STATE LEVEL MOCK TEST ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION

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1 STATE LEVEL MOCK TEST ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION 1 1. Answer: (D) Lyrical Ballads is a collection of poems by the English poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It was first published anonymously in 1798 as Lyrical Ballads with a few Other Poems. The small book contained twenty-three poems; four by Coleridge, including The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and the rest by Wordsworth, including " "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey" "The Foster-Mother's Tale" (by Coleridge) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (by Coleridge) "Simon Lee, the old Huntsman" by Wordsworth "Anecdote for Fathers" by Wordsworth 2. Answer: (C) (a) John Masefield was born in Ledbury in 1878 in Herefordshire. After an unhappy education at the Kings School in Warwick, he entered the merchant navy at the age of 16. A year later, after completing a Atlantic voyage, he deserted ship and became a vagrant in America. He returned to England in 1897 and settled as a versatile writer. In 1930 Masefield became poet laureate. He died in 1967 (b) (c) (d) (e) D.H. Lawrence spent several years as a teacher before turning to write for a livelihood William Wordsworth, was an eminent poet of nature, was born on 7 th April, 1770, at Cocker mouth, Cumberland, in the Lake District Joseph Stalin ( ) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. Born this day in 1819, Walter Walt Whitman is considered by many, one of America s most influential poets. An essayist and journalist, his writings reflected his humanist nature. Whitman has been described as the first American Bard of democracy. He held strong democratic values and was an outspoken proponent for the abolition of slavery, for women s property rights, immigration and for an equitable society.

2 3. Answer: (D) (9 TH STD Laugh and be Merry John Masefield) John Masefield was born in Ledbury in 1878, Herefordshire, England. After an unhappy education at the Kings school in Warwick, he entered the merchant navy at the age of 16, deserted ship and became a vagrant in America. He returned to England in1897 and settled as a versatile writer. A few of his earlier works are Salt Water Ballads, Manchester Guardian and The Everlasting Mercy. Masefield died in the year Answer: (B) The word Ere means Before (in time) The children laid a Staying Hand on the other because they were afraid to hear the sound of the brook. To get rid of fear, they laid a staying hand. Suddenly, they hear the clear sound of the brook mingled with their sounds and they instinctively lay a hand on each other. 5. Answer: (C) Option C Odd one out Option C Work of Helen Keller Options A, B and D Books written by Nelson Mandela Strike Against War - by Helen Keller, American author and public speaker Nelson Mandela: No Easy Walk to Freedom This collection of Mandela s writings and speeches was first published in this format in The struggle is my life: his speeches and writings brought together with historical documents and accounts of Mandela in prison by fellow-prisoners Favourite African Folktales by Nelson Mandela 6. Answer: (A) (A)Diagnose (Verb) - identify the nature of (an illness or other problem) by examination of the symptoms. (B)Grandiose Adjective - extravagantly or pretentiously imposing in appearance or style. (C)Venomous Adjective - poisonous (D)Verbose Adjective - using or expressed in more words than are needed 7. Answer: (C) (10 TH STD The Model Millionaire Oscar Wilde)

3 (a) An amazing model? shouted Trevor at the top of his voice. I should think so! Such beggars as he are not to be met with every day. (b) An old gentleman came into the room. I have come from Baron Hausberg, he continued. I beg sir, that you will offer him my apologies, stammered Hughie. (c) What an amazing model! whispered Hughie, as he shook hands with his friend (d) Oh, my God! I could not make out why he was so interested to know all about you; but I see it all now. He refers to Baron Hausberg 3 (e) What will he think of me? said Hughie 8. Answer: (A) (12 TH STD To the Land of Snow Ashtushi Deshpande) The last leg is up a landslide. I turn a corner and there below, in a hidden nook sandwiched between two glaciers, stand the twin ponds of Dudh and Suraj Kund with the stunning icefall forming a magnificent backdrop. I greedily bend down to drink some water from the holy pond it is the sweetest I have ever tasted. 9. Answer: (C) Options II and IV are the utterances of Shylock Options I and III are the utterances of Portia l. Speaker: Portia The money wasn t paid back! And so the Jew may lawfully claim a pound of flesh nearest the merchant s heart, to be cut off by him. 2. Shylock is my name. I cannot find it; tis not in the bond Speaker: Shylock When Portia asks Shylock to have a surgeon on charity to stop the bleeding of Antonio Shylock says I can t find it. It s not in the contract. 3. Speaker: Portia This contract doesn t give you any blood at all. The words expressly specify a pound of flesh. So take your penalty of a pound of flesh, but if you shed one drop of Christian blood when you cut it, the state of Venice will confiscate your land and property under Venetian law. 4. Speaker: Shylock When Portia allows Shylock to cut flesh from Antonio s breast as the law allows it and the court awards it. Shylock praises Portia - What a wise judge! Come on, get ready.

