10th Class New English Model Paper with answers (Telangana)
It is announced by the Director of Government Examinations, Director of School Education and SCERT Telangana the new pattern of the SSC Board Examinations from 2022-23 onwards. It is also supplied the blueprint of the question paper along with weightage tables. A model question paper supplied too.
Here is the complete information.
- Now onwards there would be only one question paper for English.
- There would be 100 marks all together (FAs-20m + SA2-80m = 100m)
- SA question paper consists two parts i.e., A (60m) and B (20m)
- There will be 36 questions to be answered.
- 3 hours of time
General
Instructions to the Examiners
(English – Classes IX and X)
Reading Comprehension
Q.
No 1- 4:
•
Select
the text from Reading A of the English Reader
•
Minimize
the number of factual questions and include more inferential and extrapolative
questions.
Q. No. 5 – 8:
•
Select
the text from Reading B
or C of the
English Reader
•
Minimize
the number of factual questions and include more inferential and extrapolative
questions.
Q. No. 9 – 12:
•
Use
tables, pie charts, bar graphs, flow charts, tree diagrams etc. from
independent source as input for study skills.
•
Questions
are to be framed based on the input given.
Q. No. 17 – 21:
•
Select
a poem/ passage from a textbook independent source.
•
Avoid
the poems which are lengthy and difficult to comprehend
Grammar
and Vocabulary:
Q. No. 13: Transformation
of sentences
•
Use
text book independent source as the input.
•
Give
scope to various grammatical areas. (voice, reported speech, synthesis,
conditionals, relativization, etc.)
Q. No. 22-26: Editing
•
Input
has to be given from the text book.
•
The
first sentence should be error free. It has to help the students to identify
tense and other aspects.
•
There
should be a variety of error areas (tense, word-order, determiners,
prepositions, word forms, PNG features, relativization, etc.)
Q. No. 27-31: Cloze Test
•
Use
text book independent source
•
Focus
should be on word forms, tense, determiners, pronouns, phrasal verbs,
prepositions, linkers, etc.
Q. No. 32-36: Elements of Vocabulary
•
Input
is to be given from the text book.
•
Focus
should be on synonyms, antonyms, collocations, homophones, one-word
substitutes, spellings, replacing with suitable words etc
Creative
Expression:
Q. No. 14: Major Discourse
•
The
limit is 12- 15 sentences.
•
Internal
choice is to be given with a discourse each from Group A and Group B as
mentioned in the text book.
Q. No. 15; Minor
Discourse (Group A)
•
The
limit is 50 -60 words
•
Input
is to be given from the text book.
Q. No. 16; Minor Discourse (Group B)
•
The
limit is 50 -60 words
•
Use
text book independent source
Note:
•
Please
see that questions are not repeated from the previous question papers or
extracted from the textbooks.
•
Distracters
in MCQs should not be ambiguous.
•
Please
ensure that the test items are distributive, covering all the units of the
textbook.
•
Grammar
and Vocabulary test items may be taken from the following items that are spiralled
up in English syllabus from class VI to X.
1. Degrees of comparison / adjectives,
prepositions
2. Linkers
3. Word forms (noun, verb, adjective,
adverb)
4. Direct and reported speech
5. If- clause
6. Active and passive voice
7. Tenses
8. Modals
9. Articles
10.
Phrasal
verbs
11.
Idioms
and phrases
12.
