Jr. Inter English QP - 20 Nov 2024
Jr. Inter English QP - 20 Nov 2024
Madhapur
PART -I
ENGLISH, PAPER -I
HALF YEARLY EXAM (2024-25)
Total No. of Questions: 15 Total No. of Printed
Pages: 4
Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80
SECTION – A
1. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4=8
a) What is the significance of the Postscript to the text in Father, Dear Father?
b) Why was Thimmakka called ‘Saalumarada’?
c) What does the boy think of his grandparents in his letter?
2. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each 2x4=8
a) Life is queer with its twists and turns….. List a few twists as mentioned in the poem.
b) ‘An easy-to-read poem’, Keep Going is rich both in its content and form. Explain the above
statement with examples.
c) Explain the narrator’s experience in finding out what happiness is.
3. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each. 2x4=8
a) Write a paragraph on how Alan and his parents felt excited when he was chosen to play
for the school cricket match.
b) The young man feels that the five boons are not gifts, but merely lendings. Justify his
opinion with reference to his experiences.
c) Every time the youth chooses a gift, the fairy expresses her dissatisfaction with her
gestures. Comment.
SECTION – B
4×1=4
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a
word or a sentence each.
And in the classroom next morning the boys gave Alan three loud cheers, as only schoolboys can,
for in some mysterious fashion they too had learned all about his kind act.
i. From which story is this passage taken and who is the writer of the story?
ii. Where and when did the schoolboys meet?
iii. What did they do?
iv. What does the phrase three loud cheers mean?
v. How did the boys come to know about Alan's kind act?
vi. Pick out the word from the passage which means strange.
5. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given after it in a
A woman is a full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform, goes a
glorious compliment, highlighting woman's power. Then, if many women are at the helm of a village,
can you imagine the degree of transformation? A lively example is unfolding itself at Madhavaram
village of Suryapet district. With the initiative from the sons of the soil like Sri Koti Reddy,
Superintendent of Police, Ram Sudheer, School Assistant (Teacher), the entire village Panchayat
was unanimously occupied by an all-women team. Besides, women's committees were formed for
each important village development activity like education, health, drinking water and sanitation.
Ms. Vijayalakshmi, Sarpanch and Ms. Janakamma, Vice-Sarpanch were all smiles when asked
about their achievements in a short span of time. The long list includes a library, purified water, a
gymnasium, English Medium Sections in ZP School, greenery etc. Their honesty in admitting that
their move towards prohibition of liquor still awaits results stuns everyone. The village serves as a
model, showcasing women's power.
i. Frailty, thy name is woman, says Shakespeare. But what does this passage say in this
regard? (Frailty here means weakness.)
ii. Mention the unique feature of Madhavaram's present panchayat.
iii. What do other all-women committees have for their function?
iv. Why were the Sarpanch and Vice-Sarpanch all smiles?
v. Who initiated the village development activities?
vi. Write the expression from the passage used to mean in the charge of.
SECTION - C
[NOTE: ANSWERS of this Section must be written at one place in the same serial order.]
6. Match ANY EIGHT of the following words in Column- A with their meanings in Column – B.
8×½=4
Column - A Column -B
i. topsy-turvy a. nervous, rude
ii. transgression b. exceptionally large
iii. adamant c. doing wrong, violation of a code
iv. nervy d. Awarded a degree, a title
v. harbinger e. upside down
vi. On set f. A particular aspect
vii. massive g. buckets
viii. conferred h. unyielding, inflexible
ix. facet i. On set
x. pails j. something that foretells the coming of something
7. Identify the parts of speech of ANY EIGHT of the following underlined words. 8×½=4
4
i. You know just like that boy, Vinu, in that award winning film. He prattles on - _____ (1)
Hibiscus is red _____ (2) hundred times, but in his book, he colors it yellow. Are we missing
out on _____ (3) essence of life? Papa, that's what happens in my craft and drawing class.
My imagination wants to soar like _____ (4) rocket to _____ (5) Jupiter and _____ (6) Mars.
To traverse new worlds, new fields.
ii. Thimmakka (She) has been recognized by _____ (7) Government of India and was recently
conferred with _____ (8) Padma Shri award in 2019, which is _____ (9) fourth highest
civilian award in _____ (10) Republic of India.
9. Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with suitable prepositions. 8×½=4
10. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences correcting the underlined errors. 4 × 1 = 4
11. Supply the missing letters in ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8×½=4
12. Identify the silent consonant(s) in ANY EIGHT of the following words. 8×½=4
13. Write ANY FOUR of the following transcriptions using ordinary English spelling. 8 × 1 = 8
i. /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/
ii. /əˈpɪərəns/
iii. /ˈmenʃən/
iv. /ˈdʒent(ə)lmən/
v. /ˈtrembl/
vi. /sliːp/
vii. /ˈætɪk/
viii. /kɜːb/
ix. /ˈvenʤəns/
x. /əˈkweɪnt/
14. Circle ANY FOUR of the words that sound different from the other words in that set with regard
15. Mention the number of syllables in ANY FOUR of the following words. 8×1=8
i. present
ii. phone
iii. property
iv. persistent
v. ant
vi. particular
vii. bachelor
viii. anesthesia
ix. honor
x. amplification