Films and Theater

Films and Theater
A. READING : Rendezvous with Ray
PAPER – I : PART- A

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5 Unit 4 FILMS AND THEATRE
6 A. RENDEZVOUS WITH RAY
7 1. IT WAS A UNIQUE FRIENDSHIP THAT developed between a French –Canadian priest
and one of the words greatest film directors, and had a singular impact on Bengali films
both academically and practically.

8 i. what is the meaning of a french – canadian priest?
9 a. whose mother tongue is frech and native from cananda
10 ii. what is the meaning of unique friendship
11 a. real and good frendship
12 iii.what is the meaning of singulaar impact ?
13 a. stong effect
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15 2. it was en – route to india in 1961, at a stopover in newyork, the 26 – year old fr, gaston

roberge was aquainted with the works of satyajit ray through the apu trilogy.

16 i. what was en- route means?
17 a. on his way to
18 ii. who was aquainted with whom?
19 a. fr. Gaston roberge was quainted with the works of satyajith ray.
20 iii. how did he acquainted with ray?
21 a. through the apu trilogy movie
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23 3. he found the world of apu so fascinating that he saw all three films in one sitting; and there
and began his long standing love affair with the people of india and bengali cinema and
culture, which led to path breaking work in those fields.
24 i.what is the meaning of path breaking work ?
25 a.here path breaking means important or fundamental or basic work
26 ii. what is apu ?
27 a. a character in apu movie
28 iii. where di the long standing love affair began?
29 a. when he watched the pu trilogy in one sitting
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31 4. in his laatest book, satyajit ray, essays: 1970 – 2005, a compilation of his essya as the name
suggests, being published by manohar publishers, new delhi, roberge provides a scholarly,
original analysis of rays works , giving an insight into the greatness of ray both as a person and
artist.

32 i. who wrote the book satyajit ray essays ; 1970 – 2005?
33 a. fr. Gaston roberge
34 ii. who provided the insight to the book?
35 a. fr. Gaston roberge
36 iii. what was the insight of the ook?
37 a. insight of the book was rays greatness both as a person and artist
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39 5. the apu trilogy was, infact, my first portal to west bengal and its people, he told frontline.
40 i. who is my here?
41 a. fr. Gaston roberge
42 ii. what was the first portaal to west bengl to fr. Roberge

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43 a. the apu trilogy.
44 iii. who said the above lines
45 a. fr. Gaston roberge
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47 6. in his youth all he knew of bengal was through Mircea elliades LA NUIT BENGALIE, some of

Tagores poems and a reaers digest article on mother teresa.

48 i. how did he know about bengali in his youth?
49 a. in his youth he knew about bengali through
50 1. mircea eliades la nuit bengalie
51 2. tagores poems
52 3. readers digest article on mother teresa
53 ii. who is called as the saint of the slums ?
54 a. mother teresa
55 iii. what was haunted him in the article saint of the slums

a. the harsh image of the poverty

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57 7. roberge does not endorse the accusation of rays detractors that the master director made

his reputation selling indias poverty to the west.
58 i. what was the accusation of rays detractors?
59 a. he was selling indias poverty to the west
60 ii. who was accused here?
61 a. satyajith ray
62 iii. what did ray support ?
63 a. he supported ray and doenst endorse the accusations of rays by the detractors
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65 8. what struck me most was not the material poverty depicted in the films, but the enoromous
spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable than material poverty.

66 I,. who said these words?
67 a. fr. Gaston roberge
68 ii. what was depicted in the films according to fr. Robrge/
69 a. not the material poverty but enormous spiritual poverty of some rich people
70 iii. which poverty is deplorable?
71 a. enormous spiritual [poverty of some rich people
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73 9. I was here on a quest to know the arrogance of the west. I was here on a quest to know the
world and in the process know myself. I did not come here to convert. Infact, I am the one who
got converted, he said.

74 i. who is the speaker of the above lines?
75 a. fr. Gaston roberge
76 ii. what was his quest?
77 a. he was here to know the world and in the process know himself
78 iii. how did fr. Gaston roberge converted himself?
79 a. he was converted himself as a humane
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81 10.but it took him nine years after reaching culcutta and joining st. xaviers college, to muster

up the confidence to meet ray in person.
82 i. why did he join in st. xaviers college?
83 a. he joined college to muster up the confidence to meet ray
84 ii. how did he want to meet ray?
85 a. he wanted to meet ray in person not as a piece in museum
86 iii. how long he waited to meet ray after reaching culcutta?
87 a. he waited for nine years to meet ray
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89 11. in these three films ray was at his most prsonal and when some critics saw the films as

didactic and verbose, he felt deeply hurt.

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90 i. what are the three films ?
91 a. ganashatru, shaka prashakha and agantuk
92 ii. what was the speciality of the three films?
93 a. it was rays most personal
94 iii. how did critics feel?
95 a. verbose and didactic
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97 12. roberge was an agnostic throughout his life, it is possible, roberge feels, that in the face of
death ray was searching for an answer. This was suggested by some of the music that he used
in shakha prashaka.
98 i.what is the agnostic means?
99 a. a persom doesnot know whether god exists.
100 ii. what was searching in the face of death?
101 a. he was searching for god whether existeing or not
102 iii. how do we know about his searching for god?
103 a.we got to know through his music in shakha prashka
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105 13. the last time the two friends met, ray was in hospital, on his deathbed. It was a Sunday and
roberge , true to habit, arrived on the dot at 9 a.m. he had grown so weak that he looked frail
as a child. I did not stay long, and as I was leaving, manikda said bhalo laglo ( it was nice).
Those were his last words to me.

106 i. what was the meaning of bhalo laglo(it was nice)?
107 a. their friendship
108 ii.who had grown so weak ? who had looked frail?
109 a. satyajith ray grown wek and frail .
110 iii. true to habit – what was the meaning of this ?
111 a. they used to meet every Sunday at dot 9 a.m. it shows their discipline, punctuality
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113 14.one important fall out of ths friendship was the establishment of chitrabani, a
communication and film institute , the firs of its kind in west bengal, which roberge founded in
1970 and to which ray , as a token of friendship , lent his name as co – founder.

114 i. what was the importantnat fall out of thie friendship?
115 a. establishment of chitrabani
116 ii. what was the first of its kind in west bengal?
117 a. establishment of chitrabhani – a commuication and film institute
118 iii. who was the co – founder and founder of chitrabhani?
119 a. founer was fr.roberge and co founder was ray ( lend his name)
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121 15. ray was in the first governing body and after a few terms readily agreed to be the
institutes adviser. Roberdge arranged most of the initial funding from canadian agencies.

122 i. who was the first governing body ?
123 a. satyajith ray
124 ii. who agreed to be the adviser for chitrabani?
125 a. satyajith ray
126 iii. why did fr. Roberge arrange funding from canandian agencies?
127 a. he felt that west are indebted to india
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129 16.and there we were denying him his right to speak. As saying goes, no one is a prophet in

ones own country, said roberge
130 i. what we were denying to ray?
131 a. we were denying his right to expression
132 ii. no one is a prophet in ones own country. What does it mean?
133 a. no person can be recognised in his own country.
134 iii. his right to speak. Who is he here?
135 a. satyajith ray

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136
137 17. for in the last three films , satyajit was directly talking to us, conveying his personal
message on society and civilisation. If the impulse that motivated his earlier films was
aesthetics, in the last three it was self expression.

138 i. what ray did in his last three films?
139 a. conveyed his personal message on society and civilisation
140 ii. what was the impulse of ray in is earlier films?
141 a. aesthitics – the art of judging the beauty
142 iii. what was the expression in his last three films?
143 a. it was his self expression through out his last three films
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145 18. philosophically too, roberge feels, ray took off where tagore signed out. If one comapres
the last major prose piece by tagore, , shabyatar sankat ( crisis of civilisation) , which he wrote
at the beginning of the second world war, which contains his immortal dictum that inspite of
what was happening it would be a sin to lose faith in man,,,,,,

146 i. who wrote the sabhyatar sankat ?
147 a. rabindranath tagore
148 ii. when did he write sabyatar sankat( crisis civilisation)
149 a. at the beginning of the second world war.
150 iii. what was the immortal dictum?
151 a. inspite of what was happening , it would be a sin to lose faith in man.
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153 19. he was even shy of receiving compliments, said roberge. To roberge, the greatest mark of
rays appreciation for him was that he often addressed the french speaking priest in bengali, in
spite of my lack of elegance in that language, and the fact that ray knew both english and
bengali so well

154 i. who was even shy of receiving copliments?
155 a. satyajith ray
156 ii. what was greatest appreciation to roberge?
157 a. addressing him in bengli by ray
158 iii. what can we find out their friendship through the above paragraph?
159 a. the greatness of their friendship and understanding each other
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161 20. I asked him whether he was planning to take any action, and he said no, explained to me
that he did not want to hurt the reputation of the person . I was absolutelu stunned by his
humane concern, said roberge.
162 i. who asked whom?
163 a. fr. Gaston roberge asked satyajith ray
164 ii. what was the incident happened in this paragraph?
165 a. one of the directors has stolen the manuscript called charulatha
166 iii. why roberge stunned byrays humane concern?
167 a. he said thaat if he had asked about the theft, the person would lost his reputatuion.
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171 2×1= 2 unit 4 a rendezvous with ray
172 Manikda was a shy person and always very discreet about displaying his emotions
173 i. who was manikda?
174 a. satyajith ray
175 ii. who calls him as manikda
176 a. his friends affectionately called him as manikda
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178 2. rays massive stature – physical and intellectual – might have made him come across as cold,

aloof and even intimidating.
179 i. what his massive stature tells us ?
180 a. he was cold, aloof and intimidating

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181
182 3. he was in reality a very simple and unassuming man with subtle sense of humour.
183 i. what was real behaviour of ray?
184 a. simple and unassuming man
185 ii. was ray humourous?
186 a. yes , he was a man with subtle sense of humour.
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188 4. it was unspoken arrangement between the two of them to meet on Sundays at 9 a.m. at …..
189 i. what was the unspoken arrangement here?
190 a. here , the meeting of ray and robrge on Sundays at 9 am at rays residence
191 ii. what could be reason by choosing Sundays as their meeting time?
192 a. as robrge working in school as a teacher. Only Sundays he would get leave
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194 5.ray would invite roberge over for private screenings of his latest films and welcomed

comments on them

195 i. on them – what is them here?
196 a. his latest films
197 ii. what is the meaning of welcomed comments ?
198 a. ray used to consider rays comments
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200 6. but this happened only after the friendship had cememnted
201 i. this happened – what happened according to given line?
202 a. their friendship cemented
203 ii. cemented – what does it mean?
204 a. become strong
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206 7. roberge found ray in a disturbed mood
207 i. why did ray in disturbed mood?
208 a. ray lost his chitrabani – manuscript.
209 ii. who was in disturbed mood ?
210 a. ray was in disturbed mood
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212 8. like rabindranath tagore, ray strode his time like a colossus
213 i. what is the meaning of strode? Who strode here?
214 a. strode means walking with long steps. Rabindranath strode here
215 ii. what is the meaning of colossus?
216 a. extremely important person
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218 9.ray took off where tagore signed out.
219 i.what does this line meaning?
220 a. tagore and ray both have similarities
221 ii. what was ray searching for?
222 a.ray was searching for humanity , humane concerned philosophy
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224 10. a few well known personalities of the city had visited him earlier to go through some of his

manuscripts.

225 I. who did the persons visit?
226 a.ray
227 ii. what did they want?
228 They wanted to have a look at rays manuscripts written for charulatha.
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231 Unit 4 B. A TRIBUTE
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233 3×1 = 3
234 If any NRI ASKS you to suggest ways to teach Telugu culture just ask him or her to introduce

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them to maya bazar first, if they seek to know about their uncles, aunts and cousins back
home, bring in their names, Look, this is your Balarama…”’

235 Any better way of doing it?
236 Then onwards its all Laahiri, lahiri,lahiri lo…….
237 1. which movie would you suggest to NRI TO WATCH to know twlugu culture?
238 a. mayabazar
239 2. which is the better way of doing it?
240 a. advise nri to watch mayabazar to know telugu culture
241 3.what is the meaning of lahiri?
242 a. it s a lullaby
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244 2.the result – a feast for the eyes and soul. That is mayabazar for you. Mind you, this is a story
of pandavas and kauravas with the yadavas pitching in. but one never sees the paandavas
throughout the film. We only hear of them.

245 1. which movie the author is discussing in this paragraph?
246 a. mayabazar
247 2. who are the main participants in this movie?
248 a. paandavas and kauravas
249 3.who are not seen in this movie?
250 a. pandavas
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252 3. Frame after frame impacts viewers with similarities. The greatness of director lies here- he
successfully reduces all characters to ordinary mortals displaying all the follies of human
beings except Ghatothkacha or Krishna. And then he injects into the Yadava household a
Telugu atmosphere, full with its simile, imagery, adage, sarcasm and wit.

253 i. what is the greatness of the director?
254 a. reducing all the charaters to ordinary mortals displaying all the follies of human beings

except ghatothkacha or krishna
255 ii.what he injected to telugu atmoshere?
256 a. yadava house hold
257 iii. what are the figures of speech are used in this lesson?
258 a. simile, imagery, adage, sarcasm and wit.
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260 4. When Balarama curtly tells his sister, ” Subhadra! Aagadalu,aghaayityalu naaku paniki
raavu”, when he confronted with latter’s indignation at his decision to separate Sasirekha and
Abhimanyu , womenfolk among the viewers sighed recalling their own tribulations in the
hands of such brothers.

261 i. what was the balaramas decision?
262 a. his decision is to separate sasirekha and blakrishna
263 ii.what do women folk remember when they see this situations?
264 a. womenfolk remember and recalling their own tribulations in the hands of such brothers.
265 iii. what is the meaning of indignation?
266 a. a feeling of anger or surprise.
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269 5.Sasirekha naturally sees Abhimanyu and Balarama gets to see his sishya, Duryodhana on it.
His wife laps up the sight of an array of jewellery and the audience laughed heartily because
they knew that someone back home was equally attached to the riches.

270 i. what did sasirekha sees naturally?
271 a. abhimanyu
272 ii. what did balarama see?
273 a. his sisya duryodhana
274 iii.why audience laughed heartfully when they see balaramas wife sees jewellery and riches/
275 a. audience laughed heartily because they knew that someone back home was equally attached

to the riches and possessions.

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277 6. The story itself is woven around the love of SasirekhaAbhimanyu. With Krishna and
Balarama having difference of opinion over it, their wives too take sides as is inevitable in any
family. To introduce the theme , the director uses a magic box, (an equivalent of a TV screen)
which displays whatever is dear to the viewer’s heart.

