Karnataka SSLC Model Question Paper 2024 English First Language

ACADEMIC YEAR

2024

Karnataka
Board
Model Paper

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S.S.L.C. MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 2023-24

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Subject : First Language — ENGLISH

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CCE-RF : ÍÝÇÝ Ë¨Ý¦ìWÜÙÜá / Regular Fresh

General Instructions to the Candidate :
1. This question paper consists of 45 questions.
2. Question paper has been sealed by reverse jacket. You have to cut on
the right side to open the paper at the time of commencement of the
examination. Check whether all the pages of the question paper are
intact.
3. Follow the instructions given against the questions.
4. Figures in the right hand margin indicate maximum marks for the
questions.
5. The maximum time to answer the paper is given at the top of the
question paper. It includes 15 minutes for reading the question paper.

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I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions /

incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most

appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the

complete answer along with its letter of alphabet : 6×1=6

1. Preethi didn’t go to the office today, ................ .

The appropriate question tag to be added is

(A) does she ?

(B) doesn’t she ?

(C) did she ?

(D) didn’t she ?

2. He is .................. rich man in .................. whole town.

The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are

(A) an, the (B) the, an

(C) a, a (D) a, the

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3. We have been .................. cricket since ten years.

Choose the correct form of verb :

(A) playing (B) play

(C) played (D) plays

4. The plural of the word ‘life’ is

(A) lifes (B) lives

(C) lifeses (D) life’s

5. The word that takes ‘im’ as a negative prefix is

(A) moral (B) legal

(C) regular (D) connect

6. Her eyes were shining like a star.

The figure of speech used here is

(A) Metaphor (B) Personification

(C) Alliteration (D) Simile

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II. Observe the relationship in the first pair of words and complete

the second pair accordingly in the following : 4×1=4

7. Busy : Idle :: Deep : ...................... .

8. Momentum : Speed :: Menace : ........................ .

9. See : Saw :: Teach : ....................... .

10. Neat : Neatness :: Generous : ......................... .

III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

11. Change the voice of the sentence :

Madhavi was cooking a nice meal.

12. Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer :

Her early name was Babita.

13. Rewrite the following sentence using ‘so .... that .... not’ :

He is too weak to play football.

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

14. What did the narrator remark about girl’s face ?

15. Who won the cricket match ?

16. How would Marion identify Gaultier’s messenger ?

17. Why had Buttoo gone to Dronacharya ?

V. Answer the following questions in two to three sentences each :

7 × 2 = 14

18. Why did the narrator feel that he would never be able to discover

something about the girl’s looks ?

19. Explain the success story of Pepsi and Coca-Cola.

20. How is the end of the female crane explained in the poem ?

21. Which are the four stages of man’s life discussed in the poem

“That Time of Year” ?

22. How did Drona respond to Buttoo’s request to teach him

archery ?

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23. What did Jim and his mother take from Billy’s sea chest before

they fled the inn ?

24. Why did Ulysses and his men enter the habitation of the Cyclop ?

VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

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

comparison :

Bengaluru is more populated than most other cities in

Karnataka.

26. Combine the following sentences using :

a) As soon as

b) No sooner .......... than

He got angry. He started to beat her.

27. Change the following sentence to reported speech :

Teacher said to her, “Don’t waste time and study carefully”.

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VII. Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each :

6 × 3 = 18

28. How did Della react when she saw Jim’s gift for her ?

29. What ideas of spirituality emerge from the study of Vachana ?

30. Describe the effect that the spectacle of the peak had on the

poet’s mind when it upreared its head.

31. Explain how the nature and hunters disturb the stones on the

wall.

32. “Parashurama realised that Karna was not a Brahmana.”

Illustrate.

33. Why did the elders of the Workers’ Paradise become anxious ?

OR

What finally forced Frank’s family to go into hiding ?

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

34. “God ! We haven’t a moment to spare.”

35. “Please God, make him think I am still pretty.”

36. “The holes in your tunic don’t interest me.”

37. “O, come ye in peace here, or come ye in war,”

38. “My mother’s life made me a man.”

