Karnataka SSLC Question Paper 2024 English 1st Language

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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. The girl won the prize, ................ .

The appropriate question tag to be added is

(A) does she ? (B) won’t she ?

(C) didn’t she ? (D) did she ?

2. “Opportunity knocks at the door, but once.”

The figure of speech used here is

(A) Simile (B) Metaphor

(C) Personification (D) Alliteration

3. I found .............. umbrella lying in .............. room.

The correct articles to be filled in the blanks are

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

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

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4. Can you ............... this word in the dictionary ?

The correct phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is

(A) Look down (B) Look up

(C) Look after (D) Look out

5. The cat sprang ............. the table.

The appropriate preposition to be used here is

(A) upon (B) at

(C) of (D) in

6. He acted wisely.

The underlined word is a/an

(A) Verb (B) Noun

(C) Adjective (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. pray : prey :: straight : ........................... .

8. rebel : rebellion :: resist : ........................... .

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9. squirm : twist :: hostile : ....................... .

10. proud : humble :: punish : ........................... .

III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

11. Frame a question to get the underlined words as answer.

Ajay met his friend in the street last night.

12. Change the voice of the sentence.

The governor has inaugurated the exhibition.

13. Change the given sentence into exclamatory sentence.

It is a very horrible sight.

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

14. Why did the author, Gavin Maxwell go to Basra ?

15. How does the fog come according to the poet, Carl Sandburg ?

16. What does the poet compare tree branches to, in the poem

‘Trees’ ?

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

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18. Who is Fowler in the story, “The Midnight Visitor” ?

19. Where was Matilda invited to ?

20. Why is Bholi’s father worried about her ?

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

7 × 2 = 14

21. What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention to every

man ?

22. What are some of the things that you know about the people of

Coorg ?

23. What is a “dust of snow” ? How does it change the poet’s mood ?

24. Why is Mr. Herriot tempted to keep Tricki as a permanent guest ?

25. Why was the twentieth century called the “Era of the Book” ?

26. Why is the young lawyer sent to New Mullion ? What does he first

think about the place ?

27. Why was Griffin wandering the streets ?

OR

What experiments and projects does Richard Ebright undertake ?

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VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

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

comparison.

A sunset on the sea is one of the loveliest things in the nature.

29. Combine the sentences using

a) too ............. to

b) so .............. that

He is very old. He cannot learn new things.

30. Change the following sentence into reported speech or indirect

speech.

“Why are you so late for the meeting, Robert ?”, said Anwar.

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

6 × 3 = 18

31. Is bread an important part of Goan life ? How do you know this ?

32. Why did Anne think she could confide more in her diary than in

people ?

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33. Describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the cage and

in the wild.

34. “Horace Danby was good and respectable but not completely

honest.” Why do you think this description is apt for Horace ?

35. Why does the poet say the boy is learning from the loss of the

ball ? Explain it in your own sentences.

36. How does the young seagull conquer his fear ?

OR

Give a brief sketch of the character “Ivan Lomov” in the play “The

Proposal”.

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

37. “Everybody move aside please – make way for madam.”

38. “Remember, no one dies of hunger.”

39. But I can get a hair-dye and set such colour there.

40. I stand and look at them long and long.

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IX. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

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

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

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

........................................... suffice.

OR

Don’t bite ........................................

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

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

................................................. sea.

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

3 × 4 = 12

42. How does Buddha explain the mortal life in the world with

examples ?

OR

What are some of the things we come to know about otters from

the lesson ‘Mijbil the Otter’.

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43. How is Wanda seen as different by the other girls ? How do they

treat her ?

OR

How did Mandela’s understanding of freedom change with age

and experience ?

44. How does the poet suggest some ways to identify the wild animals

in the poem “How to Tell Wild Animals”.

OR

Write the summary of the poem, “The Tale of Custard the

Dragon”.

XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

given below : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 + 2)

45. Speech is a great blessing, but it can also be a great curse, for

while it helps us to make our intentions and desires known to

our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude

completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an

unusal word or of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an

enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again different

classes of people use different vocabularies and the ordinary

speech of an educated man may strike an uneducated listener as

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showing pride. Unwittingly we may use a word which bears a

different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our

own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought

but one which demands careful handling.

Questions :

a) How does speech create an enemy ?

b) Why does speech demand careful handling ?

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

following topics : 1×5=5

46. a) Artificial Intelligence – its merits and demerits.

b) Moral Values – their importance in life.

XIII. Imagine you are Gautam / Gautami studying in X standard, Govt.

High School, Chitradurga.

47. Write a letter to the Headmaster of your school to permit your

Throw Ball Team to participate in the District Level Throw Ball

Tournament. 1×5=5

OR

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Imagine you are Harshith / Harshitha residing in No. 9, 10th

Avenue, J.P. Nagar, Mysore.

Write a letter to your father informing him about the Computer

Training Course which you have joined recently. mentioning the

importance of that course at present.