4 10. Answer: (C) (12 TH STD Bon Voyage Kalpana Chawla) Option C is incorrect (B) In 1988, Kalpana Chawla started work at NASA Ames Research Centre. (C) In December 1994, she was selected by NASA out of 2962 applicants as an astronaut candidate in the 15 th group of astronauts (D)According to NASA, her academic accomplishments, intense physical fitness and experience as a pilot made her a natural choice (A) She reported to the Johnson Space Centre in March in Her path to the Milky Way was paved now Answer: (B) Use Superlative Degree for the sentence The sentence contains The superlative degree is preceded by the article the Positive Comparative Superlative Worthy Worthier Worthiest She proves to be the worthiest candidate for the award 12. Answer: (A) (a) Let the dead Past bury its dead! The given line is taken from the poem A Psalm of Life by H.W. Longfellow Personification attributes life to inanimate objects or abstract qualities. Dead is a human quality Past (non human) is described as dead (b) Life what is it but a dream The given line is taken from the poem Is life but a Dream by Lewis Carroll An implied simile is a Metaphor Life is compared to a dream (c) The given line is taken from the poem Off to Outer Space Tomorrow Morning by Norman Nicholson Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer..teacups circling round me like the planets round the sun The word round is repeated

5 (d)the given line is taken from the poem Off to Outer Space Tomorrow Morning by Norman Nicholson Repetition of first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect In the given sentence You can start the Count Down, you can take a last look; You can pass me my helmet from its plastic hook; You can cross out my name in the telephone book you can the first part of the sentence is repeated Answer: (C) (10 TH STD A Golden Path Gopala Krishna Gokhale) (A) The life of a student is comparatively speaking, a sheltered life (B)Knowledge is an exacting mistress; she needs devotion, whole hearted, on the part of the person who seeks her. Such whole-hearted devotion is possible only in the days of student hood (C) Reverence towards teacher In the same way you owe reverence to your teacher while you are at school or college. Unless your whole attitude in the college and the school is founded upon a proper feeling of reverence for the teacher, you will miss one of the principal lessons of the school or college life, viz., the appreciation of discipline (D) The last duty that you owe to those who are in the wider world is to acquire knowledge of their needs, observe their condition and observe their struggle, and to acquire an attitude to mind, so as to sympathize with those who are struggling 14. Answer: (D) (11 TH STD Bon Voyage) She in the above line refers to Kalpana Chawla Kalpana Chawla said sunrises and sunsets defined her experience in space, It is almost as if everything is in fast forward. Then the moon races away from us and is lost in the glow of the earth s curvature. 15. Answer: (B) (11 TH STD The Farmer - Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai) Option I is said by Kutty Mappila Option II said by Outhakutty Option III and IV - said by Kesavan Nair Outhakutty once more said emphatically. Yes, Uncle Kesavan. It s I who did it. Although you hate me, can I hate you? When I saw that sight, my heart nearly stopped. I opened the breach. Let my paddy perish, if it has to, I said to myself.

6 Kesavan Nair - That should not be done in puncha-kandam. Cut open bunds in the dead of night! Can a farmer do that, Kutty? Let me perish. I will not do what should not be done. 6 Kesavan Nair said he would never perpetrate that adharma. Kutty Mappila, who was listening to it all, said, half-soliloquizing. So it was good that I leased out my piece of land to Outhakkutty. Or else, my fate too would have been the same now. 16. Answer: (C) (11 TH STD The Road to Success Dale Carnegie) The first step is to set yourself clear goals, to define precisely what you want to achieve. Goals provide direction to your behavior and guide your thoughts and actions to the desired outcomes. Goal plans enable you to go beyond momentary influences and organize your behavior over extended periods of time. Goals should be an extension of your values, your most important fundamental beliefs. 17. Answer: (B) A Compound word is a unit consisting of two or more words Noun Naming Words Verb Action words Adjective Describing words Adverb a word which modifies a Verb, an Adjective or another Adverb (A) Down stream Adverb Noun Duty free Noun Adjective (B) Fore finger Adverb Noun In sight Adverb Noun (C) Out Adverb Sun Noun sourcing Participle rise Verb (D) School girl Noun Noun Shop owner Noun Noun

7 7 18. Answer: (C) The given lines are taken from the poem My Grandmother s House by Kamala Das The poet Kamala Das thinks of going to her Grandmother s house where she received love in abundance. Blind eye here refers to the darkness because darkness is all that one can see through the windows of a closed house The phrase Listen to the frozen air means that life in that house froze into stillness when her grandma died 19. Answer: (B) (12 TH STD To the Land of Snow Asthushi Deshpande) At - Used to indicate a place - at Ragash Kund With - Used to indicate being together or being involved - a little pond with a shepherd s On - Used to express a surface of something (On a Surface) - on a grassy meadow Above - at or to a higher place or position than something/somebody - above the glacier For - Used to indicate time or duration - for two days and nights We are camped at Ragash Kund, a little pond with a shepherd s cave on a grassy meadow above the glacier, where we sit out the bad weather for two days and nights 20. Answer: (B) The given lines are taken from the poem The Solitary Reaper by William Wordsworth Maiden here refers to the Solitary Reaper. The speaker appears not even care about understanding the woman's song anymore. The "Maiden," as she is now called, sang and sang, as if her song would never end. The poet saw the solitary reaper while she was working. She was singing, even while she was bending over ("o'er") her sickle (a special farming tool used to cut crops). 21. Answer: (B) The correct auxiliary verb for the sentence is Was The given sentence is in Simple Past Tense. The sentence is in Passive Voice Hence the verb is Was Why was he called by the Principal? 22. Answer: (D) Option D has a participle in it Participles two types

