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ENGLISH - II MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR SECOND SEMESTER END EXAMINATION JNTU KAKINADA
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks

1. a. Draft an email to your friend advising her on health tips to be taken on a tour she is going on in the near future. 10 marks

To: quddus.afsha@gmail.com
Cc:
Bcc:
Subject: Health tips to be taken on a tour

Dear afsha,

I am happy to know that you are going on a tour. First of all I wish you Happy and safe journey. I want you to be healthy during your tour. Here are few tips please take care to follow them carefully.

Please pack your own personal first-aid kit. Carry medicine in your carry-on bags without fail. Be sure to travel with enough medicine for the duration of your tour. Pack a basic first-aid kit that includes: bandages, antiseptic wipes, ace wraps, moleskin (to cover blisters), digital thermometer, non-aspirin pain relievers and anti-diarrhea medicine. Please practice to do regular exercise program before you go on tour.

Buy a large bottle of water before you board in case the beverage service is limited or slow. Avoid drinking soft drinks and stick to water and fruit juices. Skip the coffee and tea, too. Don’t skip breakfast at the hotels. Drink lots of bottled water. Wash your hands before eating. Carry hand sanitizer. Eat fruit whenever it is served to you. Buy fruit only if you can wash or peel it. Pack some dried fruit, especially dried plums .Get enough sleep at night. Always have some plastic bags available just in case anyone feels nauseous.

Once again I wish you happy journey. Hope you will return safe and happy if you follow these tips.

Regards,
afsha.



b. Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions 5marks

i Things were different -when- I was young.

ii I do it -because- I like it.

iii Let us wait here -till- the rain stops.

iv You cannot be a lawyer -unless you have a law degree.

v That was years -and- years ago.

2. a. Write a situational dialogue between a Red Cross Volunteer and an earthquake victim. 10 marks
(refer Step By Step text, page123 )

b. Fill in the blanks with appropriate quantifiers –many, more, fewest, much, most 5 marks

There are many people in Poland, more in India, but the most people live in China. The country with the fewest people per square kilometer must be Australia. Much research is conducted on this.

3. a. Due to recent floods in Nellore, some of the families became refugees and were in the care of your voluntary service organization. Write a Report on the situation and the help extended to them. 10 marks

Report of the Voluntary Service Organization on the help extended to Flood Victims
Nellore:
This is a report on the help extended to the Flood victims recently in Nellore by the Voluntary Services Organization.
Several areas in and around Nellore were affected by floods. Mypadu was severely affected due to the flood. The people in the affected area became homeless and some of the people lost their lives. Many of them were affected with water born diseases. Many people were starving for basic requirements like food, clothes and shelter. Media covered this entire scene and telecasted on the televisions. As a result many government organizations and Red Cross organizations came forward and extended a helping hand.

Thousands of local palm thatch homes were swept away by the storm and infrastructure was damaged to a great extent. Power lines were down, roads flooded and communication links were severed in many areas. Many people in the near by areas were evacuated and were provided shelter in safer places. The cyclone shelters built by the Red Cross Organization in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa rescued these people. This saved many lives by preventing people from epidemic diseases.
The Voluntary Service Organization Operations unit started to help the victims of the recent floods. Priorities were given to people with injuries and food water and shelter were provided to the thousands of people who were homeless. It was run by Students Volunteer Organization who tried to help as many victims as possible. They all joined their hands with government officials in helping the victims by shifting those victims to the safer places first. As many people as possible were helped get insurance for their houses and reconstruction of their houses at the earliest.


b. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles. 5 marks

i He left __x___ home without informing anyone.
ii There is -a- box of sweets on -the- table
iii Do you need -a- degree in Economics or -the- degree in finance to be a better manager?
iv When we arrived, she went straight to -the kitchen- and started to prepare x meal for us.
v He has a cut on his leg and a bruise on the chin.


4. a. Write an essay in about 400- 500 words on “Advantages and disadvantages of Vegetarian and non-vegetarian food” 10m


Ethical:

Food has a major role to play in our fitness. Researchers have repeatedly proved that healthy food is the main key to good health. By healthy food, it means the food that is nutritious and full of essential vitamins and minerals. Green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits are the best reserves of vital nutrients that safeguard our body against many diseases. Most importantly, water is the most essential requirement of our body. Be sure to drink at least eight to ten glasses of water daily to make our self plump and soft.
Before moving further, let us get started with some important foods that will not only make us healthy, but will also make one look young and radiant. Beans, pumpkin, oranges, and yoghurt are few of the many vegetarian foods that are sure to give us an endless aura. After all, ravishing beauty is what that comes from within. One can surely enhance one’s outer looks by expensive make-ups, but what and how he/she eats reflect the real beauty.

