10th Standard March 2015 Public Exam English Paper 1 Answer Keys

                     ANNUAL EXAM-2015            .
                     English – I -Paper       .       
       1.Synonyms :                                                   5 x 1 =5
1.      amazing          - wonderful
2.      glory                -  beauty
3.      diligence         -  carefulness
4.     rare                   -  uncommon
5.     jostled              -  pushed roughly

       2. Antonyms :                                                 5 x 1 = 5
               1.     inability        x    ability
2.     eagerly          x    indifferent
               3.    irreverent     x     reverent
               4.    prosecute     x   stop
5.    panic              x     bold
Any ten only                                        10 x 1 = 10
     3. PIN = Postal Index Number
     4. Gold is measured in carat.
     5. cot  =  crib
    6.  gazing star
    7. thief  =  thieves
    8.  beautifully
    9. postponed = put off
  10.  syllabification :         monument  =  3 syllable
                                              glum             =  1 syllable
                                              queue           =  3  syllables
11.   buy
12.      a ) life = His life is beautiful.
            b ) live   = we live in Madurai .
            c  ) lively= It is lively .
13. Be careful when you handle the glasses.
14. He hardly listens to me.
                                                                              10 x 1 = 10    
15. b) I would speak to him.
16. b)  S V IO DO A .
17. b) weren’t they ?
18. b) as tall as
19. a) We met no friends at the party.
20. b) In spite of  ………..
21. b) to do
22. b) on losing
23. c) The
24. b) by                                                       5 x 2 = 10
25. The tea is too hot to drink.
26. Everyday the flowers are delivered by the florist to my office .
27. Guru said to Mukhil ,” I completed my work and I need sometime to take rest “.
28. If you work hard you will succeed in life.
29. Deepa is the tallest girl.
        PUNCTUATION                                               5 marks                                               
30. “ We are facing an unsustainable situation “ ,says     Dinesh.                                                                      5 x 2 = 10                                            
31. The migrant birds are the brave little voyagers.                             
32. A piece of bread and a few spoonful of lentil stew.
33 . Acquiring knowledge and acquiring character.
34.  Hughie had treated the Baron like a beggar. So he wished to apologize to him .
35. Astronomy was the study of external objects, but the music was the study of internal objects.
36. Domestic workers are usually in debt to their masters. So they have to work like slaves 24 hours a day, 365 days in a year.
37.   The Vimanam is built with bonding of stones and notching without mortar.                                             
           Paragraph                                              1 x 5 = 5
38.  a) Contributions of the Cholas to art and culture.
        b) Courageous way of Americans.
        c) Importance of character in life.
           Memory poem                                       5 x 1 = 5                                                                       
 39.) A)  Except the will which says to them “Hold on”.
                If you can fill the unforgiving minute
                With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
                Yours is the earth and everything that’s in it,
                And, what is more, you’ll be a man, my son.
B)   The globe’s my world. The cloud’s my kin
        I care not where the skies begin;
        I spread my wings through all the din;
        Through fears and fright I fly my flight.
        No walls for me, no vigil gates, 
            Appreciation questions                     5 x 1 = 5                                                         
40) Gems refer to good qualities .
41) Virgin rock means new unused rock.
42) Cosy parlour means comfortable sitting room.
43) Their prayer is to stop  the wheels atleast for a day .
44) Triumph means victory or success.
            Poetic device                                         5 x 1 = 5
45)  Rhyming words : past ,last.                                                       
46)  Metaphor.;.
47)   a b a b
48)  Oxymoron
49) you , your : dream, dreams
50) Paragraph questions :                            1 x 5 =5
           a) Going for Water      --   Robert Frost . 
           b) My childhood days    D.H.Lawrence .
           c)The cry of the children–  Elizebeth.
        Comprehension                                     5 x 2 = 10                                                    
51)    1) Speech helps us to make our intentions and desires known to others .                                               
          2) The use of an unusal word or of an ambiguous word may create an enemy .
          3) Th educated man may create the impression with his skill.
          4) Speech should be used carefully and skillfully.
          5) Without thought a fool would express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of people and situations.
52) a)  He has  grey hair  .                             5 x 1 = 5 
       b) The view was enchanting.
       c)  I took an umbrella with me.
       d) As the child fell down it started crying .
       e) Suba is the tallest girl in the class  .
53)  a) Three type                                           5 x 1 = 5 
        b) The helmet is on the mirror or bike .
        c) keep left . follow traffic rules.
        d) The police will take away the vehicle.
I.CHINNAPPARAJ, Msc.,B.Ed., B.T.ASST-SCIENCE,
DE BRITTO HR.SEC.SCHOOL,DEVAKOTTAI.630303
        e) Yes , I follow traffic rules