Kerala Plus Two English Board Model Paper 2023 with Answers

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Kerala Plus Two English Board Model Paper 2023 with Answers

Time : 2 1/2 Hours
Maximum : 80 scores

Questions 1-8. Answer all questions. Each carries 1 score. (8 × 1 = 8)

Throughout Africa, women are the primary caretakers, holding significant responsibility for tilling the land and feeding their families. As a result, they are often the first to become aware of environmental damage as resources become scarce and they are incapable of sustaining their families. The women we worked with recounted that, unlike in the past, they were unable to meet their basic needs. This was due to the degradation of their immediate environment as well as the introduction of commercial farming, which replaced the growing of household food traps.

Question 1.
Who is the speaker?
Answer:
Wangari Maathai is the speaker
Question 2.
Who are the primary caretakers of Africa, according to the passage?
Answer:
The primary caretakers of Africa, according to the passage, are women. They hold significant responsibility for tolling the land and feeding their families.

Question 3.
Why did the African women fail to meet their basic needs?
Answer:
The African women failed to meet their basic needs because of the degradation of their immediate environment and the introduction of commercial farming, which replaced the growing of household food crops.

Question 4.
Which word in the passage indicates the meaning ‘to describe how something happened’ or ‘to recall remember something’?
Read the following lines of the poem ‘Any woman’ and answer the questions:
I am their wall against all danger,
Their door against the wind and snow,
Thou whom a woman laid in a manger,
Take me not till the children grow!
Answer:
Recounted

Kerala Plus Two English Board Model Paper 2023 with Answers

Question 5.
What does the poet mean when she says, “Thou whom a woman laid in a manger, Take me not till the children grow!”
Answer:
She is praying to Jesus not to let her die till her children grow up. “Whom a woman laid in a manger” refers to Jesus as Mary gave him birth in a manger in Bethlehem.

Question 6.
What is the symbolic significance of the phrase ‘wind and snow?
Answer:
“Wind and snow” are symbolic of the difficulties, problems and crises of life.

Question 7.
Identify the figure of speech in the line ‘I am their wail against all danger?’
Answer:
Metaphor.

Question 8.
What do you mean by the word ‘manger’?
Answer:
Manger is a long trough in a stable, from which cattle feed.

Questions 9-12. Answer any three questions. Each carries 2 scores. (3 × 2 = 6)

Question 9.
What’s ‘Horegallu’ and what is it meant for?
Answer:
A horegallu is a stone bench. It helps tired persons to sit down and rest for sometime so that they can regain their energy.

Question 10.
“I always compare women to matchboxes.” Why does Ashapurna Debi say so?
Answer:
Ashapurnma Debi says so because like matchboxes women too have enough gunpowder to make a hundred Lankas burn. But they sit around meek and innocent in the kitchen, in the pantry, in the bed room, in fact in any place.

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Question 11.
What is the humour and sarcasm in the story “Crime and Punishment”? Explain.
Answer:
There is humour and sarcasm in the story. When we hear the word crime, we think of a big robbery, rape or murder. But here the crime is the simple antics of a prankster. There is humour and sarcasm when the parents talk of the boy as a wingless angel, with dimples, smiles and sweetness. The most humorous part is when the teacher is acting like a stationmaster and when he is running after the boy in the garden to catch him.

Question 12.
You are participating in a debate on the topic “Environmental conservation is more important than economic growth.” Write two arguments in favour of the topic.
Answer:

  1. Environment conservation is certainly moreimportant than economic growth. Only if the environment is clean and healthy we will be able to live in it.
  2. Life comes first. Economic growth is secondary. The primary thing is that we should be alive and well and then only we can think of economic growth. So the priority should go to environment conservation.

Questions 13 -19. Answer any five questions. Each carries 4 scores. (5 × 4 = 20)

Question 13.
There is people who is daring enough to go for any extent to pursue there dreams.
Answer:
There are people who dare to go to any extent to pursue their dreams.

Question 14.
Comment on the aptness of the title of the poem ‘This is going to Hurt Just a Little Bit.”
Answer:
The title of the poem is very apt. The title is: “This is Going to Hurt Just a Little Bit”. But the fact is it is going to hurt a lot! The title itself is an exaggeration as the poet makes the pain of going to a dentist much less than it actually is. I would also say the title is a bit too long.

