JR ENGLISH DATE: -12-2023

TIME:11/2 Hrs(90 minutes) MAX.MARKS:50M

Section- A
Prose : I,III I. Annotations III Questions
1. Letter to his son’s teacher : Abraham Lincoln
Reference : The lines are taken from the lesson “ Letter to his son’s teacher’’ by Abraham Lincoln.
Context : It is a letter, written by Lincoln to his son’s teacher regarding the kind of education.
Explanation: Lincoln sends his son to school for the first time. It is all strange and new to him. So treat him
Gently. He should believe in himself and asks the teacher to teach his son to have faith in his
Own ideas.

2. She conquered Everest : Dr. B. Sowjanya

Reference : The lines are taken from the lesson “She conquered the Everest’’ by Dr.B. Sowjanya
Context : The writer explains the problems faced by Arunima who is the first female amputee to climb
Everest.
Explanation: Arunima grew up as sports person. But faced the brunt of unemployment. While she was
travelling
In a train she faced a problem. But no one rescue her. They pushed her on opposite Railway track.
Later, she climbed Mt. Everest with prosthetic leg. The confidence and courage saved her.

3. Digital Technologies : APJ. Abdul kalam & Y.S. Rajan

Reference : The lines are taken from the lesson “Digital technologies ’’ by APJ .Abdul kalam & Y.S.Rajan
Context : The writer explains how Digital technologies is going to bring changes in many sectors.
Explanation: Digital Technology is useful to develop in all sectors like Agriculture, Manufacturing and service.
Remote sensing, Weather forecasts through satellites will be helpful in Agriculture. Some
Technologies like ATM, telephone banking, online banking , credit cards etc. Plastic is very harmful
And is now outdated . Tourism says more about cultural or knowledge orients.

II, IV Poetry Annotations, Questions

1. Common wealth of Bees : W. Shakespeare
Reference : The lines are taken from the poem “ Common wealth of Bees ’’by W. Shakespeare.
Context : Bishop offers to the young king in a lengthy speech about the life of Bees.
Explanation: Honey bees follow the art of order in their lives. All the bees work for their own common wealth.
These are worker bees, male bees, soldier bees, magistrate bees etc. All the bees work from
different
Sides but they common goal is to protect and collect honey.
2. This is my prayer to thee my Lord : R. Tagore
Reference : The lines are taken from the poem “ This is my prayer to the my Lord’’ by R. Tagore.
Context : The poet appeals in the form of a universal appeal to God.
Explanation: Tagore takes spiritual power in this unique prayer. He requests God to strike at the root of penury
in
His heart. He asks God to give him strength to keep his mind high above daily trifles. He doesn’t
Want to bend before insolent might.

3. As I grew Older : JML. Hughes

Reference : The lines are taken from the poem “As I grew older ’’ by JML. Hughes
Context : The poet explained to show the barriers between the blacks and Whites in American society.
Explanation: The poet had a dream in his childhood. It was clear in his mind like “ bright sun”. But now, he
almost
Had forgotten his dream. A great wall rose between him and his dream. So, he wants to break the
Shadow into thousand lights of sun.

V Short stories
1. Engine Trouble : RK.Narayan
The present short story ‘ Engine Trouble’ was written by RK.Narayan. It was taken from his collection
“ Malgudi days” . He won Sahitya Academy Award. The narrator wins a Road engine in a lottery. But he
couldn’t find a way to move. The municipal authorities gave a notice to shift the road engine.With great
difficulty, the narrator was able to find a driver, and temple priest agreed to send the elephant to pull the
engine.
He setup fifty labours to push. While elephant is pulling the engine, joseph controls it and
coolies push it from behind. In this confusion, it went straight into the opposite compound wall
and broke it. Later, he was sent to jail. Mean while, there was swamiji, he wanted Road engine
to do his feats. But, police men stopped swamiji. The Road engine was again a burden property.
Luckily, Nature came to rescue him as earth .The engine was thrown on the mouth of
a unused well and the problem of narrator was solved.

2. The last leaf : O.Henry

The present short story ‘ The last leaf’ was written by O.Henry. It is the pen name of ‘’ William Sydney
porter”.
His stories are known for “wit, wordplay and surprise endings”.
Sue and Johnsy were lived together in one plot. They lead their life happily. Suddenly, one
unknown
guest came to their life in November month i.e, “ Mr. Pneumonia” and attacked to Johnsy.
One morning, the doctor told sue that Johnsy had a chance in “ one to ten’’, So , sue was taking care of her.
 But, Johnsy divided by seeing through the window and counting the falling of Ivy plant. She said if the last
leaf fell, I would die. Sue tried to change her mind but fail.
Sue met Behrman who was an old drunkard artist. He always wanted to paint a ‘’ master piece”. Sue
Requested him to change the mind of Johnsy. He tried even but fail . So, he goes back to his room.
A strom was occurred that night.
Next morning, Johnsy sees the last leaf still clinging to the branch. But , Behrman painted the leaf on the wall
Perfectly this painting leaf was saved the life of Johnsy. It is a tragic story that touches of sacrifice, hope and
friendship.

