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It is a myth that scoring A-1 in English is
impossible. With proper preparation,
profound reading of the text and habitual
reading you can definitely gain excellent
grade in English too.
★ Reading the text book: Thorough reading
of text book covering all the units helps in
answering Paper - I. Students should be
well - versed with the speaker of the content
and the context of all the units. The answers
should be short and relevant to the topic.
★ Hand-writing: Attempt the question paper
in a sequence. Neat and legible hand -
writing, leaving space between the answers
and underlining value points has a positive
impact on the evaluator.
★ Grammar and Vocabulary: This section
demands a lot of practice. Brush up basic
rules and attempt as many questions as
possible and learn from mistakes. Primarily
gain clear knowledge in the usage of Verbs,
Auxiliary Verbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions,
Word Forms.
★ Creative Writing: This section plays critical
part and a very important aspect of the
question paper. The language skills are
tested. Students should follow the formats
religiously. Knowledge of current affairs
helps in answering questions on the most
recent incidents.
★ Major Discourses: While attempting these
questions, present relevant ideas and infor-
mation of the person. Consider reflection,
thoughts and maintain coherence in the dis-
course.
★ Comprehension Passage: The student
should approach the passage with an
'open mind'. There is no place for the
reader's own opinions and assumptions.
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Grandeur of Tenth Class
The English Paper for SSC is held as Paper-I
and Paper - II. Each paper covers Sections A, B
and C based on Text and Text independent
respectively. The Paper divides itself as :
★ Section - A: Reading Comprehension - 15 M
★ Section - B: Grammar and Vocabulary - 10 M
★ Section - C: Creative Writing - 15 M
It is a myth that scoring A-1 in English is
impossible. With proper preparation, profound
reading of the text and habitual reading you can
definitely gain excellent grade in English too.
Preparing for Paper - I:
The Text Book should be thoroughly read.
Every detail covered in the Text Book should be
understood and practised. Learn to note every
word in the Text Book and identify its Parts Of
Speech. Students should also learn the root
words and their usage in different parts of
speech. (Ex: Decide (verb) - Decision (noun) -
Decisive (adjective) - Decisively (adverb). Thus,
referring a Dictionary is mostly advised.
Students should also note the genre of every
Reading in the Text Book.
Preparing for Paper - II:
Paper - II is totally text independent, with
Unseen passages and Unseen Poems. Hence,
extensive reading is advised. Reading news
papers and journals regularly will help you in
handling the language and difficult terms.
Practise learning new words, their meanings
and usage with the help of a dictionary. Practise
grammar in accordance with grammar given in
the Text Book.
PAPER - I
SECTION - A
(READING COMPREHENSION - 15 Marks)
(Questions: 1-7)
Example - 1
Read the following passage.
I was amazed. Here before my eyes, a white
baby, for they were little more than babies, was
imposing his will upon a little black boy. And the
little black boy submitted. I puzzled within myself
as I went down the road. Could it be that the lit-
tle dark boy was the son of a servant in the
home and therefore had to do the white boy's
bidding? No. They were obviously dressed alike,
the little dark boy was a neighbour's child. I was
sure of that. Then how was it that he obeyed so
faithfully the white boy's orders?
Was it that even as a boy he sensed that in
his own country he would be at the white man's
beck and call? Could he, at his age, divine a dif-
ference between himself and the white boy?
And did the little white youngster, so young,
such a baby, realize that he would grow to dom-
inate the black man? Was there an indefinable
quality in the white man that enabled his
baby, smaller and younger than his playmate, to
make him his slave? I could find no answer. I
could not bring myself to believe such a thing,
and yet, with my own eyes I had seen a little
dark boy take orders from a little white boy − a
little white boy, obviously his social equal, and
younger and smaller. Were we, as a race, really
inferior? So inferior that even in our infancy we
realised our deficiencies, and accepted a posi-
tion as the white man's servant?
Now, answer the following questions. Each question
has four choices. Choose the correct answer and
write the options (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer
booklet. (4 × 1 = 4 M)
1. What is meant by 'beck and call'?
A) Call a person by phone
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Preparing Section-wise:
Section-A: This is an extremely scoring sec-
tion and needs a little amount of effort compara-
tively. Read the Text Book thoroughly and
understand the 'concept' and 'theme' of the les-
son. In case of text dependent poems, under-
stand the theme and concept of the poem.
To answer Paper - II appropriately read the
passage carefully atleast thrice and you will be
able to find the links to answer the questions.
Unknown poems (Paper - II) must be attempted
wisely. Practise popular poems by famous poets
(Robert Frost, Sarojini Naidu, etc) out of the text
book. Learn to understand Figures of speech
prescribed in the curriculum - Simile, Metaphor
and Personification.
Section-B: Since this is Grammar and
Vocabulary section, it demands a lot of practice.
B) Calling a person back
C) Ready to do as asked by someone
D) Calling a person beck
2. According to the author, which of the following
is correct?
A) The black people should be the servants
of the white people
B) The black and the white people are
socially equal
C) The white people are superior to the
black people
D) The black people were born to obey the
orders of the white people
3. What is the real relationship between the two
boys?
A) They are playmates
B) They are classmates
C) They are brothers
D) They are neighbours
4. What are the boys doing?
A) They are watering plants
B) They are watching the garden
C) The white boy is punishing the black boy
D) They are playing a game
Answer the following questions in two or three sen-
tences. (3 × 2 = 6 M)
5. The writer was amazed at something. What
was it?
6. What made the writer think that the little dark
boy was of equal class with his playmate?
7. What was the thing that the writer could not
bring himself to believe?
Answers: 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D
5. The writer was amazed at seeing the white
boy was imposing his will upon a little black
boy.
6. The two boys were obviously dressed alike.
This made the writer think the little dark boy
was of equal class with his playmate.
7. The writer could not believe that there was an
indefinable quality in the white man that
enabled his playmate to make his slave.
Brush up basic rules and attempt as many ques-
tions as possible and learn from mistakes.
Primarily gain clear knowledge in the usage of
Verbs, Auxiliary Verbs, Prepositions,
Conjunctions, Word Forms. Also be perfectly
aware of Text Book Reading passages. Textual
Grammar should never be ignored. Very impor-
tantly practise all the details of grammar cov-
ered in the Text Book. Do not ignore text-cov-
ered Idioms and Phrases. Practise exercises
that include: If clause, Voice, Reported Speech,
Relative Clause, Adverbial Clause etc. as Paper
- II covers transformation of sentences also.
Section-C: This section being Creative
Expression, students must follow the formats
religiously. Be aware of the themes mentioned in
the Text Book. Gain awareness of current affairs
too so that you can write on the most recent inci-
dents.
Tips for flair in English
✦ Converse in English.
✦ Choose a topic and discuss it in English.
✦ Make a habit of talking in English and write
down difficult words in your Text Book lessons
and understand their meanings.
✦ Test your grammar with the aid of any gram-
mar book.
✦ Do not ignore to note the meaning of any
word from the lessons.
✦ Always refer to a dictionary and make friends
with it.
All The Best ..!
Example - 2
Read the following passage
Nick began travelling the world and in 2008
he went to Hawaii and met surfing master
Bethany Hamilton, who had her arm bitten off by
a shark when she was 12.
'She was amazing'‚ said Nick. 'She taught
me how to surf and I was terrified at first, but
once I got up there it felt absolutely fantastic and
I caught some waves pretty well.' Nick quickly
learned how to do the 360 degree spins on his
board a feat that got him on the cover of Surfer
magazine within 48 hours. 'No one has ever
done that in the history of surfing', he said. 'But
I have a very low centre of gravity so I've got
pretty good balance'.
He has visited different countries all over the
world. The football fan is now a motivational
speaker and has travelled to over 24 countries
speaking to groups of up to 110,000 people.
Now, answer the following questions. Each question
has four choices. Choose the correct answer and
write the options (A), (B), (C), or (D) in your answer
booklet. (4 × 1 = 4 M)
1. Why did Nick want to learn surfing from
Bethany Hamilton?
A) Because she was the best coach.
B) Because Hawaii is the suitable place to
learn surfing.
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Budget the time..!
★ Read the Section - A thoroughly and
answer the questions.
★ Every detail covered in the Text Book
should be understood and practiced.
★ Practice grammar part.
★ Budget the time and manage it wisely so
that haste does not spoil Paper
Presentation.
★ As the majority of the Question Paper is
objective type, never miss the serial order
of the answering.
★ Divide allotted time as per the sections.
★ Do attempt and try to finish Sections - A and
B in the first half of the allotted time.
★ Answers should be brief and upto the point.
★ Answers should be logical and should
explain only what is asked.
★ Express the thoughts clearly and use rich
vocabulary.
★ Be creative and believable in Section - C
part of the paper and use quotes and phras-
es if necessary in Major Discourses.
★ Attempt the question paper in a sequence.
★ Neat and legible hand-writing, leaving
space between the answers and underlin-
ing value points has a positive impact on
the evaluator.
★ Highlight the important words, phrases or
sentences.
C) Because he hoped that she would make
a good teacher with a deep understand-
ing because of her disability.
D) As he found her amazing.
2. The Surfer magazine published Nick's feat on
the cover page as ..........
A) it was a fantastic feat.
B) nobody did it so easily.
C) nobody achieved the feat till then.
D) very few people had this credit.
3. The best reason for Nick's success in the feat
...........
A) Nick had a knack for surfing.
B) Nick had the determination to do it.
C) Nick had capacity to balance himself.
D) Nick had a low centre of gravity.
4. Nick speaks to groups of people .............
A) as he loved talking to people.
B) as he wanted to encourage people.
C) since he did not believe in accepting
failure.
D) because people invited him to speak.
Answer the following in two or three sentences each.
(3 × 2 = 6 M)
5. Nick was a 'football fan'. Do you think he
played other game / games? If so, mention
them.
6. Who is referred to as 'the football fan' in the
above passage? What are the games played
by him?
7. What is the similarity between Nick and
Bethany Hamilton?
Answers: 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B
5. He played golf, football. He swims and surfs.
6. Nick is referred to as 'the football fan'. He
plays golf, swims and surfs.
7. Nick didn't have any limbs by birth. Bethany
Hamilton lost one arm to a shark. Both are
physically disabled. In spite of the disability,
they were successful because of their strong
will.
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Tenses Made Easy

The concept of tenses is a very important tool in establishing effective communication either speaking
or writing. Tenses are broadly categorized into Present, Past and Future in connection with a situation,
action or state.
★ Each of these have four forms again, Simple, Continuous, Perfect and Perfect Continuous. It is
therefore important to understand well how to use the tenses in an appropriate manner.
★ One should try to achieve mastery over these 12 tenses to gain speaking or writing skills. Study the
table given below and start practising the tenses and their structures.

