Monday, 30 December 2019

Unit II A Drawer Full of Happiness


UNIT II
  1. A. State the reason for the drawer remaining locked for close to 25 years.               6M
B.     Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms:                                                           4M
i. Meera ----------- [finish] her home work before she ---- [leave] for play ground.
ii. Rakesh ---------- [sing], while his brother ---------- [play] the drums.

  1. A. Justify the contrasting behaviours of mothers from different generations towards their young?                                                                                                                         6M
Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms:                                                           4M
(i) Hari --------- [sing] while his brother -------- [play] piano.
(ii) She ----------- [wait] for the bus since 8 a.m.
(iii) The boy ----------- [present] a watch by his father.

  1. A. The writer supports her statement that the 1990s had a fine balancing act? Illustrate.                                                                                                                 6M
B. Write at least two synonyms for the following words: (Mark will be awarded only if you
write TWO synonyms, NOT one)                                                                               4M
(i)                 Stash (ii) philately (iii) enthusiasm (iv) badger

  1. A. Explain the tone of The Drawer full of Happiness and what does the author suggest by saying the current decade has an excess of many things?                                                                                                                                                                        6M
B.     Matching                                                                                                               4M
a.       Unbridle                1. undamaged
b.      Rub off on             2. model
c.       Intact                     3. be transferred to
d.      Prototype               4.  Uncontrolled

  1. A. Identify the author’s perspective in the lesson The Drawer full of Happiness?    7M
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms:                                                            4M
 (i) It ______ ( rain ) since last night, and it ______ ( look ) as if it may rain for the rest of the day.
(ii)______ the taxi ______ ( come ) yet ? It is already ten minutes late. I hope it ______ (be ) here soon.
 6.   A. Write the summary of the lesson The Drawer full of Happiness?                         7M
Explain - Why was the Nandi project abandoned?                                                    3M

  1. A. In the lesson The Drawer full of Happiness the narrator speaks about the present condition of the society and technology. Give examples with reference to the text.
B. What was special about the author’s interview at INCOSPAR?

  1. A. Why did the author in the lesson The Drawer full of Happiness felt nostalgia as she said  
olden days are happier than the present decade? Justify.                                           7M
B. “Bread baked without love is a bitter bread, that feeds but half a man’s hunger”. B.    
      How  does the author use the quote in the context of work?                                                3M
9.    A. The writer supports her statement that the 1990s had demographic dividend? Illustrate.                                                                                                                      7M
B. What programme did Professor Vikram Sarabhai visualize almost simultaneously with the SLV project?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   3M
10. A. A forgotten stash throws up articles from another era altogether. Justify.                  7M
B. Describe the situation at INCOSPER in the early sixties.                                          3M
11. A. Jolted back to the present, I realised, so this was 1990s! Give examples.                   7M
B. B. Write at least two synonyms for the following words: (Mark will be awarded only if you write TWO synonyms, NOT one)                                                                               3M
(ii)      intricate  (ii) stupefaction (iii) consistency
12. A. Write about the tone of the author which is appreciative or derogatory in The Drawer full of Happiness?                                                                                            7M
B. B. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms:                                                            3M
 (i) Dolphins -------------(live) in water.
(ii) The Prime Minister ------------ (spoke) to the victims yesterday.
(iii) He -------(see) an accident while he was waiting in the bus stop.
13. A. What could be the justification for the contrasting behaviours of mothers from different generations towards their young?                                                                     7M
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms:                                                                 3M
 (i) The President ----------(address) the public tomorrow.
(ii) The Chief Minister ------------ (spoke) to the police yesterday.
(iii) Kamesh -------(see) an accident while he was going to college.
14. A. “Amidst the flood of memories that came rushing by, I felt how “rummaging” for things in the hope of not being discovered has always been a special part of childhood.” Justify.                                                                                                                                         7M
B.. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms:                                                                3M
       (i) Rohit -----------(distribute sweets on his birthday.
(ii) I ----------------(visit) Singapore last year.
(iii) I ---------------(switch) off the lights, after he had slept.
15. A. Elaborate – Despite loving her childhood I always thought, isn’t nostalgia and unbridled love for childhood days akin to a kneejerk reaction?                                     7M
B. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms:                                                                 3M
 (i) The vehicle ---------------(stop) when the policeman had signalled.
(ii) The management -----------------(renovate) the hotel since January.
(iii) I -------------(hear) what you say.




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