1. Fill in the blanks with “a, an, or the”. 6x 1/2 = 3

1.He thinks he is ------------ Shakespeare (a)
2. Can you find me ---------- small house for rent (a)
3. They sell oil at Rs.60 ---------- litre (a)
4. He feels as if he were ---------- Kalidas. (a)
5. Please give me ------------ hundred rupee note (a)
6. I told him --------- thousand times. (a)
7.We saw ---------- one eyed beggar at beach/one rupee coin. (a)
8. My uncle is ------------- doctor/ teacher/lawyer. (a)
9. Life would be much less stressful without -------- mobile phone. (a)
10. John is -------- European. (a)
11. What ----------- beautiful painting. (a)
12. This is ---------- humble beginning (a)
13. He is -------- habitual drunkhard (a)
14. There is ------- hole in the dress (a)
15. Rangan is ------- university professor/ union/ unit/ uniform (a)
16. India is -------- SAARC country. (a)
17. Hockey is --------- interesting game (an)
18. English is --------- international language/ ink bottle/IAS officer (an)
19. I saw --------- untidy girl/ umbrella/ (an)
20. She is -------- NCC officer/ NSS officer (an)
21. She bought -------- HMT watch/ HCL product (an)
22. Sujatha is --------- MLA/MP/M TECH/MBA student/MBBS/MA (an)
23. The girl is -------- Orphan/Oranges/OMR sheet (an)
24. Sam works as -------- accountant/airplane/amazing view (an)
25. He is ------- Engineer/elephant/ elegant/employee (an)
26. He is -------- FBI agent / SBI card/ LLB student (an)
 27. Srilanka is -------- Island/ extraordinary (an)
28. He is --------- honourable teacher/ honest boy/hour/apple tree (an)
29. Telugu is called ----- Italian of the east (The)
30. Babar is -------- First Mughal king in India (The)
31. Hindus read ------- Gita/Quran/Bible/Mahabharatha/Ramayan (The)
32. Mummy is in ------ kitchen (The)
33. ---------- Himalayas are the North of India (The)
34. For me breakfast is --------- best meal of the day (The)
35. Christmas believe in ------- Trinity (The)
36. This is --------- better of the two saris (The)
37. I watched --------- video you had sent me (The)
38. ------- Bengal Tiger is on extinction (The)
39. -------- Ganges is a holy river (The)
40. Many freedom fighters used English to fight --------- English (The)
41. --------- police have been informed about the accident (The)
42. --------- Man/Lady standing at the principal’s room is my teacher (The)
43. --------- dinner I had at Anand vihar is very heavy (The)
44. Here is -------- books pen you lost yesterday (The)
45. -------- Japanese are very intelligents (The)