Question 15.
The Postal Assistant in the play “Post Early for Christmas” quits her job commenting “I am going down the road to work at the animal dispensary. Animals don’t do such silly things.” Do you think it was an approproate remark on the part of a responsible official like the Postal Assistant? Express your opinion in a paragraph.
Answer:
The Postal Assistant quits her job commenting “I am going down the road to work at the animal dispensary. Animals don’t do such silly things. Mt is true that her patience was tested by many rude customers. One man comes and ask^her where he can buy stamps. Another person wants a pint of beer. Mrs. Jones talks rudely to her. The old deaf man can’t hear properly and he too gets angry. An old lady comes there thinking that it is a vet’s clinic. And then comes the tourist with his ticking parcel. All these people annoy her. But I think as a responsible official she must be able to overcome such annoyances. She should know that people are different and they behave differently. Not everyone in this world is polite and good mannered.

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Question 16.
Elaborate the idea in the line “Good fences make good neighbours” from the poem “Mending Wall”?
Answer:
Good fences make good neighbours means it is good to have some limits between neighbours so that their relations will remain healthy at all times. If there is unlimited freedom between neighbours, trouble will soon start. Suppose you grow goats in your house. Your neighbour has a vegetable garden. If there is no fence your goats will go and eat up the vegetables of your neighbour. Will he like it? Suppose your neighbour’s children come and open your fridge and eat up all the good food you have kept there. Will you like it? So there must be some boundaries between neighbours and only then there will be good relations.

Question 17.
You are doing a project on “Social Entrepreneurship”. If you are given the opportunity to interview the social activist Shaheen Mistri, what would you ask her?
Answer:
a) Madam, I understand that you grew up in 5 different countries as your father was a senior banker with Citigroup. Why did you decide to enrol at the University of Mumbai?

b) You founded the first Akanksha which means “aspiration” centre in 1989 with just 15 children. How did the project grow so big? Who funded your project?

c) You are the CEO of “Veach for India”. Please tell us how it works and what are its goals?

d) Do the State and the Central Government help you in your endeavours? Do you get the full support of the communities around?

e) What are your future plans?

Question 18.
Use the appropriate phrasal verbs to fill in the blanks: (break out, run out, called off, keep up)
a) A friend of mine has her wedding.
b) Your website has helped me a lot to the good work.
c) Don’t smoke in the forest. Fires easily at this time of the year.
d) I am afraid; we have of apple juice. Will an orange juice do?
Answer:
(a) Called off
(b) keep up
(c) break out
(d) run out

Question 19.
“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say” – Byrant H.McGill. Attempt a character sketch of the narrator’s grandfather in the light of the above statement with special emphasis on “Horegallu” by Sudha Murty.
Answer:
The statement by Bryant H. McGill “One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say” is very true. The narrator’s grandfather in the story “Horegallu” by Sudha Murty amply proves this assertion. A horegallu is a stone bench. It helps tired persons to sit down and rest for sometime so that they can regain their energy. Sudha’s grandfather was a retired school teacher.

He would spend hours sitting underthe banyan tree, on the horegallu there, talking to those resting there. Most of them told him their troubles and pains. He could hardly have done anything to solve their problems. But by patiently listening to them he was relieving them to a great extent. He was a horegallu on which the tired people unburdened their burdens.

Questions 20-25. Answer any five. Each carries 6 scores.

Question 20.
Prepare a profile of ‘Droupadi Murmu’ using the following hints:

Droupadi Murmu 

  1. 15th President
  2. First person belonging to the tribal community to hold the office
  3. Yougest person to occupy the post of the President

Born : 20 June, 1958
Birth place : Baidaposi village ofMayurbanj district
Profession : Teacher
Education : Ramadevi Women’s University
Prevkus offices : Indian Politician, Governor of Jharkhand (2015-21), held various posts in the cabinet of Government of Odisha (2000-2004)

Answer:
Droupadi Murrnu is the 15th President of the Republic of India. She is the first person belonging to a tribal community to hold the office of the President. She is also the youngest person to occupy that elevated post. She was born on 20 June 1958, at Baidaposi village of Mayurbanj district of Odisha State in eastern India. She obtained her B.A. degree from Rama Devi Women’s University. She worked as a teacher. She was an Indian politician, and a social worker. She served as the Governor of Jharkhand during the period 2015-2021. During the years between 2000 and 2004 she held various posts in the Cabinet of Odisha.

