My analysis and suggested answers for the Madras University English Question paper 200L3Z - November 2025, This is not the official key.
Section A – 5 marks – Words and their meaning
- Grove – Orchard
- Unfold – Open
- Undermine – Weaken
- Plead – appeal
- Beneath – under
- Copius – plentiful
- Frugal – thrifty
- Generosity – big-heartedness
- Stubborn – obstinate
- Solititude – loneliness
- Barren – infertile
Read the following paragraph, identify the errors, and correct them.
My brother Mani was trying to learnt how to drive a car yesterday. Suddenly, I hears a loud noise and rushed to see what happened. I saw that he was sitting in the car, which was now on the tree. I quickly runs and help him out of the car. He was shaking but not hurt. I quickly gets the first aid kit, just in case. After checking him, I saw that he was fine. To calm him down, I takes him to the nearby cafe and buys him a large ice cream. Seeing his favourite ice cream, he immediately stop shaking. Within a few hour, he was back to his normal self, laughing and joking again.
My brother (,) Mani was trying to learn how to drive a car yesterday. Suddenly, I heard a loud noise and rushed to see what happened. I saw that he was sitting in the car, which was now on the tree. I quickly ran and helped him out of the car. He was shaking but not hurt. I quickly got the first aid kit, just in case. After checking him, I saw that he was fine. To calm him down, I took him to the nearby cafe and bought him a large ice cream. Seeing his favourite ice cream, he immediately stopped shaking. Within a few hours, he was back to his normal self, laughing and joking again.
Phrasal Verbs
Call on – It has three meanings.
To formally ask someone to speak or answer.
To visit someone
To request or appeal to someone to do something
Example sentences
The teacher called on Deepa to explain the poem.
I will call on my aunt this evening on my way home.
Leaders across the world called on countries to reduce carbon emissions.
Break Down - It has five meanings
To stop working
My car broke down on the way to work
To lose control emotionally
She broke down when she heard the sad news
To divide something into smaller parts
Let’s break down the topic into easy steps
To collapse physically or structurally
The old house broke down during the storm
To fall or collapse
The plan broke down because of a lack of funding.
Idiomatic expressions or Idioms
Blessing in Disguise – Something that is bad at first but will turn out to be good or useful later
Losing that job was a blessing in disguise because it pushed me to start my own business.
Rank and File – Ordinary members of an organization, group, or workforce – not the leaders or officials.
The success of any projects depends on the support of the rank and file.
Auxiliary Verb
My father reads newspaper every day
Participles
Realizing his mistake, he decided to mend his behaviour.
The girl sitting in the middle is my cousin.
Combine sentences using infinitive
He performed well to get qualified
He went to the market to buy things
He sold his property to settle his debts.
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