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. 6x 1/2 = 3

1.We have a party ------- his bithday. (on)
2. Sindhuri takes ------- her mother. (after)
3. Advitha prefers to go -------- foot. (on)
Advitha prefers to go ------- Car/train/bus/air (by)
4. My brother lives -------- Bengaluru (in)
5. He can swim ------- the river (across)
6. The thieves shared the booty -------- themselves (among)
7. Two thieves shared the booty -------- themselves (between)
8. I have been waiting for you ------- 7’o clock (Since)
9. Teja has been absent --------- Monday (Since)
10. My house is --------- a temple (beside)
11. Look ------- the word in a dictionary (up)
12. The flat consists --------- four rooms (of)
13. The matter has been deal ---------- (with)
14. The thieves broke down the door -------- a hammer (with)
 15. I saw it ------- television (on)
16. Abdul suffers ------- backache (from)
17. Bhanu goes ------ college -------- bus (to, by)
18. He studied hard so he succeeded -------- getting a rank (in)
19. She jumped -------- the gate (over)
20. I haven’t been to the theatre ------- a long time (for)
21. I was born ------- and auspicious day (on)
22. We will fight -------- corruption with full strength (against)
23. What shall we have ------ coffee (besides)
24. She looks -------- herself ------- the mirror (at,in)
25. We were talking ------- weather (about)
26. We should not spend money --------- luxuries (on)
27. Students are anxious --------- their results (about)
28. They walked slowly --------- the woods (through)
29. Anitha has left --------- Delhi (for)
30. Rishi’s school is --------- the railway station (behind)
31. I came --------- the article in a magazine (across)
32. We are on the way -------- vizag to Vijayawada (from)
33. An MNC is looking ------- a good marketing personal (for)
34. Sunil succeeded --------- starting the car (in)
35. We walked ----------- a narrow line (through)
36. The pandits have lived here --------- 1985 (Since)
37. Harsha has given ----------- smoking (up)
38. Prasad is a cousin -------- mine (of)
39. He rowed --------- the Krishna river (across)
40. Maruthi fell a sleep --------- the meeting (in)
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verb given in brackets 5x1=5
1. Look! Andy -------- in the garden (plays) (is playing)
2. Children ---------- chocolates ( Like) (like)
3. When I reached the station, the train ---------- (Leave) (had left)
4. She --------- to the cinema every weekend for years (go) (has been going)
5.What ------- snakes eat? (do) (do)
6. Last year, we --------- to zoo (go) (went)
7. He -------- in the garden since morning (work) (has been working)
8. By this time next year, we ------- for our results (wait) (will be waiting)
9. What -------- your name? (be) (is)
 10. Someday I -------- a novel (write) (will write)
11. When I entered her room. She -------- the piano(play) (was playing)
12. We --------- (finish) our breakfast half an hour ago (finished)
13. Sindhu ---------- tennis since she was seven( play) (has been playing)
14. Stop that, Somebody --------- (come) (is coming)
15. Look, The monkey-------- banana(eat) (is eating)
16. One of my friends --------- to Zambia recently(go) (has gone)
17. Pranav never -------- to china(be) (had been)
18. Abdul ----------- to be a doctor(want) (wants)
19. By the time I go home, my children -------- still --------- (play) (will be playing)
20. I ----------- seventeen on my next birthday (be) (will be)
21. He often --------- coffee (drink) (drinks)
22. She ---------- guitar when I entered the room(play) (was playing)
23. I ---------- this film before (see) (have seen)
24. Deepa & Renu ---------- late to class yesterday (be) (were)
25. Yashita ----------- in Delhi for the next three days(be) (will be)
26. Pratap ------------ T.V. everyday( watch) (watches)
27. Sandeep ---------- home by the time I arrived(go) (had gone)
28. Sahasra --------- not ------- her home work yet (complete) (has completed)
29. They -------- my brother an hour ago (meet) (met)
30. They --------- our relatives(be) (are)
4. Re-write the sentences as directed in the brackets. (Voice) 10 x 1 = 10
1.The children have broken the window (change the voice)
2. The boys are eating the food (Begin with ‘’Food’’)
3. Renuka took some pictures (change the voice)
4. Students will achieve their goals (change the voice)
5. Roja has given me a gift (change the voice)
6.Visit your doctor regularly (change the voice)
7. When will she complete the work? (change the voice)
8. Who wrote the novel? (change the voice)
9. Let them finish the work now (change the voice)
10. Has she sung songs? (change the voice)

Speech
1. Vijay said , ‘’ I am searching for my wallet’’ (change into IDS)
2. Johnny says, “ I like this village’’ (change into IDS)
 3. Johnny said , ‘’ I like this college’’ (change into IDS)
4. Praneeta said to him,’’ My parents live with me’’ (change into IDS)
5. The girl asked him,” Can you dance with me”? (change into IDS)
6. Bill asked, “ Do you like this dress’’? (change into IDS)
7. He said, “ please come with me” (change into IDS)
8. The teacher said,” you may go now” (change into IDS)
9. He asked me, “ where does your sister live”? (change into IDS)
10. The teacher said to students,” The sun rises in the East” (change into IDS)

Degrees of comparision
1. The Hindu is one of the most leading newspapers (Being with very few)
2. I am not as good as you at chess (using better)
3. Gita is the best student in the class (change into C.D)
4. Copper is the best conductor (using “ good’’)
5. Raju is the tallest boy in the class (using “ tall’’)
6. Noother metal is as heavy as Lead (using haviest)
7. Noother kaurava was as strong as Durodhana (using strongest)
8. Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist (using greater)
9. Money is more liquid than gold (using as liquid as)
10. You sing better than I (using as well as)

Structural Sentences
1. It was cloudy. I went out with an umbrella (using AS)
2. Hire a taxi, or you will miss the train (using unless)
3. She can’t speak English, She can’t write English (using neither-nor)
4. You must work hard, you will get a job (using To-infinitive)
5. This question is very difficult. I can’t answer (using because)
6. He saw the tiger. He ran away (using seeing)
7. She finished cooking. She kept the dishes on the table (using having)
8. She is very short. She can’t pluck the fruit (using so-that)
9. She was dissatisfied. She resigned the job (using being)
10. She is very little. She can’t go to school (using because)

