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BOARD DIPLOMA EXAMINATION, (C-20)
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER—2021
DECE - FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION

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ENGLISH

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Time : 3 hours ] [ Total Marks : 80

PART—A 3×10=30

Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.

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(2) Each question carries three marks.
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(3) Answers should be brief and straight to the point and shall
not exceed five simple sentences.
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1. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable articles :

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I met _____ old friend at _____ local railway station.

(b) Fill in with the appropriate form of the given adjective :

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Rakesh is _____ (tail) than his father.

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(c) (i) Give synonym to the word : Clad

(ii) Give antonym to the word : Polite

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2. (a) (i) Give prefix to the word : Literate

(ii) Give suffix to the word : Prevail

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 (b) Fill in with*proper prepositions :
My younger brother’s birthday is _____ 21st _____ July.

(c) Match the words in Column—A with their meanings in Column—B :

Column—A Column—B
Construct Collect
Gather Oppose
Build

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Destroy

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3. Use the following primary modal/auxiliaries modal each in a sentence
of your own :
(a) Does
(b) May
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(c) Were

4. (a) Give the contextual meaning of the Italicized word in the following
sentence :
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The chief guest delivered an inspiring speech.

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(b) Correct the error in the sentence :

Jyothsna did not wrote the exam well.

(c) Locate the part that contains error and correct it :

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The farmer/ asked the neighbour/ to kept his dog/ tied in his
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house.

5. Fill in with suitable form of the verb given in brackets :

* (a) Shanthi _____ (walk) five kilometre everyday.

(b) The results _____ (declare) tomorrow by SBTET.

(c) I _____ (do) homework when my mother called me for dinner.

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 6. Rewrite the following
* after making necessary corrections :

(a) Neither of the two sisters were present.

(b) Ten Commandments are a masterpiece in English films.

(c) Prem is one of my best friend.

7. Rewrite the sentences as directed :

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(a) Prasad won the gold medal.

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( Change into a negative sentence )

(b) Sohail will be participating in the competition.

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(c) The new building is very beautiful.

( Convert into an exclamatory sentence )

8. Change the voice of the following :

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(a) The exams have been postponed.

(b) Kavitha donated a bag of grocery to the poor man.

(c) Prashanth is designing a kite.

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9. Change the speech of the following :

(a) Radha said to her brother, “I shall come and talk to your teacher
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(b) The Principal shouted at us not to wander in the corridor.

(c) Sneha said to Sarat, “How did you draw this huge sketch?”
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 10. Rewrite the following
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(a) It was still raining. We walked up to the bus stop in the rain.

( Combine the two sentences into one simple sentence )

(b) The government of India started administering COVID vaccine

freely though it costs crores of rupees.

( Split the sentence into two separate simple sentences )

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(c) Come early to the function to get the seats in the front row.

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( Convert into a complex sentence )

PART—B 8×5=40
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Instructions : (1) Answer all questions.
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(2) Each question carries eight marks.
(3) Answers should be comprehensive and criterion for valuation
is the content but not the length of the answer.
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11. (a) Write a paragraph about routines of your parents.

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OR
(b) Write a paragraph about how English helps you for better chances
of employment.
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12. (a) Construct a dialogue between two friends who discuss the impact
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of COVID infection and measures to be taken to prevent it at least

in eight turns.
OR
* (b) Frame a dialogue between a Police inspector and a young bike
rider.

Situation : The rider has no C book and other license papers and
pays penalty.

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 13. (a) Write a letter
* to your father about your branch in the Diploma
course and its future opportunities for better career.
OR
(b) Write a letter to the newspaper editor about the irregular traffic
and road accidents in your town.

14. (a) Write a paragraph about the advantages and disadvantages of using
social media.
OR

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(b) Write a paragraph about the importance of valuing other cultures
for a happy living.

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15. (a) Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow :
I know a funny little man, as quiet as a mouse,
Who does the mischief that is done, in everybody’s house!
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There’s no one ever sees his face, and yet we all agree
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That every plate we break was cracked, by Mr. Nobody.

He puts damp wood upon the fire, that kettles cannot boil;
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His are the feet that bring in mud, and all the carpets soil.
The papers always are mislaid; who had them last, but he?
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There’s no one tosses them about but Mr. Nobody.

The finger marks upon the door, by none of us are made;

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We never leave the blinds unclosed, to let the curtains fade.

The ink we never spill; the boots that lying round you see
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Are not our boots,—they all belong to Mr. Nobody.

Questions :
(i) What similarities do you find between a mouse and
* Mr. Nobody?
(ii) What happend with damp wood on fire?
(iii) How are all the carpets soiled?
(iv) Who do you think is Mr. Nobody?
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(b) Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow :

A long, long time ago, there lived a farmer named Amarnath in a

village. He was very happy with his family. But his happiness could
not last for long. Amarnath and fellow villagers faced severe drought
for one year. They desperately waited for rains but with no luck.
There was no water anywhere. All the crops, land, and even trees
dried up. The cattle started dying. People were facing many
difficulties to get water. As there was no rain, the stream was
drying up slowly.

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Then, one night, during a meet with villagers, Amarnath said,

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“Friends, we all have heard tales from our grandparents about an
underground river flowing through the village. Why don’t we dig
and see?” The villagers agreed and started digging. They dug for
some days but gave up soon. However, Amarnath kept on digging.
When people told him to give up, he said, “God is helping and
guiding my way.”
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Then, one day, when he had dug deep enough, Amarnath saw
water. His attitude of not giving up saved the whole village. “Never
give up so easily,” Amarnath advised all the villagers. Now, they
are never short of water. And whenever problem arises, all villagers
came up together and find a solution.
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(i) Why could not the happiness of Amarnath and villagers last
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for long?

(ii) What were they curiously waiting for?

(iii) What was the tale told by Amarnath?

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(iv) What did the villagers start to save themselves?

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(v) Why did the villagers give up their effort?

(vi) What was Amarnath’s reply to villagers when they discouraged

him?
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(vii) What actually do you think saved the village?

(viii) Pick the word from the paragraph that would mean, “seriously,
helplessly or used to emphasize the extreme degree of
something”.
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 * PART—C 10×1=10

Instruction : (1) Answer the following question.

(2) It carries ten marks.
(3) Answers should be comprehensive and criterion for valuation
is the content but not the length of the answer.

16. Write a report about a fire accident that you have witnessed and
participated in rescue operations.

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