SSC
Model Paper-7 (Unit-7)
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
One day when I was in the fifth standard at
the Rameswaram Elementary School, a new teacher came to our class. I used to
wear a cap which marked me as a Muslim, and I always sat in the front row next
to Ramanadha sastry, who wore the sacred thread. The new teacher could not
stomach a Hindu priest's son sitting with a Muslim boy. In accordance with our
social ranking as the new teacher saw it, I was asked to go and sit on the back
bench. I felt very sad, and so did Ramanadha Sastry. He looked utterly downcast
as I shifted to my seat in the last row. The image of him weeping when I
shifted to the last row left a lasting impression on me. (My
Childhood)
Answer
each of the following questions in three
to four
sentences 4x3=12
1. How did the new teacher find Kalam as Muslim
boy?
2. Do you agree with the teacher sending Kalam to last
row? Why?
3. … so did Ramanadha Sastry. What does
it mean?
4. Why do you think Sastry felt sad when Kalam went to
the last row?
Q. No. (5-8) Read the following passage
We, Indians, are proud to be a
strong nation,
our roots, we declare, cannot be
shaken.
Then why these fights,
which leave us in poor plight?
Irrespective of our region,
forget the castes,
which makes us lose our charm.
Let's ignore the selfish call of
each region,
and listen for once to the call of
the nation.
Why do we spend our time bickering
when so many tasks need finishing?
Don't we have better things to do
than indulge in creating problems
anew? (A Plea for India)
Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences 4x3=12
5. What do we declare according to the poet?
6. What does the poet ask us to forget?
7. “Don't we have better things to do than indulge in creating
problems anew?” Explain
8. According to the poet what are true
statements?
A. The poem
criticizes regionalism in India.
B. The speaker of
the poem feels India is a weak nation.
C. The poem
highlights the importance of national unity.
D. The poem is
critical of the caste system.
E. The speaker of
the poem believes violence is the answer.
Q. No. (9-12) The line-graph
given below provides information about the produce sales during Oct-2019 to
June-2020. Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions. 4
X 2 = 8
9. Which are the highest and lowest sales months?
10. How much sales are done in October 2019?
11. What is the second least sales month for the
product?
12. From which month the sales have been increasing?
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) I
have a sister. Her name is Srija. (ii) She has written many novels about
women. Both of us planned to go to basketball match. (iii) Suddenly
there was a heavy rain in the afternoon. But the basket ball match was held on
time. While coming back, (iv) my sister fell down and thought her leg
had broken. She went to the doctor. v) The doctor observed my sister. He
comforted her. God is great. Nothing happened. vi) She is all right now.
i. Rewrite the sentence using ‘whose’
ii. Rewrite the sentence beginning
with ‘Many novels’.
iii. Combine the two sentences
using ‘Despite’.
iv. Rewrite the sentence using the
word ‘because’.’
v. Combine the two sentences using
‘On observing.
vi. Rewrite the sentence adding a
question tag.
Q. No. 14. You have read ‘My childhood’ from
your syllabus. Now write a possible conversation between Mr. Iyer and
his wife on the day after Kalam’s first visit to their home for dinner. 10M
Or
Now-a-day children are busy with
technical gadgets and playing games on mobile, tabs etc. sitting somewhere. You
felt that it may harm the generation. You felt that physical exercise is needed
to every child to be healthy and strong. Now prepare a speech script to
deliver in the prayer on ‘the importance of the games and sports’. You can use
the ideas…
·
Need
for proper sports and cultural activities
·
Need
to conduct sports and games competitions
· Finding the sports talent at school
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.
I have tried to plan my diet eating at the
right time. I eat non-vegetarian only once in a week, try to eat green
vegetables leafy vegetables, pulses, chapattis and very less rice. I try to
avoid deeply fried food stuffs and also too many snacks. Instead I try to drink
fresh fruit juices, eat fresh fruits, salads and avoid sweets. Then I make it a
point to avoid tea and coffee. Instead I try to drink milk and eat curd daily.
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. The main
reason for putting on weight is….. ( )
A) food B)
drinks C) lack of exercise D) lack of knowledge
18. The author avoids in his diet ………….. ( )
A) fresh
fruit juices B)
deeply fried food
C) fresh fruit D) salads
19. The word in the passage which means the same as strain or
pressure is … ( )
A) vice
versa B) stress C) regime D) gadgets
20. Find the true statement. ( )
A) He eats nonveg thrice a week. B) He avoids leafy
vegetable.
C) He avoids sweets. D)
He also likes tea and coffee.
21. Physical activities lead to …...
( )
A) stress and
tension B) obese
C) drink less water D) good health
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
Our
cultural unity is further exemplified by the temples of the South and of
Khajuraho, the caves of Ajanta and Ellora, which are shining examples of
India's proficiency in sculpture and architecture. 22) Our musics has
come to enjoy worldwide popularity.
23)
Indian classical music, like the Indian dances, are built on the concept of
ragas and talas. 24) Each raga is regarded appropriately to a certain
time of the day or the night. There are believed to be about 250 ragas in
common use in the North as well as in the South. 25) In the modern
times, people like Ravi Shankar have took Indian music to the West and thus
bridged the gap between the music of the East and the West.
26)
Other significant features of India's cultural unity are the variety, colour
but the emotional richness of its dances.
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
……………(27)
hungry fox saw some bunches of grapes ………….. (28) from a vine. He decided ……..
(29) jump for them. In spite of jumping very high, …….(30) found it difficult
to reach the grapes. He ….. (31) a few more times, and then went away saying,
‘The grapes are sour!’
27.
A) A B) An C) The D)
Those
28.
A) hanging B) hung C)
hang D) hangs
29.
A) of B) to C) on D) in
30.
A) they B) he C) she D)
we
31.
A) trying B) tries C) try D) tried
Q. No. (32-36). Read
the following passage with focus on the underlined parts. Answer them as
directed in the space given. 5X1=5
After school, we went home and told
our own (32) parents about the incident. Lakshmana Sastry summoned
(33) the teacher, and in our presence, told the teacher that he should
not spread the poison of social equality (34) and communal
intolerance in the minds of innocent children. He blunt (35)
asked the teacher to either apologize (36) or quit the
school and the island. Not only did the teacher regret his behaviour but the
strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed ultimately reformed this
young teacher.
32. Replace the
underlined with correct one.
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33. Write the meaning
of the underlined word.
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34. Replace with the
word that is opposite in meaning.
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35. Replace the
underlined word with its right form.
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36. Write a word that
gives the same meaning.
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