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Padasalai.Net’s Special – Centum Coching Team Question Paper 2018 LANGUAGE – PART B – ENGLISH - PAPER – II

TIME ALLOWED : 2½ Hrs MAXIMUM MARKS : 100

Instruction : Check the question paper for the fairness of printing. If there is any lack of

fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.

Note : This question paper contains four sections.

SECTION – I

(NON DETAILED: 35 MARKS)

1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete

meaningful paragraph. 5 × 1 = 5

Two cables were run ……(i)…… to a switch ……(ii)…… between the handle bars and

seat ……(iii)…… sprocket which drove the chain was now a pulley with the fan belt off. A

pulley mounted to the steering housing, with a spring ……(iv)…… on the belt, made the bike

……(v)…… out of a science fiction novel.

i. in the place of a ii. to keep tension iii. along the frame

iv. look like something v. mounted on the cross bar

2. Read the following sentences and identify the character/speaker 5 × 1 = 5

(i) He recalled his preparations for his trip to the United States.

(ii) She was a proud person.

(iii) He was shocked to hear the voices of the thieves.

(iv) He had switched the motor off.

(v) They waded across the road.

3. Match the following appropriately 5 × 1 = 5

i. Piano - from an old lawn mover

ii. Telescope - to trap the thieves

iii. Painting - brought home happiness

iv. Fan belt - life of Jesus

v. Snuff - hired by father

4. Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answer from the options given

below. 5 × 1 = 5

i. It was a chilly rainy morning terrible weather for .......................

a. winter b. autumn c. summer d. spring

ii. Lunel had been battered by violent storms on ...............................

a. Sep 21, 2003 b. Sep 22, 2003 c. Sep 24, 2003 d. Sep 20, 2003

iii. Dad sat out in the .............................. next to the chicken shed.

a. verandah b. front porch c. backyard d. living room

iv. The sprocket of the bike was replaced with a .................................

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a. motor b. pulley c. battery d. gear system

v. Hubert tip-toed to the cupboard climbing on the ............................

a. stool b. staircase c. table d. desk

5. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow 5 × 1 = 5

At the height of Mum’s happiness, however, I began to notice that Dad was moping

around the house and looking increasingly sad and worried. It turned out that, since

returning from the war, he’d been unable to find a job. At that time I was too young to

understand why anyone would get sad and worried about that. Then a few weeks later, I

observed the same big horse pulling a cart down our street and it clip-clapped right up to

our driveway. Soon two men began to load Mum’s piano on to the wagon while all the

neighbors gathered around to watch. Mum stayed in the kitchen, sobbing. She was the

proud person and couldn’t bear to see her beloved piano sitting on the top of the wagon.

Dad sat out in the backyard next to the kitchen shed, looking sadder than I had ever seen

him. Suddenly it all became clear to me, no job, and no money to pay back the loan, no

piano.

Questions

i. Why was the mother happy?

ii. Why did the father look sad and worried?

iii. Why was the author unable to understand his father’s condition?

iv. Why was the mother sobbing in the kitchen?

v. Why did they lose the piano?

6. Study the given

mind map and fill in the

incomplete details

5 × 1 = 5

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7. Answer in a paragraph on any one of the following questions. 1 × 5 = 5

a) How did the close encounter result in bringing the brothers closer to each other?

OR

b) Describe the traumatic experience of Celine after being swept away into the drain.

OR

c) Bring out the element of irony in the story “The Face of Judas Iscariot”.

SECTION – II

(LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS: 15 MARKS)

8. Make notes on the following passage and prepare a summary using the notes 5+5 = 10

Languages are of different kinds-spoken language, written language, sign language,

code language, body language, Braille or language of the blind, and the more recent ones being

the machine language and the computer language. Many languages have a long history. The

Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians, the Chinese and the Indians are among those, whose

languages are centuries old. The number of languages used in verbal communication is

extremely large. It is said that there are as many as 3500 identified languages throughout the

world. Although this is true of the spoken language, the number of written languages is much

lower, with one estimate placing it at not more than 500. Within a language there are sub-

languages that are called dialects. A dialect is a form of speech peculiar to a district, class or

persons. It is a subordinate variety of a language with distinguishable vocabulary,

pronunciation or idioms.

9. Complete the following dialogue appropriately 5 × 1 = 5

Sundar : Hai Rahul. How are you?

Rahul : I’m good. Thank you. ………………(i)…………..?

Sundar : Fine, thanks. ………………(ii)…………..?

Rahul : It is only half past eight. By the way, ………………(iii)…………..?

Sundar : No, I haven’t finished the assignment. ………………(iv)…………..?

I will be ready in about ten minutes.

Rahul : Sure, with pleasure.

