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KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION BOARD
Malleshwaram, Bengaluru - 560003.

2020-21 MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 1

Subject : THIRD LANGUAGE ENGLISH Subject Code : 63E
Time : 3 hrs. Max. Marks : 80

Regular Fresh

General Instructions to the Candidate :

1. This question Paper consists of objective and subjective types of 38 questions.

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. Check whether all the pages of the question paper are intact.

3. Follow the instructions given against both the objective and subjective types of
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.

63E CCE RF
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. 8x1=8

1. Give one word for ‘small field’ where animals are kept.
A. Shed
B. Paddock
C. Cage
D. Den

2. Ramesh is a famous lawyer.
The underlined word is :
A. Common Noun
B. Proper Noun
C. Collective Noun
D. Abstract Noun

3. The word ‘possible’ can be written in its opposite form by using the prefix.
A. un
B. in
C. im
D. dis

4. Sunanda went _______ her friend Gugu to the forest.
The correct preposition to be filled in the blank is :
A. on
B. in
C. by
D. with

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5. Ramesh bought a car last week.
The question that can be framed to get the underlined words as answer is :
A. What did Ramesh buy last week?
B. What Ramesh buy last week?
C. What had Ramesh bought last week?
D. What does Ramesh buy last week?

6. What a beautiful flower the lily is !
The above sentence can be changed into an assertive sentence as.
A. The lily is beautiful flower.
B. The lily is a very beautiful flower.
C. The lily is beauty flower.
D. The lily is a flower.

7. The sight was too dreadful to be seen.
This can be written by removing “too ........ to’ and using ‘so ........ that ........
not’ as :
A. The sight was so dreadful that it could not be seen
B. The sight was so dreadful that it can be seen.
C. The sight was dreadful that it cannot be seen.
D. The sight was so dreadful to be seen.

8. Gopi writes a good story.
The above sentence can be changed into passive voice as :
A. A good story written by Gopi.
B. A good story is being written by Gopi.
C. A good story is written by Gopi.
D. A good story has been written by Gopi.

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63E CCE RF
II. Answer the following questions in a sentence each. 8x1=8

9. Who became the King of Magadha?

10. Which city is called as ‘the capital of Kashmir?

11. Who was the first woman recipient of the ‘Sangit Kalanidhi’ a title?

12. Who is Januka?

13. Who cannot be your faithful friend?

14. Who wrote the poem ‘Autumn Song’?

15. Whose voices are heard on the green hills?

16. What is that never comes again in our life?

III. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each. 8 x 2 = 16

17. Make a list of the animals in the lesson ‘At The Zoo’.

18. What are the things said about each of the elephants?

19. Who was Tahminah? Who did she marry?

20. How did the fisherman support his family?

21. What is the request of the poet G.E. Goodrich made for the dumb creatures?

22. What does one do when something beautiful is vanished?

23. How did M.G. Menon confirm that Tanusukh Vora was an honest man?

24. What did M.G. Menon lose? What did it contain?

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63E CCE RF
IV. Answer the following questions in four or five sentences each. 4 x 3 = 12

25. Write the summary of the poem ‘Autumn Song’.
OR
According to the poet G.E. Goodrich we should pray for ‘Dumb Creatures’.
Why?

26. Write the characters of the faithful friends.

27. Mention the great achievements of Latha Mangeshkar.

28. How did Chanakya succeed in finding out Rakshasa?

V. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow.
5 x 3 = 15

29. “Here I am ! I am Rakshasa whom you seek”
a) What does ‘you’ refer to here?
b) Who said this?
c) Why did he shout?

30. “The music world and Tamil Nadu have been honoured”
a) Who said this?
b) Who does this statement refer to?
c) When was it said?

31. “Are you not Rustum”
a) Who said this?
b) Who was it said to?
c) Why did he say so?

32. “I live on the Ganges at the spot where Indra came down”
a) Who said these words?
b) From which lesson is it taken?
c) Where does he live?
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33. “Come, Come, leave off play and let us away
Till the morning appears in the skies”
a) Who said these lines?
b) Who are these lines said to?
c) Why does the nurse say so?

VI. Quote from memory 1x4=4

34. It is not ....................................................

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

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

.................................................... and sere.

OR

We are ......................................................

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

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

................................................ flying feet,

VII. Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each. 1x4=4

35 Describe the spring season of Kashmir
OR
How did Sohrab and Rustum fight each other in the battle field?

VIII. 36. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that
follow. 4x1=4

One day, a horse came across a hungry leopard who was walking in search of
some food. The horse was frightened to see him. The horse knew that soon he would
be attacked by the hungry leopard. The horse was wise. He did not lose his cool.
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The horse said to the leopard, “I know that you will kill me soon. However,
I‘ve a request!.”
The leopard asked, “Tell me, what is your request?”
The horse replied, “My wife is alone at home and is waiting for me. If you kill
me, she will be left all alone in this world. I request you to accompany me to my
place and eat both of us, so that none of us will remain alive to cry for the other”.
The leopard happily agreed and accompanied the horse to his stable.
When the master of the horse saw the leopard coming with his horse, he
prepared himself with a solid stick. As soon as the leopard reached there, the master
attacked the leopard and beat him to death. “Never lose courage and wisdom in
trouble”
a) Why did the horse get frighten?
b) What did the horse say to the leopard?
c) What did the master do to the leopard?
d) What is the moral of the story?

IX. 37. Write an essay on any one of the following topics in 8 to 10 sentences.
1x4=4
a) Online classes - Merits and Demerits
b) Uses of trees
c) News Papers

X. 38. Imagine you are Numan / Areefa of standard X, Government High
School, Hosur. 1x5=5

. Write a letter to your uncle explaining your lock down period experiences in
your area.
OR
Write an application to the Muncipal Chief Officer to provide regular water
facility.

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