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C23- COMMON –101

23001
BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C-23)

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER—2024

FIRST YEAR (COMMON) EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 80

PART—A 3×10=30
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries three marks.
(3) Marks will be awarded only for the desired and accurate
language/grammatical expressions.
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1. (a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles :

Saran is _____ smartest boy in our class. He has _____ laptop. _____
laptop has many latest features.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions :

The were married _____ 1st January and were blessed _____ a child
_____ December.

2. (a) Give synonyms for the words : (i) anxiety (ii) rescue

(b) Give antonyms for the words : (i) real (ii) employment

(c) Add affixes to the words : (i) possible (ii) ability

3. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable primary helping verbs (be/do/have
forms) :

(i) Shikhar _____ a doctor.

(ii) They _____ not attend the function yesterday.

(iii) Shekhar _____ many job opportunities.

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 (b) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal verbs based on the clue given
in brackets :
(i) Aliya _____ dance very well. (ability)
(ii) You _____ utilize the time efficiently. (obligation)
(iii) He _____ help you. (possibility)

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb form using the base form given in
the brackets :
(a) Abhi _____ (play) cricket every Sunday.

(b) Sneha _____ (learn) German since January.

(c) Sahaja _____ (draw) a beautiful painting now.

5. Change the voice of the following :

(a) My pet parrot sings songs.

(b) Suhansh is being taught karate by this master.

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(c) Dada will buy a new car next month.
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6. (a) Gouse is _____ (hardworking) than Sudha.

( Fill in the blank with the appropriate degree

of the adjective given in the bracket )

(b) No other city is as populous as Mumbai in India.

( Change it into comparative degree )

(c) Dosa is one of my most favourite food items.

( Change it into positive degree )

7. (a) You need a thousand rupees to buy a dictionary.

( Write a polite expression asking your father for money )

(b) Aditya is working in this college.

( Convert into a negative sentence )

(c) They have settled in Bangalore.

( Add a question tag )

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 8. (a) You can’t score well in the exams _____ you waste your time like this.
( Fill in the blank with suitable conjunction )
(b) Ramesh saw the tiger and climbed a tree.
( Change into a simple sentence )
(c) The boy is too young to jump.
( Change into a complex sentence )

9. (a) Teja said to Sravan, “you are an intelligent boy”.

( Change into reported speech )
(b) Ajay said that he was going to temple then.
( Change into direct speech )
(c) Mom said to me, “will you write an essay on education?”
( Change into reported speech )

10. Correct the following sentences :

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(a) The wooden furniture are costly.
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(b) They have been waiting for the bus since 2 hours.
(c) You should return back the book.

PART—B 10×5=50

Instructions : (1) Answer any five questions.

(2) Each question carries ten marks.
(3) The criterion for the award of marks is the appropriate
content, quality and clarity of expression but not the
length of your answer.

11. Write a paragraph in 120 words about the need and the importance
of English for a bright career.

12. Write a set of instructions to use a smartphone purposefully without

misusing it.

13. Write a dialogue in at least eight turns between your friend and you
about the Polytechnic Diploma courses and their benefits over
Intermediate Education.

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14. Write an essay in about 175 words on protecting our environment.

15. Write a letter to the principal of your polytechnic to provide you the
cycle stand in your campus.

16. Imagine that your class had visited an industry/organization relevant

to your branch of engineering; write a report about the visit to submit
to your HOD.

17. (a) Write an E-mail to your friend requesting him/her to suggest you
few online English learning resources.

(b) Frame three “Wh” questions and two “Yes-No” questions from the
following passage :

A well-disciplined student, who has a positive attitude in life, is

focused. Discipline teaches students to be concentrated and
motivated towards their studies as well as other areas of their life.
Someone with strong goals is more focused and always keeps his
job on time in daily life. It helps the student to remain calm and
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composed. This helps him/her to maintain focus and to keep moving
on with the problems.
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18. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Your
answer should be accurate, precise and limited to a word or phrase
or a simple sentence :
The environment refers to the surroundings in which life exists on
earth. Components like animals, humans, sunlight, water, trees, and
air make up the environment. They are the earth’s living and non-living
components. Living organisms include trees, humans and animals. Non-
living components such as the sun, water and air are essential for man’s
life.
Both living and non-living organisms are dependent on each other
to maintain a balanced ecosystem. A disturbance in any of the categories
will create chaos in the entire ecosystem and threaten the environment.
Just like the growing human population has become a threat to the
environment. Global warming is a major threat to the environment. The
atmosphere and hydrosphere, on the other hand, are components of
the environment that have an impact on the lives of living things. The
atmosphere contains gases like oxygen and nitrogen. Every living being
is developed according to the characteristics of these components. Aquatic
species, for example, are designed to breathe underwater. Aerial animals
are designed to live in the air. So even the tiniest change in nature’s
subtle balance makes it difficult for living organisms to survive in the
environment it is designed to live in.
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 (a) Define environment according to the above passage.

(b) Mention the components which make up the environment.

