Karnataka SSLC Question Paper 2021 First Language English

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40 Questions are provided against each subject. This question paper contains 120
questions in all.

(i) First Language – Question No 01 To 40

(ii) Second Language – Question No 41 To 80

(iii) Third Language / NSQF– Question No 81 To 120

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During the examination,

a) Read the questions carefully.

b) Completely darken/shade the relevant oval against Question No. in the OMR
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to do any stray marks on OMR Sheet.

Example: In the question booklet, if C is the correct answer for Question No.20,
then in the OMR sheet, shade the option C using blue/black ball point pen as
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Question No. : 20) A B C D (This is an example only)

c) Do not fold, tear, wrinkle or staple on the OMR Sheet.

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FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH

Four choices are given for each of the following questions/incomplete statements.
Choose the correct answer among them and shade the correct option in the
OMR answer sheet given to you with a black/blue Ball Point Pen. [40 × 1 = 40]

1) On __________ doctor’s advice, he had _________ X-Ray taken.
The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are
A) the, the B) the, a
C) A, an D) the, an

2) Farmers grow food for the country, ___________
The appropriate question tag to be added is
A) don’t they? B) won’t they?
C) do they? D) aren’t they?

3) Don’t talk here.
The group of words is
A) a phrase B) a simple sentence
C) a complex sentence D) a compound sentence

4) We love Bapuji. We respect him.
The coordinating conjunctions to be used to combine the sentences are
A) either .... or B) so ... that
C) not only ... but also D) neither ... nor

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5) He is a man __________ a fine sense ________ humour.

The appropriate prepositions to be filled in the blanks are

A) in, of B) for, with

C) with, of D) at, of

6) People always admire a courageous person.

The passive voice of the sentence is

A) A courageous person is always admired.

B) A courageous person has always been admired.

C) A courageous person was always admired.

D) A courageous person should be always admired.

7) In Bengaluru, the value of properties has appreciated but the quality of life
has ___________

The blank to be filled with the antonym of the underlined word is

A) deteriorated B) declined

C) depreciated D) diminished

8) The logo symbolises the company.

The word ‘symbolises’ can be replaced with a phrasal verb

A) stands for B) stands on

C) stands in D) stands up

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9) The package containing books and records _______ last week.

The correct form of the verb to be filled in the blank is

A) is delivered B) was delivered

C) are delivered D) were delivered

10) Very few kings were as great as Ashoka.

The superlative degree of the sentence is

A) Ashoka was the greatest king.

B) Ashoka was greater than most other kings.

C) No other king was as great as Ashoka.

D) Ashoka was one of the greatest kings.

11) decide : decision : : prefer : __________

Complete the second pair

A) preferred B) preference

C) preferably D) preferable

12) Fame shall sound thy praise from sea to sea.

The figure of speech used in the line is

A) metaphor B) personification

C) simile D) synecdoche

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13) The correct order of format for an official (formal) letter is
A) Sender’s name, Salutation, Body of the letter, Subscription, Signature
B) Receiver’s address, Salutation, Subscription, Body of the letter, Signature
C) Salutation, Receiver’s address, Body of the letter, Signature, Subscription
D) Sender’s address, Receiver’s address, Salutation, Body of the letter,
Subscription, Signature.

14) Monday, 31st May 2021
Today my summer holidays have begun. I
have some plans for this vacation. I’m planning
to go to a wildlife sanctuary and boating in
a lake. I just don’t want to spend a single
moment idly and will enjoy every bit of
these holidays.
I’m excited and eagerly looking forward
to my holidays.
Kamal.
The above piece of literature is a format of
A) a report B) a diary entry
C) a personal letter D) an itinerary

15) When the men say “We haven’t a moment to spare” they mean that they
are
A) over-burdened with their work
B) happy and proud to be so busy
C) indifferent
D) complaining

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16) The lesson ‘A Wrong man in workers’ Paradise’ finally illustrates

A) how humans waste time in doing useless things

B) how people in workers’ paradise enjoyed their busy schedule

C) how the impact of art work and beauty can change people

D) how the idle man was ignored in the workers’ paradise

17) The writer, C.V. Raman compares water in a landscape to

A) human eyes B) beautiful girl

C) sunshine D) human mood

18) Della’s flat was furnished at eight dollars per week. It did not beggar
description.

