Karnataka SSLC Question Paper 2020 Second Language English

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General Instructions to the Candidate :

1. This Question Paper consists of 38 objective and subjective types of
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
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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.
4×1=4
1. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank.
Rockets carry satellites and people into space, .................. ?
(A) doesn’t they (B) don’t they
(C) didn’t they (D) did they
2. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the
underlined sentence :
Archana : Good morning Deepa.
Deepa : Very good morning. What can I do for you ?
Archana : If you don’t mind, could I use your pen ?
Deepa : It’s a pleasure. You can.
(A) Giving direction (B) Offering help
(C) Seeking permission (D) Expressing agreement.
3. Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate ‘if’ clause :
Ananda : Akash, I’m going to picnic tomorrow. Will you come ?
Akash : Thank you for inviting me. If you had told me earlier,
I ......................... joined you.
(A) would not have (B) would have
(C) shall have (D) will have.
4. Read the given conversation and choose the passive form of the underlined
sentence :
Tanushree : Hello, Panchami, where did you go yesterday ?
Panchami : I went shopping.
Tanushree : Did you buy anything ?
Panchami : Yes. I have bought some books.
(A) Some books had been bought by me
(B) Some books will have been bought by me
(C) Some books were bought by me
(D) Some books have been bought by me.

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II. Do as directed : 12 × 1 = 12
5. Combine the word in Column -A with its collocative word in Column-B :
‘A’ ‘B’
fast [ table, food, water, breakfast ]
6. Which one of the following words has two syllables ?
committee, capacity, combine, call.
7. Write the correct form of the word given in bracket :
The art of ...................... ( educate ) is to educate the heart.
8. Fill in the blank using the correct article :
Shyam is learning to play ............ sitar.
9. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word :
We should use eco-friendly things.
10. Fill in the blank using suitable linker :
Kuvempu was the poet ...................... wrote the ‘Ramayana Darshanam’.
11. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition :
KRS dam has been constructed .................... the river Kaveri.
12. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in bracket :
Encyclopaedia .................. ( give ) us basic information on every subject.
13. Use the word ‘smile’ as verb in a sentence.
14. Change into superlative degree :
Goa is smaller than any other state in India.
15. Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer :
Anupama sings melodiously.
16. Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence into
reported speech :
John : Here’s a camera for you Lakshmi.
Lakshmi : When did you buy it John ?
John showed Lakshmi a camera.
She asked him ............................. .
III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it in the
answer booklet : 2×1=2
17. Hemanth moved to the edge of the compound to pluck flowers. He last
balance, fell down but broke his leg.
a) Spelling mistake to be corrected.
b) Conjunction to be corrected.

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IV. Answer the following questions in 2 - 3 sentences each : 7 × 2 = 14
18. Why did Baleshwar revisit the spot where Roma had fallen ?
19. What makes you feel that Don Anselmo was a man of principles ?
20. Why do you consider Anant a talented boy ?
21. Why were the technical experts summoned by the three superpowers ?
22. What qualities of the Jazz player do you appreciate ?
23. The student leaders managed the protest to go peacefully. Why ?
OR
What hardships did Dicky Dolma face in her early life ?
24. Haneef was a young man with varied talents and interests. Explain briefly.
OR
How can you say that Wangjia was a brave boy ?
V. Answer the following questions in 5 - 6 sentences each : 2×3=6
25. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar worked for the upliftment of the depressed classes.
Explain.
26. The little maiden filled the sailors with confidence. Justify.
VI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow : 4 × 3 = 12
27. “You are in the second form and I don’t like the way you are being brought
up.”
a) Who does ‘I’ refer to ?
b) Who was studying in the second form ?
c) When did the speaker say this ?
28. “The first man to move shall spend the rest of the night ‘in irons’ ”
a) Who said this ?
b) What made the speaker say this ?
c) What does ‘in irons’ mean in this context ?
29. “If you want to get on in life, you have to read a lot. You can learn a great
deal of things just by reading.”
a) Who is the speaker here ?
b) Who does ‘you’ refer to ?
c) How did the speaker encourage reading ?
30. “There won’t be any calendar, there won’t be any clock ;
Day light will be on the switch and winter under lock.”
a) Who is the speaker here ?
b) Where is the speaker preparing to go ?
c) What does the expression ‘winter under lock’ mean ?

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VII. Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given below :
1×3=3
31. Ganesh
Age : 35 years
Date of birth and place : 24th August, Haveri
Qualification : M.Sc., M.Ed.
Name of spouse : Vani
Daughter : Ankitha, studying in 5th Standard
Profession : Assistant Manager, SBI, Hangal
Hobbies : Reading and Trekking
Reasons for popularity : Helps the poor and needy.
VIII. Develop a story using the clues given below : 1×3=3
32. In a forest — a lion — killing many animals — everyday — for food —
animals assembled — met the lion — requested — lion agreed — sent an
animal each day — it was the turn of a rabbit — it feared — thought of a
plan — went to the lion — told there was another lion — the lion was
angry — came to the well — saw its reflection — roared — jumped into
the well — died — moral.
IX. Study the picture given below : 1×3=3
33. Write a description or an account of what the picture suggests to you in a
paragraph.

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X. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

34. The quality ...................................................

........................................................... heaven

Upon ...............................................................

.............................................................. takes.

OR

Then ...................................................................

............................................................... destroy :

Whilst ..................................................................

..................................................................... boy.

XI. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :

1 × 4 = 4 (2 × 2)

35. In every country, people imagine that they are the best and the cleverest
and others are not so good as they are. The Englishman thinks that he and
his country are the best ; the Frenchman is very proud of France and
everything French. The Germans and Italians think no less of their
countries and many Indians imagine that India is in many ways the
greatest country in the world. This is wrong. Everybody wants to think well
of himself and his country. But really there is no person who has not got
some good and bad qualities. In the same way there is no country which is
not partly good and partly bad. We must take the good wherever we find it
and try to remove the bad wherever it may be.

We are of course, most concerned with our country, India. Unhappily, it is
in a bad way today. Most of our people are poor and unhappy. They have
no joy in their lives. We have to find out how we can make them happier.
We have to see what is good in our ways and customs and try to keep it,
and whatever is bad we have to throw away. If we find anything good in
other countries, we should certainly take it.

a) What should we do to make our people happier ?

b) What do people think about themselves and others in every country ?

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XII. Answer the following question in about 8 - 10 sentences : 1×4=4
36. Sum up the conversation between the poet and the Mother India in your
own words.
OR
Write the summary of the poem ‘I am the Land’.
OR
Both the narrator and his father were very considerate towards grandma.
Justify.
XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following : 1×4=4
37. a) Cleanliness and hygiene
b) Save forests, save life
c) Water pollution.
XIV. Write a letter using the information given below : 1×5=5
38. Imagine you are Kiran / Keerthana studying in Government High School,
Koppala.
Write a letter to your friend describing ‘Republic Day’ celebrations in your
school.
OR
Write a letter to the Commissioner, City Municipal Corporation,
complaining about drainage problems in your locality.

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