AP Class 10 Model Paper 2026 English Second Language

BLUE PRINT & MODEL PAPERS OF SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26
BY THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS (SSC BOARD), A.P.
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11E - SECOND LANGUAGE - ENGLISH : CLASS - X
Details of the Public (Board) Examination
l Max. Marks : 100

l No. of Papers : 1

l Sections in each Paper : 4 (A, B, C and D)

l Time for each Paper : 2.30 Hrs

SYLLABUS

SECTION-A

Comprehension : (TEXTUAL)

l All lessons under Extensive Reading in Intermediate First Year English (10 marks)

Comprehension : (UNSEEN)

l Unseen passage : a prose passage (story / essay / article / description / dialogue / narrative)

10 marks

l Table / pie chart / bar chart / tree diagram with five questions.

SECTION-B

Vocabulary : (TEXTUAL)

l Synonyms (4), Antonyms (4), Right form of the word (4), Spelling (3)

SECTION-C

Grammar :

l All Grammar Topics covered under Intermediate First Year English

l Parts of speech (2), Articles (2), Prepositions (2), Tenses (3), Voice (1), Direct and Indirect

Speech (1), Question Tag (1), Degrees of Comparison (1), Correction of Sentences (2)

Creative Expression : (TEXTUAL)

l Discourses : Conversation, Description, Diary Entry and Script for a speech (10 marks)

Creative Expression : (UNSEEN)

l Letter writing, News report, Biographical sketch and Developing a story using hints. (10 marks)

Creative Expression : (Diagram to text : Information transfer (10 marks)

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ACADEMIC STANDARD WISE WEIGHTAGE

Academic Standards % of weightage Marks

Reading Comprehension 30 30
Creative Expression including
Framing questions and Conventions 30 30
of Writing
Vocabulary 20 20
Grammar 20 20

PAPERWISE BLUEPRINT : PAPER-I

Academic Standards Q. Source Marks Objective V.S.A S.A Essay Total

No. type

Reading Comprehension 1-5 T.B 5 5 30

Textual and Unseen 6-10 T.B 5 3 2 15

10-15 T.B 5 3 2
16 T.B 5 5

Vocabulary 17 T.B 5 5 20

18 T.B 5 5
19 T.B 5 5

20 T.B 2 2

21 T.B 2 2
22 T.B 2 2

23 T.B 1 1

24 T.B 1 1
Grammar 25 T.B 1 1 20

26 T.B 1 1

27 T.B 1 1
28 T.B 1 1

29 T.B 4 4

30 T.B 4 4
Creative Expression 31 T.B 10 10

including Framing 32 T.B 10 10 30

Questions 33 T.B 10 10

BLUE PRINT & MODEL PAPERS OF SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26
BY THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS (SSC BOARD), A.P.
11E

SECOND LANGUAGE - ENGLISH - 2025-26
MODEL PAPER
Time : 2.45 hours Max. Marks : 100

Instructions :
1. Answer ALL the questions on a separate answer book supplied to you.
2. Write the answers to the questions under 'Section-B' and 'Section-C' are the separate answer book
supplied to you at one place in the same order as they are seen in the question paper.
3. 15 minutes of time is allotted for reading the question paper.

SECTION – A : READING COMPREHENSION

(1 - 5) Read the following passage carefully.

This life went on for years and then a change in his life occurred. A beggar, blind in both eyes,
appeared at the market. Gate. An old man led him up there early in the morning, seated him at
the gate and came up again at midday with some food, gathered his coins and took him home at
night.
The dog was sleeping nearby. He was stirred by the small of food. He got up came out of his
shelter and stood before the blind man, wagging his tail and gazing expectantly at the bowl, as
he was eating his sparse meal. [The Blind Dog]

Now, answer the following questions. 5 × 2 = 10 M
1. What change occurred in his life.

