Question Bank and Format

Note: For Part –I all questions are compulsory and in Part-II four out of six questions are to be attempted. All questions must be attempted in the given order.

Part-I

Q1. There are ten compulsory short answer type questions (word limit 20-40 only where applicable) with 2 marks each.This section covers the whole syllabus from texts to grammar.RTCs could be asked in this section.

Part-II

Q1-Q6 : Answer in about 200-500 words wherever applicable.

Question Bank for EOC

Q1.Paragraph/Essay/Unseen texts: Suggested Topics:

1. Short unseen texts or passages. (20-40 words).(2 marks)

These may be derived from famous quotations by scientists like Einstein and Bohr.

2. Long comprehension or unseen texts (200-400 words)10 marks

1. Traditional are inimical to innovation

2. Superstitions hamper progress. 

3.‘Uncertainty’ is a principle that riddles life and science both

4.Change the rules

5. Truth is stranger than fiction

6. Nothing is absolute

Q2. Correct the sentences if required: 1. She is working hardly for the exam. 2. He belongs to the same village as myself. 3. I am agreed with you. 4. He did not swam that day 5. One of the artist was left behind. 6. One of the teachers have given them a field assignment. 7. The system is corrupted.8. If I am the PM of India, I will vanish corruption.9. Not only the students, but also their instructor has been called to the principal’s office. 10. The President of US, along with his ministers, are arriving at the party.11. The price of copper and aluminium have tumbled down.7 . Fire and water do not agree. 8. The basket of mangoes were kept steady.9 . According to me, Nelson was a great captain. 10. Meena as well as Ragini are going to the fair.(9*2=18 marks)

Q3. Phonetic Transcription: Transcribe any ten: 1. Green 2. Game 3. Gate 4. Home 5. Oil 6. Coil 7. Cot 8. Caught 9. Bet 10. Bat 11. Sing 12. Wet 13. Think  14. Aunt  15. Cube  16. Hall 17. Half 18. Shark 19. Horse 20. Serve 21. May 22. Boil 23. Hat 24. Hate 25. Sad 26. Said 27. Cube 28. Shade 29. Measure 30. Leisure 31. Treasure 32. Vision 33. Sugar 34. Salt 35. Light 36. Box 37. Quest 38. Yatch 39. Wet 40. Vet 41. Jam 42. Zoo 43. Girl 44. Knot 45. Think 46. This 47. Ten 48. Captain 49. Colonel 50.Charade(10)

Q4. Literature:Prose & Verse(poetic excerpt)

Long answer questions (10 marks)

Q1. Discuss the treatment of man-machine relationship in Reason. What is the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the same? Or /Discuss the man-machine relationship as described in ‘Reason’. Or/ Powell and Donovan deal with Cutie differently. Who according to you manages Cutie better? Is Cutie manageable?

Q2.Discuss the surrealistic elements in ‘Metamorphosis’.or/Discuss the image used to convey de-humanization in the story by Kafka. Or/ It is an anthropocentric world but not all humans are treated equally. Some are misfits. Comment in the light of the story ‘Metamorphosis’.

Q3. ’Would God implant the desire to solve mysteries and not provide the solution?’ –What does the statement reveal about the character of the speaker? What was the situation and what happened eventually?

Q4. Why does the hermit remain quiet in response to the king’s questions? Does he have a reply? What is the unconventional/extraordinary way in which the answer is revealed? Or What are the three questions to which the answer is found by the king? Or/ Is the story Three Questions still relevant. How? Write in reference to a student’s life and also discuss the importance of the lesson for the corporate world.

Q5.Paraphrase or summarize ‘Where the mind is without fear’: To paraphrase is to summarize the sentiments expresses in verse form.

Short answer type questions:

1. Elaborate on the lines ‘clear stream of reason’. Identify any one Figure of Speech used in this verse excerpt ‘Where the mind is without fear’from Gitanjali. 1. ‘The stoutest rope breaks at last’. What is the reason behind this remark?

2.’Is Jack as good as his master now-a-days?’ Who makes this comment and why?

3.  What is QT-1’s ‘intuition’? Why the lesson is called ‘Reason’?

4. What makes QT-1 extra-ordinary?

5. What does Gregor Samsa transform into? Is it a tiny or gigantic being? Describe.

6. Discuss the use of at least three Figures of Speech (metaphor, simile, alliteration, anaphora) from the poem ‘where the mind is without fear’ or Just paraphrase the poem.