IX. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

39. I was angry ......................................

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

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

.................................. wrath did grow.

OR

My legs ...........................................

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

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

................................ ever shall stay.

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X. Answer the following questions in seven to eight sentences each :

3 × 4 = 12

40. List the values which the poet father wants the teacher to teach

his son ( any eight ).

41. How does C. V. Raman explain that water is the basis for all life ?

OR

Why does Gandhi say that moral act should be done without

compulsion ?

42. Explain the experiment conducted by Louis Pasteur to show the

difference between pure and stale air.

OR

Man today is an unstoppable buying machine. Explain.

XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

given below : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 × 2)

43. Culture is the cultivation of plant or garden, not the eradication

of its roots. It is an understanding of the roots and seeds, their

patient care and instructed nourishment.

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By culture, I mean first of all what the anthropologists mean : the

way of life of a particular people living together in one place.

Culture is made visible in their arts, their social system, their

habits, their customs and their religion. It is an aggregate of

customs, institutions, manners, standards, tastes, morals and

beliefs.

Now these are transmitted rather by the family than by the

school ; hence when family life fails to play its part, we must

expect our culture deteriorate.

Questions :

a) What is culture according to this passage ?

b) How is culture made visible ?

XII. Write an essay of about 18-20 sentences on any one of the

following topics : 1×5=5

44. a) Advantages of Computer

b) Importance of Health and Hygiene.

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XIII. 45. Imagine you are Mohan / Mohini of Government High

School, Dharwar.

Write a letter to your friend explaining annual day celebrations in

your school. 1×5=5

OR

Imagine you are Prem / Prema of Government High School,

Belagavi.

Write a letter to the Chairman of City Corporation requesting him

to take necessary action to clear the garbage stock from your

school campus.

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Subject : First Language — ENGLISH (NCERT)

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CCE-RF : ÍÝÇÝ Ë¨Ý¦ìWÜÙÜá / Regular Fresh

General Instructions to the Candidate :
1. This question paper consists of 47 questions.

2. Question paper has been sealed by reverse jacket. You have to cut on
the right side to open the paper at the time of commencement of the
examination. Check whether all the pages of the question paper are
intact.

3. Follow the instructions given against the questions.

4. Figures in the right hand margin indicate maximum marks for the
questions.

5. The maximum time to answer the paper is given at the top of the
question paper. It includes 15 minutes for reading the question paper.

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I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions /

incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most

appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the

complete answer along with its letter of alphabet : 6×1=6

1. Lata cooked rice, ................. .

The appropriate question tag to be added is

(A) doesn’t she ? (B) didn’t she ?

(C) wasn’t she ? (D) did she ?

2. The word that takes the prefix ‘im’ to form opposite of its meaning

is

(A) regular (B) mortal

(C) legal (D) visible

3. ............. Bhagavadgeeta is .............. holy book of India.

(A) The, a (B) The, the

(C) A, a (D) An, the

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4. ‘Betty bought bitter butter, she made it better butter’

The figure of speech used here is

(A) Simile (B) Metaphor

(C) Personification (D) Alliteration

5. ............ our many faults, our parents love us. The most

appropriate alternative to be used here is

(A) Besides (B) Even though

(C) In spite of (D) Having

6. Hurrah ! we won the match ! The underlined word is a/an.

(A) Verb (B) Noun

(C) Interjection (D) Adverb

II. Observe the relationship between the first pair of words and

complete the second pair accordingly in the following : 4×1=4

7. Night : Knight :: Bye : ......................... .

8. Deep : shallow :: Afforestation : ........................... .

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9. Bunch : keys :: Bundle : ....................... .

10. Astonishment : surprise :: Delicious : ........................... .

III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

11. She sings melodiously.

Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer.

12. Change the voice of the given sentence.

I have written a story.

13. Use the following word as a verb in your own sentence.

‘Book’

IV. Answer the following questions in a sentence each : 7×1=7

14. What is the baker called in Goa ?

15. Who is the writer of the poem, ‘The Trees’ ?

16. Who is Richard A. Ebright ?

17. What did M and Mme Loisel do after losing all the hopes to find

the necklace ?