Tenses Structure Usage Examples Clue Words

1. Simple Present Tense
S +V1 (+ s/ es) + O
1. Habitual Actions Kumar goes to college at 8 'O clock daily. Usually, generally, always, frequently,
Birds fly in the sky. rarely, often, never sometimes every
2. Universal Truths
day/ week/ month/ year etc.
3. Planned Future Actions The CM visits Kadapa next Sunday.

2. Simple Past Tense S + V2 + O An action that completed at sometime in the past He came to my house yesterday. Yesterday, last week / month/ year.

3. Simple Future Tense
4. Present Continuous
Tense
5. Past Continuous
Tense
6. Future Continuous
Tense
S + will / shall + V1 + O
S + am / is / are + 'V1 +
ing' + O
S + was / were + 'V1 +
ing' + O
S + will / shall + be + 'V1
+ ing' + O
An action which will take place at sometime in future.
An action which is going on at the moment of
speaking.
An action which was going on at sometime in the
past.
An action which will be going on at sometime in
Future.
We shall go to picnic next Sunday.
They are playing in the garden.
They were watching a movie yesterday
afternoon.
When I saw him he was waiting for the
bus.
I will be waiting for you at 7 'O clock
tomorrow morning.
Tomorrow, next week / month/ year.
Now, at present, Look!, Listen!, Don't
disturb! etc.
V2 + when/ while
At this time + tomorrow/ next week/
next month/ next year

7. Present Perfect Tense S + have / has + V3 + O An action which has just completed. He has just gone out. Just, Just now, already, so far, till now,
An action which completed in the past but its time is I have seen you somewhere before. recently, lately, yet, ever.
not given/ not known/ not important.

8. Past Perfect Tense
9. Future Perfect Tense
10. Present Perfect
Continuous
S + had + V3 + O An action that had completed before another action in The train had already left when we V2 + when/ before/ after/ as soon as
the past. reached the station. / that
S + will / shall + have + V3 An action that will be completed by certain time in I will have seen that movie by this time By + tomorrow/ next week/ month /
+O future. tomorrow year
S + have / has + been + An action which started at sometime in the past and We have been living in Hyderabad for the Since/ for, how long
has been in progress in present. past five years
'V1 + ing' + O

S + have / has + been + An action which started at sometime in the past and When I went to the station last Sunday at
11. Past Perfect
had been in progress until some other action hap- 9 'O' clock my friend had been waiting for ----
Continuous 'V1 + ing' + O
pened in the past. me for 2 hours.

S + will / shall + have + An action which will have been in progress over a By the time Mr. Sharma retires in 2020, he
12. Future Perfect
been + 'V1 + ing' + O period of time in future. will have been doing that job for 30 years. ----
Continuous

(Questions: 8-12) Answers: 8. C 9. C 10. B A) legally and ethically B) powerfully

