his youth only and stands tall as an ‘outliers for the world to emulate.

Question 19.
How does the poet bring out the concept of defilement and purification?
Answer:
The speaker wanted to be a tree because no one would discriminate against it and birds wouldn’t ask to what caste it belonged and sunlight would (approach) embrace it and its shadow wouldn’t be termed polluted. It can make friendship with the cool breeze. and raindrops would not go back by thinking that it is untouchable, The tree would feel happy with the touch of a sacred cow and it would get the opportunity of providing shelter for the hundred thousand Gods said to be residing in the cow. The tree can become pure when it is cut into dry pieces and burnt in the holy fire and can help the sinless dead body by becoming a bier on the shoulders of four good men.

The poem describes the sense of equality present in nature. Sunlight and cool breeze treat everybody with love and spread their sweetness to all without discrimination. Unlike some humans who feel polluted getting in contact with the untouchables. nature has no such sense of superiority. All are equal in their eves.

The poem also presents social discrimination, as the speaker is much humiliated by the social discrimination and wanted to become a tree to escape from discrimination in society.

Question 20.
Bring out the significance of the sacred spot that Mara describes to the King?
Answer:
The place as on sacred. Water had flowed on since the day Hanuman took the Sanjeevini, Its birth was in the fleeting mists of the mountain top. and on its way through rare flowers and forests. it has come done to their village. River Veda carried nectar in its bosom which revived Gods and nourished mortals. But. in summer Veda stops flowing and villagers die of drought. To get water the hole ear, the’ need to build a tank for Veda. That was the true significance of that place. It was the place where Sanjeevini grew.

Question 21.
What kind of questions does the poem raise about the farmer’s widows?
Answer:
The poem “The Farmer’s Wife” is a tragic poem that reflects the helpless conditions of farmers’ widows. The plight of the widows is explained by one such widow. The poet uses many phrases to contrast her condition with that of her dead husband. She called the farmer as virtuous’ and herself a ‘poor sinner. The farmer was unable to pay the debts and he left all the debts to his wife, so she was very sad about his act of committing suicide. The feminist concept was also highlighted in the poem, the phrase “I was born with a head bent’ justifies the discrimination in our society between men and women.

Man is born with his head held- high, but a woman is born with her head bent. But he did not face his creditors bravely and left all this to his wife to solve. She accused her husband that he poisoned himself and gone away by poisoning his wife’s existence. She remembered the memories of his beating, blaming, drinking, and kicking haunting her. She never dreamt that he would commit suicide. It was true that the crop was gone but the debt remained there and dignity had hit the dust. She expresses her helplessness that how would she be able to bear the burden of their four children. She compared her condition with ‘worm-eaten cotton pods.” She got ambiguous and asked what was that and why he committed suicide.

At last, she confidently asserts her determination to struggle out her life even without her husband for the sake of her children. So, she shows a strong will to survive against all difficulties. Her voice is raised against society in general.

Question 22.
In what ways were the boys useful to the narrator in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Answer:
The boys were very useful for the narrator. When the narrator wanted a pack of American cigarettes or seats for the opera. or the name of a good restaurant. they were always there in all these needs with cheerful competence. Thèy had also taken the author on a guided tour to the different places of interest at ‘Verona including Juliet’s tomb.

III. Answer one of the following in about 200 words: (1 × 6 = 6)

Question 23.
The poem is a satire of social discrimination. Discuss.
Answer:
The speaker wanted to be a tree because no one would discriminate against it and birds wouldn’t ask to what caste it belonged and sunlight would (approach) embrace it and its shadow wouldn’t be termed polluted. It can make friendship with the cool breeze. and raindrops would not go back by thinking that it is untouchable, The tree would feel happy with the touch of a sacred cow and it would get the opportunity of providing shelter for the hundred thousand Gods said to be residing in the cow. The tree can become pure when it is cut into dry pieces and burnt in the holy fire and can help the sinless dead body by becoming a bier on the shoulders of four good men.

The poem also presents social discrimination, as the speaker is much humiliated by the social discrimination and wanted to become a tree to escape from discrimination in society.

