Download OU Intermediate 2018 First Language 0101 English Question Paper

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Total No. of Questions — 20 Regd.

Total No. of Printed Pages - 4 No.

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Part -1

ENGLISH, Paper -1

Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100

SECTION - A

1. Annotate any two of the following in about 100 words each : 2x4=8

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1. Such was the Indian concept of hospitality once upon a time.
2. The strict regimen has to be maintained even outside the court.
3. No two British subjects speak exactly alike.

2. Annotate any two of the following in about 100 words each : 2x4=8

1. thy golden chariot appeared in the distance like a gorgeous dream.

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2. Though centuries falter and decline, your proven strongholds shall remain.
3. He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.

3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 100 words each : 2x4=8

1. Narrate two memories of Kalam, related to eating.
2. Explain with examples what the rule of the road means.

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3. Describe how Gerrard succeeds in outwitting the intruder.

4. Answer any two of the following questions in about 100 words each : 2x4=8

1. Why did the beggar weep bitterly that night ?
2. How can we all help to prevent nature from saying farewell ?
3. Write nature’s response to the Speaker’s passionate appeal in the poem, ‘Self-Dependence’.

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5. Answer any two of the following questions in about 100 words each : 2x4=8

1. What did the girl and her mother find out about the gentleman after he entered the pub ?
2. What did Suren find in Sudhir’s hands ? Describe it in detail.
3. Describe how Pahom became more and more greedy as the story progresses.

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Read the following passage carefully and answer any four questions given after it: 4x1=4

The room we were looking into was full of people and cigarette smoke and our little man was in the middle of it all. He was now without his hat and coat, and he was edging his way through the crowd towards the bar. When he reached it, he placed both hands on the bar itself and spoke to the barman. I saw his lips moving as he gave his order. The barman turned away from him for a few seconds and came back with a smallish tumbler filled to the brim with light brown liquid. The little man placed a pound note on the counter.

Questions :

1. What kind of room did the old man enter ?
2. Before he entered the room the man had his coat and hat on. Write true or false.

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3. With whom did the old man speak ?
4. What did the narrator see as the old man was giving his order ?
5. What was the tumbler filled with ?
6. What did the man place on the counter ?

Read the following passage carefully and answer any four questions given after it : 4x1=4

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“Jal, jungle, jameen” (water, forest, land) are the words that fill us with the image of the valiant tribal fighter, Komuram Bheem, fondly called ‘Komuram Puli’ (tiger). Born into a family of Gond tribals in the forests of Adilabad on 22 October, 1901, Bheem had no formal education. But he understood the laws of nature so well that he declared that people who live in forests should have rights on all the resources (jal, jungle, jameen) of forests. For those basic rights for his people, he fought against the Asaf Jahi Dynasty. He took up arms against the Nizam Nawab soldiers and fought bravely for the rights of his tribes till he breathed his last on 8 October, 1940. Komuram Bheem lit the fire of liberation and remains a bright flame in the hearts of people.

Questions :

1. Write the slogan of Komuram Bheem.
2. Where was Komuram Bheem born ?
3. What was Komuram Bheem fondly called ?

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4. Did Komuram Bheem receive formal education ?
5. What did Komuram Bheem fight for ?
6. Komuram Bheem fought against the Nizam Nawab soldiers. Write true or false.

SECTION-C

Note : Answers of this Section — C must be written at one place in the same serial order.

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Fill any eight blanks with a ‘an’ or ‘the’ : 8x½=4

1. Abdul Kalam is ___ extraordinary man.
2. Ramayana is ___ an epic.
3. Amitabh Bachchan is ___ famous actor.
4. ___ apple a day keeps the doctor away.

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5. Rajesh is ___ enterprising businessman.
6. ___ idea can change your life.
7. Madhu is ___ cleverest boy in the class.
8. Mukesh Ambani is ___ Bill Gates of India.
9. ___ earth is round.

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10. Shakespeare is one of ___ greatest writers.

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Fill in any four blanks with suitable prepositions : 4x1=4

1. We should not feel superior ___ others.
2. The minister left ___ Delhi yesterday.

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3. They have agreed ___ our proposal.
4. Shloka is fond ___ music.
5. We don't believe ___ superstitions.
6. He served in the military ___ thirty years.
7. Suresh goes to college ___ foot.

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8. She has been suffering ___ fever.
9. He prefers coffee ___ tea.
10. Gandhiji was born ___ 1869.

Fill in any four blanks with suitable verbs given in the brackets : 4x1=4

1. The moon ___ (appear) at night.

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2. Aarthi ___ (act) in films since her marriage.
3. I just ___ (receive) a call.
4. The tsunami broke while the sailors ___ (row) the boats.
5. Gandhi ___ (pass away) in 1948.
6. Listen! Somebody ___ (scream).

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Rewrite any four sentences as directed : 4x1=4

1. The sleepy girl carried two bags. (Change the verb into the Passive Voice)
2. She was offered a job by Bharat Petroleum. (Change the verb into the Active Voice)
3. The girl said, “I will work very hard”. (Change into Indirect Speech)
4. Gandhi said, “I respect all religions”. (Change into Indirect Speech)

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5. The tiger is the most ferocious animal. (Change into positive degree)
6. Saina Nehwal received several awards. (Add a question tag)

Rewrite any four of the following sentences correcting the errors 4x1=4

1. One of my friend told me about the accident.
2. She availed the opportunity well.

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3. Children below six are prohibited to enter the hall.
4. We all congratulated him for his success.
5. The old man died for starvation.
6. Economics are an interesting subject.

Supply the missing letters in any eight of the following words : 8x½=4

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1. p__ ceful
2. su___ enly
3. rec _—~__ ve
4. kit ___ en
5. wa __ et

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6. bi____ erly
7. €n __ gl
8. no ____algia
9. ach___ ve
10. po_ ~ lar

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Identify the silent consonant(s) in any eight of the following words : 8x½=4

1. balm
2. night
3. dawn
4. soften

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5. first
6. wrote
7. match
8. tomb
9. grow

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10. malign

Identify the parts of speech of any eight of the following underlined words 8x½=4

1. Hyderabad is a historical city.
2. Honesty is the best policy.
3. We learn many things through observation.

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4. Alas ! Abdul Kalam is dead.
5. The teacher wrote something slowly on the board.
6. Two other people saw you and started to talk.
7. This conversation bores me.
8. What do you mean?

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9. Music draws the attention of everyone
10. The boy ran into the park joyfully.

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