(c) Why are the living and the non-living organisms inter-dependent?

(d) What is the major threat to the environment?

(e) Which non-living organisms are essential for human existence?

(f) What does the atmosphere consist of?

(g) Give an example of the aquatic species.

(h) List the living organisms from the passage.

(i) How are the aerial animals designed?

(j) Write the positive degree form of the adjective ‘tiniest’.

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23002
CHOT-CHPC-CHPP-EE-
EEVT-TT–101

23002
BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C-23)
MARCH/APRIL—2024

FIRST YEAR (COMMON) EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 80

PART—A 3×10=30
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries three marks.
(3) Answers should be brief and straight to the point and shall
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not exceed five simple sentences.
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1. (a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate Articles :

I bought _____ new dress for _____ farewell party. It is _____ elegant
piece.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable Prepositions :

The teacher wrote a sentence _____ the blackboard and asked us

_____ find the error _____ it.

2. (a) Give synonyms for the words :

(i) Demonstrate
(ii) Lethargic

(b) Give antonyms for the words :

(i) Friend
(ii) Virtual

(c) Add affixes to the words :

(i) Advantage
(ii) Determine

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 3. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable Primary Helping Verbs (be/do/have
forms) :
(i) Priya _____ not attend the classes last week.
(ii) Vinod _____ bought a new house in Tirupati.
(iii) Keethi _____ living in Gudur.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable Modal verbs based on the clue given
in brackets.
(i) You _____ submit the assignment by tomorrow. (obligation)
(ii) Sheetal is a writer. She _____ write poems. (ability)
(iii) Geeta has a lot of backlogs. She _____ discontinue her diploma.
(remote possibility)

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb form using the base form given in
the brackets.
(a) When I went home yesterday, my mother _____ (cook) biriyani.
(b) Next Friday, we _____ (attend) a seminar in our college.
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(c) Roopa _____ (finish) her homework just now.
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5. Change the voice of the following :

(a) My friend gave me this pen yesterday.
(b) I will complete my diploma in two years.
(c) Victor was elected as the class representative by us.

6. (a) Mumbai is _____ (big) than Hyderabad.

(Fill in with appropriate degree of the adjective given in the bracket)
(b) Very few students are as intelligent as Hari in the class.
(Change into positive degree)
(c) Oak is one of the tallest trees in America.
(Change into comperative degree)
7. (a) You want to leave the class. You want to seek permission from the
class teacher to leave the class. (Write a polite expression)
(b) Atul completed the taks in time. (Convert into negative sentence)
(c) Shruti is coming home next Sunday, _____
(Add ‘tag question’ to the statement)

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 8. (a) Vimala studied hard for exams _____ she didn’t score well.
(Fill in with suitable ‘Conjunction’)
(b) You prepare well for ECET. You will get admission into a good
engineering college.
(Combine the sentences using ‘if’ conditional)
(c) Prema is so innocent that she cannot cheat anyone.
(Change into a simple sentence)

9. (a) The Principal said to Giri, “Who is your English teacher?”

(Change into ‘reported speech’)
(b) Gopi said to Veena, “Please return this pen to Kamala”.
(Change into ‘reported speech’)
(c) Gouri said that she had been watching television since morning.
(Change into ‘direct speech’)
10. Correct the following sentences :

(a) I am hearing some noise outside.

(b) Both Ravi and Kamal has secured good jobs.

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(c) I prefer coffee than tea.

PART—B 5×10=50

Instructions : (1) Answer any five questions.

(2) Each question carries eight marks.
(3) Answers should be comprehensive and criterion for
valuation is the content but not the length of the answer.

11. Write a paragraph in about 150 words about the tech fest you attended
recently.

12. Write a set of instructions on how to get admission into the diploma
course.

13. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the problems you
face in speaking English fluently and suggest some measures to
improve.

14. Write an essay in about 175 words about the advantages and
disadvantages of social media.

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15. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner about the need for quick
disposal of garbage in your area to avoid the spread of diseases.

16. You visited an industry which gave you the latest information relevant
to your branch of engineering. Write a report about the visit to submit
to your HOD.

17. (a) Write an E-mail to the HOD of your branch requesting him to
issue a new identity card.

(b) Frame THREE ‘wh’ questions and TWO ‘Yes-No’ questions from
the following passage.

