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SSLC English II Lang. Model Question Paper-3

Class : 10 English SL                                                                              Time : 2.30 hrs

Student Name R.No. Date Teacher Sign Marks Scored

80

General Instructions:-

Attempt all questions

15 Minutes is allotted a cool off time.

Your are not allowed to write during the cool off time. Read the instructions and questions carefully.

Q I: Four alternatives are suggested for each of the following questions /incomplete statements. One of them is correct or the most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet in the space provided against the question/incomplete statements.                      1x3=3

1 “Take the girl to Airoli”, suggest the cop. But Baleshwar did not agree with him. Because

a. There was no good hospital            c. it was 10km away

b. There was no equipments               d. he did not have much money

2. Columbus feels that his worst enemy is .

a. angry see     b. his vision    c. the sailors song       d. his uncontrolled tongue

3. According to Borock, for a scientist, the major reward comes from

a. writing books          b. global war               c.the discovery itself              d. attending conferences.

II Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each                                                                           4x2=8

4. Don Anselmo’s reaction to the offer of more money was not expected. Justify this statement.

5. The neighbor did not believe their eyes. Why do you think they felt like this?

6. Do you consider Anant a talented boy ? Justify with support from the text.

7. How were the scientists able to work on a solution in spite of political and cultural differences?

III Read the following extracts and answer the questions given below.                                                   3x3=9

8. “O I couldn’t thank him”, Baleshwar said.

a. Who do you think Baleshwar did not thank?         b. Why should he have thanked him?

c. Why couldn’t he thank him?

9. “This is tough going” he thought to himself.

a. Who is the speaker?                                               b. What is tough going?

c. Why did he feel like that?

10. Your duty is to obey me as mine is to obey the royal sovereigns of spain who sent me.

a. Who is the speaker ?                                              b. When did the speaker say these words?

c. What do these words prove?

IV Answer the following questions in 8-10 lines.                                                                                        4x1= 4

11. A report about a boy in the newspaper was an unexpected event in Swami’s life. Justify. Or

Narrate the circumstances of Satish’s staying at home.

Poetry

V. Choose the most appropriate one and write the complete answer with its letter of alphabet         1x1=1

12. “A chain link necklace Chokes me now”. Here chain line necklace refers to

a. a garland     b. a fence        c. trees            d. grass

VI. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each

13. The poet advises us to laugh and be merry. Can you think it is practicable? Give examples.

14. How would people on earth watch the astronaut? Would it affect him in any way? 2x2=4

VII Read the following extract and answer the questions given below.

15. “It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.

Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest”

a. What is compared to the gentle rain from heaven?

b. Why does the speaker feel it is ‘twice blest’?

c. What is the figure of speech used in the line? 1x3=3

VIII Quote from memory

16. So we shuddered………………

………………………………………….

………………………………………….. 4

…………………talked with death.               Or

With heavy sighs………………………

………………………………………………..

………………………………………………..

……………………………………can know

IX Answer the following questions in 8-10 lines.                                                                                                     4

17. Summarize in your own words the substance of the poem ‘Grandma climbs a tree’.     Or

Describe the physical appearance of Jazz? What special skill did he have? 

Supplementary Reading

X Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentence each                                                                            2x2=4

18. Why had the students been marching? How was it an unusual march?  OR

What did Hanif chose as his mission ? Why did he do so?

19. What do we learn from the life of Dolma?          Or

Write a short note on Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of the three pillars of state?

Vocabulary

XI 20 Combine the word in column ‘A’ with its collocative word in ‘B’                                                    1x4=4

A                                 B

Earth               (land, water, quake, sun)

21. How many syllables does the word have?           Wide

22. Write the opposite of these words

Peace X---------------------      Timid x………………………….

23. The spellings in the words are jumbled. Write the correct word. ‘ckcriet’

Section-B-Reading

XII Read the following passage and answer the following questions                                                       1x4=4

In Japan the whole year is a time of fund and festivals for the children. In the spring the countryside

and the hills are full of small streams. The young boys love fishing in them. Summer brings many festivals. One festival is ‘Tanahata’. On this day children decorate bamboo branches with coloured paper and pray for a good handwriting. Autumn brings the festival of thanks – giving for good crops. People make small shrines called “Mikoshi’ and take them in a procession through the streets. Children enjoy carrying the shrines turn by turn. They believe that this would bring good luck to homes and shops. In Northern Japan, where there is snow all round in winter, the Japanese celebrate the festival of

‘Kamakura’. They make snow huts. Children invite their friends and offer them oranges and glasses of warm swival eet rice wine.

