Junior Inter English Model Paper 1

MODEL PAPER – 1

JUNIOR INTER ENGLISH MODEL PAPER

SECTION-A

I. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in about 10 to 15 lines. 2 x 4 = 8

 a) In most real life situations, the pieces are not given, we just assume they are there.

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 We assume certain perceptions, concepts and boundaries

 b) Life was full of fun and joy. I did not know what helplessness or injustice meant.

 c) He must focus, and focus relentlessly.

 d) Seven meters! I know it lasted that long.

II. Annotate ANY TWO of the following. 2 x 4 = 8

 a) He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanks giving and he is your

 board and your fireside.

 b) It rots the sense in the head!

 It kills imagination dead!

 It clogs and clutters up the mind!

 a string of spurious verses

 ensconced in a bouquet

 shaped like Chinese house of dreams.

 d) My thoughts on former pleasures ran;

 I thought of Kilve’s delightful shore.

III. Answer ANY TWO of the following 10 to 15 lines 2 x 4 = 8

 a) Explain the difference between lateral and logical thinking.

 b) Why did Sudha Murthy not feel nervous at the interview? Explain.

 c) Are robots a boon or a bane for mankind? Justify your answer.


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 d) What were some of the ridiculous answers given by Wasserkopf?

 Why did the teachers accept those answers?

IV. Answer ANY TWO of the following 10 to 15 lines. 2 x 4 = 8

 a) Describe the use of the fly and the spider in the poem ‘A Spider and a Fly’.

 b) “A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows

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that you are slightly cracked” said Bernard Meltzer. List all the qualities a true friend

should have, according to Kahlil Gibran.

 c) Does the poet approve of celebrating Mother’s Day? Explain.

 d) Contrast the attitude of adults as opposed to children as reflected in the poem ‘Anecdote

V. Answer ANY ONE of the following 10 to 15 lines 1 x 8 = 8

 a) Datta found a solution to his problem. Did it really work for him? Justify your answer.

 b) At the start of the bachelor’s story how did Bertha’s goodness reward her? How did this

 change towards the end of the story?

 c) How did Bepin Babu normally react when Chunilal came to see him? What made him

 change his mind about meeting Chunilal this time? What was the result of this meeting?

SECTION-B

VI. Read passage given below and answer the questions. 5 x 1 = 5

 a) Most Indian schools do not give practical learning because of three reasons. The first and

most common reason is the lack of basic infrastructure like laboratories and libraries. This

problem persists at every level of education, starting from primary education do not have

the knack of incorporating practicals. The third reason is that many of the teachers either do



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not have the knack of incorporating practicals into education or the education system does

not give them the freedom to do so. Lessons can be made more appealing if projects or

case-studies are made a part of the teaching process. This instills imagination and

brings out the inherent creativity of the student.

 i) What is the most common reason for the lack of practical learning in Indian schools?

 ii) Which aspect of learning is not given enough weightage by boards of education?

 iii) How can lessons be made more appealing?

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 iv) Write the verb form of ‘education’.

 v) Write the antonym of ‘common’.

VII. Read passage given below and answer the questions. 5 x 1 = 5

 b) On the night of Friday November 13, 1998, as India and Zimbabwe clashed in the final

of the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, school children who were participating in the ‘Shotgun

Shoots’ talk show over Star TV, loudly declared that their favourite cricketer was Sachin

Tendulkar. It was easy to understand their choice. The Doordarshan direct telecast of the

Sharjah match showed Tendulkar single-handedly annihilating the Zimbabwe players.

Skittling out Zimbabwe for 196, the ‘Hit pair’ of Tendulkar and Saurav Ganguly, passed

that score, enabling India to register an easy ten wicket win. Tendulkar played like a man

possessed. His 124 not out, came from just 92 balls. He hit the ball as he liked. Six sixers

and 12 boundaries flowed from his bat. Tendulkar was the ‘Man of the Match’.

 1) Choose the correct answer.

 a) Saurav was selected ‘Man of the Match’.

 b) Sachin single-handedly helped India to win the match against Zimbabwe.

 c) Sachin participated in the show.

 2) Find a word from the passage that means ‘announced’.

 3) Find a word from the passage that means the opposite of ‘disabling’.

 4) How many runs did Sachin score by hitting over the boundary?

 a) 124 b) 48 c) 36 d) 196

 5) What is the adjectival form of the word ‘loudly’?