The role of women in the workplace has undergone a drastic

change in the last 50 years. Though the participation of women
increased, they remain substantially underrepresented as
innovators. They also face various types of stereotypical threats.
Gender stereotyping also affects innovation sphere badly. A recent
University of Washinigton study found that women do stay away
from some Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM)
fields due to gender disparity and a ‘masculineculture’.
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18. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Your
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answer should be accurate, precise and limited to a phrase or a simple

sentence.
Hobbies lead to better physical health, more sleep, lower stress, greater
life satisfaction, a larger social network and improved work performance.
“Hobbies live in the pleasure world, not necessarily the mastery would”,
says Hanselman. That resonates with Chris Johnson, recreational wood
worker, motorcyclist, gardener, cook and runner. He likes riding waves
but he knew he can never become a master surfer. And so he has taken
beekeeping in his backyard which is now home to 20,000 honeybees. “If
you derive joy from your hobby — it doesn’t matter if it’s board game or
beekeeping — I am confident it will make you better person in every
aspect of your life”, he says.
Hobbies present an escape-they can help you get out of your head and
calm down. Mathew J. Zawadzki researched the connection between
leisure and well-being. He suggests asking yourself how you want an
activity make you feel. Mentally engaged? Distracted? Relaxed? Socially
connected? It is also helpful to consider what your life is missing, like
creativity or physical activity. “Recognize that you have different needs
at different moments, and that’s OK”, he says. There’s no such thing as
one perfect hobby.
(a) Mention any two advantages of having a hobby.
(b) Mention any two hobbies of Chris Johnson.
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 (c) What was the research done by Mathew J. Zawadzki?
(d) Can we have a perfect hobby? Why?
(e) Pick out the word from the paragraph which means ‘riding waves’.
(f) List any two questions you should ask yourself before choosing an
activity as a hobby.
(g) Give antonym for the word ‘Pleasure’.
(h) What are your hobbies?
(i) Which should be preferred while choosing a hobby : Pleasure or
Mastery?
(j) Suggest a suitable title to the paragraph.

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C23-EC-ECII-CIOT–101

23003
BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C-23)
MARCH/APRIL—2024

FIRST YEAR (COMMON) EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 80

PART—A 3×10=30
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries three marks.
(3) Answers should be brief and straight to the point and should
not exceed five simple sentences.
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1. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles :

Nayak is _____ MP from Andhra Pradesh. He is going to Delhi to meet

_____ PM to get grants for _____ construction of Polavaram project.

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :

Ravi _____ was born _____ Tirupathi _____ 10th February, 2022 _____
10 AM.

2. (a) Give synonyms for the following words :

(i) Impact
(ii) Prevalent

(b) Give antonyms for the following words :

(i) Real
(ii) Cruel

(c) Give one word substitutes for the following phrases :

(i) The scientific study of insects
(ii) Fear of water

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 3. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable primary helping verbs (Be/Have/Do
forms).

(i) Vikram _____ going to visit Andaman next month.

(ii) Prasanna _____ not come to office yesterday.

(iii) David _____ a class today.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal verbs as per the context given
in the brackets :

(i) Priya _____ sing patriotic songs. (ability)

(ii) Anirudh _____ live in Bengaluru in his childhood. (past habit)

(iii) We _____ avoid using fossil fuels to protect our environment.

(moral obligation)

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in the brackets :

(a) Srinivas _____ (reach) the station before the train came.
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(b) Pallavi _____ (complete) her assignment just now.
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(c) Shashank _____ (stay) in the same house since 2015.

5. Change the voice of the following sentences :

(a) Satish taught the lesson to the students.

(b) The parcel was delivered by the postman.

(c) DRDO has developed Ugram rifle for the Indian army.

6. Fill in the blank with appropriate form of the adjective given in the
bracket :

(a) Pragnanand is the _____ (young) Chess grandmaster in the world.

(b) India is one of the most innovative countries in the world.

( Change it into comparative degree )

(c) The Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

( Change it into positive degree )

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 7. Rewrite as directed :

(a) Krishna can play the flute, _____

( Supply a suitable tag question )

(b) You didn’t understand the concept in the previous class.

( Write a polite expression requesting your teacher to repeat )

(c) The children built a sand castle on the beach.

( Change into a negative sentence )

8. Rewrite the sentences as directed :

(a) Radhika is not well. He came to college.

( Change into a complex sentence )

(b) I did not come to the trip because I did not have money.

( Change into a compound sentence )

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(c) The boy saw his mother at the school. He felt very happy.
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( Change into a simple sentence )

9. Rewrite as directed :

(a) Ajay said to me, “I am going to Ayodhya tomorrow.”

( Change into reported speech )

(b) Mohit said to me, “When will you take me to Andaman?”

( Change into reported speech )

(c) The district collector told the media that they had made all
arrangements.
( Change into direct speech )

10. Rewrite the following sentences after making necessary corrections :

(a) The news in the paper are very interesting.

(b) Shami took two wickets before we entered the stadium

(c) The Principal along with the Heads are coming to the meeting now.

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 PART—B 10×5=50

Instructions : (1) Answer any five questions.

(2) Each question carries ten marks.
(3) The criterion for the award of marks is the appropriate
content, quality and clarity of expression but not the
length of your answer.

11. Write a paragraph in 125 words about the advantages and disadvantages
of social media.

12. Give detailed directions to your younger who is visiting your college
for the first time.

13. Write a dialogue in at least eight turns between you and your brother
about admission into diploma course.
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14. Write an essay in 175 words about the causes and consequences of
air pollution with solutions.
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15. Write an official letter to the Executive Engineer of your Municipality

explaining him about the difficulties faced by the people due to lack
of drinking water facilities and request him to provide drinking water
connections.

