GOVT OF KARNATAKA

ZILLA PANCHAYATH CHIKKAMAGALURU

DEPARTMENT OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

CHIKKAMAGALURU

SSLC
AS PER REDUCED SYLLABUS FOR THE YEAR 2021-22

WIN-`GLISH ENGLISH QUESTION BANK

CREATION :TEAM OF THE SUBJECT EXPERTS, CHIKKAMAGALURU

GUIDANCE:
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Z P CHIKKAMAGALURU
DDPI (ADMIN) CHIKKAMAGALURU
DDPI (DEVELOPMENT) CHIKKAMAGALURU

Co-Operation
District Head master`s and Asst teachers`Association Chikkamagaluru
 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT LEVEL PREPARATORY EXAMINATION – 2021-22

CLASS: 10 SUBJECT: SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH (31E) MAX MARKS: 80 TIME: 3 HOURS

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. 4x1=4
1. I tried better to help her. Here the word ‘better’ is a/an
(A) Noun (B) Adjective (C) Verb (D) Adverb
2. Which one of the following words does not take the prefix ‘in’
(A) correct (B) active (C) continue (D) justice
3. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank:
Shaila teaches English,....................?
(A) does she (B) doesn’t she (C) did she (D) didn’t she
4. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence:
Renuka : Look at the clouds! They are black and thick.
Sujatha : Yeah, It may rain tonight.
(A) doubt (B) possibility (C) wish (D) suggestion

II Do as directed: 12x1=12
5. Fill in the blank using the suitable article:
My father is..............honest person.
6. Fill in the blank with the appropriate ‘preposition’:
The property was shared...................Samartha and Samrat.
7. Change the following sentence into passive voice:
Rahim drove the bus.
8. Change the following sentence into comparative degree :
Bengaluru is the most expensive city in India.
9. Fill in the blank with the appropriate tense form of the verb given in the brackets:
Mary.................... (buy) a new dictionary last week.
10. Use the word ‘prepare’ as a noun in the sentence of your own.
11. Change the following sentence into reported speech:
Sheela said to Santhosh , ”Why do you work hard”?
Sheela asked Santhosh ………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. Read thefollowing conversation and fill in the blank with the correct ‘if clause;
Ananya : Bhagya, you look very pale and you have become very weak. What is the reason?
Bhagya : I took some tablets in the medical shop for headache instead of consulting the doctor.
If I had consulted the doctor in the beginning, I........................................become weak.
13. Which one of the following words has two syllables?
Peace, cake, again, quiz
14. Give one word:
A small narrow stream or river
15. Choose the appropriate auxiliary verb and fill in the blank:
Pupils........................ (has / have ) answered all the questions correctly.
16. Fill in the blank using the suitable linker:
She tried hard ………………….did not succeed.
III The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it in the answer book. 1x2=2
17. They are good people and are willing to pay at the same rate per acer. The money are here for you.
Clues (A) Spelling mistake to be corrected. (B) Correct be form verb to be used

IV. Answer the following questions in 2 – 3 sentences each: 7x2=14

18. How was Swami congratulated for his heroic deeds?
19. What makes you appreciate the medical director of the hospital where Roma got treatment?
20. How did Smita fulfill her brother’s wish?
21. How did the Americans get the ownership of the trees?
22. Why do you think the Jazz player keeps his head down?
23. What made the students march in complete silence? OR
How has Dolma described her preparedness for the task of scaling Mount Everest?
24. Life for Hanif in the beginning was never a smooth sail. Why was it so? OR
How can you say that Dicky Dolma’s life as a girl was sorrowful?

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

25. Narrate the incidents that deprived Satish of regular schooling.
26. How does the poet describe that the earth has an ocean of patience in the poem “I am the Land”?
VI Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 4x3 =12
27. “Can I have a lamp burning in the room”?
a) Who wanted a lamp? b) Why did he want a lamp? c) What reply did the speaker get?
28. “So, why did he do it?
a) Who is the he? b) What did he do? c) Why did he do it?
29. “He had an insatiable thirst for books.”
a) Who is the ‘he’? b) How can you justify this statement?
c) What does ‘insatiable’ mean in the context?
30. “Sing of the filth and dirt. That fouls my sylvan retreats”
a) Who makes this statement? b) To whom is it addressed?
c) Why does the speaker want the poet to sing of the ‘filth and dirt’?