Sundar : ………………(v)…………..?

SECTION – III

(COMMUNICATION SKILLS: 15 MARKS)

10. Write a dialogue with minimum five utterances between two friends discussing their

preparation for the upcoming examination. 5

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11. Sriram wanted to write a letter to his friend requesting him to lend him some books

for his exam preparation. He had the format of his letter ready but had yet to write the

content. Complete the content of his letter in about 100 words. 5

36, R R Nagar,

B City

29 March 2018

Dear Karthik,

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Your loving friend,

Sriram

Address on the envelope

To

Mr.Karthik,

20, S S Nagar,

C City.

12. Prepare an advertisement on the information given below 5

a. Blossom fashions – 50 % off on curtains and furnishing fabrics – Sunday open – Credit cards

accepted. Address 8/9 R. K Mutt Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.

(or)

b. Spark Academy of Advanced Cinematics – Advanced Diploma in 3D Animation and Visual

Effects – BC-6, IV floor, III Avenue, Anna Nagar, Coimbatore.

SECTION – IV

(EXPANSION OF IDEAS: 35 MARKS)

13. Expand the headlines into complete sentences 5 × 1 = 5

(i) Petrol Price go up says Petroleum Minister

(ii) Diminishing water supplies – Farmers worried

(iii) Gaja cyclone – Tamil Nadu on high alert

(iv) Diabetic day celebrated with free checkup

(v) Trains cancelled due to repair work.

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14. Study the chart and answer the questions given below 5 × 1 = 5

(i) ............................. costs the highest in the construction of house.

a. Cement b. Steel c. Labour d. Timber

(ii) The expenditure on supervision and bricks is .............................

a. equal b. more than other c. not equal d. the maximum

(iii) The least amount in the construction of house is spent for ....................

a. Cement b. Steel c. Labour d. Timber

(iv) The second highest amount in the construction of house is spent on .....................

a. Timber b. Supervision c. Steel d. Cement

(v) State whether the statement is true or false.

The expenditure on timber is more than the expenditure on labour.

15. Write a paragraph on any one of the following outlines in about 100 words 5

a) TV – modern invention - found in every homes - almost all watch – amusement –

world news – information about new products – cultural programmes – movies and

mega serials – advantages and disadvantages- children’s studies affected – bad for eyes

– however we know a lot of information.

OR

b) Different Kinds of pollution – water pollution – noise pollution – air pollution – a

severe problem – causes hole in atmospheric air – ultra violet rays – cancer, other

fatal diseases – pollution by emission of smoke - scientists think – pollution free

vehicles – to be tackled – on war footing.

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16. Match the following products and slogans 5 × 1 = 5

1. Mineral water - a) Elegant look forever

2. Car - b) Have a cascade of your own

3. Shirting & Suiting - c) Cosy life, easy life

4. Furniture - d) Quench your thirst with the purest drop

5. Hair oil - e) A palace of wheels

f) Keeps you cool

17. Observe the map given below and write the instructions required: 5

You are in the edge of the Bond Street. A stranger asks you to direct him to the bus

station. Guide him with your directions in about 50 words.

18. Read the poem given below and complete its paraphrase with suitable phrases in the

given blanks. 5 × 1 = 5

INDIAN WEAVERS

Weavers, weaving at break of day

Why do you weave a garment so gay?

Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild

We weave the robes of a new-born child

Weavers weaving at fall of night,

Why do you weave a garment so bright?

Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green

We weave the marriage – veils of a queen

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Weavers, weaving solemn and still

What do you weave in the moonlight chill?

White as a feather and white as a cloud,

We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud.

At (i)……………………. the weavers weave a robe for a

(ii)…………………………….a beautiful bright veil for a marriage at evening and at the

chillness (iii)……………… they weave a funeral shroud. The day-break represents

(iv)…………………… of life while the fall of night signifies man’s (v)…………………..

19. A. Translation 5

A person wishes to open a savings account. Someone standing near him in the bank gives him

instructions in Tamil. As he is new to Tamil Nadu he does not understand the language.

Translate the instructions into English to help him.

சிறுசேமிப்புக் கணக்குத் துவங்க நீங்கள் இந்த படிவதத்த நிரப்ப

சவண்டும். உங்கள் புதகப்படத்தத இங்கு ஒட்ட சவண்டும். உங்கள் ஆதார ்

அட்தட நகல் ஒன்று ககாடுக்க சவண்டும். இந்த வங்கியில் கணக்கு

தவத்திருக்கும் ஒருவர ் உங்கதள அறிமுகப்படுத்த சவண்டும். வங்கிக்

கணக்கில் ரூ.1000 இருப்பு தவக்க சவண்டும்.

OR

B. Express your views on the picture in about five sentences.

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