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KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION BOARD
Malleshwaram, Bengaluru - 560003.

2021-22 MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Subject : SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH Subject Code : 31E
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.

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I Four alternatives are given for each of the following question/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. 4x1=4

1. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank.
Kindness is a great human quality________?
A) don’t it B) does it
C) isn’t it D) is it.

2. Read the conversation and choose the language function for the
underlined sentence.
Rakesh: Hi, the teacher told in
the class that your essay
is very good. Please allow
me to have a look at it.
Will you?
Vilas: Yes, you may.
Rakesh: Thank you.

A) Making enquiry B) Seeking permission
C) Giving information D) Expressing agreement.

3. Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate words:
Rekha: Sneha, look at the
beautiful scenery! Have
you brought your camera?
Sneha: Yes, it is beautiful. But
I forgot to bring my camera.
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Rakesh: Is it? if you had brought it,
we __________ taken nice photographs.

A) would have B) will have
C) would not have D) will not have.

4. Read the conversation and choose the Infinitive:
Student: Sir, Why was Mangalyaan launched?
Teacher: Mangalyaan was launched to develop the technologies required for
designing, planning and operations of an interplanetary mission.

A) launched B) to develop
C) required D) planning.

II Do as directed: 12x1=12

5. Combine the word in column A with its collocative word in column B:
A B
common (book, sense, work, feeling)

6. Which one of the following words has two syllables?
Principal, Student, develop, examine.

7. Write the correct form of the word given in bracket:
When we were waiting in the railway station, the time of _____ (arrive) of
the train was announced.

8. Fill in the blank with the correct article.
The cow is ____________ useful animal.

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9. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
The peacock is a beautiful bird.

10. Fill in the blank using suitable linker.
Vinay said running, ‘‘Catch me ____ you can.’’

11. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition.
Vikram goes to school ____ bus.

12. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in
bracket.
Chetan_____ (be + award) the first prize in painting competition last year.

13. Use the word ‘answer’ as a verb in a meaningful sentence of your own.

14. Change into superlative degree:
Mt. Everest is taller than any other peak

15. Change into passive voice:
Edison invented the electric bulb.

16. Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence
into reported speech:
Waseem : Vasu, what’s your hobby?
Vasu: My hobby is writing poems.

III The following paragraph has two errors edit the paragraph and rewrite
it in the answer booklet. 1x2=2

17. I was going home yesterday evening. All of a sudden, it start raining.
I had no Ambrella and was drenched completely.
Clue: a) Verbal mistake to be corrected.
b) Spelling mistake to be corrected.
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IV Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each: 7x2=14

18. Give some instances to show that Dr. Ambedkar was a voracious reader.
19. What made Nehru choose Dr. BR Ambedkar as the law minister of India?
20. Anant was a talented boy. Justify.
21. How did the family members take care of Anant without ‘voicing their
fears’?
22. According to the poet, how does the Jazz player use his saxophone?
23. The students’ march was unusual. How?
OR
How did the sub-inspector Patil help Mohan’s family?

24. How did Dicky Dolma prepare herself for the task of scaling Mt.
Everest?
OR
Haneef was a young man with varied talents and interests. Justify.

V Answer the following questions in 5 to 6 sentences: 2x3=6

25. Narrate Swami’s dreadful experience when he was lying under the
bench.
26. Describe the poet’s vision of his motherland.

VI Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
4x3=12

27. ‘‘Please help me take her to a hospital.’’
a) Who is requesting here?
b) Who should be taken to hospital?
c) Why should she be taken to hospital?
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28. ‘‘I did not sell them the trees in the orchard.’’
a) Who is the speaker here?
b) Who is the ‘them’ mentioned here?
c) Why did not the speaker sell the trees?

29. ‘‘My son is not dumb sir!’’
a) Who made this statement?
b) Whom was this said?
c) What made the speaker say this?

30. ‘‘You say you own me, I wait’’
a) Who is the speaker here?
b) Who is the ‘you’ hear?
c) What quality of the speaker does the term ‘I wait’ show?

VII Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given: 1x3=3

31. Name : Neeraj Chopra
Date of birth : 24th December 1997,
Place : Haryana, India.
Education : DAV College, Chandigarh.
Nationality : Indian
Profession : Subedar in Indian Army
Achievements : Gold medal in Javelin throw in 2020 Tokyo
Olympics, 2018 Asian Olympics etc.
Highest World ranking : Achieved for Javelin throw on 11 August
2021.
Award : Vishisht Seva Medal

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VIII Develop a story using the clues given below: 1x3=3

32. Tortoise and hare-good friends-tortoise known for slow speed-hare has
fast speed-hare makes fun of tortoise- challenges him- referee selected-
race starts- hare over confident- takes a nap- tortoise wins.

IX Study the picture given below:

33. Write a description or an account of what the picture suggest to you in a
paragraph: 1x3=3

This alternative questions is only for visually impaired candidates:
(In lieu of question number 33)
Use the following Phrases in sentence of your own:
a) make out b) give up c) put on.

X Quote from memory: 1x4=4

34. ‘’The quality ........................................

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

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

............................................ that takes.”
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OR

‘’You talk ....................................................

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

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

.............................................. or night.”

XI Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 2x2=4

35. A long time ago there lived a boy named Arjun in a village. He was very
happy with his family. But his happiness could not last for long. Arjun
and his fellow villagers faced severe drought. They desperately waited
for rains but with no luck. All the crops, land and even the trees dried up.
The stream was driving up slowly.
One day, during a meet with his villagers, Arjun said, ‘’Friends, we
all have heard tales from our grandparents about an underground river
flowing through our village. Why don’t we dig and see?’’
The villagers agreed and started digging. Arjun also joined them. He kept
encouraging them and kept on digging.
After a few days, when they had dug deep enough, they saw water! Arjun’s
positive thinking and their hard efforts saved the whole village. Now they
are never short of water.
Whenever a problem arises, all should come together and find a solution.

a) How did the drought affect Arjun’s village?
b) How did Arjun enable the villagers to get water and save
themselves?

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XII Answer the following question in about 8 to 10 sentences: 1x4=4

36. Summarise the poem ‘Grandma climbs a tree’’ in your own words.
OR

While playing on his saxophone, the Jazz player was quite contrast
with his physical appearance. Explain.

XIII Write an essay on any one of the following: 1x4=4

37. a) Covid-19

b) Environmental pollution

c) The festival you like most

XIV Write a letter using the information given below: 1x5=5

38. Imagine you are Bhoomika /Aakash studying in 10th standard
Government High School, Vijayapura. Write a letter to your father
describing your preparations for the exams.

OR

Write a letter to the bank manager requesting to enable you to open a
Savings Bank Account. State reasons.
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