VII. Given below is a profile of Dr. Manasa. Write a paragraph using the clues given below: 1×3=3
31. Age : 47 years
Qualification : M.Sc. PhD
Occupation : Professor in Physics in Delhi University
Hobbies : Watching birds and Reading magazines.
Reasons for popularity : Soft spoken, Warm-hearted and loves to help
Academic Achievements: Paper presentation on ‘Waste Management’,
Author of a book : a book ‘Ecological Crisis’
VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below: 1x3=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. 33. Study the picture given below. Write a description or an account of what the picture suggests to
you in a paragraph: 1x3=3
X Quote from memory: 1x4=4
34. It is enthroned......................................... You talk of wondrous.............................
...................................................................... OR ...............................................................
...................................................................... ................................................................
.......................................................seasons justice. ............................................day or night

XI Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 2x2=4
35. The cinema is an outstanding wonder of the modern age. It gives not only entertainment but also helps in
the field of education. The cinema is a very valuable teaching aid. Historical films help the teacher of History. A
couple of hours spent in the company of historical characters dressed in the costumes of the period can teach us
far more than we can learn from a whole week’s study of a history book. Science can be taught very effectively
through films. There are educational film companies which devote their time to the filming of the habits and
customs of animals, insects, fish, germs, and numerous other branches of scientific life. We can see the hatching of
the eggs of fish and their gradual development into large fish; we can watch the increasing activity of man kinds of
germs and their effect on water, milk or blood. We can watch the opening and closing of flowers and leaves, and
the growth of grass and weeds. All these actions and movements are greatly helpful in the cause of education.

a) How can science be taught very effectively?

b) How is cinema helpful in teaching and learning history?
XII Answer the following question in about 8 – 10 sentences: 1x4=4
36. Why do you think that Ruskin Bond’s grandmother was a grown-up woman with childish habits and
desires? Substantiate. OR
Describe the physical appearance of the Jazz player. What special skill did he have? OR
OR
Sum up the conversation between the poet and the mother India in your
own words
XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following: 1x4=4
37. a) Online classes b) Water pollution c) National integration.

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

38. Imagine that you are Ajay / Megha studying in Government High School, Mysuru.
Write a letter to your father about the celebration of Republic Day in your school. OR
Write a letter to the Editor of The Indian Express daily, Mysuru, requesting
him / her to publish about the problem of drinking water in your area.
 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT MODEL QUESTION PAPER