278 i. what is the main story of mayabazar?
279 a. its woven around the love of sasirekha and abhimanyu.
280 ii. who has the different opinion on this love story?
281 a. krishna and balarama
282 iii. how did the director introduce the theme?
283 a. the director introduced the theme through the magic box
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285 7. An entire repertoire was added to the Telugu dictionary by the film. Take for example
Talpam used for denoting a cot or a bed. Were Telugus using Gilpam as an antonym of it till the
movie’s advent? Nor did anyone tell so emphatically until Ghatothkacha that Evaru
puttinchakunte maatalela pudathayi and hence if friends are to be called Asamadiyulu then
enemies could be termed Tasamadiyulu. Will anyone forget the expression veyandira veediko
veeratadu? No exception to hai hai sodara and hai hai naayaka .
286 i. what are the new words are entered into the dictionary after this film?
287 a. talpam, gilpam, asmadiyulu and gismadeeyulu
288 2. what is the opposite of asmadiyulu?
289 a. tasmadiyulu
290 iii. what is the opposite of talpam?
291 a. gilpam
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293 8. As for songs, Aha naa pelli anta still reverberates in marriages and Vivaaha bhojanambu is

yet another must.

294 i. aha naa pelli anta is the song from which movie?
295 a. maya bazar
296 ii. where do we listen this song ?
297 a. at marriage functions
298 iii. what are the two great songs which we use in marriage functions?
299 a. aha na pelli anta and vivaha bojanambu songs
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301 9. The dialogues written by Pingali Nagendra Rao (as well the lyrics) were the same that the
people were hearing or using in their conversations every day – if not, those became a part of
Telugu life thereafter. Sasirekha, nay Ghatothkacha’s Manadi Sodara Prema… became
immortalized as much as Suryakantam’s antha alamalame kada which has become a way of
life in greeting people.

302 i. who was the dialogue writer and lyricist?
303 a. pingali nagendra rao
304 ii. who acted as ghatothkachas masculine character in mayabazar?
305 a. sasirekha nay savithri
306 iii.how can we greet the people after watching the movie and became house hold dailogue?
307 a. antha alamalame kada(antha kshemame kada)
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310 It is a tribute to Telugu culture, language and customs of the land. The film was watched
repeatedly soon after its release because people identified every character of the film with
someone they knew in their immediate vicinity and the audience still do the same now

311 i. what is the tribute to the telugu culture and customs of the land?
312 a. mayabazar movie
313 ii what is the meaning of the tribute?
314 a. honour, respect
315 iii.why the movie mayabazar –a sensational movie?

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316 a. people identified themselves in every character of the film with some one they knew in their

immediate vicinity

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319 11. However, the greatness of Maya Bazaar, about which much is said and written, is not just

because of these facets alone
320 i. what is the meaning of facets ?
321 a. aspects
322 ii. what is the movie we are discussing about?
323 a. mayaabazar
324 iii. what are the facets discussed in the movie?
325 a. the greatness of artists and story
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327 12. There is little else one could expect when all time greats like Marcus Bartley
(cinematography), Ghantasala (music), M.L.Vasantha Kumari, Leela, Suseela and
Madhavapeddi (playback), Gokhale (art), Pasumarthy(choreography) and
Pitambaram(makeup) got together to weave magic around an episode from Mahabharatha,
Sasirekha Parinayam

328 i. what is the story line of the movie?
329 a. sasirekha parinayam
330 ii.who are the all time greats discussed in the lesson?
331 a. marcus bartely, ghantasala, m.l. vasantha kumari, leela, susheela and madhavapeddi,

gokhale,pasumarthy and pitambaram.
332 iii. who was the music director of the movie?
333 a. ghantasala.
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335 13. The finished product hit the screen in 1957 to become a landmark movie in the Telugu film
industry. It became a hit not only for the sterling performances of the star-ensemble that it
had right from S.V. Ranga Rao, Savitri, NTR, ANR, and Gummadi, but also because K.V. Reddy
was in full control over every frame of it.

336 i. what is the land mark movie in the telugu cinema?
337 a. mayabazar
338 ii.what is the meaning of landmark movie?
339 a. a mile stone movie
340 iii.who wass the director of the movie?
341 a. k v reddy
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343 14. Fifty years ago, director K.V. Reddy or for that matter, producers Nagireddy and
Chakrapani, would not have imagined what they were unleashing when they decided to make
Maya Bazaar- a bilingual in Telugu and Tamil.

344 i. who are producers of the movie?
345 a. nagireddy and chakrapani
346 ii. what is the meaning of bilingual ?
347 a. both the languages
348 iii. what they were unleashed ?
349 a. they were unleashed a great movie and land mark movie
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351 15. K. V. Reddy’s ‘Maya Bazaar’ has been voted as the ‘Greatest Indian Film’ in an online poll

conducted by a television news channel.
352 i. who directed the movie mayabazar?
353 a.k.v.reddy
354 ii.which is the greatest indian film in an online poll?
355 a. mayabazar
356 iii.who conducted online poll ?
357 a. a television channel
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360 16.The poll was conducted to find out India’s greatest film till date, on the occasion of 100

Years of Indian Cinema and people chose ‘Maya Bazaar’ over other Indian classics.

361 i. why the poll was conducted?
362 a. the poll was conducted to findout indias greatest film till date, on the occasion of 100 years
363 ii which movie people chose over the 100 years the best movie?
364 a. mayabazar
365 iii. what is the meaning of classic movie?
366 a. A classic film, piece of writing, or piece of music is of very
high quality and has become a standard against which similar
things are judged.

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368 17. The film is considered one of the enduring classics of Indian cinema and was christened

as a landmark achievement.

369 i. what is the meaning of enduring classics?
370 a. long lasting classics
371 ii.what is the meaning of christened?
372 a. the meaning of christened is named
373 iii. what is a landmark achievement?
374 a.milestone achievement.
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376 18. in Indian film’s cinematography, art direction and VFX with the available technology

during that time

377 i. what is the meaning of cinematography?
378 a. process of making films
379 ii.what is vfx?
380 a. visual effects shortened to visual FX and then to VFX
381 iii.which movie is the author talking about?
382 a. mayabazar
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384 19 The dialogues written by Pingali Nagendra Rao (as well the lyrics) were the same that the
people were hearing or using in their conversations every day – if not, those became a part of
Telugu life thereafter

385 i. who wrote the songs in the films?
386 a. pingali nagendra rao
387 ii.what is special with the dialogues and lyrics?
388 a. the dialogues and lyrics were the same that the people were hearing or using in their

conversations

389 iii. pickout the expression that means after the release of the film?
390 a. thereafter
391 20. It became a hit not only for the sterling performances of the star-ensemble that it had right
from S.V. Ranga Rao, Savitri, NTR, ANR, and Gummadi, but also because K.V. Reddy was in full
control over every frame of it.
392 i. what does the word hit mean?
393 a. success
394 ii.pick out a synonym for the word excellent from the passage?
395 a.sterling
396 iii. star ensemble means?
397 a. a group of famous artists.
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399 Unit 4 b. maya bazar 2×1= 2
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401 1. the finished product hit the screen in 1957 to become a landmark movie in the

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402 Telugu film industry.
403 i. what was the finished product?
404 a. the film maya bazar
405 ii.who directed the landmark mark?
406 a.k.v.reddy
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408 2.the film watched repeatedly.
409 i. what was the film referred to?
410 a. mayabazar
411 ii. why the film watched repeatedly?
412 a.the movie, mayabazar
413
414 3.the story itself is woven around the love of sasirekha- abhimanyu. Withkrishna and

balarama having difference of opinion over it,
415 i. how was the story woven around?
416 a.around the love of sasirekha – abhimanyu
417 ii.what does it refer?
418 a. the story of marriage of sasirekha – abhimanyu
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420 4.to introduce the theme, the director uses a magic box,which displays whatever is dear to the

viewers heart.

421 i. what is the magic box used here?
422 a. to introduce the theme
423 ii. what was the theme?
424 a. the love story of sashirekha and abhimanyu
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426 5.an entire reportire was added to the telugu dictionary by the film
427
428 i. what does the word reportire refer to?
429 a. a range of words or phrases
430 ii. write the expression used in mayabazar which was added to dictionary?
431 a. talpam
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433 6. k.v.reddy was full control over every frame of it
434 i. who was k,v,reddy?
435 a. the director of the movie mayabazar
436 ii. it – what is it here?
437 a. the movie mayabazar
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439 7. his wife laps up the sight of an array of jewellery and the audience laughed heartily?
440 i. what does the above line mean?
441 a. women naturally loves the jewellery
442 ii. array of jewellers – what does it mean?
443 a.the impressive collection of things
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445 8. the result – a feast for the eyes and soul
446 i. what was the result in above line ?
447 a. the comedy of the film was worthy
448 ii. what is the feast of the eyes?
449 a. the comedy, story, ensembled performances
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451 9. with krishna and balalrama having differences of opininon over it
452 i. what was the point beimg discussed in above line?
453 a. the marriage of sasirekha and abhimanyu
454 ii. what was the difference opininon here?
455 a. regards the marriage of sasirekha and abhimanyu

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457 10. when it is celelbrated the golden jubilee in 2007
458 i. what was the golden jubillee movie here?
459 a. mayabaxar
460 ii. when it was celelbrated it s golden jubilee?
461 a. 2007
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466 UNIT 4 C. A TRIBUTE
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468 1. The Indian film industry has completed a hundred years in the year 2013. It is a fitting
tribute to the world of cinema to recollect our favourite films, producers, directors, actors, and
music and art directors
469 i. what is the meaning of tribute ?
470 a, respect , honour
471 ii.when india filmindustry has completed its hundred years?
472 a. in 2013
473 iii. what do we need to recollect ?
474 a. recollect our favourite films, producers, directors, actors, and music and art directors
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476 2. Telugu audiences are proud of many great producers, directors and artistes. Savitri is one
such prestigious artiste. Ever since she was eight, she evinced interest in learning dance.

477 i. what do telugu audiences are proud of?
478 a. Telugu audiences are proud of many great producers, directors and artistes
479 ii. what was savitri?
480 a.savitri is one prestigious artiste
481 iii.when she evinced her interest in learning?
482 a. at the age of 8
483
484 3. Later she associated herself with the theatre. She formed a theatre organization as well. She

had little difficulty in entering the film field

485 i. what was the theatre ?
486 a. it is an organization where meany people come and perform infront of the people
487 ii. what did she form ?
488 a. she formed the theatre organization
489 iii. was her entry in the film industry a cake walk?
490 a. no, it was indeed a difficult in entering in the film to savitri
491
492 4. When Savitri was twelve, she was offered a role in the film, Agnipareeksha, but finally

dropped as she looked too young for the role.
493 i. what happened athe age of twelve in savitris life?
494 a. she was offered a role in the film
495 ii. what was the film title?
496 a. agnipareeksha
497 iii. why was she dropped from the film?
498 a. she was looking too young to do the role
499
500 5. She was given a song sequenceRanante rane ranu- in ‘Pathala Bhairavi’. Savitri’s part in it
was brief, but the effect of her performance was considerable. Her expressions were beautiful.
A lot of film makers recognized ‘a potential artiste’ in her.
501 i. what was the one of the famous songs in pathala bairavi?
502 a. raanante rane ranu
503 ii.what was the effect of that song in savitri carrer?
504 a. her perfonance was considerable

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505 iii. how do the film makers recognised her?
506 a. the film makers recognised her as a potential artiste
507
508 7. As a result, she was elevated to the role of a heroine by the noted director L V Prasad in the

film ‘Samsaaram'(1950).

509
510 i. what was the result of her acting in song sequence in pathala bairavi?
511 a. she was elevated to the role of heroine
512 ii. who elevated her as a heroine?
513 a. director L V PRASAD
514 iii. what was the film title?
515 a. samsaram (1950)
516
517 8. On the sets, she was nervous; she had to repeat many takes and this proved a setback for
her. The role was given to someone else and she was given a small role of less import.

518
519 i. how she was on the sets?
520 a. she was nervous
521 ii. what was the set back in the paragraph?
522 a. repeating many shots
523 iii. what was the final decision by the director after her many takes?
524 a. . The role was given to someone else and she was given a small role of less import.
525
526 9. In the film ‘Devadasu’ (1953), [one of] the best picturisation[s] of Saratchandra Chatterjee’s

novel ‘Devadas’, Parvathi comes alive in Savitri.

527 i. who wrote the devadas novel?
528 a. sarathchandra chatterjee
529 ii. who acted as a parvathi in devdasu movie?
530 a. savitri
531 iii. when the film was release?
532 a. 1953
533
534 10. The young Parvathi with curly hair, a lock of hair straying to her forehead, the large round
black berry eyes looking out from an innocent face left an indelible imprint in the minds of all
cine lovers.

535 i. what does her innocent face left in the minds of cine lovers?
536 a. indelible imprint
537 ii. describe savitri ?
538 a. curly hair, lock of straying hair,black berry eyes and innocent face
539 iii. what is the meaning of indelible imprint?
540 a. impossible to remove
541
542 11. She portrayed Devada’s love and the role of rich man’s wife marvellously. Savitri left her

mark in this evergreen Telugu classic.

543 i. who portrayed the devdasus love in the movie?
544 a. sarvati
545 ii. wh portryed the rich mans wife?
546 a. savitri
547 iii. what is the left her mark synonym?
548 a. indelible imprint
549
550 12. Savitri established her credentials with ‘Ardhangi'(1955) . She gave an exceptionally
brilliant performance as a woman forced to marry a mentally retarded person (ANR)

551
552 i. who established her credentials here?
553 a. savitri

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554 ii. which movie given her great appreciation in 1955?
555 a. ardhangi
556 iii. what was the theme of the movie ardhangi?
557 a. a woman forced to marry a mentqally retarded person
558
559 13. . She nurses him back to health. She also teaches a lesson to her in-laws who conspire

against her husband.

560 i. whom she nursed him to back to health?
561 a. mentally retarded person
562 ii. which movie the paragraph is talking about?
563 a. ardhangi
564 iii. who acted as a mentally retarded person in the movie?
565 a. ANR
566
567 14. Savitri captured the audiences with her charm and magnificent acting. She was able to

convey a wide range of feelings through her expressive eyes
568 i. how did savitri captured the attention of the audience?
569 a. she captured the audience attention with charm and acting
570 ii. what she used to convey through her eyes?
571 a. wide range of feelings
572 iii. what is the meaning of wide range of feelings?
573 a. many variety feelings like anger, angry, romantic,serious,etcc
574
575 15. Her mischievous look – it captivates anyone; the look of fake anger provokes, the look filled
with real anger pierces the heart. The look of passion while waiting for her lover; the pain
filled look when her love fails;
576 i. what can captivate anyone?
577 a. her mischievous look
578 ii.whaat is the difference between fake and real anger?
579 a. fake anger provokes and real anger pierces
580 a. what type of look has to be maintained while waiting for her lover?
581 a. look of passion
582
583 16. ; the confident look that seems ready to face any situation, all these myriad emotions are
hidden in her eyes .The dimensions are endless and pages can be filled to describe the magic
spell of her eyes.