16. Write a report about the industrial visit to electric bulb manufacturing
industry near your college.

17. (a) Write an e-mail to the Chief Engineer of APSPDCL requesting him
to permit your class for industrial visit.

(b) Frame three ‘Wh’ questions and two Yes/No questions from the
following passage :

The statue of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was unveiled in Vijayawada on

19th January. The statue is 206-foot tall and made of Bronze. This
is the tallest statue of Ambedkar in the world. It is installed in an
area of 18 acres in the busy MG Road in Vijayawada. The statue
serves as an inspiration to the young citizens.

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18. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Your
answer should be precise and accurate, limited to a phrase or a simple
sentence.
Astronauts are people who travel on spaceships. They need to have a
very clean home. We need clean kitchens everywhere on earth and also
in space. Astronauts have to solve two problems : how to get food and
how to keep their spaceship clean. Here is how they solved their food
problem. Earlier, the astronauts took tubes of food with them into space.
They would squeeze a tube a eat semi-liquid food. It didn’t taste great,
but since they didn’t need to take dishes or silverware with them, they
had no dishes to wash. But today’s spaceships have a bigger menu.
Astronauts can eat from bowls. In fact, they take cereal and other standard
food with them. The foods are packaged in special containers to keep
them fresh. They use knives, forks and spoons. One unusual item on
their table is a pair of scissors. They use the scissors to open the food
packages. They can eat right from the package. They have a kitchen on
the spaceship. Its oven can heat the food to 170 degrees centigrade. The
astronauts choose their menu before they go into the space. They take a
lot of food with them. How do they keep the kitchen clean? How do
astronauts keep their trays clean? They pack wet wipes in plastic bags.
They use them to clean trays. So, their kitchen is clean and they stay
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healthy.
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(a) What is the passage about?

(b) What are the problems to be solved by the astronauts?
(c) How did the astronauts take their food to the space earlier?
(d) What was wrong with the food they carried earlier?
(e) How do the astronauts eat their food nowadays?
(f) How is the food kept fresh by the astronauts now?
(g) How can the astronauts have warm and hot food?
(h) The astronauts can have any food they want after going to space.
True/False
(i) How do the astronauts keep the space kitchen clean?
(j) Pick a word from the passage that means ‘to clean’.

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23004
BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C-20)
MARCH/APRIL—2024

FIRST YEAR (COMMON) EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 80

PART—A 3×10=30
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries three marks.
(3) Answers should be brief and straight to the point and shall
not exceed five simple sentences.
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1. (a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles : ½×3=1½
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(i) I found _____ one rupee coin.

(ii) _____ Ganges is a perennial river.

(iii) My friend came after _____ hour.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions : ½×3=1½

(i) Please go _____ the market.

(ii) I have been waiting here _____ four hours.

(iii) I suffer _____ allergies.

2. (a) Give synonyms for the words : ½×2=1

(i) lament
(ii) several

(b) Give antonyms for the words : ½×2=1

(i) thick
(ii) nutrition

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 (c) Add affixes to the words : ½×2=1
(i) necessary

(ii) logic

3. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable Primary Helping Verbs (be/do/have
forms) : ½×3=1½

(i) He _____ a good student.

(ii) She _____ a new mobile phone now.

(iii) They _____ waiting at the bus stop.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable Modal verbs based on the clue given
in brackets. ½×3=1½

(i) I _____ write with both the hands. (ability)

(ii) Every student _____ attend exam at 9.30 AM tomorrow.

(obligation)
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(iii) I _____ wear uniform when I was in school. (past habit)
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4. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms using the base form given in
brackets :

(a) I _____ (read) English newspaper every day.

(b) Water _____ (boil) at 100ºC.

(c) We _____ (watch) a movie next Sunday.

5. Change the voice of the following :

(a) He has cut the tree.

(b) Chairs were being made by the carpenters.

(c) The boys bought new cycles.

6. (a) The Ganga is _____ (long) of all rivers in India.

(Fill in with appropriate degree of the adjective given in the bracket)
(b) Very few kings are as great as Ashoka.
(Change into comparative degree)
(c) Ravi is the tallest boy in the class. (Change into positive degree)
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 7. (a) You have to pay exam fee next week. Write a polite expression
requersting your father to send you money.
(b) We play online games. (Convert into a negative sentence)
(c) She attends college regularly. (Convert into a negative sentence)

8. (a) The criminal was punished _____ he was guilty.

(Fill in with suitable conjunction)
(b) You start immediately. You can catch the train.
(Change into a compound sentence)
(c) She wants to attend the meeting. Her family problems restrained
her. (Change into a complex sentence)

9. (a) He said, “I wrote a letter”. (Change into reported speech)

(b) The Prince said that he would learn to weave straw rugs.
(Change into a direct speech)
(c) The teacher said, “Students, can you solve the problem?”
(Change into a reported speech)
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10. Correct the following sentences :
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(a) She is my cousin sister.

(b) The police is interrogating the criminal.