EXAMPLE - 1
Read the following lines.
And you, too. Are you such a poor crea-
ture that you must do every dirty thing she
tells you?
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C) or
(D) in your answer booklet.
(3 × 1 = 3 M)
8. The 'poor creature' in this passage is
referred to .............
A) Mr. Abel B) Mr. Ben
C) Mr. Henry D) Mr. Jordan
9. Why does the speaker call the person a
poor creature?
A) Because the person talks silly.
B) Because the person's clothes are
dirty.
C) Because the person has no individ-
uality.
D) Because the person has no honesty.
10. Who is 'she' in the above passage?
A) Mrs. Jordan B) Mrs. Slater
C) Victoria D) Mrs. John Shorrocks
Answer the following questions in one or
two sentences each. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
11. Who is the speaker of these lines?
12. Who is referred to as 'you' in this pas-
sage?
11. The speaker of these lines is Mrs.
Jordan
12. Mr. Henry is referred to as 'you' in this
passage.
EXAMPLE - 2
Read the following passage.
A son of a school teacher showed
other Indians it was possible to earn
wealth legally and ethically. He built a team
of people who were equally good.
He became a pioneer of India's soft-
ware industry and started the Information
Technology wave. Today he has become
an icon of simplicity, uncompromising qual-
ity and fairness, apart from being a philan-
thropist. He really believes in the motto,
'Powered by intellect and driven by values'.
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C) or
(D) in your answer booklet. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
8. The person mentioned in the above
passage earned money and assets .....
C) easily D) intelligently
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above passage are ...........
A) power, legal and ethical pratibhadesk@eenadu.net
B) simplicity, uncompromising quality
and fairness.
C) motto, power and pioneering
D) power, intellect and motto
10. What do you mean by 'Powered by
intellect and driven by values'?
A) Mind power should be the power of
every man. He should be influenced
by values.
B) Intellectuals have power and they
drive values.
C) Educated people should be driven
by values.
D) Mind power should be driven by val-
ues.
Answer the following questions in one or
two sentences each. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
11. Who was the person who showed
other Indians it was possible to earn
wealth legally and ethically?
12. Who was responsible for the
Information Technology wave in India?
Answers: 8. A 9. B 10. A
11. Narayana Murthy, the founder of
Infosys.
12. Narayana Murthy, the founder of
Infosys.
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SECTION - B
(VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR - 10 Marks)
(Questions: 13 - 17)
EXAMPLE - 1
Read the passage given below. Five sentences in
the passage are numbered (13-17) at the beginning.
Each of these sentences has an error. Correct and
rewrite them in the answer booklet.
(13) 'I was deep depressed when I was eight
years old,' he said. 'I went to my mum crying and
told her I wanted to kill myself.'
'I felt cold and bitter. (14) I hated God for
doing this to me and was terrified of what would
happen when my parents weren't there to look
for me.'
(15) 'I could brush my own teeth with a wall
mounted brush and wash my own hair with
pump action soap, but there was so much that
was impossible to me.' At age ten Nick tried to
drown himself in the bath but luckily the attempt
was unsuccessful. 'I felt there was no purpose
when you lack purpose and strength. It is hard
to hold on,' he said.
But with the help of his religion, friends and
family, (16) Nick managed to pull through to
become a international symbol of triumph over
adversity.
(17) 'When I was 13, I read a newspaper
(Questions: 18 - 22)
EXAMPLE - 1
Complete the following passage choosing the right
words from those given in the box. Write the answers
in your booklet.
too, partially, old, had, his
One day a partially deaf four year ......... (18)
kid came home with a note in ......... (19) pocket
from his teacher, ''Your Tommy is ......... (20)
stupid to learn, get him out of the school''. His
mother read the note and answered, ''My
Tommy is not stupid to learn, I will teach him
myself''. And that Tommy grew up to be the great
Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison ......... (21) only
three months of formal schooling and he was
............ (22) deaf.
Answers
18. old 19. his 20. too
21. had 22. partially
EXAMPLE - 2
an, Except, for, sigh, away
An old tiger ran through the rain looking ........
(18) shelter. He was wet and cold and his cave
was far ........ (19). While hurrying to his shelter
he saw ........ (20) old hut. With a ........ (21) of
relief the tiger crawled under the thatched roof
and lay down by the door. ........ (22) for the
sound of the rain all was quiet. Before he could
nod off, however, he heard something heavy
being dragged inside the hut.
Answers
18. for 19. away 20. an 21. sigh 22. Except
EXAMPLE - 3
But, A, advice, out, his
...(18) few years later war broke ...... (19)
between the potter's country and a much stronger
neighbour. The king immediately gathered a large
army. ..... (20) he realized that it was not strong
enough to save ..... (21) country from defeat. He
needed a hero to lead his army. Where could he
find such a brave man? The king hurriedly called
his ministers together and asked their .... (22)
Answers
18. A 19. out 20. But
21. his 22. advice
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article about a disable man who had managed to
achieve great things and helped others,' said Nick.
Answers
13. 'I was deeply depressed when I was eight
years old.' He said.
14. I hated God for doing this to me and was ter-
rified of what would happen when my par-
ents weren't there to look after me.'
15. 'I could brush my own teeth with a wall
mounted brush and wash my own hair with
pump action soap, but there was so much
that was impossible for me.'
16. Nick managed to pull through to become an
international symbol of triumph over adversi-
ty.
17. 'When I was 13, I read a newspaper article
about a disabled man who had managed to
achieve great things and helped others,'
said Nick.
EXAMPLE - 2
(Questions: 23 - 27)
EXAMPLE - 1
Some words / sentences in the following
passage are underlined. Rewrite them as
directed in your answer booklet.
Fifty years ago, director K.V. Reddy or for
that matter, producers Nagireddy and
Chakrapani, would not have imagined (23) what
they were unleashing when they decided to
made (24) Maya Bazaar-a bilingual in Telugu
and Tamil.
The finished product hit the screen in 1957
to become a landmark movie in the Telugu filmy
(25) industry. It became a hit not one (26) for the
sterling performances of the star-ensemble that
it had right from S.V. Ranga Rao, Savitri, NTR,
ANR, and Gummadi, but also because K.V.
Reddy was in partial control (27) over every
frame of it.
Questions
23. Write the word that gives the same mean-
ing of the underlined word.
24. Replace the underlined word with a suitable
one.
25. Write the correct form of the word under-
lined.
26. Replace the underlined word with a correct
one.
27. Write the word that gives opposite meaning
of the underlined word.
Answers
23. guessed 24. make 25. film
26. only 27. full
Articles
Indefinite Article (A / An)
1. Before a singular countable noun:
Ex: Tomatoes cost Rs.20/- a kilo.
A rose is a beautiful flower.
An elephant is a big animal.
2. Before names of professions:
Ex: Surya is a doctor.
Sharada is an architect.
Ramu is an accountant.
3. Before numerical expression / quantities:
Ex: Did you order a hundred chains for our
college?
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EXAMPLE - 2
knock on before he got his first order? It is esti-
We stood silent, each thinking our own mated that he had knocked on more than a
thoughts. Yes, they told you all that. But there is thousand doors before he got his firstly (27)
so many (23) they didn't tell you. They didn't tell order. How many of us quit after three tries, ten
you that to change animal skins into leather - tries, a hundred tries, and then we say we tried
which they call tanning - uses as many as 250 as hard as we could?
different chemicals, including heavy (24) metals
such as cadmium, arsenic and chromium. They
didn't tell you that this (25) chemicals are dis-
charged (26) into the environment from those
chimney stacks and fall to earth for miles round
(27), polluting the earth below. They didn't tell
you that this would poison your fields, so that
nothing will grow.
Questions
23. Replace the underlined word with a suitable
one.
24. Write the word that is opposite in meaning
of the underlined word.
25. Replace the underlined word with a suitable
Questions
word.
23. Write the word that has the same meaning
26. Write the word that has the similar meaning
of the underlined word. of the underlined word.
24. Write the correct form of the word under-
27. Replace the underlined word with a correct
one. lined.
25. Write the word that is opposite in meaning
Answers
of the underlined word.
23. much 24. light 25. these
26. Replace the underlined word with a correct
26. released 27. around
one.
EXAMPLE - 3 27. Write the correct form of the word
underlined.
Colonel Sanders, at age 65, with a beat-up
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security, realized he had to do something. He 23. battered 24. social 25. forgot
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remembered (25) his mother's recipe and went
Grammar &
Definite Article (The)
1. With nouns which are specific, unique,
musical instruments, a part of the human
Vocabulary body:
The sun, the pyramids, the North pole,
Sheela faced a lot of trouble to reach her the Charminar, the flute, the heart,
home in the rain. the weather, the Pacific.
4. Before Mr/ Mrs. when he / she is a stranger: 2. With nouns used as an example of a class:
Ex: A Mr. Srinivas came to meet father. The camel in the ship of the desert.
A Miss. Shanthi is waiting outside. The lion in the king of the jungle.
5. Before Abbreviations: 3. Before an adjective clause:
Ex: He is an M.L.A. and a man of principles The blind are very active.
She is an L.L.B lawyer. We have to help the poor.
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SECTION - C
Creative Writing (Discourses)
15 Marks
(Question - 28): 10 Marks
Example - 1
You have read the story of Nick Vujicic who
was born with no arms and legs. Imagine
yourself as Nick's mother and write a diary
entry on the day when she gave birth.
Answer
Tuesday, 24th January 2017
9.00 pm.
Dear Diary,
Today is the most disappointing day for me
in my life. It is an unfortunate thing for us to
have a baby without arms and legs. I don't
know why god has played this cruel trick on
us. I did everything right during my
pregnancy but I got a baby like this. I am not
able to bring this baby myself to hold in my
hands. I hope god may give me strength to
bring the baby. I hope something miracle
would happen and my baby would get his
arms and legs.
Mother
OR
''Failures are the stepping stones to success''.
Write a description in support of this statement
extracting the references from your lesson
''Every Success Story is also a Story of Great
Failures''.
Answer
Failures usually come in the journey of
reaching goals. They are always a part of all
successful stories. People like Abraham
Lincoln, Lee De Forest, Wright Brothers,
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford faced fail-
ures in their life but they did not lose heart
because of failures. It is quite common to
have failures in every successful work. Many
people stop their efforts in their goals when
they happen to face failures. But great and
successful people do not stop their efforts
when they face failures. They learn good
lessons from their failures. The only thing
they do is they continue their efforts with the
same determination. They use their failures
as the stepping stones in their work. They
don't go under depression. They don't
remember the failures they have faced. They
continue their work with the same hope and
determination and dedication. They do not
think of their failures. They work till they reach
their goals because success is their goal.
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Example - 2
Read the following passage and convert it
into a skit.
The IIT entrance results came. He had
passed with a high rank. What a delight for any
student! He was thrilled. He went to his father
who was reading a newspaper.
'Nanna, I have passed the exam'.
'Well done, my boy'.
'I want to join IIT'.
His father stopped reading the paper. He lift-
ed his head, looked at the boy and said with a
heavy voice. 'My son, you are a bright boy. You
know our financial position. I have five daugh-
ters to be married off and three sons to educate.
I am a salaried person. I cannot afford your
expenses at IIT. You can stay in Mysore and
study as much as you want'.
Indeed it was a difficult situation for any father
to say 'no' to his bright son.
But circumstances were like that. It was com-
mon then for the man to be the single earning
member with a large family dependent on him.
His father was sad that he had to tell the bit-
ter truth to his son. But it could not be helped.
The boy had to understand reality.
The teenager was disappointed. It seemed
his dreams had burnt to ashes. He was so near
to fulfilling his fondest hope, yet so far. His heart
sank in sorrow.
Example - 3
You have read the lesson 'Rendezvous with
Ray'. In that lesson Gaston Roberge described
his experience with Ray. Now write an imagi-
nary conversation between Frontline reporter
and Gaston Roberge with reference to the
details of your lesson.
Answer
Frontline : Good morning!
Roberge : Good morning!
Frontline : I am Mohan from Frontline. I want
an interview with you.
Roberge : Ok. No problem. Let us start.
Frontline : Why did you come to India?
Roberge : I came to India to teach at
St. Xavier's college in Kolkata.
Frontline : How did you know about Bengal
Answer
The boy : (with a newspaper in hand) Amma,
Amma... some good news to you.
The result came. The result came.
Amma : What result my boy?
The boy : The IIT entrance result! I got the
selection. I got a good rank.
Amma : Is it my boy? I know that you will
certainly get seat. I know your
capacity. Did you tell your father
about this?
The boy : Just now I'll do it.
The boy : Nanna... Nanna.
Father : (reading newspaper) Yes, my boy!
The boy : Nanna... I passed the exam.
Father : Which exam?
The boy : The IIT entrance exam. I got good
rank.
Father : Well done, my boy.
The boy : I'll join the best IIT.
Father : My son, you are a bright boy. You
can do anything. I am confident of
you. But .....
The boy : But...
Father : I have no money to spend on your
education. You know, you have
five sisters to be married. Your
brothers also have to study.
The boy : Nanna...
Father : Yes, my son, I can't afford your
expenses at your IIT. I am sorry.
The boy : But, I'll have a bright future once
I finish IIT.
OR
Imagine that you are the grandfather in the
play. Write a letter to your friend, Mr.
Tattersall inviting him to your marriage at
'Ring-o-Bells', with Mrs. John Shorrocks.
Don't forget to say why you are going to get
married at this age.
and Satyajit Ray?
Roberge : I took nearly nine years to meet
him.
Frontline : What made you take such a long
time?
Roberge : As I wanted to have a meaningful
conversation with him, I took such
a long time to understand his
works.
Frontline : How did Ray use to communicate
with you?
Roberge : In English. He knows English well.
Frontline : What do you say about the master
director?
Roberge : He is the father of Indian movies.
He had mastery over all the
branches of knowledge relating to
cinema. The western people have
to learn a lot from him.
Frontline : Thank you!
Roberge : Welcome!
OR
In the lesson 'Environment'‚ you have read
the views of Wangari Maathai on environ-
ment and its importance. Imagine that she
visited your school. Write a possible conversa-
tion between you and Wangari Maathai.
(Imagine that you are the reporter of your
school magazine).
Answer
Reporter :
Good morning !
Maathai :
Good morning !
Reporter :
Nice to meet you.
Maathai :
Nice to meet you too.
Reporter :
May I know a few things from
you?
Maathai : Sure.
Reporter : You are aware of the environment
V
You can include the following:
a) Time of wedding b) Place of wedding
c) Details of the bride
d) Behaviour of the daughters
e) Reason for marrying at this age
f) Cordial invitation
Answer
7-99, 9th Avenue.
Nobel Street,
20th February, 2017.
Dear Tattersall,
I cordially invite you to my marriage with
Mrs. John Shorrocks at 9 p.m. on 27th of this
month. Mrs. John Shorrocks is none other than
who keeps the Ring-o-Bells at St. Philips'
Church.
You may be surprised on seeing this letter
of invitation. But things made me do this. I want
to share my feeling with you.
Yesterday I fell asleep in the morning. My