584 i. what was the confident look looks like?
585 a. the confident look seems ready to face any situation
586 ii. give some example of her myriad emotions?
587 a. passion filled, anger , pain filled , confident look etc
588 iii. can we describe the magic spell of her eyes?
589 a. no, the diemensions are endless , and pages can filled to describe the magic spell of her eyes
590
591 17. Savitri’s amazing talent was in full form in ‘Missamma’, a hit comedy that established
Savitri’s place firmly as a star. Mary in the film comes into an agreement with a Hindu youth, M
T Rao (NTR) to pretend as a couple in order to get a job in a school

592 i. which movie made her as a star?
593 a. missamma.
594 ii. what was the story line of the movie?
595 a. christian comes into an agreement with a hindu to get the job
596 iii. who played the male lead in the movie?
597 a. NTR
598
599 18. . Mary was a Christian to the core, whereas Rao was a tolerant Hindu. What results in is a

three hour pure comedy for the audience!

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600 i. what was the role of heorine?
601 a. christian to the core
602 ii. who was the tolerant hindu?
603 a. hero of the film (NTR)
604 iii. which movie they are taliking about ?
605 a. missamma
606
607 19. Savitri was adored for the matchless ease in expression. Meena Kumari,the heroine of
Hindi films said, “when I watch Savitri’s acting, I usually get doubts about my own acting”.

608 i. why was savitri adored by the people?
609 a. she was adored for the matchless ease in expression
610 ii. who was the meena kumari?
611 a. meena kumari was the hindi heroine
612 iii. what she said about savitri?
613 a. when I watch savitris acting, I usually get doubts about my own acting.
614
615 20. Her strikingly expressive eyes and her superb sense of timing made her one of the greatest
actresses. Amitabh Bacchan felt, ‘Savitri was one of the first actresses with unbelievable
spontaneity’

616 i. why savitri was considered as one of the greatest actresses?
617 a. srrikingly expressive eyes and superb sense of timing
618 ii. who is amitabh bachan?
619 a. amitabh bachan is the one of the greatest actors in indian cinema
620 iii. what amitabh bachan said about svitri?
621 a. , ‘Savitri was one of the first actresses with unbelievable spontaneity’
622
623
624
625 UNIT 4 C. TRIBUTE 2X1= 2
626 1. Ever since she was eight, she evinced interest in learning to dance. Later she associated

herself with the theatre.
627 i. who is young dancer?
628 a.Savitri.
629 ii.which word in the passage refers to acting in plays?
630 a.the theatre.
631
632 2. the young Parvathi with curly hair, a lock of hair straying to her forehead, the large round
black berry eyes looking out from an innocent face left an indelible imprint in the minds of all
cine lovers.

633 i.which film is Parvathi reffered from?
634 a.Devadasu.
635 ii.who or what left an indelible imprint?
636 a.Parvathi.
637
638 3.Savithri captured the audiences with her charm and magnificent acting.she waas able to

convey a wide range of feelings through her expensive eyes.
639 i.pick out two factors that helped Savitri capture the audience?
640 a.Savitri’s charm and magnificent acting.
641 ii.what helped Savitri convey a wide range of feelings?
642 a.Expressive eyes.
643
644 4.the dimensions are endless and pages can be filled to describe the magic spell of her eyes.
645 i.what does the passage speak about?
646 a.About the magic spell of her eyes.
647 ii.what does the dimensions refers to?
648 a.Different expressions conveyed by Savitri with her of her eyes.

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Possible Conversations:

649
650 5.Mary was a Christian to the core,whereas Rao was a tolerant Hindu. What results in is a

three hour pure comedy for the audience!

651 i.who acted as Mary and Rao?
652 a.Savitri and NTR.
653 ii.what is the three hour pure comedy?
654 a.The film Missamma.
655
656 6.Savitri was awarded the title “Mahanati”(the supreme artiste).she also received the
Presidental award for her performance in “chivaraku Migiledi”,the magnum opus of Savitri.

657 i.what role did Savitri play in “chivaraku Migiledi”?
658 a.The role of a nurse.
659 ii.what does the expression ‘magnum opus’ mean?
660 a.The greatest work.
661
662 7.her rise as a star was like a meteor. She left the world in 1981 leaving as envied and

unsurprised legacy behind her.

663 i.mention atleast the name of one film that made Savitri famous?
664 a.Maya Bazaar,Missamma,etc.
665 ii.what does the ‘meteor’ stand for?
666 a.Savitri’s rise as a star.
667
668 8.Savitri is no more.but she is among us with her unforgettable roles.her versatility lives on

and on and on.

669 i.mention one successful role tha Savitri played?
670 a.the role of nurse in “chivaraku Migiledi”,Sasireka in Maya Bazaar,etc.
671 ii.what way was she versatile?
672 a.She played many challenging roles.
673
674 9. SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS LONG AS CELLULOID LIVES ON.
675 i.who stated this?
676 a.Dasari Narayana Rao.
677 ii. what does the CELLULOID stands for?
678 a.The films or the film industry.
679 10.she walks in a masculine manner imitating the legendry SV Ranga Rao acting as

Ghatotkacha in the film to perfection.
680 i.which film is referred to here?
681 a.Maya Bazaar.
682 ii.Pick out the word that means “male like”?
683 a.Masuline.

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1 In the lesson, ‘Rendezvous with Ray’, Roberge took nine years to meet Ray in person after joining St.
Xavier’s College. When they finally met, it was the beginning of the close friendship that lasted 22 years

• until Ray’s death in 1922.
  Now, write an imaginary conversation between ray and roberge.
  Roberge : hii , ray how are you? My self is gaston roberge. Catholic father
  Ray; glad to meet you father roberge..
  Roberge: I came from foreighn to meet you
  Ray; oh, my god , what made you to visit me ?
  Roberge; after watching your movies apu trilogy, I understand the feelings and emtions of Indians and

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especially the materialistic poverty. I moved my self
Ray when didi you come to Mumbai?
Robege; I came here 9 yrs back to meet you to india.
Ray ; what made you to struck 9 years in india with our meeting me>
Roberge; I don’t want to see you as a living museum piece. In these 9 years I researched abput you and
your works. It iwas amazing to meet you
Ray; oh my god , I am really in cloud 9 , over the jinx.
Roberge ; I am very fortunate to meet you sir.
Ray; it is my greatness to meet you father roberge.
2 Write an imaginary conversation between ray and roberge when ray lost his charulatha script.
Satyajit ray and gaston roberges meeting at 9 am. Sunday. This is their meeting schedule from the time
their friendsgip started . one dau roberge fpund ray in disturbed mood..
Roberge; manikda, you seem to be upset? Did the people who were here upset you in any way?
Ray; I am unable to find my charulatha script.
Roberge; what happened ? is any one come ?
Ray; some hours back many producers have come to see me . thn we were discussing about charulatha
script. When meeting was over I found that charulatha script was missing.
Roberge; do you know who was the culprit?
Ray : of course, I know.
Roberge; come let us go and ask him or complain to the police
Ray ; I am very sorry .. even though who the culprit, I don’t want to ask him or complain about him
Roberge’; it is too absurd.
Ray ; I don’t want to damamge the persons reputation.
Roberge; ray, you are such an amaging and humane personality.

3 You know that in the lesson, ‘Rendezvous with Ray’, one Sunday morning, Roberge found Ray in a
disturbed mood. A few well –known personalities of the city had visited him earlier to go through some of
his manuscripts. After they left Ray found the Charulatha screenplay missing. Ray was almost sure who the
culprit was.
Now, write a possible conversation between Gaston Roberge and Satyajit Ray in this context.
b
(a) Describe your favourite director k.v.reddy.
Kadiri Venkata Reddy or K. V. Reddy (1 July 1912 – 15 September 1972) was a prominent Indian
film director, writer, producer and production manager in Telugu cinema, known for his pioneering
work in folklore, social and fantasy films. His film Donga Ramudu(1955) was archived in the
curriculum of the Film and Television Institute of India. [1]  Patala Bhairavi got critical acclaim at India
International Film Festival in 1952. He has garnered three National Film Awards. [2]
K. V. Reddy was born on 1st July, 1912 in Tadipatri, Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra
Pradesh. He completed his B.Sc degree in Physics in Madras Presidency Collegebefore starting his
career in film industry as a cashier for Vauhini Studios in 1938.
Reddy went on to direct movies such as Bhakta Potana and Yogi Vemana, with Chittor V.
Nagaiah as lead actor. His 1951 production of Patala Bhairavi, starring S. V. Ranga Raoand N. T.
Rama Rao, was a hit and was screened for 100 days in 28 centers. Maya Bazaar is regarded as his
magnum opus, while Donga Ramudu (1955) is included in the curriculum of the Film and Television
Institute of India. K. V. Reddy had four sons and five daughters. He died on 15th September, 1972.
There is also a colony named after him “K. V. REDDY NAGAR” in his home town, i.e., Tadipatri.

b. describe svitri – a legend like none other.
The beautiful Savitri made a lasting impression in south Indian cinema.
However, in her short life, she provided enough fodder for her biographers
who, with their sources, have etched a graph that rose, reached the zenith and
plummeted irrevocably.
So dramatic have been their versions of her life that her fans and cinema
lovers still argue about the veracity of content.
Journalist Pasupuleti Rama Rao visited Savitri every week and wrote her story
in a serial, until she slipped into coma.
“If Madhubala and Meena Kumari were known for their beauty in
Bollywood, it was Savitri here. She loved jewellery and would deck herself
up at home, on days when there was no shoot. In her hey days, there was a
goldsmith to design jewellery at her place .”
He has a different opinion on her and emphasises that the late actor was not
initiated into drinking by Gemini Ganesan. “Someone else did it and her
husband took advantage of it, also no one exploited Savitri economically. It
was a destructive tendency. She took loans, did not pay taxes and only after
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splitting from Gemini she did 120 films, so where does the question of
poverty arise?” he says and adds, “She was a good artiste; aame bomma
andanga geesukuni aame chinchesukundhi. From fire to the frying pan, she
would jump from one problem to the other. Even god couldn’t write her tala
rata well. She was not stable, she was a fickle personality.”
The biographer lauds her as a beautiful and a fabulous actor but emphasises
that people shouldn’t dictate to writers and journalists what to write and what
not to, “Balaheenatalu matlaadakudadhu (not to talk about weaknesses) is
what they think. What has been written is backed by research and evidence.
From being a street dancer to rising to a position where she could demand the
DoP to put two key lights on her and rope in technicians and singers of her
choice for the films she acted in, is no joke.”
“As Telugu people it is our responsibility to safeguard her honour. What
went in her personal life is known to very few people. After 1957, when Maya
Bazaar released, her fate changed. Producers flocked to her. When she was at
her peak, her assets in 1960s were valued at ₹100 crore. It was on benamis, it
was a viscious circle and by the time she realised it was all gone. There was
one property in Yousufguda called Savitri Bungalow that eventually was
passed on to her sister. Her brother in law too created problems. He passed
away two years ago.”

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UNIT 4. FILMS AND THEATRE.
A. RENDEZVOUS WITH RAY.

16. imagine you were the Fr. Gaston Roberge. One fine day you met satyajith ray after 9 yrs of your
    arrival to the india. Write your feelings of excitement, happiness and amazed feelings in your diary.
    6 th February,2019. Saturday.
    9.00p.m.
    Dear Diary,
    My wait is over. My dream has come true. All these 9 years of my research on satyajith ray and his
    films have come to an end. Finally I met him . what a simplistic personality. His personality and
    attitude is quite unnatural. If you keenly observe him , we found subtle sense of humor and humane
    Diary Entries:

concerned personality. May be for outer world his personality and attitude is quite aloof . surely my
wait to meet him is purely personified. I want to be a god friend to him. What a great man he is!
He has a spirituality , humane concern and in depth insight on everything. His films speaks volume
about him. My excitement has no boundaries. Its worth to wait 9 yers to meet him. Other wise like a
meeting a statue in a museum . I met him finally.
Fr. Gaston roberge.

17. write a diary entry on a sad note that you lost a very great friend where 22 years friendship is
    physically broken. Imagine yourself as a Fr.Gaston roberge .
    7 th February,2019. Saturday.
    9.30.p.m.
    Dear Diary,
    It is very sad day. I lost my friend, my good friend, great friend who is the symbol of humanity.
    Somehow he was agnostic thorough out his life. I found that he was searching for the question
    called existence of the god. I believe in the prophesy, no one is a prophet in his own country. Yes,
    people criticised him for being too truthful. He continued the philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore
    where he left. He followed his inner voice in the last of his three films. Critics criticized him for being
    himself. Indirectly they were taken his right to speech.
    I lost a good friend. May his soul rest in peace
    Fr. Gaston Robarge
18. imagine that you have watched the mayabazar today for the very first time. How do you feel and
    greatness of the movie mayabazar? Write about the great ness of maya bazar in your diary in
    excited mood.
    8 th february,2019. Sunday.
    9.00p.m.
    Dear Diary,
    What an excited, sarcastic, star ensemble, great people have come forward to create the magic
    around the story of sashirekha parinayam! Superb movie. The director k.v.reddy has reduced the all
    super stars as a mortals except few. What a picturisation and music! Th music is reverberates in
    every where especially in marriages. How can I forget that vivhabojanambu song and lahiriloooooo.
    Simply superb and awesome.
    If any NRI COMES and wants to know about our culture and tradition, simply I tell them to watch
    the MAYABAZAR movie.
    xxxxxxxxxxx.
19. imagine that you have seen the one of the savithris movie called ardangi. Write a diary entry of
    savithris acting skills and beauty and mesmerizing eyes. Your name is uday .
    18 th February,2019. Monday
    9.00.p.m.
    Dear diary,
    Today I have seen the movie called Ardhangi which was ANR and SAVITHRI are the lead roles. i am
    especially mesmerized by the acting skills of savithri.i believe she established her credentials with
    ARDHANGI. She gave an exceptionally brilliant performance as a woman forced to marry a mentally
    retarded person. She nurses him back to health. She also teaches a lesson to her in –laws who
    conspire against her husband.
    Savitri captured the audience with her charm and magnificing acting. She was able to convey a wide

range of feelings through her expressive eyes.her mischievous look – captivates any one.
Uday.
20.imagine that you were there when savitri donated her jewellery as she was
Wearing to the prime minister fund. After seeing the incident , narrate your feelings in the diary.
You are Rajeev.
19 th February,2019. Tuesday.
10.00 p.m.
Dear Diary,
Today I have seen one of the humane artist in my life. Generally the actors say many number of
things on screen but very few does in reality. Today I have seen a humane artiste in savitri. She was
generous to the people who were in need. She donated all the jewelry she was wearing to the prime
ministers fund. Her rise as a star was like a meteor.
I am in total shock. she is a very great artiste and humane. I am marveled by her boneless hand.even
I knew that she donated money, clothes and thali like …I heard it. But today I have seen with my
own eyes. Its amazing. Salute to her .
Rajeev.

