HSC Science इयत्ता ११ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

You were one of the fresh graduates at the convocation function of the University. You had the rare privilege of listening to the enlightening speech of Dr. Arignar Anna. Write a letter to your friend highlighting the core ideas of his speech and the impact of the speech on you.

Based on your understanding of paragraphs 6 and 7, complete the mind map:

Words belonging to different semantic fields.

Now, read the following statements taken from Arignar Anna’s address:

Look at the following words and classify them according to their fields.

1. We usually ______ tickets for movies in advance.
2. Thirukkural is my favourite ______.

1. The ______ of the photo is broken.
2. We ______questions on all topics.

1. My teachers ______me towards the path of success.
2. The tourist ______explained the historical importance of the site.

1. We enacted a humorous ______in our school function.
2. The children ______in the ground every afternoon.

1. My ______worked out well. 
2. We should ______our work well in advance.

1. The ______is not clear; we cannot read the sentences.
2. We ______wedding cards here.

Words that define a belief, attitude or theory end with the suffix ‘-ism’. Here is a sentence from the speech of Dr. Annadurai: ‘I admit that the environment is such that even people with robust optimism will be discouraged and forced to take to the path of ease and comfort’.

The meaning of the word ‘optimism’ is ‘the hopeful feeling that all is going to turn out well’. Match the ‘-ism’ words with their appropriate meanings.

Listen to the information about Vishalini and complete her profile with suitable words/phrases.

Vishalini, hailing from ______in Tamilnadu is ______years old. She is endowed with an outstanding ______and ______skills. Her IQ is ______, higher than the previous score of ______. She has been the ______speaker in International conferences. At the Google India Summit, she was honoured as the youngest ______. She is the recipient of ______international awards. This child prodigy is considered a ______girl.

Prepare a formal five minute speech on the topic ‘The Importance of Education’ and deliver it at your School Assembly.

Who according to Gandhi, can fight against evil and how?

What is Gandhiji’s ideal?

According to Tagore, when will India get the opportunity to win the gift of freedom?

How does Tagore acknowledge Gandhi’s noble work?

Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following.

1. a malevolent desire for revenge (para 1)
2. tactful (para 2)
3. despise (para 3)

Find words from the passage which are antonyms of the following. 

1. artificially (para 1)
2. strength (para 2)

Report the following dialogue.