Question

1. Answer the following questions:
6X4=24
a) How does Dr. Kalam remember his mother in 'Strong Roots'.
Or, What did Kalam's father tell him about the relevance of prayer'?
b) "Well, it often happens that people with good eyesight fail to see what is right in front of
them.” This comment was made in a context. State the context. How can you connect it to
everyday human living?
3+3
Or, "But it would stay with me for the rest of the journey." - Who felt so? What does 'it
' refer
to? Why does the speaker feel so?
1+2+3
c) What picture of war do you get in the poem “Asleep in the Valley"?
Or, Write a note on the significance of the title of the poem, 'Asleep in the Valley'.
d) Give the Central Idea of the poem, 'On Killing a Tree'
Or, Explain "And it is done".
Grammar and Vocabulary
2. Fill in the blanks with Articles and Prepositions:
1X6=
It was
fairly large pucca house, made
limestone and brick,
Mosque Street
Rameswaram. My austere father used
avoid a
inessential comforts and luxuries.
3. Do As Directed:
1X10=
a) It was a safe remark. (Turn into a negative sentence.)
b) The bleeding bark will heal. (Turn into a complex sentence)
c) I normally ate with my mother. (Turn into a complex sentence)
d) His feet among the flowers, he sleeps. (Split into simple sentences)
e) He possessed great innate wisdom and a true generosity of spirit. (Change the voice)
much wonith (Turn into an affirmat
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Answer 1

Answer:

3.Do as directed:--

(a) It was an unsafe remark.

(b) The bark which is bleeding , it will heal.

(c) I normally eat with a lady who is my mother.

(d) He slipped as his feet was among the flowers.