10th std 2nd language english model question paper 2018-19

 S.S.L.C. Examination Model Question Paper

Second Language English

Marks: 80                                                                       Time: 3 Hours

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.

Section ‘A’

(Prose, Poetry, Supplementary reading and vocabulary)

I. Four   Alternatives   are   given   for   each   of   the   following questions/incomplete statements. Write the correct or the most appropriate answer in the space provided.                           1x3=3

1. The Gentleman, Don Anselmo, was very fond of  A. children                          B money

B. the land                          D dress

Answer : ………………………………..

2. Wangjia was sent by the folic for some purpose. It was  A. To meet the monsters               c. to meet the Bird of Happiness B. to get on a long journey            d. to learn more about the world Answer : ………………………………..

3. ‘Discipline is a thing of the past, sir, it’s you or us’ who said this?

A. Franciso                                   c. Juan patino

B. Guillermo ires                          d. pedro Qutirrez

Answer : ………………………………..

Answer the following questions in 2 or 3 sentences each                 2x4=8

4. In the darkness swamy felt something was moving down. What did he do then?

5. Satish saw a bird through the window. How did the bird appear to him?

6. Smitha, on seeing the newspaper, almost shouted with excitement

Why she did react so? 

7. What reward does a scientist get from the study of science? How is it different from those of lawyers and business people in this respect?

Read the following extracts and answer the question given (qn. 8,9 and 10)

8. There was nothing we could do, Legally we owned the trees, but the old man had been so generous refusing what amounted to a fortune for him. It took most of the following winter to buy the trees.

a. Who were the legal owners of the trees after the deed was signed?

1x1=1 b. Who refused to take more money? Why?                          2x1=2

9. Looking at him defiantly in the face wangjia replied, “you can shout for all your are worth! But I am fond of my own grandpa, and I’ll never kill another man’s”

a. Who was wangjia talking to?                                                     1 b. What had been the demand of the person wangjia talking to?       2

10. “what ! does that child stand between me and death?” said Columbus

a. When did Columbus say this ?                                                   1 b. What had the child done ?                                                         2

11. After Roma made a full recovery, Baleshwar met her. Briefly describe how Roma thanked him, and what Baleshwar said in reply               4

(in about 8-10 sentences) Or

“Satish  Gujral  became  a  great  artist”  Support  this  statement mentioning a few of his achievements

(in about 8-10 sentences)

POETRY

12. How, according to the poet, can we better the world? The poet says we 

can do so with 

in the blank)

 

(choose the most appropriate one and fill 

A. Song                                       B. dance

B. Joy                                          D. wine                               1

Answer : ………………………………..

13. What power of the king does his scepter stand for ?                   1 (Answer in a word/a phrase/a sentence) 

14. ‘I wait….’ Is repeated in the poem “I am the Land”. What feeling or the quality of the speaker is expressed through this repetition ?        1

Answer the following in 2-3 sentences each

15. What is  uncommon about the  desire or  the  quality of  the  grand mother? How does the poet term this uncommon quality or desire?

2

16. Give at least two descriptions of the jazz player to show that he is sad while not playing the instrument.                                              2

17. The sailors in the ‘Ballad of the Tempest’ shuddered in silence. When did they do so ?                                                                       2

18. Read the following extract, and answer the questions

“There won’t be any calendar………. Day light will be on the switch and winter under lock”

a. Why are calendars useless in the outer space?                       1 b. ‘Winter under lock’ what does this mean?                              2

19. Quote from memory the eight lines of the poem beginning with

O say………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………. Day or night ?

OR

How does the speaker in the court try to convince skylock that mercy is twice blessed and is  a  divine quality. Write briefly in  about 8 sentences.                                                                              4

Supplementary Reading

Answer the following in about 4-6 sentences each

20. Why were the students marching in the street? Why was it termed uncommon ?                                                                           2

OR

When did Dicky Dolma climb Mt. Everest ? How does she describe this achievement ?

21. Hanifuddin had to battle with hardships right from his early age. Give a

few examples to illustrate this

2

OR

“Dr.  Ambedkar was  a  voracious reader”.  Give  some  examples to support this statement.