8 Present Participle -V + ing - They indicate an unfinished action. Past Participle (V3) - The past participles usually end with ed, -d, -t, or en In the above examples Seeing is the participle 8 Seeing the sunshine, he threw open the window. Seeing is the present participle Seeing the sunshine - is the participle phrase. The participle phrase functions as an adjective modifying He 23. Answer: (B) The Verb form for the word Shudder is Shiver (A) Closer Noun (B) Shiver (Verb) - shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited. (C) Shining Adjective (D) Sluggish Adjective 24. Answer: (A) The Comparative Degree is used to compare the qualities of two persons or things. It is used when two things (or two sets of things) are compared. ONE OF THE Model. One of the + Superlative degree word. [S] Comparative degree + than many / most other. [C] Very few.plural form Be verb + as Positive Degree as.. [P] According to One of the Model the syntax for Comparative degree is followed by than many / most other John is more industrious than most other boys - Comparative Degree Positive Degree Comparative Degree Superlative Degree Industrious More Industrious Most Industrious 25. Answer: (B) (12 TH STD The Last Leaf O. Henry) The Last Leaf ; is a short story by O. Henry published in 1907 in his collection Johnsy always wanted to paint a picture of the Bay of Naples, said Sue 26. Answer: (C) (a) Agony - extreme physical or mental suffering; pain; hurt; torment

9 Antonyms Ecstasy, happiness, pleasure, Euphoria He crashed to the ground in agony 9 (b) Abundant - existing or available in large quantities; plentiful; copious; ample; lavish There was abundant evidence to support the theory Antonyms scarce, sparse (c) Retaliation- the action of returning a military attack; counterattack; revenge, vengeance The bombings are believed to be in retaliation for the trial of 15 suspects Antonyms Mercy; forgiveness; Pardon; (d) Natural existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind There existed a natural rhythm Antonyms artificial, refined (e) Deterred - discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequence; prevent; stop These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack Antonyms Encourage 27. Answer: (D) (11 TH STD Vision for the Nation Abdul Kalam) Option D is an incorrect statement. The correct statement as stated by Abdul Kalam is (D) We have to remember that those who aim high have to learn to walk alone too, when required. (A) Vision should become a part of the nation, transcending governments the present and the future. To make this happen, several actions are required. An important element of these efforts is to develop various endogenous technological strengths (B) Nations are built by the imagination and untiring enthusiastic efforts of generations. One generation transfers the fruits of its toil to another which then takes forward the mission (C) We are not advocating xenophobia nor isolation. But all of us have to be clear that nobody is going to hold our hands to lead us into the developed country club.

10 28. Answer: (B) (a)the given lines are taken from the poem The Man He Killed by Thomas Hardy To wet means to drink. If the poet and the other man had met earlier they would have sat in an ancient inn. They would have drank beer or wine and be very happy (b)the given lines are taken from the poem The Apology by Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson's asking the hard-working laborers not to scold him because he's appreciating nature and the true beauty of it (c) The given lines are taken from the poem Laugh and be Merry by John Masefield The guests enjoy to the full, the dance till the dancing stop and the music ends in the Ball room. Similarly we should enjoy our life to the last breath; and the song of life finishes (d) The given lines are taken from the poem No men are foreign by James Kirkup. The poem conveys the theme of universal brotherhood. Our hands are the same and we all do the same work. When we fight each other, we are defiling the earth we all live on and the air we all breathe. 29. Answer: (B) Option B is incorrect Baron Hausberg is a character from Oscar Wilde s The Model Millionaire He is one of the richest men in Europe and a close friend of Alan Trevor (A) Wilhelm Two Friends Prussian He caught sight of the net full of gudgeons, lying forgotten in the grass. He picked it up, examined it, smiled and called: Wilhelm! A white aproned soldier responded to the summons, and the Prussian, said: Have these fish fried for me at once 30. Answer: (C) Option C is the odd one out by Shakespeare Option A, B and C by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (C) Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare - Often classified as a problem play, Troilus and Cressida walks an uncomfortable line 10

11 between being a comedy and a tragedy. In the 12 TH STD book it is mentioned as Comedy play It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida. (A)Ultima Thule (1880), a poem by H.W. Longfellow The Divine Tragedy (1871) a novel by H.W. Longfellow (B)Translations - Coplas de Don Jorge Manrique (Translation from Spanish) (1833) by H.W. Longfellow (D) Poetry collection - Michel Angelo: A Fragment (incomplete; published posthumously) by H.W. Longfellow 31. Answer: (B) (a) (9 TH STD The Will to Win ) The real climax in Anitha Kushwaha s story was on the day when she noticed the Litchi trees in full bloom and hundreds of honey bees hovering around. An idea flashed. Why can t I do bee keeping, sell honey and make money? (b) (12 TH STD Hiroshima ) Over Hiroshima, an atom bomb based on uranium. (c) (12 TH STD Hiroshima ) Only a few days later, over Nagasaki, an atom bomb based on plutonium one of even greater power (d) (12 TH STD The Mark of Vishnu ) A stupid old Brahmin with full of superstition Gunga Ram said, This is for the Kala Nag (e) (12 TH STD The Mark of Vishnu ) A King Cobra Six feet long Phannyar the tin was presented to the science teacher Answer: (D) Option D is a poetic line from A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman Options A, B and C are the lines from Shakespeare s works (A) If this be error and upon me prov d, (B) I never writ, not no man ever lov d. These lines are taken from the poem Sonnet No:116 by William Shakespeare.