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1. write a script for the speech on your recently seen movie .
   Good morning respected principals, teachers and friends.
   Today I am going to share with you about the movie which I have seen recently.
   I, xxxxxxxx, class tenth, recently I happen to watch the movie URI.. the review
   goes like this
   As a build up to the ‘real action’ that is awaiting us in the second half of the
   film, Uri: The Surgical Strike opens with a horrifying attack on an Indian Army
   infantry in Chandel district of Manipur. The ambush was perpetrated by Naga
   extremists on June 4, 2015. The Para SF of the Indian Army had retaliated
   against it six days later on June 10, 2015, a mission that had caused heavy
   insurgent casualties.
    
   One of the biggest victories of Uri: The Surgical Strike is that it almost does
   away with jingoism. Yes, it does feature dialogues such as “Unhe Kashmir
   chahiye aur humein unka sar” but there are only a handful of them. In this
   Speeches:

context, this is a rather mature film. It somehow knows that it is catering to the
viewer that is tired of watching the men in uniform who thump their chests to
show their love and passion for the country.
Vihaan keeps his promise and brings back all the men on mission alive. The
same cannot be said about this film’s director though. Unlike the protagonist’s,
his ‘mission’ is not without flaws. Nevertheless, Uri: The Surgical Strike is a
good, one-time watch. If not for anything else, watch it for Vicky Kaushal, who
brings the right amount of intensity to his role and drives the film from start to
finish.
Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share my views on my recent
movie in this small speech.
Jai hind

2.in the lesson a tribute you have read about the savitri. Imagine that you have
to deliver a speech on savitri on the occasion of a local film festival. Prepare
script for a speech.

Good evening respected principals, honourable teachers and my dear fellow
students.
I, xxxxxxxxxx, class tenth student. To day I am very proud to say about
my favorite actress and heroine one who ruled the film industry.
The life of a celebrity, especially an actor, makes for a fantastic read. Their
childhood, the struggles they faced in their personal life and how they
overcame all that to become icons can be a matter of awe. The beautiful
Savitri made a lasting impression in south Indian cinema. However, in her
short life, she provided enough fodder for her biographers who, with their
sources, have etched a graph that rose, reached the zenith and plummeted
irrevocably.
As dasari narayanarao said, “… Many artistes are forgotten soon after the death. But,
it is not so with Savitri. SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS LONG AS CELLULOID
LIVES ON. ‘All her films would amount to an ‘Album of life’ due to their range of
themes; they encompass human lives and passions in their full diversity. What is
cinema? Is it a fiction or a reality? Many people say many things. But Savitri gave a
different definition. She said that cinema is ‘ Life’. Life is eternal. So is cinema because
life runs through it. AND SAVITRI IS ETERNAL SINCE SHE GAVE THAT LIFE

TO CINEMA.”
Thank you for giving this opportunity to say few words about my favorite actress and
heroine.
Long live savitri.
3.write a script for speech on importance of friendship which can live long like roberge
and ray which lasted 22 yrs. till the death of ray. Imagine today is the friendship day in
your school . use the clues from the lesson rendezvous with ray.
Hellooooo, hiiii
Good morning friends , very good morning to one and all .
Firstly I , xxxxxxxxx, class tenth student , here to wish you a happy friendship day to one and
all. we can see the great friendship which developed between ray and roberge over the years and
lasted 22 years. A true friendship is the most precious gift of the life of persons involved in it. A
person is called very lucky having true friends in his/her life. True friendship gives us
memorable, sweet and pleasant experiences of many types in the life. Friendship is the most
precious asset of one’s life which he/she never wants to lose. True friendship leads two or more
persons involved in it towards success without any demotion in life. Searching a best friend is
not an easy process, sometimes we get success and sometimes we lose because of
misunderstandings to each other.

Friendship is a devoted feeling of love to which we can share anything about our life and care
for each other always. A friend is someone who understands and appreciates other one without
any exaggeration. True friends never becomes greedy to each other instead they want to give
something better to each other in life. There are any boundaries or differentiation of age, caste,
race, creed and sex exist between them. They know the realities of each other and live
satisfactorily by helping each other.

Human is a social being and cannot live alone; he/she needs someone to share his/her feelings
of joy or sorrow. Generally, a successful friendship exists between persons of same age,
character and background. Friends are the loyal support for each other who aimlessly support
during bad moments of life.

Thank you for giving an opportunity to say greatness of friendship. Long live friendship and true
friends.

Thank you.

PART- B (GRAMMAR BITS)

61. At the end of the week Delia, sweetly pride(a) but tired, threw three five-dollar bills on the
    center(b) table of the sitting room. ‘Sometimes,’ she said, a little weary(c), “Clementina tries his(d)
    patience. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough, and I had(e) to tell her the same thing so often.
    KEY: (a) proud (b) centre (c) wearily (d) my (e) have
62. And then she always dressed(a) entirely in white, and that did(b) get boring. But Gen.Pinkney is
    the dear(c) old man! I wish you can(d) know him, Joe. He comes in sometimes when I am with
    Clementina in(e) the piano – he is a widower.
    KEY: (a) dresses (b) does (c) dearest (d) could (e) at
63. You know – and stands there pushing(a) his white beard. ‘And how were(b) the lessons getting
    on?’ he always asked(c). ‘I wish you could seen(d) the drawing-room, Joe, and the rugs! And
    Clementina had(e) such a funny little cough.
    KEY: (a) pulling (b) are (c) asks (d) see (e) has
64. I hope she is strength(a) than she looks. Oh! I really am getting very fond in(b) her, she was so
    gentle and nobel(c). Gen.Pinkney’s brother was once minister to Bolivia.’ And then Joe, with
    proud(d), drew forth a ten, a five, a two and a one – all knew(e) dollar notes – and laid them beside
    Delia’s earnings.
    KEY: (a) stronger (b) fond of (c) noble (d) pride (e) new
65. ‘Sold that water colour in(a) the tower to a man from peoria,’ he announced joyfully. ‘Don’t hoke
    with me,’ said Delia. ‘not for(b) peoria!’ All the way. I wish you could seen(c) him, Dele. Fatty(d) man
    with a woollen muffler and a blad(e) head.
    KEY: (a) of (b) from (c) see (d) fat (e) bald
66. He seen(a) the sketch in Tinkle’s window and thought it is(b) a windmill at first. He buy(c) it
    anyhow. He ordered other(d)- an oil sketch of the Lackawanna goods yard to take back with him.
    Music lessons! Oh, I guess art is till(e) in it.
    KEY: (a) saw (b) was (c) bought (d) another (e) still
67. ‘I’m so glad you’ve keep(a) on,’ said Delia, heartily. ‘You’re certain to success(b), dear. Thirty-
    three dollars! We never have(c) so much to spend before. We’ll have oysters tonight. ‘But(d) with
    champignons,’ says(e) Joe.
    KEY: (a) kept (b) succeed (c) had (d) and (e) said
68. On the next Saturday evening Joe reach(a) home first. He spread her(b) eighteen dollars in(c)
    the dining table and washed that(d) seemed to be a great deal of dark paint in(e) his hands.
    KEY: (a) reached (b) his (c) on (d) what (e) from
69. Half an hour latest(a) Delia arrived, her right hand tie(b) up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and
    handbags. ‘What happened?’ ask(c) Joe after the usual greetings. Delia laughter(d), but no very
    joyfully(e).
    KEY: (a) later (b) tied (c) asked (d) laughed (e) joyously
70. ‘Clementina,’ she explained, ‘said we will(a) have a welsh rabbit after her lesson. She is such
    the(b) strange girl. Welsh rabbit at five of(c) the afternoon! The General was there. You should
    had(d) seen him run to the dishes Joe, as if there wasn’t servant in their(e) house.
    KEY: (a) must (b) a (c) in (d) have (e) the
71. I knew(a) Clementina isn’t in good health; she is to(b) nervous. In serving the rabbit she
    spilles(c) a great lot of it, boiled(d) hot, over my hand but(e) wrist.
    KEY: (a) know (b) so (c) spilled (d) boiling (e) and
72. And the dear girl was so sorry! But Gen.Pinkney! – Joe, that old man nearly gone(a) mad. He
    rushed downstairs but(b) sent somebody out to the(c) drugstore for some oil and things to
    bound(d) it up with. It didn’t(e) hurt so much now.
    KEY: (a) went (b) and (c) a (d) bind (e) doesn’t
73. ‘What’s this?” asked Joe, taking the hand tenderly and pulled(a) at some white threads been(b)
    the bandages. ‘It’s something soft,’ said Delia, ‘that has(c) oil on it. Oh, Joe, does(d) you sell another
    sketch?’ she had saw(e) the money on the table.
    KEY: (a) pulling (b) beneath (c) had (d) did (e) seen
74. ‘Did I?’ said Joe; ‘just asked(a) the man from Peoria. He got his goods yard today, and he isn’t
    sure but he thought(b) he wants another view of the park and the(c) view on the Hudson river.
    What time this afternoon do(d) you burn our(e) hand, Dele?’
    KEY: (a) ask (b) thinks (c) a (d) did (e) your
75. ‘Five o’clock, I think,’ said Dele sadly. ‘The iron – I mean the rabbit come(a) off the fire about that
    time. You ought to had(b) seen Gen. Pinkney, Joe, when………’ ‘Sit down hear(c) a moment, Dele,’
    said Joe. He drew here(d) to the sofa, sat besides(e) her and put his arm across her shoulders.
    KEY: (a) came (b) have (c) here (d) her (e) beside
76. ‘What had(a) you been doing for the last two weeks, Dele?’ he asked. She looked at his face for a
    moment and(b) two with an eye full of love, and murmured the(c) word or two about Gen. Pinkney;
    but at length under(d) went her head and out come(e) the truth and tears.
    KEY: (a) have (b) or (c) a (d) down (e) came
77. ‘I couldn’t get any pupils,’ she confessed. ‘And I can’t(a) think of your giving up your lessons; and
    I got a place ironing shirts in that big twenty-fourth street laundry. And I think I do(b) very well to
    invent both General Pinkney and Clementina, don’t you, Joe? And than(c) a girl in the laundry set
    down a hot iron on mine(d) hand this afternoon, I was inventing that story about the Welsh rabbit
    all the way home. You’re not angry, are you, Joe? And if I hadn’t got the work you mayn’t(e) have
    sold your paintings to that man from Peoria.
    KEY: (a) couldn’t (b) did (c) when (d) my (e) mightn’t
78. ‘He wasn’t from Peoria,’ said Joe, slowly. ‘Well, it did(a) matter where he was from. How clever
    you were(b), Joe – and – kiss me, Joe – and what make(c) you ever suspect that I wasn’t giving music
    lessons to Clementina?’ ‘I didn’t,’ said Joe, ‘until tonight. I send(d) up this cotton waste and oil from
    the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with an iron. I’ve been
    worked(e) the engine in that laundry for the last two weeks.’ ‘And then you didn’t………’
    KEY: (a) doesn’t (b) are (c) made (d) sent (e) working
79. ‘Me(a) buyer from Peoria,’ said Joe, ‘and Gen. Pinkney were(b) both creators(c) of the same art –
    but you willn’t(d) call it either painting and(e) music.’ And then they both laughed, and Joe began:
    KEY: (a) my (b) are (c) creations (d) wouldn’t (e) or
80. ‘When one loves one’s art know(a) service seems –‘ but Delia stops(b) him with her hand on
    her(c) lips. ‘No,’ her(d) said – ‘just “When one loved(e).”
    KEY: (a) no (b) stopped (c) his (d) she (e) loves

9 Read the following paragraph and fill in the blanks with the correct options given against the
number of blanks.
10 22.Everyone loves a surprising and _ fun fact that makes you question the world around you—challenging your assumptions and long-held beliefs and ultimately proving that there’s a
time in your life when you stop learning. But you know _ everyone loves even than a fun fact?
11 1. (A) interest (B)interests (C) interesting (D) interested
12 2. (A)a (B)an (C) the (D) of
13 3. (A) ever (B)never (C) always (D) sometimes
14 4. (A)who (B)why (C) when (D) which
15 5. (A)more (B)most (C) many (D) much
16 Keys : 1. interesting 2. the 3. never 4. what 5. more
17 23.This revealed in 2012, when Hitler’s medical documents were auctioned to the public by
Alexander Historical Auctions. to the files, flatulence had become so pervasive of an issue that he to regularly ingest 28 different drugs to keep reputation “squeaky” clean. 18 1. (A)is (B)was (C) were (D) are 19 2. (A)been (B)be (C) being (D) are 20 3. (A)because (B) but (C) and (D) according 21 4. (A)has (B)have (C) had (D) have had 22 5. (A)him (B)his (C) her (D) herself 23 Keys: 1. was 2. being 3. According 4. had 5. his 24 24.Showers aren’t just _ for your hygiene—they’re good for your creativity, too. A recent study of Drexel University found that over seven out of 10 people reported experiencing
insight or breakthrough while in the shower. Other solitary activities, like taking a _ and
daydreaming,
25 1. (A)good (B)better (C) best (D) be
26 2. (A)in (B)out (C) of (D) in
27 3. (A)has (B)has (C) had (D) haven
28 4. (A)a (B)an (C) the (D) of
29 5. (A)walk (B)walked (C) walking (D) walks
30 Keys: 1. good 2. out 3. have 4. an 5. walk

31 25.The novel is today the _ genre of narrative prose fiction, followed the novella. However, in
the 17th century, critics _ the romance as of epic length and the novel as its rival. A precise
definition of the differences in length between these types of fiction, is, , not possible.
32 1. (A) long (B)longer (C) big (D) longest
33 2. (A)in (B)of (C) at (D) by
34 . (A)see (B)saw (C) seen (D) sees
35 4. (A)short (B)shorter (C) shorte (D) shortest
36 5. (A)however (B)ever (C) because (D) so
37 Keys: 1. longest 2. by 3. saw 4. short 5. however
38 26.At the heart of the story _ the mysterious ‘gypsy’, Heathcliff, as a ragamuffin child the
Earnshaw family to live at Wuthering Heights. As he grows up, he becomes to his adopted sister Cathy, falling in love with her only to be with crushing disappointment.
39 1. (A)is (B)are (C) on (D) in
40 2. (A)adopt (B)adopted (C)adopting (D)adopte
41 3. (A)into (B)to (C) onto (D) in
42 4. (A)closing (B)closed (C)close (D)closing
43 5. (A)meetting (B)meeting (C) met (D) meet
44 Keys: 1. is 2. adopted 3. into 4. close 5. met
45 27.The initial similarities and _ differences between Lyra’s world and real life will you in
right from the start, and you’re sure to be _ as you accompany Lyra on a journey sees her
coming of age and discovering that space and time are not what she . 46 1. (A)intriging (B)intrigeing (C)instriguing (D) intriguing 47 2. (A)drawing (B)drewing (C)drew (D)draw 48 3. (A)gripping (B)gripped (C)grippe (D)gripe 49 4. (A)this (B)those (C)these (D) that 50 5. (A)expect (B)expecting (C)xpected (D)expected 51 Keys: 1.intriguing 2. draw 3. gripped 4. that 5. expected 52 28.Education something we’re deeply passionate about, but the fact remains that dominant
formal education model is a _ system based on antiquated paradigms. While much has been said and written about education reform over the past couple of years, the issue and the public discourse around it _ hardly new phenomena.