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1. This question paper consists of 45 questions in all.
2. This 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 ( Follow the arrow ). Do not cut the left side to open
the paper. 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.
6. Ensure that the Version of the question paper distributed to you and
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I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions /

incomplete statements. Choose the correct alternative and write

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

1. We tried hard, ................... .

The appropriate question tag to be added is

(A) did we ? (B) didn’t we ?

(C) don’t we ? (D) do we ?

2. ................... Ganga is .................... sacred river.

The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are

(A) A, the (B) An, the

(C) The, an (D) The, a

3. Life is a dream.

The figure of speech used here is

(A) Simile (B) Metaphor

(C) Personification (D) Alliteration

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4. The word that takes ‘un’ as a negative prefix is

(A) logical (B) disciplined

(C) polite (D) educated

5. Give the noun form of the word ‘confuse’.

(A) confusingly (B) confusion

(C) confused (D) confusing

6. The plural of the word ‘photo’ is

(A) Photos (B) Photoes

(C) Photo (D) Photoess

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

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

7. Eye diseases : Oculist :: Nose diseases : ..................... .

8. Ransack : Search :: Chronicle : ...................... .

9. Mean : Meant :: Fight : ....................... .

10. Hope : Hopeful :: Glory : ....................... .

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III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

11. Change the voice of the sentence :

The mason is building the wall.

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

The milk turns sour by a thunderstorm.

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

The students were too tired to sit in the class.

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

14. According to the narrator, which is the best month to visit

Mussoorie ?

15. Where did both the teams spend the evening after the cricket

match ?

16. Why was Pierre pinched the previous month ?

17. What did Drona seek from Buttoo as recompense ?

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

7 × 2 = 14

18. In the poem Sonnet 73, which are the four stages of man’s life

that the poet is speaking about ? Where does the poet imagine

himself ?

19. Why does Drona bless, that men will link Butto’s name to Self-

help, Truth and Modesty ?

20. How do you know that the female crane was desperate to bring

the male bird back to life ?

21. According to Cheriyan Alexander, how can life be made

meaningful and sustainable ?

22. Why was Ben left marooned on the island ?

23. Explain briefly to show that Cyclops were not civilized in the art

of cultivation.

24. Why did the narrator remark that the girl had an interesting

face ?

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VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

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

comparison :

Samudragupta was one of the greatest Indian kings.

26. Change the following sentence into simple and complex :

I saw a girl and she was very beautiful.

27. Change the following sentence to reported speech :

The Prince said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this

evening.”

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

6 × 3 = 18

28. Summarise Basavanna’s opinion and message in the poem

‘Vachana’.

29. How did the speaker and his neighbour mend the wall ?

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30. Explain how Lord Krishna recounts the acts of Karna and the

Kauravas which violated fair play and chivalry. ( Any three )

31. The narrator was haunted by a mysterious presence within him

after the stolen boat experience. Justify.

32. How did the young people and students respond to a Hamburg

student in March 1957 ?

33. Louis Pasteur had a very busy and interesting life. Explain.

OR

What was the attitude of men and women before the entry of the

wrong man in Workers’ Paradise ?

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

34. “What do you want of me ?”

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

36. “Thief, dog, cut-purse, reptile, rapscallion, slubberdegullion !

What have you done with my pie ?”

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37. “She is won ! We are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur.”

38. “My mother’s life made me a man.”

IX. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

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

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

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

......................................... shall stay.

OR

And it grew ......................................

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

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

...................................... it was mine.

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 )

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41. “Water is the basis of all life.” Substantiate.

OR

How did Pasteur show that air is full of dust particles ?

42. Gandhiji says that it is not enough for a moral act to be done

with a good intention, but it should have been done without

compulsion. Explain with examples.

OR

The approach of the Sexton, the Postman, the Blacksmith and

the Baker to the game is typical of their profession. Explain.

XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

given below : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 × 2)

43. Many of us believe that science is something ‘modern’, though the

truth is that man has been using science for a very very long time.

However, it has probably had a greater affect on human lives in

the last 25 or 30 years than in the hundreds of years since the

invention of the plough or the wheel. The marvellous gifts of

science, which make modern life so comfortable as well as

exciting, are there for everyone to see. But what cannot always be

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clearly seen are the problems that science has brought us, which

were unknown to man a few years ago. Science is certainly very

modern if we consider some of the problems it has created for us

today.

One of these problems, which may become worse in the years to

come, is that of ‘Jet lag’.

With the coming of modern jets, flying at more than 900

kilometres an hour, the world has become very small indeed.

Today you can leave New Delhi at 6.00 in the morning, eat an

early breakfast in the sky, over Kabul and be in London in time for

lunch, by about 1.00 p.m.

Questions :

a) What is the false belief and truth about science ?

b) How has the world become very small ?

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

following topics : 1×5=5

44. a) Noise pollution — A growing concern.

b) Internet — Advantages and disadvantages.

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XIII. 45. Imagine you are Abhin / Aditi of Government High School,

Kolar.

Write a letter to your father seeking permission to go on a trip

arranged by the school and informing him of the expenditure

involved. 1×5=5

OR

Imagine you are Rimone / Rishona of Government High

School, Mandya.

Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper, advocating the

establishment of a ‘Free Library’ in your town.

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