daughter, Emelia thought I was dead. She and
her husband Henry sent a telegram to the
Jordans. They came to the house of the Slaters
without delay. The Slaters could not even send
for a doctor. Without seeing my dead body, they
were planning how to share my assets.
Meanwhile I woke up and went to the room
where they were discussing. By that time the
Slaters robbed my new slippers, bureau and
clock. Finally I understood what happened when
I fell asleep.
I feel that my daughters are not interested in
my welfare. They are interested in my assets.
After seeing their greedy behaviour, I strongly
decided to marry Shorrocks. I think there is no
other alternative before me. I hope you will
understand.
Hoping your presence at the Ring-o-Bells
on 27th February.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Abel Merryweather.
to a large extent. How did it hap-
pen?
Maathai : Gradually I find the people of the
rural areas are lacking their
minimum needs. From that I
understand the importance of
rehabilitating the environment.
Reporter : How are peace and good envi-
ronment related to each other?
Maathai : When sources are limited, coun-
tries begin to fight for them. So if
the environment is not resource-
ful, peace will be disturbed.
Reporter : How was the environment when
you were young?
Maathai : In my youth, the environment was
very fresh and full of resources.
Reporter : What happened when you start-
ed working with women?
Maathai : In the beginning they faced many
problems in planting trees.
But they became very competent
foresters.
Reporter : Do you think you have reached
your goal?
Maathai : I think I have reached my goal to
some extent because many coun-
tries in the world began thinking of
the importance of fresh and
resourceful environment.
Reporter : What is your message to people?
Maathai : I strongly say that people should
participate actively in creating the
resourceful environment which
gives us the minimum require-
ments for life.
Reporter : Thank you for expressing your
views on environment.
Maathai : Welcome!
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(Question-29): 5 Marks
Example - 1
In the lesson ''I Will Do It'' you have read
about Mr. Narayana Murthy who is the icon of
the IT industry. Now think that you are a news
reporter and got an opportunity to interview
him.
Now write an imaginary interview between
the news reporter and Mr. Murthy.
The interview should include the personal
details of Narayana Murthy, his aspirations
and hardships he faced to become a successful
man in his life. Write ten to twelve exchanges.
Answer
Reporter : Good morning!
Murthy : Good morning! Welcome!
Reporter : I am a news reporter from 'The
Hindu'.
Murthy : Ok. Nice meeting you. What can
I do for you?
Reporter : I want an interview with you to
publish in our newspaper.
Murthy : O.K. Let's start.
PAPER- II
SECTION - A
(Questions 1-5)
Reading Comprehension
15 Marks
Example - 1
Gates Avenue was a short street, but it
seemed longer because it was so ugly. Most of
the families who lived there had very little
money. They never expected to have any more.
Their houses had not been painted for many
years and they did not have even running water.
The girls in the school near Gates Avenue wore
pretty new clothes on a spring festival. But one
little girl wore some dirty clothes that she had
worn all winter. Probably that was the only dress
she owned. The teacher noticed this. The little
girl was not very neat. One day the teacher said,
''leave alone your clothes, would you wash your
face before you come to school tomorrow morn-
ing?'' The girl smiled and replied, ''I have only
one frock and one face. I cannot give my frock
to a laundry. Regarding my face, I shall keep it
clean by washing''. The teacher took pity on the
poor girl. She bought two new frocks for the girl.
The girl got her spring gifts.
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A) , (B), (C) or
(D) in your answer booklet. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
Questions
1. Gates Avenue seemed longer because ...
A) It was really long B) It was very neat
C) It was very dirty
D) It had no cross-roads
2. Many of the houses were not painted for
many years because ...
A) The people were too poor to buy paints
B) The people were disinterested to paint
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Reporter : Thank you ! Please tell us some-
thing about your schooling.
Murthy : I had my schooling in Mysore. I
enjoyed my school days along
with my friends. It was a memo-
rable thing.
Reporter : What are your parents?
Murthy : Yes, the incident which disap-
pointed me happened after my
schooling. Though I passed the
IIT entrance exam with high
rank, I could not go to IIT as my
father could not afford the
expenses there. It was my
dream then.
Reporter : Then, how did you reach your
goal?
Murthy : My father advised me to do my
best studying in Mysore.
He gave me support at home to
work hard and reach my goal.
Reporter : What kind of student were you
when you were young?
Murthy : I am a bright student. I used to
solve the problems of my friends
easily. I guided many of my
friends.
Reporter : How do you feel about your pre-
sent position?
Murthy : I am happy and contented with
my position because
I was able to become an icon of
the IT industry.
Reporter : What are your future plans?
Murthy : I want to expand our company
C) The paints were very costly
D) The school children did not lie painted
houses
3. The girl had been wearing the same dress...
A) For the last three months
B) Throughout the winter
C) Since the beginning of summer
D) Since the beginning of the spring
Answer the following questions in two or
three sentences each.
(2 × 1 = 2 M)
4. What was the teacher's advice to the girl?
5. What was the teacher's spring gift to the girl?
Answers
1. C 2. A 3. B
4. The teacher advised the girl to clean her face
5. Two frocks
Example - 2
Read the following passage carefully.
Books and stories with a moral appealed to
Gandhi very much. The noble story of the play
''Shravana Pitrubhakta Nataka'' was read by him
again and again. It was a drama describing
Shravana, the boy, who carried his blind parents
on his shoulders to holy places. This story of
obedience to his parents, teachers and elders.
He was also attracted to the stories of ''Prahlad''
and ''Harischandra''. He liked Prahlad, the boy,
who suffered gladly for his faith in God. He
respected King Harischandra because he kept
his word and sacrificed everything for truth.
Stories such as these appealed to his heart. The
great Indian epics, ''The Ramayana'' and, ''The
Mahabharata'' were often read out in his house
and now and then there were religious
across the world and create
many opportunities to the youth.
Reporter : What is your message to the
youth of the country?
Murthy : Believe in knowledge. It will give
you power.
Reporter : Thank you for giving information
patiently.
Murthy : Welcome.
Example - 2
You have read the story ''The Brave
Potter''. Now, narrate the thoughts of the pot-
ter when he found the tiger tied to the tree in
front of his house.
Answer
(In first person narration)
I am amazed on seeing the tiger tied to the
tree in front of my house. I don't know why the
people are praising me. I don't understand what
brave deed I have done. I don't understand what
happened last night. I cannot guess how the
tiger has come in front of my house. I don't know
who has tied the tiger to the tree in front of my
house. I have to think whether somebody has
tied the tiger to the tree in front of my house. I
am sure I have not tied the tiger to the tree. It is
amazing how it has happened. I am confused I
cannot understand what has happened really. I
don't know what has happened to my donkey. I
think whether the donkey has turned into a tiger
last night by magic. I don't know that to do and
what to say to the people who are praising me
as a brave man.
discussions with holy men, belonging to Jain,
Parsee and Muslim religions. Thus in his young
mind were sown seeds of religious tolerance
and equality of all faiths.
Now, answer the following questions.
Each question has four choices. Choose the
correct answer and write the options (A) , (B),
(C) or (D) in your answer booklet.
(3 × 1 = 3 M)
Questions
1. The Play ''Shravana Pitrubhakta Nataka'' is
about........
A) Faith in God B) Sacrifice for truth
C) Obedience to parents
D) Love and affections to animals
2. Shravana carried his blind parents ...
A) on a bullock cart B) on his shoulders
C) on vehicles D) on his head
3. ''The Ramayana'' and ''The Mahabharata'' are
A) The great Indian epics
B) The religious books of all religions
C) The religious books of Jain and Parsee
religions
D) The great novels
Answer the following questions in two or
three sentences each.
(2 × 1 = 2 M)
4. Why did Gandhiji like Prahlad, the boy?
5. What were the two seeds sown in young
Gandhi's mind?
Answers
1-C 2-B 3-A
4. Because he suffered gladly for his faith in
God.
5. Seeds of religious tolerance and equality of
all faiths.
Example - 3
Read the following passage carefully.
Whales are the largest animals in the sea.
Compared to whale, an elephant is a tiny crea-
ture. If you put an elephant by the side of a
whale, it would look like a cat but for its shape.
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Example - 3
Bayaji worked many years in the dockyard
in Bombay. He returned home after many
years. The mother of Bayaji was very happy to
see her son.
Imagine yourself as Bayaji and write a diary
entry on the day of his arrival.
Answer
Tuesday, 24th January 2017
9.00 pm.
Dear Diary,
I hope this is a new beginning of my life. I feel
very happy today on seeing my wife, mother,
sons, daughters and my grandchildren. I think it
would be great to be among them in my old age.
I have to tell all of them about my dream of build-
ing a storeyed house in the village. It will be my
gift for them. I hope they will feel very happy on
hearing it. I hope god will give me strength to ful-
fill my dream. I think I should be very careful and
cautious with people like Bhujaba and other ras-
cals in the village. I hope everything will happen
smoothly.
Bayaji
Whales are huge and heavy giants. The largest
whale, the blue whale, grows about a hundred
feet long and some of them weigh more than a
hundred and twenty tons, while an elephant
weighs about seven tons. A whale eats two or
three tons of food at single meal. If whales eat
so many tons of food at each meal, you may
wonder how there is any food left in the sea for
us to catch! But the oceans are vast and not all
whales eat so much fish. The blue whale eats so
much fish. The blue whale lives wholly on
Plankton. A stretch of Plankton, as you know, is
spread over miles and miles of sea water.
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A) , (B), (C) or
(D) in your answer booklet.
(3 × 1 = 3 M)
Questions
1. The largest animals in the sea are.......
A) Whales B) Fish
C) Star-fish D) Dolphins
2. Animals which would look like a cat, but for its
shape is the.......
A) Elephant B) Whale
C) Fish D) Dolphin
3. Which wale grows about a hundred feet long?
A) Black whale B) Dolphin
C) Blue whale D) Star-fish
Answer the following questions in two or
three sentences each.
(2 × 1 = 2 M)
4. On what does the blue whale live wholly?
5. Which is the biggest animal, an elephant or a
whale?
Answers
1) A 2) A 3) C 4) Plankton 5) A whale
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(Questions: 6-10)
Example - 1
Read the following lines (5 Marks)
After the rain has stopped pouring,
and the thunder has stopped its growling.
Dark clouds with drops of water suspended,
makes in the sky an arch of 7 mist coloured.
Rainbows are visible after stormy weather,
a time when things look sadder.
From the darkest gray clouds in the skies,
does a rainbow burst forth we all know why.
They say the rainbow was sent for Noah.
A promise that God's words would remain
The rainbow is a sign of this promise,
that he will guide us through the storms of life.
Provided we have faith in Him always,
and face stoically what comes in life's difficult
pathways.
- Renu Kakkar
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C) or
(D) in your answer booklet. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
6. ''..... makes in the sky an arch of 7 mist
coloured''. What do you think is the 'arch'?
A) an arch shaped thing
B) a colourful arch built by some labourers
C) The enjoyable moments D) a bow
7. ''The darkest gray clouds in the skies'' associ-
ate with ......
A) The time when one faces difficulties.
B) The happy days.
C) The enjoyable moments.
D) The funny situation.
Answer the following questions in one or
(Questions: 11-15)
Example - 1
Read the following passage:
August 6, day of Hiroshima was atom
bombed in 1945, symbolizes at once man's
nightmare and his greatest dream, the night-
mare of a nuclear war, and the dream of genuine
and lasting peace. Beginning with the survivors
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the awareness of
the danger and sentiment for disbarment and
peace has become universal transcending
national and ideological barriers. And yet more
deadly nuclear weapons are being piled on top
of the heap, that is enough to wipe out all traces
of life from this planet. Forty years after
Hiroshima, there is no light at the end of the
tunnel, only occasional flickers. The arms limita-
tion talks between the super powers, who hold
the key to disarmament and peace, have yield-
ed nothing so far.
The main responsibility for suppressing the
nuclear threat is that of the super powers.
However, other powers also have nuclear
weapons and they must share the responsibility.
And not only they, but those nations which have,
or are developing nuclear capability must see the
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two sentences each.
(3 × 1 = 3 M)
8. What do you understand by the expression,
''The rainbow's message''?
9. What is the central idea of the poem?
10. How should we walk along life's difficult
pathway?
Answers: 6. C 7. A
8. God will guide us through the storms of life.
9. God will guide us through the storms of life.
God is always with us in our difficult times and
helps us get out of those difficulties.
10. We should always have faith in God. We
would face all our difficulties stoically in our
life.
Example - 2
Read the following poem.
A man and a tiger once had a dispute,
Which was reckoned greater, the man or the
brute.
The tiger discoursed on his side at some
length,
Read the following poem.
If mice could roar
And elephants soar
And trees grow up in the sky;
If tigers could dine
On biscuits and wine,
And the fattest of men could fly!
If pebbles could sing
And bells never ring
And teachers were lost in the post;
If a tortoise could run
And losses be won, and bullies be buttered
on toast;
If a song brought a shower,
And a gun grew a flower;
This world would be nicer than most.
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C), or
(D) in your answer booklet. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
6. Which of the following do you think may be
possible?
issues in a longer term and larger perspective.
Nuclear war like peace is not divisible.
Agreement on disarmament at the superpower
level is essential. But, it must be followed by
similar agreements on the bilateral and regional
level, for all of us are in a sense the citizens of
Hiroshima.
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C) or
(D) in your answer booklet. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
11. August 6, 1945 is a significant date in histo-
ry because it was on this day that ......
A) a peace treaty was signed
B) the Second World War came to an end
C) a nuclear weapon was used for the first
time
D) Japan surrendered to the Allies.
12. The super powers are trying to counter the
dangers of a nuclear way by.......
A) discontinuing nuclear tests
B) withholding financial aid to nations trying
to go nuclear.
C) holding talks on peace and disarmament.
D) trying to stop making nuclear weapons.
13. The author thinks that negotiations for the
control of nuclear arms have made......
A) little progress B) tremendous progress
C) constructive suggestions
D) contingency plans to stop the disasters
14. Write two effects of nuclear wars on the life
on the planet Earth. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
15. ''Agreement on disarmament at the super-
power level is essential'' Why?
And greatly enlarged on his courage and
strength,
Said the man, 'Don't be prating; look yonder, I
pray,
At that sculpture of marble : now what will you
say'?
The tiger is vanquished; but as for the man,
He is striding upon him : 'deny if you can'.
'But pray' said the tiger, 'Who sculptured that
stone'?
'One of us' said the man. 'I must candidly
own'.
'But when we are sculptors', the other replied,
'You will then on the man see the tiger
astride'.
- Anonymous
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C), or
(D) in your answer booklet. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
