HSC Science कक्षा ११ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions for English

Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

deja vu

Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

a-la-carte

Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

via media

Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

per capita

Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

teta-te

Refer to the dictionary and find out the meaning of the following foreign word/phrase. Use them in sentence of your own:

carte blanche

Look at the list of idioms given below. Find their meanings from a dictionary. Read the sentences that follow and replace the words in italics with the appropriate idioms, making suitable changes wherever necessary.

• right up one’s alley -
• drive one up the wall –
• hit the road –
• take (one) for a ride –
• in panic mode –

1. The old man got irritated at the loud noise outside.
2. We were driving, when it started raining heavily. After stopping for an hour, we began the journey again.
3. Ramesh gave false excuses for not attending the meeting and deceived me.
4. At the interview when questions were fired at me rapidly, I forgot everything and grew irritated
5. I love thrillers and this book appeals to me strongly.

______ was one of the places visited by Mahesh.

The Art Museum at Trivandrum is called ______.

Varkala is the oldest port of ______.

Mahesh had been to the ______Lake Wild Life Sanctuary.

Cochin is called the ______of the East.

Build a dialogue of 8–10 exchanges between your friend and yourself, on the following situation:

You were to board a train to Delhi. By mistake, you got into the wrong train and fought for your seat there. On realising your mistake, you left the train shamefaced, after creating a commotion there. Role-play this situation before the class.

Speak to the class for a minute, as to how one should conduct oneself on formal occasions. (You could talk about table manners especially while eating, general appearance, manner of speaking, etc.)

Here is an amazing news item on how the qualities of duty and devotion is not restricted to humans alone but shared by animals. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

Caesar, the Hero of Mumbai on 26/11 

1. Mumbai: Caesar, the last surviving hero of his kind, died of a heart attack on Thursday. Caesar, a Labrador Retriever, was covered with tri-color and given an emotional farewell from the city Police Force. The Mumbai Police Commissioner too marked the passing of the hero with a tweet.
2. Caesar, who was 11 years old was the sole survivor among the dogs of Mumbai Police who took part in bomb detection operations during the terrorist attack on Mumbai that began on November 26, 2008. He died of a heart attack at a farm in Virar where he and his three canine buddies had been sent after retirement. During the terror attack in Mumbai, Caesar saved several lives when he sniffed out the hand grenades left by the terrorists at the busy CST railway station.
3. Caesar was also a part of the search team at Nariman House, where terrorists were holed up for three days. Earlier he was also pressed into service for bomb search operation after the 2006 serial train blasts and July 2017 blast in Mumbai. The Mumbai police officials also tweeted their grief saying, “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable. We will remember our heroes forever.”

Answer the following questions.

1. The Labrador Retriever was covered with tri-color. What does this signify?
2. How did Caesar save several lives at the CST railway station?
3. Which word in the third paragraph of the passage means the same as ‘forced’? 
4. “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable”. Mention three services rendered by Caesar.
5. Caesar is a Labrador breed of dogs. Name a few other native breeds that are used by the Police Force.
6. Try to rewrite the news item in your mother tongue without losing the spirit and flavour of the text. Give a suitable title to the translated version.

Do as directed.

Dinesh and Prabhu wanted to meet Varsha at the bus stop. They went to the bus stop. (combine into a compound sentence)

Do as directed.

Varsha reached the railway station. She was waiting for them there. (combine into a compound sentence)

Do as directed.

While she waited at the train station, Varsha realized that the train was late. (change into a simple sentence)

Do as directed.

Dinesh and Prabhu left the bus stop. Varsha rang them. (combine into a complex sentence)

Do as directed.

The trio met at the station. Varsha left for Madurai. (combine into a complex sentence)