(c) Everyone have problems.

PART—B 5×10=50

Instructions : (1) Answer any five questions.

(2) Each question carries eight marks.
(3) Answers should be comprehensive and criterion for
valuation is the content but not the length of the answer.

11. Write a paragraph in 120 words about ‘English for Employability’.

12. Write some instructions to open a savings bank account in a bank.

13. Write a dialogue in at least eight turns between a shopkeeper and you
as you want to buy a new mobile phone.

14. Write an essay in about 175 words on ‘Dealing with disister’.

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15. Write a letter to your friend describing the Republic Day celebrations
in your Polytechnic.

16. Write a report to your head of section about an industrial visit that
you made recently.

17. (a) Write an E-mail to your friend inviting him/her to attend your
annual day celebrations.

(b) Frame THREE ‘wh’ questions and TWO ‘Yes-No’ questions from
the following passage.

C. V. Raman was born on 28th February, 1888 at Tirucharapalli

in Tamil Nadu. His father was college Physics teacher. He was a
brilliant student from the very start. His parents decided to send
him abroad for higher studies. But on medical grounds, a British
surgeon advised them against it and Raman stayed in the country
to do MA course at Presidency college in Chennai.

18. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Your
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answer should be accurate, precise and limited to a word or phrase or a
simple sentence.
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Pollution means when our environment gets dirty and unsafe.

Imagine your home getting filled with trash and dust, making you sick.
Just like that, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land
where we live can become dirty too.
Air pollution happens when cars and factories release yucky stuff
into the air. It can make us cough and feel unwell. Water pollution is
when dirty things go into rivers and oceans, making the water unsafe
for fish and us. And land pollution is when we throw trash on the ground,
which can make our soil bad for plants and crops.
Noise pollution is when the sounds around us are too loud and
unpleasant, like loud traffic or noisy machines. It can be annoying and
even harm our health. Just like other types of pollution, it can hurt our
health and make it hard for us to concentrate or get a good night’s
sleep.
Pollution is a big problem, so we need to use less harmful stuff and
keep our environment clean for a happy, healthy planet.

(a) What is pollution?

(b) What is air pollution and where does it come from?
(c) Why is water pollution harmful and how does it happen?

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 (d) What is land pollution and how does it affect the environment?
(e) What is noise pollution?
(f) What are the effects of noise pollution?
(g) Find the word that is similar to Annoying?
(h) Find a word that is the opposite of ‘Unhealthy’.
(i) How can we create a healthy planet?
(j) Give a suitable title for this passage.

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23004
BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C-20)
MARCH/APRIL—2024

FIRST YEAR (COMMON) EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 80

PART—A 3×10=30
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries three marks.
(3) Answers should be brief and straight to the point and shall
not exceed five simple sentences.
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1. (a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles : ½×3=1½
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(i) I found _____ one rupee coin.

(ii) _____ Ganges is a perennial river.

(iii) My friend came after _____ hour.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions : ½×3=1½

(i) Please go _____ the market.

(ii) I have been waiting here _____ four hours.

(iii) I suffer _____ allergies.

2. (a) Give synonyms for the words : ½×2=1

(i) lament
(ii) several

(b) Give antonyms for the words : ½×2=1

(i) thick
(ii) nutrition

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 (c) Add affixes to the words : ½×2=1
(i) necessary

(ii) logic

3. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable Primary Helping Verbs (be/do/have
forms) : ½×3=1½

(i) He _____ a good student.

(ii) She _____ a new mobile phone now.

(iii) They _____ waiting at the bus stop.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable Modal verbs based on the clue given
in brackets. ½×3=1½

(i) I _____ write with both the hands. (ability)

(ii) Every student _____ attend exam at 9.30 AM tomorrow.

(obligation)
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(iii) I _____ wear uniform when I was in school. (past habit)
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4. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms using the base form given in
brackets :

(a) I _____ (read) English newspaper every day.

(b) Water _____ (boil) at 100ºC.

(c) We _____ (watch) a movie next Sunday.

5. Change the voice of the following :

(a) He has cut the tree.

(b) Chairs were being made by the carpenters.

(c) The boys bought new cycles.

6. (a) The Ganga is _____ (long) of all rivers in India.

(Fill in with appropriate degree of the adjective given in the bracket)
(b) Very few kings are as great as Ashoka.
(Change into comparative degree)
(c) Ravi is the tallest boy in the class. (Change into positive degree)
/23004 2 [ Contd...
 7. (a) You have to pay exam fee next week. Write a polite expression
requersting your father to send you money.
(b) We play online games. (Convert into a negative sentence)
(c) She attends college regularly. (Convert into a negative sentence)

8. (a) The criminal was punished _____ he was guilty.

(Fill in with suitable conjunction)
(b) You start immediately. You can catch the train.
(Change into a compound sentence)
(c) She wants to attend the meeting. Her family problems restrained
her. (Change into a complex sentence)

9. (a) He said, “I wrote a letter”. (Change into reported speech)

(b) The Prince said that he would learn to weave straw rugs.
(Change into a direct speech)
(c) The teacher said, “Students, can you solve the problem?”
(Change into a reported speech)
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10. Correct the following sentences :
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(a) She is my cousin sister.

