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Dear Students,

The present euestion paper cum Answer Booklet has been designed on the basis

of 2015 S.S.L.C public Examination. Read the instructions carefully before answering.

Handover the euestion cum Answer Booklet to the Room Supervisor before leaving the

examinat ion hal l .

Extra Fifteen minutes have been given for Question Paper Reading.

lnstructiqn for the I Main

For each of the following question / statement four answers are given. Choose the most

appropriate answer and write it along with its atphabet in the space provided below each

quest ion.

lnstruction for Match the following :

Choose the correct answer frbm column 'B' and f i l l in the blanks under column 'C'

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sEcrto^, 'A(Prose, Poetry, Supplementary reading & Vocabulary)

L Four alternatives are aiven for each incomplete statement /

question. Choose the correct answeLand write it's 'Alphabet

ilong wifrl the Answer' on the dotted lines provided :

1. The otherpassengers did not volunteer to hetp Bateshwar because

A) they were afraid of being involved

B) Baleshwar did not seek their help

C) the train was moving very fast

D) it was none of their concern

Ans ;

3x1=3

2. The third monster asked Wangjia toA) bring Bhima's eye balls

C) ki l l the old man Silong

(B) bring the bird's head(D) kil l Lousang's mother

Ans :

3. The person who travels to the workshop daily is called aA) passenger

C) mechanic

Ans ,'

(B) comrnuter(D) motorist

Answer the following questions in 2 or 3 sentences each : 4x2=84. What makes you think that Smitha and Ravi Shankar deserve the

appreciation of readers?

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5. swami's father drew his attention to a report in the newspaper'

What was the rePort about ?

6. How did the beautiful bird inspire Satish ?

7. ,,Some people like to become scientists though they may not earn more

money". What is the reason ?

til. Read the followino extracts and answer the questions that follow : 3x3=9

8. "This must be the last ordeal". he thought

a) What was the last ordeal Wangjia had to face ?

b) How did he face it ?

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9. " ' fhe trees in that orchard are not mine".

a) Who did the trees belong to according to the speaker ?

b) Why did he feel so ?

10. "Oh ! | could not thank him". Baleshwar thought

a) Why was Baleshwar not able to thank him ?

b) What does it reveal about the truck driver ?

U Answer the followinq questions in 8 or 10 sentences each : 1x44

11. Columbus had the will power and also strength to face obstacles.Justify your answers.

ORNarrate Swami's dreadful experience when he was lying underthe bench.

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V "Yott cannot put a fence around the planet Earth"

Thespeaker here is showing a tone of

A)se| fasser t ion(B)disgust ion(c)pat ience

Ans :

(D) weakness

2x1=2VL Arr*u, th" follo*ino ouettion" in , *o'd' ' -"t' o' t"'t""u t

13, ,,Arrording to ihe poet, it's a feartd thing in winter"'

What does it refer to ?

Ans :

14. Why did the sailors kiss the maiden ?

3x2=6

Ans

vll.

15.

Answer the rqilowing suestio

,,The grandmother cl imbed the tree everyday".

what did the people tel l her as t ime went by"

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16. The poet says "Laughter not only make us happy but will better theworld also". What does this mean ?

17. What message does the Jazz player want to convey ?

18. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow :"For nobody to visit me and not a friend in hailIn solitary confinement as complete as any gaol'.

a) What feeling do these lines convey ?

b) Why do you think the speaker had this feeling ? 2

!9. Qugte form Memorv.: (Eiqht LineslThe quality of mercy

OR"We should feel happy with what we have and never go after whatwe can't get.t' How does the poet bring about this messa ge in the poem"The Blind Boy".

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X. Answer the following questions in 4 or 6 sentences each :- 2x24

' 20. "Dolma says "lt is not a difficult decision for me to take up the. climbing of the lofty mountains". Why does she say so ?

ORWhat makes you think that Ambedkar had a great thirst for booksthroughout his life ?

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21. "Life for Hanif in the beginning was never a smooth sai l".Why was it so ?

OR"Babu and Manju were a bit disappointed with the way the studentswere marching". What was the reason ?

-: VOCABULARY:-

22. Match the word in column 'A' choosing its meaning from thewords given in column 'B' :

,A' ,B'

moon, sun, star, lighttwinkling

Ans :23. Write the opposifes of :

a) Top X b) Broad X

24. Which one of the following words has only one syllable ?people, school, again, alone

25. The spelling of the word is jumhled. The meaning of the word isgiven in brackefs, Re-arrange the letfers in the correct order :

o f lo ish (S i l l y )

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SECTION'B'

26. Read the following :

Asia is 44 mi l l ion square km. Afr ica is 30 mi l l ion square km.Compare Africa with Asia using 'big'

Africa is

27, Pick out the appropriate phrasal verb and rewrite the sentence inthe space given below :

Don't put on / put off your studies.