12 The poet says If the above is false about love and proved against me, it would be as impossible as if I had never written anything, or if nobody had ever loved. (C) Neither wit, not words, action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech The above line is taken from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Mark Antony says I have neither cleverness nor rhetorical skill nor the authority nor gesture nor eloquence nor the power of speech to stir men up. 33. Answer: (C) (a) The Summer Flight - Kumar stood staring out through the window of a very comfortable, fully furnished apartment In New York (b) Swept Away It was 2 : 15 pm on Monday, September 22, 2003 and the small town of Lunel in Southern France had been battered by violent storms since mid morning (c) The Face of Judas Iscariot - Centuries ago a great, artist was engaged to paint a mural for the Cathedral in a Sicilian town. The Subject was the life of Jesus (d) (9 TH STD Sunitha Williams) Red Square I never thought I would be standing in Red Square, communicating in Russian. (e) Yaanai Malai (Elephant Hills) - Manohar Devadoss loves his hometown Madurai. A scientist by profession, the writer has produced some exquisite pen sketches of Madurai and its surroundings. One of his sketches is Yaanai Malai 34. Answer: (A) (7 TH STD In Quest of India s Freedom) The Mighty hero of the Indian war of Independence mentioned in the above passage was Subhash Chandra Bose or Netaji Bose became the Principal of the National College, Calcutta. He was also appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. He made Khadi or homespun cloth, the official dress of the corporation. British made the sale of homespun cloth and other Indian products illegal. Bose was arrested and sent to a prison in Rangoon, Burma. 35. Answer: (B) Blending is the word formation process in which parts of two or more words combine to create a new word. The meaning of those words is often a combination of the original words 12

13 Telephone + telegram = phonogram Communication + satellite = comsat Information + Commercial = Infomercial Education + Entertainment = Edutainment Medical + claim = mediclaim Answer: (B) (12 TH STD The Selfish Giant Oscar Wilde) When the giant came quite close his face grew red with anger and he said, Who hath dared to wound thee? For on the palms of the child s hands were the prints of two nails, and the prints of two nails were on the little feet. Who hath dared to wound thee? cried the Giant, tell me, that I may take my big sword and slay him. Nay! answered the child, but these are the wounds of Love. 37. Answer: (B) As the holder of the Guinness World Record for performing the Complete Works single-handedly non-stop (five days without sleep never again) Adrian Hilton of Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire has finally been recognized for his marathon non-stop recital of the Complete Works of Shakespeare, and has been presented with an official Guinness World Record. THEATRE MARATHON Press Release: World Record marathon Shakespeare recital acknowledged at last!! Armed with a host of friends to keep him awake, with advice from NASA on nutrition and the effects of sleeplessness, Hilton took a mammoth 110 hours and 46 minutes - almost 5 days - to complete the recital. 38. Answer: (D) Accustomed to followed by a Gerund (V+ ing) I am not accustomed to sleeping during the day Hence the correct option is D which contains a Gerund 39. Answer: (B) The Refugee by Pearl S. Buck portrays a slice of life of the Chinese. 40. Answer: (D) The given lines are taken from the poem Don t Quit by Edgar A. Guest

14 Life doesn t proceed as if it were a flat, straight road. It has twists and turns in it. (Guest is quietly using the road image as a metaphor for life, without using the word road. ). Life is like a roller coaster, with its twists and turns and you can never predict what will happen next Success is failure turned inside out - means that within every failure are lessons that must be learned to achieve success in future attempts at the same or other endeavors. 41. Answer: (C) (10 TH STD Sam Tammy Ruggles) The above sentence talks about a particular dog hence we use to claim the dog The - When they are modified by a particularizing attribute or When the situation makes them Definite Ex - The days went by with no one showing up to claim The yard talks about a particular place A used before words beginning with consonant sound A very smart dog 42. Answer: (D) Julius Caesar is a tragedy play by William Shakespeare All I, II, III and IV are the utterances of Brutus l. Speaker Brutus Brutus said that here comes Caesar s body, mourned by Mark Antony, who, though he had no part in the killing, will benefit from his death 2. Speaker Brutus Who here is so vile that he doesn t love his country? If there are any, speak, for it is he whom I have offended. I will pause for a reply. 3. Speaker Brutus With these words I leave. Just as I killed my best friend for the good of Rome, so will I kill myself when my country requires my death 4. Speaker Brutus Who here is so barbarous that he doesn t want to be a Roman? If there are any, speak, for it is he whom I ve offended. 43. Answer: (C) The grammatically correct sentence is option C (A) Listen followed by preposition to You must listen what I say Incorrect You must listen to what I say Correct 14

15 (B) When in a sentence one is used as the subject all the pronouns in the sentence must be changed into one or one s and not his, her or him. One should be true to his word Incorrect One should be true to one s word Correct (C) When the noun dozen is preceded by number, it will not take the plural form I bought three dozen oranges Correct the given sentence is correct I bought three dozens oranges Incorrect (D) Anyone is singular hence singular verb Has should be used Have anyone seen my purse? Incorrect Has anyone seen my purse? Correct 44. Answer: (C) Active Voice - Does he appreciate you often? Passive Voice - Are you appreciated often by him? Questions beginning with do/does Normal structure of interrogative sentence in active voice starting with do/does is Do/does + subject + verb + object? (Active Voice) Ex: Does she cook the food? (Active Voice) (Here she is subject, cook is verb and the food is object.) While changing the sentence into passive, this structure becomes Am/is/are + subject + V-3 + by + agent? (Passive Voice) Ex: Is the food cooked by her? (Passive Voice) (Here The food becomes subject in passive voice, cooked is V-3 (past participle) of cook, and her is agent (doer)) 45. Answer: (C) Infinitive To + V1 - To Invest One should not be foolish to invest large sums of money in shares 46. Answer: (A) The correct sequence of tenses for the given blanks is option A There is a tear in my coat so I will buy a new coat when I go to market In option B we have past tense was a tear and so he will buy a coat when he went 15