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Question 21.
Prepare a Blurb, using the following hints:
(Blurb is the description of a book on its back cover. It is a brief summary of the book designed for marketing).

THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS

Novel by Arundhati Roy

Published-1997

Language – English

Awards – Booker Prize

Genre-Novel

  • Arundhati Roy’s debut novel
  • Story about her childhood experiences
  • The novel explores how small, seemingly insignificant things shape people’s behaviour and their lives.
  • Tells the story of a family of Aymanam in Kerala.

Answer:
The world famous English language novel “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy was first published in 1997. Although it was it was Arundhati Roy’s debut novel, it brought her the Booker prize. The novel is semi autobiographical, as it talks about the narrator’s childhood experiences. It tells the story of a family of Aymanam in the State of Kerala. The novel explores how small, seemingly insignificant things shape pepple’s behaviour and their lives. The novel has been translated into many languages.

Question 22.
“The Sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom, I know these are signs of a good day, ………… but I don’t feel it here” said a rehabilitated drug addict pressing his chest. Write a blog expressing your,thoughts on the above lines.
Answer:
“The sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom. I know these are signs of a good, day… .but I don’t feel it in here!” This is the lament of^dnug addict. Drug addiction is a big problem today. The pity is that many youths are the victims of this menaced The most common signs and symptoms of drug addiction are – obsession with certain substances or psychedelic drugs, loss of control over their use, abandoning the activities which one used to enjoy, and even refusing to love the family members.

Drug addiction may have long term impact on life and one may develop severe symptoms such as fatigue, trembling, depression, anxiety, headache, insomnia, chills and sweating, paranoia, behaviour changes, dilated pupils, poor, coordination problems, nausea, and so on. Even after rehabilitation, some ofr these problems continue to be with the addict for some more time.

A lot of people do not realize the damage caused by drug addiction because the short term effects are not apparent at first. The long lasting effects of drug addiction may not be known to the addict. If treatment is not sought in time, the physical and emotional health of that person will deteriorate. The best we can say is “Prevention is better than cure.”

Question 23.
You have dreams of setting up a business of your owrysoon after studies. You are greatjy inspired by Irfan Alam’s views and ideas. Draft a letter of enquiry to SammaaN Foundation seeking clarifications
regarding financial investment of the organization, mode of operation, security of the members etc.
Answer:
201, Azad Road
Iririjalakuda North P.O.
PIN 680 125
District Thrissur Kerala
14 April 2023

Mr. Irfan Alam
Chairman
SammaaN Foundation
Kalina
Mumbai – 28.

Subject: Enquiry regarding Membership to SammaaN Foundation
Dear Sir,
I am a student, currently doing my +2 in Government Higher Secondary School, Irinjalakuda. I do not have plans to go for higher studies as my parents can’t afford to send me to any college. So l think of setting up a business of my own after I finish my +2 Exams this year, 2023.

I read about you and about the activities of SammaaN Foundation. I was much impressed by the story of your success. Emulating you, I want to set up a small workshop for repairing autos in my town. For this I need funds. I understand that you help members of the SammaaN Foundation for start-ups. If I want to become a mem ber of the Foundation, what is the investment I have to make? How do you assure the financial security of the members? Can I get a loan from you? Up to what amount can I expect such a loan?

Please do let me have your reply at your earliest convenience. You can contact me on my mobile No. 8547033333 or at my e-mail abdukutty@hotmail.com.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
M.C. Abdukutty

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Question 24.
“Bring out the elements of satire in the poem “Rice”, highlighting the changes in the attitude of people with the changing times.
Answer:
Chemmanam Chacko is a master satirist. In his poem “Rice”, he highlights the changes in the attitude of people with the changing times. The narrator went to North India and made research for four years and, then he got a PhD for his work on making toys with husk. When he left for his research, there was a lot of husk in his own house and also in the places around as his own father and others cultivated rice. But when he returns with his doctorate, he finds there is no husk as all the rice farmers started cultivating rubber and other commercial products for the market.

We hear his father saying that he has stopped cultivating rice. Only fools will try rice farming for any gain. Rubber money is better. The government gives rice to those who have no paddy fields. The narrator wants to eat athikira rice but the younger brother brings the ration for the household and the ration consists of only wheat. The Chief Minister is flying like an arrow to the Centre to clamour for more grains. The narrator asks, “Can we get some husk from the Centre to make toys with it?” This is really bitter as we know he has a doctorate in toy-making with husk.