24. What is summer festival?

25. How do children celebrate winter festival?

26. What is the special futures of festival of autumn?

27 What belief do children have about festival?

XIII Read the following conversation and answer the following questions Reporter: Sir, you are going to space tomorrow . how do you feel? Rakesh: I’m really excited. I just can’t wait to go.

Reporter: You must tell me about your experience when you return.

Rakesh: Return…..(becomes serious) I don’t know …….will I return? Who knows?

(Questions 28.29 only)

28. Which word in the conversation means ‘something that happened’ ?                                                     1

29. Rakesh was sure/unsure of his return.(pick the correct answer)                                                              1

30 Look at the following circles and write a sentence using ‘ bigger than’.                                                 1

A                                      

31. Don’t put on/put in red dress. (Pick out the right phrase) 1

Writing

Xiv .32 Imagine that you are Rama/ Ramesh , Govt High School, Shiggon Di-Haveri

4

Write a letter to your mother for her blessing for annual examination          Or

Write a letter to the Head Master to give fee concession with reasons.

33. Given Below is a Profile Write a paragraph using clues given below 4

Name;             Ramappa

Age:                50

Qualification; MBBS, MS(orth) Designation:   senior Professor Place of work: KIMS Hubli Lenth of service: 25years

Popularity: Work round the clock. Very kind and considerate to students

OR

Write a paragraph using the clues given below. You may add some points if necessary.

Wild animals show-London-to see pay many- bring dogs/cats-throw them in to cages- one day man through

dog-lion touch with paw-master threw some meat-lion left piece to dog- lion slept near dog-both living in a cage

–no harm to dog-giving food –play with it.

EDITING 

34. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and correct them from rewrite the paragraph in the space provided. Clues are given.

After a few seconds monalisa heard another sound. It was the sound in two cars coming from opposite direction.

a. Capital letter to be corrected                                                                                                                      1 b. Preposition to be corrected                                                                                                                         1

3. A. Did you attend the programme?

GRAMMAR(LANGUAGE USE) 

B. Yes, I have attended the programme.

The passive form of the underlined sentence is 1

a. The programme has been attended by me

c. The programme have been attended by me b. The programme has being attended by me

d. The programme is being attended by her.

36. Read the statement and choose correct ‘Wh’ questions                                                                           1

They saw the P.M. in the parliament?

a. Where do they see in the P.M.?                  b Were did they see the P.M.?

c. Where did he see the P.M.?                        d . Who is the P.M.?

37.       Ganesh:          Why don’t you come to school yesterday?

Gopal:             I had attended a family function to meet my sister

Which one of the following is infinitive                                                                                            1 a. do     b. come          c. attended                  d. to meet

38. Read the following conversation and rewrite in to reported speech                                                 2

Mother : I have washed the car for you today

Daughter : Thank you, Mom

The mother told the daughter that ............... The daughter ...............

39. Raghav is singing a song,…………  Question tag to be used above is                                                   1

a. isn’t he?      b. is he?          c. was he?       d. wasn’t he?

40. Fill in the blank with appropriate articles and preposations

Narayan Shetty is…………honest merchant. He opens shop………6 am.                                                  1

41. Fill in the blank with appropriate linking words

Radha ..…Rukmini are close friends. Radha is hard worker… Rukmini is lazy. (and. So, but, though)      1

42. Fill in the blanks with right form of verbs given in brackets.                                                      1/2x4=2

One day Nataraja……………….(be+stand) infront of railway station. A policeman who …………….. (see)

him………….(question) him. Nataraja said that he……………..(be+ wait) for his friend.

REFERENCE SKILL

43. Arrange the following words in order in which they are in dictionary.                                                   2

Insect, insert, insult, insure

44. Write in normal way        C u l8r.                                                                                                           1

45. to know the information about great personalities we refer………                                                        1

Choose one of the following: Newspaper, dictionary encyclopedia , index