Compound
words
13. Noun phrases and verb phrases
14. Question tags
15. Gerunds
16. Collocations
17. Figurers of speech
18. Compound and complex sentences.
19. Adverbial clauses
20. Synonyms and antonyms
21. Synthesis of sentences
22. Relative clauses
23. Quantifier
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English- Weightage
Table |
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|
S. No. |
Academic Standard |
Source |
Essay |
SA |
VSA |
Objective |
Total |
|
1 |
Reading
Comprehension |
Textbook- Reading-A |
|
4X3=12 |
|
|
37 |
|
Textbook-
Reading-B/C |
|
4X3=12 |
|
|
|||
|
Study Skills
(Independent) |
|
|
4X2=8 |
|
|||
|
Passage/Poem
(Independent) |
|
|
|
5X1=5 |
|||
|
2 |
Creative Writing |
Major Discourse (Group-A and Group- B)
internal Choice |
1X10=10 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Minor Discourse (Group-A and Group-B) |
2X5=10 |
|
|
|
|||
|
3 |
Grammar & Vocabulary |
Editing-
Textbook |
|
|
|
5X1=5 |
23 |
|
Transformation of
Sentences - independent |
|
|
1X8=8 |
|
|||
|
Cloze test-
independent |
|
|
|
5X1=5 |
|||
|
Elements of
vocabulary - textbook |
|
|
|
5X1=5 |
|||
|
|
Total |
(3)20 |
(8)24 |
(8)16 |
(20)20 |
80 |
|
Question wise
Description
|
S. No. |
Q. No |
Academic Standard |
Source |
Type |
No. of questions |
Weightage |
Total |
|
|
|
|
Part-A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
(1-4) |
Reading Comprehension |
Textbook (Reading-A) |
SA |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
2 |
(5-8) |
Reading Comprehension |
Textbook (Reading-B/C) |
SA |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
3 |
(9-12) |
Reading - Study skills |
Textbook independent |
VSA |
4 |
2 |
8 |
|
4 |
13 |
Grammar &Vocabulary- Transformation of sentences
(4 out of 6) |
Transformation of sentences |
VSA |
1 |
8 |
8 |
|
5 |
14 |
Creative Writing - Major discourse Internal choice |
Group- A(textbook) Group-B (Independent) |
Essay |
1 |
10 |
10 |
|
6 |
15 |
Creative Writing Minor discourse (Group-A) |
Textbook |
Essay |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
7 |
16 |
Creative Writing Minor discourse (Group-B) |
Independent |
Essay |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
Part-B |
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
(17-21) |
Passage/poem |
Independent |
objective/MCQ |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
9 |
(22-26) |
Grammar &Vocabulary- Editing |
Textbook |
objective |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
10 |
(27-31) |
Grammar &Vocabulary- Cloze test |
Independent |
objective/MCQ |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
11 |
(32-36) |
Grammar &Vocabulary
Elements of vocabulary |
Textbook |
objective |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
80 |
||
13E/14E
SSC Model Paper-2022-2023
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
One day, he invited me to his home for a
meal. His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine
in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to serve me in her kitchen.
Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed, nor did he get angry with his wife, but
instead, served me with his own hands and sat down beside me to eat his meal.
His wife watched us from behind the kitchen door. I wondered whether she had
observed any difference in the way I ate rice, drank water or cleaned the floor
after the meal. When I was leaving his house, Sivasubramania Iyer invited me to
join him for dinner again the next weekend. Observing my hesitation, he told
not to get upset, saying, “Once you decide to change the system, such problems
have to be confronted.” When I visited his house the next week, Sivasubramania
Iyer’s wife took me inside her kitchen and served me food with her own hands.
(My Childhood)
Answer
each of the following questions in three
to four
sentences 4x3=12
1. Why do you think Sivasubramania
Iyer’s wife was horrified?
2. What change did Kalam observe the
next weekend? How did he feel?
3. “Once you decide to change the
system, such problems have to be confronted.” Explain.
4. If you were Kalam, would you visit
your teacher’s house the next week? Justify.
The day came. His
classmates were leaving for Madras (now Chennai). They were taking a train from
Mysore to Madras. They have shared good years in school and college together.
He went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to them for their future
life.
At the station, his friends were already
there. They were excited and talking loudly. The noise was like the chirping of
birds. They were all excited and discussing their new hostels, new courses etc.
He was not part of it. So, he stood there silently. One of them noticed and
said, 'You should have made it.' He did not reply. He only wished all of them.
They waved at him as the train slowly left the platform. (I Will Do It)
Answer
each of the following questions in three to
four sentences 4x3=12
5. You should have made it.' Who
is the speaker of these words? What does this statement convey?
