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+1EngSolvedQP - Model 2017
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(Qns 1-4) Read the passage and answer the following questions.
My dear friend, you have put the most difficult question among the many questions
that I have received from millions and millions of students whom I have met. I value
your question.
2. What was the most difficult question that was put before Dr. Kalam?
A) The most difficult question that was put before Dr. Kalam was about his fear
to achieve his dreams. He was afraid to talk to his teachers and his friends. He
even wanted to be the captain of the ship. But he complains that his education
didn’t help him to gain any confidence. He wanted to know if he could do all
these things and achieve this mission.
A) Dr. Kalam valued that question because the question and the fearful
condition of the boy represented the fear of many youths. He congratulated the
boy saying that it was the most difficult question he had ever faced.
4. What was the name of the poem that Dr. Kalam recited in response to the question?
5. “What kind of a country is India, Sir?” asked Mrs. Clifford, as she resumed her
cooking. ‘ A beautiful country.’ ‘Safe to live in?’ . In the questions of Mrs. Clifford
we see her concern about India.
What was the picture that Mrs. Clifford and Maggie had in their minds about India?
A) Mrs. Clifford and Maggie in the story “The Price of Flowers” written by
Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay were really anxious to know more about India.
They had a fearful picture in their minds about India. Mrs. Clifford’s son Frank
6. Imagine that you are a tourist guide at the Island of Kadavu. A group of foreign
tourists visit the place. Introduce the ritual of turtle calling to them.
By the by you have to be very alert to witness this strange ritual of turtle calling
and hunting of these turtles are strictly prohibited. Anyhow hope you all enjoyed
this ritual. Now it’s time to head back. Thank you all.
7. ‘You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow beings.’- Paul
McCartney.
You are moved by the story of Hasan, the serang. You want to talk in the School
assembly about his love, kindness, concern for fellow beings and selflessness and
expose hypocrites like Miss Jope-Smith. Prepare the script of the speech that you
would deliver.
We all are living in a society where everyone is not treated equally and many are
discriminated on the basis of religion, creed, caste and other social taboos. But I
am sure such thoughts would have no place in our mind after reading the story
of Hasan, the Serang.
Hasan in this story was a normal person like anyone else. But he is treated as an
ugly man and vulgar creature by the social promoters of the ship like Miss Jope-
Smith. She makes fun of him without trying to understand his potentials and
other good virtues. The story of Hasan has proved us that we can never judge a
man by his looks. Thus this story really exposes hypocrites like Miss Jope-Smith.
When many people in the ship were affected with small pox, Hasan showed no
reluctance in taking care of them. He served the people not for any economic
profit. He considered it as his duty as a human being to save the people at the
time of danger. He didn’t think that he would get the same disease. It was he
who took initiative to prepare a shelter for the poor patients on the afterdeck. He
was satisfied with the way he was. He was completely detached from the usual
hope of reward. He had courage, self control and faith as his wealth. We will be
wondering when we see him sewing the shrouds for the dead people. He himself
read aloud a short passage from the Ramayana before their bodies.
In this present world, we all are satisfied with the profits and economic benefits.
It is at this juncture, Hasan stands different. We all are getting blinded by the
evils of the world. It’s high time to open our eyes from selfishness. The social
promoters like Miss Jope-Smith failed to realize that it was Hasan who saved
them from getting affected by small pox. Yes, there are so many fashionable
people like this. They will never do anything for the good of the society. They are
really hypocrites who fail to realize any good in their fellow-beings.
Let’s be selfless in our attitude and treat everyone equally. Let’s work together
to make this world a better place to live in. Strive to be virtuous…. Thank you
A) The Titanic’s story will be remembered for ever because of the heroic courage
It was a very interesting match. Neither of the teams (1) was able to win a decisive
victory in the first half. In the second half, one of the players (2) was injured and
Team B suffered a set back. Team A had a clean victory. The coach, along with the
players (3) was awarded. Each of the player(4) was given a present.
