XII Std English- Paper I  March 2013  answers

            SECTION -A
1.A.Synonyms
01.  b. He was awarded for his brave act.
02.  b. Mandela fought for the cause of south Africa.
03.  c. The tourist were marooned on the island.
04.  a. I stood immobile with fear when I heard a gun shot suddenly.
05.  c. The train speeded up before I got in.
 

B.  Antonyms

06. c. democrat

07. a. ordinary

08. d. inhabited

09. a. love

10. d. lit

C. Answer any ten of the following:

11. Indices – index   or datum – data

12. Idiom: to be on cloud nine = extremely happy

13. CPU- Central Processing Unit.

14. Peace, piece

15. Helicopter + airport= heliport

16. Syllabification : in-tro-duc-tion, fan-tas-tic, con-tact, fa-ci-li-tate

17. Noun: Look at your file.

       Verb: She filed her papers.

18. Movie- film

19. I bought a washing machine

20. Prefix ‘im..’  -  immobile   or   suffix ‘…ness’    -   happiness

21. a) Noun+ Noun  = School+ boy = schoolboy

22. Cut off = stop  , cut short =  make shorter

23.  Advertisement – ad

       Telephone  - phone

      

           SECTION –B

II.A. Fill in the blanks:

24.  used to

25. goes

26. should/ must

27. will pass

28. who

29. impersonal passive voice

30. SVCA – He is a teacher in Chennai.

31. despite/ in spite of/ after/ before/ in/during

32. though/ although

33. demanded

The following idioms and expressions use the verb 'have'. Each idiom or expression has a definition and two example sentences to help understanding of these common idiomatic expressions with 'have'. Once you have studied these expressions, test your knowledge with quiz testing idioms and expressions with have.
have a big mouth
Definition: somebody who tells secrets, who is a gossip
Don't talk to Mary she has a big mouth.If you didn't have such a big mouth, I'd tell you my secrets.
have a bee in your bonnet
Definition: have an obsession, something that always remains in your thoughts and efforts
She has a bee in her bonnet that health care must change.If I have a bee in my bonnet, I have to do everything I can until I can make it happen.
have a bone to pick with someone
Definition: have something (usually a complaint) that you want to discuss with someone
I have a bone to pick with you.Just a moment, let's talk.Tom's looking for Pete because he's got a bone to pick with him.
have a brush with something
Definition: have brief contact, or experience with someone or something
I had a brief brush with Jack and I didn't like it.He's had a brief brush with unemployment.
have a chip on your shoulder Definition: be in a bad mood and challenging people to fight
Don't take him seriously, he just has a chip on his shoulder.Yes, I have a chip on my shoulder! What are YOU going to do about it?!
have a close call
Definition: be close to danger
I had a close call yesterday and was almost in an accident.She's had a few close calls in her life.
have a familiar ring
Definition: sound familiar, as if you've heard it before
That story has a familiar ring. Did we read that last year?Her experiences have a familiar ring. I guess everybody goes through that.
have a good head on your shoulders
Definition: have common sense, be sensible
Jack has a good head on his shoulders. Don't worry about him.I think you have a good head on your shoulders. You should trust your decision.
have a green thumb
Definition: be very good at gardening
Alice obviously has a green thumb. Look at that garden!My wife has a green thumb, so I let her do all the gardening.
have a heart
Definition: be compassionate or generous and forgiving with somebody
Don't hold that against her. Have a heart!I think he'll have a heart and forgive you.
have a heart of gold
Definition: be generous and sincere
Mary has a heart of gold. I just love her.The teacher has a heart of gold with her students.
have a heart of stone
Definition: be cold and unresponsive, unforgiving
Don't make him angry. He has a heart of stone.I can't believe how he treats his children. He's got a heart of stone.
have an ax to grind
Definition: complain about something often
He has an ax to grind against his health care provider.I know you have an ax to grind against Agatha, but stop complaining!
have an in with someone
Definition: have special access to someone (often used at work)
She has an in with the boss. Let her ask him for permission.I wish I had an in with the director so I could get a promotion.
have a one-track mind
Definition: always thinking about one thing
He has a one track mind. He can't talk about anything besides golf.Do you have a one-track mind?
have a soft spot in your heart for someone or something
Definition: love or adore a thing or person
I've got a soft spot in my heart for Maria Callas.He has a soft spot in his heart for pinball!
have a sweet tooth
Definition: like sweets too much
I know you have a sweet tooth, but you need to be careful.I need to watch my weight, especially because I have a sweet tooth.
have clean hands
Definition: to without guilt, guiltless
Don't blame him, he has clean hands.The man claimed to have clean hands in the crime.
have egg on one's face
Definition: be embarrassed after having done something very stupid
I had egg on my face after I asked that stupid question.I don't think he realizes he has egg on his face.