53 1. (A)is (B)are (C)has (D)was
54 2. (A)to day (B)too day (C)today’s (D)todays
55 3. (A)broking (B)broked (C)broke (D)broken
56 4. (A) have been (B) has been (C) had been (D) have
57 5. (A)is (B)are (C) on (D) in
58 Keys: 1. is 2. today’s 3. broken 4. has been 5. are
59 29.Once we _ computer outlets in every home, each of them hooked up enormous libraries _ anyone can ask any question and be given answers, be given reference materials, be you’re
interested in knowing, from an early age, silly it might seem to someone else… 60 1. (A)has (B)had (C)have (D)had 61 2. (A)is (B)an (C) a (D) to 62 3. (A)what (B)where (C) were (D) what 63 4. (A)something (B)moreover (C)somehow (D) somewhere 64 5. (A)ever (B)nowher (C)whatever (D)however 65 Keys: 1. have 2. to 3. where 4. something 5. however 66 30. 14 November 1987, Tendulkar _ selected to represent Bombay in the Ranji Trophy, India’s premier domestic First-class cricket tournament, for the 1987–88 season. , he was not
selected for the final eleven in any of the matches, he was often used as a substitute fielder. He narrowly missed out on playing his idol Gavaskar.
67 1. (A)as (B)at (C) on (D)in
68 2. (A)is (B)was (C) his (D) were
69 3. (A)ever (B)nowhere (C)whatever (D)however
70 4. (A)whether (B)through (C)though (D)if
71 5. (A) more (B)faraway (C)away (D)alongside
72 keys: 1.On 2. was 3. However 4. though 5. alongside
73 31. Thomas Linley the elder was _ English bass singer and musician. He __ his musical career at
age 11 in Bath, becoming apprentice to the _ Thomas Chilcot. Linley married 1752 and
fathered eight children, supporting the family by working as a music teacher. As his children grew
he developed ____musical talent .
74 1. (A)as (B)at (C) a (D)an
75 2. (A)begen (B)begin (C) begun (D)began

76 3. (A)organisst (B)organist (C) organest (D)organiste
77 4. (A)as (B)at (C)on (D)in
78 5. (A)they (B)his (C) there (D)their
79 Keys: 1. an 2. began 3. organist 4. in 5. their
80 32._____gained early contributors from Nupedia, ____postings, and web search engine indexing.
Language editions ___also created, with a total of 161 by the end of 2004. Nupedia and Wikipedia
coexisted until the former’s servers ___taken down permanently in 2003, and its text
____incorporated into Wikipedia.
81 1. (A)wikipedia (B)wekipidia (C) wekiedia (D)wikipediya
82 2. (A)slash. (B)salshdot (C)slahdot (D)slashdot
83 3. (A)where (B)was (C) are (D)were
84 4. (A)where (B)was (C) are (D)were
85 5. (A)where (B)was (C) are (D)were
86 Keys: 1. Wikipedia 2. Slashdot 3. were 4. were 5. was
87 33.Greatness is ____concept of a state of superiority affecting a person or object in a particular
place ____area. Greatness ____also be attributed to individuals who possess a natural ability to be
better than all others. The concept carries the implication that the particular person or object,
____compared to others of a similar type, has clear advantage _____others.
88 1. (A)as (B)at (C) a (D)the
89 2. (A)or (B)but (C) because (D)if
90 3. (A)will (B)would (C) could (D)can
91 4. (A)where (B)when (C) who (D)which
92 5. (A)over (B)then (C) than (D)under
93 Keys: 1.a 2. or 3. can 4. when 5. over
94 34.English is the third most-____native language in the world, ___Standard Chinese and Spanish. It is
the most widely learned second language and is ____the official language or one of the official
languages in almost 60 sovereign states. There ___more people who have learned it as a second
language than there are native speakers.
95 1. (A)spoked (B)spoken (C)speak (D)speaking
96 2. (A)before (B)after (C) over (D)next
97 3. (A)but (B)neither (C) or (D)either

98 4. (A)is (B)was (C) are (D)were
99 5. (A)in (B)was (C) are (D)were
100 Keys: 1. spoken 2. after 3. either 4. are 5. are
101 35.class of determiners is used to specify the noun they __in terms of definiteness, ___the marks a definite noun and a or an an indefinite one. A definite noun is assumed by the speaker to be already known by the , whereas an indefinite noun is not specified as previously known. 102 1. (A)if (B)an (C) the (D)a 103 2. (A)precede (B)pricede (C) preced (D)precide 104 3. (A)where (B)which (C) what (D)were 105 4. (Aintarlocutor (B)interlocutor (C) interlocutur (D)interlocotur 106 5. (A)would (B)began (C) been (D)being 107 Keys: 1. The 2. precede 3. where 4. interlocutor 5. being 108 36.The function of ___is to modify the action or event described by the verb by additional
information about the manner in it occurs. Many adverbs are derived adjectives with the
suffix -ly, but not all, and many speakers tend to _ the suffix in the most commonly used adverbs.
109 1. (A)add – verbs (B)ad-verb (C)adverbs (D)adverb
110 2. (A)provides (B)provide (C) providing (D)provided
111 3. (A)where (B)which (C) what (D)were
112 4. (A)form (B)from (C) for (D)of
113 5. (A)ommit (B)omit (C) oomit (D)omitt
114 Keys: 1. adverbs 2. providing 3. which 4. from 5. omit
115 37.One night at 3 am, there were flashing lights outside my bedroom window and a strong smell of
incense. I was creeped out, so I woke my mom up and asked her to keep watch while I closed the
windows. At first, she was grumbling about being woken up, but she remained silent when she
came into my room.
116 1. (A)this (B)there (C)their (D)they
117 2. (A)insance (B)license (C) incense (D)insense
118 3. (A)woken (B)waking (C) wake (D)woke
119 4. (A)while (B)since (C)if (D)when
120 5. (A)up (B)right (C) left (D)down

121 38.Dreams played an important role in people’s lives _ early as 3100 BC when the _ civilization was born, and most of the decisions of this culture were based on the meaning of dreams.
During the Roman Era, some dreams even submitted to the Roman Senate _ analysis and
dream interpretation.
122 1. (A)has (B)an (C)was (D)as
123 2. (A)mesopatamian (B)mesopotamian (C) misopotamein (D)mesopotamien
124 3. (A)governn (B)govern (C)governed (D)governing
125 4. (A)where (B)was (C) are (D)were

5. (A)as (B)from (C) for (D)of
   Keys: 1. as 2. Mesopotamian 3. governing 4. were 5. for
   39.Studies done on many different animals, and they all show the same brain during
   dreaming sleep humans. Watch a dog sleeping sometime. The paws move like they running
   and they make yipping sounds as if they are chasing _ in a dream.
6. (A)are being (B)have been (C) had been (D)has been
7. (A)waves (B)wives (C)wavess (D)wavis
8. (A)in (B)as (C) a (D)the
9. (A)is (B)was (C) are (D)were
10. (A)everywhere (B)something (C)every (D)anything
    Keys: 1. have been 2. waves 3. as 4. are 5. something
    40._ a total eclipse of the sun is taking place here Earth, an observer on the moon can watch
    _ the course of two or three hours as a small, distinct patch of darkness works way slowly
    across the surface of the Earth. It’s the moon’s dark shadow, called the umbra, __ falls on the
    Earth, but unlike in a lunar eclipse.
11. (A)where (B)when (C) if (D)once
12. (A)into (B)onto (C) on (D)in
13. (A)nor (B)or (C) over (D)and
14. (A)his (B)its (C) they (D)our
15. (A)that (B)they (C) it (D)that is
    126 Keys: 1. When 2. on 3. over 4. its 5. that

127 Combining Sentences using ”who / which / that’ 1M
(a). It was a very quiet friendship. It developed over the years.
(combine the sentences with ‘that’)
Ans: .
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(b). Tagore’s last major prose piece was ‘Sabhyatar Sankat’. He
wrote it at the beginning of the Second World War.
(Combine the two sentences with ‘which’)
Ans: .
128 Change the following sentence into passive voice. 1
(a). Roberge founded Chitrabani in 1970.
Ans: .
(b). Ray lent his name as co- founder.
Ans: .
(c). He saw all three films in one sitting..
Ans: .
129 Change the following into Reported Speech. 1
(a). “The Apu trilogy is my first portal to West Bengal and its people,” he said to Frontline.
Ans: .
(b). He said, “I did not come here to convert.”
Ans: .
130 Combining sentences using adverbs ‘as / since / because / if / when / in spite of
/ such … that / although / so …. that / neither … nor / besides’. (textual) 1 M

1. He found the world of Apu very fascinating. He saw all three films in one sitting.
   (so that)

Ans: .

2. I wanted to meet him right away.
   I did not want to just go and see him like he was a living museum piece. (although)
   Ans: .
3. He had grown very weak. He looked frail as a child. (so… that)
   Ans: .
   131 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in brackets. (2X½ =1M)
   (a). All last winter Sharath suffered coughs and colds. (from, with)
   (b). Anand is unaccustomed the heat. (to, with )
   (c). Kumar was afraid his enemies . ( of, at)
   (d). Sriram was always arguing his brother. (with, for)
   (e). Sindhu was dedicated her job. (with, to )
   (f). Priyanka was shocked the hatred she has shown. (of, at)
   (g). I said you.(to, for)
   (h). “I am thinking going to America. ( for, of)
   (i). I have actually dreamt it” ( for, of)
   (j). I want to talk the group about their exams. (to, with)
   (k). I was terrified her. (of , at)
   (l). I’ve always been terribly fond you . ( of, at)
   (m). If you continue to support some one who is in trouble you are loyal
   them. (with, to)
   (n). If you don’t understand any of these words , you could refer
   a dictionary. (in, to)
   (o). It wasn’t his car, in fact I don’t know who it belongs . (for, to) (p). My
   problems are very similar yours. (to, with)
   (q). People started to shout the driver.(at, from)
   (r). She had always been bad languages. (at, for)
   (s). She listened me (for, to) and then told me her problems.
   (of, about)
   (t). The accident sadly resulted the death of a man. (in, to, )
   (u). The buses are often late, so you can’t depend them. (in, on, )
   (v). They may feel jealous your success. (of, to,)

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132 Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in brackets. 1M

(b). They (start) acting as the director (ask) them to.
(c). The hero (kick) the comedian since the comedian (do) mischievous things.
(d). The musician (fall) off his chair after the comedian ( fall) on him.
(e). The power (go) off after the musician (land) on the cables.
(f). Everything (be) disturbed before the play (come) to an end.
(g). The play was very interesting. Someone on the stage (do) something when the hero
(throw) him off.
(h). The hero (hurl) the comedian since he (do) a mischievous thing.
(i). I (pay) one hundred rupees before I (enter) this theatre.
(j). The director had (try) to set things right before the audience (start)
leaving.
(k). The electrician (restore) the power before the audience (leave).
(l). At last the play (resume) after the power (restore).
133 (a) Your friend has gone out of town.
As he gets back, advise him to finish his homework. 1M
Ans: .
(b) Your friend appears to be a good runner. Advise him to join in a sports school.
Ans: .
(c) Your mother is not turning the gas cylinder off after cooking. Advise
her to turn off the gas cylinder after cooking.
Ans: .
134 Change the following into a polite request. 1M
(a) You to a stranger: “Tell me your name”
Ans: .
(b) You to a stranger in a packed bus : “Move a bit”
Ans: .
(c) A student to the invigilator : ” Give me an additional sheet.”
Ans: .
(d) A boy to an officer : ” Appoint me as a supervisor” Ans:
.
(e) A man to passerby : ” Which bus goes to Gudavalli?”
Ans: .
(a). As all the actors (take) their positions, the curtain (rise).

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(f) Your mother to your father: ” Bring vegetables”
Ans: .
135 (i) People started to shout at the driver for his careless driving.
What would you say to them? 1M
(a) Keep it on ( ) (b) Be cool ( )
(c) Have a nice time ( ) (d) Good ( )
(ii) Your teacher dropped his pen on the floor. You picked it up and gave it to
him. ‘He said thank you.’ What would you say to him?
(a) How nice! ( ) (b) That’s all right! ( )
(c) I’m happy! ( ) (d) That’s my pleasure! ( )
(iii) Your friend has just won a lottery. What would you say to him?
(a) Congratulations ( ) (b) Best of Luck ( )
(c) Well done ( ) (d) I’m happy ( )
(iv) Your friend is about to appear for an interview for a job. What will you say to
him?
(a) Best of luck ( ) (b) Congratulations ( )
(c) Greetings ( ) (d) Try your best ( )
(v) The city bus conductor gave you, your lost purse. What would you say to him?
(a) It’s a pity ! ( ) (b) It’s wonderful ! ( )
(c) Thank you very much ! ( ) (d) It is nice! ( )
136 What do the following sentences mean?
Put a tick(√) mark against the right
answer.
(a) (i) You could take an umbrella. It’s raining outside.
(a) Suggestion ( ) (b) Advice ( )
(c) Offer ( ) (d) Possibility ( )
(ii) We should complete the shooting by tomorrow evening.
(a) Advice ( ) (b) Offer ( )
(c) Obligation ( ) (d) Order ( )
(b) (i) Shall I wait till you come?

