Telangana TSBIE TS Inter 1st Year English Study Material Revision Test-III Exercise Questions and Answers.
TS Inter 1st Year English Study Material Revision Test-III
Time: 1 1/2 Hrs.
Marks : 50
Section – A
Question 1.
Annotate ANY ONE of the following in about 100 words. [1 × 4 = 4]
a) Though the trees grown by her are worth several crores of rupees today, her life has no respite from poverty.
Answer:
Introduction :
These touching words are extracted from the internet-based inspired write up, The Green Champion – Thimmakka. It shows the magnificent achievement of an ordinary woman with an extraordinary commitment to conserve nature.
Context & Explanation :
Born into a poor family. Thimmakka did not go to school. She worked as a labourer. As she grew up, she was married to Chikkayya, a labourer. When they came to know that they could not beget children, they were not disappointed. They came up with the idea of planting saplings and nurturing them as their own children. It became their life mission. But, she suffers from poverty. Her sole source of income is the pension of Rs. 500/- given by the government. Thus, she is an example of simple living and high thinking.
Critical Comment :
These words describe her pains and problems.
b) Her intentions are evidently good as she has planted trees rich in biodiversity.
Answer:
Introduction :
These are the concluding words taken from the internet – based article, The Green Champion-Thimmakka. It describes her magnificent achievements in preserving the environment.
Context & Explanation :
Thimmakka and her husband started planting saplings and nurturing them as their own children. Even after the death of her husband, she pursuded her mission with the same determination and courage. She is 100 plus now and still cherishes the dream of planting more trees. She continues her fight against deforestation. Her contributions are truly remarkable. She proves that age is not a big problem if we aspire to do anything. So, she is a true inspiration to us to have good intentions towards society. Please plant a sapling and make the world a better place for our children. Even thousand mile journey begins with a single step.
Critical Comment :
The words describe her passion for planting trees and expanding her mission.
Question 2.
Annotate ANY ONE of the following in about 100 words. [1 × 4 = 4]
a) Have you sighted anyone With shadows in his dusky eyes ?
Answer:
Introduction :
These are the opening lines of the poem, ‘The Beggar” written by Dr. Ammangi Venugopal, a popular Telugu poet. He has written in Telugu as Bichchagadu. It is translated into English by Elanaaga, (Dr. Surendra).
Context & Explanation :
The poem projects the intense grief and suffering of the farmers. A farmer today is misery incarnate. His eyes speak volumes about farmers’ sorrow. The poet minces no words in highlighting their woes. He opens the poem with a question. It identifies farmers with dark eyes that are filled with the shadows of their struggles. The reader, addressed as ‘you’, is forced to understand and sympathise with farmers. Therefore the lines play an important role in initiating the thought process effectively.
Critical Comment :
The poet portrays the pathetic plight of farmers. He is questioning the reader to make him to think about the farmers.
b) His stomach is full of infinite void
Answer:
Introduction :
This heart touching line is taken from the thought provoking poem, The Beggar’, penned by Dr. Ammangi Venugopal, a famous Telugu poet. His original Telugu poem, Bichchagadu is rendered into English by Elanaaga (Dr. Surendra).
Context & Explanation :
The poet tries to draw the attention of readers to the gravity of farmers problems. it is because farmers work hard. They help others. They are the food providers to all yet the irony is that they struggle to survive. They starve. They don’t find food for themselves, even a morsel ! Their stomachs get no food. They suffer from empty stomachs. Their emptiness is infinite. Thus, the poet highlights farmers’ woes and worries in a touching way. He also compels the readers to ponder over possible solutions.
Critical Comment:
Here the poet depicts the pathetic condition of farmers in a touching way.
Question 3.
Answer ANY ONE of the following questions in about 100 words. [1 × 4 = 4]
a) Why did Thimmakka and her husband decide to plant trees ? Describe how hard they tried to succeed in their mission.
Answer:
This inspiring essay describes Thimmakka’s undying passion for planting trees even at an advanced age. It also insists the need to follow her selfless service in preserving and protecting nature.
Thimmakka was a poor and uneducated woman. She was married to Chikkayya. The couple didn’t get children. However, her husband was very supportive of her. WIth nothing in life to be cherish, Thimmakka thought of ending her life. Then, wisdom dawned. They decided to plant trees and nurture them as their children. They planted 10 banyan s. lings in the first year soon it became their life mission. Year after year the number increased. They not only planted them but tended them to maturity. They also fenced and guarded them. Now there exist around 8000 other trees planted by them.
b) Why was Thimmakka named Saalumarada ?
Answer:
The present internet-based essay, the Green Champion – Thimmakka describes the magnificent achievements of an ordinary woman with an excellent commitment to conserve nature. Thimmakka, a woman mre than 100 years in age, from Karnataka has been launded globally as the green champion for her planting mission. Thimmakka along with her husband planted over 8000 other trees.
