District level preparatory exam.Kolar Marks: 80 2024-2025 ‘Time: 3 hours I, Four alternatives are given for each of the rouowing questions / incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet. 4Xl=6 1) Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank. Raju is not a good boy in the class ? A)isn'the? — B) ishe? C) di D) does he? 2) Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate ‘if? clause: Prakash: Vinay, I¢ you had worked hard, you achieved A) will have B)wouldn'thave C) would have D) had 3) Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence: Priya: Hi, Good Morning Kiran Kiran : Hello, Very Good Morning Priya, What can do for you? Priya: if you don t mind, could Fuse your Book? Kiran: It's a pleasure. You can. A) Giving Direction B) Seeking permission __C) advice D) Order 4) Read the given conversation and choose the correct infinitive Kumar : How are you Vihan? Vian : Tam fine. Thank you Kumar : Where are you going to? Vian : Tm going to Malur to buy anew TV. A)am B)going = C) Malur D) to buy 11 Do as directed: 12X1s12 5) Which of the following words has three Syllables? School, primary, Quiz, ago. 6) Combine the word in column ‘A’ with its Collocative word in column ’B’ ‘Ay B Rapid [walk, order, progress, glance] 7) Give one word answer for the following: “Very eager for knowledge” 8) Change the following sentence into comparative degree: Parvathi does not write Hindi as fast as Rukmi 9) Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: Suresh is driving a car fastly. 10) Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence into passive voice: Ravi : Hello Komala, What are you doing? Komala __: Hi Ravi, iti 11) Feame the question to get the underlined word as answer Sangeetha went to Malur to mest her friends. 12) Fill in the blank with appropriate Article. Rani is... intelligent girl in the class. 13) Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition A teacher, who was the follower... ..Gandhiji 14) Fill in the blank with appropriate Linker he isa blind, he climbs a tree. 15) Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of verb given in bracket. Raju ......... (Come) to office every day 16) Fill in the blank with appropriate Auxiliary verb. ‘Americans........... (Was / were) good people. MnTIL The following paragraph has two errors .Edit the paragraph and rewritelt In the answer. clues are given. 1X2=2 17) There had been a accident, whom he went hiking with his father and brother inder. A) Correct Article to be used B) Capital letter to be used 1V Answer the following questions in 2-3 Sentences each: 7X24 18) Why were congratulations showered on Swamy? 19) Who volunteered to help Baleshwar’? How did he help him? 20) Nehru chose Dr. Ambedkar as the law minister. What might have prompted Nehru to do so? 21) How did Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Allah Rakha keep their Promise to Smita? 22) How did grandma feel while she lay in bed? What did she ask for as Soon as she was better? 23) Why had the students been marching? How was it an unusual march? Or ‘What can we lear from DickyDolm’s life’ 24) What did Hanif choose as his mission? Why did he do so? Or How does the writer describe the “introvert” Hanif? V, Answer the following questions in 5-6 sentences each: 2X3=6 25) “Physical disability is no barrier to success.” Justify the statement with Reference to the life of Satish Gujral? 26) How does the poet describe that “the earth has an ocean of patience’, in the poem “I ara the Lund.” VI, Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow. 4X3a12 27) “Aiyo, something has bitten me.” a) Here ‘me’ refers to? b) ‘Something’ refers to? ¢) How did the speaker suffer as a result of being bitten? 28) "Let's go and help her” a) Who did he shout this at? b) Why did he want to help her? c) Why didn’t others come to his help? 29) “L argued with him but it was useless.” a) Who argued with him? b) Here ‘him’ refers to? ) What was his argument? 30) "What song shall I sing of you, my mothes?" a) Who is the speaker of this statement? by Here ‘mother’ refers to? ¢} Why did the speaker say so? VII, Given below isa profile of P.T Usha write a paragraph using the Cues given below. = 1X3=3 31) Bom : 27th June, 1964 Nationality : Indian ; Other names + Poyyali Express, golden girl Known for : Track and express field athlete. Employed : Indian Railways Awards + Padmashree.VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below 1X33 32) An old woman-—~ greedy--- a goose in her house---- golden egg ~~~ every day sald--= her livings== ~ becoming very rich--- though-—- hundreds of golden eggs--- it's stomach--- killed only one egg--- lost ‘what she had. IX. Study the pleture given below. 1X383 33) Write a description of an account of what the picture suggests to you in a paragraph X. Quote from memory: 34) Mis ? oR justice. XI. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 2X2=h 35) Once there was a man who was blind. He wished to see the whole World with his own eyes. One day his friends took him to Jesus. They said to Jesus-Lord, this is our friend and he is blind. Please enable him to see. Jesus took the blind man to a quiet place, away ftom the crowd, and touched his eyes gently, Jesus asked him, can you see now? But he could only see a few movements. Jesus gently touched his eyes again, Now he could see everything. Flowers, birds, trees, people and all. He shouted in happiness, Lord, I can see, I can see! He knelt down before Jesus and thanked him heartily. A) What was the blind man's wish? Who took the Blind eas Jesus? B) How did the blind man tha ‘XII. Answer the following q 1X4=4 36) Summarize in your ow .) “Grandma Climbs a Tree’? Write the summary of Describe the physical special skill did be have? XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following: 1X4=4 37) a) Role of physical Education b) Population Explosion c) Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet XIV. Write a letter using the information given below 1XS5=5 38) Imagine that you are Gnana / Gnanesh of studying 10th standard, Govt. High School, Malur Write a letter to the Manager, KSRTC requesting to provide more buses. OR Write a letter 1o your Friend about the celebration of the Kannada Rajyothsava in your school. thik ene