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BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C–14)
OCT/NOV—2016
FIRST YEAR (COMMON) EXAMINATION
ENGLISH
Time : 3 hours ] [ Total Marks : 80
PART—A 4×10=40
Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
(2) Each question carries four marks.
1. Rewrite the following sentences as directed :
(a) (i) Bring the book. (obligation)
(ii) Give me your calculator for a while. (request)
(b) (i) Come to farewell. (invitation)
(ii) Don’t copy in the examination. (obligation)
2. (a) You are in Hyderabad. You have to attend an interview at
Hi-tech city. Ask a stranger where it is and how to get there.
(b) Your brother is at the principal’s office. Give him directions on
the mobile phone to reach the library.
3. (a) Your friend has invited you to his sister’s marriage. Write two
sentences, one accepting the invitation and the other one
expressing the inability to accept the invitation.
(b) Write a conversation between the receptionist and a caller
cancelling an appointment with a doctor.
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4. Rewrite the sentences given below by changing the speech :
(a) (i) Raja said, ‘‘It may rain’’.
(ii) ‘‘I saw a movie yesterday’’, said Vani.
(b) (i) He asked me to close the door.
(ii) They asked her why she was looking tired.
5. Write a sentence each in the following patterns :
(a) (i) S + V
(ii) S + V + SC
(b) (i) S + V + IO + DO
(ii) S + V + O
6. Change the voice of the following sentences :
(a) (i) Anil asked Ajay a question.
(ii) The teacher told us a joke.
(b) (i) He was called a saint.
(ii) The bridge will be repaired in April.
7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the verbs given in the
brackets :
(a) (i) Preeti _____ (visit) Goa last year.
(ii) Lucky _____ (love) music.
(b) Swathi _____ (not like) sweets. So her father usually _____
(bring) her ice cream.
8. Give instructions to your friend on :
(a) How to draw money from an ATM?
(b) How to open a bank account?
9. (a) Mention any two qualities you like in your friend.
(b) Mention any two qualities that you do not like in your
roommate.
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10. Answer the following :
(a) Fill the blanks with suitable words expressing feelings :
(i) I felt _____ when I lost the money.
(ii) She felt _____ after walking for two hours.
(b) Write two sentences expressing your feeling when you meet
your childhood friend after a long time.
PART—B 10×4=40
Instructions : (1) Answer any four questions.
(2) Each question carries ten marks.
11. (a) You went to a mobile shop to buy a phone. Write five
Wh-questions. You would ask the shopkeeper.
(b) Change the following into ‘yes or no’ questions :
(i) She likes music.
(ii) They pray every morning.
(iii) Indians respect Gandhi.
(iv) The Children played chess yesterday.
(v) The Government has changed the policy.
12. (a) Read the following paragraph and correct the underlined
words :
Mahatma Gandhi aptly called the father of a nation, changed
the destiny of a hole nation by his supreme sacrifice, courage
and statesmanship. His adherence for truth and non-violence
is particularly relevant in todays world, which is torn by
terrorism and unrest. As a writer, he is chiefly known to his
autobiography The story of My Experiments with Truth.
(b) Rewrite the following questions with necessary corrections :
(i) Where your father is working now?
(ii) When did Kishore went to Chennai?
(iii) Do you know what is Mohan doing now?
(iv) Does Rakesh drives a car?
(v) When did he went to school?
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13. (a) Examine the following flowchart and write a paragraph from
the data provided :
Switch off the phone
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Slide off the back cover
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Remove the battery
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Remove the old SIM card from its designated slot
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Place the other SIM card
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Replace the battery
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Return the back cover
(b) Write a paragraph on the basis of the following tree diagram :
The hierarchical structure of a polytechnic
14. (a) Write a report on the importance of English.
(b) Write a report to your Principal about the problems in your
hostel and give suggestion to solve them.
15. (a) Write a paragraph on your favourite hero.
(b) Write a paragraph describing your college.
16. (a) Write a letter to the principal in Hyderabad requesting him to
issue you the TC.
(b) Write a letter to the Municipal commissioner about the bad
condition of roads in your locality.
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Principal
Teaching staff Non-teaching staff
Heads of section
Senior
Lecturers
Lecturers
Administrative officer
Office
superintendent
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17. (a) Write a resume of yours to apply for the post of Trainee
Engineer in Mindglory Solutions Ltd., Chennai.
(b) Summarize the following :
Mark Twain’s family moved to Hannibal, a port town on the
Mississippi river. This move had a great impact on young Mark
Twain. He admired the steam boat captains and the many
travellers who passed through the town-circus troupes,
minstrels, religious leaders and daring settlers on their way to
California-all of whom the author later used as characters in
his books. When his father died, Mark Twain, aged twelve,
began working as an apprentice printer. He was successively a
steamboat pilot, prospector, miner and reporter in the Western
territories. He led one of the most exciting and adventurous of
literary lives. His experience furnished him with a wide
knowledge of humanity and a perfect grasp of local customs
and speech that manifests itself so well in his writing.
18. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that
follow :
(a) Do you ever worry about your memory? Perhaps you go into a
room and forget what you came for, go blank on names, mislay
things? Or there may be something on the tip of your tongue,
but you can’t get it off. Don’t worry. You are perfectly normal. It
is the nature of man to worry about forgetfulness. Human
beings have a prodigious memory. In a few cubic centimeters
the brain stores more information than can be stored in a large
computer. Today neurologists, psychologists, and biologists are
studying the different aspects of memory. There are two types
of memory. Short-term memory; acts only seconds. Long-term
memory is stored probably for life.
Questions :
(i) Give two instances of forgetfulness in the passage.
(ii) How much information can the brain store?
(iii) What are the two types of memories?
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(iv) The author suggested that
(1) human beings have a good memory and so they are
forgetful
(2) human beings have a good memory and so they are
not forgetful
(3) human being have a good memory, yet they are
forgetful
(Choose the correct one)
(v) The nature of man to worry about
(1) forgetfulness
(2) remember
(3) normal things
(Choose the correct one)
(b) Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that
follow :
Tom Canty is a poor beggar boy who lives in a filthy slum. He
accepts his miserable life because he thinks that everybody
around him leads the same kind of life as he does. Happy with
his lot, he goes about begging in the daytime and getting
thrashed by his father and grandmother at night. The only
saving grace in his life is the kind Father Andrew, a poor priest,
who teaches Tom to read and write. Tom is an eager student.
He learns about kings and princes and soon becomes an expert
on their royal ways. He often escapes into a dream world. Fate
helps him to meet a real prince. His dream of actually becoming
a Prince comes true when he accidentally exchanges places
with Edward, the Prince of Wales.
Questions :
(i) Why does Tom Canty accept his miserable life?
(ii) What would happen to him at night?
(iii) Who is Father Andrew?
(iv) Who does he exchange places with?
(v) Write the antonym of ‘often’.
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