He feels the safest purity and generosity and helping nature of a tree more than in human beings. In society, a man without thinking of helping others thinks which is pure and which is polluted. He neglects and discriminates against some and appreciates others in name of caste, creed, and religion. So this practice is meaningless and the practice must be prohibited to sustain equality in society.
or
Describe the experience of slavery in terms of Douglass’ life story.
Answer:
The passage reflects the brutal hidden faces of the masters who treat their slaves cruelly The slaves were not given proper food. They were exploited without any freedom. Especially for women, it was double exploitation in the name of patriarchy and in the name of slavery. When the girls at teenage seem to be beautiful for their masters, they use them sexually and if they give birth to children, the children were sold at the age of infants to avoid their sentimental relationship.

The passage also explains the heart-rendering description of walking at night for several miles of mothers to see their children. Moreover, they could talk only a little bit because the children would be tired and go to sleep but in the morning they have to go back to work before sunrise. If they fail, they get whipping. This shows the brutal nature of white masters towards their slaves.
or
Describe Babar Ali’s efforts to change society.
Answer:
Babar All’s school was started when he was only nine while playing a game. Very soon. children began to love his way of teaching and flocked to his ‘school’. Babar did not charge any fee for his teaching. He also got the help of the local educated people. ho came and taught the children. Babar was successful in getting the help of nine high school student volunteers. The oldest and most educated of them is Debarita who goes to College in Behrampur.

Babar himself studies in class XII in a school quite far from his house. He commutes the long-distance, attends classes in the mornings, and comes back in the afternoons to his ‘school’ to teach youngsters who have worked hard in the mornings and are now read for learning. The fact that his school is entirely free, he and his staff teach well, there is a midday meal, and his school is recognized by the Vest Bengal Government, attracts many students to his school.

The increasing strength of his school just shows how eager people are to get their children educated. and how good. selfless work gets noticed by people soon. Those who cannot afford education in the regular schools, do not mind sending their children to learn from teachers like Babar. This only proves that Indians are realizing the significance of education in life.

IV. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions set on it in a word, a phrase, or a sentence each: (10 × 1 = 10)

Legend has it that many centuries ago, an Indian prince named Kaudinya ventured into the waters of the Far East. There he was met by the daughter of a dragon king who ruled over a water place. The story goes that the princess paddled up to Kaudinya’s ship to catch a glimpse of him. He shot an arrow from a magic bow into her boat and she fell deeply in love with him. The father of the princess agreed to the match and as a wedding gift, drank up all the waters of the kingdom! He named the land thus formed “Kambuja” and gave it to the newly wedded couple to rule over.

The legend gives some indication of the cultural forces that brought Cambodia into existence and its relationship to the Indian subcontinent. One such custom that really gives the Indian touch in the tradition of laying two banana trees at the front of the wedding hall. One of the trees is painted silver and the other gold. While the symbolism of the banana plant complete with fruits and flowers is a symbol of a complete and prosperous family, the gold and silver are symbolic of prosperity.

Question 24.
According to the legend, where did the prince go?
Answer:
The prince went into the waters of the Far East.

Question 25.
Whom did the prince meet?
Answer:
The daughter of a dragon king.

Question 26.
Who ruled over the place?
Answer:
A dragon king.

Question 27.
Why did the princess paddle up to the ship?
Answer:
To catch a glimpse of the prince.

Question 28.
How did the princess fall in love with him?
Answer:
When he shot an arrow from a magic bow into her boat.

Question 29.
What gift did the father give to the newly wedded couple?
Answer:
The Dragon King gave the land‘Kambuja’to the newly wedded couple.

Question 30.
How did “Kambuja” come into existence?
Answer:
When the dragon King drank up all the waters of the Kingdom, the water place became a landmass and was named “Kambuja”.

Question 31.
State the custom that gives an Indian touch?
Answer:
The tradition of laying two banana trees at the front of the wedding hall.

Question 32.
What is the Cambodian touch to the custom?
Answer:
One of the trees is painted silver and the other gold.

Question 33.
Why were the trees painted silver and gold?
Answer:
Symbolic of prosperity.

V. A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions given in brackets : (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 34.
On hearing the lion’s roarings the elephant who was one of ……….. high ministers ………….. the jungle kingdom, replied in ……….. soothing voice, and said: “My Lord, there is no disturbance ……………. peace in your kingdom.”
(in, a, the an, of, with)
Answer:
the, in, a, of

B. Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs given in brackets. (1 × 4 = 4)

Question 35.
The narrator plucked some leaves from the creeper and ……………… (take) them to his friend Chandru who was a plant pathologist. He ………………(tell) him what the had ………….. (hear) about this plant. They …………… (decide) to conduct the experiment and brought a liter of milk.
Answer:
took, told, heard, decided.