6. Why do you think Murthy did not reply?
7. If you were Murthy, what would you do in that
situation?
8. Pick Three TRUE
statements according to the
passage.
A. Murthy and his friends are leaving for further
studies.
B. Murthy was not jealous of his friends.
C. Birds were Chirping at the railway station.
D. Murthy's friends felt that he should have made it to
the IIT.
E. Murthy was on the platform when the train left.
9. What does the Pie-Chart show? How many genres are presented in the Chart?
10. Which is the least preferred genre? Suggest two measures to develop interest
amongst the students in that genre.
11. What is the percentage of Drama, Novels and Poems made
altogether?
12. Which genre do you prefer? Mention your favourite work
in that genre.
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) Coffee is one of the most
popular drinks in the world.
(ii) It has caffeine. It stimulates our mind. (iii) People in south India like coffee more than tea.
(iv)A cup of coffee brings relief. (v) Too much intake
of coffee affects our health. (iv) Moderate
intake of coffee is good. It is beneficial
for healthy people.
i. Rewrite the sentence using ‘very
few’
ii. Combine the two sentences with
‘which’
iii. Rewrite the sentence using ‘prefer’
iv. Rewrite the sentence beginning with
‘relief.’
v. Rewrite the sentence beginning with
‘taking “
vi. combine the two sentences using’
not only - but also.’
14. The concluding scene of the
one-act play “The Dear Departed “depicts Abel Merryweather being disgusted with
the behaviour of his daughters and deciding to leave the house to get
married.
Now, imagine Abel Merryweather’s
daughters regret mistreating him after he left the house. Write a possible
conversation between them. 10M
Or
Recently,
Delhi government had to declare holidays to schools due to the hazardous levels
of air pollution. Despite the preventive measures taken by government, air
pollution remains a major threat in many cities and towns.
Now
write an essay on the topic ‘Air Pollution” expressing your concerns.
You may
use the following ideas:
•
Causes
of air pollution
•
Effects
•
Measures
to reduce the air pollution
•
Roles
and responsibilities of authorities and citizens
Q. No.
15. In the lesson
‘The Storeyed House,’ we have come to know about the death of Bayaji in the
fire accident.
Imagine
you are the eye witness of the accident and write a diary entry. 5M
Q. No. 16. Silver Jubilee celebrations of your school are to be
held on 25th of January, 2023.
Imagine you are the organizer and design an invitation. 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
Who
has seen the wind?
Neither
I nor you:
But
when the leaves hang trembling,
The
wind is passing through.
Who
has seen the wind?
Neither
you nor I:
But
when the trees bow down their heads,
The
wind is passing by.
17. Who has seen the wind? Neither I
nor you: --- it means ( )
a. The poet has seen the wind
b. The poet and the reader have seen
the wind
c. No one can see the wind
d. Anyone can see the wind
18. But when the leaves hang trembling, - the literary device used here
is ( )
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
19. The tone of the poet is ( )
a. pleasing
b. serious
c. assertive
d. authoritative
20. But when the trees bow down their
heads- The wind is passing by. – this
tells about ( )
a. The softness of the wind
b. The strength of the wind
c. The speed of the wind
d. The gentleness of the wind
21. The word ‘tremble’ in the poem means ( )
a. movement
b. falling
c. sudden rise
d. making sound
I gave him the can of wine. (22) He poured himself mug and handed me the can. He drank all of it at one go. (23) He then arranged the belt who was attached to the trunk carefully on his forehead. So, this was the picture: my father carrying my luggage on his back and me following him with a tiny bag in my hand. (24) We were walking up a narrow road hilly, and neither of us uttered a word as if we were strangers who spoke different languages. (25) I did not know what was going in his mind. (26) From time to time it crossed my mind that it was improper for me to let father carried the luggage. I wanted to tell him that I would like to carry the trunk myself, but my guilt and shame did not allow me to do so.