CLASS: 10 SUBJECT: SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH (31E) MAX MARKS: 80 TIME: 3 HOURS
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. 4X1=4
1. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence:
Astrologer: Come my child, your name is Suraj.
Suraj : Yes, indeed!
Astrologer: You have two sons and a daughter. There are five members in your family.
Suraj : How true! I am impressed. Can you please tell me about my future?
a) Seeking permission b) Asking advice c) Making request d) Giving suggestion
2. Read the conversation and write the correct ‘if clause’ choosing from the alternatives:
Sankalp : Vinyas, see the sky is very clear.
Vinyas : Yes Sankalp. I can see the moon.
Sankalp : Can you touch the moon?
Vinyas : Oh! If I were a bird I ……………fly that higher and higher but can’t touch.
a) wouldn’t b) had been c)will d) would
3. Choose the appropriate question tag to the following statement :
I hardly knew anything about the boy ………………………..?
a) did I b) do I c)didn’t I d) don’t they
4. Read the conversation and choose the correct ‘non-finite verb’:
Teacher : Hello! Pravesh, I saw your parents at the bus stop yesterday.
Pravesh : Yes sir, our car driver was not well. So they were waiting for the bus.
a) were b) waiting c) was d) saw
II. Do as directed: 12X1=12
5. Fill in the blank with appropriate tense form of the verbs given in brackets:
Sreekar ______ [be+work] in the post office. He goes at 8 a.m. and returns at 3 p.m.
6. Fill in the blank with correct preposition:
Switzerland lies ……… France, Germany, Italy and Austria. (among/between/ along)
7. Give one word to the following sentence:
One who is trained in doing acts of public service
8. Which one of the following words has only one syllable?
Through, above, besides, ago
9. Change the following sentence into positive degree:
Bhagath Singh was greater than any other freedom fighter of India.
10. Fill in the blank using the correct article
Then …….. first notes came in the air, and Smita felt as if the gates of enchantment and wonder
were opening.
11. Frame ‘wh’ question to get the underlined words as answer:
Satish saw a bird.
12. Use the word ‘Decide’ as verb in the sentence of your own:
13. Change the following into passive voice:
The teacher will give them punishment.
14. Change the following into reported speech:
 Swami said to his father, “Can I have a lamp burning in the room?”
Swami asked his father ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. Fill in the blank with correct phrase given in the brackets:
Dinesh Talreja was ………… (wrapping up/ wrapping in/ wrapping out) his day at his marketing job.
16. Fill in the blank using suitable linker:
……………….we expected a difficult question paper, the questions asked were easy.
III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it. 1X2=2
17. ambedkar had an insatiable thirst for books. He buy books by curtailing his daily needs.
Clues: a) Verbal mistake to be corrected b) Capital letter to be used.
IV. Answer the following in 3-4 sentences each: 7X2=14
18. Why does Roma consider Baleshwar’s action to be amazing?
19. Don Anselmo was passionate about his land and the children of Rio en Medio. Justify.
20. ‘Play for the boy’ was an unusual incident. How?
21. Why was Smita excited when she read the newspaper?
22. What message does the poem “I am the land” Convey?
23. Why did the protest march take place in Narayanpur? OR
Life for Haneef was always ‘ekdam bindas’. Explain.
24. What does Dolma say about view form the top of Mount Everest? OR
Life for Haneef in the beginning was never a smooth sail. Why was it so?
V. Answer the following in 6-8 sentences each: 2X3=6
25. What were the circumstances that forced Sathish to stay at home?
26. How is the poet answered by the motherland? Describe the vision.
VI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 4X3=12
27. “No. no, I don’t mean you”
a) Who does ‘I’ refer to here? b) To whom was it said? c) Why did he say so?
28. “ I don’t like to have you speak to me in that manner”
a) Who said this? b) Who does the word ‘you’ refer to here? c) When did he say?
29. "Who could have dreamt that one born to a Mahar family would become not only a Law
Minister but also a Law Maker,"
a) Who is the 'one' referred to here? b) Who chose him to be the Law Minister?
c) Why was he chosen as the Law Minister?
30. “He is no longer a man. No not even a black man but a bird”.
a) Who is the ‘he’ here? b) When is he ‘no longer a man’? c) What does these lines suggest?

VII. Given below is a profile of Rabindranath Tagore. Write a paragraph using the clues given
below: 1X3=3
31. Name : Rabindranath Tagore
Born : 7th May, 1861
Parents : Debendranath Tagore and Saraladevi
Occupation : writer, painter and singer
Achievement : Founder of Shanthiniketan
Notable works : Gitanjali, Jana Gana Mana
Award : Noble prize for literature in 1913.
VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below and supply a suitable title: 1X3=3
32. King once brought singing bird — great love and affection on it — wanted to hear its song — kept
 it in golden cage — fed it in golden plate — looked after well — but gradually bird stopped singing —
king gave everything — but not freedom. Moral.
IX 33. Write a description of what the picture suggests to you in a paragraph: 1X3=3

