Karnataka SSLC Question Paper 2025 English FL

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I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions /

incomplete statements. Choose the correct alternative and write

the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet : 6×1=6

1. Walk fast, you are ...................... young person, not .................

old man.

The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are

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

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

2. The sun sheds his beams on rich and poor alike.

The figure of speech used here is

(A) Simile (B) Metaphor

(C) Personification (D) Alliteration

3. He couldn’t find words enough to thank me, ................

The appropriate question tag to be added is

(A) can he ? (B) won’t he ?

(C) will he ? (D) could he ?

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4. The doctor entrusted the nurse ................. the duty of looking

after the patient.

The appropriate preposition to be used is

(A) of (B) from

(C) with (D) in

5. The idea of a balanced diet is very difficult to ..................... to

anyone who is illiterate.

The correct phrasal verb to be used here is

(A) put through (B) put across

(C) put in (D) put up

6. They .................... sleeping when the thief .................. the

bedroom.

The correct form of the verbs to be filled in the blanks are

(A) was, enter (B) were, entered

(C) had, enter (D) had been, enter

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

the second pair accordingly in the following : 4×1=4

7. Know : Known :: Wear : ............................ .

8. Admit : Confess :: Tress : ............................. .

9. Movable : Immovable :: Utilize : ........................... .

10. Cereal : Serial :: Stationary : ................................ .

III. Rewrite as directed : 3×1=3

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

Geeta saw her friend in Raja Seat last night.

12. Change the sentence into Exclamatory sentence :

The Chandrayana-3 is a very great space mission.

13. Change the voice of the sentence :

Pasteur inoculated the young boy with some weak rabies germs.

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

14. What did Jim buy for Della as a Christmas gift ?

15. What, according to the Cheriyan Alexander, is the only way to

restore sanity ?

16. Who revealed that the girl was blind ?

17. What is the neighbour’s stock reply ?

V. Answer the following questions in two to three sentences each :

7 × 2 = 14

18. Explain the contribution of Pasteur to the field of bacteriology ?

19. Why does Gandhi say that Alexander’s conquests cannot be

called Moral actions ?

20. What happened when the speaker expressed and suppressed his

anger ?

21. “This thou perceivest which makes thy love more strong.”

Explain.

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22. Why did Drona demand “sad recompense” from Buttoo ?

23. What did Jim and his mother take from Billy’s sea-chest before

they fled the inn ?

24. Why didn’t the fellow cyclops help Polyphemus when he cried out

for help ?

VI. Rewrite as directed : 3×2=6

25. Change the following sentence into compound and complex

sentences :

In spite of his riches, he is unhappy.

26. Change the following sentence to reported speech :

“Do you know anything about Micro-chips in computers ?”, the

expert said to me.

27. Change the following sentence to the other two degrees of

comparison :

Very few scientists in the world were as great as Sir C. V. Raman.

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VII. Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each :

6 × 3 = 18

28. How does C. V. Raman describe the rain-fed tanks ?

29. “Lochinvar finally won Ellen for himself.” — Justify.

30. “The stolen boat experience was a long lasting memory in the

mind of William Wordsworth.” Explain.

31. Narrate, how the nature and the hunters damage the wall.

32. What does Karna say Bhishma about his loyalty to

Duryodhana ?

33. “No Nazis were seen on the stage, but their ominous presence

made itself felt every minute.” Illustrate.

OR

Write a short note on the views expressed by the writer on the

tragic comedy of ‘development’. Why does he call it tragic

comedy ?

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

34. “You want to draw water from the torrent ?”

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

36. “Well your honour, I must live.”

37. “With her beak she kissed a few feathers.”

38. What have I done, or tried or said

In thanks to that dear woman dead ?

IX. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

39. The rich

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

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

............................................. of gold.

OR

And I water’d ..................................

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

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

.................................. deceitful wiles.

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

3 × 4 = 12

40. List the values which the poet-father wants the teacher to teach

his son. ( Any eight )

41. “The writer compares Della’s hair to Queen of Sheba’s jewels and

Jim’s watch to King Solomon’s treasure.” Explain.

OR

“Pasteur conducted an experiment to show the difference between

pure and stale air.” — Elaborate.

42. Describe the uncertainty and disorganization among the players

of the village cricket match.

OR

Explain with examples, why Gandhiji says that a moral act

should be done without compulsion.

XI. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions

given below : 1 × 4 = 4 (2 + 2)

43. Many words in the dictionary have nearly disappeared from

spoken language. Some words that were once used to name

certain things disappeared as new inventions replaced the old.

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Other words have disappeared because people say things

differently today. These changes take place gradually as, over the

years, the new word becomes popular and the old word is used

less and less until it finally disappears.

When automobiles were invented, certain vehicles of

transportation began to disappear. The words surrey, gig,

buckboard, brougham, carriage, buggy, shay, calash, chaise,

cariole and tilburg are rarely heard today. These words were once

used to name different kinds of horse-drawn vehicles. You may

encounter these words when reading, but you seldom hear them

today.

Questions :

a) Why do some words disappear from spoken language ?

b) What were the words used to name different kinds of horse-

drawn vehicles ?

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

following topics : 1×5=5

44. a) The effect of plastic pollution on marine life — Measures to

be taken.

b) Artificial Intelligence — Its merits and demerits.

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XIII. 45. Imagine you are Vinay / Vandhana of Government High

School, Karwar.

Write a letter to your father informing him about the computer

training course which you have joined recently. 1×5=5

OR

Imagine you are Gautam / Gautami of Government High

School, Chitradurga.

Write a letter to your Headmaster requesting him to grant you

scholarship, by stating reasons.

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