6. The cause of the dispute between the tiger
and the man was.......
A) to justify that beasts should be caged.
Example - 3
A) Tigers dining on biscuits and wine
B) Teachers losing in the post
C) Gun growing a flower
D) A song bringing a shower
7. Why has the poet used the expression ''if...
the fattest of men could fly''?
A) to emphasize the point that man can
never fly
B) to suggest that if a man is very thin he
may be able to fly
C) to bring in an element of humour in the
poem
D) to show that fattest men have several
disadvantages
Answers
11. C 12. C 13. A
14. Nuclear wars affect the life on the planet
earth in the following ways:
a) Massive amounts of radioactive fallout
would be generated and spread.
b) Toxic smoke would enter the environment.
15. Because most of the nuclear weapons and
arms are with the superpower.
Example - 2
Read the following passage:
''What is the world like?'' Hoppy asked every-
one he met. ''It's a big flat place'', said his moth-
er. ''No, it's square'' said his father. Nobody
could agree.
One evening, Hoppy saw owl sitting in a tree.
He called out, ''Owl, what is the world like?'' Owl
immediately said. ''Round''.
Hoppy believed him but wanted to see it for
himself. As soon as he woke up, he said farewell
to his family and left. He came to the edge of the
woods and saw a fence. It was surrounding a
vegetable garden. Hoppy looked round the gar-
den and saw a large round pumpkin. ''The
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B) to establish who was superior.
C) to prove that man was more intelligent.
D) to prove that beasts were inferior.
7. What do you mean by the word, 'brute' in the
expression, ''Which was reckoned greater,
the man or the brute?''
A) a brute B) the man
C) the sculpture D) the tiger
Answer the following questions in one or
two sentences each. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
8. What did the man do to prove his point?
9. What was the tiger's counter - argument?
10. The expression, ''The tiger discoursed on
his side at some length'' suggests that....
Answers
6. B 7. D
8. He carved a statue of a man riding a tiger.
9. The tiger's counter-argument was that the sit-
uation would be reversed if it became sculptor.
10. The tiger argued for a long time that it was
superior to human being.
Answer the following questions in one or
two sentences each.
(3 × 1 = 3 M)
8. What does the expression ''If .... bullies
(could) be buttered on toast'' suggest?
9. What is the central idea of the poem?
10. Does the poet believe or not believe that
the world could be made nicer than most?
Justify your answer.
Answers
6. B 7. A
8. The expression suggest that bullies being
buttered on toast is something impossible.
9. The poet asks us to live in peace by making
weaker ones stronger and losers winners.
10. The poet doesn't believe that the world
could be made nicer than most. He only
wishes that the world be nicer but he knows
very well that the things such as roaring of
mice, soaring of elephants, trees growing
up in the sky, tigers eating biscuits and
wine, etc. are not at all possible.
world!'' he exclaimed, and hopped over to the
pumpkin. Hoppy patted the pumpkin. ''The world
is hard,'' he thought. Then he scrambled to the
top of the pumpkin and looked all around, then
slid down the other side.
Just then Mr. Brown came home and saw
Hoppy near his pumpkin. He shouted and fright-
ened Hoppy so much that the little rabbit scam-
pered back to his family in the woods. ''Owl is
right,'' he thought to himself. ''The world is round
and I have been all over it !''
Now answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C) or
(D) in your answer booklet.
(3 × 1 = 3 M)
11. Hoppy was a ..........
A) mischievous rabbit B) talkative rabbit
C) curious rabbit D) rude rabbit
12. He left his family to see .......
A) the world. B) the vegetable garden.
C) the pumpkin. D) Mr. Brown.
13. The vegetable garden was probably part of..
A) the woods B) a farm
C) the world D) a house
(2 × 1 = 2 M)
14. Who was Mr. Brown?
15. What did Hoppy find in the vegetable
garden?
Answers
11. C 12. A 13. B
14. Mr. Brown was the farmer
15. Hoppy found a large round pumpkin.
VIII
SECTION - B
(VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR)
10 Marks
(Questions: 16 - 18)
Example - 1
Read the following passage (3 × 1 = 3 M)
(16) Emperor Akbar was in the habit of
putting riddles to his courtiers. He was also in
the habit of putting puzzles. He often asked
questions which were strange and witty. It took
much wisdom to answer these questions.
Once he asked a very strange question. (17)
The courtiers were dumb founded by his ques-
tion. Akbar glanced at his courtiers. As he
looked, one by one the heads began to hang low
in search of an answer. It was at this moment
that Birbal entered the courtyard. Birbal who
knew the nature of the emperor quickly grasped
the situation and asked. ''May I know the ques-
tion so that I can try for an answer?''
(18) Akbar said, ''How many crows are there
in this city?''
(Questions: 19 - 22)
Example - 1
Complete the passage choosing the right
words from those given below it. Each
blank is numbered (19-22) and for each
blank four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) are
given. Choose the correct answer from
these choices and write (A), (B), (C), (D) in
your answer booklet.
1
(4 × 
2 = 2 M)
Women mean one half of humanity. All talks
about national construction are hollow without
the education of women. National regenera-
tion is possible only ....... (19) educated girls
....... (20) in the fore front of national develop-
ment. So far it ...... (21) been a male dominat-
ed world. Women played only second fiddle to
men in .........(22) walks of life.
19. A) if B) when C) how D) which
20. A) is B) are C) was D) were
21. A) have B) had C) has D) will have
22. A) many B) all C) several D) little
Answers
19) B 20) B 21) C 22) C
Example - 2
Complete the passage choosing the right
words from those given below it. Each blank is
numbered (19-22) and for each blank four
choices (A), (B), (C), (D) are given. Choose the
correct answer from these choices and write
(A), (B), (C), (D) in your answer booklet.
To the north of the Himalayas lies a land
called Tibet. Here are some snow-covered
mountains, highland lakes, thick forests, rare
birds and special animals. Tibet is our neigh-
bouring country. Its people ........... (19) called
Tibetans. They are nomads and they live
........... (20) tents. The tents are made of the
belly - wool of the yak. It is very strong and
........... (21) for many years. The yak is among
the ....... (22) precious animals for Tibetans.
19. A) is B) are C) were D) was
20. A) in B) on C) under D) beside
21. A) lasted B) lasts C) last D) will last
22. A) more B) many C) most D) much
Answers
19) A 20) C 21) A 22) B
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Without even a moment's thought, Birbal
replied ''There are fifty thousand five hundred
and eighty nine crows, my lord''.
''How can you be so sure?'' asked Akbar.
Birbal said, ''Make your men count, My lord. If
you find more crows it means some have come
to visit their relatives here. If you find less num-
ber of crows it means some have gone to visit
their relatives elsewhere''.
Rewrite the sentences as directed. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
16. Emperor Akbar was in the habit of putting
not only......
17. His question.............
18. Akbar asked........
Answers
16. Emperor Akbar was in the habit of not only
putting riddles but also puzzles to his
courtiers.
17. His question dumb founded the courtiers.
18. Akbar asked how many crows there were in
the city.
Example - 2
Read the following passage. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
An idol-maker had to deliver an idol to a cus-
tomer. (16) He placed it on his donkey's back
and they started on their journey.
Now the idol-maker was extremely skilled at
his job. (17) This particular idol was one of the
best idols made by him.
Whoever saw it, stopped to bow down and
pray.
The donkey thought they were bowing to him.
(Questions: 23-28)
Example - 1
Read the following passage and fill in the
blanks choosing the correct words given in the
bracket. Write the answers in your booklet.
1
(6 × 2 = 3 M)
India is a famous country all over the world for
its ....... (23) (cultural / culture) and tradition. It is
the land ...... (24) (of / by) various cultures and tra-
ditions. It is the country of ..... (25) (eldest / old-
est) civilizations in the world. The vital compo-
nents of the Indian culture are good manners, eti-
quette, civilized communication, rituals, beliefs,
values, etc. Even after the lifestyles of everyone
have been ...... (26) (modernize / modernized).
Indian people have ....... (27) (no / not) changed
their traditions and values. The property of togeth-
erness .......... (28) (between / among) people of
various cultures and traditions has made India, a
unique country. People here live peacefully in
India by following their own culture and traditions.
Answers
23) culture 24) of 25) oldest
26) modernized 27) not 28) among
(Questions: 29 - 32)
Complete the following passage with right
forms of the words given in the brackets.
Write the answer in your booklet.
1
(4 × 
2 = 2 M)
Example - 1
Modern scientific and technological develop-
ments in the practice of medicine and public
health have ..(29).. (draw) nursing into new and
wider fields of activity, and its functions have
..(30).. (be) expanded accordingly. Therefore,
nursing is no longer limited mainly to activities
with in the hospital, or to what is called curative
nursing. It has ..(31).. (become) also a commu-
nity service in which preventive and rehabilita-
tive functions are a vital part of its program. The
modern concept of nursing ..(32).. (consider)
the hospital, however central, as only one of
many health agencies in the community.
Answers
29) drawn 30) been 31) become 32) considers
He was enormously pleased and flattered and
not wishing to go away from a place where he
was held in such high esteem, came to an
abrupt stop.
Nothing his master did would induce him to
start walking again, and finally his master lifted
the idol on to own head and resumed his journey.
The donkey stood where he was, head held
high, and braying sonorously until he suddenly
became aware that there was no one watching
him.
The people were now following his master
and bowing to the idol.
(18) The donkey realized the fact that his
pride had clouded his judgment and feeling
ashamed of himself, ran to re-join his master.
Rewrite the sentences as directed:
16. When he placed .....................
17. Very few idols .........................
18. The fact ...................................
Answers
16. When he placed it on his donkey's back,
they started on their journey.
17. Very few idols made by him were as good as
this particular idol.
18. The fact was realized by the donkey.
Example - 3
Read the following passage: (3 × 1 = 3 M)
When Raman was a boy, his neighbour once
took him to the house of a rich and powerful
landlord.
Example - 2
Education is the act of learning ......... (23)
(thinks/ things) around us. It helps .......... (24)
(we / us) to easily understand and deal with
any problem and makes balance throughout
the whole life in every aspect. Education is the
first and foremost rights of every human being.
Without education we are ........... (25) (incom-
plete / uncomplete) and our lives are useless.
Education helps us to set a goal and go ahead
by working ............. (26) (by / on) that
throughout the life.
It improves our knowledge, skill, confidence
level and personality. It empowers us intellec-
tually to ........... (27) (interacting / interact)
with others in our life. Education brings matu-
rity and teaches us to live in society with
............. (28) (changing / change) environ-
ment. It is the way to social development, eco-
nomic growth and technological development.
Answers
23) things 24) us
25) incomplete 26) on
27) interact 28) changing
Example - 2
Opera refers to a dramatic art form, originating
in Europe, in which the emotional content is
..(29).. (convey) to the audience as much
through music, both vocal and instrumental, as it
is through the lyrics. By contrast, in musical the-
atre an actor's dramatic performance is primary,
and the music plays a lesser role. The drama in
opera is ..(30).. (present) using the primary ele-
ments of theatre such as scenery, costumes and
acting. However, the words of the opera, or
libretto, are ..(31).. (sing) rather than spoken.
The singers are ..(32).. (accompany) by a musi-
cal ensemble ranging from a small instrumental
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landlord.
''I've never seen a more intelligent boy. He
has an answer for everything'!
(17) The landlord was a proud and haughty
man who thought himself the only intelligent per-
son in the country. He was not at all pleased to
here his visitor praise Raman.
''He doesn't look very intelligent'', he said,
glancing at Raman. ''In any case the more intel-
ligent a boy is, the duller he becomes as a man''!
''Is that true?'' asked Raman, with an air of
innocence.
''Then, sir, (18) as a boy you must have been
even more intelligent than I am''!
Rewrite the sentences as directed:
16. The neighbour told ...................
17. The landlord was not only ...................
18. I am not ...................
Answers
16. The neighbour told the landlord that he was
a prodigy.
17. The landlord was not only a proud man but
also a haughty man.
18. I am not so intelligent as you must have
been as a boy.
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Answers
29) conveyed 30) presented
31) sung 32) accompanied
Example - 3
Erosion of America's farmland by wind and
water has ..(29).. (be) a problem since settlers
first put the prairies and grasslands under the
plough in the nineteenth century. By the 1930s,
more than 282 million acres of farmland were
damaged by erosion. After 40 years of conser-
vation efforts, soil erosion has ..(30).. (acceler-
ate) due to new demands ..(31).. (place) on the
land by heavy crop production. In the years
ahead, soil erosion and the pollution problems it
..(32).. (cause) are likely to replace petroleum
scarcity as the nation's most critical natural
resource problem.
Answers
29) been 30) accelerated
31) placed 32) causes
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Write a newspaper report on Bayaji's death
SECTION - C using ideas from your lesson‚''The Storeyed
(CREATIVE WRITING - DISCOURSES) House''.
Answer
15 Marks
Chikhli : A 60 years old Dalit of Vairagad
(Question: 33) was burnt in fire in a house-
warming ceremony the day
Example - 1 before yesterday.
Bayaji, who came to his village Vairagad
after his retirement from Bombay Dock Yard was
the victim. He constructed a new storeyed
house in his Dalitwada. He invited all the impor-
tant people of the village to the house warming
ceremony. At the time of house warming cere-
mony everything was going on in a glorious
way. At 2 'O clock in the morning the celebra-
tions were in full swing with bhajans and songs.
Suddenly the house had caught fire from all
sides. The women and children were saved by
the guests luckily.
But Bayaji ran into the first floor in order to
save the picture of Lord Buddha and the dalit
heroes. Bayaji was badly burnt and died.
The police enquiry was made and the ver-
dict was announced. The fire and the death was
caused accidentally by a petromax lantern. But
was suspected that Kondiba and his servants
were responsible for this incident according to
some believable sources.
(OR)
You have noticed many stray animals on the
road during the busy hours of the day. These
animals have caused traffic jam as well as
accidents. You have already written to the
concerned authorities but no action has been
taken so far. Write a letter to the Editor of a
leading newspaper telling him about the nui-
sance created by the stray animals. Sign
your name as Preethi /Gopal Sharma, C/5.
Nehru Nagar, Hyderabad.
Answer
C/5, Nehru Nagar,
Hyderabad,
24th, January 2017.
To
The Editor,
IX
Hyderabad Today,
Hyderabad.
Sir,
A large number of stray animals keep roam-
ing on the busy road all hours of the day. Many
a time, they cause traffic jams as well as acci-
dents. Some of these animals are cows and buf-
faloes that have gone dry. Their owners let them
loose on the road without caring for the incon-
venience caused to the roads users. Besides, it
gives a very ugly look to the whole area. The
entire place remains littered with the excrement
of these animals. All such stray animals should
be impounded and sent to the municipal pen.
They should be returned only after their owners
have paid heavy penalty. Such requests have
been made time and again to the concerned
authorities, but no action has been taken so far.
Hopefully, this letter will meet the eyes of our
worthy officials and steps will be taken to solve
this problem of stray animals.
Yours truly,
Preethi.