The phrase ‘beggar description’ mean here is

A) it is impossible to describe in words

B) it is like a beggar’s house

C) only a beggar can describe it

D) it is not like a beggar’s house

19) Through his experiment Pasteur proved that germs

A) form from other germs

B) just come by themselves

C) may be carried by air or dust

D) had no parents but just occurred by themselves

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20) According to Gandhiji, we can be regarded to have stepped on to moral
road when we

A) follow the conventional rules

B) listen to our conscience
C) observe the customs and traditions of the society

D) assess our social behaviour

21) ‘Serve God from love alone without fear of hell ...’ these are the words of
A) Saint Theresa B) St. Francis Xavier

C) Mahatma Gandhiji D) Wendell Phillips

22) The narrator in the lesson, ‘The eyes are not here’, knew that the girl wore
slippers

A) because he had seen her wearing them

B) from the way they slapped against her heels
C) because she had informed him about that

D) he had asked her to wear them

23) The girl said to the narrator, “I didn’t know anyone else was here”. She
said so

A) as she did not see him

B) as she didn’t want to continue conversation with him

C) because she was blind
D) just for fun

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24) “Inspite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart”.
These are the words of
A) Otto Frank B) Miep
C) Margot D) Anne Frank

25) When the Nazis invaded the Netherlands, Otto Frank decided to
A) migrate to Switzerland
B) hide in a place away from Netherlands
C) hide in his own business office
D) move to Auschwitz

26) Pierre said, ‘Paris should be proud of us’. He said this
A) in sarcastic manner due to his pathetic condition
B) as he was very different from others
C) because he and Jean made the best pair in Paris
D) because everybody said so

27) In the poem, ‘To Pair of Sarus Cranes’ the words ‘in dots and pits’ refer to
A) slow and steady movements B) short and long cries
C) short and quick steps D) flying in circular manner

28) The Poem, ‘To a Pair of Sarus Cranes’ is composed by
A) Toru Dutt B) Robert Frost
C) Basavanna D) Manmohan Singh

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29) The father, Abraham Lincoln asks the teacher to give some leisure time for
his son in order to

A) play some useful games

B) spend time with his friends

C) ponder the eternal mystery of the nature around him

D) do whatever he wants to

30) ‘... all men are not just

All men are not true’. These lines convey

A) a one sided view of life B) the harsh reality of life

C) Lincoln’s personal view D) the teacher’s personal view

31) What is the feeling of the Speaker, suggested in the question, “What Shall I,
a poorman, do?”

A) helplessness B) doubt

C) humility D) anger

32) In the poem, ‘A Poison Tree’, the apple is ‘bright’

A) due to good nourishment

B) to tempt the foe

C) to please the foe

D) because it is grown naturally

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33) The poem, ‘The Stolen Boat’ is a

A) metaphysical poem B) philosophical poem

C) melancholic poem D) humorous poetry

34) In the poem, ‘The Stolen Boat’, in the boy’s imagination, the movement of
the peak is

A) threatening and menacing

B) lively

C) friendly and inviting

D) very graceful

35) The poem ‘Buttoo’ is an extract from the epic

A) Ramayana B) Mahabharatha

C) Geetha D) Vedas

36) Buttoo says “All that I have, all I shall conquer by my skill, gladly shall I to
thee resign”. This shows Buttoo’s

A) reverence to Drona B) foolishness

C) ingratitude D) proud nature

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37) The most dominant feeling of the poet in the poem, C.L.M. is

A) a feeling of guilt B) a sense of loneliness

C) a sense of ignorance D) a sense of loss

38) The poet says that his mother would not know him because

A) she has never seen him

B) he has grown big

C) she has grown old

D) she doesn’t know his whereabouts

39) Parasurama became angry on Karna because, Karna

A) refused to give up a war with Arjuna

B) told a lie to him

C) refused to give Parasurama his demand

D) joined hands with Duryodhana

40) Ulysses had a company of

A) twelve followers B) thirty followers

C) forty followers D) thirteen followers

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