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

Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

For this most modest physiques…

Underline the alliterated word in the following line.

They do not ever in their dealings…

Find out the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.

One infant grows up and becomes a jockey

Another plays basketball or hockey

This one the prize ring hates to enter

That one becomes a tackle or center…

First, read the following statements. Then, listen to the passage read aloud by your teacher or played on the recorder and answer the questions that follow. You may listen to it again, if required.

Tejaswini Sawant is an Indian shooter from the Maharashtrian city of Kolhapur. Her father Ravinder Sawant was an officer in the Indian Navy. Tejaswini represented India in 2004 at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games. She, in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, won one gold medal in Women’s 10m Air Rifle Singles and Women’s 10m Air Rifle Pairs. In 2009, in the 50m Rifle 3 positions, she won a bronze and in 2010 she became a world champion in the 50m Rifle Prone game held in Germany. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she won one bronze and two silver medals in the women’s 50m Rifle Prone Pairs, the Women’s 50m Rifle Prone Singles and the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 positions respectively. Tejaswini was the first Indian shooter to win a Gold medal at the world championship in the 50m Rifle Prone Game.

Choose the most appropriate option and complete the sentences.

1. Tejaswini Sawant is an Indian______.

1. shooter
2. boxer
3. cricketer

2. She represented India at the 9th South Asian Sports Federation Games in ______.

1. 2001
2. 2002
3. 2004

3. In 2006, she won a Gold medal in the ______.

1. Commonwealth Games
2. Olympic Games
3. Asian Games

4. She became a world champion in the 50m Rifle Prone game held in ______.

1. Germany
2. Russia
3. India

5. Tejaswini was the first Indian woman shooter to win a ______ medal at the World Championship in the 50m rifle prone game.

1. gold
2. silver
3. bronze

Tell the class about your ambition in life and the way you are working towards achieving your goal.

Your friend competes with you in academics and sports. Think of the situation wherein you would not be affected by his/her victory and the ways in which you would encourage your friend to succeed.

Why do accidents usually happen in the playground? Give your own examples and explain

Everybody is special and everybody is a hero. Each one has a story to tell. In the light of this observation, present your views.

Would you like to exchange your place with someone else? Why/why not?

What sort of encouragement should an athlete in India be given? Give a few suggestions.

You are the School Pupil Leader. Mention some qualities that can be drawn from the field of sports to improve your leadership skills.

How forgetful are you?

How sharp is your memory?

Take this five-minute memory test. The teacher will read out a series of 30 words, one by one. Some of them will be repeated. Whenever you hear a word for the first time, write ‘N’ (for New) in the corresponding box, and when you hear a repeated word write ‘R’. After completing this task, check your results. Compare it with your friends and see where you stand.

Have you ever lost or misplaced anything of value due to forgetfulness?

At times, instances of forgetfulness may land us in a tight spot or in a difficult situation. Therefore, we need to find ways to remember what we have to do or carry with us. One suchway is to make a mental checklist that we can verify before starting any activity.

Now discuss with your partner and think of some practical ideas to overcome forgetfulness, in your day-to-day activities.

Discuss and share your views with the class on the following.

Is forgetfulness a result of carelessness or preoccupation?

What does Lynd actually wonder at?

Name a few things that a person remembers easily.

How do psychologists interpret forgetfulness?

What is the commonest type of forgetfulness, according to Lynd?

What does the author mean when he says the letter in his pocket leads an unadventurous life?