Question Tags
1. Saritha draws pictures (add Tag)
2. My brothers can’t swim (add Tag)
3. I am early today (add Tag)
4. Let’s go to the beach (add Tag)
5. Everything is great (add Tag)
6. A few students took the test (add Tag)
Few students took the test (add Tag)
7. Pass me the salt (add Tag)
8. Rashmi works at the art theatre (add Tag)
9. I am taller than you (add Tag)
10. That was Awesome (add Tag)

Correction of Sentences
1. I can talk English well
2. The earth is moving round the sun
3. How many childrens you have?
4. He is worst than I
5. Cow is an useful animal
6. Look! Somebody knock at the door
7. Teja has been absent Since three days
8. Why are you on me?
9. When I am watching TV, the phone rang
10. One of my friends work in Airlines
11. The iron is a useful metal
12. This house is belonging to my brother
13. Sherya’s house is besides the Parlour
14. Mother is loving her daughter
15. She can drive a car, isn’t she?
16. He knows French beside Latin
17. We enjoyed at the party
18. Neither of my daughters look like me
19. He is believing in God
20. Rama and Uma shared the sweets among them
21. Dheeraj doesn’t has enough money to buy the books
22. If I was you, I wouldn’t do that
23. He is independent from his parents
24. See you on next Friday
25. A small group of birds are flying in the sky
26. I have decided to quit my job a week ago
27. Karthik go for a walk everyday
28. David is cleverest boy in the class
29. There are less students in the class
30. Being a hot day, we ate ice- creams
31. One should love his own country
32. His name is in middle of the left
33. You are the same like me
34. Apple is the sweetest than pear
35. I am hearing a cry

Phrasal Verbs
1. acts on
2. took off
3. turn on
4. walk out
5. look after
6. drop out
7. get up
8. end up
9. takes after
10. break down
11. turn off
12. deal with
13. bring up
14. find out
15. look for
16. pick up
17. fall in
18. look up
19. agree with
20. break into

Silent letters
1. Knowledge –K
2. Bomb -b
3. Autumn –n
4. depot –t
5. Modern-r
6. Should- l
7. Debt-b
8. Psychology-P
9. Castle-t
10. folk-l
11. reign-g
12.Debris-S
13. Island-s
14. Debut-t
15. Knight – Kigh
16. receipt-p
17. psalm-p.l
18. Honest-h
19.tomb-b
20. buffet-b
21. align-g
22. gargle-r
23. Hour-h
24. mirth-r
25. alms-l
26. block-c
27. muscle-c
28. subtle-b
29. foreign-g
30. deaf-a
31. knave-k,e
32. mock-c
33. eight-gh
34. nervous-r
35. assign-g
36. Yawn-w
37. Zeal-a
38. Subtle-b
39. garbage-r
40. daughter-gh
41. Succumb-b
42. Wreath-w
 43. through-gh
44. germ-r
45. rhyme-h

Parts of Speech
1. What a charming lady! (adjective)
2. Elizabeth walks gracefully (verb)
3. Have a look under the couch (preposition)
4. Oh dear! What happened? (interjection)
5. Calvin runs Quickly (adverb)
6. She found her cat outside (adjective)
7. Meena doubts if she ‘pass the test (conjuction)
8. Emma is smart and beautiful (verb)
9. The bridegroom looked so handsome (adjective)
10. He is often wandering the streets (adverb)
11. Deer runs fast (Noun)
12. He is poor but honest (conjuction)
13. Sheema walks gracefully (adverb)
14.Do you speak Tamil (verb)
15. This house is like a palace (Noun)
16. Ravi runs Quickly (adverb)
17. Ouch! I hurt my leg (interjection)
18. She was a journalist (pronoun)
19. She was born in 2015 (preposition)
20. This house is very nice (adjective)
21. Congrats! Finally, you won the match (interjection)
22. The new car broke down (adjective)
23. Do you smoke? (verb)
24. My brother is stronger than me (adjective)
25. That is not what I mean (pronoun)
26. She often shops on the weekend (verb)
27. I heard this dialogue in a recent movie (adjective)
28. He did not listen to what I said (conjuction)
29. The boy who called yesterday came to see you (pronoun)
30. Edward drove for hours (preposition)

