AP SSC Model Paper 2027 Special English Second Language - Model Paper 1

FOR AP CLASS 10 PREPARATION

AP SSC Model Paper
2027 Special English
Second Language -
Model Paper 1
EXAM YEAR TYPE SUBJECT

AP Class 10 2027 Sample Paper English

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11E - SECOND LANGUAGE - ENGLISH : CLASS - X
Details of the Public (Board) Examination
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l No. of Papers : 1

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Sections in each Paper : 4 (A, B, C and D)
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SYLLABUS

SECTION-A

l Comprehension : (TEXTUAL)

All lessons under Extensive Reading in Intermediate First Year English (10 marks)

l Comprehension : (UNSEEN)

Unseen passage : a prose passage (story / essay / article / description / dialogue / narrative)

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SECTION-B

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Synonyms (5), Antonyms (5), Right form of the word (5), Spelling (5)

SECTION-C

l Grammar :

All Grammar Topics covered under Intermediate First Year English

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Parts of speech (2); Preposition (2); Articles (2); Voice (1); Reported speech (1); Degrees of

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comparision (1); Question tag (1); Synthesis of sentences (2); Tenses (4); Correction of

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a Discourses : Conversation, Description, Diary Entry (10 marks)

l Creative Expression : (UNSEEN)

Letter writing, News report, Biographical sketch and Developing a story using hints and Script for

a speech. (10 marks)

l Creative Expression : (Diagram to text : Information transfer (10 marks)

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Format of Design (Language Subject)
Question Paper/Test

Subject : English (11E)
Class : X
Time : 3.15 hrs
Marks : 100

WEIGHTAGE TO ABILITIES (OR) COMPETENCIES

Ability / Competency Awareness Sensitivity Creativity Total

Percentage of Marks 64% 16% 20% 100%

Marks 64 16 20 100

WEIGHTAGE TO FORM OF QUESTION

Form of Questions E/LA SA VSA O(MCQ) Total

No. of Questions 3 5 16 9 33

Marks allotted 30 10 39 21 100

Estimated time 60 min. 40 min. 30 min. 50 min. 180 min

WEIGHTAGE TO MAJOR CONTENT AREAS
Sl.No. Sections Marks
1. Reading Comprehension 30
2. Vocabulary 20
3. Grammar 20
4. Creative Expression 30
Total 100

Scheme of Sections : 3

Pattern of Options : Q.No. 31, 32 (Internal Choice)

Estimated difficulty Level Difficult 20%
Moderate 60%
Easy 20%

Index of Abbreviations :
(E/LA : Essay/Long Answer; SA : Short Answer : VSA : Very Short Answer ; O : Objective)

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ABILITIES / COMPETENCIES WISE WEIGHTAGE

ABILITIES / COMPETENCIES % OF WEIGHTAGE
1. Awareness 64% (64 Marks)
Knowledge, understanding of the construct,

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i) Reading Compression (Q. 3, 4, 5) 6%
ii) Grammar & Vocabulary 0%
iii) Creative Expression 10%
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BLUEPRINT

Academic Standards Q. Source Marks Objective V.S.A S.A Essay Total

No. type

Reading Comprehension 1-5 T.B 10 10
Textual and Unseen 6-10 Unseen 10 6 4
11-15 Unseen 10 6 4 30
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Vocabulary 17 T.B 5 5 20
18 T.B 5 5
19 T.B 5 5
20 T.B 2 2
21 T.B 2 2
22 T.B 2 2
23 T.B 1 1
24 T.B 1 1
Grammar 25 T.B 1 1 20
26 T.B 1 1
27 T.B 1 1
28 T.B 1 1
29 T.B 4 4
30 T.B 4 4
Creative Expression 31 T.B 10 10
32 Unseen 10 10 30
33 Unseen 10 10
21 30 10 30 100

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BLUE PRINT & MODEL PAPERS OF SSC PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-27
BY THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS (SSC BOARD), A.P.
11E

SECOND LANGUAGE - ENGLISH - 2026-27
MODEL PAPER-1
Time : 2.45 hours Max. Marks : 100

Instructions :
1. Answer ALL the questions on a separate answer book supplied to you.
2. Write the answers to the questions under 'Section-B' and 'Section-C' are the separate answer book
supplied to you at one place in the same order as they are seen in the question paper.
3. 15 minutes of time is allotted for reading the question paper.

