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SSC
Model Paper-1 (Unit-1)
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
When Nick was born his father was so
shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn’t
bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
His disability came without any
medical explanation – a rare occurrence called Phocomelia – and Nick and his
parents spent many years asking why this cruel trick would happen to them. ‘My
mother was a nurse and she did everything right during pregnancy but she blamed
herself,’ he said.
‘It was so hard for them but right
from the start they did their best to make me independent.’
‘My dad put me in the water at 18
months and gave the courage to learn how to swim.’
‘I
also got really into football and skateboarding. I totally love the English
Premier League.’
Nick’s
father was a computer programmer and accountant and he taught his little son
how to type with his toe at just 6 years old. His mum invented a special
plastic device that meant he could hold a pen and pencil.
(Attitude
Is Altitude)
Answer
each of the following questions in three
to four
sentences 4x3=12
1. Why do you think Nick’s father vomited when he saw
his son in the hospital?
2. What is the ‘cruel trick’ mentioned in the passage?
3. How did Nick’s parents help him to become independent?
4. If you were Nick’s friend, how do you help him?
Q. No. (5-8) Read the following passage
Successful people don't do great
things; they only do small things in great way.
One day a partially deaf
four-year-old kid came home with a note in his pocket from his teacher,
"Your Tommy is too stupid to learn, get him out of the school." His
mother read the note and answered, "My Tommy is not stupid to learn, I will
teach him myself." And that Tommy grew up to be the great Thomas Edison.
Thomas Edison had only three months of formal schooling and he was partially
deaf. (Every
Success Story is also a Story of Great Failures)
Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences 4x3=12
5. “Successful
people don't do great things; they only do small things in great way.” Comment.
6. What was the note? Who wrote it?
7. If you were his mother, what would you do?
8. Pick Three TRUE
statements according to the
passage.
A. Thomas Edison is completely deaf.
B. His mother replied his
teacher.
C. Edison went to school
only for three years.
D. Thomas Edison was four
years old when the teacher’s incident happened.
E. Thomas became one of
the greatest scientists in the world.
Q. No. (9-12) The Pie-Chart given below provides information
about the students’ interest in different subjects. Study the Chart carefully
and answer the following questions. 4
X 2 = 8
10.
Which is the highest liked subject among children according to the pie chart?
Why do you think it is the most liked subject?
11.
Which two subjects together occupy about half of the students’ interest?
12.
Which subject do you like the most? 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) Teaching is a noble profession. Teaching
comes with so much responsibility and duty towards students. ii) Teachers
teach to impart knowledge. They inspire and motivate students for life and take
important steps in life. iii) They keep working to boost the confidence
of students. They keep direct them in the right direction. iv) They
teach us life. v) We live our lives on our own, teachers show us
the right path. vi) Teaching is the greatest profession in
Indian culture.
i. Combine the two sentences with ‘that’
ii. Combine the two sentences with ‘not only – but
also’
iii. Combine the two sentences using ‘and’
iv. Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘life.’
v. Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Although “
vi. Rewrite the sentence using ‘no other’.
Q. No. 14. You have read the poem, ‘Another Woman’ where she was
tortured and finally was killed. Now write a story using the theme/incident of
the poem in your own words.
10M
Or
Read the
following table and write a biographical sketch of Shri K. Chandrashekhar Rao.
Particulars |
Details/Information |
Name |
Kalwakuntla
Chandrashekar Rao |
Popularly known |
KCR |
Date of Birth |
17 February 1954 |
Place of birth |
Chintamadaka village near Siddipet |
Parents |
Raghava Rao and Venkatamma |
Family |
spouse: K Shobha;
Children: K T Ramarao and K Kavitha |
Education |
MA degree in Telugu
literature from Osmania University, Hyderabad |
Movement led |
Telangana Movement |
Position |
Chief Minister of
Telangana since 2014 |
Party |
Bharath Rashtra
Samithi – BRS (Once TRS) |
Ambition |
To change the life of
backward people and equitable distribution of the water, funds and employment
to the locals. |
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. Imagine that your school is
organizing “Annual day celebrations at your school.” Design an invitation card
on behalf of your school. Include the necessary details. [Date and venue, Chief
Guest, guest of honour, programme& vote of thanks] 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 poem
You are stronger than your wounds
Time doesn’t heal wounds
to make you forget.
It doesn’t heal wounds to
erase the memories.
Time leaves you with a scar
to remind you of how you fought through it.
Time leaves you with a scar
to remind you of how you bled
and how you survived.
You survived.
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. What does time do according to
the poet? ( )
A) Time heals the wounds B) Time
erases the memories
C) Time leaves scars of your wounds
D) Time bleeds
you all the way
18. ‘Time doesn’t heal wounds’ is an example of … ( )
A) simile B) personification C)
metaphor D) hyperbole
19. According to the poet the time
reminds us of … ( )
A) our survival B) our problems
C) our fight over sufferings D) all the others
20. What are wounds and scares
compared to? ( )
A) problems and memories B) wounds and scares
C) memories and problems D) scares and memories
21. The sentence ‘You survived.’ in the poem
means … ( )
A) You are failed in life. B) You
are forced to fail in life.
C) You are here with the grace of
the god. D) You are still here to fight through the time.
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
The brighter ones wanted to study in
the Indian Institutes of Technology, or the IITs. 22) There was a
entrance test for IIT. 23) This boy, along with his friends, applied to
for appear the test. 24) They did not had any special books or coaching.
All these IIT aspirants would sit below the shade of a stone mandap close to Chamundi Hills in the
sleepy town of Mysore. 25) He was the guide the others. While the others
struggled to solve the problems in the question paper, he would smile shyly and
solve them in no time. 26) He sit alone below a tree and dreamt of
studying at IIT. It was the ultimate aim for any bright boy at that age, as it
still is today. He was then only sixteen years old.
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
Even though we have …… (27) the 21st
century more than a billion people are being in extreme ….. (28), 40 million
people are infected …… (29) 104 million children do not have access to school
….. (30) 860 million adults cannot ….. (31) or write.
27.
(A) entering (B) entered (C) enter (D)
enters
28.
(A) poor (B)
poorly (C) poverty (D) poorest
29.
(A) from (B)
with (C) of (D) by
30.
(A) and (B)
but (C) or (D) so
31.
(A) read (B)
reads (C) reading (D) ridden
Q. No. (32-36). Read
the following passage with focus on the underlined parts. Answer them as
directed in the space given. 5X1=5
Water
sports aren't Nick's only thing - he also play (32) golf
with a club tucked under his chin, and is a huge (33) fan
of the English Premier League.
His parents decided not to send him
to a special school - a decision he said was very hard for him, but which may
have been the better (34) decision they could have made
for him.
When Nick was born his father was so
shocked (35) that he left the hospital room to vomit. His
distraught mother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months
old.
His
disability came without any medical explanation - a rare occurrence called Phocomelia
(36) - and Nick and his parents spent many years asking why this cruel
trick would happen to them. 'My mother was a nurse and she did everything right
during pregnancy but she still blamed herself,' he said.
32. Replace the
underlined word with appropriate form of the word.
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33. Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the
underlined word.
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34. Replace the
underlined word with right form of the word.
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35. Write a synonym of the underlined word.
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36.
Write the meaning of the underlined word.
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