Matching
(I)
1. Crooked a) Eaily annoyed by someone’s mistakes (f)
2. Amputate b) On the way Emission (d)
3. Seismic c) A violent windy storm (g)
4. Impatient d) To cut off somebody’s arm,leg,finger (a)
5. Eloquent e) fluent or persuasive in speaking (e)
6. Emission f) dis honest (h)
g) Relating to earth quakes
h) The production and dis charge of something
(II)
1. Gracefully a) Make (something bad) less severe serious (d)
2. Innovation b) to make someone feel extremely happy (e)
3. Acclimatized c) happing, being planned (f)
4. Mitigated d) behaving in a polite and pleasant way (a)
5. Exhilarate e) A new method, idea, product (b)
6. Sherpa f) To get used to (g)
g) A member of Himalayan tribe who often guide people in the mountains

Also Read remaining matchings from 218,219,220 pages in Text book

Diagrams

1. Mr. Gowtham’s monthly income is Rs,30,000/- . He spends 25% of his salary on rent and 15% on food.

Another 15% is spent on the education of children. He uses 5% of his income for entertainment. Household

And other expenses consume 20% of his salary. The remaining 20% of his income is saved. Represent this data

By a pie-chart.

2. Five Indian cities are accounted for the most international passenger traffic airports. Delhi tops the position in

This category with a share of 27 percent followed by Mumbai (21%), Chennai (8%) , kochi ( 7%) and Bengaluru (5%)

Draw a bar graph depicting this.

3. A survey conducted on a group of students about the time they spend on watching T.V. disclosed the fact that 4

Students watched T.V 0 to 2 hours a week. All the same 7 students watched 3 to 5 hours a week; 22 students

Watched 7 to 9 hours ; 32 students watched 10 to 12 hours a week and 4 students watched 15 to 17 hours a week.
 Convert the above information in to a bar graph.

4. Sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines. First eight lines are called octave. Next six lines are sestet. Octave is again
divided

Into two quations; sestet is again divided into Tersests. Show this information in a three diagram.

5. You are selected for the A.P state prathibha award. You are asked to attend the award presentation at Gnana
soudha.

The following are the directions from the city square junction. Keep walking till you reach ‘’Y’’ junction. At ‘Y’
junction

Take right. A few yards a head you see Amaravathi mall on your right facing the vidya marg. Take vidya marg turn .

You find AP Gnana soudha complex on your right beside APSDC buildings. Draw a route map.

Phonetics
1. /brait/- bright

2. /medsn/- medicine

3. /modn/-modern

4. - blood

5. /d a : k/ - dark

6. /frend/ - friend

7. - order

8. /stju: dnt/- student

9. - happiness

10. - faith

11. -human

12. / skil/- skill

13. /sitizn/- citizen

14. - abroad

15. - child

16. -emission

17. /dri:m/- dream

18. /pi:pl/- people

19. - teacher

20. /hospital/- hospital

 21. -leadership

Odd Sounds
1. try – cry – tray – tray

2. finger – danger – anger – danger

3. myth – death, they – They

4. Some – come – home – home

5. food, look, book – food

6. Ode, Old,Odd –Odd

7. Shop, Success, Surgeon – Shop

8. pile , pill, pin – pile

9. University, Universal , Under – Under

10. Leather, Truth, father – Truth

11. gum, gem, girl – gem

12. Sure, Sugar, leisure – leisure

13. Car –Cinema, Cricket – Cinema

14. gate, gem, gentle – gate

15. Xerox, X-max, X-ray – Xerox

16. One , Orange, Often –One

17. Culture, Vulture, Voltage - Voltage

18. Cheap, Chin, Character – Character

19. Olive, One, Once – Olive

20. Silk, Supper, Shoe –Shoe

21. bun , fun, turn – turn

22. Cell, Call, Cake – Cell

23. Water, Wafer, Warm – Wafer

24. item, issue, ice – issue

25. gum, gem, girl – girl

Syllables
Mono Syllable/One syllable
1. truth

2. good

3. young

4. strange
5. new

6. sort

7. stray

8. hound

9.brunt

10. soul

Disyllable/two syllables
1. Today

2. weather

3. answer

4. tempest

5. mutter

6.engine

7. looping

8. Despair

9. confide

10. echo

Tri /Three syllables

1. penury

2. vindictive

3. continent

4. Mystery

5. Insolent

6. Adventure

7. Emission

8. decompose

9. politics

10. revulsion

Poly/four/five syllables
1. security

2. community
3. Administration

4. population

5. honourable

6. intelligence

7. Remarkable

8. Intervention

9. Ability

10. possibility

Dialogue (Role play) writing

1. Practice Text book practices from page no 269,270,271,272,273

Exercise-2, Exercise-3, Exercise-5,6,7,8,9,14