X. Quote from memory: 1X4=4

34. The quality of mercy................ With heavy …………………………………….
................................................ OR ..……………………………………………………
.................................................. …………………………………………………….
..........................him that takes. .........................................can know
XI. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 2X2=4
35. Henri Durant was born in Geneva, in Switzerland. Henri’s mother, a kind hearted lady, often visited
the poor, sick and aged. Henri’s father, a busy banker, helped in the work of finding homes for
orphans. When Henry grew up he became a clever banker but the influence of his good parents
left a mark on him. He felt that it was the duty of every good citizen to help people in distress. Once
during the war he saw thousands dead and several thousand wounded. Henri quickly organized a
team to carry the wounded to a church. At first the volunteers did not want to help the injured
enemy but by his example Henry showed that all human beings have a right to be cared for.
Through the efforts of Henry Durant the Red Cross Society was born and this society has helped
thousands of soldiers all over the world.
a) How do we know that Henri’s parents were good people?
b) How was Henri different from the other volunteers?
XII. Answer the following in about 8-10 sentences: 1X4=4
36. Comment on the poem ‘Grandma Climbs a Tree’.
OR
Write the summary of the poem ‘Jazz Poem Two’.
OR
How do you describe the feelings of the earth in the poem ‘I am the Land’?
XIII. 37. Write an essay on any one of the following: 1X4=4
a) Uses of Internet
b) National Festivals
c) Lock down effects on the poor
XIV. Write a letter using information given below: 1X5=5
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38. Imagine that you are Shreyas/Smita, studying 10 std, Government High School, Davangere.
Write a letter to the Depot Manager, KSRTC, Davanagere, requesting him/her to provide bus facility
to your village. OR
Write a letter to your friend about the preparation for the SSLC examination.
 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT MODEL QUESTION PAPER

CLASS: 10 SUBJECT: SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH (31E) MAX MARKS: 80 TIME: 3 HOURS

1. 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. 4x1=4
1. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank
Prashant is not interested in music. ………………………….?
(A) Isn’t he (B) Hasn’t he (C) Is he (D) has he
2. Read the given conversation and choose the language function of the underlined sentence:
Mother: Hello my dear child, why are you looking so sad today?
Adithya: Yes mother, I am a bit upset as I got 2nd place in my class test
Mother: Oh! Is it? Come on my boy, it’s a happy thing that you got 2 nd place.
Practice well, you will do better next time.
(A) Advice (B) Order (C) Request (D) Obey.
3. Read the conversation and fill in blank choosing the correct ‘If Clause’ given below
Ravi: I don’t have vehicle to take my dad to the hospital, Ramesh.
Ramesh: Is it? If you had told me earlier, I ...................... arranged a vehicle.
(A) will (B) would have (C) would (D) shall
4. Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence into passive voice
Sumana : Hello Prakash, where are your friends?
Prakash : Hi Sumana, They are playing cricket.
(A) Cricket has been playing by them. (B) Cricket being played by them.
(C) Cricket is being played by them. (D) Cricket had been played by them
II. Do as directed 12x1=12
5. Combine the word in column A with its collocative word in column B
Column A Column B
Social (money, business, distance, house)
6. Which one of the following words has three syllables?
Curious school because intelligent
7. Find out the part of speech of the underlined word:
The child laughed loudly.
8. Fill in the blank with the appropriate article:
There are …………… number of newspapers in Kannada and English.
9. Fill in the blank using the suitable linking words
All like him ………….... he has a lot of patience.
10. Give one word for:
A piece of land in which fruit trees are grown.
11. Write the correct form of the word given in the bracket
My friend answered all the questions ……………… (intelligent).
12. Change the following into positive degree
Vivekananda was one of the greatest saints in the world.
13. Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer
He was going to medical store to bring medicines.
14. Read the following conversation and rewrite the underlined sentence into a reported speech:
Rajesh: I am going abroad tomorrow. Please drop me to the airport.
Santosh: Yes, I will.
Rajesh requested Santosh…………………
 15. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense form of the verbs given in brackets.
Maya.................... (have + finish) her homework before sun rise.
16. Use the word ‘water’ as a verb in the sentence of your own.
III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it. Clues are given: 2x1=2
17. While in the USA, he was draw to the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the USA
who gave freedom to the Black Americans.
Clues: a) Linker to be corrected b) verbal mistake to be corrected
IV. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each 7x2=14
18. What makes you think that Anant was a talented boy?
19. How did Gandhiji and Ambedkar try to wipe out caste discrimination from India?
20. Anant’s family had high hopes. What were they? Were they fulfilled?
21. What comment did Swami make when he heard about the village lad? How did his view differ
from that of his father?
22. “Mercy is twice blessed” – How?
23. Haneefuddin battled with hardships from a tender age. Why was so?
OR
How has Dolma described her preparedness for the task of scaling Mount Everest?