Simple Past and Past Continuous:

Simple Past :

There are two principal past tenses used to make general statements about the past: The past simple and the past continuous. The two tenses are quite different. Use the past simple to talk about an event which happened at some point in time in the past.

Sham flew to Delhi last week.
Sridhar visited his friends in Kumbakonam two months ago.

Past Continuous:

The past continuous is usually used to refer to events happening at the same time that something important happened in the past.

Children were doing their homework when mother arrived.
Kannan was studying while Radha was cooking dinner..

The past continuous is also used to express what was happening at a precise moment in the past.

I was sitting in a park at 5.30 yesterday evening
Amala was reading a book at seven yesterday evening.

Past Simple Structure:

Positive

Subject + Verb + ed OR Irregular Past Form + Objects

I, You, He, She, We, They -> played golf yesterday afternoon.
I, You, He, She, We, They -> went lunch at noon.

Negative

Subject + did not (didn't) + Verb + Objects

I, You, He, She, We, They -> didn't go on vacation last month.

Subject + did not (doesn't) + Verb + Objects

Questions

(Why, What, etc.) + did + Subject + Verb + Objects?

Did -> I, you, we, they -> attend the class week?

The Basics: Present Tenses:

There are two present tenses: The present simple and the present continuous. The two tenses are quite different. Generally, the present simple is used to refer to everyday habits that you have.

Use the present simple to talk about activities or routines which take place on a regular basis.

Ram goes School by bus every day.
Sita usually gets home at six in the evening.

The present continuous is usually used to refer to events happening at the present moment in time.

They are doing their homework at the moment.
Rani is playing carrom with Raja at the club right now.

Present Simple Structure:

Positive

Subject + Verb + Objects

I, You, We, They -> study early in the morning.

Subject + Verb + s + Objects

He, She, It -> plays well in any situation.

Negative

S + do not (don't) + Verb + Objects

I, You, We, They -> don't like lie.

S + does not (doesn't) + Verb + Objects

He, She, It -> doesn't belong to the club.

Questions

(Why, What, etc.) + do + S + Verb + Objects?

Do -> I, you, we, they -> work in this town?

(Why, What, etc.) + does + S + Verb + Objects?

Does -> he, she, it -> live in this village?

Present Continuous Structure:

Positive

Subject + conjugate the helping verb "be" + verb + -ing.

I'm, You're, He's, She's, We're, You're, They're -> working today.

Negative

Subject + conjugate the helping verb "be" + not + verb + -ing.

I'm not, You aren't, He isn't, She isn't, We aren't, You aren't, They aren't -> going this night.

Questions

Question word + conjugate the helping verb 'be' + subject + verb + -ing

What -> are you, they -> doing this morning?
What -> is he, she -> doing this evening?

THE VERBS

Verb is a word or a group of words that tells something about the time and action of a subject. It helps to complete the sense and also indicates the tense of a sentence.

The Main Verb I t is also known as Principle Verb or Root Verb.
Examples 1.The Present Verb. - I go to School.
2.The Past Verb. - I went to Madurai. 3.The Past Participle Verb - He has gone to Chennai.
4.The Present Participle Verb. - She is going to Market now.

The Auxiliary Verb
A word or a group of words which helps the main verb to indicate the tense and to make Negatives, Interrogatives (Questions), Passive form and also to make a complete sense of a sentence is called Auxiliary Verb. It is also called a Complementary Verb or Helping Verb.
The Auxiliary Verbs:
Am, is, are, was, were (Be Verbs), have, has, had (Have Verbs), do, does and did ( Do Verbs).

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BASIC

Future with Will :

There are two basic future tenses used to describe things that happen in the future. Besides these two there are some other future tenses which can be started on the advanced future tenses page. The first future tense is the future with 'will'. Use the future with will to talk about an event in the future that you have just decided to do, for predictions and for promises.

I think I'll go to that meeting next week.
The patient will get better soon.
Yes, I will come with you.

Future with Going to:

The future with 'going to' is used to express events you have already planned in the future and your intentions for the future. We sometimes also use the present continuous for planned events in the near future.

She's going to attend madical college and study to become a doctor.
We're going to make the discussion next week.

Future with Will Structure:

Positive

Subject + will + verb You, He, She, We, They will go to the meeting.

Negative

Subject + will + not (won't) + verb

I, You, He, She, We, They won't have time tomorrow.

Questions

Question word + will + subject + verb

What will he, she, you, we, they do?

Positive

Subject + to be + going to + verb

I am going to attend the meeting.
He, She is going to attend the meeting.
You, We, They are going to attend the meeting.

Negative

Subject + to be + not + going to + verb

I'm not going to visit Rome next year.
He, She isn't going to visit Rome next year.
You, We, They aren't going to visit Rome next year.

Questions

(Question word) + to be + subject + going to + verb

Where am I going to stay?
Where is she, he going to stay?
Where are you, we, they going to stay?