Organisation : Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board
Exam : SSLC Question Papers
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Category or Subject : II Language English
Year : 2017
Website : https://kseab.karnataka.gov.in/
I Language – Kannada : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/11772-Kanada.pdf
II Language – English : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/11772-english.pdf
III Language – Hindi : https://www.pdfquestion.in/uploads/11772-Hindi.pdf
SSLC Languages Model Question Paper :
Code No. : 31-E
Time : 9-30 A.M. to 12-15 P.M
Max. Marks : 100
General Instructions to the Candidate :
1. This Question Paper consists of 56 objective and subjective types of questions.
Related : KSEEB SSLC Kannada & English Model Question Papers 2015 : www.pdfquestion.in/7260.html
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.
SECTION – A :
Prose :
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. 5 × 1 = 5
1. Who was Baleshwar ?
Baleshwar was
(A) a graduate
(B) an high school dropout
(C) a postgraduate
(D) an illiterate
2. It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with Don Anselmo to sell his land because
(A) he was not in the station for many days
(B) he was in no hurry to sell his land
(C) he thought to sell his land for his own people
(D) it was not measured properly
3. When the second monster blew through his beard, Wangjia lost his
(A) shoes
(B) eyesight
(C) food
(D) memory
4. Who did Smitha go to the concert with ?
Smitha went to the concert with
(A) her father
(B) her aunty Sushila
(C) her mother
(D) her brother Anant
5. Where did the technical experts from the Soviet Union, United States and United Kingdom meet to discuss about Nuclear Test Ban ?
(A) New York
(B) London
(C) Moscow
(D) Geneva
II. Answer the following questions in 2 – 3 sentences each : 6 × 2 = 12
6. Why did Swami’s father want him to sleep alone in the office room ?
7. Though Swami was not courageous, he became a hero overnight. How ?
8. Don Anselmo was passionate about his land and the children of Rio-en- Medio. Support this statement with your answer.
9. Why was the story teller unable to convince the old man about the trees ?
10. Give a short description of the bird that Satish saw one day.
11. Scientists are the most practical people in the world. Justify the statement.
III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow : 4 × 3 = 12
12. “The trees in the orchard are not mine.”
(a) Who does ‘mine’ refer to ?
(b) When did he say so ?
(c) What does this statement tell us about his character ?
13. “Whom can ‘I’ call ? He asked quickly, fearing that she would black out once more.”
(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to ?
(b) What did the listener answer ?
(c) What do you mean by ‘black out’ here ?
14. “What reckless fool has dared to come here ?” he thundered.
(a) Who thundered like this ?
(b) According to the speaker, who was reckless fool ?
(c) What was the answer given for this question ?
15. “Little girl, said the moustachioed man who had made the long speech. Panditji is a busy man, you must not bother him with such requests.”
(a) Who is the moustachioed man ?
(b) Who does ‘you’ refer to ?
(c) Why did the listener come there ?
IV. Answer the following question in about 8 – 10 sentences : 4
16. Give some instances to show that Pepe was loyal to Columbus till the end.
OR
How can you say that Satish became popular all over the world ?
Poetry :
V. Choose the most appropriate one and write the complete answer with the letter of alphabet in the answer-book : 3 × 1 = 3
17. In the poem ‘I Am the Land’, ‘I wait’ is used several times. Here the poet feels that
(A) the land has patience
(B) the land warns human beings
(C) the land feels proud of its resources
(D) the land waits to see its future disasters.
18. The tone of the poem ‘Laugh and be Merry’ is
(A) optimistic
(B) pessimistic
(C) enthusiastic
(D) agonistic.
19. His run down shoes have paper in them. This suggests that the Jazz player was
(A) poor
(B) simple
(C) mad
(D) ordinary man.
VI. Answer the following questions in 2 – 3 sentences each : 4 × 2 = 8
20. How is man over using the land ?
21. The poet John Masefield feels that the laughter not only makes us happy but will better the world also. How do you justify this ?
22. What is the message of the poem, “The Blind Boy” ?
23. According to the poet ‘Normal Nicholson’ outer space is solitary confinement for him. Why ?
VII. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow : 3 × 1 = 3
24. “The quality of mercy is not strain’d
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.”
(a) What is ‘mercy’ compared to ?
(b) Why does the poet say that mercy is not strain’d ?
(c) What is the meaning of the word ‘strain’d’ in this context ?