SECTION – A : READING COMPREHENSION

(1 - 5) Read the following passage carefully.
Life for the dog took a new turn now. He came to take the place of the old woman. He lost
his freedom completely. His world came to be circumscribed by the limits of the white cord came
to be circumscribed by the limits of the white cord which the ribbon-vendor had spared. He had
to forget wholesale all his old life-all his old hunts. He simply had to stay on forever at the end
of that string. When he saw other dogs, friends or foes, instinctively he spring up, tugging the
string, and this invariably earned him a kick from his master. 'Rascal, want to tumble me down-
have sense.'
'Rascal, want to tumble me down-have sense.' IN a few days the dog learnt to discipline his
instinct and impulse. He ceased to take notice of other dogs, even if they came up and growled
at his side. He lost his own orbit of movement and contact with his fellow creatures.
[The Blind Dog]
Now, answer the following questions. 5 × 2 = 10 M
1. Who came to take place of the world woman ?
2. What did the dog loss completely ?
3. The dog is unhappy despite getting food regularly. Which conflict does this situation highlight?
4. Which action would best improve the relationship between the beggar and the dog ?
5. The blind man depends on the dog while the dog longed for freedom. Suggest a solution
that would meet the needs of both.
(6 - 10) Read the following passage.
On his first day in office, as President Abraham Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address,
one man stood up. He was a rich aristocrat. He siad, "Mr Lincoln, you should not forget that your
father used to make shoes for my family." And the whole senate not forget that your father used
to make shoes for my family." And the whole senate laughed; they thought they had made a fool
of Lincoln. But certain people are made of a totally different mettle. Lincoln looked at the man
directly in the eye and said, "Sir, I know that my father used to make shoes for your family, and
there will be many others here; because he made shoes the way nobody else can. He was a

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creator. His shoes were not just shoes; he poured his whole sould into them. I want to ask you,
have you any complaint ? Because I know how to make shoes myself. If you have any complaint
I can make you another pair of shoes. But as far as I know, nobody had ever complained about
my father's shoes. He was a genius, a great creator and I am proud of my father". The whole

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was proud because he did his job so well that not even a single complaint had ever been heard.

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. whole senate laugh ?
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A) He was ashamed of his father's profession.

B) He was proud of his father because of his being a genius in shoe-making.
C) He didn't like his father at all.

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B) Lincoln's father did his duty without any interest.

C) Lincoln doesn't know how to make shoes himself.
(11 - 15) Study the following data given in the table.
Study the following table.

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PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL CONSUMER EXPENDITURE BY CATEGORY IN 2022

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Ireland 28.91% 6.43% 2.21%

Italy 16.36% 9.00% 3.20%

Spain 18.80% 6.51% 1.98%

Sweden 15.77% 5.40% 3.22%

Turkey 32.14% 6.63% 4.35%

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Now, answer the following questions. 5×1=5M
11. How many countries expenditure was mentioned in the table?
12. Which year’s percentage of expenditure was given?
13. Which country spends the maximum on clothing and footwear
A) Italy B) Turkey C) Ireland
14. Approximately 2% of National expenditure was noted in _______
A) Ireland B) Italy C) Spain
15. Choose the correct statement

A) The country, Ireland, spends maximum on food, drinks and tobacco

B) 3.22 % expenditure on education was identified in Sweden
C) The table shows the National consumer expenditure of six countries
SECTION – B : VOCABULARY
16. Write the synonyms (words with similar meanings) of the underlined words choosing
the words from the list given. 5×1=5M
(warehouse, aimed, freedom, ignoring, swinging, singing)
Disregarding (a) the song of birds, the waving (b) green trees and the smell of flowers, Jimmy
headed (c) straight for a restaurant. There he tasted the first sweat joys of liberty (d) in the shape
of a broiled chicken and a bottle of white wine-followed by a cigar a grade better than the one the
warden given him. From there he proceeded leisurely to the depot. (e)

17. Write the opposite words to the underlined words in the given lines. 5×1=5M

Suddenly (a) there was a scream (b) or two from the women and a commotion. Unperceived

(c) by the elders, (d) May, the nine-year old girl, in a spirit of play, had shut (e) Agatha in the

vault.

18. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in brackets. 5×1=5M

And from the green ....................... (a) (breadth / breathing) care of the upper body

those who dedicate arms ....................... (b) (dangle / dangled) out front, arms with hands

which might pick up and ....................... (c) (examine / examination) men like toys, while the

snake neck ....................... (d) (coils / coiled). And the head itself, a ton of sculptured stone,

lifted ....................... (e) (easy / easily) upon the sky.

19. A) Complete the following words using 'oo, ou, au, ie'. 2 × 1/2 = 1 M

i) Auspic _ _ s ii) Retr _ _ ved

B) Complete the following words with given in the brackets. 2 × 1/2 = 1 M

i) Renaiss ................. (ance / ence) ii) Dia ................. (gnoisis / gnasis)

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C) One word in the set is wrongly spelt. Write it correctly in the space provided.
i) chultry, circumscribe, Elaborate, fret

ii) genially, retreived, reformation, squeaky

iii) caveman, delirium, anihilate, quaver

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a) The book is thrown ................. table.

b) Ammajee spoke................. women's problems.

22. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. 2×1=2M

a) I went to ................. Prison to meet the officials.

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We need to maintain product quality.

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Sheela siad, 'I saw his today.'

25. Change the following into comparative degree. 1×1=1M

India is one of the biggest countries in the world.

26. Write the correct question tag for the following sentence. 1×1=1M

She saw a rabbit that was wounded, .........................

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Siraj plays Hockey. He plays cricket.

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a) This mill ........................ (belong) to my grandfather.

b) She ........................ (learn) typing for the last three months.

c) They ........................ (attend) the function, if they are invited.

d) After she ........................ (finish) her work, she went to bed.

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30. Correct the following sentences and rewrite the correct sentences. 4×1=4M

a) Neither of my daughters look like me.

b) When she is watching the T.V., the phone rang.

c) I am owning a car.

d) Sanjana is going to home.

SECTION – D : CREATIVE WRITING

31. a) In the lesson The Blind Dog, you real that the perfumer seller freed the dog from the blind man's

slavery. The dog went off at top speed. Later the blind man was not seen for twenty days. Nor

was the dog seen anywhere. But suddenly the ribbon seller and perfume seller saw the blind

man again coming up the pavement - led by the dog. The ribbon-seller could not contain himself.

He ran up to the blind man.

Now, write a possible conversation between the ribbon-seller and the blind man.

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(OR)

In the lesson 'A Retrieved Reformation' Jimmy valentine is a skilled safecracker. While on the

run, Jimmy arrives in the small town of Elmore, Arkansas, where he mets Anabel Adams, the

daughter of the local banker. Falling in love with Anabel, Jimmy decides to abandon his criminal

past and start a new life. He assumed a new identity as Raibh D. Spencer and opens a successful

shoe store in Elmore. Over time, he gains the respect of the towns people and becomes engaged

to Annabel.

Imagine that you are Jimmy and write a diary entry expressing your feelings about

the new, respectable and joyful present life when compared the frightening criminal

past.

32. a) Many students spend excessive time on mobile phones and social media, affecting their

academic performance and health.

Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper expressing your views and suggesting

some solutions. 10 M

OR

b) Your school is observing world Environment Day. As the school pupil leader, prepare a script

for a speech on 'Beat Plastic Pollution' Highlight the causes, harmful effects, and practical
steps students can take to reduce plastic waste.

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33. Describe the information in a paragraph given in the table. 10 M

Study the following tree diagram and write a paragraph based on the information

given in it.

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BRANCHES OF LITERATURE

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Imaginative Realistic Comedy Tragedy Fantasy Stand close to life

Historical Psychological Realistic Scientific Regional

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