16 He went and will buy is incorrect sequence In option C I bought a new coat when I go to market Go is present tense whereas bought is past tense incorrect tense usage In option D there will be a tear in my coat so I bought I went Will be a tear - simple future tense, bought and went simple past tense incorrect tense sequence 47. Answer: (B) Option B does not belong to Walt Whitman Option B is a poetic line from Is Life But A Dream by Lewis Carroll Options A, C and D are the poetic lines of Walt Whitman (A) His lips are pale and still The given poetic line is taken from O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman The poet says that now captain is dead. His lips are pale. The dead captain, unsurprisingly, doesn t respond to the sailor s cries. The speaker focuses on the captain s lips to represent his general state of death. (C) He has no pulse nor will The given poetic line is taken from O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman The poet says that now captain is dead. He can neither feel the arms of the poet not his heart is beating. (D) Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space The given poetic line is taken from A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman The poet is addressing the soul The poet wanted to know where his soul is. The soul is in the physical body. It is surrounded by the flesh and bone. Yet, it is totally detached from it. It is in a vast space, a vast space like the limitless ocean 48. Answer: (A) (a) Put in - to spend a lot of time or make a lot of effort doing something They must have put in a lot of work to achieve such an interesting exhibition. Her family has contributed $50,000 to the fund. (b) Look for - to search for something or someone /to try to find /to hope for something; to expect something I ve been looking for this book for years! (c) Bring up - to care for a child until he or she is an adult, often giving him or her particular beliefs: He was brought up by her grandmother. (d) Come back to - to return to a subject, an idea, etc. 16

17 Let's come back to the point at issue. (e) Put up with - to accept somebody/something that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining. Synonyms - tolerate; endure I don't know how she puts up with him. We'd been unhappy for years, but I put up with it for the sake of the kids 49. Answer: (A) When subject is doing the action the sentence is Active When the subject is receiving the action the sentence is Passive (I) Someone is chasing him Is + V + ing Present Continuous Tense (II) Someone is innocent here Active Voice Innocent is not a verb (III) Someone is allowed here by mistake is + V3 Passive Voice (IV) Someone here is keen on money by nature Active Voice Keen is an Adjective not a verb 50. Answer: (D) Solemn means serious, stern and gloomy, and main is an open ocean. In the above phrase the poet has compared this life to a stern and gloomy ocean. Many people face difficulties in crossing this ocean of life. So they sometimes lose their hope and become pessimistic. The poet has urged us to treat this life seriously and do something great in order to set an example before them and motivate them to cross this ocean of life easily. 51. Answer: (C) (12 TH STD - Ahtushi Despande s To the Land of Snow ) On the fourth day we cross the ghost villages of Burfu and Bilju before we reach Milam. Ghost Villages are - villages without people 52. Answer: (B) (11 TH STD The Farmer Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai) Kesavan Nair is a born Farmer in Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai s story The Farmer Kesavan Nair says to Outhakkutty - No. That won t do. I was born a farmer. Farming is my occupation. And have five heads of cattle, besides. They need the hay. No. It won t work, Outhakutty. 53. Answer: (D) (10 TH STD The Model Millionaire Oscar Wilde) 17

18 The person mentioned in the given lines is Hughie. All the statements are related to Hughie (I) All Hughie could find was a sovereign and some coppers. Poor old fellow, he to himself and slipped the sovereign into the beggar s hand. The old man said, Thank you sir. (II)An old gentleman came into the room. I have come from Baron Hausberg, he continued. I beg sir, that you will offer him my apologies, stammered Hughie. (III) Good Heavens! I gave him a sovereign! and Hughie sank into an armchair. Gave him a sovereign! shouted Trevor and he burst into a roar of laughter. (IV) Trevor informed Hughie that he had clearly explained Hughie s condition to the old model. What! You told that old beggar all my private affairs? cried Hughie looking very red and angry. My dear boy, said Trevor smiling, that old beggar as you call him is one of the richest men in Europe. He is Baron Hausberg. He is a great friend of mine 54. Answer: (B) Samskara was U.R. Ananthamurthy's first novel, became a milestone in Kannada Literature in 1965 Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy (21 December August 2014) was a contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered as one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. He is the sixth writer to be honored with the Jnanpith Award for the Kannada language The State U.R. Ananthamoorthy was born, brought up and lived in till his death was Karnataka 55. Answer: (B) (11 TH STD Sonnet No: 116) Option B is not the theme of Shakespeare s Sonnet The first collected edition of Shakespeare s sonnets appeared in There are totally 154 sonnets and the major themes of these sonnets include the destructive power of time, the permanence of poetry (art), triangular love and the analysis of amorous emotion (love) 56. Answer: (B) (a) (9 TH STD) Visit to the Dentist by Eric Franke Theme: A humourous description of painful experience. Characters Mr. Franke, His wife Beena, Dr. Marry, The receptionist, hygienist 18