2. Who led the beggar up there early in the morning ?

3. What did the old woman do everyday ?
4. Who was stirred by the smell of food ?
5. Why did the dog stand before the blind man ?
(6 - 10) Read the following passage.
Ant can do many things. Weaver ant are skilful tailors. They stitch two learn together by
pulling them from the sides and sewing them together in the way, they make a cosy home for
themselves. Some ant families grow food just like farmers do. They raise small plant lice called
aphids for their milk.
Ants live in large groups called colonies. An ant can tell whether another ant belongs to their
colony or not by touching the other ant with its antennae-thin rods at the top of their heads-
which help it to distinguish strangers by their "colony scent".
Ants also help each other and serve the colony. Each ant takes care of its companions first and
then takes care of itself. If there is a shortage of food in the colony, the worker ants starts
feeding others with the food from their reserve stomachs. When there is enough food to eat,
they become worker ants again. Ants are the most hardworking and unselfish creatures.

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Now, answer the following questions. 5 × 2 = 10 M
6. How many kinds of ants are mentioned in the passage and what are they ?

7. Why is it said that ants are not selfish ?

Choose the correct answer from the choices given
8. Ants living in large groups are called ............ [ ]

A) aphids B) colonies C) skillful tailors

9. An ant uses the sense of touch to ............ [ ]
A) help others B) eat food C) distinguish strangers

10. Which of the following is a true statement ?

A) Ants fight with thin rods or iron.
B) Ants do not have homes.

C) Ants can reserve food in their stomachs.

(11 - 15) Study the following data given in the table.
Statement showing sales of bikes during 2013-15

S.No. Name of the Company 2013 2014 2015
in Rs. in Rs. in Rs.

1. Hero Moto Crop 15,46,281 16,12,202 17,62,110

2. Bajaj Motors 8,14,622 9,11,124 9,10,110

3. Honda Motors 7,14,116 7,24,102 7,20,602

4. TVS Enfield 1,00,004 2,10,000 4,00,002

Now, answer the following questions. 5 × 2 = 10 M
11. What is the information given the table ?

12. Which bike got doubled sales approximately every year ?

13. Which company has the highest sales of bikes ?
A) Royal Enfield B) TVS Motors C) Hero Moto Corp

14. Which company has the lowest sales ?

A) Royal Enfield B) TVS Motors C) None of the above
15. Which is the correct statement among the following sentences ?

A) TVS Motors shows continuous increase in sales.

B) Honda Motors shows continuous decrease in sales.
C) Hero Moto Corp shows continuous decrease in sales.

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SECTION – B : VOCABULARY
16. Write the synonyms (words with similar meanings) of the underlined words choosing
the words from the list given. 5×1=5M
(warehouse, aimed, freedom, ignoring, swinging, singing)
Disregarding (a) the song of birds, the waving (b) green trees and the smell of flowers, Jimmy
headed (c) straight for a restaurant. There he tasted the first sweat joys of liberty (d) in the shape
of a broiled chicken and a bottle of white wine-followed by a cigar a grade better than the one the
warden given him. From there he proceeded leisurely to the depot. (e)

17. Write the opposite words to the underlined words in the given lines. 5×1=5M
Suddenly (a) there was a scream (b) or two from the women and a commotion. Unperceived

(c) by the elders, (d) May, the nine-year old girl, in a spirit of play, had shut (e) Agatha in the

vault.
18. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in brackets. 5×1=5M

And from the green ....................... (a) (breadth / breathing) care of the upper body

those who dedicate arms ....................... (b) (dangle / dangled) out front, arms with hands
which might pick up and ....................... (c) (examine / examination) men like toys, while the

snake neck ....................... (d) (coils / coiled). And the head itself, a ton of sculptured stone,

lifted ....................... (e) (easy / easily) upon the sky.
19. A) Complete the following words using 'oo, ou, au, ie'. 2 × 1/2 = 1 M

i) Auspic _ _ s ii) Retr _ _ ved

B) Complete the following words with given in the brackets. 2 × 1/2 = 1 M
i) Renaiss ................. (ance / ence) ii) Dia ................. (gnoisis / gnasis)

C) One word in the set is wrongly spelt. Write it correctly in the space provided.

i) chultry, circumscribe, Elaborate, fret
ii) genially, retreived, reformation, squeaky

iii) caveman, delirium, anihilate, quaver

SECTION – C : GRAMMAR

20. Identify and write the parts of speech of the underlined words. 2 × 1= 2 M

a) Whom do you want ?
b) This is our dog.

21. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. 2 × 1= 2 M

a) The book is thrown ................. table.
b) Ammajee spoke................. women's problems.

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22. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. 2×1=2M
a) I went to ................. Prison to meet the officials.
b) I bought ................. orient fan.
23. Change the following sentence into passive voice. 1×1=1M
We need to maintain product quality.
24. Change the following into reported speech. 1×1=1M
Sheela siad, 'I saw his today.'
25. Change the following into comparative degree. 1×1=1M
India is one of the biggest countries in the world.
26. Write the correct question tag for the following sentence. 1×1=1M
She saw a rabbit that was wounded, .........................
27. Combine the following sentences using 'too ... to'. 1×1=1M
She is very little, She cannot go to school.
28. Combine the sentences using 'present participle. 1×1=1M
He saw the tiger. He ran away.
29. Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs. 4×1=4M
a) This mill ........................ (belong) to my grandfather.
b) She ........................ (learn) typing for the last three months.
c) They ........................ (attend) the function, if they are invited.
d) After she ........................ (finish) her work, she went to bed.
30. Correct the following sentences and rewrite the correct sentences. 4×1=4M
a) Neither of my daughters look like me.
b) When she is watching the T.V., the phone rang.
c) I am owning a car.

d) Sanjana is going to home.

SECTION – D : CREATIVE WRITING

31. a) In the lesson The Blind Dog, you real that the perfumer seller freed the dog from the blind man's
slavery. The dog went off at top speed. Later the blind man was not seen for twenty days. Nor
was the dog seen anywhere. But suddenly the ribbon seller and perfume seller saw the blind
man again coming up the pavement - led by the dog. The ribbon-seller could not contain himself.
He ran up to the blind man.
Now, write a possible conversation between the ribbon-seller and the blind man.
10 M

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(OR)
In the lesson 'A Retrieved Reformation' Jimmy valentine is a skilled safecracker. While on the
run, Jimmy arrives in the small town of Elmore, Arkansas, where he mets Anabel Adams, the
daughter of the local banker. Falling in love with Anabel, Jimmy decides to abandon his criminal
past and start a new life. He assumed a new identity as Raibh D. Spencer and opens a successful
shoe store in Elmore. Over time, he gains the respect of the towns people and becomes engaged
to Annabel.
Imagine that you are Jimmy and write a diary entry expressing your feelings about
the new, respectable and joyful present life when compared the frightening criminal
past.
32. a) You have already planned to visit Hyderabad during your Dasara holidays. You father and
mother also come with you. You want to stay there for 5 days to see the important places.
Write a letter to your best friend to join in your trip to Hyderabad. Tell him your
parents also like his / her company. 10 M
OR
b) Write a story using the following hints.
A rich man - greater feast to his friends - prepared all kinds to dishes - could not get fish -
offered a reward to man who would bring - a fisherman - brought a big fish - gate keeper
not let him in - he demanded half the reward - fisherman agreed - rich man - highly pleased
- wanted to give fishermen a lot of money. Fisherman refused to take it - asked for a
hundred lashes on his back. All surprised - fisherman received fifty - asked to give the
remaining fifty to the gatekeeper, his partner in his business - rich man understood - dismissed
gatekeeper - offered a handsome reward to fisherman.
33. Describe the information in a paragraph given in the table. 10 M
Percentage of people under different weight groups in eight countries
A B C D
1 Nation Underweight Normal weight Overweight
2. United States 2 35.2 62.8
3. South Africa 8.6 46.2 45.1
4. Italy 3.4 52.6 44
5. Iran 5.7 51.5 42.8
6. Brazil 4 55.4 40.6
7. South Korea 4.7 63.2 32.1
8. India 32.9 62.5 4.5