Question 25.
Mr. Gresham, the owner of the bank has been arrested for misappropriating the funds of the depositors. The media reported this news. Prepare a newspaper report of the incident.

VACANCY

Senior Assistant

Research and Development Wing

SammaaN Foundation, Chanakyapuri,

Kisan Marg, New Delhi -11.

Qualification : Post graduation in any discipline
Age : Between 22 and 32
The incumbent should have:

  1. good communication skill
  2. should be well groomed, friendly and energetic previous experience will be an added advantage.

Interested candidates should submit theii application and resume.

Answer:
JOHN GRESHAM ARRESTED
John Gresham, the owner of the bank, misappropriated a huge sum of bank money and it has made the bank collapse. The depositors are worried as they do not know what will happen to their deposits in the bank. Some had deposited the . entire earnings of their lives hoping to live a comfortable retired life. But their dreams are shattered. Currently John Gresham is in jail. Agitated depositors are crowding around the closed bank not knowing what to do.

Mr. Robert Baldwin is the governor of the bank. As far as we know he is an upright man who will do nothing against his conscience. The people know that the sole culprit is John Gresham. Banking is an industry built on faith and John Gresham has done great damage to that faith. Many employees of the bank have lost their jobs overnight and their families are in trouble. The money misappropriated by John Gresham should be recovered from him by using all possible means, even by confiscating his house, landed properties and all other assets. He should be severely punished so that it will be a deterrent to the future culprits who want to cheat people because of their greed.

Question 26-28. Answer any two. Each carries 8 scores. (2 × 8 = 16)

Question 26.
Read the above advertisement given by Research and Development Wing, SammaaN Foundation, for the post of Senior Assistant. Draft a letter of application with a unique resume/bio-data for the same.
Answer:
From
Simi Ibrahim
Manavatur House
PO Irinjalakuda
PIN 680-121
Dt. Thrissur,
Kerala
24 April 2023
To
The Office In-charge
Research and Development Wing
SammaN Foundation, Chanakyapuri
Kisan marg, Newdelhi-11
Dear Sir,

Application for the post of Research Assistant
This has reference to your advertisement appearing in the “Indian Express” dated 20 April 2023, calling  for applications for the posts of Research Assistants. I would like to apply for the post. I have a Master’s Degree in English from Calicut University. I have worked as an English teacher for 4 years. Now I would like a change in my profession

I shall be happy if you give due consideration to my application, I have good communication skills. I am well groomed, friendly and energetic. Although I am ready to come to any place and on any date for an interview, I shall be very happy if the interview takes place somewhere in Thrissur district between now and mid-July.

I feel I can utilise my talents better in your prestigious organization. My resume and other documents are enclosed.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
(Simi lbrahim)

RESUME OF SIMI IBRAHIM

Objective : To work in an Organization which will help me to make use of my talents for the welfare of all.

Name, e-mail Phone No. :

  1. Simi Ibrahim
  2. simi@hotmail.com
  3. 94965756734

Age & Date of birth : 24 years, 17 July 1992
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status :  Single
Educational Qualifications :

  1. M.A. (English), Passed in 2012 with I Class with 72% marks from Vimala
  2. B.A. (English Main) 2010 – 1 Class with 71% marks from Vimala College, Trichur
  3. +2 with A Grade in all subjects from St. Marys HSS, Irinjalakuda.
  4. SSLC with A+ in all subjects from St. Marys HSS Irinjalakuda.

Experience: Workedasan English teacher in Don Bosco HSS, Irinjalakuda for 4 years from May 2012 to April2016.
Activities :  I am a member of the Rotary Club of Irinjalakuda. I have helped in orgarnzing in many social activities.
Skills : I am well-versed in Computer, Word. I used to play in the Volleyball team while at college.
Languages : Malayalam, English and Hindi
Hobbies :  Reading, travel and Classical Music

I certify that the information given above is correct.

(Simi lbrahim)

Question 27.
Damanage to the brain, however, is the most subtle, most often unorganized and least understood consequence of drug abuse.” Prepare an essay on the topic “The Hazards of drug abuse.
Answer:
The Hazards of Drug Abuse:
The problem of drug abuse has become a serious menace threatening the future and even the life of the youth, especially the school and college-going youth. This age group is more vulnerable to drug abuse because most of them are teenagers. Teenage is the time of stress and strain. To overcome their stress and strain, many youngsters abuse drugs. These drugs give them temporary pleasure, relieving them of,their tensions for some time.