(b) The police is interrogating the criminal.

(c) Everyone have problems.

PART—B 5×10=50

Instructions : (1) Answer any five questions.

(2) Each question carries eight marks.
(3) Answers should be comprehensive and criterion for
valuation is the content but not the length of the answer.

11. Write a paragraph in 120 words about ‘English for Employability’.

12. Write some instructions to open a savings bank account in a bank.

13. Write a dialogue in at least eight turns between a shopkeeper and you
as you want to buy a new mobile phone.

14. Write an essay in about 175 words on ‘Dealing with disister’.

/23004 3 [ Contd...
15. Write a letter to your friend describing the Republic Day celebrations
in your Polytechnic.

16. Write a report to your head of section about an industrial visit that
you made recently.

17. (a) Write an E-mail to your friend inviting him/her to attend your
annual day celebrations.

(b) Frame THREE ‘wh’ questions and TWO ‘Yes-No’ questions from
the following passage.

C. V. Raman was born on 28th February, 1888 at Tirucharapalli

in Tamil Nadu. His father was college Physics teacher. He was a
brilliant student from the very start. His parents decided to send
him abroad for higher studies. But on medical grounds, a British
surgeon advised them against it and Raman stayed in the country
to do MA course at Presidency college in Chennai.

18. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Your
5
answer should be accurate, precise and limited to a word or phrase or a
simple sentence.
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Pollution means when our environment gets dirty and unsafe.

Imagine your home getting filled with trash and dust, making you sick.
Just like that, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land
where we live can become dirty too.
Air pollution happens when cars and factories release yucky stuff
into the air. It can make us cough and feel unwell. Water pollution is
when dirty things go into rivers and oceans, making the water unsafe
for fish and us. And land pollution is when we throw trash on the ground,
which can make our soil bad for plants and crops.
Noise pollution is when the sounds around us are too loud and
unpleasant, like loud traffic or noisy machines. It can be annoying and
even harm our health. Just like other types of pollution, it can hurt our
health and make it hard for us to concentrate or get a good night’s
sleep.
Pollution is a big problem, so we need to use less harmful stuff and
keep our environment clean for a happy, healthy planet.

(a) What is pollution?

(b) What is air pollution and where does it come from?
(c) Why is water pollution harmful and how does it happen?

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 (d) What is land pollution and how does it affect the environment?
(e) What is noise pollution?
(f) What are the effects of noise pollution?
(g) Find the word that is similar to Annoying?
(h) Find a word that is the opposite of ‘Unhealthy’.
(i) How can we create a healthy planet?
(j) Give a suitable title for this passage.

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23001
BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C-23)
MARCH/APRIL—2024

FIRST YEAR (COMMON) EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 80

PART—A 3×10=30
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries three marks.
(3) Marks will be awarded only for the desired and accurate
language/grammatical expressions.
5
25

1. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles :

I saw _____ monkey. _____ monkey had _____ orange in its hand..

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :

Subhash has been working _____ this college _____ 2013.

He is fond _____ teaching.

2. (a) Give synonym to the words :

(i) Victory
(ii) Nurture

(b) Give antonym to the word :

(i) Receive
(ii) Fear

(c) Give affixes to the words :

(i) Sudden
(ii) Success

/23001 1 [ Contd...
 3. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable primary helping verbs (Be/Have/Do
forms).

(i) Pavan _____ a clerk in our office.

(ii) He _____ not inform us about the meeting last time.

(iii) Swathi _____ a new mobile in her bag.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal verbs based on the clue given
in brackets.

(i) They _____ to ride bicycles in their childhood. (past habit)

(ii) Siva _____ speak English fluently. (ability)

(iii) We _____ eat healthy food. (obligation)

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb form using the base form given in
the brackets.

(a) Sumith _____ (write) the Polycet exam tomorrow.

5
(b) Mrudula _____ (sing) a bhajan in the temple now.
25

(c) Harsha _____ (complete) the syllabus before the exam was conducted.

5. Change the voice of the following :

(a) Srinu has gifted me a watch.

(b) Vijaya was declared the winner in the elocution competition by the
teacher.

(c) Meghana does yoga daily.

6. (a) Clean water is _____ (good) than any other drink for health.

( Fill in the blank with the appropriate degree

of the adjective given in the bracket )

(b) Jyothi is nicer than any other girl in the class.

( Change it into positive degree )

(c) Very few businessmen are as wealthy as Prathap.

( Change it into superlative degree )

/23001 2 [ Contd...
 7. (a) You need the help of your friend to visit a doctor.

( Write a polite expression asking your friend for help )

(b) Ayesha is coming with us.

( Convert into a negative sentence )

(c) Zeenath has a car.

( Add question tag )

8. (a) They are tired _____ they have applied for leave today.