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
An Aeroplane is
just like a metal bird. It has a huge
body (27)----- large wings. Flight journey is the fastest mode (28)-----
travel. Some planes (29)----- even
faster than sound. There are two kinds of planes; passenger planes carry people
(30)----- cargo planes carry goods. Apart from this, there are fighter planes (31)------are
used by the army in war.
27. a. so b. and c. yet d. but
28. a. of b. for c. on d. at
29. a. travels b.
travel c. travelling d.
travelled
30. a. wherever b. where c. whereas d.
wherein
31. a. who b.
which c. what d.
where
I was (32) amazed. Here before my eyes, a white baby, for they were little more than babies, was imposing his will upon a little black boy. And the little black boy submitted. I puzzled within myself as I went down the road. Could it be that the little dark boy was the (33) sun of a (34) servant in the home and therefore had to do the white boy's bidding? No. They were obviously dressed alike, the little dark boy was of equal class with his playmate. No. They were (35) playmate; the little dark boy was a neighbour's child. I was sure of that. Then how was it that he obeyed so faithfully the white boy's (36) comments?
32. Write the meaning of the underlined
word.
Ans--------------------------------------------------------------
33. Replace the underlined word with
the correct one which is pronounced similarly.
Ans--------------------------------------------------------------
34. Write the word which is opposite in
meaning of the underlined word.
Ans--------------------------------------------------------------
35. Replace the underlined word with its correct form.
Ans-------------------------------------------------------------
36. Replace the underlined word with
the suitable word.
Ans--------------------------------------------------------------
- They were orthodox brahmin families. The idea of dining a Muslim boy in her ritually pure kitchen horrified her. She found it difficult and was not ready to serve him.
- Kalam was confronted and encouraged by Iyer. He might have understand why there was a change next week. Kalam might have felt happy for it.
- Yes, the statement given by Iyer is really true. When we start something usually we get hurdles. We have to face them and move on. Thus we could change something that we decided to do.
- If I were Kalam, I would definitely visit my master's house the next week. Because my teacher had always liked me and invited and encouraged me. I believed him and followed his advice.
- One of Murthy's friends who were leaving for Madras spoke those words. He wanted that Murthy would also come to join IIT. He wished him to be one among them.
- Murthy was an introvert by nature. He never expressed his unhappy or anguish on anybody. So, he didn't reply his friend. His motto was never to hurt anyone.
- If I were Murthy, I would have tried to convince my father once again. If I fail I would decide to follow my father's advice. But certainly I would have tried it.
- B, D and E
- The pie-chart depicts the reading interests of the students in various genres. Four genres are present in he chart namely stories, poems, novels and dramas.
- The least preferred genre is 'drama.' We may develop interest among children to read dramas by conducting quizzes, drama competitions, and dialogue competitions.
- Dramas have5% share, Novels have 20% share and Poems have 15% share. If we put them together, it would be 40% which is lesser than 'Stories.'
- I too like stories. I usually read stories selecting books from our school library. My favourite work is this genre is "Pancha Tantra Tales." They are amusing and instructive.
- i) A very few drinks in the world as popular as coffee. ii) It has caffeine which simulates our mind. iii) People in south India prefer coffee to tea. iv) Relief is brought by a cup of coffee. v) Taking too much coffee affects our health. vi) Moderate intake of coffee is not only good but also beneficial for healthy people.
- Conversation between among sisters. (or) Essay on 'Air Pollution' (Check answer in Discourses Book)
- Diary Entry of an eye witness. (Check in Discourses Book)
- Invitation (Check in Discourses Book) Part-B
- C
- B
- A
- B
- A
- He poured himself a mug and handed me the can. (Article error)
- He then arranged the belt which was attached to the trunk carefully on his forehead. (relativisation error)
- We were walking up a narrow hilly road, and neither of us uttered a word as if we were strangers who spoke different languages. (word order error)
- I did not know what was going on in his mind. (missing letter error)
- From time to time it crossed my mind that it was improper for me to let father carry the luggage. (wordform error)
- B
- A
- B
- C
- B
- surprized or wondered
- son
- master or mistress
- playmates
- orders
10th Class New English Model Paper with answers (Telangana)
It is announced by the Director of Government Examinations, Director of School Education and SCERT Telangana the new pattern of the SSC Board Examinations from 2022-23 onwards. It is also supplied the blueprint of the question paper along with weightage tables. A model question paper supplied too.