19 (b) (c) (d) (e) Where the Mind is Without Fear - by Rabindranath Tagore. The poem is written in the form of a prayer to the God, the Almighty for a true freedom for his country. And thus Tagore reveals his own concept of freedom throughout the poem It was originally composed in Bengali possibly in 1900 under the title Prarthana, meaning prayer. It appeared in the volume called Naibedya in The Ant Eater and the Dassie - The Ant eater and the Dassie adapted from Tales from Tendai s Grandmother a collection of stories set in Zimbabwe about the animals of Africa, by Lakshmi Mukundan No men are foreign by James Kirkup - The poem conveys the theme of universal brotherhood A Tiger in the zoo by Leslie Norris - This poem contrasts a tiger when it is in its natural habitat and when it is imprisoned in a zoo Answer: (A) (12 TH STD The Selfish Giant Oscar Wilde) Option A is incorrect (A) When the people were going to the market at twelve o clock they found the Giant playing with the children in the most beautiful garden they had ever seen (B) My own garden is my own garden, said the Giant, anyone can understand that, and I will allow nobody to play in it but myself, (C) One day the Giant came back. He had been to visit his friend the Cornish ogre, and had stayed with him for seven years. After the seven years were over he had said all that he had to say, for his conversation was limited, and he determined to return to his own castle (D) One morning the Giant was lying awake in bed when he heard some lovely music. It sounded so sweet to his ears that he thought it must be the King s musicians passing by. It was really only a little linnet singing outside the window 58. Answer: (A) (a) We discussed the water problem at the meeting No preposition after the word Discuss Discuss - discuss (something, not about or on )

20 (b) He congratulated me on my success Congratulate on (not about or for) (c) The work will be over by this evening By - When by is used for time, however, the meaning is not later than, or before or at a particular time. (d) I am worried about his health Worried about - be anxious about the welfare of someone or something (e) Contrary to my instructions, he submitted his book without the assignment and was punished for his negligence Contrary to in conflict with, against, at variance with 59. Answer: (C) (12 TH STD To the Land Of Snow Ahthushi Deshpande) The river mentioned in the above passage is Goriganga Milam is a village Ragash Kund and Dudh are not mentioned in the passage Dudh Kund is a pond (Dudh and Suraj Kund Twin ponds) Ragash Kund a little pond with a shepherd s cave 60. Answer: (D) (10 TH STD Our Heritage A Timeless Marvel ) Option D is an incorrect statement (D) The Art Gallery at the palace has an impressive line-up of granite and bronze monolithic statues, with details of excavation and century of origin clearly displayed (A) A charming tale is told about a ramp being built from a village Sarapallam- four miles away, from where the giant stone was pulled up by elephants (B) The details of the stone work of this imposing vimanam are representative of the masterly craftsmanship of South Indian artisans. (C) The shilpi (sculptor) and the sthapathi (architect) came together to create their fanciful abode for Shiva. Naturally, the shape had to echo the divine Mount Kailash. In its perfect geometry and distinct clarity of lines, this tower is unbeatable 61. Answer: (B) (12 TH STD To the Land of Snow Ahthushi Deshpande) From the above passage Nanda pal Glacier is a glacier that slopes down sharply, it ends in a cold and menacing snout with icy waters. Hence it is clear that it is not associated with the land of demons 20

21 62. Answer: (C) The meaning for the word Seldom is Seldom - not often; rarely; not common; infrequent "Islay is seldom visited by tourists means not very often visited by tourists Hence the sentence which correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence is option C Seldom do buses stop here = Buses do not stop here often 63. Answer: (B) You can t be that, No You can t be that is a poem by Brian Patten. In this poem the poet points out that the present day youth are capable of working wonders The poet says that when he grows up he doesn t want to become an air pilot, a dancer, a lawyer or an MC. The poet likes whales to swim in him i.e. he wants to be an Ocean. 64. Answer: (D) Option B Kuchipudi is not a folk dance of Tamil Nadu (D) Kuchipudi is one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It originated in a village named Kuchipudi in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. (A) Devarattam ("dance of the gods") is the dance of the Kambalathu Nayakar community residing in Tuticorin and Virudhunagar of Tamil Nadu, who believe that they are the direct descendants of the 'devas' or gods. (B) Bharatanatyam is a major genre of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu (C)Kummi is a folk dance, popular in Tamil Nadu and Kerala in India, danced mostly by Tamil women in circle. Kolattam is a popular folk dance belonging to the state of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. 65. Answer: (D) (12 TH STD To the Land of Snow Ahtushi deshpande) (a) To play truant One who stays away from school without permission / One who avoids doing hard work The sun plays truant for most of the day (b) Awakened - rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping. I had been rudely awakened several times 21

