Joy of Knowledge

SECOND YEAR MARCH 2017           ENGLISH     MAXIMUM : 80 Scores (Questions Nos. 1-3) Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: “I knew then this could be my country, and that whatever I did here could make more of a difference than in a manicured reality of my university life in the states.” 1. Who is the narrator? A) Shaheen Mistri is the narrator                                                                   (Score : 1) 2. What does the author mean by the word “manicured”? A) Polished                                                                                                      (Score : 1) 3. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: The teacher was obliged to begin the story of a bison and a tiger, and then he passed on to “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” and “Alladdin’s Lamp”. The boy listened, rapt and ordered. “I want to hear the story of the bison again. It is good….” . The teacher was short of breath. (Score : 4) 4. Edit the

 SOLVED MODEL ENGLISH  QUESTION PAPER 2017 FEBRUARY   PREPARED BY JOY PETER C HSST ENG ST JOSEPH’S HSS PAVARATTY (Qns 1-4) Read the passage and answer the following questions. My dear friend, you have put the most difficult question among the many questions that I have received from millions and millions of students whom I have met. I value your question. 1. Who is referred to here as ‘my dear friend’? A) A nervous and a typical representative of the Indian youth- a teenager from a far away village is referred to here as ‘my dear friend’.  He put forward a question of great concern. 2. What was the most difficult question that was put before Dr.Kalam? A) The most difficult question that was put before Dr.Kalam was about his fear to achieve his dreams. He was afraid to talk to his teachers and his friends. He even wanted to be the captain of the ship. But he complains that his education didn’t help him to gain any confidence. He wanted to know if he could do all these th

UNIT-5 THE LIGHTER SIDE LESSON-1                                            POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS      BY R.H. WOOD ·          It is a one act play which depicts the humorous incidents  in a village post office. ·          This story takes place in a Christmas season. ·          The theme of the play is centred on a parcel booked by a foreigner in the post office. ·          The news  of bombs in the parcels of some nearby post offices make the people fearful ·          It is this fear that made the panic situation more terrible. ·          They become more fearful by the tickling sound from one of the parcels. ·          The assistant of the Post Office calls the police. ·          The police confirm the presence of bomb in the parcel of the foreigner. ·          They immerse it in a bucket of water to defuse it. ·          The foreigner who returns to take his hat from the post office is astonished to see this. ·          It becomes very humorous when the