VOCABULARY 

22. Combine the word in column A with its collocative word in B       1

A                                        B

Curly                              (hair, journey, man, fight)

23. Write the opposites of these words                                   ½x2=1 a. true                        b. end

24. The spelling of a word is jumbled write the word

TORAC                                                                                    1

25. Which one of these words has only one syllable? Tick it

ago, school, survey, topper                                                      1

SECTION-B Reading

Read the passage and answer the question (26-29)

Charlie  Chaplin  (Charles  spencer  chaplin)  was  born  on  16th   April  at Kennington in London. At an early age, Charlie performed on stage with his father and brother, Sydney . By the age of eighth, charlie chaplin was already a seasoned stage performer. His skill as a comedian developed under the guidance of Fred Karno.

26. Who is the paragraph about ?                                                   1

27. Which sentence in the paragraph suggests that he was born in a family of actors. Write that sentence                                                        1

28. Charlie Chaplin was a great comedian (true/false) tick the right one 1

29. Who was his tutor in the art of acting ?                                          1

30. A dialogue is given below. Read it and answer the questions that follow

(questions 30,31)

Father : Father, I suggest we sell the

Land

Grand Father : (keeps silent for a moment) No, we should not

Father : But, why ?

Grand Father : It is inherited it’s my prized possession

The silence of the grand father

Suggests his               willingness/unwillingness to sell the land  1 (tick the right underlined word)

31. Which word in the conversation above means ‘property’?            1

32. Look at the two lines. Write a sentence using ‘longer than’ based on what you see                                                                          1

Line A x                x   Line B x                            x 

3 cms                            5 cms

33. The aeroplane took off/took on at the right time                        1 (Tick the right phrase and write it separately)

WRITING

34. A paragraph is given below. It has four errors. Edit the paragraph, clues are given.

The old man came in. He bow to all of us. Then he removed his hat and glove. He handed over his things for the boy. The boy stood behind the old mans chair.

Clues

a. verbal mistake to be corrected. b. nown plural to be used

c. preposition to be corrected

d. apostrophe to be used                                                         4

35. Imagine you are sangeetha/uday living in Gadag at 24, 3rd  Cross, Bendre Extension. Write a letter to your cousin Janaki inviting her to attend your baby brother’s birthday                                          4

OR

Write a letter to your father, telling him about your performance in formative assessments and summative assessment of 9th  standard. And telling him about your preparation for 10th standard exams. Grammar (Language use)

36. Read the conversation                                                             1

A. Have you completed the work ?

B. No, not yet, we are attending to that work now

The passive form of the underlined sentence is ………………………

…………………………………………………………(choose the right one)

a. That work was attended to now

b. That work is being attended to now c. That work is attended to now

d. That work will be attended to now

37. Read the conversation                                                             1

Hamiz : When will he come here, santosh? 

Santosh:  Don’t  know.  He   

appropriate modal verb in the blank is :

 

come any time. The most 

a. Must     b) will        c) can        d) might

38. Let’s start now,                   ?                                                  1

The question tag to be used above is 

a) Can we?         B) shall we ?       c) do we ?  D) must we ?

39. We spoke in better cheer

The correct ‘wh’ question for the above statement is                  1 a. How did we speak?

b. How do we speak ?

c. How have we spoken ?

d. How are we speaking ?

40. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions and articles    ½x4=2 

I was walking alone. I saw 

 

small crowd had gathered in 

front   

 

the  park  gate.  I  stood   

 

a while to watch 

                       scene.

41. Read the conversation. Based on it, Complete the reported form given below:

Chand : Hello, Prashant

Prashant : How are you?

Chand: I’am fine. Thank you. Are you working in this company? Prashant: Yes, I am. I joined this firm last year

Chand  and  prashant  greeted  each  other.  Chand  asked  prashant

………………………………….. Prashant replied he was and he …………………… 2

42. Fill in the blanks choosing the right form of the verbs given in brackets 

You  can   

 

(see)  him  now.  See,  how  he     

(be, stand). His face his                         (wrinkle)                 ½x4=2

43. Fill in the blanks using the appropriate linking words given in brackets 

The summons came from the soviet president 

 

I had to 

go there. At the meeting, I was shown a letter from the American 

president,                           ,  to  my  surprise,   

days.

 

a  few 

I was called to Geneva. The meeting was held so                     we could hold talks (and, that, after, so)                                ½x4=2

REFERENCE SKILL

44. Arrange the following words in the order in which they are put in a dictionary

Crest, Create, Creep, Credit                                                     2

45. A thesaurus gives                       of words                                1 (fill in the blank)

46. A message reads like this ‘YRV here’                                         1

What does it mean? write it in the normal way