24. Why were Babu and Manju disappointed with the way of student’s march?
OR
Give an account of Dicky Dolma’s hardships and challenges she faced?
V. Answer the following questions in 5-6 sentences each 2x3=6
25. Describe the nightmare of swami.
26. Bring out the contrast between the reader and the speaker in “I Am the Land”
VI. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow: 4x3=12
27. “You want to do this very badly, don’t you’’?
a) Who said this? b) Who is the ‘you’ here? C) When did the speaker say so?
28.” There’s a closer place I know of”
a) Who does ‘I’ refer to? b) Which was the closer place he knew of?
c) Why did the speaker want to go to that place?
29. “Finally I broached the subject”
a) Who broached the subject? b) What was the subject? c) What reply did the speaker get?
30.” What song shall I sing of you, my Mother?”
a) Who made this statement? b) What does the speaker mean by ‘my Mother’?
c) Why does the speaker want to sing?
VII. 31. Given below is the profile of P. V. Sindhu Write a paragraph using the clues given below: 1X3=3
Date of Birth : 5th July 1995
Place of birth : Hyderabad
Parents : P V Ramana and P Vijaya
Education : St. Ann’s college, Mehdipatnam
Coach : Pullela Gopichand
Medals : Gold medal in BWF world championship 2019, Silver Medal in
2016 Rio Olympic games
Awards : Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna and Padmashri
VIII. 32. Write a paragraph, using the clues given below. You may add more points if necessary: 1X3=3
Summer day --- a lion and a boar ---water----drink----began arguing –fighting---tired---then stopped-
--- vultures waiting ---- realized ----- mistake----- together ----- drink ---- left happily.
IX. 33. Write a description of what the picture suggests to you in a paragraph. 1X3=3

X. 34. Quote from memory 1X4=4

The quality……………………. My day or night ……………………….
……………………………………. OR ……………………………….…………….
…………………………………… ……………………………………………
……………..him that takes …………………………...always day
XI. 35. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow; 2x2=4
Once, to the court of a king came two women with a baby seeking justice. Each of them claimed that
she was the real mother and so she alone had the right to own and look after it. The king looked at
the minister. The minister stood up and addressed the women thus “Both of you say the child is
yours. so, this court orders the baby to be split in two, and each woman will have a half of the baby”.
The first woman readily agreed. But the second woman said, ‘I don’t want to go by your suggestion.
You may give the baby to that woman.’ the minister ordered the baby to the second woman and the
first woman was punished.
a) Why did the second woman offered the baby to the first woman after she heard the minister?
b) How did the minister come to the correct conclusion? What was the reason for his judgment?
XII. Answer the following in 8-10 sentences: 1x4=4
36. How does the Jazz player change as he plays on the saxophone? OR
How was Ruskin Bond’s grandmother different from other grandmothers? OR
How does the poem “The Song of India” bring hope to the poet at the end of the poem?
XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following: 1x4=4
37. a) Cleanliness and hygiene
b) Importance of forest
c) Ban on plastics
XIV. Write a letter using the information given below: 1x5=5
TH
38. Imagine that you are Shashikala / Shankar, 10 std, Government High School, Samse.
Write a letter to the bank manager to open a new account in SBI at Kalasa Branch
Write a letter to your father informing him about precautionary measures taken in your school to
prevent Covid-19..
 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT MODEL QUESTION PAPER

CLASS: 10 SUBJECT: SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH (31E) MAX MARKS: 80 TIME: 3 HOURS