No specific food is responsible for specific health ailments. These super foods give a wide coverage for a variety of ailments including diabetes, cancer, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. They also help us to keep a check on your weight and make one look beautiful and glowing.
Let us take a look at some other super foods. Animal food is rich in proteins and proteins all know help in the wear and tear of our body. Fish, eggs, and animal meat keep one in a great shape.
Both diets are healthy if done correctly. And the pros and cons for each are probably similar. Meat is rich in protein, iron, vitamin B1 and niacin. Non-vegetarian food is a good source of excellent protein.
One of the advantages to the vegetarian diet is that it tends to be low in fat and cholesterol. As a result, a vegetarian diet can help one avoid heart problems and even cancer. However, one may also find that he/she is missing some important vitamins and minerals on a strictly vegetarian diet.

Advantages of vegetarian foods are:

• They are easily chewable, especially for the elderly who have lost their teeth.
• Many elderly feel that vegetarian food is more easily digestible.
• Vegetarian foods are cheaper than non-vegetarian foods.
• Some vegetables can be eaten raw preventing the loss of nutrients while cooking.
• Vegetarian foods do not contain as much fat as non-vegetarian foods.
Thus, Vegetarians should take care to include soya beans, groundnuts, lentils, mushrooms and so on to get a sufficient supply of proteins.

Advantages of Non-Vegetarian foods are:

• Non-vegetarian foods are rich in protein of high biological value and in Vitamin B complex, especially B12 which is not available in plant foods.
• Fish, especially the small varieties are a rich source of calcium.
• Egg-white is good source of protein and easily digested.

The incidence of high BP, Heart disease, Obesity and high cholesterol levels is found to be greater among non-vegetarians. Elders who suffer from these problems should reduce the intake of fleshy foods in their diet. Egg-white and most varieties of fish contain less fat, but are rich in protein, vitamins and minerals.
Vegetarian or non-vegetarian, the decision depends on various factors such as cultural or dietary habits of the family, personal preference, taste and avoidance of certain foods for health reasons. Whatever the case, a well-balanced diet supplying proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals should be taken.

b. Give the Synonyms of the following 5marks
Reduce, essential, conviction, summit, truce

1. Reduce: Decrease 2. Essential: Necessary 3.conviction: belief 4. Summit: peak 5. Truce: agreement


5. A. What are the factors that are helpful in preparing Power Point Presentation? Prepare a PPT in 6 slides about your favorite sports person. 10 marks
(Refer Step by Step page 179 to 181)

Slide -- 1
Slide --2

Slide --3


b. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions 5 marks
i His house looks -like- a temple
ii How many -of- the members will join the trip?
iii Don’t lean that ladder -against- the wall.
iv I don't usually feel tired -in- the morning.
v Have you heard anything -about- him yet?

6. a. Discuss in a situational dialogue with your friend the strategies that are helpful in eliminating stress. 10 marks.
Joshuva: Hi! Sagar. I hear your paper has been selected in International Seminar
for presentation. Congratulations!
Sagar: Thanks! Josh. It really is a great honour, and at the same time, a huge
challenge as well, especially with so many participants coming from all over the world. Frankly, I’m not sure I’ll be able to manage.
Joshuva: Don’t’t worry. If you prepare well you won’t feel nervous.
Sagar: Will you please help me giving some important tips to manage stress.
Joshuva: Why not, sure. First of all you jot the outline of your presentation on a
piece of paper.
Sagar: OK I will do that.
Joshuva: Don’t speak too fast or too slow. If you talk too fast, you risk the audience
not understanding what you are trying to say. If you talk too slow, your
audience might lose interest in what you are saying. Maintain a moderate
pace.
Sagar: Do you think I can manage well?
Joshuva: Be positive. Motivate yourself. Tell yourself things like- ‘I will make a
good presentation.’
Sagar: Ok dear. Thanks a lot. Is there anything else to help me manage my stress.

Joshuva: Last but not the least gather yourself together before presentation. Take a deep breath, and try to be relaxed and calm.
Sagar: Thanks a lot. I hope with these strategies I will definitely manage to do well without any stress.
Joshuva: All the Best. Take care. Bye.
Sagar: Thank. Bye.
b.Punctuate the given set of sentences. 5 marks


i. Did you go to School today?
ii. What a beautiful day!
iii. I like noodles, pizza, burger, etc.
iv. This is Suresh’s pen.
v. I don’t know your name.


7 a. What is the role of team work, motivation and commitment in the life of a sportsman? What is the importance of the above in a job ambience? 10 marks.
(Refer the dictated notes)

b. Fill in the blanks with appropriate exclamations 5 marks

1 Wow! What a great game.
2. Ah! You came just in time
3. You won the competition. What an achievement!
4. Alas! I lost your pen. Ah! is it true?


8 a. You are the Chairman of NHAI. Write a letter responding to the appeal made by the ministry of road transportation about preventing the disruption of traffic on account of damages to road and bridges during natural disasters. 10marks
(Refer page 112 in Step by Step)

b. Match the words with phrases 5 marks

i. Easily (d) a) on the middle stump

ii. Stand (a) (b) on the wicket
iii. Applied (e) (c) into my body
iv. Bowl (c) (d) off the pads
v. Depending (b) (e) them to my batting
(1- d ,2- a, 3- e, 4- c, 5- b)