HSC Arts Class 11 - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

There will be no thrice.

Explain the following line with reference to the context.

I have learned to wear my faces Like dresses …

Explain the following lines with reference to the context.

I want to be what I used to be.

Explain the things the poet has learnt when he grew into an adult.

This poem is nothing but a criticism of modern life. Justify this statement.

‘Face is the index of the mind.’ Does this adage concur with the views of the poet?

Listening Activity

First, read the questions given below. Next, listen to an excerpt from a poem read out by your teacher or played in a recorder. Note how a child admires and praises the abilities of his/her father. Then tick the right answers from the options given.

by Edgar Albert Guest

My father knows the proper way
The nation should be run;
He tells us, children, every day
Just what should now be done?
He knows the way to fix the trusts,
He has a simple plan;
But if the furnace needs repairs,
We have to hire a man.
My father, in a day or two
Could land big thieves in jail;
There’s nothing that he cannot do,
He knows no word like “fail.”
‘Our confidence” he would restore

Of that there is no doubt;
But if there is a chair to mend,
We have to send it out.
In conversation, father can
Do many wondrous things;
He’s built upon a wiser plan
Then presidents or kings.
He knows the ins and outs of each
And every deep transaction;
We look to him for theories,
But look to ma for action

i) When the ______ needs to be repaired, they have to hire a man.

1. heater
2. furnace
3. stove
4. oven

ii) Father knows no word like______

1. fail
2. frail
3. jail
4. snail

iii) It is certain that the father would restore the _______of the family members.

1. glory
2. prosperity
3. confidence
4. happiness

iv) The father will not be able to mend a broken

1. table
2. bench
3. chair
4. stool

v) The children expect their _________ to guide them in action.

1. mother
2. father
3. teacher
4. guardian

We use various sports equipment to play different indoor and outdoor games. Now, associate the following sports equipment with their corresponding sports or games.

Have you won any medals? What are the levels to be accomplished to become an international sportsperson?

What is your favourite sport? Do you play any sport?

In India, the number of women pursuing careers in sports is considerably less, when compared to men. What do you think are the reasons? Discuss with a partner and share the ideas with the class.

Regardless of the challenges faced, some women have achieved great success in the field of sports. Here is a list of Indian women celebrities who are accomplished in the field of sports and games. Match their names with the sports or games they are associated with, by drawing lines. One has been done for you as an example.

Write the expanded forms of the following abbreviations we commonly come across in our daily life.

Now form the opposites of the words given below by prefixing ‘un’, ‘in’, ‘dis’, ‘ir', ‘il’ appropriately.

The world of sports has given us many idiomatic expressions like ‘blow-by-blow.’ Read the description of each of the idioms given below. Then match these idioms with their meaning given in the box.

Read the questions based on the running commentary of a cricket match. Then, listen to the running commentary of the match read out by your teacher or played on the recorder and tick the right answers.

49th over, first ball, Kulasekara to Yuvraj, 1 run, yorker outside off, dug out to point, Yuvraj and Dhoni scamper through for a single. Perfect time for Dhoni to hit the winning runs. He deserves to hit the runs. Second ball, Kulasekara to Dhoni, SIX!! India are World Champions! A nation of a billion will sleep well tonight. What a shot to end the game! Yuvraj can’t control his emotions. He is in tears. Sachin runs in from the dressing room and is mobbed. What marvellous scenes in Mumbai! Dhoni got under the length ball and absolutely hammered that out of sight and out of the park. The White Kookaburra soared over the fence. Bhajji too is in tears. 28 years in waiting and the helicopter shot has brought an end to the game.

The finishers of old times Dhoni and Yuvraj, who were popularly called ‘ The Finishers ’ against Pakistan and Sri Lanka a few years ago, took the game closer and a thrilling finish was on the cards. They needed 30 off 30 deliveries when the batting power play became mandatory. Could they do it? They were up against a lethal bowler in Malinga. Just three runs of the Malinga over meant the Indians needed 27 off the next four overs. There were nerves all around, but the two batsmen in the middle looked to be in a different world altogether. Pressure was just a distant relative and they kept their cool to help India romp home with 10 deliveries to spare.

i) Who faced the first ball in the 49th over?

1. Kulasekara
2. Yuvraj
3. Dhoni
4. Sachin

ii) Which batsman hit a sixer?

1. Kulasekara
2. Bajji
3. Dhoni
4. Yuvraj

iii) Where was the match held?

1. Chennai
2. Delhi
3. Calcutta
4. Mumbai

iv) Who were popularly called ‘The Finishers’?

1. Dhoni and Yuvaraj
2. Bajji and Malinga
3. Gambhir and Yuvaraj
4. Perara and Malinga

v) How many runs did India need to win the match in the last four overs?

1. 21
2. 27
3. 30
4. 37

In groups of five, discuss the following topic taking examples from Mary Kom’s life.

Athletes cannot run with money in their pockets. They must run with hope in their heart and dreams in their head.

The following expressions may help you in connecting ideas and presenting your views to the class.

• In my opinion…
• I wholeheartedly support…
• At the outset, let me say…
• I should like to draw your attention to…

The passage given below is on Kabbadi. Read the passage and complete the activities that follow.

Kabbadi (கபடி - in Tamil) is a contact team sport that originated in Tamil Nadu, India. It is the national sport of Bangladesh. It is also popular in South Asia and is the state game of the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Telangana.

Kabbadi is played between two teams of seven players: the objective of the game is for a single player on offence referred to as a 'raider', to run in to the opposing teams half of a court, tag out as many of their defenders as possible, and return to their own half of the court–all without being tackled by the defenders. Points are scored for each player tagged by the raider, while the opposing team earns a point for stopping the raider. Players are taken out of the game if they are tagged or tackled, but can be 'revived' for each point scored by their team from a tag or tackle. The raider should hold his breath and utter the words like 'kabbadi kabbadi, hututu hututu, chadu kudu' etc. while the opponents try to catch him. If he stops uttering these words, he is considered out.

The game is known by its regional names in different parts of the subcontinent, such as Kabbadi or Chedugudu in Andhra Pradesh, Kabbadi in Kerala and Telangana, Hadudu in Bangladesh, Bhavatik in Maldives, Kauddi or Kabbadi in the Punjab Region, Hu-Tu-Tu in Western India and Hu-Do-Do in Eastern India and Chadakudu in South India. The highest governing body of Kabbadi is the International Kabbadi Federation.

Given below is the visual presentation of the first paragraph.

i) Represent the other paragraphs in a visual form of your choice(flow chart, mind-map, pie-chart, etc.).

ii) Choose the correct option.

1. A contact sport usually involves a ______contact between players.

1. violent
2. gentle
3. physical

2. Kabbadi is a game played between ______.

1. seven teams of two players
2. two teams of seven players
3. four teams of seven players

3. A single ______.

1. player on offence is referred to as a raider
2. offence is referred to as a raider
3. raider is an offence by the player

iii) Answer the following.

1. How does a raider score points for his team?
2. When does a raider concede a point to the opponent team?
3. Can a player be revived when he/she is out of the game? Explain your answer.
4. Kabbadi is called by different names in different parts of India. Do you know how Pallankuzhi is called in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala?

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

We are not completely sure but Kishore ______ come back tomorrow.

Fill in the blank with suitable modal verb.

When Koushik was a child, he ______ play in the street.