I. Four alternatives are given for each question. Read carefully and choose the best alternative and write
the complete answer with its letter or alphabet: 4x1=4
1. Choose the appropriate question tag and fill in the blank:
They never come on time, ___?
A. do they B. don’t they C. are they D. aren’t they
2. Read the conversation and fill in the blank with the correct “If clause”:
Geetha: Dad missed the train this morning.
Sita: If he had gone to the station early, he ___________ missed the train.
A. would have B. shall have C. wouldn’t have D. will have
3. Read the conversation and identify the infinitive:
Mother: I am going to the shopping centre.
Rashmi: Mom, don’t forget to buy a nice watch for me.
A. am B. going to C. to buy D. don’t
4. Read the conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence:
Seetha: Where is the post office?
Aarathi: Go straight and take the first left. The post office is next to the Canara Bank.
A. seeking suggestion B. giving directions
C. seeking information D. seeking permission
II. Do as directed: ` 12x1=12
5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate tense form of the verb given in brackets:
Yesterday, Nithin _____(be + study) all day. He came out of his room only for dinner!
6. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
These days, many children are suffering ____ obesity.
7. Fill In the blank with the suitable linker:
Should I study both Biology _____ Physics at the college?
8. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
Lakshmi is a hard-working girl.
9. Combine the two simple sentences using “too-to”.
I am very tired. I cannot play now.
10. Give one word:
A person who travels to work place daily:_______________
11. Change into indirect speech (reported speech):
Mohan said, “I am going to my uncle’s house tomorrow.
Ans: Mohan said that ________________________________.
12. Frame a question to get the underlined word as the answer:
Gopal had reached Delhi yesterday.
13. Change into Passive voice:
Jaya has written many songs.
14. Change into Comparative Degree:
No other planet is as large as the Jupiter.
15. Combine the word in A with its collocative word in B:
 A B
Brisk (talk, sing, walk, song)
16. Use the word “visit” as a NOUN.
III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and re-write it in the answer booklet.
Clues are given: 1x2=2
17. Newspapers is great sources of information. It is an good habit to read newspapers every day.
Clues a. Verbal mistake to be corrected b. Correct article to be used
IV. Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences: 7x2= 14
18. Why did the police inspector ask Swami to join police later in his life?
19. What was the reaction of the old man to the story teller’s offer?
20. Ambedkar had a great thirst for books. Justify.
21. Who is the poet talking to in the poem “The Song of India”? What does he want to sing?
22. What made Satish’s father look for a new school? What made him angry?
23. What was there in the mysterious parcel? What suspicion did the police have about it?
24. What were the difficulties faced by Dicky Dolma in her life? OR
What were the dreams of Hanif? Do you think were they fulfilled?
V. Answer the following questions in 5-6 sentences: 2x3= 6
25. How did Smita fulfil the last wish of her brother Anant?
26. The black Jazz player was a pathetic figure to look at, but he was a commanding artist.
Substantiate this statement.
VI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 4 x 3= 12
27. “I think he must have been a very strong and grown up person. Not a boy at all”
a. Who is the speaker? b. Who does “he” refer to? c. What made the speaker say this?
28. “What is your name? Whom can I call?”
a. Who is the speaker? b. Why did he want to call? c. Where was he going at that time?
29. “He saw a bird that was unlike any he had ever seen.”
a. Who is the “he” here? b. How was the bird? c. What did he do after the bird flew away?
30. “Shall I sing of your rock-cut temples, epics in stone, of your children that died to call you
their own?”
a. Who is the speaker? b. Who does the word ‘children’ refer to?
c. Why does the poet call temples as “epics in stone”?
VII. Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given: 1x3= 3
31. Name : Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
Birth place : Rameshwaram
Date of Birth : 15th October 1931
Popularly known as : The Missile Man of India
Posts held : Scientist (successfully developed India’s missile and nuclear
weapons), 11th President of India
Awards : Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Bharath Rathna
Books published : Wings of Fire, Ignited Minds, India 2020- A Vision for the New
Millennium
Passed away : 27th July 2015
VIII. Develop the story using the clues given: 1x3=3
32. A farmer- three sons- always quarrelling – decides to teach a lesson – gives a bundle of sticks-
asks them to break- cannot – gives one stick each- asks them to break- they break easily - Moral
IX. 33. Look at the picture and write a paragraph in your own words: 1x3=3

X. Quote from Memory: 1x4=4

34. The throned monarch _________ OR O say what is that_____________
_____________________________ ___________________________
______________________________ ___________________________
________________ fear of kings. _______________poor blind boy!