Here is the complete information.
- Now onwards there would be only one question paper for English.
- There would be 100 marks all together (FAs-20m + SA2-80m = 100m)
- SA question paper consists two parts i.e., A (60m) and B (20m)
- There will be 36 questions to be answered.
- 3 hours of time
General
Instructions to the Examiners
(English – Classes IX and X)
Reading Comprehension
Q.
No 1- 4:
•
Select
the text from Reading A of the English Reader
•
Minimize
the number of factual questions and include more inferential and extrapolative
questions.
Q. No. 5 – 8:
•
Select
the text from Reading B
or C of the
English Reader
•
Minimize
the number of factual questions and include more inferential and extrapolative
questions.
Q. No. 9 – 12:
•
Use
tables, pie charts, bar graphs, flow charts, tree diagrams etc. from
independent source as input for study skills.
•
Questions
are to be framed based on the input given.
Q. No. 17 – 21:
•
Select
a poem/ passage from a textbook independent source.
•
Avoid
the poems which are lengthy and difficult to comprehend
Grammar
and Vocabulary:
Q. No. 13: Transformation
of sentences
•
Use
text book independent source as the input.
•
Give
scope to various grammatical areas. (voice, reported speech, synthesis,
conditionals, relativization, etc.)
Q. No. 22-26: Editing
•
Input
has to be given from the text book.
•
The
first sentence should be error free. It has to help the students to identify
tense and other aspects.
•
There
should be a variety of error areas (tense, word-order, determiners,
prepositions, word forms, PNG features, relativization, etc.)
Q. No. 27-31: Cloze Test
•
Use
text book independent source
•
Focus
should be on word forms, tense, determiners, pronouns, phrasal verbs,
prepositions, linkers, etc.
Q. No. 32-36: Elements of Vocabulary
•
Input
is to be given from the text book.
•
Focus
should be on synonyms, antonyms, collocations, homophones, one-word
substitutes, spellings, replacing with suitable words etc
Creative
Expression:
Q. No. 14: Major Discourse
•
The
limit is 12- 15 sentences.
•
Internal
choice is to be given with a discourse each from Group A and Group B as
mentioned in the text book.
Q. No. 15; Minor
Discourse (Group A)
•
The
limit is 50 -60 words
•
Input
is to be given from the text book.
Q. No. 16; Minor Discourse (Group B)
•
The
limit is 50 -60 words
•
Use
text book independent source
Note:
•
Please
see that questions are not repeated from the previous question papers or
extracted from the textbooks.
•
Distracters
in MCQs should not be ambiguous.
•
Please
ensure that the test items are distributive, covering all the units of the
textbook.
•
Grammar
and Vocabulary test items may be taken from the following items that are spiralled
up in English syllabus from class VI to X.
1. Degrees of comparison / adjectives,
prepositions
2. Linkers
3. Word forms (noun, verb, adjective,
adverb)
4. Direct and reported speech
5. If- clause
6. Active and passive voice
7. Tenses
8. Modals
9. Articles
10.
Phrasal
verbs
11.
Idioms
and phrases
12.