Even after her husband’s death, she continued her mission of planting frees. Her outstanding work earned her the name Saalumarada, which means a row of trees in Kannada. Thimakka is popular as Saalumarada Thimmakka due to her work. She continues her fight against deforestation. Her contributions are truly remarkable. With her achievements, she is called Saalumarada Thimmakka.
Question 4.
Answer ANY ONE of the following questions in about 100 words. [1 × 4 = 4]
a) List the abilities a farmer is endowed with, according to the poem.
Answer:
Dr. Ammangi Venugopal is a creative genius. He is well aware of the abilities of a farmer. In his poem, The Beggar, the poet minces no words in depicting farmers’ abilities. They are the food providers to all. Their eyes are dark with shadows of their struggles and sufferings. Their backs are bent with burden. Their hands are soiled and severed. Their feet bleed. Yet, their ability to produce food and satisfy others’ hunger remains fully active. They work hard and help others. They are capable of feeding millions. They reduce and satisfy the hunger of even skies. Thus, the poem is endowed with the abilities of a farmer.
b) The poet addresses the reader as “you” and talks about the farmer as “my farmer”. Explain the. significance in a paragraph.
Answer:
Dr. Ammangi Venugopal has written the poem in Telugu as Bichchagadu. It is translated into English as the ‘The Beggar’ by Elanaga, (Dr. Surendra) the poem portrays the pitiable condition of the farmers. In the last stanza the poet describes the farmer as a beggar.
It is due to his condition at present society. The farmers are suffering from lack of food. They become beggars. They are at the thresholds for food. So, the poet tells the reader that the beggar at the threshold of the reader is none other than the farmer. The reader is addressed as ‘you’ to understand and sympathise with farmers. The poet tells about the farmer as ‘My farmer’. The reader is moved to ponder over the problem and find away out.
Question 5.
Answer ANY ONE of the following questions in about 100 words. [1 × 4 = 4]
a) Is the title, The Short-sighted Brothers, apt to the story ? Explain.
Answer:
Yes. The name “The Short-sighted Brothers” and the content of the story look like made-for-each-other things. The title matches perfectly well with the theme. Three brothers are the lead characters. All the three brothers were very short-sighted. It was a physical disability. And they all suffered from the related mental disability too. They failed to see the possible result of their crooked plans. They were selfish. They were greedy. They tried to cheat one another. Finally their follies were exposed. As the entire story deals with their physical and mental short sightedness, the title is appropriate to this ancient chinese folk tale.
b) How did the three brothers try to outsmart one another ?
Answer:
‘The Short-sighted Brothers” is a famous Chiness folk story. It exposes the folly of the three brothers. All the three brothers were very short-sighted. Even their personality suffered from the same flaw. They tried to deceive themselves and one another. The youngest brother one day proposed to take charge of their family finances.
He cited his eldest brother’s short sightedness to support his claim. The second brother too joined the race. The eldest brother proposed a test to prove the power of their sight. They should read the inscription on the newly installed tablet on the door way of the nearest monastery. To outsmart one another, each met the monk secretly and learnt about the writing on it.
Question 6.
Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given below in a word or a sentence each. [4 × 1 = 4]
“I have my doubts about that,” said the eldest brother. “Let’s settle this once and for all. I’ve heard the monastery is putting up a tablet inscribed with a saying, above the main doorway, tonight. Let’s go there tomorrow and test our vision. Whoever can read the inscription with the least strain will get charge of our money. Agreed ?
Questions:
i) Name the story from which this passage is taken.
Answer:
The Short-sighted Brothers.
ii) Who does “I” in the paragraph refer to ?
Answer:
“I” in the paragraph refers to the eldest brother.
iii) ’What did the speaker want to settle once and for all ?
Answer:
as to who among the three brothers had a better sight.
iv) What did the speaker come to know of ?
Answer:
of the monastery putting up a tablet inscribed with a saying, above the main doorway, that night.
v) Where should they go to get their vision tested, the following day ?
Answer:
to the monastery
vi) Who would get the charge of their money, according to the proposal ?
Answer:
the one who could read the inscription with the least strain
vii) When was the monastery putting up a tablet above their doorway ?
Answer:
on that night (when this discussion in the story was going on)
viii) Write the word that is used in the passage that means a place where monks live.
Answer:
monastery
Question 7.
Read the following passage carefully and answer ANY FOUR questions given below in a word or a sentence each. [4 × 1 = 4]
Where Shadow Stays Stable
Shadows keep changing positions and sizes, if the distance between the source of light and the object changes ! But at Chaya Someswara Temple at Panagal, near Nalgonda, the shadow (Chaya, hence the name of the temple) of pillars stays constant on the lingam at any time, despite changes in the above said distance. The pillars of ardhamandapa and open spaces near the central shrine were designed and placed in such a way by the then architects as to produce this effect of stable shadow on the lingam all through the day. A miracle one must see to believe ! Believed to have been built in the 11 century AD, the construction credits go to Kanduru Chodas. This thrikutalayam has three shrines dedicated to Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Surya. A common hall, mandapam, keeps these three shrines as one complex. Many intricately carved pillars around this mandapam depict scenes from the Ramayana, the Mahabharatha and the Pumas !