XI. 35. Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the questions that follow: 2x2=4
Man has altered many of the physical features of the earth with the tools of Science. He has
transformed woodlands and prairies into farmland. He has constructed lakes and dams to irrigate or
to harness hydroelectric power. By cutting through the mountain, he has almost modified the very
face of the earth.
However, his attempts to bring about change in the physical environment have not always been
beneficial. Today pollution of the air and water endangers the health of our planet. The automobile
exhausts and smokes from the factories are affecting our health. Pollution from oil is killing marine
life. The whole ecological balance of the sea is getting changed due to pollution. Conservationists
believe that if the mankind and life were to survive on earth, man must limit the growth of
technology.
A. How has man altered the features of the earth?
B. What is causing the ecological imbalance of the sea? What do conservationists believe?
XII. Answer the following in about 8-10 sentences: 1x4=4
36. What are the activities done by the people on the land? Why does the land lose patience and
assert herself? OR
Write the summary of the poem “Grandma Climbs A Tree”. OR
Write the substance of the poem ‘Jazz Poem Two’.
XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following: 1x4=4
37 a. Swatch Bharath Abhiyaan b. Air Pollution c. Covid Pandemic –Causes and prevention
XIV. Write a letter using the information given below: 1x5=5
38. Imagine you are Pranav / Pallavi, studying in 10th Standard, Govt High School, Bhadravathi.
Write a letter to the General Manager of KMF Dairy, Shivamogga, requesting permission to visit the
dairy. Mention the number of students and the date of the visit.
OR
Write a letter to your friend about the course and the college you are going to join after SSLC
 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT LEVEL PREPARATORY EXAMINATION – 2021-22
CLASS: 10 SUBJECT: SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH (31E) MAX MARKS: 80 TIME: 3 HOURS
Four alternatives are given for each of the following 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. Read the given conversation and choose the correct infinitive:
Isabella : Columbus, are you ready with your plan?
Columbus : Yes, your Majesty. Could I present my plans?
Isabella : First tell us about your destination.
Columbus : I have a great plan to find a sea route to India.
(A) tell (B) to India (C) to find (D) destination.
2. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence:
Vivek: Hello Tilak,
Tilak: Hi Vivek, how are you?
Vivek: I’m fine. Could you tell me where is the city bus stand?
Tilak: Oh, it’s very near to head post office.
(A) Request (B) seeking information (C) offering help (D) accepting.
3. Write the suitable question tag for the following sentence.
I have sent a messenger up to the mountains.
(A) has I? (B) will you? (C) haven’t I? (D) have I?
4. Fill in the blank with correct ‘if clause’ choosing from the given alternatives:
If I had found her address, I ------------ sent her an invitation.
(A)would (B)will have (C)would have (D) shall
II. Do as directed: 12 X 1=12
5. Combine the word in Column -A with its collocative word in column -- B
A B
Metro [polis, van, junction, house]
6. Which one of the following words has two syllables?
Slipper. Contemplating. Whole. Home.
7. Give one word for the following statement
One who looks at the bright side of things
8. Fill in the blank with most appropriate homophone given in bracket:
I ------- a horse at the Marina Beach. (road/ rode)
9. Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence into passive voice
Ravi: Hello Prakash, see this lion
Prakash: oh! It was dead
Ravi: who killed this lion?
Prakash: The hunter killed the lion.
10. Frame a question to get the underlined words as answer:
A large moustachioed man made a long boring speech
11. Combine the following sentences using ‘so…that ....not ’:
The thief ran very fast. The police could not catch him
12. Write the correct form of the verb given in bracket and fill in the blank
The old man ----------his hat slowly and carefully. (remove)
13. Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition:
 A slow tear trickled down his cheek ------- Surender left.
14. Fill in the blank using suitable linker:
Nehru described Ambedkar as a symbol of revolt ……….. he passed away
15. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word:
Teachers always give ……………..(encourage) to the students to score more.
16. Change the following statement into reported speech
Story teller said to the old man “The weather is fantastic today”