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(a) Offer ( ) (b) Denial ( )

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(c) Inability ( ) (d) Suggestion ( )
(ii) The time was up. But makeup person would not turn up.
(a) Preference ( ) (b) Offering help ( )
(c) Past habit ( ) (d) Future of the past ( )
(c) (i) The car hasn’t arrived yet. It must’ve got a flat tyre.
(a) Suggestion ( ) (b) Compulsion ( )
(c) Inference ( ) (d) Possibility ( )
(ii) There may be heavy rains tomorrow. So, why couldn’t we go for indoor
shooting?
(a) Request ( ) (b) Ability ( )
(c) Suggestion ( ) (d) Permission ( )
(d) (i) Will you join us for tea?
(a) Intention ( ) (b) Futurity ( )
(c) Certainty ( ) (d) Purpose ( )
(ii) The agreement between the two parties shall be in force for two years.
(a) Obligation ( ) (b) Offer ( )
(c) Order ( ) (d) Suggestion ( )
(e) (i) It might be an idea to postpone the release of the film.
(a) Possibility ( ) (b) Obligation ( )
(c) Inability ( ) (d) Suggestion ( )
(ii) How about going for a walk?
(a) Asking for opinion ( ) (b) Rejecting invitation ( )
(c) Seeking information ( ) (d) Making a complaint ( )
(f) (i) Could I give you a cup of coffee?
(a) Showing readiness ( ) (b) Making an offer ( )
(c) Seeking permission ( ) (d) Asking a question ( )

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Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15

Cars

1
0

Acs ACs

2

Cars Cars
ACs

Acs Cars TVs

3
TVs TVs 4

ACs

TVs
TVs 5 Cars, 5
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(ii) Could you lend me your book?
(a) Ability ( ) (b) Polite request ( )
(c) Suggestion ( ) (d) Permission ( )

9 Key;; Combining Sentences using ”who / which / that’
(a) It was a very quiet friendship that developed over the years.
(b) Tagore’s last major prose piece was ‘Sabhyatar Sankat’ which he wrote at the
beginning of the Second World War.
10 Change the following sentence into Passive voice.
(a) Chitrabani was founded in 1970 by Roberge.
(b) His name as co- founder was lent by Ray .
(c) All three films were seen in one sitting by him.
11 Change the following into Reported Speech.
(a). He told Frontline that the Apu trilogy was his first portal to West Bengal and its people.
(b). He said that he had not come there to convert.
12 Combining sentences using adverbs ‘as / since / because / if / when / in spite of /
such … that / although / so …. that / neither … nor / besides’. (textual)
(a). He found the world of Apu so fascinating that he saw all three films in one sitting.
(b). I did not want to just go and see him like he was a living museum piece although
I wanted to meet him right away.

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(c). He had grown so weak that he looked frail as a child.
13 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in brackets.
(a). suffered from (b). unaccostomed to (c). afraid of (d). arguing with

16

17 (a). You should finish your homework.
(b). You should join in a sports school.
(c). You should turn off the gas cylinder after cooking.
18 Change the following into a polite request. 1M
(a). Could you tell me your name, please?
(b). Could you move a bit, please ?
(c). Could you please give me an additional sheet , sir?
(d). Could you appoint me as a supervisor, please?
(e). Could you tell me which bus goes to Gudavalli, please?
(f). Could you bring vegetables, please?
(e). dedicated to (f). shocked at (g). said to; (h). thinking of
(i). dreamt of (j). talk to (k). terrified at (l). fond of
(m). loyal to (n). refer to (o).belongs to (p). similar to
(q). shout at (r). bad at (s). listened to (t). resulted in
(u). depend on (v). jealous of
Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in brackets.
(a). had taken; rose (b). started; had asked (c). kicked; had done
(d). fell; had fallen (e). went; had landed (f). had been; came
(g). had done; threw (h). hurled; had done (i). had paid; entered
(j). tried; started (k). had restored; left (l).resumed; had restored

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19 i. (b) Be cool ( √ ) ii. (d) That’s my pleasure! ( √ )
iii. (a) Congratulations ( √ ) iv. (a) Best of luck ( √ )
v. (c) Thank you very much! ( √ )
20 a. (i) (a) Suggestion ( √ ) (ii) (c) Obligation ( √ )
b. (i) (a) Offer ( √ ) (ii) (d) Future of the past ( √ )
c. (i) (c) Inference ( √ ) (ii) (c) Suggestion ( √ )
d. (i) (a) Intention ( √ ) (ii) (c) Order ( √ )
e. (i) (a) Possibility ( √ ) (ii) (a) Asking for opinion ( √ )
f. (i) (c) Seeking permission ( √ ) (ii) (b) Polite request ( √ )
Combining Sentences using ”who / which / that’
(a) It was a very quiet friendship that developed over the years.
(b) Tagore’s last major prose piece was ‘Sabhyatar Sankat’ which he wrote at the
beginning of the Second World War.
14 Change the following sentence into Passive voice.
(a) Chitrabani was founded in 1970 by Roberge.
(b) His name as co- founder was lent by Ray .
(c) All three films were seen in one sitting by him.
15 Change the following into Reported Speech.
(a). He told Frontline that the Apu trilogy was his first portal to West Bengal and its people.
(b). He said that he had not come there to convert.
16 Combining sentences using adverbs ‘as / since / because / if / when / in spite of /
such … that / although / so …. that / neither … nor / besides’. (textual)
(a). He found the world of Apu so fascinating that he saw all three films in one sitting.
(b). I did not want to just go and see him like he was a living museum piece although
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(c). He had grown so weak that he looked frail as a child.
17 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in brackets.
(d). suffered from (b). unaccostomed to (c). afraid of (d). arguing with

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21 (a). You should finish your homework.
(e). You should join in a sports school.
(f). You should turn off the gas cylinder after cooking.
22 Change the following into a polite request. 1M
(a). Could you tell me your name, please?
(b). Could you move a bit, please ?
(c). Could you please give me an additional sheet , sir?
(d). Could you appoint me as a supervisor, please?
(e). Could you tell me which bus goes to Gudavalli, please?
(f). Could you bring vegetables, please?
(e). dedicated to (f). shocked at (g). said to; (h). thinking of
(i). dreamt of (j). talk to (k). terrified at (l). fond of
(m). loyal to (n). refer to (o).belongs to (p). similar to
(q). shout at (r). bad at (s). listened to (t). resulted in
(u). depend on (v). jealous of
Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in brackets.
(a). had taken; rose (b). started; had asked (c). kicked; had done
(d). fell; had fallen (e). went; had landed (f). had been; came
(g). had done; threw (h). hurled; had done (i). had paid; entered
(j). tried; started (k). had restored; left (l).resumed; had restored

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Mon TVs Acs Cars

4.2 2 2

2.5 4 2

3.5 2 3

4.5 3 5

23 i. (b) Be cool ( √ ) ii. (d) That’s my pleasure! ( √ )
iii. (a) Congratulations ( √ ) iv. (a) Best of luck ( √ )
v. (c) Thank you very much! ( √ )
24 a. (i) (a) Suggestion ( √ ) (ii) (c) Obligation
( √ )
d. (i) (a) Offer ( √ ) (ii) (d) Future of the past (
√ )
e. (i) (c) Inference ( √ ) (ii) (c) Suggestion (
√ )
d. (i) (a) Intention ( √ ) (ii) (c) Order ( √ )
e. (i) (a) Possibility ( √ ) (ii) (a) Asking for opinion ( √ )
f. (i) (c) Seeking permission ( √ ) (ii) (b) Polite request ( √ )

PAPER – II : PART- A
Reading Comprehension

1 Study the following chart carefully

Sales of TVs, ACs and Cars during March to June- 15 (in1000s)

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(a) What is the chart about?
(b) How many cars were sold in the month of June -15?
(c) The highest sales of ACs took place in the month of ……….. ( )
(i) May (ii) June (iii) April
(d) Which item had the highest sales in the month of May-15? ( )
(i) Cars (ii)TVs (iii) Acs
(e) Which of the following statements is true according to the chart? ( )
(i) Sales of TVs in the months of April and May are equal.
(ii) Sales of cars in the months of March and April are equal.
(iii) Sales of ACs in the months of March and April are equal.
1 Key a). The chart is about the sales of TVs, ACs and Cars during March to
June- 15 (in1000s) b). 5000 cars were sold in the month of June -15
c). (iii) d). (ii) e). (ii)
5.
Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:
Distribution of candidates who were enrolled for MBA entrance exam and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who

passed the exam in different institutes:

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1.  What percentage of candidates passed the Exam from institute T out of the total number of candidates enrolled from the
same institute?

2.  Which institute has the highest percentage of candidates passed to the candidates enrolled?

3.  The number of candidates passed from institutes S and P together exceeds the number of candidates enrolled from institutes T
and R together by:
A. 228
B. 279
C. 399
D. 407

4.  What is the percentage of candidates passed to the candidates enrolled for institutes Q and R together?
A. 68%
B. 80%
C. 74%
D. 65%

5. Choose the correct statements from the given statements based on the data given above.
6. All the students of S institute passed.
7. 13% students of R institute passed.
8. 1710 students appeared from P institute.
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1. 75%
2. R
3. C
4. B
5. 13% students of R institute passed..

2 Read the following passage carefully

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When Alexander Fleming invented Penicillin in 1928, it seemed then that all forms of infections could be
defeated. While collecting his Nobel Prize in 1945, he had a warning – inappropriate use of penicillin would
lead to resistance bacteria.
Antibiotics help us perform complex surgeries, treat cancer patients and manage sick patients in
intensive care. They are basically drugs that kill or inhibit growth of micro organisms.
“Antibiotic resistance” is some what arbitrary designation which implies that an anti microbial drug
will no longer inhibit bacterial growth at clinically achievable concentrations. Antibiotics were first used
in 1940s. Since then, bacteria have been developing mechanisms to escape their effects. Over the
decades scientists developed new antibiotics to overcome bacterial resistance.
Now answer the following questions.
(a) What is the passage about?
(b) What are the uses of antibiotics?
(c) What was invented in 1928? ( )
(i) Anti allergic drug (ii) Antiseptic drug (iii) Antibiotic drug
(d) In the passage a phrase “since then ” is used. That means……… ( )
(i) Since 1928 (ii)Since 1940 (iii) Since 1945
(e) Choose correct statement from the following. ( )
(i) Antibiotics should be used appropriately.
(ii) Antibiotics should be used to treat cancer only.
(iii) Antibiotics should not be used at all.
2 Key.. a). The passage is about ‘Antibiotics’.
b). Antibiotics help us perform complex surgeries, treat cancer patients and manage sick
patients in intensive care.
c). (iii) d). (ii) e). (i)
Q.4 Read the following passage carefully: (8 marks)

These days, it is not unusual to see people listening to music or using their electronic gadgets while crossing
busy roads or travelling on public transports, regardless of the risks involved. I have often wondered why they
take such risks : is it because they want to exude a sense of independence, or is it that they want to tell the
world to stop bothering them ? Or is it that they just want to show how cool they are ? Whether it is a
workman or an executive, earphones have become an inseparable part of our lives, sometimes even leading to
tragicomic situations.
The other day, an electrician had come to our house to fix something. We told him in detail what needed to be
done. But after he left, I found that the man had done almost nothing. It later turned out that he could not
hear our directions clearly because he had an earphone on. Hundreds of such earphones addicts commute by
the Delhi Metro every day. While one should not begrudge anyone their moments of privacy or their love for
music, the fact is ‘iPod oblivion’ can sometimes be very dangerous.
Recently, I was travelling with my wife on the Delhi Metro. Since the train was approaching the last station,
there weren’t too many passengers. In our compartment, other than us, there were only two women sitting on
the other side of the aisle. And then suddenly, I spotted a duffel bag. The bomb scare lasted for several
minutes. Then suddenly, a youth emerged from nowhere and picked up the bag. When we tried to stop him,
he looked at us, surprised. Then he took off his earpieces, lifted the bag, and told us that the bag belonged to
him and that he was going to get off at the next station.
We were stunned but recovered in time to ask him where he was all this while. His answer : he was in the
compartment, leaning against the door totally immersed in the music. He had no clue about what was going
on around him. When he got off, earplugs in his hand, we could hear strains of the song.
QUESTIONS

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1) Which instrument has became inseparable in our life ?
2) What are the disadvantages of earphones in our life ?
3) Which one of the above is dangerous ?
(i) Ipod oblivion
(ii) Earphones
(iii) Musical instruments
4) Hundreds of earphones addict by commute of
(i) Kolkata metro
(ii) Hyderabad metro
(iii) Delhi metro
5) Choose the correct statement ?
(i) Narrator was travelling with her wife in delhi metro
(ii) The bag which scares the narrator was not belonged to the youth
(iii) The youth was listening music in a phone using headphones
KEY
1) Earphones have became an inseperable instrument in our life
2) Earphones may lead damage to your ears and results in loss of hearing
3) Ans option (i)
4) Ans option (iii)
5) Ans option (i)

3 Read the following passage carefully

One day the king Krishna Devaraya announced that whoever rears a cat and removes the troubles
created by rats from their houses affectively will be given a reward. For that he gave each house a cat, and a
cow for feeding the cat with milk. Ramalinga was also given a cat and a cow. He took those two. And the
next day he gave boiled milk to the cat which scorched its mouth. Since then the cat did not touch the milk.
The day came. All the owners complained that the cats were not hunting rats and they looked
very fat. But Ramalinga’s cat was very thin. The king asked Ramalinga why the cat was like that.
Ramalinga said that it had not drunk milk. Every one was surprised. The king ordered his men to give some
milk to cat. But the cat ran away from the milk bowl. Then Ramalinga told him the real story. As it did not
drink milk, it killed the rats and was active. The other cats drank milk from time to time and slept happily
without killing rats The king praised Ramalinga.
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(a) Ramalinga’s cat began to hunt rats but the other cats drank only milk.
(b) The king appreciated Ramalinga for his cleverness.
(c) Krishnadevaraya started a programme to remove the troubles created by rats.
(d) The king gave each house a cat and a cow that provides milk to the rat.
(e) Ramaling gave hot milk to the cat and the milk scorched its mouth.

4 Ans. c, d, e , a, b
The color of animals is by no means a matter of chance; it depends on many considerations, but in the
majority of cases tends to protect the animal from danger by rendering it less conspicuous. Perhaps it
may be said that if coloring is mainly protective, there ought to be but few brightly colored animals.
There are, however, not a few cases in which vivid colors are themselves protective. The kingfisher itself,
though so brightly colored, is by no means easy to see. The blue harmonizes with the water, and the bird
as it darts along the stream looks almost like a flash of sunlight.
Desert animals are generally the color of the desert. Thus, for instance, the lion, the antelope, and the
wild donkey are all sand-colored. “Indeed,” says Canon Tristram, “in the desert, where neither trees,
brushwood, nor even undulation of the surface afford the slightest protection to its foes, a modification
of color assimilated to that of the surrounding country is absolutely necessary. Hence, without
exception, the upper plumage of every bird, and also the fur of all the smaller mammals and the skin of
all the snakes and lizards, is of one uniform sand color.”
The next point is the color of the mature caterpillars, some of which are brown. This probably makes the
caterpillar even more conspicuous among the green leaves than would otherwise be the case. Let us see,
then, whether the habits of the insect will throw any light upon the riddle. What would you do if you
were a big caterpillar? Why, like most other defenseless creatures, you would feed by night, and lie
concealed by day. So do these caterpillars. When the morning light comes, they creep down the stem of
the food plant, and lie concealed among the thick herbage and dry sticks and leaves, near the ground,
and it is obvious that under such circumstances the brown color really becomes a protection. It might
indeed be argued that the caterpillars, having become brown, concealed themselves on the ground, and
that we were reversing the state of things. But this is not so, because, while we may say as a general rule
that large caterpillars feed by night and lie concealed by day, it is by no means always the case that they
are brown; some of them still retaining the green color. We may then conclude that the habit of
concealing themselves by day came first, and that the brown color is a later adaptation.

