AP 10th Class Marking Scheme 2019 English - Paper 2 (3rd Language)

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S.S.C. PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS, MARCH-2019
ENGLISH - II (Third Language)
PRINCIPLES OF VALUATION

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS :
1. Assistant Examiners should find out the correct answers by going through
relevant portions of the Reader / Textbook before taking up valuation
work.
2. Any relevant answer other than the one mentioned in the principles of
valuation may be accepted and given credit.
3. Border cases must be looked into with utmost care.
4. Question wise and page wise totals should be shown on the front page of
the answer script in the space provided for the purpose.
5. Total number of marks should be written in words and the Asst. Examiner
should invariably sign on the front page of the answer script with the
A.E.No. assigned.
6. Marks should be rounded off to the next integer while noting the total i.e.
19 1/2 should be rounded off and noted as 20.
7. If a candidate gets single digit, zero should be prefixed. Example if a
candidate gets seven marks it should be shown as 07 and written as 'zero
seven'.
8. If a candidate exceeds choice, all discourses have to be valued. The answer
securing highest marks should be taken into account and the others
should be marked as 'Excess'.
9. If the answer is repeated, credit should be given to the one scoring more
marks and the other should be marked as 'Repeated'.
10. If the answer to any question is irrelevant, it should be recorded in the
answer script as 'Irrelevant'.
11. Language is primary and content is secondary.

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Part - A (Marks 25)
5 × 1 = 5M
1. a) The portion of wage earners engaged in various types of
occupations in a city.

b) 9%

c) (ii) Commerce.

d) (iii) Personal Service.

e) (i) The second highest wage earners next to commerce are
manufacture.

2. a) Two rams. 5 × 1= 5M

b) Because the jackal was craving for more blood. / Because the
jackal was hungry.

c) (iii) the jackal started licking.

d) (iii) the jackal died.

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e) (iii) The sage thought that if the jackal came between the
fighting rams, it would get rammed and get hurt himself.

3. d, e, c, a, b 5 × 1= 5M

4.a. Letter Writing 5M

Evaluation Indicators (Each indicator carries one mark)

i) Using language appropriate to the context.

ii) Using appropriate format.

iii) Expressing ideas sequentially.

iv) Maintain coherence.

v) Conventions of writing (Spelling, Punctuation and
Capitalization).

(OR)

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b. News Report 5M

Evaluation Indicators (Each indicator carries one mark)

i) Using appropriate headline.

ii) Writing appropriate lead sentence.

iii) Presenting the body of the news and organizing the
information.

iv) Using appropriate language.

v) Conventions of writing (Spelling, Punctuation and
Capitalization).

5.a. Biographical Sketch 5M

Evaluation Indicators (Each indicator carries one mark)

i) Presenting relevant ideas and information of the person.

ii) Organizing the information and data.

iii) Maintain coherence.

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iv) Using cohesive devices.

v) Conventions of writing (Spelling, Punctuation and
Capitalization).

(OR)

b. Story Writing 5M

Evaluation Indicators (Each indicator carries one mark)

i) Writing about setting and other details.

ii) Containing a sequence of events or dialogues.

iii) Evoking sensory perceptions and images.

iv) Characterization and maintaining coherence.

v) Conventions of writing (Spelling, Punctuation and
Capitalization).

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PART - B (Marks 15)

6. a) exhausted 4 × 1/ 2 = 2 M

b) fast

c) trouble

d) small

7. a) unable 4 × 1/ 2 = 2 M

b) gradual

c) distribute

d) buy

Note: Any relevant answers may be accepted and given full
credit.

8. a) greatest 4 × 1/ 2 = 2 M

b) wonderful

c) symbol

d) environment

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9. a) ia 2 × 1/2= 1M

b) ou

10. a) ent 2 × 1/2= 1M

b) tion

11. a) competent 2 × 1/2= 1M

b) acquainted

12. SINGULAR NOUNS PLURAL NOUNS 8 × 1/4 = 2M

1. syllabus 1. bases

2. crisis 2. media

3. datum 3. fungi

4. erratum 4. feet

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4 × 1/2= 2M

13. a) I have come across my old friend in the market.

b) He came here on purpose to hit me.

c) Sports and games are part and parcel of education.

d) The film "Chivaraku Migiledi" is the magnum opus of
Savitri.

Note: Any relevant answers may be accepted and given full
credit.

14. 1) D 2) F 3) E 4) A 4 × 1/2= 2M

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