Questions:
i) Describe the nature of shadows.
Answer:
Shadows keep changing positions and sizes if the distance between the source of light and the object changes.
ii) Give an example of exception to this nature of shadows.
Answer:
the shadow of pillars at Chaya Someswara Temple at Panagal, near Nalgonda.
iii) Why is the temple called Chaya Someswara Temple ?
Answer:
‘Chaya’ in Telugu, means shadow. As he shadow here stays stable all through the day on the Lingam. the temple is called Chaya Someswara Temple.
iv) What makes the te.mple also known as thrikutalayam ?
Answer:
as there are three shrines
v) Who is believed to have built this unique temple ?
Answer:
Kanduru Chodas
vi) Where does the shadow fall all through the day ?
Answer:
on the Linga
vii) Is it the shadow of a single object ? Support your answer with a sentence from the passage.
Answer:
No. “The pillars of … produce this effect of stable shadow.”
viii) What do the pillars depict ?
Answer:
scenes from the Ramayana, the Mahabharatha and the Puranas
Section – B
Question 8.
Match ANY SIX of the following words in Column-A with their meanings in Column- B. [6 × 1/2 = 3]
Questions :
Answer:
i) – h
ii) – g
iii) – j
iv) – i
v) – a
vi) – c
vii) – e
viii) – b
ix) – f
x) – d
Question 9.
Identify the parts of speech of ANY SIX of the following underlined words. [6 × 1/2 = 3]
In spite of (1) receiving hundreds (2) of (3) awards, Saalumarada Thimmakka (4) remains (5) an innocent and (6) a modest (7) person (8).
Answer:
1) in spite of – preposition
2) hundreds – noun
3) of – preposition
4) Thimmakka – noun
5) remains – verb
6) and – conjunction
7) modest – adjective
8) person – noun
Question 10.
Fill ANY EIGHT of the following blanks with a, an or the. [8 × 1/2 = 4]
i) Thimmakka is __________ (1) individual who has brought worldwide recognition to _________ (2) state of Karnataka through her incredible and massive environmental services.
ii) Unfortunately, she is dependent on __________ (3) pension of Rs. 500/- given by ________ (4) government, which is __________ (5) sole source of her income.
iii) Would you like ________ (6) apricot ?
iv) _________ (7) Ramayana is ________ (8) epic.
v) Sarojini Naidu was not only _________ (9) poet but also ________ (10) freedom fighter.
Answer:
i) 1 – an
2 – the
ii) 3 – a
4 – the
5 – the
iii) 6 – an
iv) 7 – The
8 – an
v) 9 – a
10 – a
Question 11.
Fill in ANY SIX of the following blanks with suitable prepositions. [6 × 1/2 = 3]
i) The mission _________ (1) preserving the environment is taken forward ________ (2) Thimmakka’s foster son, Sri Umesh. B.N. Umesh has been planting and tending to trees ________ (3) the roads, schools, public places, and _________ (4) the mountain and hilltops.
ii) ________ (5) the time I reached my office, I was late _________ (6) a few minutes.
iii) He prefers coffee _________ (7) tea.
iv) He fell ________ (8) a bicycle.
v) He is good _________ (9) English, but weak _________ (10) Mathematics.
Answer:
i) 1) of
2) by
3) along
4) on
ii) 5) By
6) by
iii) 7) to
iv) 8) off
v) 9) at
10) in
Question 12.
Fill in ANY THREE of the following blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets. [3 × 1 = 3]
i) Both Thimmakka and her husband _________ (start) with 10 banyan saplings on either side of the road along a stretch of 4 km in the first year.
ii) Thimmakka and her husband _________ (take) care of the plants just like their children. Every year, the count of these trees (keep) increasing.
iii) Look ! The bird _________ (fly).
iv) Suresh ran to the station but the train _________ (leave).
v) Let us walk fast. We must reach home before it ________ (get) dark.
Answer:
i) started
ii) took, kept
iii) is flying
iv) had left
v) gets
Question 13.
Supply the missing letters to ANY SIX of the following words. [6 × 1/2 = 3]
i) hi _ _ top
ii) ba _ _ an
iii) r _ _ time
iv) su _ _ icient
v) m _ _ ntain
vi) mi _ _ ion
vii) in _ _ edible
viii) mons _ _ n
ix) ca _ _ y
x) reco _ _ ition
Answer:
i) hilltop
ii) banyan
iii) routine
iv) sufficient
v) mountain
vi) mission
vii) incrdible
viii) monsoon
ix) carry
x) recognition
Question 14.
Identify the silent consonant letters in ANY SIX of the following words. [6 × 1/2 = 3]
i) foreign
ii) what
iii) psalm
iv) high
v) would
vi) often
vii) depot
viii) pneumonia
ix) island
x) knot
Answer:
i) foreign – g
ii) what – h
iii) psalm – p, l
iv) high – g
v) would – l
vi) often – t
vii) depot – t
viii) pneumonia – p
ix) island – s
x) knot – k