( Fill in the blank with suitable conjunction )

(b) Seeing a tiger, Sunil climbed the tree.

( Change into a compound sentence )

5
(c) Monesh is too weak to lift the bag.
25

( Change into a complex sentence )

9. (a) Nilu said to me, “You have changed a lot.”

( Change into reported speech )

(b) I told my friend that I was having my lunch then.

( Change into direct speech )

(c) Mohan said to us, “Did you listen to the news yesterday?”

( Change into reported speech )

10. Correct the following sentences :

(a) Each student have contributed for the techfest.

(b) Rekha met me at Sunday.

(c) Virat plays well, isn’t he?

/23001 3 [ Contd...
 PART—B 10×5=50

Instructions : (1) Answer any five questions.

(2) Each question carries ten marks.
(3) The criterion for the award of marks is the appropriate
content, quality and clarity of expression but not the
length of your answer.

11. Write a paragraph explaining the problems you face while learning
English and suggest few solutions to overcome them.

12. Construct a dialogue between two friends on the importance of goal

setting in life.

13. Write a letter to your principal requesting him to issue your certificates
as you have passed diploma and want to apply for a job.

14. Write an essay on ‘Dealing with Disaster’.

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25

15. Write a report on the plantation drive conducted in your polytechnic.

16. Write a set of instructions on how to get an admission into a polytechnic

diploma course.

17. (a) Draft an E-mail to your friend inviting him to spend the weekend
with you.

(b) Frame three “Wh” questions and two “Yes-No” questions from the
following passage :

When I walked into the doctor’s office, I was feeling a little nervous.
I had never been to the doctor on my own before and I wasn’t sure
what to expect. The receptionist greeted me with a warm smile and
asked me to sit down. I waited a few minutes before calling the
exam room.
The doctor was very friendly and asked me lots of questions about
my health and any symptoms I was experiencing. He examined me
and did some tests and then gave me some advice on how to take
care of myself. He prescribed some medicine for me to take and
told me to come back in a week to check my progress.

/23001 4 [ Contd...
18. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Your answer should be accurate, precise and limited to a word or
phrase or a simple sentence :
What exercise is to the body, reading is to the mind. There are different
purposes for reading. One of them is deriving pleasure. Children reading
for their pleasure rarely stop to ask about the words. They want to get
on with the story. If the word is important, they can usually make a
good guess about what it is. “He drew an arrow from his quiver”. Easy to
see that a quiver is some sort of gadget to put arrows in. More complicated
words they figure out by meeting them in different contexts. People
learn to read well and get a good vocabulary from books, not workbooks
or dictionaries. As a kid, I read years ahead of my age, but I never looked
up words in dictionaries and didn’t even have a dictionary. In my lifetime,
I don’t believe I have looked at even as many as fifty words – neither have
most good readers. Most people don’t know how dictionary are made.
Each new dictionary starts from scratch. The company making the
dictionary employs thousands of ‘editors’, to whom they give a list of
words. The job of the editor is to collect as many examples as possible of
the ways in which these words are actually used. They look for the
words in books, newspapers and so forth and every time they find one,
they cut out or copy that particular example. Then after reading these
5
examples, they decide ‘from the context’ what the writer in each case
had meant by the words. From these, they make definitions. A dictionary,
25

in other words, is a collection of people’s opinions about what words

mean as other people use them.
(a) How is reading compared in this passage?
(b) Write one of the purposes of reading mentioned in this passage.
(c) What is the meaning of the word ‘quiver’ according to the passage?
(d) What is the best way to acquire good vocabulary according to the
author of the passage?
(e) What is the job of the editors of dictionaries?
(f) Where do the editors look for the words?
(g) What is the main idea of the passage?
(h) Write the synonym of the word ‘context’.
(i) What is a dictionary according to the author?
(j) Write the antonym of the word ‘pleasure’.

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 23001
C23-A-AA-C-M-MET-MNG-MRAC–101

23001
BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C-23)
MARCH/APRIL—2024

FIRST YEAR (COMMON) EXAMINATION

ENGLISH
Time : 3 Hours ] [ Total Marks : 80

PART—A 3×10=30
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries three marks.
(3) Marks will be awarded only for the desired and accurate
language/grammatical expressions.
5
25

1. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles :

I saw _____ monkey. _____ monkey had _____ orange in its hand..

(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :

Subhash has been working _____ this college _____ 2013.

He is fond _____ teaching.

2. (a) Give synonym to the words :

(i) Victory
(ii) Nurture

(b) Give antonym to the word :

(i) Receive
(ii) Fear

(c) Give affixes to the words :

(i) Sudden
(ii) Success

/23001 1 [ Contd...
 3. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable primary helping verbs (Be/Have/Do
forms).

(i) Pavan _____ a clerk in our office.

(ii) He _____ not inform us about the meeting last time.

(iii) Swathi _____ a new mobile in her bag.

(b) Fill in the blanks with suitable modal verbs based on the clue given
in brackets.

