Karnataka SSLC Question Paper 2022 Answer Key First Language English

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I. Multiple choice questions : 6×1=6

1. The girl did not understand his words, ............... .
The appropriate question tag to be added is
(A) didn’t she ? (B) does she ?
(C) did she ? (D) doesn’t she ?

Rem. (C) — did she ? 1 1

2. .................. Mt. Everest is ................ tallest peak in
the Himalayas.
The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks
are
(A) A, the (B) The, the
(C) The, a (D) An, the

Rem. (B) — The, the 1 1

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3. They presented him ...................... a gold watch.
The appropriate preposition to be filled in the blank
is
(A) with (B) for
(C) in (D) at

Rem. (A) — with 1 1

4. To cut off a part of a person’s infected body
Choose the correct one-word medical term :
(A) anatomy (B) autopsy
(C) antidote (D) amputate.

Rem. (D) — amputate 1 1

5. The word that takes ‘in’ as a negative prefix is
(A) proper (B) regular
(C) civilized (D) curable.
Rem. (D) — curable 1 1

6. My boat went heaving through the water like a
swan ;
The figure of speech used here is
(A) Alliteration (B) Metaphor
(C) Simile (D) Personification.
Rem. (C) — Simile 1 1

II. Observe the relationship in the first pair of
words and complete the second pair accordingly
in the following : 4×1=4

7. Silence : Silent :: Glory : ........................... .

Comp. glorious 1 1

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8. Meet : Meat :: Pray : ............................. .

Comp. prey 1 1

9. Menace : Threat :: Agile : ........................ .

Comp. active/quick 1 1

10. Happiness : Misery :: Arrival : ........................... .

Comp. Departure 1 1

III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

11. Change the voice of the sentence :
The hunter shot the tiger.

Comp. The tiger was shot by the hunter. 1 1

12. Frame a question to get the underlined word as
answer :
January is the first month of the year.

Comp. Which / What is the first month of the year ? 1 1

13. Rewrite the sentence into assertive :
How sweet this rose smells !

Comp. This rose smells very sweet. 1 1

IV. Answer the following questions in a sentence
each : 4×1=4

14. What did Della buy for Jim ?

Comp. A platinum fob chain for his watch. 1 1

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15. Why did the girl tell the narrator that her aunt was
meeting her at Saharanpur ?

Comp. She wanted to convey a message that he couldn't
take advantage of her thinking that she was alone. 1 1

16. Otto Frank decided to migrate to Netherlands. Give
reason.

Comp. Hitler was issuing one anti-Jewish decree after
another. —Netherland was hospitable. ( any one ) 1 1

17. Why did Buttoo go to Dronacharya ?

Comp. To learn his ( Dronacharya's ) science i.e. archery. 1 1

V. Answer the following questions in two to three
sentences each : 7 × 2 = 14

18. “The elders of the Workers’ Paradise became
anxious.” Why ?

Comp. — work had, of late, begun to suffer

— many persons now became idle.
— wasting precious time on painting and
sculpture. 1 1 2

19. What were the reasons for Pierre to wish to eat the
cranberry tart ?

Rem. — the tart was succulent, spiced, sugared, white
as a maid's bosom.
— it would sit affably on a foundation of eel pie. 1 1 2

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20. What was the male bird doing, when it was shot ?

Rem. — the male bird had stretched its neck to pull the
reluctant sun out from the rim of the horizon. 1 1 2

21. Compare the qualities of Lochinvar and the
bridegroom.

Comp. — Lochinvar was faithful in love and dauntless in
war. — brave

— the bridegroom was laggard in love and dastard
in war. — craven 1 1 2

22. How does John Masefield justify that he was born
at the cost of his mother’s life ?

Comp. — his mother's life made him a man.

— all through the months of human birth, his
mother's beauty fed him — he could not see,
breathe, nor move but still destroyed or leeched
a part of her life. 1 1 2

23. What made Kripacharya to object Karna joining in
the battle ?

Rem. — Kripacharya asked Karna to reveal his
parentage and race.

— high born princes could not engage in single
combat with unknown adventurers.
1 1 2

24. How strong was the Greek wine brought by
Ulysses ?

Comp. — so strong that no one ever drank without
adding water.

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— fragrance was so delicious that nobody could
abstain from tasting it.

— it would raise one's courage to the height of
heroic deeds. 1 1 2

VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

25. Change the following sentence to the other two
degrees of comparison :

Mumbai is one of the biggest cities in India.

Exp. Positive : Very few cities in India are as big as
Mumbai. 1

Comparative : Mumbai is bigger than most/many
other cities in India. 1 2

26. Change the following sentence to reported speech :
The doctor said to the students, “Take exercise
regularly and sleep with the windows open”.