Fead the dialogues qiven below and answer the questio$i that follow :

Raju : Excuse me could you tell me the way to Gayana Samaja?Ramesh : Are you going to the concert there ?Raju : yes....Bombay sisters sing classical songsRamesh : Fine, I 'm also going there. Come with meRaju : (hesitating) I 'm new here. I don't know you

please give me directions to that place.

28. Ramesh trusted / did not trust Raju(pick the correct answer and rewrite the sentence)

29. Pick out the word which means 'a musical performance'

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x. Rrad the fottowinq passaoe carefullv a{qli*answer the #.lesfuns that follQ,W-

one day pasha sab was walking along the road. He stopped nsflr fr

tall tree and saw a monkey on it. lt was eating nuts. The tree was tuli

of nuts. pasha was very hungry. The nuts were very hiEh up in the tree'

He picked up a stone and threw it at the monkey. The monkey chattered

at him and said rude words in its language. Pasha threw another stoffie'

The moneky grew angry. Pasha threw stones continuously at the monkey"

The monkey picked up a nut and started throwing at Pasha' This went

on for half an hour. He got a bag of nuts.

pasha said. "Thank you very much. My dear Monkey", so saying he

sat down and ate all the nuts.

Quesfions;

30. What kind of a rnan was Pasha Sab ?

31. How did the monkey express its anger ?

32. Why couldn't Pasha get the nuts on his own ?

33. How dld Pasha express his gratitude to the monkey ?

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34. A paragraph is given below. lt has four errors, Edit it, 4X1=4

Clues are given below :

Lalitha is a M.P. she live in a small house. she goes round her constituency

every week. She carries food in a box. People offer her fruits and she refuses

to receive them. She meets people and talk for them politely. Everyone likes her.

Clues :

a) Verbal mistake to be corrected

b) Article to be corrected

c) Conjunction to be corrected

d) Preposition to be corrected

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E'435. tmasine that v7u are Savithri / Santhosh'

Write a letter to vour father-ab aration for the Public

examination using the clues qiven below :

Doing weil ----- received your letter --- portions completed ---

revisLn --- getup at 5 a.m' --- group studey ----- nevv text book

and new pattern of question paper --- 3 preparatory examinations

over ----- study for 7 hours ---- note down points ----- no tension----- sure to get A+ --- visit if you have time'

ORRead the outline and develop a parasraph:

Fn old woman........"greedy'.'...a goose laying a golden egg everyday

.........so1d earned her l iving..."'...not contented all of a sudden rich""""

thought of hundreds of golden eggs in its stomach"""'kil led""""gotonly one........moral

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36. Read the conversation :

Mohan : Have you written a letter to your motherNandini : I wil l write a letter tomorrowThe passive form of the underlined sentence is (choose the Gorrect one)

A) A letter will be written tomorrow.B) A letter would be written tomorrow.C) A letter is written tomorrow.D) A letter may be written tomorrow.

Ans :

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Fill in the blanks choosinq the a riate linkinq wptdS

Oiven injrackets : (or. and. though' bUt. b€GoUSe. th?tl Z

; ' ] . - . ' . .us l ] - . . . - . -Ramuarebrothers .Rakesh isgoodats tud ies

Ramu is dunce. Ramu is dunce in studies, h€ is good

;. i sports and games.

Teachers praise him he has brought a name to the

institution at the state level by securing medals and shields

38. rill in the blanks choosing the appropriate tense form of verbs

given in brackets : Z

Nagendra is an officer in the Revenue Department. He (do)

notuseof f icecar .He-(go) totheof f icebybus.He(be)

notcorrupt .Thereforehe-(be+| ike)byoneanda| | .

We want such officers.

Read the

Janaki :

Jamuna :

Janaki :

Jamuna :

conversation, based on it complete the reported form

Hello. Jamuna. How are You ?

Fine, thank you. You ?

Fine, thanks. Will you please come with me to Jog falls

tomorrow ?

I will come if time permits

:239.

Janaki requested :

Jamuna replied :

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D240. Fil l in the appropriate articles'and prepositions :

Lakshmi is - advocate. She is lady principles

She lives her parents. She commands a lot of respect from

her cl ients.

41. some students come to school by school bus.

The correct 'wh' question for the above statement is

a) How would some students come to school ?

b) How do some students come to scho ol ?

c) How did some students come to school ?

d} #"low will some students come to school ?

Ans :

42. Read the conversation :Manjula : (to the servant) is the officer in the room ?Seruant : Yes, take this slip and write your name and address.

(she writes)Officer : Servant, calls her

Maniula open the doorManjula : I come in. Sir ?

{The modal verb to be fi l led in the blank is)a) may (b) shoutd (c) witl (d) would

Ans :

43. The officer drives the car.!!........ LThe question tag to be added isa) isn't he ? (b) doesn't he ? (c) wasn't he ? (d) didn't he ?

Ans :

I

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44. A message reads like this :

Write this in normal waY :

Huru?

Ans :

45. Arrange the following words

a dictionary :

arrow, arrogant, arraflg€, arrest

in the order in which they are Put in2

46. What does a dictionary contain ? (Write any two)

* * * * *

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