C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject: (1 × 2 = 2)

Question 36.
Narrator’s companion …………………. (spoke/speak) to the boys, ……………. (discovers/ discovered) that they ………….. (was/were) brothers.
Answer:
spoke, discovered, were:

D. Correct the following sentences and rewrite them : (2 × 1 = 2)

Question 37.
I learn the English language.
Answer:
I learn the English language.

Question 38.
He is good at economics.
Answer:
He is good at Economics.

E. Rewrite as directed : (6 × 1 = 6)

Question 39.
Each of us …………… (plans/planes) to give a report
(Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words given in brackets).
Answer:
plan.

Question 40.
Manu is ……………. the clothes (wash)
(Complete the sentence with the right form of the word given in the brackets).
Answer:
washing.

Question 41.
Leaves/has/this/betel/leaves/resembling/small /creeper (Rearrange the segments to form a meaningful sentence).
Answer:
This creeper has small leaves resembling betel leaves.

Question 42.
It is the story of an unusual medicinal creeper. (Add a question tag).
Answer:
isn’t it?

Question 43.
Mara decided to brush his teeth.
(Change into a question beginning with the right form of ‘do’.)
Answer:
Did Mara decide to brush his teeth?

Question 44.
The bird is born for joy.
(Frame a question so as to get the underlined words as answer).
Answer:
Why is the bird born?

VI. A. Refer to the following list of events and answer the questions set on it: (1 × 4 = 4)

College Annual Day

Event	Time
Inaugural event	10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Prize Distribution	12:00 noon to 12:30 pm
Cultural programs	(a) Dance 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm (b) Lunch Break 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm (c) Fun world 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Question 45.
(i) How long will the inaugural event last?
(ii) At what time will the prize distribution begin?
(iii) When will the cultural programs begin?
(iv) What is the time allotted for the fun world?
Answer:
(i) Two hours
(ii) 12:00 noon
(iii) 12:30 pm
(iv) 2:30 to 3:30 pm (one hour)

B. Write a letter to the Taluk Medical Officer requesting him to take measures to check the spreading of Chikungunya in your locality.

Question 46.
Answer:
Vijay Kumar
# 123. Om Nilaya
I Cross, IX Main
Vijayanagar
Bangalore

10 July 2014

The Taluk Medical Officer
Bangalore South Taluk
Rajiv Gandhi Hospital
Vijayanagar
Bangalore

Dear Sir,
I am a resident of Bangalore South Taluk. Near our locality, there are many slums. People living there do not follow any rules of hygiene and sanitation. Many are suffering from fever body ache etc., which could mean the spread of some deadly diseases. I am afrard it could be chikangunya. Hence I request you to kindly take stringent measures to check the spreading of disease and arrange for medicine for the same.

Thank you

Yours faithfully
Sd/-

VII. A. Match the expression under column A to its corresponding language functions under B. (1 × 5 = 5)

Question 47.

A. Expressions	B. Functions
1. What you told may be right, but	(a) introducing
2. Thank you very much	(b) disagreeing
3. Somu, this is Ramu.	(c) expressing gratitude
4. Oh ! My God	(d) greeting
5. Hello, Good evening	(e) expressing sympathy.

B. Complete the dialogue : (1 × 4 = 4)Answer:
(1) – b,
(2) – c,
(3) – a.
(4) – e,
(5) – d.

Somu: Hi Raju
Raju: …………………….
Somu: I’m fine. How are you
Raju: ……………………………..
Somu: Hey, you are working so hard. Can I help you?
Raju: ………………………………..
Somu: You are welcome! Shall I go?
Raju:………………………..
Answer:
Somu: Hi Raju!
Raju: Hello, Somu how are you?
Somu: I’m fine. How are you?
Raju : I am ok. Thank you.
Somu: Hey, you are working so hard. Can I help you?
Raju: No. Thanks.
Somu: 0k then. Shall I go?
Raju: 0k. See you, bye.

C. Dialogue Writing : (1 × 3 = 3)

Question 49.
Suresh has got the first rank in the CET exam. His friend Ramesh compliments him. Write a dialogue between Suresh and Ramesh. The dialogue should cover the following points:

About his hard work
About his ranking

Answer:
Ramesh: Hai! congrats on getting the first rank in the exam.
Suresh: Thank you. It was part of my efforts and part of my teacher’s guidance.
Ramesh: I am proud of you to have worked hard to get this success.
Suresh: Thanks for your compliments.