Wednesday, 25 December 2019

Unit III Grammar Bits


6. A. Describe why are Prof. Stephen Hawking’s books popular, though they are non-fiction?                                                                                                                                           7M
B. Write a paragraph on computer.                                                                                         3M

Computer is one the most wonderful inventions of modern science. It is fairly a recent invention. It has now become a part and parcel of day-to-day life. The computer was invented by an English mathematician called Charles Babbage. Computers are two basic types: analogue and digital. Analog: computers deal with physical qualities and digital computers deal with numbers. Computers have five major components; input, store, control, processing and output. Every computer has a language of its own. It is called a programming language. The computer has brought about a revolutionary change in our life. It can solve the complex mathematical problems quickly and accurately. This is why many people call the computer an electronic brain.
7. A. Explain what have you admired most about Prof. Stephen Hawking?                         7M
B. Write a paragraph on evaluating a personality.                                                                  3M

Psychologists have developed many questionnaires, tests, inventories to study personality. The inventories will contain a set of questions or statements meticulously prepared on the problem under study.
Each question will have two answers-either yes or no, and the subject has to mark the answer which best suits his nature. This method is easy to administer and to collect data from a large number of people at a time.
The necessary instructions and directions will be available on the face page itself. The subject has to read carefully before answering in order to avoid any confusion.

8. A. “Prof. Stephen Hawking’s works are larger than his life” discuss briefly.                    7M
B. Write a paragraph on your opinion that hockey is more fun than chess.3M


Hockey is a sport, chess is a game. These two are incomparable. I prefer chess to  hockey. Chess makes a person smarter at chess and probably smarter in general for kids(at the brain development stage). When one becomes an adult and got mind maturity, playing chess does not seem to have effect on his/her I.Q. Kasparov said" A grandmaster needs to retain thousands of games in his head, for games are to him what the words of their mother tongue are to ordinary people, or notes or scores to musicians.."
Chess teaches life skills:- From chess, one can learn how to think/plan ahead, strategic thinking, foreseeing the problems and getting adjusted to future consequences, long term thinking, sacrificing short term benefits to achieve long term goals, time management, etc.
Life has many twists and turns. Games like football, hockey etc teaches like skills much more than chess. In football one has a clear cut goal (Goal scoring), how to pass on the ball from one team mate to another (Planning/Strategy), Tactical/short-term gains(corner, free kicks), which opponent player will get the ball next(foreseeing), Time management, working as a team(Team spirit), etc.

9. A. Explain what are the EIGHT lessons than one can learn from Prof. Stephen Hawking’s life?                                                                                                                                               7M
B. Write a paragraph on coal is type of renewable resource.                                      3M

The coal we use today started as living plants millions of years ago. The plants soaked up light from the sun which they then used to create energy through photosynthesis.
These plants were located in areas with a lot of swampy lands with groundwater in or even on top of the soil. Over millions of years, the plants died and sank to the bottom of the bog as they decomposed.
Slowly these sediments worked their way deeper into the ground. Time and pressure eventually compacted the energy-rich plant remains into solid black or dark brown coal deep in the earth.
Unearthing the coal can also release dangerous gasses that can harm the coal miners and cause explosions. There is also a risk of being trapped in the mines, and for underground fires that burn for decades, releasing more fumes and gasses into the atmosphere.
Furthermore, as is evidenced by the dangers of miners on the front lines of coal collection, coal is not a clean energy source. Burning coal releases carbon dioxide, mercury, sulfur, and other toxic chemicals into the air. The consequences are widespread health issues and damage to the environment causing and worsening climate change.

10. A. Summarize the biography of Prof. Stephen Hawking?                                                           7M
B. Write a paragraph describing your recent vacation.                                                           3M

Holidays or vacations are words that bring joy to everyone but they mean different things to different people. For some people it would mean fishing in your uncle’s boat or visiting your grandma’s place or simply lazing around. For me it means reading books, watching movies, cultivating new hobbies and playing. At the beginning of my holidays all I did was sleep. Then I decided to do my holiday home work. Then I began reading the Harry Potter books. My parents took me to Wonder World. We had great fun there. There were rides that completely frightened me and took my breath away but I still enjoyed them. Just when we thought of returning it began to rain. We got drenched. It was simply splendid.

11. A. Explain- The success Formula Stephen Hawking Taught us.                                      7M

B. Rewrite as directed.                                                                                                           2M

1. Shakespeare is the most famous of all writers in English. (Change it into comparative degree)

Shakespeare is more famous than any other writer in English.
2.  India is not as large as China (Change it into Comparative there is no superlative)

China is larger than India.
C. Correct the following:                                                                                                        1M

1.      Either the medals or the mementoes is to be given to the winners.

Either the medals or the mementoes are to be given to the winners.
12.  A. Describe Stephen Hawking refused to let his disability halt his research.                 7M

B. Rewrite as directed.                                                                                                           2M

1. I am taller than my brother. (Change it into comparative there is no superlative)

My brother is not taller than I
2. Shyam is the strongest boy in the class. (Change it into comparative degree)

Shyam is stronger than any other boy in the class.
B.     Write the antonyms of the given word -Evident                                                    1M

13. A. Justify – Stephen Hawking is one of the brilliant and extraordinary scientists of his generation.                                                                                                                                          7M

B. Rewrite as directed.                                                                                                           2M

1.  Shakespeare is the most famous of all writers in English. (Change it into comparative degree)

Shakespeare is more famous than any other writer in English.
2.  India is not as large as China (Change it into comparative)

China is larger than India.

C.      Write the antonyms of the given word      -Prediction                                          1M

Ignore, calculate, misunderstand
14. A. Elaborate – My goal is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.”                                                                                                                                                 7M

B. Rewrite as directed.                                                                                                           2M

1.  Iron is more useful than any other metal. (Change it into positive degree)

No other metal is as useful as Iron.
2.  India is not as large as China (Change it into superlative)

China is larger than India.
C. Write the antonyms of the given word - Deftly                                                      1M

Awkward, incompetent, stupid
15. A. Estimate – Hawking’s work in modern cosmology and in theoretical astronomy and physics. 7M

B. Correct the following.                                                                                                        2M

1. Most of the students has voted for Mann.

Most of the students have voted for Mann.
2.      The writer, who has been awarded the academy prize along with three more writers are on the board.

The writer, who has been awarded the academy prize along with three more writers is on the board.

C.     Write the antonyms of the given word - Diagnose.                                              1M
Overlook, misdiagnose

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