Karnataka SSLC Model Question Paper 2025 English First Language

ACADEMIC YEAR

2025

Karnataka
Board
Model Paper

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Subject : First Language — ENGLISH

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WÜÄÐÜu AíPÜWÜÙÜá : 100 ] [ Max. Marks : 100

General Instructions to the Candidate :

1. This question paper consists of 45 questions.

2. Follow the instructions given against the questions.

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

4. 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. There is ....................... fly in ..................... coffee.

The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are

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

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

2. All should follow the traffic rules strictly, ....................

The suitable question tag to be added here is

(A) should they ? (B) don’t they ?

(C) do they ? (D) shouldn’t they ?

3. The word that takes ‘ir’ as a negative prefix is

(A) possible (B) imagine

(C) responsible (D) logical

4. We ............. an improvement in our son’s performance this year.

The correct phrase to be filled in here is

(A) look for (B) look out for

(C) look at (D) look into

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

(A) reducing (B) reduced

(C) reducingly (D) reduction

6. Love ebbs like the tide.

The figure of speech used here is

(A) Simile (B) Metaphor

(C) Alliteration (D) Personification

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

pair accordingly in the following : 4×1=4

7. Kidneys : Urologist :: Eye : .................... .

8. Foe : Enemy :: Anger : .......................... .

9. Break : Brake :: Cease : .......................... .

10. Gallant : Brave :: Indictment : ..................... .

III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

11. Change the voice of the sentence :

They opened the theatre only last month.

12. Change into reported speech :

“Are you going all the way to Dehra ?” said the traveller to the girl.

13. Frame a question to get the underlined words as answer :

The lion wanted peace and tranquility in his kingdom.

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

14. What revelation does the blind man get at the end of the story ?

15. What was Napoleon’s dictum ?

16. How was Morion going to identify Gaultier’s messenger ?

17. Where was the boat moored ?

V. Answer the following questions in two to three sentences each : 7 × 2 = 14

18. Mention the useless works done by the idle man on earth ?

19. Why did Jean lie to Pierre and send him to fetch the tart ?

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

21. Describe the graceful movement of the boat according to William

Wordsworth.

22. How does the neighbour carrying a stone in each hand appear to the poet ?

23. What surprise awaited Jim when he returned to the stockade ?

24. Mention the reasons that led Ulysses and his men to enter the habitation of

Cyclops.

VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

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

This book is one of the most interesting books I have ever read.

26. Change the following sentence into Compound and Complex sentences :

He was given a medal for saving the life of a girl.

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27. Combine the following sentences using :

a) too ...... to

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

This coffee is very hot. I cannot drink it.

VII. Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each : 6 × 3 = 18

28. What is the vision that the enthusiast of ‘free market economy’ has for

India ?

29. Explain the imagery of the twilight hour mentioned in the poem “That Time

of Year ...’.

30. How does William Blake use the image of the tree to bring out the

destructive effect of suppressed anger ?

31. According to John Masefield, what are his mother’s feelings towards him in

the darkness of the grave ?

32. What instances does Karna give to Bhishma to prove his loyalty to

Duryodhana ?

33. How does E. H. Carter describe Pasteur’s appearance in his old age ?

OR

Narrate any 3 humorous situations that took place in the Village Cricket

Match.

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

34. “Take yer hat off and let’s have a sight at the looks of it.”

35. “Thank goodness it’s a short journey.”

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36. “She had to die because others had decided to destroy her race.”

37. “It is far honourable to fail than to cheat.”

38. “To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine.”

IX. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

39. The rich ..........................................

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

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

of gold.

OR

And I ..............................................

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

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

............................................... wiles.

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

3 × 4 = 12

40. “Drona sought Buttoo’s right hand thumb.” Explain how it was fulfilled.

41. C. V. Raman says that water gives beauty to the countryside. Justify the

statement.

OR

Explain on what basis Louis Pasteur developed the idea of immunity.

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42. Write on Mahatma Gandhi’s views on action prompted by motives of

happiness in another world.

OR

How was the Diary of Anne Frank an eye opener to the viciousness of racial

persecution ?

XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below :

1 × 4 = 4 (2 × 2)

43. Although religion does not inhibit the acquisition of wealth, although it does

not hold up large fortunes as evil, the tenor of its teaching by and large, is

to induce an attitude of indifference to worldly things, things which gratify

one’s lower self and keep one engrossed in money-making. The student

should be made to realize that the real goods of life are spiritual, love of the

things of the spirit and service of one’s fellowmen, joy of an ordered

disciplined life. These are blessings money cannot buy. What is wealth

before such things of the spirit ? Real bliss consists not in riches nor in

anything else which the world regarded as prosperity or felicity, but in the

joy and happiness derived from being at peace with one’s fellowmen

through perfect love and fellowship and selfless service and sacrifice.

Questions :

a) What are the blessings money cannot buy ?

b) Where does real bliss exist ?

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

topics : 1×5=5

44. a) A Clean and Healthy Environment in Nature — the Need of the Hour

b) Role of students in promoting Unity in Diversity in India.

XIII. 45. Assume yourself to be Varun / Varuni of Government High School,

Raichur.

Write a letter of complaint to the Commissioner of Police about the street

dog nuisance at night in your locality. 1×5=5

OR

Assume yourself to be Arun / Aruna of Government High School, Bidar.

Write a letter to your brother informing him about the career you wish to

choose for your future.

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