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FIRST REVISION TEST -2015 –ANSWER KEY-II PAPER

SECTION – I 1. 1 . from the war 2. during world war II

3. boat – shaped cap 4. a battered brown suitcase 5. the tallest man

2. 1. Hubert 2. Rex Coker’s brother 3.RobReilly’s Mother

4. Celine 5. Kumar

3. 1. looked sad and worried 2. Shelly 3. was waylaid 4. home is where the heart is 5. council worker 4. i. d) come ii.b) excitement iii. a) serge iv. b) chevy v. b) midnight 5. i) The words beast of an invention refers to the schwinn bike which was modified by

author’s brother which looked ugly. ii) The brother held his thumb up for contact that resembled the character in the old war

movies. iii) The boy was out of breath because he ran behind the bike trying to keep up with its

speed. He could not do it. iv) When the boy saw his brother coming into view again the bike was racing towards

him. He ran to escape. v) The boy ran through the double gate of the back yard and escaped under the clothes

line and reached the back fence. 6. i) a luxurious life in USA. ii) green card and a well furnished house. iii) him to return India. iv) to Vedanthangal. v) that there is no place like home. 7. a) School boy – wounded dog – nursed and named – advertisement in the paper – no

response – temporary ownership – football and frisbee – real owner came – separated by an accident – needed the dog – returned the dog.

b) An artist was painting the life of Jesus – A 12 year old boy posed for the Child Jesus’

portrait – The artist was in search of a model of Judas for many years – a wicked man agreed to pose as Judas – While he posed, there was a change in his behavior – He was the boy who posed for the child Jesus some years ago.

c) Young boy – travel in horse – waylaid by thieves – palatial mansion – voices of thieves

– planned to rob – cupboard – mistaken identity – offered food – magic tricks – snuff box – storm in the cupboard – sneezes – fainted – caught by the sound – saved the family.

8. NOTE- MAKING, TITLE---------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 mark SUMMARY WRITING, TITLE, ROUGH COPY, FAIR COPY, ABSTRACT-----------------------5mark 9. i) shall we go round the garden? ii) Of course. We can go round the garden. iii) We can see the glass house. iv) It could be quite long if we go in the straight way. v) Yes, it will be very easy.

SECTION-III 10.

Customer : Good morning, Sir! Shopkeeper : Good morning, How can I help you? Customer : I want to exchange this book. shopkeeper : What is wrong with this Book? Customer : It doesn’t contain many pages. shopkeeper : Do you have the bill. Customer : Yes, I have the bill. shopkeeper : Then I may be able to replace it. Customer : Thank you. Sir.

11. I am D. Ramya the SPL of Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Chennai. We are very sorry for

the victims of recent flood in our city. For their welfare we have collected funds from our school students. So for we have collected Rs, 15,000. I here with enclosed a DD for that. Please use this for the flood victims in our city.

12. ADVERTISEMENT a) border------------------------------------------------------1mark b) phrase------------------------------------------------------1 mark c) Free, offer, sale, discount-bold letters---------------1 mark d) pictures----------------------------------------------------1 mark e) Address----------------------------------------------------1 mark

13. EXPAND HEADLINES i) India successfully tested first interceptor missile yesterday. ii) Tamil nadu delegation going to visit Sri Lanka next week. iii) Kalam was appointed for research on quake prediction last week. iv) Sixty people died in plane crash in Russia yesterday. v) Film association leader requested the film stars to come forward for Tsunami victims. 14. i. b) expenditure ii. b) food iii. c) clothing and transport iv. True v. c) Education

15. a)

BOOKS Book hava a great value in our life. They are our good companions. They elevate

our character a noble one. There are many varieties of books. We have to select good books to refersh ourselves. We should not judge the books by its wrapper. We should scan, select and take the best out of a book.

DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS WRAPPER

b) GANDHIJI’S BELIEF Gandhiji’s belief on spritual training not by memorizing and reciting hymns and song

strongly depended on spiritual pursuits. The teacher is a role model, his life and character should be perfect. When handling the students, the teacher had to be careful. Teacher’s conduct and behaviour at all times should be honest and disciplined. It must inspires all the students.

“A GOOD TEACHER IS BETTER THAN THOUSAND BOOKS” 16.MATCH THE SLOGANS

a) Handle with care b) Sharp time for sharp people. c) passing of days. d) Extra mile and smile. e) The cup that cheers.

17. i) Go straight. ii) Cross the 2nd street. iii) Walk along the main road. iv) Cross the first street. v) You will find the mega mart opposite to the 1st street. 18. i) Five rupee ii) The road iii) Buckle iv) Poet lost v) was happy. 19. a)

All the devotees are requested to leave the footwear outside the mediation your center and asked to switch off the cell phones, maintain silence please.

b) * The picture represents the natural scenery. * It shows the sun rise . * It contain many trees near by there is a agricultural field. * It looks very greenery. * Love our nature and save the Earth.