22 (c) Stranded a person or vehicle that is stranded is unable to move from the place where they are stuck Leaving us stranded in the civilization of Milam 22 (d) Delicately - in a very careful or finely judged manner; gently. We hop over stones on landslides and delicately tread on the glacier rubble (e) Retained - continue to have (something); keep possession of. but they have retained their enterprise 66. Answer: (D) William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1 (History of Henry IV, Part I) HOTSPUR - My name is Harry Percy. PRINCE HENRY - I am the Prince of Wales, and don t think, Percy, that you can share in my glory any longer. There isn t enough room for two stars in the same orbit; England cannot handle a double reign, Harry Percy and the Prince of Wales ruling at once. Prince Hal, by name of Henry, Prince of Wales, later King Henry V, also called Harry Monmouth Prince Harry - King Henry IV s son, who will eventually become King Henry V. Harry s title, is Prince of Wales, but all of his friends call him Hal; he is also sometimes called Harry Monmouth Lord John of Lancaster - The younger son of King Henry and the younger brother of Prince Harry. John proves himself wise and valiant in battle, despite his youth Hotspur - The son and heir of the Earl of Northumberland and the nephew of the Earl of Worcester 67. Answer: (C) (a) Popular - Something that is popular is enjoyed or liked by a lot of people. Chocolate sauce is always popular with youngsters. (b) Populous - A populous country or area or place has a lot of people living in it; full of residents or inhabitants China is the world's most populous country. (c) Conscience - Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.

23 A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour He had a guilty conscience about his desires (d) Conscious - you notice it or realize that it is happening; Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; having knowledge of something. Although I was in pain, I was conscious 68. Answer: (D) The above passage states that It is the gold that made Midas famous, though not for his deeds but for his golden touch It means that it was not for his actions but it was for his golden touch King Midas was famous Hence the correct option for the above passage is option D 69. Answer: (B) (a) The given line is taken from the poem O Captain! My Captain by Walt Whitman Voyage is the metaphor for Civil war The Voyage as the Civil War: The United States is "anchor'd safe and sound". It is safe now from war with "its voyage closed and done, from fearful trip, (achieved its goal of unity) (b) The given line is taken from the poem Women s Rights by Annie Louisa Walker. Inane meaningless or stupid Abstraction being absent - minded; state of not noticing what is happening Inane abstraction means not noticing what is happening around but women are not in such a state Inane abstraction Being absent; state of not noticing what is happening (c) It launched forth filament, filament The given line is taken from the poem A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman. Walt Whitman emphasizes the spider building his web. (d) The given line is taken from the poem A Psalm of Life by H.W. Longfellow Muffled Not easy to hear Longfellow compares this situation of our heart to the beating of the clothed drums at the funeral marches to the grave. 23

24 (e)the given line is taken from the poem Off to Outer Space Tomorrow Morning by Norman Nicholson. In hail within earshot; within hearing distance The speaker is the lone traveller in the space craft. None can meet him during his space flight 70. Answer: (B) Incorrect sentence is option B (B) Ramesh went to abroad delete to Ramesh went abroad Correct The word "abroad" in the above sentence is an adverb, so we can never use a preposition with it. It is a rule that prepositions are only used with nouns or noun phrases. Also, "abroad" is an adjective and we can use it to modify a noun (A) A lot of questions have been omitted Questions Plural hence we use a plural verb (C) Neither Ram nor his friends know the answer Second subject is plural hence we use a plural verb Know (D) The deer run fast Deer can be both singular and plural 71. Answer: (D) (a) Wordsworth - William Wordsworth (7 April April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798). (b) Shakespeare - William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptized) 23 April 1616) was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. (c) Walt Whitman- (May 31, 1819 March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. (d) Annie Louisa Walker - Annie Louisa Walker (23 June 1836 in Staffordshire 7 July 1907 in Bath, Somerset) was an English and Canadian teacher and author. She was the author of five novels and two collections of poetry and edited an autobiography. 72. Answer: (B) 24

25 The Cry of the Children This poem carries the theme further by presenting a verbal picture of child labor in the past and depicting through poetic imagery the hardships that children were subjected to during the Industrial Revolution in England 73. Answer: (D) (A) Henry IV, VIII - History Henry IV (15 April March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1399 to 1413 and asserted the claim of his grandfather, Edward III, to the Kingdom of France Henry IV, Part I is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than Henry IV, Part II is a history play by William Shakespeare (B) Measure for Measure Comedy Measure for Measure, the last of Shakespeare's great comedies is also the darkest of his comedies and represents his transition to tragic plays. (C) Hamlet - Tragedy Macbeth - Tragedy Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies: The tragedy is a milestone in Shakespeare's dramatic development Shakespeare's play The Tragedy of Macbeth, or Macbeth, is one of his shorter tragedies (D)Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1605 and The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. 74. Answer: (A) (6 TH STD Kari the Elephant Dhan Gopal Mukherjee) I would take him by the ear because that is the easiest way to lead an elephant. Thus I left him in the fringe of the jungle, while I went into the forest to get some twigs for his food. It was not an easy job to get twigs and saplings for Kari. 75. Answer: (C) A Tiger in the Zoo is a poem by Leslie Norris. This poem contrasts a tiger when it is in its natural habitat and when it is imprisoned in a zoo Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound in several nearby words 25

