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Write an essay in about 600 words on any one of the following topics : (a) Mathematics : A mirror of modern civilization. (b) New frontiers of science need to be explored in the current times. (c) Education is a means of shaping character and of social change. (d) The role of literature in a common man's life.
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Read carefully the passage given below and write your answers to the questions that follow in clear, correct and concise language :
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What does the author say about earlier assumptions regarding evolution?
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According to the author, how are modern humans and apes related?
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What later developments took place in the twentieth century in investigating the relationship of apes and humans?
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What were the attempts made to use proteins to determine primate relationships?
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In what way does the latest research prove the relationship between apes and humans?
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Make a précis of the following passage in about one-third of its length. Do not give a title to it. The précis should be written in your own language :
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Rewrite the following sentences after making necessary corrections. Do not make unnecessary changes in the original sentence :
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Every man, woman and child were rescued.
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No sooner I am out, than the students make a noise.
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Walk carefully lest you may not fall.
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The patient died before the doctor arrived.
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Time and tide waits for none.
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Into what kind of mess have you got me into?
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I learned the answer would come sooner than I expected.
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Hardly he had stepped out than it began to rain.
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Either of the five dancers will dance tonight.
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My client was neither aware nor party to the plot.
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Supply the missing words :
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She started the work a few days.
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There is no exception this rule.
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We are accountable to God our actions.
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The police is entrusted the enforcement of law and order.
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The girl was hit with a stone her brother.
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Use the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets :
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After she (take) her lunch, she went to the theatre.
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The doctor (examine) the patients every evening.
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They (build) that bridge since 2003.
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He (play) cards, when I saw him.
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If she works hard, she (get) a first class.
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Write the antonyms of the following:
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Ecstasy
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Advocate
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Anaemic
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Allow
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Hyperbole
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Rewrite the following sentences as directed without changing the meaning :
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He is a learned man. He cannot make that mistake. (Combine the sentence by using 'too' – 'to')
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Brutus was not without love for Caesar ? (Add a question tag)
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As soon as he went there, the uproar commenced. (Remove 'as soon as' and put 'no sooner than')
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Either the father or the son has not taken it. (Use 'neither – nor')
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You tell me the truth. I shall not punish you. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'unless'.)
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The Prince said, "It gives me great pleasure to be here this evening". (Change into Indirect Speech)
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The minister was spoken to by them. (Change into active voice)
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Not only Rama but also Gopal did it. (Remove 'not only' - 'but also' and put 'as well as')
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The farmer worked so hard, that he might not starve. (Remove 'so' and 'that' and put 'lest')
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Hardly had I arrived at the gate, when my servant brought the horse. (Remove 'hardly' and put 'scarcely')
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Use the following words to make sentences that bring out their meaning clearly. Do not change the form of the words. (No marks will be given for vague and ambiguous sentences) :
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Misogynist
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Unprecedented
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Orchard
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Morale
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Volunteer
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Choose the appropriate word to fill in the blanks :
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Modern youth is fond of life. (ostentatious / ostensible)
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The poetry of Keats has a beauty. (sensational / sensuous)
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King Ashoka did not approve of the sport of hunting. (barbarous / barbaric)
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Everyone despised him for his behaviour. (obnoxious / noxious)
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The party was attacked by militants. (petrol / patrol)
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Use the following idioms/phrases in sentences of your own to bring out their meaning clearly :
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back seat driver
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call it a day
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wet behind the ears
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set off
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run out of