Example - 2
Write a bio-sketch / profile of Mrs. Meira
Kumar
Personal Details:
Born : 31 March, 1945
Place : Patna, India
Political Party : Indian National Congress
Spouse : Manjul Kumar
Alma mater : University of Delhi
Religion : Hinduism
In office : 4 June 2009-18 May 2014
10 May 2004-12 May 2014
Answer
Meira Kumar is an Indian politician and a
five time Member of Parliament. She was elect-
ed unopposed as the first woman speaker of
Lok Sabha and served from 2009-2014. She is
a lawyer and a former diplomat, prior to being a
member of the 15th Lok Sabha. She has been
elected earlier to the 8th, 11th, 12th and 14th
Lok Sabha. She served as a Cabinet Minister in
the Ministry of Social Justice and empowerment
of Manmohan Singh's Congress led
Government (2004-2009). In 1970, she joined
the Indian Foreign Service and spent her life in
many countries. She entered electoral politics in
1985 and was elected from Bijnor in Uttar
Pradesh defeating political heavy weights like
Ram Vilas Paswan and Mayavathi, two powerful
dalit leaders. She served in the Congress-led
government as the minister of social justice and
empowerment from 2009-2014. She was elect-
ed as the speaker of Lok Sabha thereby becom-
ing the first woman speaker from 2009-2014.
She contested and lost to Chhedi Paswan from
Sasaram in Indian General Election, 2014 by
margin of 63,327 votes.
(OR)
Write a letter to the editor of local daily
complaining against the school bus drivers
for rash- driving and over-crowding of buses
causing risk to the lives of innocent school
children. You are Deepak / Deepthi, C-4C,
Bank Colony, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.
Answer
C-4C, Bank Colony
Somajiguda,
Hyderabad,
24th January, 2017.
To
The Editor,
The Hyderabad Times,
Hyderabad.
Sir,
Sub: Rash-driving and over-crowded plying
of school buses.
Through the columns of your esteemed
newspaper, I want to draw the attention of city
transport authorities. The authorities have allot-
ted buses for carrying out school children from
their houses to the school and bringing them
back to their houses. It has been often seen that
the buses are packed to the suffocation. They
board more than 75 students in a bus and drive
them negligently. The drivers drive them at a
speed of 60 km/h without caring for the running
traffic. In this way, they give an invitation to acci-
dents. They cause accidents and face the wrath
of general public. On different occasions they
have been requested to ply their buses smooth-
ly, keeping in mind the traffic rules but with no
results. It is, therefore requested that they may
be asked to do their duties properly and observe
the traffic rules.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Deepak
Example - 3
Given below is the biographical information
about Sudha Chandran. Based on this infor-
mation write a biographical sketch.
SUDHA CHANDRAN
Points to : Details of the person
be covered
Born : 21st September 1964
Place : India
Occupation : Dancer, actress
Years active : 1984 - present
Spouse : Ravi Dang
Parents : Chandran
Answer
Biographical Sketch (Profile) of
Sudha Chandran
It is inspiring to see people doing amazing
things, but it has been more astonishing and
marvelous to look at people with disability doing
things, which may seen unimaginable to the nor-
mal people. There are many such extraordinary
personality, who have performed tasks which
has become legendary.
Sudha Chandran is a well-known
Bharatanatyam dancer from Chennai, South
India. She completed her Masters in Mumbai
and while travelling from Mumbai to Chennai,
she met with an accident. The wound on her
right leg got affected by gangrene, which result-
ed in the amputation. But despite her injury
Sudha went on to become one of the most high-
ly acclaimed dancers. She is recognized in
many countries and has been honoured with
numerous awards and still received invitations
to perform all over the world. In 1984 Telugu film
Mayuri, in which she plays herself, was inspired
by her life history. She came to be known Mayuri
girl after that. The great Indian Television
Academy awarded her best actress in a nega-
tive role played in the Tumhari Disha in 2005.
With the help of a prosthetic 'Jaipur foot' she
became one of the most highly acclaimed
dancers of the Indian subcontinent. She was
honoured with various awards. She performed
as far way from home as Europe, Canada and
the Middle East. Now she has become an inspi-
ration to many.
(OR)
The ration shop in your locality does not open
at regular hours. Sometimes it is closed for sev-
eral days. On many occasions shop has no
stock of ration items. Write a letter of com-
plaint to the District Supply Officer about this.
Answer
From
Gopal, Kothapet, Hyderabad.
To
The District Civil Supply Officer,
Hyderabad.
Sir,
I regret to bring the following to your notice.
I am a white ration card holder bearing the
no.1489676 of Kothapet, Hyderabad Dist. I have
been taking my provisions from the Ration Shop
No.29 of Kothapet, Hyderabad. We are put to a
lot of inconvenience by the dealer. The shop
does not open at regular hours. It remains
closed for days together. Whenever we ask for
sugar and kerosene, the dealer says that the
stocks have been exhausted. His way of dealing
with customers is not good. He does not display
the stock position on the board.
Hence I request you to see that the shop is
kept open during the specified hours. Please
instruct your Deputy Tahasildar or the authority
concerned to take early action in this regard.
Thanking you sir,
Yours faithfully,
Gopal.
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SSC PUBLIC EXAMS 2017 - MODEL PAPER
PAPER - I
SECTION - A
(READING COMPREHENSION)
15 Marks
(Questions: 1-7):
Read the following passage from ''Attitude Is
Altitude''.
When Nick was born, his father was so
shocked that he left the hospital room to vomit.
His distraught mother couldn't bring herself to
hold him until he was four months old.
His disability came without any medical
explanation- a rare occurrence called
Phocomelia - and Nick and his parents spent
many years asking why this cruel trick would
happen to them. 'My mother was a nurse and
she did everything right during pregnancy but
she still blamed herself' he said.
Now, answer the following questions.
Each question has four choices. Choose the
correct answer and write the options (A),
(B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.
(4 × 1 = 4 M)
1. Nick's mother was a ........ by profession.
(A) teacher (B) nurse
(C) painter (D) doctor
2. What was the state of mind of the mother
when Nick was born?
(A) so upset and worried
(B) so happy and delightful
(C) so dangerous and angry
(D) so active and interesting
3. What was 'the cruel trick' referred to in the
above passage?
(A) The parents are working hard. It was a
very sad and unfortunate thing.
(B) The mother could not find his son for
four months. It was a very sad and
unfortunate thing.
(C) They got a baby without limbs by fate. It
was a very sad and unfortunate thing.
(D) There was a curse on the family of Nick.
4. What is meant by 'distraught' ?
(A) distressed (B) joyous
(C) amusing (D) interesting
Answer the following questions in two or
Model Paper Answers
PAPER - I
SECTION - A
(Questions: 1-7)
1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A
5. Nick was born without arms and legs. This
made him leave the hospital room to vomit.
6. Phocomelia is a rare congenital disorder
involving malformation of the limbs.
7. The mother blamed herself because she felt
that she was the reason for the disability of
her son.
(Questions: 8-12)
8. B 9. A 10. C
11. ''A bloody chaos is there when the rats try to
escape the sharp claws of the cat.
12. The only sin committed by the baby is being
born.
SECTION - B
(Questions: 13-17)
13. That is why in 1975, at the very first United
Nations Conference for Women in Mexico,
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three sentences each. (3 × 2 = 6 M)
(13) That is why
(5 × 1 = 5 M)
in 1975, at the
(26) physical labour. After all, I was a govern-
ment officer and the idea of people seeing me
5. What made Nick's father leave the hospital
room to vomit? very first United Nations Conference for carry my own luggage was not at all amusing.
Women is Mexico, many of the women are say- Otherwise, for a young (27) man like me it
6. What was Phocomelia?
should not have been an issue to carry a 20-kilo
ing, ''We need water, we need clean drinking
7. Why did the mother blame herself? chest on my back.
water, we need fodder for our animals''. (14) And
(Questions: 8-12): I was wondering, what has happen? (15) These Questions:
Read the following lines carefully and answer are things that were there twenty years ago 23. Replace the underlined word with a correct
the questions that follow. when I were a child. (16) An environment had one.
Tearing at the babe's hair changed; (17) And that's when I started this 24. Replace the underlined word with a correct
campaign to restored the vegetation and to one.
With their sharp teeth
restore the land and to rehabilitate the forests. 25. Write the correct form of the word to be
Gnawing at its ears
(Questions: 18 - 22): used in the underlined context.
To complete their feed,
Complete the following passage choosing the 26. Write the word that gives similar meaning of
As the cat jumps in
right words from those given in the box. Write the underlined word.
With a screeching meow
the answers in your booklet. 27. Write the word that is opposite in meaning of
The rats let loose the underlined word.
1 1
A clicking squeak (5 × - -
2 = 2 2 M)
A bloody chaos ensues, in front of, around, himself, sharp, an
SECTION - C
The only sin of the infant CREATIVE WRITING
The tiger allowed himself to be bound .......
- BEING BORN DISCOURSES - 15 Marks
(18) the neck with a thick rope. The mysterious
Now, answer the following questions creature then climbed onto the tiger's back and (Question No. 28):
(5 × 1 = 5 M) pulled at the rope. ''Come on, head for home!''
You have read the lesson ''Attitude is
8. Who tears at the babe's hair? shouted the voice. The tiger felt a ....... (19) kick
on his side. The tiger was terrified and he ran
Altitude''. In the lesson when Nick was eight
A) The cats B) The rats years old, he went to his mother crying and
through the dark forest. The creature pulled hard
C) The mosquitoes D) The insects told her that he wanted to kill himself. Now,
on the rope to tell him which way to go. At the
9. Why does the cat jump in? write a possible conversation between Nick
same time it scolded, cursed and kicked the
A) The cat jumps into catch rats. and his mother in this context. The conver-
poor tiger. Soon they stopped ....... (20) a small
B) The cat jumps into eat the baby. sation should have at least 7 exchanges.
hut on the edge of the thick forest. The creature
C) The cat jumps into drink milk. climbed down from the tiger's back and bound (10 M)
D) The cat jumps into escape from danger. him with ....... (21) iron chain to a nearby tree. OR
10. Why do you think the rats let loose? Then he went inside the hut. The tiger could not In the lesson ''Attitude is Altitude'' you have
free ....... (22) from the chain; he had to spend a read that Nick was inspired by a newspaper arti-
A) Because they are hungry.
miserable night under the tree. cle about disabled man who had managed to
B) Because the cat is angry with the rats.
achieve great things and helped others.
C) The rats are afraid of the baby. (Questions: 23-27):
Describe the feelings of Nick when he drew
D) The cats make them so. Some words / sentences in the following pas- the inspiration from the newspaper article. Your
11. Why is there 'a bloody chaos'? sage are underlined. Rewrite them as directed description should have the following ideas:
12. What is the sin committed by the baby? in your answer booklet. 1. What was the news article about?
1 1 2. What hope did the article give him?
SECTION-B (5 × 2 = 2 2 M)
On my way home from the bus stop, my trunk 3. What was the commitment of Nick about his
(VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR) had been carried with (23) a porter. The problem future activities?
10 Marks now was we couldn't found (24) anyone who 4. How his inspiration changed his life?
could help me carry the trunk to the bus stop. At
(Questions: 13 - 17): (Question No. 29)
another time of the year, we would have easy
Read the passage given below. Five sentences (25) found someone to help me, but now most of You happened to watch the movie ''Maya
in the passage are numbered (13-17) at the the villagers were busy in the fields. Nobody had Bazaar''. You also read the review of that
beginning. Each of these sentences has an time to spare for me. In fact, carrying the trunk movie in your lesson. Now describe your feel-
ings over the film in the form of a diary entry.
error. Correct and rewrite them in the answer should not have been such a worry for me
booklet. except that my education had made me shun (5 M)
Nick: Some thing is worrying me. I feel like there to strengthen his convictions. He decided
killing myself.
Mother: Oh my God! It's not good, what
to devote his life to give hope to others. He
planned to go across the world and inspire peo-
made you think so? ple towards a positive life. He turned a great
many of the women were saying, ''We need
Nick: How can I imagine my future without inspirational speaker and was able to give hope
food, we need water, we need clean drinking to the depressed to live their life in an encour-
water, we need fodder for our animals''.
arms and legs?
aging manner.
Mother: You need not worry my son. We are
14. And I was wondering, what has happened?
here to help you. (Question No. 29)
15. These are things that were there twenty
Nick: What can I do without arms and legs?