Compound
words
13. Noun phrases and verb phrases
14. Question tags
15. Gerunds
16. Collocations
17. Figurers of speech
18. Compound and complex sentences.
19. Adverbial clauses
20. Synonyms and antonyms
21. Synthesis of sentences
22. Relative clauses
23. Quantifier
|
|
English- Weightage
Table |
|
|
|
|||
|
S. No. |
Academic Standard |
Source |
Essay |
SA |
VSA |
Objective |
Total |
|
1 |
Reading
Comprehension |
Textbook- Reading-A |
|
4X3=12 |
|
|
37 |
|
Textbook-
Reading-B/C |
|
4X3=12 |
|
|
|||
|
Study Skills
(Independent) |
|
|
4X2=8 |
|
|||
|
Passage/Poem
(Independent) |
|
|
|
5X1=5 |
|||
|
2 |
Creative Writing |
Major Discourse (Group-A and Group- B)
internal Choice |
1X10=10 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
Minor Discourse (Group-A and Group-B) |
2X5=10 |
|
|
|
|||
|
3 |
Grammar & Vocabulary |
Editing-
Textbook |
|
|
|
5X1=5 |
23 |
|
Transformation of
Sentences - independent |
|
|
1X8=8 |
|
|||
|
Cloze test-
independent |
|
|
|
5X1=5 |
|||
|
Elements of
vocabulary - textbook |
|
|
|
5X1=5 |
|||
|
|
Total |
(3)20 |
(8)24 |
(8)16 |
(20)20 |
80 |
|
Question wise
Description
|
S. No. |
Q. No |
Academic Standard |
Source |
Type |
No. of questions |
Weightage |
Total |
|
|
|
|
Part-A |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
(1-4) |
Reading Comprehension |
Textbook (Reading-A) |
SA |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
2 |
(5-8) |
Reading Comprehension |
Textbook (Reading-B/C) |
SA |
4 |
3 |
12 |
|
3 |
(9-12) |
Reading - Study skills |
Textbook independent |
VSA |
4 |
2 |
8 |
|
4 |
13 |
Grammar &Vocabulary- Transformation of sentences
(4 out of 6) |
Transformation of sentences |
VSA |
1 |
8 |
8 |
|
5 |
14 |
Creative Writing - Major discourse Internal choice |
Group- A(textbook) Group-B (Independent) |
Essay |
1 |
10 |
10 |
|
6 |
15 |
Creative Writing Minor discourse (Group-A) |
Textbook |
Essay |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
7 |
16 |
Creative Writing Minor discourse (Group-B) |
Independent |
Essay |
1 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
Part-B |
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
(17-21) |
Passage/poem |
Independent |
objective/MCQ |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
9 |
(22-26) |
Grammar &Vocabulary- Editing |
Textbook |
objective |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
10 |
(27-31) |
Grammar &Vocabulary- Cloze test |
Independent |
objective/MCQ |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
11 |
(32-36) |
Grammar &Vocabulary
Elements of vocabulary |
Textbook |
objective |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
80 |
||
13E/14E
SSC Model Paper-2022-2023
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
One day, he invited me to his home for a
meal. His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine
in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to serve me in her kitchen.
Sivasubramania Iyer was not perturbed, nor did he get angry with his wife, but
instead, served me with his own hands and sat down beside me to eat his meal.
His wife watched us from behind the kitchen door. I wondered whether she had
observed any difference in the way I ate rice, drank water or cleaned the floor
after the meal. When I was leaving his house, Sivasubramania Iyer invited me to
join him for dinner again the next weekend. Observing my hesitation, he told
not to get upset, saying, “Once you decide to change the system, such problems
have to be confronted.” When I visited his house the next week, Sivasubramania
Iyer’s wife took me inside her kitchen and served me food with her own hands.
(My Childhood)
Answer
each of the following questions in three
to four
sentences 4x3=12
1. Why do you think Sivasubramania
Iyer’s wife was horrified?
2. What change did Kalam observe the
next weekend? How did he feel?
3. “Once you decide to change the
system, such problems have to be confronted.” Explain.
4. If you were Kalam, would you visit
your teacher’s house the next week? Justify.
The day came. His
classmates were leaving for Madras (now Chennai). They were taking a train from
Mysore to Madras. They have shared good years in school and college together.
He went to the station to say goodbye and good luck to them for their future
life.
At the station, his friends were already
there. They were excited and talking loudly. The noise was like the chirping of
birds. They were all excited and discussing their new hostels, new courses etc.
He was not part of it. So, he stood there silently. One of them noticed and
said, 'You should have made it.' He did not reply. He only wished all of them.