(i) They _____ to ride bicycles in their childhood. (past habit)

(ii) Siva _____ speak English fluently. (ability)

(iii) We _____ eat healthy food. (obligation)

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb form using the base form given in
the brackets.

(a) Sumith _____ (write) the Polycet exam tomorrow.

5
(b) Mrudula _____ (sing) a bhajan in the temple now.
25

(c) Harsha _____ (complete) the syllabus before the exam was conducted.

5. Change the voice of the following :

(a) Srinu has gifted me a watch.

(b) Vijaya was declared the winner in the elocution competition by the
teacher.

(c) Meghana does yoga daily.

6. (a) Clean water is _____ (good) than any other drink for health.

( Fill in the blank with the appropriate degree

of the adjective given in the bracket )

(b) Jyothi is nicer than any other girl in the class.

( Change it into positive degree )

(c) Very few businessmen are as wealthy as Prathap.

( Change it into superlative degree )

/23001 2 [ Contd...
 7. (a) You need the help of your friend to visit a doctor.

( Write a polite expression asking your friend for help )

(b) Ayesha is coming with us.

( Convert into a negative sentence )

(c) Zeenath has a car.

( Add question tag )

8. (a) They are tired _____ they have applied for leave today.

( Fill in the blank with suitable conjunction )

(b) Seeing a tiger, Sunil climbed the tree.

( Change into a compound sentence )

5
(c) Monesh is too weak to lift the bag.
25

( Change into a complex sentence )

9. (a) Nilu said to me, “You have changed a lot.”

( Change into reported speech )

(b) I told my friend that I was having my lunch then.

( Change into direct speech )

(c) Mohan said to us, “Did you listen to the news yesterday?”

( Change into reported speech )

10. Correct the following sentences :

(a) Each student have contributed for the techfest.

(b) Rekha met me at Sunday.

(c) Virat plays well, isn’t he?

/23001 3 [ Contd...
 PART—B 10×5=50

Instructions : (1) Answer any five questions.

(2) Each question carries ten marks.
(3) The criterion for the award of marks is the appropriate
content, quality and clarity of expression but not the
length of your answer.

11. Write a paragraph explaining the problems you face while learning
English and suggest few solutions to overcome them.

12. Construct a dialogue between two friends on the importance of goal

setting in life.

13. Write a letter to your principal requesting him to issue your certificates
as you have passed diploma and want to apply for a job.

14. Write an essay on ‘Dealing with Disaster’.

5
25

15. Write a report on the plantation drive conducted in your polytechnic.

16. Write a set of instructions on how to get an admission into a polytechnic

diploma course.

17. (a) Draft an E-mail to your friend inviting him to spend the weekend
with you.

(b) Frame three “Wh” questions and two “Yes-No” questions from the
following passage :

When I walked into the doctor’s office, I was feeling a little nervous.
I had never been to the doctor on my own before and I wasn’t sure
what to expect. The receptionist greeted me with a warm smile and
asked me to sit down. I waited a few minutes before calling the
exam room.
The doctor was very friendly and asked me lots of questions about
my health and any symptoms I was experiencing. He examined me
and did some tests and then gave me some advice on how to take
care of myself. He prescribed some medicine for me to take and
told me to come back in a week to check my progress.

/23001 4 [ Contd...
18. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.
Your answer should be accurate, precise and limited to a word or
phrase or a simple sentence :
What exercise is to the body, reading is to the mind. There are different
purposes for reading. One of them is deriving pleasure. Children reading
for their pleasure rarely stop to ask about the words. They want to get
on with the story. If the word is important, they can usually make a
good guess about what it is. “He drew an arrow from his quiver”. Easy to
see that a quiver is some sort of gadget to put arrows in. More complicated
words they figure out by meeting them in different contexts. People
learn to read well and get a good vocabulary from books, not workbooks
or dictionaries. As a kid, I read years ahead of my age, but I never looked
up words in dictionaries and didn’t even have a dictionary. In my lifetime,
I don’t believe I have looked at even as many as fifty words – neither have
most good readers. Most people don’t know how dictionary are made.
Each new dictionary starts from scratch. The company making the
dictionary employs thousands of ‘editors’, to whom they give a list of
words. The job of the editor is to collect as many examples as possible of
the ways in which these words are actually used. They look for the
words in books, newspapers and so forth and every time they find one,
they cut out or copy that particular example. Then after reading these
5
examples, they decide ‘from the context’ what the writer in each case
had meant by the words. From these, they make definitions. A dictionary,
25

in other words, is a collection of people’s opinions about what words

mean as other people use them.
(a) How is reading compared in this passage?
(b) Write one of the purposes of reading mentioned in this passage.
(c) What is the meaning of the word ‘quiver’ according to the passage?
(d) What is the best way to acquire good vocabulary according to the
author of the passage?
(e) What is the job of the editors of dictionaries?
(f) Where do the editors look for the words?
(g) What is the main idea of the passage?
(h) Write the synonym of the word ‘context’.
(i) What is a dictionary according to the author?
(j) Write the antonym of the word ‘pleasure’.

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