years ago when I was a child. 24th January 2017
Mother: I am sure you can do many things.
16. The environment had changed; When I read the review of the movie ''Maya
We will take care of you.
17. and that's when I started this campaign to Bazaar'', I strongly felt to watch the movie.
Nick: How is it possible for me to lead a nor-
restore the vegetation and to restore the Fortunately my English teacher showed that
mal life without arms and legs?
land and to rehabilitate the forests.
Mother: It is possible. Don't worry. There are movie in our school theatre to make us under-
(Questions: 18-22) stand better of the movie. I feel that it is a very
many ways to overcome the disad-
good movie. It is deserved to be voted as the
18. around 19. sharp vantages of your disability.
20. in front of 21. an best Indian movie of the century. The acting of
OR
the artists is superb. They have good timing and
22. himself When Nick was 13 years old, he happened appropriate expressions. The dialogues are
(Questions: 23-27) to read a news paper article about a disabled amusing and entertaining. The costumes, pho-
man who had managed to achieve great things
23. by 24. find 25. easily tography, visual effects and everything are very
and help others. After reading this article, he
26. avoid 27. old fantastic. The direction is very interesting. The
realized why God had made him like that. He
director showed full control over the screenplay.
SECTION - C realized that his life was to give hope to others.
The performance of Savitri, N.T.R and
It was so inspirational to him that he decided to
(Question No. 28) use his life to encourage other people and give S.V.Rangarao is quite appropriate in their roles.
28. Mother: What happened, Nick? Why are them the courage that the article had given him. I have the satisfaction of watching an all time hit
you crying? He thought that the challenges in his life were movie.
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SSC PUBLIC EXAMS 2017 - MODEL PAPER
PAPER - II
SECTION - A
(READING COMPREHENSION)
15 Marks
(Questions: 1-5):
Read the following passage carefully:
Ants display strange social life. 'Might is
right' theory exists among them. Some ants are
made captivated and they are forced to work as
slaves. Beetles and crickets live along with the
ants and clean up their nests. Ants play games,
look after the sick and have funeral rites. No one
is allowed to be lazy. A naturalist did an experi-
ment by keeping an ant covered with mud till its
head. A fellow ant saw this, but found it difficult
to take it out. Then it brought a few more com-
panions and helped their fellow to come out.
Ants also have reasoning powers. They cross a
stream by going over the bodies of their living
companions.
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C) or
(D) in your answer booklet. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
1. ''Might is right'' theory means?
A) Survival of a weak person
B) Survival of a strong person
C) Survival of all people
D) No survival for a strong person
2. The captivated ants ......
A) do not work B) always sleep
C) always work D) do not sleep
3. The naturalist .......
A) covered the ant with mud
B) killed the ant
C) saved the ant
D) gave birth to an ant
Answer the following questions in two or
three sentences each. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
4. How do ants cross a stream?
5. What other insects live along with ants?
(Questions No. 6 - 10):
Read the following poem.
If mice could roar
And elephants soar
And trees grow up in the sky;
If tigers could dine
On biscuits and wine,
And the fattest of men could fly!
If pebbles could sing
And bells never ring
And teachers were lost in the post;
If a tortoise could run
And losses be won, and bullies be buttered
on toast;
If a song brought a shower,
And gun grew a flower;
This world would be nicer than most.
Now, answer the following questions.
Each question has four choices. Choose the
correct answer and write the options (A),
(B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.
(2 × 1 = 2 M)
6. Which of the following do you think may be
possible?
A) Tigers dining on biscuits and wine
B) Teachers losing in the post
C) Gun growing a flower
D) A song bringing a shower
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7. Why has the poet used the expression ‚''if....
the fattest of men could fly''?
A) to emphasize the point that man can
never fly
B) to suggest that if a man is very thin he
may be able to fly
C) to bring in an element of humour in the
poem
D) to show that fattest men have several
disadvantages
Answer the following questions in one or two
sentences each. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
8. What does the expression ''If.... bullies
(could) be buttered on toast'' suggest?
9. What is the central idea of the poem?
10. Does the poet believe or not believe that the
world could be made nicer than most?
(Questions No. 11 - 15):
Read the following passage:
''What is the world like?'' Hoppy asked
everyone he met. ''It's a big flat place'' said his
mother. ''No, it's square,'' said his father. Nobody
could agree.
One evening, Hoppy saw owl sitting in a
tree. He called out, ''Owl, what is the world like?''
Owl immediately said. ''Round.''
Hoppy believed him but wanted to see it for
himself. As soon as he woke up, he said farewell
to his family and left. He came to the edge of the
wood and saw a fence. It was surrounding a
vegetable garden. Hoppy looked round the gar-
den and saw a large round pumpkin. ''The
world!'' he exclaimed, and hopped over to the
pumpkin. Hoppy patted the pumpkin. ''The world
is hard,'' he thought. Then he scrambled to the
top of the pumpkin and looked all around, then
slid down the other side.
Just then Mr. Brown came home and saw
Hoppy near his pumpkin. He shouted and fright-
ened Hoppy so much that the little rabbit scam-
pered back to his family in the woods. ''Owl is
right'' he thought to himself. ''The world is round
and I have been all over it!''
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the correct
answer and write the options (A), (B), (C) or
(D) is your answer booklet. (3 × 1 = 3 M)
11. Hoppy was a ..........
A) mischievous rabbit
B) talkative rabbit
C) curious rabbit D) rude rabbit
12. He left his family to see ......
A) the world
B) the vegetable garden
C) the pumpkin D) Mr. Brown
13. The vegetable garden was probably part of...
A) the woods B) a farm
C) the world D) a house
Answer the following questions in two or
three sentences each. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
14. Who was Mr. Brown?
15. What did Hoppy find in the vegetable
garden?
SECTION-B
(VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR)
10 Marks
(Questions No. 16 - 18):
Read the following passage focusing on the
parts that are underlined and numbered.
(3 × 1 = 3 M)
Once upon a time there was a fine pigeon
who used to live on a nest close to a kitchen.
The cooks of the kitchen used to like her very
much and often used to feed her grain.
One day a crow saw the pigeon and saw
how it was getting wonderful food from the
kitchen. Then one day she made friendship with
the pigeon, and under the pretext of friendship,
she somehow made the pigeon to share the
nest with the crow. (16) The pigeon said to her,
''We can spend time together discussing politics,
religion, etc. But when it comes to food both
should have our own ways.''
So she suggested the crow to search for her
own food.
But the crow was impatient and the very
reason she had made friends with the pigeon
was for the food. The crow wanted meat and all
the pigeon got was grains from the kitchen. (17)
It could not wait any longer and ultimately decid-
ed that she would visit the kitchen directly for the
food.
Thinking so, it stealthily crept down the
chimney into the kitchen. She got the smell of a
fish being curried on the pan. (18) She got
greedy and went ahead and tried to get the fish.
But in the process she disturbed a ladle, and
created a noise. This alerted the cook who was
in the neighbouring room and he caught hold of
the crow and killed it.
Rewrite the sentences as directed
16. The pigeon told................
17. Since it could not...............
18. As she got.....................
(Questions No. 19 - 22) 1
(4 × 2 = 2 M)
Complete the passage choosing the right
words from those given below it. Each blank
is numbered (19 - 22) and for each blank four
choices (A), (B), (C), (D) are given. Choose the
correct answer from these choices and write
(A), (B), (C), (D) in your answer booklet.
Stories of dolphins saving human lives
have been told throughout history. The latest
incident happened in January this year ...... (19)
dolphins saved the life of .......(20) Australian
surfer attacked by a shark which tore a chunk
out ..... (21) his surfboard. As the shark moved
in for the kill it .......(22) chased away by a group
of dolphins.
19. A) when B) how C) which D) where
20. A) a B) an C) the D) any
21. A) in B) of C) at D) on
22. A) is B) was C) were D) are
(Questions No. 23 - 28):
Read the following passage and fill in the
blanks choosing the correct words given in the
bracket. Write the answer in your booklet.
1
(6 ×  = 3 M)
2
Diwali is the ...(23).. (more / most) significant
and famous festival of the India ..(24).. (who /
which) is being celebrated every year all over the
country as well as outside the country. People
..(25).. (celebrate / held) it very enthusiastically to
commemorate the returning of Lord Rama to his
kingdom, Ayodhya after a long period of time of
14 years of exile after defeating the Ravana.
XI
On the returning day of Lord Rama, people
of Ayodhya had illuminated ...(26)... (theirs /
their) homes and pathways to welcome their
Lord with the great enthusiasm. It is a sacred
Hindu festival which symbolizes the triumph of
goodness over badness. It is ...(27)... (too / also)
celebrated by the Sikhs to commemorate the
release of their 6th Guru, Sri Hargobind Ji, from
the Gwalior jail by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
Markets are decorated ...(28)... (by / with)
lights just like a bride to give it a marvelous fes-
tive look. At this day market is full of big rush,
specially the sweet shops. Kids get new clothes,
fire crackers, sweets, gifts, candles and toys
from the market. People clean and whitewash
their houses and decorate with electrical lights
some days earlier to the festival.
(Questions No. 29-32):
Complete the following passage with right
forms of the words given in the brackets.
Write the answer in your booklet
1
(4 × 2 = 2 M)
First language, also known as mother
tongue, is generally the language a person
learns first. However, one can (29) (have) two or
more native languages thus being a native bilin-
gual or indeed multilingual. The order in which
these languages are (30) (learn) is not neces-
sarily the order of proficiency. Incomplete first
language skills often make learning other lan-
guages difficult. Often a child learns the basics
of his or her first language or languages from his
or her family. The term mother tongue, however,
should not (31) (be) interpreted to mean that it is
the language of one's mother. For instance, in
some paternal societies, the wife (32) (move) in
with the husband and thus may have a different
first language or dialect than the local language
of the husband. Yet their children usually only
speak their local language.
SECTION - C
(CREATIVE WRITING)
(DISCOURSES) - 15 Marks
(Question No.33) (10 M)
The ration shop in your locality does not
open at regular hours. Sometimes it is closed for
several days. On many occasions shop has no
stock of ration items. Write a letter of complaint
to the District Supply Officer about this.
(OR)
Use the following information and write a
short Bio-sketch of Mother Teresa.
Name : Mother Teresa
Real Name : Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhu
Birth : 27 August 1910 to Albanian
parents in Skopje
1928 : Joined convent in Ireland ;
18 years old
1929 : Sent to Darjeeling, India
1931 : Began teaching at Kolkata
Girls' school
1948 : Left teaching to work for the
poor in slums of Kolkata
1950-96 : Worked for the downtrodden
and sick destitutes
1979 : Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Death : 5 September, 1997
(Question No.34)
(5 M)
The Sports Club, Hyderabad has decided
to collect data about the popularity of sports in
schools in your locality. Prepare a notice about
the Sports Club's visit to your school.
Answers in page no. XII
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(Question: 34) Example - 2
Example - 1 You are Srinivas, the Sports Secretary of Z.P High School, Karimnagar. Your school is
Make a poster based on the information given below. organising Annual Sports Meet next week. Prepare a poster inviting all to be put up on the
school notice board to this effect.
1. Issuing authority : TS DWACRA, Arunodaya Building, Nampally, Hyderabad
2. Event : Inauguration of Handicrafts Exhibition cum Sale Answer
3. Time : 4 pm
4. Date : 15th February ANNUAL SPORTS MEET
5. Venue : People's Plaza, Necklace Road, Hyderabad
Duration: 30th and 31st January
6. Duration : From 15th to 25th February.
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Answer
Venue: Z.P.HIGH SCHOOL, KARIMNAGAR
Handicrafts Exhibition Cum Sale
ALL ARE WELCOME
Innovative and original products by the crafts women from all over Telangana All are requested to make the event successful
From 15th to 25th February NO Issued by SRINIVAS, Sports Secretary
ENTRY FEE
Z.P.HIGH SCHOOL, KARIMNAGAR
Inauguration: By Hon'ble CM
ALL ARE
WELCOME Example - 3
Time : 4 p.m. on 15th February
Suppose you are planning to conduct a cultural programme in your school on the occasion
People's Plaza, Necklace of your school Anniversary. Design an invitation card.
Venue : Answer
Road, Hyderabad

