SSC Model Paper-13 (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

Mrs. Slater	: I'll fasten the front door. Get your coat off, Henry. We'll change it. (Mrs. Slater goes out to fasten the front door. Henry takes his coat off. Mrs. Slater reappears.)
Mrs. Slater	: I'll run up and move the chairs out of the way. (Victoria appears, dressed according to her mother's instructions)
Victoria	: What have you got your coat off for, father?
Henry	: Mother and I are going to bring grandfather's bureau down here.
Victoria	: Are you planning to pinch it?
Henry	: (Shocked) No, my child. Grandpa gave it to your mother before he died.
Victoria	: This morning?
Henry	: Yes.
Victoria	: Ah! He was drunk this morning. (*The Dear Departed-1*)

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

1. What made Mrs. Slater fasten the door?

2. Why did Mrs. Slater ask Victoria to change her dress?

3. ‘Victoria: Are you planning to pinch it?’ Explain.

4. If you were Mr. Henry, would you let Amelia to steal her father’s belongings?

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

The streams of different cultures have flowed into our subcontinent to make us what we are and what we will be. There were Dravidians in India before the coming of the Aryans and Hinduism is a blend of the cultures of the North and the South.

India has one hundred and fifty dialects, and twenty-two recognized regional languages, but Hindi, like English, has come to stay as the lingua franca of our nation. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Mumbai to Nagaland, Hindi is now understood and is recognized as the national language of India.

India has a rich cultural heritage. We are inheritors of several grand treasures in the fields of music, fine arts, dance, drama, theatre and sculpture. Our sages and seers have left behind a tradition of piety, penance, spiritual greatness, conquest of passion, etc. Our scriptures are the storehouses of spiritual wisdom. Our saints aspired to the realisation of the infinite. We have inherited great spiritual values contrasted with which the materialistic progress of the West appears insignificant.

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

5. How did Hinduism come to be in India?

6. Why do you think the passage mentions that Hindi is understood from Kashmir to Kanyakumari?

7. What is special about India's spiritual heritage?

8. Which of the following statements are true about the passage about India.

A. Hindi is the only language spoken in India.

B. Hinduism is a mix of different cultural influences.

C. India has rich history of art, music, or dance.

D. Spiritual values are more important than material process.

E. Everyone in India practices Hinduism.

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

9. What is the line-graph about?

10. Which company has constant growth? When did it has a fall in growth?

11. According to the line-graph comment on the company-z?

12. Which company is on top in 1997?

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) Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. ii) But the mind of the man is higher than that. iii) Nobody can climb on to your mind. iv) It seems silly but it’s the reality. v) "Whoever is happy will make others happy too." said Anne Frank vi) Be strong in your thought and action. You can only change your life.

i. Rewrite the sentence using ‘higher than’

ii. Rewrite the sentence adding a question tag.

iii. Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Your mind’

iv. Rewrite the sentence with ‘although’

v. Report the sentence.

vi. Rewrite the sentence using ‘being’

Q. No. 14. When the young man asked Socrates about the secret to success. Socrates asked him to join him at the river. He ducked him and taught a lesson that there is no secret to success than having a strong desire to accomplish things. Now, imagine that you were the young man and write a description of your feelings after being taught by Socrates the secret to success. You can include how you thought to learn the secret to success, how you learnt, what change you have got etc. 10M

Imagine that as part of the National Youth Day on 12January 2023 your school has observed it in a grand manner. Sports and games, Rangoli, Speech, Songs, Yoga and other competitions are held. The winners also be awarded. Now, imagine that you were a journalist of a leading newspaper. Write an imaginary news report of the event. You can include where, when, how, who and what of the programme.

Q. No. 15. You have studied the poem, ‘Or will the Dreamer Wake’ in which the poet cries over the inhumanity around the world towards animals, birds, fish, and all the fellow life of man. By reading the poem you might have felt pity over the situation and you wanted to awake the humanity among the people in your school. Now, write a message to exhibit on your wall magazine. 5M

Q. No. 16. Read the brief account of Gurudev, Rabindranath Tagore and prepare a short profile. 5M

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

(Scholar, Writer, Poet)

Rabindranath Tagore was a rare and great personality. He was a scholar, freedom fighter, writer and painter and above all a humble man. His contribution to Indian Literature was immense. He won the Nobel Prize in 1913 for his collection of well-known poems 'Gitanjali'.