7. What is the central idea of ‘Where the mind is without fear’?

8. ‘A good servant knows his place’/ ‘I am not ungrateful’/ ‘Discipline knows no buts’- who says these words and what does the statement illustrate about his character?

9.  What makes Donovan and Powell call QT-1 a ‘lunatic’ robot and yet compare him to Rene Descartes?

Vocabulary and Grammar:

a)Homophones/Homonyms/Words often confused:

Q5a. Differentiate any five out of six through lucid sentences or scenarios.: (10marks )

1. Custom/habit 2. Momentary/ Momentous 3. Praise/Admire 4. Judicial/Judicious 5. Cause/Reason 6. Answer/Reply 7. Battle/War 8. Event/Incident 9. Correct/Accurate 10. Deny/Refuse11. Historic/Historical 12. Cannon/canon 13. Canvas/canvass 14. Incredible/ Incredulous 15. Temporary/Temporal 16. Altar/Alter 17. Desert/ Dessert 18. Advice/Advise 19. Adapt/Adept 20.Ordinance/Ordnance 21. Bale-Bail22.Base-Bass23.Council-Counsel24.Knead-Need25.Curb-Kerb26.Temple-Temple27.Quiver-quiver 28. Compliment-complement 29. confident-confidant  20.   defy-deify 31. device-devise 32. Raze-Raise 33. Perfect(v)-Perfect(adj) 34. Object(n)-Object(v) 35. Subject(v)-subject(n) 36. Plan-Plan 37. Devise-device 38. License-licence 39. Box-Box 40.Quarry-query

b.Explain any four idioms with examples: 1. Backseat driver 2. Comparing Apples to Oranges 3. Chalk and Cheese 4. The Pot calling the kettle black 5. Black Sheep 6) Between the devil and the deep blue sea   7) Achilles heel 8)Old hat 9) Eager Beaver 10) Like a bolt from the blue11)A leopard cannot change his spots 12)Accidentally on purpose 13)New York Minute

c) Antonyms and Synonyms:

1. Give antonyms ofany four of five: 1.Happy 2. Obey 3. Sad 4. Pleasant   5. Loyal 7. Sympathy 8. Dissent 9. Ordinary 10. Hygienic 11. Ethical 12.Worthy 13. Energetic 14. Delicate  15. Vice

2. Give synonyms of any four of five : 1) peace 2)skeptical 3) pretty 4) hilarious 5) talkative 6) penury 7) orthodox 8)diligent 9) big 10)wonderful 11) anxious 12) essential 13) conceal 14) exhilarating 15) stationary 16) repulsive 17)creative 18) dull 19) elude 20) mislead (0.5*4=2)

d). Give one word substitutes for any four: 1. Government by the rich/few/ absence of government/ people 2. Bureaucratic delays and hurdles 3. One who doubts everything and wants a reason for all phenomena 4. One who does not have a sound mind 5. One who cannot repay his debts 6.Denoting more than one meaning 7. Art of gardening / beautiful handwriting/ creating delusion from speech 8. Work done without salary 9. A breaker of idols 10. One who never gets tired/ one who can never be wrong/one you cannot do without/One for whom there is no substitute/ one who has no faults.

More in Composition:

Q1. Give the layout of the cover page and title page of a long report. (5 marks)

Q2. Draw the frontispiece for an imaginary report of your choice.

You have to draw a visual related to the content of your report. For instance, if it is related to traffic bottlenecks in a certain area, then the report would identify and locate those points on a road map.

Another example could be areas in a city where pollution is greatest.

Yet another could be an illustration of temporary changes in routes on occasions such as a National Day celebration.(2 marks)

Q3. Give the format of a typical long report. (10)

Q4.Write a Letter Report(any one) :Format: introduction, discussion, conclusion and recommendation

a)Proposing an innovative idea to bring about a positive change in the technology available for use by public or use of technology to improve facilities to the public. The proposal report should be addressed to the Director, Department of Science & Technology, Haryana.

b) ‘How to improve the standard of technical education in Haryana?’ addressed to the Director, Technical Education, Haryana.

c) Activities of Women Cell including slogan writing and poster making addressed to the President, Women Cell of your University.