SRI CHAITANYA JUNIOR COLLEGE

SREE HARSHA COMPLEX, WYRA ROAD, KHAMMAM

ENGLISH – PART I, PAPER I

Max. Time : 1 ½ Hrs. Max. Marks : 50

SECTION – A
I. Annotate ANY TWO of the following in 10-15 lines each: 2x4=8
(a) Fine preparation, one might say for that most complicated of cricketing tasks - keeping wickets.
(b) The concentration of a heart surgeon, the reflexes of a fighter pilot, the guts of a boxer.
(c) I am an artist, a creator and a demi-god.
(d) I am a vessel of righteousness,
scattering seeds of justice…..

II. Answer ANY TWO of the following in 10-15 lines each: 2x4=8
(a) The demands, both mental and physical, of wicket-keeping, greatly exceed those of bating, bowling or
fielding. – Explain.
(b) How has wicket-keeping become more difficult in one-day matches?
(c) Explain the relationship between bowling and wicket-keeping with examples.
(d) Describe the use of the fly and the spider in the poem ‘A Spider and a Fly’.
III. Answer the question given below in about 25-30 lines : 1 x 8 =8
(a) Present a character sketch of Dutta, the frame maker of R.K. Lakshman.
SECTION – B
IV. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: 5x1=5
Petroleum is a crude mineral oil. The literal meaning of the word “Petroleum” is “rock oil”. It is found
deep down below the surface of the earth. Chemists, geologists and exploration physicists work together to
locate oil. Artificial earthquakes are created near the places where they are prospecting for oil. The vibrations
created are then recorded in an instrument called the seismograph. The data obtained helps geophysicists to
locate the presence of petroleum. But the most modern method of survey is the magnetic method. A powerful
magnet is carried in an aeroplane. A deflection of the magnet indicates the presence of oil under the earth
below.
Petroleum cannot be used in its crude form. It is refined by fractional distillation. The three
important fractions are heavy oil, kerosene and crude naptha which on further fractioning give aviation petrol,
diesel oil, paraffin wax, boot polish and tar.

(a) What is the literal meaning of ‘petroleum’?

(b) Who are the scientists that are involved in locating it?
(c) What method do they adopt to location petroleum?
(d) Describe the most modern method.
(e) What is the method used for refining petroleum and what are the fractions that are obtained?

SECTION – C

Note : The answers 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 other
sections.
V. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ : 7x½=3½
(a) About _____ hundred houses were damaged in the fire accident.
(b) We will leave after ______hour.
(c) Ravi goes to __________ college on foot.
(d) This is _________ only medicine available at present.
(e) ________ honey is sweeter than sugar.
(f) ______ Mr. Shyam wishes to speak to you.
(g) _______ President of the U.S. visited India recently.

VI. Fill in the blanks with appropriate PREPOSITIONS: 7x½=3½

(a) This is a cheque ________ five thousand rupees.
(b) We sat __________ the table to have lunch.
(c) The gardener mows the grass ________ a lawn mower.
(d) I congratulate him ______ his success.
(e) Everybody came ________ my brother.
(f) We all stood _______ the shade of the tree.
(g) Please sign ________ this paper.
VII. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets: 5x1=5
(a) The children _________ (sleep), so don’t talk loudly.
(b) There ________ (be) a nice hotel in our town.
(c) It _____________ (rain) since morning.
(d) Our school ________ (begin) with a prayer.
(e) Sorry, I can’t come now. I ___________ (cut) my finger.

VIII. Identify the PART OF SPEECH of the underlined words in the sentences below: 6x½=3
(a) Virtue is its own reward.
(b) My God! I am undone.
(c) I will teach him a lesson.
(d) I like all the fruits but one.
(e) Let us play a round of cards.
(f) Don’t fan the flames.

IX. Rewrite the following sentences correcting the underlined part. The entire sentence must be written.
(a) I bought the furnitures in a shop at Nampally. 6x½=3
(b) One should love his duty.
(c) My cousin sister, Shyamala, lives in Mamillagudem.
(d) Neither of these pens are mine.
(e) My grandmother reads Ramayana every day.
(f) This house is belonging to me.

X. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. 6x½=3

A B
(a) changeover (1) two people in close association
(b) exhort (2) a cart pulled by horse
(c) peer (3) steady and persistent
(d) buggy (4) urge, encourage
(e) relentless (5) An event that results in a transformation
(f) duo (6) a person of equal rank
(7) to look at something with interest.