III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it in the answer booklet.
Clues are given: 1×2=2
17. Jawaharalal Nehru choose Dr. B.R.Ambedkar to be the first law minister of independent india.
Clues. a) Capital letter to be used. b) Verbal mistake to be corrected
IV. Answer the following questions in 2 - 3 sentences each: 7 × 2 = 14
18. The doctors at the Divine Multi Specialty hospital admitted Roma without any formalities. What
made them to do so?
19. How did 14th amendment to the US constitution and Mahatma Phule influence Ambedkar?
20. As Smita sat listening to the music, ‘she was spellbound. But all the while, her mind was
Echoing something else. What was that?
21. Why do you think that Smita and Ravi Shankar deserve the appreciation of readers?
22. “YOU CANNOT PUT A FENCE AROUND THE PLANET EARTH” Is this tone of weakness or self-
assertion? Discuss.
23. Why were Babu and Manju a bit disappointed with the way students were marching? OR
Give an account of Dicky Dolma’s hardships and challenges she faced in her life?
24. What did Hanif and his brothers learn from the absence of their mother from home? OR
Haneef Uddin was “A Great Martyr” Describe.
V. Answer the following questions in 5 - 6 sentences each: 2×3=6
25.” Satish Gujral became a great artist”, support this statement mentioning a few of his
achievements.
26. What does the poet, V.K.Gokak, want to sing about glorious past of India?
VI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 4 × 3 = 12
27 “Let me see if you can sleep alone tonight in my office room.”
a. Who is the speaker? b. Who did the speaker ask to sleep in the office room?
c. Why did he ask him to sleep in the office room?
28. “The trees in the orchard are not mine, senor.”
a. Who said these words? b. Who is the “senor” referred to?
c. Who according to the speaker, did the trees belong to?
29. “A symbol of revolt.” he said.
a) Who made this statement? b) Who is the symbol of revolt? c) Why is he described so?
30.” He is no longer a man but a bird.”
a) Who does the word ‘he’ refer to here? b) Why is he no longer a man?
c) What did he do after becoming a bird?
VII. 31. Given below is a profile of Mr Shivakumar an English Teacher, write a paragraph based on the
information. 1×3=3
Age : Around 35 years
Qualification : M A, B Ed
Height and Weight : 5.8 feet and 67 kg
Reason for his popularity : Helpful to the poor students, friendly and engaged in social work.
 Achievement : state level best teacher 2017 and National level best teacher 2018
Hobbies : Gardening and writing, reading books and listening music.
VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below: 1×3=3
32. A race — hare and tortoise — hare — boasted — tortoise — humble — hare — ran fast — tortoise
just moving — hare — slept — tortoise — slowly reached — hare — got up — ran — but lost — 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
X. Quote from memory: 1×4=4
34. His sceptre shows................ With heavy sighs.................................
................................................... OR ............................................................
................................................... ............................................................
...................... this sceptred sway; ..................................can know.
XI. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: 2×2=4
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 is 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 without positive and negative
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. Unfortunately, this is the idea becoming
prevalent in recent days. 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 it 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?
XII. Answer the following question in about 8 - 10 sentences: 1×4=4
36. The poet’s Grandmother was a grown-up woman with childish habits and desires. Substantiate. OR
Write in your own words the feelings of the Blind boy. OR
What was the special gift possessed by the jazz player? How did it change his feelings?
XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following: 1×4=4
37. a) Mass media. b). Water Pollution c) Corruption
XIV. Write a letter using the information given below: 1×5=5
38. Imagine you are Tamanna/Tejaswi, residing in J.P. Nagar, Mysore. Write a letter to the
Mayor of your city about the irregular supply of electricity in your area. OR
Write a letter to your friend inviting him to spend summer holidays with you.
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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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