SSC
Model Paper-9 (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
W M: One
of the bigger transformations that I saw was that ability of an ordinary, illiterate woman to get to understand
and to be able to plant trees that in five or ten years became big trees and
she was able to cut them and be able to give herself energy; to be able to sell
those trees and give herself an income; to be able to feel confident that she
had done something for herself. That sense of pride, sense of dignity that they
are not begging, that they are doing things for themselves was very empowering.
That transformation was very powerful.
The
other is the transformation of the landscape. Places where there was dust,
there are no more dust. There are trees, even birds and rabbits. They come back
and they make the environment very beautiful. There is a shade and sometimes
even dry springs come back because the water is not running, the water is going
into the ground. Very profound transformation.
And the other transformation that I
saw was the willingness of the people to fight for their rights; to decide that
they have a right to a good clean environment; to decide that they will fight
for their forests, they will protect their forests, and they will not allow
corrupt leaders to take their public land.
(Environment)
Answer
each of the following questions in three
to four
sentences 4x3=12
1. What are the three
transformations of the movement?
2. Why do you think transformation
of women empowerment is very powerful?
3. How was the transformation of
land very profound according to Maathai?
4. How would you like to save your
environment?
Q. No. (5-8) Read the following passage
Aunt
Jane: (relenting a little)
Now, I'm sorry if I sounded rude, but really I'm shocked to find the way you're living. I've never owed a penny in my
life-cash down, that's my motto and I want you to do the same. (She opens her handbag.) Now look, here's
a little cheque I was meaning to give you, anyway. (She hands it to Jill.) Suppose you take it and pay off just one of
your bills- so that you can say one thing at least really belongs to you.
Jill : (awkwardly) Er-thank you. Aunt Jane. It's very nice of you.
Aunt
Jane: (patting her arm)
There! Now I must be going.
Jack : I'll see you to the bus anyway.
Jill : Good-bye, Aunt Jane-and thanks so much for the present.
Aunt
Jane: (kissing her)
Good-bye, my dear.
(She
and Jack go out. Jill looks at the cheque and exclaims 'Ten pounds!' Then she
hurries to the table, addresses an envelope, endorses the cheque and slips it
inside with a bill which she takes from the bag and seals the envelope. Then
she rings the bell. In a moment the nurse comes in with the baby in her arms.)
Jill :
Oh, nurse. I want you to run and post this for me. I'll look after baby
while you're gone.
(Never-Never Nest)
Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences 4x3=12
5. Did Aunt Jane like the way Jack and Jill
live? Why?
6. Jill looks at the cheque and exclaims 'Ten pounds! Why do you think she exclaim?
7. “…..so
that you can say one thing at least really belongs to you.” Comment.
8. Fid the true statements.
A. Aunt Jane gave Jill a ten-pound
cheque to buy a new outfit.
B. Jill is struggling financially and
has bills to pay.
C. Aunt Jane disapproves of Jill's
life choices.
D. Jill feels grateful for Aunt
Jane's generosity.
E. Jill intends to use the cheque to
buy something for the baby.
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. Comment on Nutrition results?
11. Which subject scored maximum in ‘Mock’ exam? Which
scored least in ‘Final exam’?
12. Which subject do you like the most in your
studies? Why?
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) A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at
his home in a hollow tree. ii) That evening, the stork flew to the fox’s
home. The stork knocked on the door with her long beak. iii) The fox
said, “Please come in and share my food.” The stork was invited to sit down
at the table. iv)) The stork has not eaten anything for three days. She was
very hungry. The fox served the meal in a plate. v) The stork started to
eat the meal. It couldn’t eat as it had a long beak. vi) No other animal
was as cunning as the fox.
i. Rewrite the sentence
beginning with ‘Once a stork’.
ii. Combine the
two sentences using ‘and’.
iii. Report the
sentence.
iv. Combine the
two sentences using ‘as’
v. Combine the two
sentences beginning with ‘starting’
vi. Rewrite the
sentence using ‘most cunning’
Q. No. 14. You have read the poem, ‘Another Woman’. The poem depicts
the woman hardships in some cruel families. There in the poem she was tortured
and finally was killed. Now write a story using the theme/incident of
the poem. You can name some characters and weave a story of the woman by giving
a sequence of the incidents. You can also give a different ending. 10M
Or
Write a biographical sketch using
the profile given in the table.