26 The Alliterated words in the given line: Plump Pass Answer: (C) (a) Fish out of water - If you feel like a fish out of water, you do not feel comfortable or relaxed because you are in an unusual or unfamiliar situation. I felt like a fish out of water at my new school. (b) Blood is thicker than water - is used to imply that family relationships are always more important than friends. Families have their problems and jealousies, but blood is thicker than water (c) Off the beaten track (in a remote location) A place that is off the beaten track is in an area where not many people live or go Tiny secluded beaches can be found off the beaten track (d)raining cats and dogs - We say "it's raining cats and dogs" when there is a heavy downpour. It simply means "a heavy rain."a synonym for raining buckets "Man, I'm soaked. It's raining cats and dogs out there." (e)make a mountain out of a molehill - to exaggerate an unimportant matter out of all proportion Come on, don't make a mountain out of a molehill. It's not that important. Fast is an adverb modifying the verb run 77. Answer: (C) The above sentences has Adjective, Noun and Verb Adverb has not been used in the above sentences (I) It was a lovely cool evening Adjective Cool (Adjective) - slightly cold in a pleasant way (II) We dived into the river to cool off Verb Cool (Verb) - become or make less hot. (III) The cool of the night air was soothing Noun Cool (Noun) - A fairly low temperature. (IV) Choose a cool colour such as cream. - Adjective Cool (Adjective) - Cool colours are light colours which give an impression of coolness 78. Answer: (D) (a) David Herbert Lawrence (11 September March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter

27 (b) (c) (d) Statue of young Helen Keller learning the mystery of language at the water pump, unveiled in Alabama, 2009 Built in the year 1010 by King Raja Raja Chola, This monument of World Heritage has, for a thousand years, stood as a symbol of the flourishing sculptural expertise and rich culture of ancient India. Olivier fortunate to have musician colleagues in the camp, a cellist, a violinist, and a clarinetist. Messiaen wrote his quartet with these specific players in mind. It was performed in January 1941 for four thousand prisoners and guards in the prison camp. Today it is one of the most famous masterworks in the Repertoire. 27 (e) Vinayaka Krishna Gokak (9 August April 1992) was a major writer in the Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. In 1961, Gokak was awarded the Padma Shri from the Government of India for Dyava Prithvi. Other noted works of V. K. Gokak include poetry collections of Urnanaabha, Abyudaya, Baaladeguladalli, Dhyava Pruthvi and Samudra Geethegalu. He received Kannada Sahithya Academy Award for Dhyava Pruthvi. 79. Answer: (C) Option C is incorrect (C) Gandhiji argues: My own opinion is that, just as fundamentally men and women are one, their problem must be one in essence. The soul in both is the same. The two live the same life, have the same feelings. Each is the complement of the other. (B) Gandhiji was a ceaseless crusader of women s equality. He brought the women out of their homes and made them equal participants in all walks of life social and political. (D) Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity, to me, the female sex, not the weaker sex. It is the nobler of the two, for it is even today the embodiment of sacrifice, silent suffering, humility, faith and knowledge 80. Answer: (D) (11 TH STD Bon Voyage) Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian or Indian American to fly in the US space shuttle. She made history by becoming the first Indian

28 born woman to achieve this feat, for she had sought American citizenship in the early 90 s (11 TH STD P 9) Answer: (C) In options A, B and D Alliteration is used In option C Metaphor is used Alliteration is the repetition of same consonant sound in several words in the same line. (A) The given line is taken from the poem A Psalm of Life by H.W. Longfellow Alliterated words Life Life (B) The given line is taken from the poem The Piano by D.H. Lawrence Alliterated words Me My - Manhood (C) Yes, a warm glowing inner beauty The given line is taken from the poem Beautiful Inside by Paul Holmes This line does not contain Alliteration. Beauty can be a personification (D) The given line is taken from the poem Be Glad Your Nose is on Your Face by Jack Prelutsky Alliterated words Pasted Place 82. Answer: (B) 1. Speaker: Shylock When Portia gives the final judgement to Shylock - So take your penalty of a pound of flesh, but if you shed one drop of Christian blood when you cut it, the state of Venice will confiscate your land and property under Venetian law Shylock says - Is that the law? 2. Speaker: Portia Portia says Mercy has double blessings. It blesses him that gives and him that receives it 3. You are welcome: take your place Antonio and Shylock, both stand forth Speaker: Duke The Duke enquires if Portia was fully aware of the background of the case. Duke asks Antonio and Shylock to come forward 4. Speaker: Antonio When Portia asks Antonio - Do you acknowledge the contract? Antonio replies - Yes, I do

29 5. Speaker: Portia Portia asks Shylock - Can t he pay back the money? Answer: (D) (A) An Autobiography also known as Toward Freedom, (1936) is an autobiographical book written by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru while he was in prison. This biography profiles his childhood, life history, political career, role in freedom movement & achievements. (B) Autobiographical Notes by Albert Einstein. Translated and edited by Paul Arthur Schilpp (C) Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is all set for a new start as a comic book hero, with his autobiography Playing It My Way being converted for children. This biography of Sachin Tendulkar provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline (D) No Higher Honor: a Memoir of my Years in Washington, by Condoleezza Rice. No Higher Honour is her account of her career as US national security adviser and then secretary of state between 2001 and Julian Assange : The Unauthorized Autobiography Julian Assange Assange s memoir, Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography, was published against his wishes in September Assange had received a sizable advance payment for the book, but he withdrew his support for the project after sitting for some 50 hours of interviews, and the resulting manuscript, although at times enlightening, read very much like the early draft that it was. 84. Answer: (B) (a) (8 TH STD Living Amicably ) Abdul Kalam - My science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer though an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative wife, was something of a rebel. He did his best to beak the social barriers (b) (8 TH STD After the Storm ) Diwan Singh was growing saplings. Not the baby pines which sprang up themselves in the rains, but shoots of oak and deodar- the native trees of the hills. (c) (8 TH STD The Ant Eater and the Dassie)