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SECTION-C

Note: The answer to questions in this section should be written at ONE PLACE in the answer

book separately.The entire section should be answered in one stretch and not mixed with

VIII. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ ‘an’ ‘or’ the’. 6 x1/2 =3

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a) DIMPU is ............ honest girl.

 b) . ............ Mr. Shyam wishes to speak to you.

 c) Lucknow is one of ............ biggest cities in India.

 d) . ............ earth revolves around ............ sun.

 e) Kalidas is ............ Shakespeare of India.

 f) Only ............ Wordsworth can write such a poem.

IX. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. 6 x1/2 =3

a) I congratulated him ............ his success.

 b) The village was destroyed ............ fire.

 c) He came running ............ me

 d) This is a cheque ............ five thousand rupees.

 e) He is married ............ my cousin.

 f) . ............ his mother, no one supported him.

X. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets. 5 x 1 = 5

1) The teacher.................. (already) .................. us this lesson. (teach).

 2) If Shasmecka.................. (invite) me I shall attend the party.

 3) Listen! Someone.................. (play) the flute.

 4) Oil.................. (float) on water.

 5) They.................. (quarrel) for an hour.


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XI. Rewrite the sentences as directed. 5 x 1 = 5

 a) Ragini was singing a song.(change into Passive)

 b) “I’ll be in Delhi next month,” Raman said. (change into Indirect speech)

 c) No other animal is as faithful as the dog. (change into superlative)

 d) He could not succeed. He worked hard. (use ‘though’)

 e) She can drive a car, ...................?

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XII. Rewrite the following sentence correcting the underlined part. The entire sentence

must be written. 5 x 1 = 5

a) Ram is intelligent than Shyam.

 b) You can get a M.A degree from this college

 c) Don’t give me such advices.

 e) One of my friend is visiting me tomorrow.

XIII. Supply the missing letters in the following words. 6 x 1⁄2 = 3

XIV. Identify the silent consonants in the following words. 6 x 1⁄2 = 3


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XV. Identify Parts of speech of the underlined words. 6 x 1⁄2 = 3

a) It was my visit to Pune and I fell in love with it.

b) Her table manners were appalling.

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 c) The old man walked slowly.

 d) I will teach him a lesson.

 e) When you are called, you must come in at once.

 f) Let’s play a round of cards.

XVI. Match the words in column ‘’A” with their meanings in column ‘’B”. 6 x 1⁄2 = 3

 Column –A Column – B

1. Errant a) to make an urgent appeal

 2. Spell b) the ability to change positions quickly

 3. Agility c) period of time for which a bowler bowls

 4 Relentless d) doing something wrong

 5. Pinnacle e) steady and persistent

 6 Exhort f) highest point

XVII. Convert the following pie chart into a paragraph. 1 x 5 = 5

 1. Sports played by teenagers of A.P

chess, 22%

chess

cricket

table tennis

badminton

cricket , 32%

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(OR)

 Convert the following information into a family tree.

 Mr. Subramaniam, Mr.Prasad and Ms.Raji (children)

 Padma (Subramaniam’s wife)

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 Prema (Prasad’s wife)

 Krishna (Raji’s husband)

 Anju (daughter of Subramaniam and Padma)

 Anirudh and Ankit (sons of Prema and Prasad)

 Ambika (daughter of Krishna and Raji).

XVIII. Read the following transcriptions and write words in ordinary spelling. 1 x 5 = 5

1) /d3:mz/ 2) /pə’hæps/ 3) /menəs/ 4) /kauəd/

 5) /wǤitə(r)/ 6) /peIpə/ 7) /θInkin/ 8) /g1Ȝv/

 9) /ri:fȜnd/ 10) /rezə1u:t/

(OR)

Find the word that is different from the other words in the group with regard to the

sound of the underlined letter

 1) thick these maths

 2) laughter daughter cough

 3) unit uniform upset

 4) wake water watch

 5) tap tame take


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XIX. Write the number of syllables for ANY SIX of the following words. 6 x 1⁄2 = 3

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XX. Complete the following dialogue. 1 x 4 = 4

Shopkeeper : Good morning, Sir. _______?

 Customer : Do you ______________?

 Shopkeeper : Yes, we have several types of water purifiers and filters

 Customer : I will _______ and decide _________

ALL THE BEST.

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