Karnataka SSLC Question Paper 2025 English 2nd Language

Government of Karnataka
Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board

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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. 4×1=4

1. Choose the appropriate question tag for the following statement :

Students shouted in the classroom, .................

(A) don’t they ? (B) do they ?

(C) didn’t they ? (D) did they ?

2. Read the following and choose the infinitive :

We sent a surveyor to survey your land so as to make a deed.

(A) sent (B) survey

(C) make (D) to survey

3. Read the given conversation and choose the language function

for the underlined sentence :

Manoj : Hi, Nirmala. How are you ?

Nirmala : Hello, I’m fine, thank you.

Manoj : Would you please give me your science record

book ?

Nirmala : Sure. I will give it to you.

(A) Agreeing (B) Requesting

(C) Seeking direction (D) Offering help

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4. Read the following conversation and fill in the blank choosing
the most appropriate words :
Student : Good morning Sir.
Teacher : Good morning. Why are you late ?
Student : Sorry sir. I couldn’t catch the bus.

Teacher : If you had reached the bus stop in time, you
............ missed the bus.
(A) will have (B) would have

(C) wouldn’t have (D) shall have

II. Do as directed : 12 × 1 = 12

5. Which one of the following words has one syllable ?

cleaning, clear, calm, cleaner

6. Combine the word in Column-A with its collocative word in
Column-B :

‘A’ ‘B’

Table [ leg, paper, cloth, weight ]

7. Fill in the blank using the correct article :

Rajesh is ................... tallest boy in the class.

8. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word :

Workers lifted the heavy goods quickly.

9. Fill in the blank using suitable linker :

Nandini worked hard .................... she didn’t get good results.

10. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition :

The king fought .................... a sword in the war.

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11. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verb given in
brackets :

Priyanka ................... ( be + wait ) for her friend in the railway
station yesterday.

12. Write the correct form of the word given in brackets :

The chief guest stressed the importance of economic ..............
( develop ) of a country.

13. Use the word ‘walk’ as noun in a sentence.

14. Change into comparative degree :

Vijay is the most intelligent student in the class.

15. Change into passive voice :

Doctors are treating the patients.

16. Read the following conversation and change the underlined
sentence into reported speech :

Jayanth : Hello Suresh, how are you ?

Suresh : Fine, thank you.

Jayanth : What are you going to do in the vacation ?

Suresh : I am planning to go to my native place.

Suresh told Jayanth that .....................................................
........................................................................................

III. The following sentence has two errors. Edit the sentence and
rewrite it in the answer book : 1×2=2

17. Baleshwar went and grabbed the train’s red emrgency chain and
pulled it down frantic.

a) Adverbial mistake to be corrected

b) Spelling mistake to be corrected.

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IV. Answer the following questions in 2 – 3 sentences each :

7 × 2 = 14

18. Why were the people of Mumbai afraid according to Baleshwar ?

19. Why did Nehru choose Dr. Ambedkar as the law minister of

independent India ?

20. Which are the activities carried out on the earth according to the

poet in the poem “I am the Land” ?

21. “Sathish became a great artist.” What makes you to appreciate

him ?

22. “Nobody is satisfied with his wealth, everybody is satisfied with

his wisdom.” How does the writer Keilis Borok justify this

statement ?

23. Why were Babu and Manju a bit disappointed with the way

students were marching ?

OR

What were the other hobbies of Dicky Dolma besides

mountaineering ?

24. How do you say that Haneef was a young man with varied

talents and interests ?

OR

The cries of the bird of happiness at the end gave successful

expedition for Wangjia. How ?

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V. Answer the following questions in 5 - 6 sentences each : 2 × 3 = 6

25. “Swami became a hero overnight.” Substantiate your answer.

26. How did Grandma fulfil her wish in the poem ‘Grandma Climbs

a Tree’ ?

VI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow :

4 × 3 = 12

27. “A walk in the park might make you feel better.”

a) Who gave this suggestion ?

b) Who does you refer to ?

c) Why did the speaker say this ?

28. “There are limits to patience, Sir.”

a) Who made this statement ?

b) Whom did he say so ?

c) When did the speaker say this ?

29. “The trees in that orchard are not mine.”

a) Who is the speaker ?

b) Who do the trees belong to according to the speaker ?

c) Why did the speaker say so ?

30. “There won’t be any calendar, there won’t be any clock.”

a) Who is the speaker ?

b) When did the speaker say this ?

c) Why did the speaker say this ?

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VII. Given below is a profile of Mr. Vinay. Write a paragraph using the

clues given below : 1×3=3

31. Name : Mr. Vinay

Place and date of birth : Madikeri, 12th November, 1991

Qualification : B.E.

Profession : Assistant Executive Engineer in

BESCOM

Family : Wife and a daughter

Hobbies : Trekking and cycling

Reasons for popularity : He is very transparent in his work

and upholds the rights of the

consumer

VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below : 1×3=3

32. Once there was a sailor — Sindbad — a violent storm — ship got

wrecked — drifted off to an unknown island — discovered the

egg of a giant bird — strapped himself to the bird’s leg — bird

carried him to a valley — full of snakes — covered with beautiful

diamonds — Sindbad remembered the stories of merchants —

came to the valley — diamonds stick to the piece of meat —

eagles would carry the meat — Sindbad did the same —

collected as much diamonds as he could — strapped himself to a

piece of meat — Sindbad joined the merchants — traded

diamonds — became rich and began to live in a grand palace.

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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.

Alternative question for Visually impaired candidates only.

( In lieu of Q. No. 33 )

Use the following phrasal verbs in sentences of your own :

3×1=3

a) clean up

b) get up

c) look after.

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X. Quote from memory : 1×4=4

34. The throned monarch .......................

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

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

................................... fear of kings.

OR

My day or night ......................................

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

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

............................................. always day.

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

1×4=4(2+2)

35. Some people think that the aim of education is merely to give

knowledge. These people want students to read books and do

nothing else but add to their knowledge. Others believe that

knowledge alone is not enough, only that which enables a man

to earn his living can be called education.

Such people think that bread is more important than anything

else. Still others believe that education should aim solely at

making good citizens and good patriots. All these people see only

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one of the several purposes of education. As a matter of fact

education should aim at all these three things together. It

should give men knowledge, make them self reliant and able to

serve others. Education should not produce citizens who while

they love their own freedom, take away the freedom of others. It

should produce men who love their own country but who do not

want to harm other countries.

a) What kind of citizens should education produce ?

b) What do some people think to be the aim of education ?

XII. Answer the following question in about 8 – 10 sentences :

1×4=4

36. Describe the Jazz player as “Commanding artist”.

OR

How does the poet V. K. Gokak wish to write the positive aspects

about mother ‘India’ in the poem “The Song of India” ?

OR

“Isn’t God upon the ocean just the same as on the land ? How

did this statement enable the crew mates to escape from the

deep storm ?

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

37. a) Water pollution

b) Internet and its uses

c) Republic day — A national festival.

XIV. Write a letter using the information given below : 5

38. Imagine that you are Rajesh / Rameshwari studying in Govt.

High School, Mayasandra.

Write a letter to your father narrating the experiences of school

excursion.

OR

Write a letter to the Panchayat Development Officer complaining

to provide suitable drinking water facility in your area.

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