Tagore was born on May 7, 1861 to Debendranath Tagore and Sharada Devi at Jorasanko in West Bengal. He did his schooling in the prestigious St. Xavier School. He has written thousands of Poems and lyrics and about 35 plays about 12 novels, numerous short stories and a mass of prose literature. He was called as 'Vishwa Kavi'.

Besides the famous ' Gitanjali' his other well-known poetic works include ' Sonar Tari', 'Puravi', ' The cycle of the spring', ' The evening songs' etc. The names of his well-known novels are: 'Gora', ' The wreck', ' Raja Rani', ' Ghare Baire', ' Raj Rishi' etc. ' Chitra' is his famous play in verse. ' Kabuli Wallah' and ' Kshudita Pashan' are his famous stories.

In 1901, he founded the Vishwabharati University- earlier known as Shantiniketan at Bolepur in West Bengal. This was founded with the aim of evolving a world culture, a synthesis of eastern and western values. Our National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana ......' was written by him.

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.

A game is a physical activity, which has different names according to the methods of playing. Games are liked by almost all children, whether they are girls or boys. Usually, people make many arguments about the benefits and importance of sports. And yes, every type of sport is intimately connected with physical, mental, psychological, and intellectual health.

It helps in maintaining the physical and mental health of a person. Playing games regularly is very helpful in the development of our mental skills. It also improves a person’s psychological skills. It serves to bring inspiration, courage, discipline, and concentration in us. Playing and participating in sports in schools has been made necessary for the welfare of the students. Sports is a competitive activity governed by a variety of rules.

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. Sports are governed by …… ( )

A) teachers B) friends C) rules D) government

18. Sports and games have the benefits like ……. ( )

A) physical and mental health

B) psychological and intellectual health

C) physical and psychological health

D) physical, mental, psychological, and intellectual health

19. Games are liked by … ( )

A) boys only B) girls only C) adults only D) all

20. According to the passage playing games regularly … ( )

A) makes us obese B) makes us less confident

C) makes us timid D) makes us disciplined

21. Children in school should participate in games for…. ( )

A) the headmaster B) the teachers C) themselves D) parents

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

'I know what you're thinking,' I said. 22) 'You're thinking that be may the black race is superior to the white, because you just saw the little dark youngster on the lawn ordering the little white boy around. 23) Don't think that; it's an game they play. Alternate days one is the boss, the other the servant. It's a grand game. 24) I used to play it and may be so you did. Yesterday I saw the little white boy bossing the dark one and I worried all day over the dark boy's realisation of his inferiority so young in life! 25) We are silly, we grown-ups, don't we?'

The man was surprised at my outburst. He looked at me smiling. 'I know all about the game,' he said. 'The boys are brothers — my sons.' 26) He pointed to a handsome brown woman on the verandah which had just come out to call in the children. 'That's my wife', he said.

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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

The radio is one of the best products ……….. (27) science and technology. Guglienimo Marconi ……. (28) it. It is an audio medium and has become the main source of information in every nook and corner of the world, today. It is a must in ……… (29) household. It has many advantages. It brings us information from all ……….. (30) the world, in a matter ……………… (31) minutes.

27. A) for B) to C) about D) of

28. A) discovered B) invented C) found D) established

29. A) one B) all C) every D) often

30. A) though B) over C) above D) under

31. A) for B) to C) about D) of

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

Failure is the highway to success (32). Tom Watson Sr. said, “If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.” If you study history, you will find that all stories (33) of success are also stories of great failures. But people don’t see the failures. They only see one side of the picture and they say that person got luckily( 34): “He must have been at the right place at the right time.”

Let me share someone’s live (35) history with you. This was a man who failed in business at the age of 21; was defeated in a legislative race (36) at age 22; failed again in business at age 24; overcame the death of his sweetheart at age 26; had a nervous breakdown at age 27; lost a congressional race at age 34; lost a senatorial race at age 45; failed in an effort to become vice-president at age 47; lost a senatorial race at age 49; and was elected president of the United States at age 52.

32. Write the antonym for the word underlined.