TS DWACRA, Arunodaya Building, Nampally, Hyderabad INVITATION

School Anniversary Programme Date & Time: 30th January,

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Venue :
Guests of Honour :
Master V. Vinay, X A/S
ZPH School, Hyderabad
Sri K.S. Lalith, Sarpanch
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Model Paper Answers (Paper - II) The District Civil Supply Officer
Hyderabad.
Slums, was born on 27 August 1910 to Albanian
parents in Skopje. Her real name was Agnes
Gonxha Bojaxhu. She joined a convent in
Sir, Ireland in 1928 at an age of 18 years to become
SECTION-A I regret to bring the following to your notice. a nun. Later she was sent to Darjeeling in India
(Questions No. 1-5) I am a white ration card holder bearing the no. in 1929. She began teaching at Kolkata Girls'
1489676 of Kothapet, Hyderabad. I have been school in 1931.
1. B 2. C 3. A
taking my provisions from the Ration Shop After receiving God's call, Mother Teresa left
4. By sitting on the bodies of the living com-
No.29 of Kothapet, Hyderabad. We are put to a teaching to work for the poor in the slums of
panions.
lot of inconvenience by the dealer. The shop Kolkata in 1948. She worked for the downtrodden
5. Beetles and crickets. does not open at regular hours. It remains and sick destitutes during the years 1950-96. She
closed for days together. Whenever we ask for was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for
(Questions No. 6-10) etc. But when it came to food both should sugar and kerosene, the dealer says that the her work. She died on 5 September in 1997.
6. B 7. A have their own ways. stocks have been exhausted. His way of dealing
8. The expression suggest that bullies being 17. Since it could not wait any longer it with customers is not good. He does not display (Question No.34)
buttered on toast is something impossible. ultimately decided that she would visit the the stock position on the board.
kitchen directly for the food. NOTICE
9. The poet asks us to live in peace by making Hence I request you to see that the shop is
18. As she got greedy, she went ahead and kept open during the specified hours. ZP HIGH SCHOOL, BHADRACHALAM
weaker ones stronger and losers winners.
tried to get the fish. Please instruct your Deputy Tahasildar or the Date: 24-01-2017
10. The poet doesn't believe that the world
could be made nicer than most. He only authority concerned to take early action in this This is to inform you that the Sports Club,
(Questions No. 19-22) Hyderabad has done a lot of work in bringing the
wishes that the world be nicer but he knows regard.
19. A 20. B 21. B 22. B Thanking you sir, popularity of sports in schools. In order to make
very well that the things such as roaring of
mice, soaring of elephants, trees growing up Yours faithfully, their efforts more focused, they wish to collect
(Questions No. 23-28) Gopal data about the popularity of sports in our school
in the sky, tigers eating biscuits and wine,
(OR) within a short period. You are requested to coop-
etc. are not at all possible. 23. most 24. which 25. celebrate 26. their
erate with them in collecting data.
(Questions No. 11-15)
27. also 28. with MOTHER TERESA
Head Master,
11. C 12. A 13. B (Questions No. 29-32) ZPH School,
14. Mr. Brown was the farmer. 29. have 30. learned 31. be 32. moves Bhadrachalam.
15. Hoppy found a large round pumpkin.
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time together discussing politics, religion Hyderabad