H.S.E. (II) Part I ENGLISH

H.S.E. (II)

March 2003

N.S. 401

Part I

ENGLISH

Maximum : 100 marks

Time : 3 hours

MARKS

Part A.

[Questions 1-5. Answer any three of the following each in 2 or 3 sentences.]
1. How did Mikali's brother look like ?
2. What did Macpherson and Duttada admire each other for ? What is the difference between a comet and an ordinary planet ? .4v Why is it risky to cross the Rann of Kutch during the day light ?
5. Why, was Henri Deplis turned out of Italy ?
(3 x 3 = 9)
uestions 6-9. Answer any two of the following in a paragraph.]
6. How did Robichon bargain with the Public executioner ?
7. In what ways atomic energy can be harnessed for the benefit of man ? —8 What happened to Cassius Clay in the restaurant ? 9. When and where did the Titanic meet its end, and how ?
(2 x 4=6)
[Questions 10-13. Annotate any two of the following.]
10. "He nurses the illusion that he is one of the lost arms of the Venus de Milo".
11. "His words fell with the bitter and, studied drama of a story often told and told for money"
12. "Cassius is a typical Louisville product" he said, "our next world champion".
13. She gave a cry - a cry of immense pity - then pressed the babe to her heart, giving it the bregst. (2 x 5 = 10) [Questions 14-16. Attempt any one of the following in about a page and a half.]
14. Describe how the "unsinkable" ship sank.
15. Describe the aftermaths of the atomisation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
16. Describe the judgement of Paris and how did it come about.
(1 x 15= 15)
[P. T.0.]

Part B
[Questions 17-20. Answer any two of the following each in a paragraph.]
17. How did Charlie win Nancy's love in the lesson "Coin Diver" ?
18. What is the significance of the title "God is near" ?
19. What are the elements of humour in the story "Captain Patch" ?
20. What impression of Gafur do you get from the story "Drought" ?
(2 4 . 8)
[Questions 21-23. Answer any one of the following in not less than 400 words.]
21. What constantly worried Miss Stubbs and how did she overcome it ?
22. What is the significance of the story "The Mark of Vishnu" ?
23. What is the story of "Mrs. Packletide's Tiger" ?
(1 x 15 = 15)
Part C
[Questions 24--43. Answer all the questions. Rewrite as directed.]
24. Newton (discover) that the force of gravitatiAn (make) apples fall. (Use the correct form of the tense in the brackets.)
25. Iron is the most useful of all metals.
(Change into Passive degree.)
26. My captors were taking me to prison.
(Change the voice.)
27. "Saint George strike for us !" exclaimed the knight, "do the false Yeomen give way (Change into indirect speech.)
28. A few people knew the answer.
(Add the appropriate question tag.)
29. The plan you propose
(Complete using a suitable clause.)
30. Samudra Gupta was known his still music and painting.
(Fill up using suitable prepositions.)
. He speaks like his father.
(Frame a question to get the words underlined.)

32. He knows little about the matter. 1
(Begin the sentence using "Little".)
33. She was writing a letter. Her sister called her. 1
(Combine into a single sentence.)
34. i would rather die he exclaimed than join the oppressors of my country. 1
(Put the correct punctuation marks, use capitals wherever necessary.)
35. Foolproof security is the guarantee for terrorism.
(Correct the sentence.)
36. whole world is becoming more and more of world of trained people. 1
(Fill up using "a", "an" or "the", whichever is necessary)
[Questions 37-40. Fill up the blanks choosing the appropriate word from those given in the brackets.]
(legacy, consternation, collision, proposition, inimical)
37. TMIt was a strong from the treasury benches. 1
38. In my utter 'f tdolnot remember what I said or did. 1
39. The attitude of Pakistan is said to have been  ti\ 1 1
40. What I acquired by was nothing more than a hundred books.
[Questions 41-43. Fill up using the right form of the words given in the brackets.]
41. He was very in carrying out the assignment. (conscience)
42. The function was conducted very hiler.)eremony)
((-)
43. We have here the 5 \ --example of many authors. (class)
Part D
[Questions 44-47. Attempt any two in about\ 100 words each.]
44. Write a letter to your friend's mother requesting her to give consent to her ward to go on an excursion with you.
45. Expand into a paragraph the idea contained in the following : "A stitch in time saves nine".
46. Write a paragraph about "A visit to an important place."

47. Read the outline story and rewrite it as a readable one giving it a suitable title :
A king distressed — his people lazy — to teach them a lesson he had a big stone put in the middle of the road one night — next day merchants pass and go round it -- an officer driving in his carriage did the same -- all cursed the stone and blamed the government for not removing it — then the king had the stone removed — under it was an iron box marked "For the man who removes away the stone" — inside a purse full of money — the people ashamed.
(2 x 5 = 10)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below in 1 or 2 sentences :--
One of the greatest advances in modern technology has been the invention of computers. They are already widely used in industry and universities. Now there is hardly any sphere of human life where computers have not been pressed into service of man. We are heading fast on the close of this present century towards a situation when computers will be as much part of man's daily life as a telephone or calculator. Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work in all branches of learning. They can solve the most complex mathematical problems or put thousands of unrelated facts in order. These machines can be put to varied uses. For instance, they can provide information on the best way to prevent traffic accidents, or they can count the number of times the word 'and' has been iiikrin the Bible. Because they work accurately and at high speeds, they save research workers years of hard work. The whole process by which machines can be used to work for us has been called "automation". In the future automation may enable human beings far more leisure than they do today. The coming of automation is bound to have important social consequences.
Why do we call computers the greatest advances in modern technology ?
,49. What is automation ?
50. How does automations help human beings ?
441. Where are the two areas in which computer can be used effectively ?
52. In spite of all the service why can computers never replace man ?
(5 x 1=5)