Known As Mahathma Gandhi
Name Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi
Famous as Leader
of Indian Independence Movement
Born on 02 October 1869 AD (78 years)
Born in Porbandar, Gujarat,
India
Died on 30 January 1948
Place of death New Delhi, India
Cause of Death Assassinated by
Nathuram Gadsey
Final words Hey Ram
Father Karamchand Gandhi
Mother Putlibai
Gandhi
Spouse/Partner Kasturba
Gandhi
Education University College London, Alfred
High School
Awards 1930 - Man of the Year by Time
magazine
Movements led 1. Nonviolent
means of civil disobedience
2. The Dandi Salt March to protest
against the British-imposed salt tax
3. The Quit India Movement
Q. No. 15.
Nick learnt surfing at
his mater Bethany Hamilton. His photo got published on the surfer magazine.
Think that he went to her to convey his gratitude, but she was not at home.
Write a message to her as if you were Nick. 5M
Q. No. 16. You
found a lot of child labour in your locality. As the president of the youth
club you have planned to bring awareness among the people who employ children.
In this regard, design a poster on ‘Stop Child Labour’ 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Q. No. (17-21). Read the following passage
carefully.
Ganesh
Chaturthi, the festival was once an affair confined to individual homes. Today,
in Mumbai it provides competition for rival sponsors as the size of the idols
grows in height and girth every year and the festivities are held with greater
gusto and noise. During Dasara, Mumbai resounds to the beat of drums. Thousands
of young people spend nights dancing to the various versions of the traditional
Gujarati ‘garba’ dance – including the mutant – ‘disco garba’. It is one of
those strange twists of irony that dance, which actually liberated women and
gave them a legitimate reason to dance their hearts out, has now become a
highly sponsored event in which there is no place for traditional garba
dancers. In the past, the dancing was free of both self-consciousness as it was
a woman’s dance, and commerce as it was held in the courtyard.
Thus,
each year something precious is being lost – and the worst part of it is that
the majority of us are not even aware of it.
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.
It is called the age of sponsorship as….. ( )
A) there’s too much money in the
market B)
common man loves the paraphernalia
C)
newspapers, festival in colleges are all commercialized
D)
money attracts the common man
18.
According to the author the greatest tragedy of sponsorships is ……. ( )
A) the loss of money B) the focus on unnecessary
expenditure
C)
the loss of the essence of our culture and without realizing it
D)
the common man is being duped
19.
Today Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival that … ( )
A) is confined to individual homes B) is held with great fanfare
C)
has a few sensors D) provides an opportunity for
sponsors to invest money
20.
Find the true statement according to the passage … ( )
A)
Once Ganesh Chaturthi was confined to individual homes.
B)
Now Ganesh Chaturthi is confined to individual homes.
C)
During Dasara, Mumbai never resounds to the beat of drums.
D)
Majority of us are aware of the loss.
21.
Garba dance is for …... ( )
A) liberated women B) liberated men C) conscious people D)
unconscious people
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
Every
child is born, with some inherited characteristics, into a specific
socio-economic and emotional environment, and trained in certain ways by
figures of authority. 22) I inherited honest and self-discipline from my
father; from my mother, I inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness and so
did my three brothers and sister.23) I had three close friends my
childhood - Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan. 24) All these
boys was from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families. 25) As children, none of
us ever felt any difference between ourselves because of our religious
differences and upbringing. 26) In fact, Ramanadha Sastry was the sun of
Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest of the Rameswaram temple.
22……………………………………………………………………………………………
23………………………………………………………….……………….………………..
24……………………………………………………….…………………………………..
25……………………………………………………….…………………………………..
26……………………………………………………….…………………………………..
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
Small
pox, the most devastating and feared pertinence in human history, is making its
last stand in two remote areas of Ethiopia, one in desert and one in the
mountains.
As
of the end of the August …….. (27) five villages had experienced cases ……. (28)
the preceding eight weeks. The last known case was on 9th August.
Because man is the only known …… (29) of the small pox virus, the disease
should be …… (30) forever when ……… (31) last infected person recovers.
27.
A) much B) the C) only D)
many
28.
A) about B) in C) of D) for
29.
A) culprit B) reservoir C) producer D) generator
30. A) existed B) eliminated C) elaborated D) estimated
31. A) a B) the C) an D)
x
Q. No. (32-36). Read the following passage with focus on the underlined
parts. Answer them as directed in the space given. 5X1=5
He
came from a poor (23) but educated family. His father was a high
school teacher and a (24) avid reader of English literature. He,
like all the boys in his class, was trying to get admission into some
engineering college. The bright (25) ones wanted to studying
(26) in the Indian Institute of Technology, or the IITs. There was an entrance examination
(27) for IIT.
32. Write the antonym of the
underlined word.
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33. Replace the word with correct
article.
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34. Write the suitable form of the
word.
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35. Write the correct form of the
word.
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36. Write another word that best
replaces the underlined word.
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