1. There are, however, not a few cases in which vivid colors are themselves protective.
2. They creep down the stem of the food plant, and lie concealed among the thick herbage and dry
   sticks and leaves, near the ground.
3. A modification of color assimilated to that of the surrounding country is absolutely necessary.
4. It is by no means always the case that they are brown; some of them still retaining the green
   color.
5. This probably makes the caterpillar even more conspicuous among the green leaves.
   KEY: 1, 4, 2, 5, 3.

5 (a) You are living in a newly built colony about one kilometre away from the company which producing
highly noise . write a complaint letter to the wner of the company.

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Dear Sir,
I am sorry to have to draw your attention to a situation that has development over the last
few months. I refer to the noise coming from your workshop late in the evenings.
Obviously, living in close proximity to your business premises, I accept that there will be
a certain amount of noise, but whereas the sound of vehicles coming and going is disturbing
enough, there is another persistent noise which has become unbearable. This comes from a
compressor which seems to be in constant use, alternately pumping and hissing, hour after
hour. During the day it is not too noticeable, but as you have been working late in the
evenings, it has become a predominant sound in the neighbourhood. As a result, I and other
members of my family cannot have a sound sleep at night. This applies particularly to my
children, who are regularly awakened by the noise, and the consequent lack of sleep is
beginning to affect their performed at school. My younger so has even fallen asleep in the
classroom after a number of disturbed nights.
Although I have no wish to hinder the running of your business, I must ask if the noise
level created b your compressor could be reduced during the evenings. The equipment could
possibly be silenced in same way, of its use avoided, say, after 7 p.m. I shall be grateful if you
would investigate the matter as soon as possible.

Yours Faithfully,
B.S.Panda.

Write an invitation letter to invite him for the lunch on the occasion of general manager visit.
B-115, Sahitya Enclave

Alknanda, New Delhi-110019
19 th September, 20….

Dear Mr. Bhalla,
Will you kindly come to luncheon on Sunday,25 th September, 20… at one o’çlock? Our
General Manager is visiting us. You will be glad to meet him then and have an informal chat
with him.
I do hope you will be able to come.

Yours Sincerely,
Alok.

(b)
5 (a)

(Or)

1. In order to raise for the victims of recent earthquake, your school
   organized a cultural night in which the student artists of your school and
   these from neighbourhood schools presented various colorful programmes
   such as songs, dances, fancy dress shows, also made a guest appearance,
   you were also present as a reporter to cover the programme. Write a repeat
   in 150 words for your paper.

A CULTURAL NIGHT FOR NOBLE CAUSE

— Rosy
Hyderabad, May 10: The rural ZPHS School organized a ‘cultural
Night’ on May 8, at Lions Bhawan, Secundrabad. The student artists of the

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Mr. Ravishekar, (head Master) Hyderabad. The highlight of the show was
singer, A.R.Rehman, who enthralled the audience with one of his all-time
popular songs.
The programme started should with ‘Saraswati’ Vandana’ Folk songs and
dances, skits, comic shows, fashion show and on out plays entertained the
audience greatly. Prizes were awarded to the best artists in different items.
The event was able to collect 10 lakhs which will be handed over to prime
minister for special relief fund for earthquake victims.
EXAMPLE-2:

2. You are Recta of ZPHS School, Hyderabad, you visited the science exhibition
   organized by the city schools recently. Write a brief report in about 150 words
   for your school magazine on what you saw, the exhibit you liked most and
   other special features of the exhibition

A UNIQUE SCIENCE EXHIBITION

— Reeta

Hyderabad, May 14 th : four leading schools of the city put up a unique
science exhibition in the auditorium of the local ZPHS School for a week
from 6 th -13 th may . The purpose was to increase interest of the students in science
were wonderful models. A large number of students and parents visited the
exhibition on almost all days. The science teachers who acted as guides took
pains to explain to the visitors everything in a simple and lucid way.
Among the most interesting exhibits was a walking stick for the blind.
It would warn them against water and electricity dangers. There was model of
a car which could run in hydrogen. Then there were models of dinosaurs,
dodos, Greek sucks and many other birds and animals which have gone
extinct. It was made clear how most of these creatures fell victim to the greed
of humans.
On the losing day, a function was organized prizes were awarded to the
best entries in different sections. The numbers of participants and visitors
showed that the exhibition was a grand success.
Write Biographical Sketch of P.V.Sindhu using the information given below.

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(1) Full name PUSARLA VENKATA SINDHU
(2)Profession Badminton player – Right handed
(3) Born 5th July, 1995
(4) Birth Place Hyderabad , India
(5) Father P.V.Ramana, – Volleyball player, Arjuna Awardee
(6) Mother P. Vijaya – Volleyball player
(7) Coach Pullela Gopichand, Gopichand Badminton Academy
(8) Performance • 2009 – Won a bronze medal – Sub- Junior Asian Badminton

Champion ship – Colombo.
• 2013 – Won Malaysian Open Title.
• 2014 – Won medal in the World Badminton Championship.
• 2015 – Bagged Macau Open GrandPrix Gold Medal.
• 2016 – Silver medal – Rio Olympics.
(9) Honours • Received PADMASHRI in 2015.
• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award – 2016.

(b)
p.v. sindhu Pusarla Venkata
Sindhu (P.V. Sindhu) is a
professional badminton player
and represents India at
international level competitions.
She was born on 5th July 1995
to a Telugu family. Her parents,
P.V. Ramana and P. Vijaya are
Volleyball players. P.V.
Sindhu’s father P.V. Ramana
also received the Arjuna Award
for his performance in his sport.
Coming from a sport
background, at the age of six,
P.V. Sindhu was inspired to
take up sports as her career
but she chose Badminton as
her main game as she was
inspired by Pullela Gopichand
who had just won the 2001 All
England Open Badminton
Championship
Write a story using the following hints

Hints

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Veeru and Karim – young Keralites. Next week – school – going to organise camp – near a forest in
Ponmuddy … Went out to explore forest…. lost the way…….. away from the camp…….. cries of animals……
heard “thump-thump” sound……. a large elephant……. trumpted angrily ……. came towards them……… a
balloon……. started blowing…….. big balloon……. hit hard with hand…… “bang-bang”…….. loud noise…….
elephant turned away……. saved.
 
Two Boys in a Jungle
Veeru and Karim were young Keralites. The next week their school was going to organise a camp near a
forest in Ponmuddy. The following week they joined the camp. One day they went out together. They
thought of going inside the forest to explore it. Soon they lost their way. The sun had set. They were
walking along the Periyar river. They heard a loud noise. They stood still and listened to it. They heard the
sound of an animal coming towards them. It was the sound of a big elephant. He was just fifty metres
away from them. The elephant smelled them too. He saw them standing quietly behind an oak tree. He
raised his long trunk up in the air and trumpted loudly. The boys didn’t move. Veeru was a little
frightened, but Karim was not. Slowly the elephant started coming nearer and nearer. Now he was only
ten metres away. “Let’s do something,” said Karim. “Do it, before he attacks us,” said Veeru.
Karim pulled out a balloon from his pocket. He put it in his mouth and started blowing into the balloon.
At last, it was blown to the size of a small bag. Karim hit the full blown balloon hard with his hand. “Bang-
Bang!” The elephant stopped and trumpeted angrily. He was confused.The elephant turned away and
disappeared into the forest. The boys ran and ran till they reached safe at the camp.
10.
Hints:
Mr. Aggarwal was a very wealthy businessman. One day he was alone sitting at his dining table
when… Thief entered…….. Mr. Aggarwal thanked……… to give company……. birthday ……. gave him good
food and drinks…….. gave a purse full of silver coins………… years passed by……. fortunes changed……..
business was ruined……… Mr. Aggarwal became poor……. 50th birthday……….. alone……. no food………. no
drinks…….. bell rang …….. a man emerged…….. recognised…….. the old thief…….. came with fruits, sweets
and drinks and a bag full of money.
The Return Gift
Mr. Aggarwal was a very wealthy businessman. One day he was alone sitting at his dining table. It was his
birthday. He heard the footsteps of a man behind the curtains. He knew there was a thief there. “Come
on! Thank you for coming to my house on my birthday. I’m alone,give me your company.” The thief was
starving. He had good food and drinks. Mr. Aggarwal gave him a big purse. It had silver coins. Years rolled
by. His fortunes changed. Mr. Aggarwal ,was a very poor man now. His business was ruined.
Today was his 50th birthday. But he had become a pauper now. He was alone reflecting over his good old
days. It was 9 pm. The bell rang. “Who can be at such a time to visit a poor man?” thought Aggarwal. He
saw a man in a new suit with a lovely bouquet of red roses. He had many packets of gifts, fruits, sweets
and a few bottles. He tried to recognise the man. “I’m your old thief,” replied the man. With the money
you gave me I did some business. I earned a lot of money within these years. Now I am a rich
businessman. “Let’s celebrate your birthday,” he said. “It is for you, a little return-gift.” He gave a bag to
Mr. Aggarwal. Mr. Aggarwal opened the bag. It was full of new currency notes.

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(a)

(b)

(c)

PAPER – II : PART- B (VOCABULARY)

Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the under lined words choosing from the words
given in the box. 4x½ =2M
influence, exceptional, realistic, pastor, movies, drawings
It was a unique (i) friendship that developed between a French-Canadian priest (ii) and one of the
world’s greatest film directors, and had a singular impact (iii) on Bengali films (iv) both academically and
practically.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

interesting, relationship, familiar, special, halt, outstanding
It was en-route to India in196, at a stopover (i) in New York, that 26-year- old Fr.Gaston
Roberge was acquainted (ii) with the works of Satyajit Ray through the Apu Trilogy. He found the world
of Apu so fascinating (iii) that he saw all three films in one sitting; and there began his long- standing love
affair (iv) with the people of India and Bengali cinema and culture, which led to path- breaking work in
those fields.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

gives, academic, recent, special, innovative, collection

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Ray would invite Roberge over for private screenings (i) of his latest films and welcomed
comments (ii) on them. But this happened only after the friendship had cemented, (iii) for in the early days
of their dialogue (iv) Ray’s shyness prevented him from talking about his own films.
(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

huge, academic, recent, support, appalling, critics
Roberge does not endorse (i) the accusation of Ray’s detractors (ii) that the master director made
his reputation selling India’s poverty to the West. “What struck me most was not the material poverty
depicted in the films, but the enormous (iii) spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more deplorable
(iv) than material poverty,” he said.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

procedure, change, rudeness, support, search, contest
Roberge does not speak with the arrogance (i) of the West. “ I was here on a quest (ii) to know
the world and in the process (iii) know myself. I did not come here to convert (iv) . In fact, I am the one who
got converted,” he said.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

frightening, change, rudeness, careful, size, distant
“Manikda [as Ray was affectionately called by his friends] was a shy person and always very
discreet (i) about displaying his emotions,” said Roberge.Though to outsiders, Ray’s massive stature (ii)

• physical and intellectual- might have made him come across as cold, aloof (iii) and even intimidating,
  (iv) he was in reality a very simple and unassuming man with a subtle sense of humour.
  Answers:
  (i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
  (iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
(v) …………………………………………….

manuscript, giant, farmers, marched, modest, culprit
Ray strode (i) his time like a colossus (ii). Roberge writes, “It is as if all Bengal was in Manikda:
the rich and the poor, the powerful and the humble (iii), the peasants (iv) and the city persons, children,
teenagers, adults and old people, men and women.”
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

symbol, opinion, result, gave, shows, established
One important fallout (i) of this friendship was the establishment of Chitrabani, a
communication and film institute, the first of its kind in West Bengal, which Roberge founded (ii) in 1970
and to which Ray, as a token (iii) of friendship, lent (iv) his name as co-founder.
strengthened, opinions, rudeness, conversation, shows, stopped
In his latest (i) book, Satyajit Ray,Essays1970-2005, a compilation (ii) of his essays as the name
suggests, being published by Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, Roberge provides (iii) a scholarly (iv), original
analysis of Ray’s works, giving an insight into the greatness of Ray both as a person and as an artist.

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Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)
Read the paragraph and write the antonyms of the underlined words. 4x ½ =2M
Roberge does not endorse the accusation of Ray’s detractors (i) that the master director made
his reputation selling (ii) India’s poverty to the West. “What struck me most was not the material poverty
depicted in the films, but the enormous (iii) spiritual poverty of some rich (iv) people is much more
deplorable than material poverty,” he said.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
When they finally (i) met, it was the beginning (ii) of a close (iii) friendship that lasted 22
years- until Ray’s death (iv) in 1992.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
It was a very quiet (i) friendship (ii) that developed (iii) over the years. Manikda [as Ray was
affectionately called by his friends] was a shy (iv) person and always very discreet about displaying his
emotions.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
Ray would invite Roberge over for private (i) screenings of his latest (ii) films and welcomed
comments on them. But this happened only after the friendship had cemented (iii), for in the early days of
their dialogue Ray’s shyness prevented (iv) him from talking about his own films.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
One Sunday morning (i), Roberge found Ray in a disturbed mood. A few well –known (ii)
personalities of the city had visited him earlier (iii) to go through some of his manuscripts. After they left Ray
found the Charulatha screenplay missing. Ray was almost sure (iv) who the culprit was.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
If one compares (i) the last major (ii) prose piece by Tagore, “ Shabhyatar Sankat” ( Crisis of
Civilisation), which he wrote at the beginning (iii) of the Second World War, which contains his immortal
(iv) dictum that in spite of what was happening it would be a sin to lose faith in Man, and the last three
films of Ray- Ganashatru, Shakha Prashakha, and Agantuk- the analogy becomes clear.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

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(g)

(h)

(i)

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

The last (i) time the two friends (ii) met, Ray was in hospital, on his deathbed. It was a Sunday and
Roberge, true (iii) to habit, arrived (iv) on the dot at 9 a.m.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

One important fallout of this friendship was the establishment of Chitrabani, a communication
and film institute, the first of its kind in West Bengal, which Roberge founded in 1970 and to which Ray, as a
token of friendship, lent his name as co-founder.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
Ray was in the first (i)governing body and after a few terms readily agreed (ii) to be the institute’s
adviser. Roberge arranged most of the initial (iii) funding from Canadian agencies. “I had no reservations
applying for them, for I feel richer (iv) countries in the West are indebted to countries like India,” he said.
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in brackets. 4x½ =2M
In his (i)(late /latest) book, Satyajit Ray,Essays1970-2005, a (ii)(compile /
compilation) of his essays as the name suggests, being published by Manohar Publishers, New Delhi,
Roberge provides a (iii) (scholar / scholarly), original analysis of Ray’s works, giving an insight
into the greatness of Ray both as a (iv)(person / personal) and as an artist.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
Roberge does not endorse the (i)(accuse /accusation) of Ray’s detractors that
the master (ii)(direction / director) made his reputation selling India’s poverty to the
West. “What struck me most was not the material poverty depicted in the films, but the
(iii)(enormous / enormously) spiritual poverty of some rich people is much more
(iv)(deplore / deplorable ) than material poverty,” he said.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
“Although I wanted to meet him right away, I didn’t want to just go and see him like he was a
(i)(live /living) museum piece. I wanted to (ii) (prepare / preparation) myself, get
to know his works more, so that when we met, there could be a worthwhile dialogue,” he said. When they
(iii)(final / finally) met, it was the (iv) (begin / beginning) of a close friendship
that lasted 22 years- until Ray’s death in 1992.
Answers:
(a) …………………………………………… (b) ……………………………………………
(c) ……………………………………………. (d) ……………………………………………
It was an unspoken (i)(arrange / arrangement) between the two of them to meet on
Sundays at 9 a.m. at Ray’s (ii) (residence / resident) on Bishop Lefroy Road, Kolkata.
Ray would (iii) (invite / invitation) Roberge over for (iv)(private / privately)
screenings of his latest films and welcomed comments on them.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………

