I PUC, FIRST TERM TEST, AUGUST - 2025

Time: 1Hr. 30 Mins Subject: English (02) Max. Marks: 40

I. Answer the following questions by choosing the right option. 6X1=6

1. Match ‘Column A’ with ‘Column B’ with reference to the "The Gentlemen of the Jungle"
and choose the correct option:
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

i. The Lion a. Man’s Friend

ii. The Elephant b. Chairman of Commission of Enquiry
I ii. Mr. Fox c. King of the Jungle

a) i – b, ii – c, iii – a b) i – c, ii – a, iii – b c) i – b, ii – a, iii – c d) i – a, ii – b, iii – c

2. Peace is costly but it is worth the __________.

a) Trial b) difficulty c) expense d) challenge

3. ‘Learning bower’ in ‘The School Boy’ refers to a __________

a) school b) bird c) plant d) bud

4. In ‘Around a Medicinal Creeper’, Mara laid a trap in the forest to catch ___________
a) the rats b) the rabbits c) the mongoose d) the snakes

5. ____________ was the life’s savings of the narrator in ‘Oru Manushyan’.

a) four rupees b) fourteen rupees c) eleven rupees d) eleven annas

6. ____________ was highly valued by the people in the big city in ‘Oru Manushyan’.
a) tradition b) food c) money d) culture

7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate Articles. 2x1=2

Early one morning, when ___________ huts already occupied by the jungle lords were all
beginning to decay and fall into pieces, he went out and built ___________ bigger and better hut
a little distance away from the jungle.

8. Fill in the blanks by using the appropriate Prepositions given in the brackets.3 x 1 = 3
(from, at, with, to)

The man was told to build another hut ___________ a site more suited ___________ his needs and
was promised protection ___________ the jungle lords.

9. Match the expression under column ‘A’ with its corresponding language function under
‘B’. ‘A’ ‘B’ 5X1=5
Expressions Functions
1. You can use my bicycle a. Introducing
2. Aunt, could you buy me a pen? b. Permission
3. Hello, I am Sham from K.G.F c. Greeting
4. May I help you? d. Request
5. Good Evening, Sir e. Offering help

II. Answer any TWO of the following questions in One or Two sentences each. 2x2=4

10. Why did the man allow the elephant to put its trunk inside the hut?
11. What makes the school boy unhappy on a summer morning?
12. What happened when the creeper leaves were blended with milk?
13. What kind of life was the narrator leading in the city? P.T.O
III. Answer any TWO of the following questions in about 60 words each. 2x3=6

14. How did the animals take advantage of the man’s kindness throughout the story?
15. How does the school environment affect the child, according to the poem?
16. Explain how Mara’s stories influence the narrator’s perspective.
17. How does the restaurant scene build tension in the story?

IV. Answer any ONE of the following questions in about 100 words each. 1x4=4

18. List any three ways in which the story reflects injustice. Explain each briefly.
19. Mention any five negative effects that formal schooling has on the child, as described in the
poem.
20. Evaluate the role of the narrator as a bridge between folklore and science.
21. Explain the significance of the stranger’s request not to turn back.

V. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. 5X1=5

22. The cassowary is the most dangerous bird in the world. Its inner one has a long dagger-like
claw that acts as a weapon. The cassowary is found in New Guinea and Northern Australia. It
is a secretive forest dweller and is seldom seen. It cannot fly but runs at a great speed on its
powerful legs. On each foot, it has three toes, the inner one having a long straight claw.

It can often be seen giving furious kicks at the trunk of trees without any apparent reason. In
dense forests, it can even speed 50 km an hour. It can grow to a height of 6 feet and weigh as
much as 180 pounds. When it gets annoyed it jumps in the air and delivers a vicious kick. It is
a bony-headed bird. An ebony helmet protects its naked blue head. Its body is covered with
coarse hair-like feathers.

It is the only member of the family ‘Casuariidae’. Unlike other birds, the male incubates eggs.
The eggs are green in colour. The adult provides parental care for the young ones. They like to
be near water. It has adapted itself to make the most efficient use of its environment. Emu, Kiwi,
Weka and takahe are also flightless birds.

a) Which is the most dangerous bird in the world?

b) Where does Cassowary find it?
c) How many toes does it have on each foot?
d) Add a prefix to the word 'efficient' to make it an antonym.
e) Bony helmets are a _____________ (protect) to its head.
(Add a suffix to the word in the bracket)

VI. 23. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 4 x 1= 4

Every seat in this bus _______(has/have) a number. Travellers usually don’t check the numbers
on their own. Each one of them _______(ask/asks) the bus conductor for guidance. Apart from
this, a number of questions _______asked (are/is) by them. They ask the driver too. Neither the
conductor nor the driver ________ (is/are) irritated by these questions

24. Rearrange any ONE of the following segments to form a meaningful sentence.1 x 1= 1

A. trapped inside / burned down the hut / the man / with the animals
OR
B. of animal ministers / was made up / the Commission / without human representation

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