SSC Model Paper-10 (Covering all the syllabus)

English

Time: 3hours Max. Marks .80

Instructions:

I. Read the question paper carefully.

II. Answer the questions under Part-A in the answer booklet.

III. Write the answers to the questions under Part-B on the question paper itself.

IV. Avoid overwriting.

PART-A

Marks 60

Q. No. (1-4) Read the following passage

He told me as if thinking aloud, "Abul! I know you have to go away to grow. Does the seagull not fly across the sun, alone and without a nest?" He quoted Khalil Gibran to my hesitant mother, "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts." (My Childhood)

Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences 4x3=12

1. ‘You may give them your love but not your thoughts’ Elaborate.

2. Why do you think Kalam’s father quoted Khalil Gibran?

3. "Abul! I know you have to go away to grow” What does it mean?

4. If you were Kalam’s father would you let Kalam to go away to grow?

Q. No. (5-8) Read the following passage

Here in the centre, four directions gather

The path ahead leads up or down

Is this our last bright new world birthing?

Is this our waving as we drown?

This could be our last true moment

Knowing the truth, our choices make.

Our grandchild asks “That was the moment!

And did the dreamer wake? (Or Will the Dreamer Wake?)

Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences 4x3=12

5. ‘Is this our waving as we drown?’ What do you say?

6. Who do you think the dreamer is?

7. How do you like to save the environment around you?

8. Find the three true statements.

a. The man made the earth worst by his deeds.

b. If the greed of the man continues, the future generation will face many problems.

c. We, people, know the truth but neglect it.

d. All the people of the world are generous to the animals, birds and other fellow life.

e. All animals are cruel at human.

Q. No. (9-12) The table given below provides some information. Study the table carefully and answer the following questions. 4 X 2 = 8

9. What does the table tell us about?

10. Which is the highest production year? Which product has got the highest share in a year?

11. What have you observed by reading the table?

12. What is the source for this table analysis?

Q. No. (13). Read the passage given below focusing on the parts that are underlined. Answer any 4 of the questions as directed and write them in the answer booklet. 4X2=8

i) Lion is the most furious animal. ii) It is furious. It never hunts for fun. iii) The lion kills the animals for food. But now the species is in danger for the greedy deeds of the man. iv) You ask the lion. It requests to save them. v) It says, “Please, don’t kill us!” vi) We have the responsibility to let the animals live their own life.

i. Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘No other’

ii. Combine the two sentences using ‘though’.

iii. Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘The animals’

iv. Combine the two sentences using ‘if’

v. Rewrite the sentence in reported speech.

vi. Rewrite the sentence adding a question tag.

Q. No. 14. In the lesson, ’The Dear Departed,’ Abel Merry Weather went out to marry at the end of the play. You might have thought that the two sisters have a change in their attitude by the shocking decision of their father. Now write a possible conversation among the two sisters and their husbands after he left the house. 10M

Your school head is going to organize a programme as part of the celebrations of ‘The National Teacher’s Day’ in your school. You decided to speak the importance of the National Teacher’s Day and the teacher you liked most. Now prepare a speech script for the programme.

Q. No. 15. You knew that Nick Vujicic was inspired by a newspaper article about a disabled man, who have managed to pull through the difficulties in life and became a successful person. Now imagine yourself as Nick Vujicic and make a diary entry on the day you read the article. 5M

Q. No. 16. Your school is going to conduct ‘annual sports meet’. Imagine that you are the secretary to your sports club. Your physical director asked to you prepare an invitation for the programme. Now, prepare an invitation for ‘annual sports meet’ in your school. Give essential details like day, date, time, events, guests etc., 5M

Part-B

Instructions:

1. Answer the questions on the question paper itself and attach it to the answer booklet of Part-A

2. Avoid overwriting

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Q. No. (17-21). Read the following passage carefully.

It is very true that a small family is a ‘Happy Family’. The lesser number of children is a boon not only to their parents but also to the country itself. They have better chances of food, clothing and education. A cluster of stars pales before a single moon. Too many children are a burden on society or family. Over-population is a bane. All the plans of progress and development stand nullified when the family is in trouble; happiness vanishes. If we have a limited and planned family, we are gay and happy. Thereby we are doing the job of the country. By helping ourselves we are helping the country. One son and one daughter are ideal. Too many sons and daughters cause misery and unhappiness. They invite unnecessary trouble. Unlimited children cause problems. They snatch morsel from the mouths of their parents. It is high time that we rose to the occasion. We must plan our family. We should give them every happiness of life. We are their parents not their enemies.

Now answer the questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C or D in the brackets given 5X1=5

17. According to the writer the happy family has ….. ( )

A) more children B) no children C) a lot of children D) lesser number of children

18. Children of small family may get ……. ( )

A) better food B) better clothing C) better education D) all the above

19. The children are compared to … ( )

A) cluster of stars B) the moon

C) cluster of stars and the moon D) nothing is compared

20. Find the False statement according to the passage … ( )

A) Small families face lesser troubles.

B) Over-population is a bane.

C) Too many children invite unnecessary troubles.

D) We shouldn’t give the children every happiness of life.

21. Helping ourselves with a small family are the helping …... ( )

A) the country B) friends C) enemies D) planning

Q. No. (22-26). In the following passage, five sentences are numbered and each of them has an error. Correct them and rewrite them in the given space. 5X1=5

Soon afterwards the tired tiger fell asleep. 22) He was suddenly awakened by an angry voice shouting in his year. 23) He feel heavy blows fall upon his head and shoulders. 'You horrible beast!' a voice screamed angrily. 'How dare you run away? 24) How dare you make me walk about in the middle the night trying to find you! Be careful, one of these days I'll kill you! Now, go home!' The old tiger shivered. 25) 'This must be the leak who has came out of the hut. I'd better do as he says or he will kill me.' 26) But the tiger allowed himself to be bound around the neck with a thick rope.

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Q. No. (27-31) Complete the passage choosing the right word from those given below. Each blank is numbered and each blank has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D). Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C or D in the brackets given. 5X1=5

Many people ………………………….. (27) have grown up in multi-child families ………………… (28) that a single child family is a very fortunate one. They mention such benefits ………………………… (29) lack of competition ……………………………….. (30) parental love in such families. But single- child status isn't as ………. (31) as people say it is.

27. A) that B) which C) who D) what

28. A) are thinking B) thinks C) have though D) think

29. A) like B) such C) instance D) example

30. A) in B) of C) for D) about

31. A) good B) better C) best D) worst

Q. No. (32-36). Read the following passage with focus on the underlined parts. Answer them as directed in the space given. 5X1=5

Savitri was a humane (32) artiste. She was generously (33) to the people who were in need. Once, she donated all the jewellery she was wearing to the Prime Minister's fund. Her rise as a star was like a meteor. She left the world in 1981 leaving an envied and unsurpassed legacy behind her.

Savitri is no more (34). But she is between (35) us with her unforgettable roles. Her versatility lives on and on and on.

Paying homage (36) to her, the director and producer Dasari Narayana Rao said

"... Many artistes are forgotten soon after the death. But, it is not so with Savitri. SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS LONG AS CELLULOID LIVES ON.”

32. Write the opposite word of the underlined.