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Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education

Hyderabad
Model Question Paper for First Year English from March 2025 onwards
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 80
SECTION – A
1. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each.
2×4=8
a) What does the boy in Father, Dear Father think of his grandparents in
his letter?
b) All great things have humble, small beginnings. Justify the statement
based on the life and work of Thimmakka.
c) Box and Cox fulfills all the characteristics of a one-act play. Explain.
2. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each.
2×4=8
a) Discuss the aptness of the title, The Noble Nature, for the poem.
b) How does the poem, The Beggar describe the farmer's pathetic physical
condition?
c) Life is queer with its twists and turns, … . List a few twists as
mentioned in the poem, Keep Going.
3. Answer ANY TWO of the following questions in about 100 words each.
2×4=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) "A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl and a colonel."
Discuss with reference to the story, The Dinner Party.
c) Does the story, The Short-sighted Brothers support the wise saying,
Honesty is the best policy? Discuss.
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SECTION - B
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions
given after it in a word or a sentence each. 4×1=4
"The years have taught you wisdom - surely it must be so. Three gifts
remain.
Only one of them has any worth - remember it, and choose warily."
The man reflected long, then chose Fame; and the fairy, sighing, went her
way.
Years went by and she came again, and stood behind the man where he
sat solitary in the fading day, thinking. And she knew his thought.
i. Two of the remaining gifts are worthy. Say true or false.
ii. What did the man opt this time?
iii. Was the fairy happy with his selection?
iv. Which word in the passage indicates that the man was alone?
v. Write the synonym of the word renown from the passage.
vi. Write the word from the passage which means disappearing gradually.
5. Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions
given after it in a word or a sentence each. 4×1=4
Beauty lies in … … …
A thing of beauty is a joy forever, says Keats. But what is real beauty? A
big question. Yet, people crave for beauty. And man’s (or woman’s) craze for
beauty supports big business. Cosmetics cost a lot. Here is a list of priceless
cosmetics. On being asked, a wise woman gives the list from the core of her
heart. I use truth for my lips; prayer for my voice; kindness and compassion
for my eyes; love for my heart; charity for my hands and finally, uprightness
for my figure! How long-lasting the cosmetics are! How valuable they are!
Priceless possessions!
i. What does Keats say about beauty?
ii. What does the beauty business thrive on?
iii. What list does the wise woman give us?
iv. Where can one get the cosmetics the wise woman uses?
v. What does that wise woman use to make her eyes look beautiful?
vi. Describe the cosmetics the wise woman uses?
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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. appreciate a. convince
ii. bring about b. the quality of being kind, generous
iii. provide c. beyond hope
iv. lighten d. acceptance as true
v. chasme e. dismiss, become free
vi. recognition f. make something happen
vii. benevolence g. gap, wide difference
viii. get rid of h. give something to somebody
ix. persuade i. value something highly
x. desperate j. reduce the amount of worry
7. Identify the parts of speech of ANY EIGHT of the following underlined
words. 8×½=4
Oh! (1) Papa, last (2) week my rose plant (3) almost (4) died (5). Some pests.
I asked my Biology teacher what (6) I should do to (7) save it (8). And (9) she
was cross (10).
8. Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with a, an or the. 8×½=4
i. My effort was over and I collapsed almost unconscious, with ____ (1)
arm on either side of me. It was only then that real pain overtook me. I
felt like ____ (2) exploded flashlight with no will to live; I just went on
existing in ____ (3) most passive physical state without being quite
unconscious.
ii. It was ____ (4) capital idea of mine. But I haven't ____ (5) instant to
lose. First of all, let me put Mr. Cox's things out of Mr. Box's way. Now
then, to put ____ (6) key where Mr. Cox always finds it.
iii. You must cross ____ (7) Atlantic to go to ____ (8) U.S.A.
iv. Lynda is ____ (9) Australian, but her husband is ____ (10) European.
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9. Fill in ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with suitable prepositions.

8×½=4
i. As she grew up, she was married _____ (1) Sri BikkalaChikkayya _____
(2) Hulikal village _____ whom she found a purpose _____ (3) planting
trees.
ii. Thimmakka and her husband used to carry four pails _____ (4) water
_____ (5) a distance _____ (6) 4 km to water the saplings.
iii. Thimmakka continues her fight _____ (7) afforestation.
iv. It is difficult to swim _____ (8) the Godavari river _____ (9) the rainy
season.
v. My brother knows French and German _____ (10) Latin.
10. Fill in ANY FOUR of the following blanks with suitable forms of the verbs
given in brackets. 4×1=4
i. ________it Adam and Eve ________(eat) the Tree of knowledge, all
over again?
ii. Mrs. Bouncer's, I ________ (be) bound. She ________(think) to cook
her breakfast while I ________(be) asleep - with my coals, too!
iii. I ________(return) the novel as soon as I finish it.
11. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences as directed. 4×1=4
i. Do you apply Pythagoras Theorem or Newton's Law of Gravity?
(Change the sentence to passive voice.)
ii. My father says, "I love my country."
(Change the sentence to indirect speech.)
iii. I asked my Biology teacher what I should do to save it.
(Change the sentence to direct speech.)
iv. No other animal lives as long as the turtle.
(Change the sentence to comparative degree.)
v. Age is not bigger than aspirations!
(Change the sentence to positive degree.)
vi. Thimmakka continues her fight against deforestation.
(Add a question tag.)
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12. Rewrite ANY FOUR of the following sentences correcting the underlined
errors. 4×1=4
i. Athletics are my favourite sport.
ii. When did the meeting begins?
iii. Amala is senior than me.
iv. He sings good.
v. He boasts about his will power.
vi. Though he is fat, still he runs fast.
13. Supply the missing letters to ANY EIGHT of the following words.
8×½=4
i. m – – th ii. l – – rn iii. cha – – enge
iv. su – – ess v. n – – se vi. fea – – ers
vii. wo – – le viii. invar – – bly ix. an – – er
x. preci – – s
14. Identify the silent consonant letters in ANY EIGHT of the following words.
8×½=4
i. honest ii. knowledge iii. chalk
iv. design v. pneumonia vi. debt
vii. listen viii. white ix. light
x. dawn
15. Write ANY FOUR of the following transcriptions using ordinary English
spelling. 4×1=4
i. /ltrsi/ ii. /sæpl/ iii. /velbl/
iv. /brekfst/ v. /vres/ vi. /svlin/
16. Circle ANY FOUR of the words that sound different from the other words
in that set with regard to the sounds of the bold letters. 4×1=4
i. sing bind ring
ii. area great idea
iii. strange energy get
iv. near bear fear
v. since easy sorry
vi. phone no do
17. Mention the number of syllables in ANY FOUR of the following words.
4×1=4
i. subject ii. monsoon iii. relaxing
iv. encouragement v. bewildered vi. woman
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