A) These lines are from the poem “Sunrise on the Hills” written by an influential
American Poet H.W Longfellow. In this poem he presents his own experience as
he watches the sun rise amidst the hills. He considers nature as a counsellor,
guide and redeemer. In these lines he advises us to go to Nature at the time of
sadness and agony. He says that Nature is the perfect medicine that heals our
wounds both mentally and physically. Nature strengthens us and brings out a
smile which can last forever. Ultimately she provides solution for all our
problems we face in our daily life. It relaxes us and makes a soothing effect.
Being a perfect guide, it takes us through the right path. All the more it makes us
aware of the philosophy of life. Our life is a mixture of both sorrow and
happiness. Nature teaches us that after every dark night there is a beautiful
morning.
11. The title of the lecture was a question: “ Is the End in sight for Theoretical
Physics?”. Hawking startled his listeners by announcing that it was. He invited them
to join him in a sensational escape through time and space to find the Holy Grail of
science: the theory that explains the universe, and everything that happens in it.
As a newspaper reporter you were present at the inaugural lecture by the new
Lucasian Professor Stephen Hawking. Later you prepared a report for your
BY Nicholas Mathew
Washington DC, July 10th 2016: “Is the End in sight for Theoretical Physics?”.
This was one of the important questions confronted by the scientists of the
Modern Era. Now the solution or the perfect answer was done by the 38 year old
the youngest Lucasian Professor Stephen Hawking. They call him as supernova
of Physics.
His lecture on 29th April 1980 led everyone gathered in the Cockcroft Lecture
Room into a sensational escape through time and space to find the Holy Grail of
Science. It all started with a question made by him, “Is the End in Sight for
Theoretical Physics?”. Everyone was startled by his question. And he even
admitted that he also thought that it was the end in sight for Theoretical Physics.
Everyone presented there admitted that it was by far the best lecture presented
there so far.
In the end he was awarded for his outstanding performance. It seems like the
world of Physics and Science about to have a great change.
Being the best example for ‘Good can come out of any adversity’, Stephen
Hawking still explores and explodes. He explains the unquenchable thirst for
knowledge. He proves out to be a real inspiration for modern scientists.
(Qns 12-13) Read the following lines from the poem “To Sleep” and answer the
questions.
A) The poetic device used here is ‘alliteration’. The consonant sound ‘b’ is
repeated in these three words.
14. Walking for walking’ s sake may be a highly laudable and exemplary thing as it is
held to be by those who practise it. But Max Beerbohm has a different opinion.
A) No, I don’t completely agree with his opinion. Walking offers us good health
and physical balance. It is of course a productive exercise that keeps us alert and
active. Walking helps us to get the blood flow and concentration increased. But
when we walk with someone , the concept changes. According to Max Beerbohm,
it stops the brain. We have to blindly accept his opinions and remarks. It is at
this point I agree with the author. But even then walking has its own advantages.
It will surely increase our health. When we walk, it is good for Nature. Walking
reduces the using of vehicles and the air will not be more polluted. When we
walk with a definite purpose, it will add to our health. As a whole in this essay,
‘Going out for a Walk’, Max Beerbohm looks at walking from a different
perspective. He challenges the notion that walking is a productive mental
exercise. According to my viewpoint, a regular concentrated walking is always
accepted.
15. Write a precis of the following passage, reducing it to one-third of its length.
English education and English language have done immense good to India, in spite of
their glaring drawbacks. The notions of democracy and self-government are the boon
of English education. Those who fought and died for mother India’s freedom were
nursed in the cradle of English thought and culture. The West has made contribution
to the East. The history of Europe has fired the hearts of our leaders. Our struggle for
freedom has been inspired by the struggles for freedom in England, America and
France. If our leaders were ignorant of English and if they had not studied this
language, how could they have been inspired by these heroic struggles for freedom in
other lands? English, therefore, did us great good in the past and if properly studied
English is spoken throughout the world. For international contact, commerce and
trade, for the scientific studies, English is indispensable. English is very rich in
literature, our own literature has been made richer by this foreign language. It will
really be a fatal day if we altogether forget Shakespeare, Milton, Keats and Shaw.