They waved at him as the train slowly left the platform. (I Will Do It)
Answer
each of the following questions in three to
four sentences 4x3=12
5. You should have made it.' Who
is the speaker of these words? What does this statement convey?
6. Why do you think Murthy did not reply?
7. If you were Murthy, what would you do in that
situation?
8. Pick Three TRUE
statements according to the
passage.
A. Murthy and his friends are leaving for further
studies.
B. Murthy was not jealous of his friends.
C. Birds were Chirping at the railway station.
D. Murthy's friends felt that he should have made it to
the IIT.
E. Murthy was on the platform when the train left.
9. What does the Pie-Chart show? How many genres are presented in the Chart?
10. Which is the least preferred genre? Suggest two measures to develop interest
amongst the students in that genre.
11. What is the percentage of Drama, Novels and Poems made
altogether?
12. Which genre do you prefer? Mention your favourite work
in that genre.
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) Coffee is one of the most
popular drinks in the world.
(ii) It has caffeine. It stimulates our mind. (iii) People in south India like coffee more than tea.
(iv)A cup of coffee brings relief. (v) Too much intake
of coffee affects our health. (iv) Moderate
intake of coffee is good. It is beneficial
for healthy people.
i. Rewrite the sentence using ‘very
few’
ii. Combine the two sentences with
‘which’
iii. Rewrite the sentence using ‘prefer’
iv. Rewrite the sentence beginning with
‘relief.’
v. Rewrite the sentence beginning with
‘taking “
vi. combine the two sentences using’
not only - but also.’
14. The concluding scene of the
one-act play “The Dear Departed “depicts Abel Merryweather being disgusted with
the behaviour of his daughters and deciding to leave the house to get
married.
Now, imagine Abel Merryweather’s
daughters regret mistreating him after he left the house. Write a possible
conversation between them. 10M
Or
Recently,
Delhi government had to declare holidays to schools due to the hazardous levels
of air pollution. Despite the preventive measures taken by government, air
pollution remains a major threat in many cities and towns.
Now
write an essay on the topic ‘Air Pollution” expressing your concerns.
You may
use the following ideas:
•
Causes
of air pollution
•
Effects
•
Measures
to reduce the air pollution
•
Roles
and responsibilities of authorities and citizens
Q. No.
15. In the lesson
‘The Storeyed House,’ we have come to know about the death of Bayaji in the
fire accident.
Imagine
you are the eye witness of the accident and write a diary entry. 5M
Q. No. 16. Silver Jubilee celebrations of your school are to be
held on 25th of January, 2023.
Imagine you are the organizer and design an invitation. 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
Who
has seen the wind?
Neither
I nor you:
But
when the leaves hang trembling,
The
wind is passing through.
Who
has seen the wind?
Neither
you nor I:
But
when the trees bow down their heads,
The
wind is passing by.
17. Who has seen the wind? Neither I
nor you: --- it means ( )
a. The poet has seen the wind
b. The poet and the reader have seen
the wind
c. No one can see the wind
d. Anyone can see the wind
18. But when the leaves hang trembling, - the literary device used here
is ( )
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
19. The tone of the poet is ( )
a. pleasing
b. serious
c. assertive
d. authoritative
20. But when the trees bow down their
heads- The wind is passing by. – this
tells about ( )
a. The softness of the wind
b. The strength of the wind
c. The speed of the wind
d. The gentleness of the wind
21. The word ‘tremble’ in the poem means ( )
a. movement
b. falling
c. sudden rise
d. making sound
I gave him the can of wine. (22) He poured himself mug and handed me the can. He drank all of it at one go. (23) He then arranged the belt who was attached to the trunk carefully on his forehead. So, this was the picture: my father carrying my luggage on his back and me following him with a tiny bag in my hand. (24) We were walking up a narrow road hilly, and neither of us uttered a word as if we were strangers who spoke different languages. (25) I did not know what was going in his mind. (26) From time to time it crossed my mind that it was improper for me to let father carried the luggage. I wanted to tell him that I would like to carry the trunk myself, but my guilt and shame did not allow me to do so.