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(e)

(f)

(g)

9

10

Ray was almost (i) (sure / surety ) who the culprit was. “I asked him whether he was
planning to take any (ii) (act / action), and he said no, and (ii) (explained /
explanation) to me that he did not want to hurt the reputation of the person. I was (iv) (absolute /
absolutely ) stunned by his humane concern,” said Roberge.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
One (i)(important / importance) fallout of this friendship was the
(ii) (establish / establishment) of Chitrabani, a (iii)
( communicate / communication) and film institute, the first of its kind in West Bengal, which Roberge
founded in 1970 and to which Ray, as a token of friendship, lent his name as co-founder. Ray was in the first
governing body and after a few terms (iv) (ready /readily ) agreed to be the institute’s
adviser.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
For 26 years Roberge was the (i) (director /direction) of Chitrabani and under
him the institute not only (ii) (produced / production) important (iii)
(document / documentary) features, but also became breeding ground for (iv) (local /
locality) talent for film-making.
Answers:
(i) …………………………………………….. (ii) ……………………………………………
(iii) ……………………………………………. (iv) ……………………………………………
Complete the spelling of the words with ‘ea’, ‘ee’, ‘ei’, ‘eu’, ‘ai’, ‘ia’, ‘oa’, ‘ou’, ‘ae’, ‘ie’, ‘ue’, ‘au’, ‘io’, ‘iu’.

2x ½ =1 M

(a) Gaston Roberge was acq inted with the works of Satyajit Ray thr gh the Apu Trilogy.
(b) I didn’t want to just go and see him like he was a living mus m p ce.
(c) I wanted to prepare myself, get to know his works more, so that when we met, there
could be a worthwhile d logue,” he s d.
(d) When they finally met, it was the beginning of a close fr ndship that lasted
22 years- until Ray’s d th in 1992.
(e) It was a very qu t fr ndship that developed over the years.
(f) Ray was a shy person and always very discr t about displaying his emot ns.
(g) He was in r lity a very simple and unassuming man with a subtle sense of
hum r.
(h) Ray would invite Roberge over for private scr nings of his latest films.
(i) He was even shy of rec ving compliments.
(j) If the impulse that motivated his earlier films was sthetics in the last three it was self- express
n.
(k) No one is a prophet in his own c ntry.
(l) Ray, as a token of fr ndship, lent his name as co-f nder.
Complete the words with correct suffixes given in brackets. 2x ½ = 1M
(a) In his latest book, Satyajit Ray, Essays1970-2005, a compila (sion /
tion) of his essays as the name suggests, being published by Manohar Publishers,
New Delhi, Roberge provides a scholarly, original analy (sis / ses) of Ray’s
works, giving an insight into the great (nes / ness ) of Ray both
as a person and as an artist.
(b) Roberge does not endorse the accusa (sion / tion) of Ray’s detrac
(ters / tors) that the master director made his reputa (sion / tion) selling India’s
poverty to the West.
(c) Roberge does not speak with the arrog (ance / ence) of the West.
(d) But it took him nine years after reaching Calcutta (now Kolkatta) and joining St.
Xavier’s College, to muster up the confid (ance / ence) to meet Ray
in person.

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artist
publisher

Bengali Telugu
Tamil English

priest
agnostic
(e) Manikda [as Ray was affectionat (ely / elly) called by his friends] was a shy
person and always very discreet about displaying his emotions,” said Roberge.
(f) Though to outsiders, Ray’s massive stature- physical and intellec
(tual / tuel) might have made him come across as cold, aloof and even intimidating, he
was in reality a very simple and unassuming man with a subtle sense of humour.
(g) It was an unspoken arrangement between the two of them to meet on Sundays at 9
a.m. at Ray’s resid (ance / ence) on Bishop Lefroy Road, Kolkata.
(h) To Roberge, the greatest mark of Ray’s apprecia (sion / tion) for him was
that he often addressed the French-speaking priest in Bengali, “in spite of my lack of
eleg (ance / ence) in that langu (age / ege).
(i) Philosophica (aly / ally) too, Roberge feels, Ray took off where Tagore
signed out.
(j) Satyajit was directly talking to us, conveying his personal mess (age / ege)
on society and civiliza (sion / tion).
(k) If the impulse that motivated his earlier films was aesthe (tics / tiks) in the
last three it was self- expres (sion / tion).
(l) One important fallout of this friendship was the establish (ment / mant) of
Chitrabani, a communica (sion / tion) and film institute,
(m) The institute not only produced import ( ant / ent) documen (tary /tory)
features, but also became breeding ground for local talent for film-making.
11 Find the wrongly spelt word and write its correct spelling. 2 x ½ = 1M
a. (i) trilogy
(ii) poverty

anology
reality

energy
society

technology
visinity

Ans.
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b. (i) reputation
(ii) daidactic

admiration
critic

direction
classic

dimention
agnostic

Ans.
Ans.

c. (i) material
(ii) producer

spiritual
directer

phisical
designer

intellectual
adviser

Ans.
Ans.

d. (i) enormous
(ii) arragance
collossus
confidence

generous
adience

mischievous
residence

Ans.
Ans.

12 Arrange the following words under correct heading 8 x ¼ = 2M
a
Persons Languages
1)
2)
3)
4)

1)
2)
3)
4)

b critic saint slum culprit
residence prophet hospital museum
Persons Places
1)
2)
3)
4)

1)
2)
3)
4)

c director poem producer adviser
essay lyric founder dialogue
Persons Writings
1)
2)
3)
4)

1)
2)
3)
4)

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d
Words with prefixes Words with suffixes
1)
2)
3)
4)

1)
2)
3)
4)

13 Use the following expressions in sentences of your own. 4x ½ = 2 M
(a) Phrasal Verb: bring back
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(b) Phrasal Verb: come across
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(c) Phrasal Verb: take off
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(d) Idiomatic Expression : muster up
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(e) Idiomatic Expression : on the dot
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(f) Idiomatic Expression : in the face of sth
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(g) Idiomatic Expression : right away
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(h) Binomial Expression : part and parcel
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(i) Binomial Expression : rough and ready
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(j) Binomial Expression : bread and butter
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(k) Binomial Expression : leaps and bounds
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(l) Binomial Expression : pick and choose
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(m) Binomial Expression : give and take
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(n) Binomial Expression : heart and soul
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(o) Binomial Expression : thick and thin
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(p) Binomial Expression : odds and ends
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(q) Binomial Expression : language and customs
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(r) Binomial Expression : cup and saucer
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(s) Binomial Expression : near and dear
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immortal
documentary

director
dialogue

compilation
unspoken

disable
spiritual

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(t) Foreign Expression : en masse
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(u) Foreign Expression : viva voce
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(v) Foreign Expression : in toto
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(w) Foreign Expression : alma mater
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(x) Foreign Expression : ex officio
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(y) Foreign Expression : in absentia
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(z) Foreign Expression : de tour
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(aa) Foreign Expression : verbatim
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(ab) Foreign Expression : status quo
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(ac) Foreign Expression : ad hoc
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(ad) Foreign Expression : bona fide
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(ae) Foreign Expression : lingua franca
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(af) Foreign Expression : magnum opus
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(ag) Foreign Expression : sine die
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(ah) Foreign Expression : en route
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14 Match the following one word substitutes with their meanings. 4x ½ = 2
M a

b
Part – A

1. agnostic ( )

Part – B
(A) A person who is responsible for a problem
or a crime.
(B) A person who brings out new books.
(C) A person who believes in God.
(D) A person who is extremely important or
large in size.
(E) A person who is not sure about the existence of
God.
(F) A person who tries to make something less
good by criticising it.

2. culprit
3. colossus
4. detractor
   (
   (
   (
   )
   )
   )

Part – A

1. stopover
2. manuscript
3. rendezvous
4. portal
   (
   (
   (
   (
   )
   )
   )
   )

Part – B
(A) A film that gives facts about something.
(B) A result of a situation or of an action.
(C) A short stay between two places in one’s journey.
(D) An impressive entrance to a building.
(E) A hand written document.
(F) a meeting place

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c

d

Key…part B

PAPER – II : PART- B

6 Synonyms
a (i) exceptional (ii) pastor (iii) influence (iv) movies
b (i) halt (ii) familiar (iii) interesting (iv) relationship
c (i) recent (ii) collection (iii) gives (iv) academic
Part – A

1. fallout
   2 .publisher
2. triology
   4.documentary
   (
   (
   (
   (
   )
   )
   )
   )

Part – B
(A) A film that gives facts about something.
(B) A person who brings out new books.
(C) A result of a situation or of an action.
(D) An impressive entrance to a building.
(E) A person who is responsible for a problem or
a crime.
(F) A group of three films that has the same
characters or subject.

Part – A

1. verbose ( )

Part – B
(A) A statement that expresses something people
believe is true and is to be followed.
(B) A quality of having full of words
(C) A result of a situation or of an action.
(D) An impressive entrance to a building.
(E) Something designed to teach people some moral.
(F) A branch of philosophy that studies the principles of
beauty in art.

2. didactic
3. aesthetics
4. dictum
   (
   (
   (
   )
   )
   )

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d (i) support (ii) critics (iii) huge (iv) appalling
e (i) rudeness (ii) search (iii) procedure (iv) change
f (i) careful (ii) size (iii) distant (iv) frightening
g (i) shows (ii) opinions (iii) strengthened (iv) conversation
h (i) marched (ii) giant (iii) modest (iv) farmers
i (i) result (ii) established (iii) symbol (iv) gave
7 Antonyms
a (i) supporter (ii) buying (iii) little/ small (iv) poor
b (i) initially (ii) ending (iii) distant (iv) birth
c (i)unquiet (ii) enmity (iii) diminished (iv)bold
d (i) public (ii) earliest (iii) loosened (iv) allowed
e (i) evening (ii) unknown (iii) later (iv) doubtful
f (i) differs (ii) minor (iii) ending (iv) mortal
g (i) first (ii) foes (iii) false (iv) departed
h (i) unimportant (ii) enmity (iii) last (iv) borrowed
i (i) last (ii) refused (iii) final (iv) poorer
8 Right Forms
a (i) latest (ii) compilation (iii) scholarly (iv) person
b (i) accusation (ii) director (iii) enormous (iv) deplorable
c (i) living (ii) prepare (iii) finally (iv) beginning
d (i) arrangement (ii) residence (iii) invite (iv) private
e (i) sure (ii) action (iii) explained (iv) absolutely
f (i) important (ii) establishment (iii) communication (iv) readily

g (i) director (ii) produced (iii) documentary (iv) local
9 Vowel Clusters
a (i) acq ua inted (ii) thr ou gh
b (i) mus eu m (ii) p ie ce
c (i) d ia logue (ii) s ai d
d (i) fr ie ndship (ii) d ea th
e (i) qu ie t (ii) fr ie ndship
f (i) discr ee t (ii) emot io ns
g (i) r ea lity (ii) hum ou r
h (i) scr ee nings
i (i) rec ei ving
j (i) ae sthetics (ii) self- express io n
k (i) c ou ntry
l (i) fr ie ndship (ii) co-f ou nder
10 Suffixes
a) i) compila tion ii) analy sis iii) great ness
b) i) accusa tion ii) detrac tors iii) reputa tion
c) i) arrog ance
d) i) confid ence
e) i) affectionat ely
f) i) intellectual tual
g) i) resid ence
h) i) apprecia tion ii)eleg ance iii) langu age
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i) i) Philosophica lly
j) i) mess age ii) civiliza tion
k) i) aesthe tics ii) self- expression
l) i) establish ment ii) communica tion
m) i) import ant ii) documen tary
11 Wrongly Spelt Words:
a i) analogy ii) vicinity
b i) dimension ii) didactic
c i) physical ii) director
d i) colossus ii) audience
12 Correct Headings:
a
b
c
d
13 Own Sentences :
(a) The photos bring back lots of good memories.
(b) We’ve just come across an old friend we haven’t seen for ages.
(c) The plane will take off once the fog has lifted.
(d) He mustered up all his courage.
(e) He is very punctual always arrives on the dot.
(f) We won the contract in the face of stiff competition.
(g) We cannot get a large sum of money right away.
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Persons

1. priest
   2.Paerrtissotns

Languages

1. Bengali
2. TelugPulaces
3. critic
4. Psaeirnstons 1. slum
5. residWenrciteings
6. director
7. Wproordduscewrith prefixes 1. poem
8. essayWords with suffixes
9. disable
10. immortal 1. compilation
11. director

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(h) Keeping the accounts is part and parcel of my job.
(i) I quickly thought up a rough and ready plan.
(j) The mobile phone business was actually his bread and butter.
(k) He makes progress in English by leaps and bounds.
(l) Some people pick and choose to get something perfect.
(m) A happy marriage depends largely on give and take.
(n) She loves those children heart and soul.
(o) Through thick and thin the brothers always stay together.
(p) She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends.
(q) They were unfamiliar with local language and customs.

(r) I bought a cup and saucer from a china shop.
(s) He is a near and dear friend of mine.
(t) The people marched en masse.
(u) Candidates may be called for a viva voce.
(v) They accepted the plan in toto.
(w) He donated ₹ 20 lakh to his alma mater, S.V. University.
(x) The president is an ex officio member of the committee.
(y) He was sentenced in absentia.
(z) We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.

(aa) He reported the speech verbatim.
(ab) He was dissatisfied with the status quo.
(ac) The Council meets on an ad hoc basis to discuss problems.
(ad) The hotel car park is only for bonafide guests.

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(ae) English is the lingua franca in many countries. (af)
‘Bahubali’ is a magnum opus by Raja Mouli. (ag) The case
was adjourned sine die.
(ah) The bus broke down en route from Vijayawada to Anantapur.
14 Matching (One Word Substitutes)
a 1. E; 2. A ; 3. D ; 4. F
b 1. C ; 2. E ; 3. F ; 4. D
c 1. C ; 2. B ; 3. F ; 4. A
d 1. B ; 2. E ; 3. F ; 4. A