English language has made far reaching results and impact in the Indian’s
outlook and attitude. We should try to acknowledge its merits than its
drawbacks. We should be grateful to the English culture for the type of
democracy and self-government we follow. Our struggle for freedom has been
inspired by the English freedom struggles. Thus English language brought us so
much good both in the past and in the present world. Let’s hope it will do the
same in future too. Being a universally accepted language, English is
indispensable in our life. We use it in our international contact, commerce and
trade. Besides , English has contributed much to our literature too. We should
never belittle the contributions of Shakespeare, Milton, Keats and Shaw in this
regard.
(Qns 16-19) Read the following lines from the poem “Death the Leveller” and answer
the questions.
16. The glories of our blood and state are shadows. Why?
A) The glories of our blood and state are shadows because they will not last for
long. They are not substantial things. They will not last long after our death.
Here glories of blood and state refer to our family status, position and wealth.
When death lays its icy hands, it levels everything and no one can stop it. Thus
all our glories will be faded after a certain time of our earthly life.
17. Why does the poet say that there is no armour against fate?
A) The poet says that there is no armour against fate because death treats
everyone equally. It considers all alike, the high and the low, the rich and the
poor, the strong and the weak. There is no discrimination in front of death. We
18. If the glories of our blood and state are shadows, what can survive death?
A) Concrete
20. There were little white wires hanging down from their ears, or tucked into
pockets, purses of jackets. The eyes were little vacant. Each was in his or her musical
world, walking to their sound track, stars in their own music video, almost oblivious
to the world around them.
Here the author describes the i-Pod people. Now, after ten years of this, i-Pod has
been replaced by modern smart phones. What is the situation now?
We all know that our world is developing day by day faster than we think. This
development has made lots of things easier for us.
Smart phones also come into being as a part of development. It brought about
tremendous changes in our life styles. First of all let me point out the good
aspects of smart phones. It makes lots of our jobs easier and saves our valuable
time. It helps us to have our friendship circle wider. People can contact anyone
in the world at short time. Smart phones also help people to put a reminder for
anything they want to remember. They also proved life saver for human beings
in many areas related with human health. It also proved boon for business to get
crucial information. Above all smart phones make people smarter and it helps
people to get in touch with the rest of the world.
Smart phones have their disadvantages too. This is really hazard for human life.
People suffer health problems of cancer due to electromagnetic waves. The
excessive use of smart phones ruin the social life of the people. They lose sight of
the real friends. It upsets the reality of life. Since anything is made available in
smart phones, people can’t lead a successful happy life by mingling with others.
It also affects their creativity faculty.
22. Use the correct form of the verbs given in brackets to fill in the
blanks.
Kate: I’m sorry. I can’t hear what you are saying (say) because
everybody is talking (talk) so loudly.
23. Even after his marriage Nicholai Ivanich lived stingly. Kept his wife half
starved and put the money into the bank in his own name.
24. Read the poem given below and write a note of appreciation.
On anything or anyone
A)
The poem named “To take each day as it comes” is a didactic poem on
the importance of leading a successful life. The poem appeals to
everyone in the present world. The poem celebrates optimistic
thoughts and principles to the readers in a simple way. This poem
contains a set of moral instructions. The title of the poem itself
unveils the theme of the poem.
The poem exhorts the reader to take each day as it comes and praise
and thank the God , our Creator. Then the poet reminds us to make
everyday plan to live gracefully on the Earth. The poet also shares his
simple thoughts to guard our thoughts and words. Besides he
instructs us to consider the value of our hands. He wants everybody
to bring a smile on others and to celebrate other’s success. He
advises us to take our sorrow in a true spirit and to do our part well in
God’s plan. The poet narrates all these principles not only for himself
but for the whole mankind.
The poet has made use of several poetic devices and images to inspire
us in the right path. We can see the poet’s use of metaphor in the line
‘the new dawn’s grace’ and personification in the line ‘guard my
thoughts as it roams’. We can see rhyming words in gain and pain.
The poet has used simple language to communicate his stream of
thoughts and plans of life. The images used by the poet are really apt
The Poet’s thoughts in this poem are really inspiring. It has some
similarity to the poem “If” written by Rudyard Kipling as it teaches
some virtues to attain manhood.
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