Exp. The doctor advised the students to take exercise
regularly and to sleep with the windows open. 1 1 2

27. Combine the sentences using :
a) As soon as
b) No sooner ...................... than.
He saw the warden. He ran away.

Exp. a) As soon as
— As soon as he saw the warden, he ran away. 1

b) No sooner ..... than
— No sooner did he see the warden than he ran
away. 1 2

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VII. Answer the following questions in five to six
sentences each : 6 × 3 = 18

28. How did Anne describe her life in Annexe ?

Comp. — Anne described her life in 'Annexe' with all its
inevitable tensions and quarrels.

— She created a record of adolescence, sketching
with complete honesty, her feelings, longings
and loneliness.

— She felt like a song bird whose wings had been
brutally torn out and who was flying in utter
darkness against the bars of its own cage. 2 1 3

29. According to Abraham Lincoln what should his son
know regarding books and nature ?

Rem. — wonders of books

— give him leisure time
— to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the
sky.
— bees in the sun.

— the flowers on a green hillside. 2 1 3

30. How are the ideas of spirituality explained in the
poem ‘Vachana’ ?

Comp. — the rich people build temples for Siva (God)

— Basavanna, being poor cannot do it but wants
to show devotion to his Lord.

— consoles himself saying that his body is a
temple, legs are pillars, body the shrine and
head cupola of gold.

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— things standing are not permanent but moving
shall stay forever. 2 1 3

31. Explain why and how Buttoo learnt archery by
himself.

Comp. — Buttoo went to Dronacharya to learn archery.

— he was driven with shame because he did not
have name and fame.

— he learnt all by himself in front of Drona’s
statue.

— he respects him as his guru
— all his knowledge and inspiration was from him. 2 1 3

32. Describe how and why did Indra approach Karna.

Exp. — Indra foresaw that a supreme contest was
inevitable between Arjuna and Karna.

— He put on the garb of a Brahmana and came to
Karna and begged of him his earrings and
armour.

— The sun God had already warned Karna.

— still Karna could not refuse to give any gift.

— he cut off the earrings and armour with which
he was born and gave them to the Brahmana
(Indra) 2 1 3

33. Explain the opinion of Mother Theresa about
heaven and hell.
OR

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How was the 70th birthday of Louis Pasteur
celebrated in Paris ?

Comp. — Mother Theresa wished to have a torch in her
right hand and a vessel of water in her left.

— With one she might burn the glories of heaven
and with the other extinguish the fires of hell.

— men might learn to serve God from love alone
without fear of hell and without the temptation
of heavenly bliss. 2 1 3

OR

Comp. — Pasteur's 70th birthday was celebrated like a
national festival.

— like Lord Lister, he was honoured in his old age
by the scientists of all nations.

— It was conducted at the great hall of the
University of Paris.

— The old man was too weak to speak, and his
speech was read to the distinguished audience
by his son which was addressed to people and
students. 2 1 3

VIII. Explain with reference to the context :5 × 3 = 15

34. “Wait a moment ! I shall come with you.”

Exp. — A Wrong Man in Workers' Paradise.

— Rabindranath Tagore

— The girl of the silent torrent told this to the
wrong man.

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— The president in the Workers' Paradise ordered
the wrong man to leave. The man sighed and
gathered his brush and paints to go. The girl
came up tripping and cried these words. 2 1 3

35. “Aunts are usually formidable creatures.”

Exp. — The Eyes are not Here.

— Ruskin Bond

— The narrator said this

— The girl said that she was getting down at
Saharanpur and her aunt was meeting her
there. The narrator did not want to be familiar
with the girl and said these words. 2 1 3

36. “I really don’t see the necessity.”

Exp. — The Pie and the Tart

— Hugh Chesterman

— Pierre repeated the words spoken by the Judge
Gaston.

— Pierre was pinched the previous month for
begging. Judge Gaston questioned him why he
did that. Pierre answered that he wanted to live.
Gaston looked Pierre up and down and said
these words. 2 1 3

37. “I long woo’d your daughter, my suit you denied ;
—”

Comp. — Lochinvar

— Sir Walter Scott

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— Lochinvar said this to Ellen's father.

— Lochinvar came from the West and entered the
Netherby Hall. There were bride's-men,
Kinsmen, brothers and all. Ellen's father asked
him whether he had come for peace or war, or
to dance at their bridal. Then Lochinvar said
these words. 2 1 3

38. “Beware ! Rash promise ever ends in strife.”

Exp. — Buttoo

— Toru Dutt

— Dronacharya said these words to Buttoo.

— Buttoo considered Dronacharya as his master
and learnt archery. Dronacharya demands his
due. Butto promised that he was ready to give
anything he asked for till he was alive. Then
Dronacharya said these words. 2 1 3

IX. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

39. My legs .......................................................

....................................................................

....................................................................