There are many reasons for drug abuse among the youth. They get a lot of money from their parents. Since most families have only one child or two, the parents pamper them. Many parents do not find time to spend with their children. Another reason for drug abuse is peer influence. A third reason is the blind imitation of the so-called glamour boys and girls in films and sports who use drugs. A 4th reason is the easy availability of the drugs. Another reason is the moral laxity of the times. The law-enforcing agencies do not do their work sincerely. There is corruption everywhere and one can do anything if one has money.

Sensual drugs play havoc with the body and mind of their users. The drug addict experiences sensory deprivation. He has a general feeling of physical discomfort and there are personality changes in him. The addict feels depressed. His mental disturbance can be like paranoia. The addict knows he has a problem. But he does not know its source. He looks at external objects with suspicion. Anything outside scares him and he withdraws further and further into himself.

Drugs also affect the body adversely. Dirty needles and solutions can cause liver diseases, venereal diseases and infection of the kidney and brain. Sniffing cocaine and amphetamines can damage the tissue of the nose. Marijuana and tobacco smoking can cause lung diseases. Babies of women who are
addicted to drugs are likely to be born with a lot of problems. A drug addict can easily get pneumonia, tuberculosis and have problems of malnutrition and weight loss. An overdose of any drug can cause respiratory or cardiac failure and death.

The drug problems can be solved only through the concerted efforts of the parents, teachers, community leaders and the law-enforcing agencies. Awareness programmes should be conducted about the dangerous effects of drug abuse. The community leaders should help the youth to channel their energies in the right directions. The police must ensure that sensual drugs are not easily available. Drug abuse is a demon that should be exterminated from our midst with all the might we can muster.

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Question 28.
Read the poem given below. Attempt a comparison with “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost focusing on the stylistic features and content of the poem.

As I Grew older

It was a long time ago
I have almost forgotten my dream,
But it was there then,
In front of me,
Bright like a sun,
My dream
And then the wall rose,
Rose slowly,
Slowly,
Between me and my dream
Rose slowly, slowly
Dimming
Hiding
The light of my dream
Rose until it touched the sky,
The Wall
Shadow
I am black.
I lie down in the shadow.
No longer the light of my dream before me,
Above me.
Only the thick wall.
Only the shadow.
My hands!
My dark hands!
Break through the wall!
Find my dream!
Help me to shatter this darkness,
To smash this night
To break this shadow
Into a thousand lights of sun,
Into thousand whirling dreams
Of sun!
Answer:
The poem “As I grew Older” reflects on a dream the poet had many years ago and has nearly forgotten by now. At first, hisjdream seemed as radiant as the sun itself, and he thought it was easy to realise it. But gradually, a barrier separated him and his dream The barrier grew higher, dimming his hopes until it blocked’the dream completetyTike a wall blocking out sunlight.

It cast a shadow over his life, leaving him with the realization that society has defined him as Black. The shadow drains his energy. He can’t see his dream anymore, because of the huge racial barrier and the shadow it casts. He then urges his black hands,to find the strength to smash the barrier and attain his dream. He hopes the radiance of the original dream will cohe back and he will have brighter dreams.

The poem by Langston Hughes is a fine one giving a very good message of hope and optimism. We see a fine simile when he compares his dream to be “bright like a sun”. There is hyperbole when he speaks of “break this shadow into a thousand lights of sun, into a thousand whirling dreams of sun”. The poem has many themes: racism, alienation, dream and its shattering, optimism, strength, and the cruelty of the society.

Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall” examines the nature of interpersonal interactions.. There are two different types Of people: those who favour barriers and those whb do not.
The poet, a New England farmer, is seen in the poem walking alongside his neighbour to mend the stone wall that divides their two fields in the spring. Nature does not like walls. It tried to destroy them. But the neighbour feels “Good fences make good neighbours.”

“Mending Wall” discusses a universal theme. “As I Grew Older” discusses the problems of the Blacks, who feel discriminated. Between the two poems I prefer “As I Grew Older” as it speaks for the marginalised people and ends with high hope and optimism.

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