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18. Who is the hack driver in the lesson ‘The Hack Driver’ ?

19. What is the name of Bholi’s father ?

20. How does ‘the fog’ come, according to Carl Sandburg ?

V. Answer the following questions in two to three sentences each :

7 × 2 = 14

21. What was Valli’s favourite past time ?

22. What happened when Mij was out of the box in the flight ?

23. What does the phrase, ‘in the world of possessions’ mean in the

poem ‘The Ball Poem’ ?

24. ‘I was really worried about Tricki this time.’ Why was Mr. James

Harriot worried about Tricki ?

25. How is Ausable’s personality unique from other secret agents ?

26. How was Horace Danby as a person ?

27. Why was Griffin disliked by his landlord ?

OR

Why was the twentieth century called ‘the era of the Book’ ?

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VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

28. Change the following sentence into indirect/reported speech.

Officer said to the stranger, “Where are you coming from ?”

29. Combine the sentences, using

a) So ................. that

b) too ................... to

Jamoon is very sweet. One cannot eat it.

30. Change the following sentence into the other two degrees of

comparison.

Gol Gumbaj is the biggest dome in India.

VII. Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each :

6 × 3 = 18

31. How did the rain change suddenly ? What happened to Lencho’s

fields ?

32. When and why do Peggy and Maddie notice Wanda’s absence ?

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33. What is a ‘dust of snow’ ? What has changed the poet's mood ?

How does poet’s mood change ?

34. Differentiate the behavioural changes of a tiger in the zoo and in

the forest ?

35. How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft ?

36. When would the baker come everyday ? Why did the children run

to meet him ?

OR

The word ‘Proposal’ has several meanings. Can you guess what

sort of proposal the play is about ? Justify.

VIII. Explain with reference to the context : 4 × 3 = 12

37. ‘An Extraordinary human disaster.’

38. ‘Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like

me.’

39. ‘You’ll know it is the Asian Lion.’

40. “Never shall a young man, thrown into despair.”

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IX. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

41. But if ...............................................

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

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

............................................ Suffice.

OR

Don’t eat .........................................

.......................................... Amanda.

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

...................................... not a care ;

X. Answer the following questions in seven to eight sentences each :

3 × 4 = 12

42. “The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest ?

What compelled the young seagull to finally fly ?

OR

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How did Mandela’s understanding of freedom change with age

and experience ?

43. How do you usually understand the idea of ‘Selfishness’ ? Do you

agree with Kisa Gotami that she was being ‘Selfish in her grief’ ?

Explain.

OR

Write two interesting legendary stories about tea and its origin.

44. Do you think ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ to be a serious or a

light hearted poem ? Give reasons to support your answer.

OR

Write in your own words about the gist of the poem ‘Animals’.

XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

given below : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 + 2)

45. People talk of memorials to him in statues of bronze or marble.

Shall we pay to him that he would have appreciated ? He has

shown us the way to live and the way to die and if we have not

understood that lesson, it would be better that we raised no

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memorial to him, for the only fit memorial is to follow reverently

in the path he showed us and to do our duty in life and in death.

To him India was dear because she had represented throughout

the ages certain immutable truths. But though he was intensely

religious and came to be called ‘the father of the nation’ which he

had liberated, yet no narrow religious or national bonds confined

his spirit. And so he became the greatest internationalist

believing in the essential unity of man the underlying unity of all

religions and the needs of humanity.

Questions :

a) Who is being discussed in this passage ? What was he called

by the people of India ?

b) What did he believe in ?

XII. Write an essay of about 18-20 sentences on any one of the

following topics : 1×5=5

46. a) Chandrayan-3 – A Successful Journey of India.

b) Teaching – a noble proffession.

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XIII. Imagine you are Samruddha / Samruddhi residing in Kalyan

Nagar, Vijayanagar [ Hospet ].

47. Write a letter to the District Collector complaining about irregular

power supply in your area. 1×5=5

OR

Imagine that you are Radha / Rohan studying in X Std. Govt

High School, Koppa Dist., Chikkamagaluru.

Write a letter to your father giving him an explanation about your

preparation for Annual Examination.

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