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
An Aeroplane is
just like a metal bird. It has a huge
body (27)----- large wings. Flight journey is the fastest mode (28)-----
travel. Some planes (29)----- even
faster than sound. There are two kinds of planes; passenger planes carry people
(30)----- cargo planes carry goods. Apart from this, there are fighter planes (31)------are
used by the army in war.
27. a. so b. and c. yet d. but
28. a. of b. for c. on d. at
29. a. travels b.
travel c. travelling d.
travelled
30. a. wherever b. where c. whereas d.
wherein
31. a. who b.
which c. what d.
where
I was (32) amazed. Here before my eyes, a white baby, for they were little more than babies, was imposing his will upon a little black boy. And the little black boy submitted. I puzzled within myself as I went down the road. Could it be that the little dark boy was the (33) sun of a (34) servant in the home and therefore had to do the white boy's bidding? No. They were obviously dressed alike, the little dark boy was of equal class with his playmate. No. They were (35) playmate; the little dark boy was a neighbour's child. I was sure of that. Then how was it that he obeyed so faithfully the white boy's (36) comments?
32. Write the meaning of the underlined
word.
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33. Replace the underlined word with
the correct one which is pronounced similarly.
Ans--------------------------------------------------------------
34. Write the word which is opposite in
meaning of the underlined word.
Ans--------------------------------------------------------------
35. Replace the underlined word with its correct form.
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36. Replace the underlined word with
the suitable word.
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- They were orthodox brahmin families. The idea of dining a Muslim boy in her ritually pure kitchen horrified her. She found it difficult and was not ready to serve him.
- Kalam was confronted and encouraged by Iyer. He might have understand why there was a change next week. Kalam might have felt happy for it.
- Yes, the statement given by Iyer is really true. When we start something usually we get hurdles. We have to face them and move on. Thus we could change something that we decided to do.
- If I were Kalam, I would definitely visit my master's house the next week. Because my teacher had always liked me and invited and encouraged me. I believed him and followed his advice.
- One of Murthy's friends who were leaving for Madras spoke those words. He wanted that Murthy would also come to join IIT. He wished him to be one among them.
- Murthy was an introvert by nature. He never expressed his unhappy or anguish on anybody. So, he didn't reply his friend. His motto was never to hurt anyone.
- If I were Murthy, I would have tried to convince my father once again. If I fail I would decide to follow my father's advice. But certainly I would have tried it.
- B, D and E
- The pie-chart depicts the reading interests of the students in various genres. Four genres are present in he chart namely stories, poems, novels and dramas.
- The least preferred genre is 'drama.' We may develop interest among children to read dramas by conducting quizzes, drama competitions, and dialogue competitions.
- Dramas have5% share, Novels have 20% share and Poems have 15% share. If we put them together, it would be 40% which is lesser than 'Stories.'
- I too like stories. I usually read stories selecting books from our school library. My favourite work is this genre is "Pancha Tantra Tales." They are amusing and instructive.
- i) A very few drinks in the world as popular as coffee. ii) It has caffeine which simulates our mind. iii) People in south India prefer coffee to tea. iv) Relief is brought by a cup of coffee. v) Taking too much coffee affects our health. vi) Moderate intake of coffee is not only good but also beneficial for healthy people.
- Conversation between among sisters. (or) Essay on 'Air Pollution' (Check answer in Discourses Book)
- Diary Entry of an eye witness. (Check in Discourses Book)
- Invitation (Check in Discourses Book) Part-B
- C
- B
- A
- B
- A
- He poured himself a mug and handed me the can. (Article error)
- He then arranged the belt which was attached to the trunk carefully on his forehead. (relativisation error)
- We were walking up a narrow hilly road, and neither of us uttered a word as if we were strangers who spoke different languages. (word order error)
- I did not know what was going on in his mind. (missing letter error)
- From time to time it crossed my mind that it was improper for me to let father carry the luggage. (wordform error)
- B
- A
- B
- C
- B
- surprized or wondered
- son
- master or mistress
- playmates
- orders