............................................................. stay.

OR

I was .............................................................

......................................................................

.....................................................................

............................................................ grow.

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Rem. My legs are pillars,
the body the shrine,
the head a cupola
of gold.
Listen, O Lord of the meeting rivers,
things standing shall fall,
but the moving ever shall stay. 2 2 4
OR
I was angry with my friend :
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe :
I told it not, my wrath did grow. 2 2 4
X. Answer the following questions in seven to eight
sentences each : 3 × 4 = 12

40. Explain how the narrator was haunted by a
mysterious presence within him after the stolen
boat experience.
Appre. — Wordsworth after leaving the bark, moved
through the meadows in grave and serious
mood.
— for many days his brain worked with dim and
undetermined sense of unknown modes of
being.
— there hung a darkness over his thoughts and
called it solitude or blank desertion.

— no familiar shapes remained, trees, sea, sky, no
colours of green fields.

— huge and mighty forms that do not live like
living men, moved slowly through the mind by
day and were a trouble to his dreams. 2 2 4

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41. Mention the causes and prevention of soil erosion
as described by C. V. Raman.
OR
How did Della try to fix her hair before Jim got
home ?

Exp. Causes
— sudden bursts of excessively heavy rain
resulting in a large run-off of surplus water.

— slope of the land.

— removal of the natural protective coat of
vegetation.

— existence of ruts.

— absence of any checks.

Prevention

— the terracing of the land

— the construction of bunds
— the practice of contour cultivation

— planting of appropriate types of vegetation. 2 2 4
OR
— when Della reached home her intoxication gave
way a little to prudence and reason.
— she got her curling irons and lighted the gas
and went to repair the ravages.
— a tremendous task
— within forty minutes her head was covered with
tiny, close-lying curls.
— that made her look wonderfully like a truant
schoolboy.
— she looked at her reflection in the mirror long,
carefully, and critically. 2 2 4

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42. Describe the experiment conducted by Louis
Pasteur to show the difference between pure and
stale air.
OR
Why does Gandhi say that a moral act should be
done without fear and compulsion ?

Exp. — Pasteur filled some bottles with soup.

— he took some into a little hotel bedroom where
the air hardly ever changed.

— broke their necks off, allowed the air to enter
freely and then sealed them.

— then some bottles into a field nearby and did
the same with them.

— finally he opened some on the top of a high
mountain and again sealed them up.

— when examined later the bottles opened in the
hotel bedroom were completely mouldy, the
bottles opened in the field were not so mouldy,
those opened on the mountain had no germs at
all. 2 2 4

OR

Exp. — there is no morality, if a person rises early out
of the fear that he might lose his situation.

— no morality in living a simple and unpretentious
life if there is no means to live otherwise.

— Plain, simple living would be moral though
wealthy.

— it is only selfish and not moral, of an employer
to sympathize with his employees or pay them
higher wages lest they leave him.

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— moral if the employer wished well of them and
realized how he owed his prosperity to them.

— this means that for an act to be moral it has to
be free from fear and compulsion. 2 2 4

XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer
the questions given below : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 × 2)
Life is not the aggregate of days and months. It is
the aggregate of lofty ideals and noble deeds. There
is joy when you meet the demands you make and
quench your thirst ; greater is the joy when we meet
the need of others and quench their thirst. Lucky
you are if you have no cause to shed tears of your
own. Luckier you should be if you can wipe the
tears of the poor and the suffering, the forsaken
and the forlorn. Blind and ignorant we are, we try to
seek fame in conquering nations, in giving false
promises, uttering sugar coated words and fanning
religious riots in order to perpetuate our position
and power. We think we make history and therefore
prefer a claim to fame. We do not realise that our
names do not enter even the pages of children’s
story books. The moment we go away, we go away
once for all even from the memories of the people.
Questions :
43.
a) When will you be luckier ?
b) Why are we considered to be blind and
ignorant ?

Comp. a) — If you can wipe the tears of the poor and the
suffering, the forsaken and the forlorn. 2 2

b) — We try to seek fame in conquering nations,
in giving false promises, uttering sugar
coated words and fanning religious riots in
order to perpetuate our position and power. 2 2

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XII. Write an essay of about 18 - 20 sentences on any
one of the following topics : 1×5=5

44. a) Travelling — a learning experience

b) Population explosion.

Exp. — Matter 2

— Sequence 2

— Language 1 5

XIII. Imagine you are Veena / Venugopal of

Government High School, Mysore.

Write a letter to your friend telling him / her what
45.
you want to be when you grow up and why.

1×5=5

OR

Imagine you are Chaithra / Chirag of
Government High School, Bangalore.

Write a letter to the Commissioner, BBMP,
highlighting the need of a public park in your

locality.

Exp. — Format 2

— Matter 2

— Language 1 5

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