SSLC English Question Bank 2023 - Enlightened English

Enlightened English Std 10 English Question Bank
with a Govt.Official Key Answer
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8. SSLC Public Question Paper (Supplementary) - September 2020
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10. SSLC Public Question Paper - May 2022
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PTA QUESTION PAPER - 1
ENGLISH
Time allowed: 15 Minutes + 3 Hours
Instructions: 1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack fairness
inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
2) Use Blue or Black to write or underline.
PART - 1
i) Answer all the questions.
ii) Choose the most suitable answer and write the code with the correspond answer.
Choose the appropriate synonyms for the italicised words: 14x1=14
1. It was the gaunt face staring from the bed that brought chill to my heart.
a) fat b) round c) lean d) sad
2. When school began, there was a bustle.
a) rush b) change c) noise d) confusion
3. They continue to grapple with the changes.
a) settle b) fight c) move d) stop
Choose the appropriate antonyms for the italicised words:
4. The project was taken in consonance with the National Policy.
a) agreement b) constant c) disagreement d) harmony
5. The sun was soothing.
a) pleasing b) relaxing c) disturbing d) burning
6. She picked up a shoe and whammed it through the window.
a) tapped b) threw c) struck d) pulled
7. Choose the correct plural form of loaf from the following.
a) loafs b) loaves c) loavs d) loafes
8. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word _______ natural.
a) ir b) mis c) super d) il
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation IMF.
a) Indian Monetary Fund b) International Mutual Fund
c) International Monetary Fund d) Indian Mutual Fund
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate answer given below:
There will be a ___________in the office next week.
a) warm up b) ran out c) shut down d) take off
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with alarm to form a compound word.
a) sound b) clock c) time d) watch
12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below:
He was ____________the sea now.
a) on b) to c) near d) with
13. Complete the following sentence by using the most appropriate form of the tense given
below:
The governor was _____________at the wit of the youth.
a) pleases b) pleasing c) pleased d) please.
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
_____ I looked up, I saw Mr. Hamel sitting motionless.
a) When b) But c) How d) Whenever
Part II 2x10=20
Section – I (Prose)
Answer any THREE of the following questions in a sentence or two. 3x2=6
15. What are the benefits of the internet to the common man?
16. Who used zither and how?
17. Who arrested Smith? What were the charges against him?
18. What prompted the seagull to fly finally?
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Section – II (Poetry)
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any THREE of the following 3x2=6
19. They, too, aware of sun and air and water, 21. There’s a family nobody likes to meet:
Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war’s long winter They live, it is said, on Complaining Street
starv’d a) Where does the family live?
a) What is common for all of us? b) Why do you think the street is named as
b) Mention the season referred here. ‘Complaining Street’?
20. Began to complain when he found that, at home, 22. Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come. And a thousandth of an inch to give us
a) Who began to complain and for what? play:
b) Why was his cupboard empty? a) Who does ‘we’ refer to?
b) What do they ask for ?
Section – III (GRAMMAR)

Answer any THREE of the following. 3x2=6
23. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice:
I noticed a sudden change in Aditya’s face.
24. Rewrite using indirect speech.
“How did he get it?”, he asked.
25. Punctuate the following sentence.
stand back stand right back he cried
26. Transform the following sentence into a simple sentence.
He is sick but he attends the rehearsal.
27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences:
a) he sent / At the / for me / I was a / time / clerk b) slept/ But / on / Zigzag / undisturbed
Section – IV (Writing)
Answer the following question. 1x2=2
28. A stranger wants to go to the park. Guide him to reach his destination.
Part III
Section – I (Prose) 10x5=50
Answer any TWO of the following in utmost 10 lines. 2x5=10
29. Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house, in the story ‘The night
the ghost got in’?
30. Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
31. Give an account of the last day of Mr. Hamel in school.
32. Give a brief character sketch of Sasanka Sanyal.
Answer any TWO of the following in utmost 10 lines: 2x5=10
33. Write a paragraph on ‘The Grumble Family’ and their attitude towards other folks.
34. What feelings are evoked in us by the machines in the poem ‘The secret of machines’?
35. Read the following stanza and answer the question given below:
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing i) Pick out rhyming words from the above lines.(2)
Through the warm, sunny months of ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza. (1)
gay summer and spring, iii) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first
Began to complain when he found that, at home, line of the given stanza.(1)
iv) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line.(1)
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.

36. Paraphrase the following stanza.
I drive past the house almost every day.
The house seems to be a bit brighter
On this warm summer day in May
It plays with your mind.
To me I say, it is one of a kind.
Section – III (Supplementary)
Answer any ONE of the following: 1x5=5
37. Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
i) He took care of the orderliness in the clinic.
ii) Zigzag was of a great trouble in the house.
iii) Dr. Krishna was surprised of the sudden change in Zigzag.
iv) Gone was Zigzag’s bored and grumpy expression.
v) Dr. Krishnan took him to the clinic.
38. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
I was just thirty-seven when my Uncle Philip died. A week before that event he sent for me; and
here let me say that I had never set eyes on him. He hated my mother, but I do not know why. She told
me long before his last illness that I need expect nothing from my father’s brother. He was an inventor,
an able and ingenious mechanical engineer, and had much money by his improvement in turbine-wheels.
He was a bachelor; lived alone, cooked his own meals, and collected precious stones, especially rubies
and pearls. From the time he made his first money, he had this mania. As he grew richer, the desire to
possess rare and costly gems became stronger. When he bought a new stone, he carried it in his pocket
for a month and now and then took it out and looked at it. Then it was added to the collection in his safe
at the trust company.
i) How old was the narrator when his uncle died?
ii) Had the narrator seen his uncle before? Give lines from the passage that support your answer.
iii) What had the narrator’s mother told him of his father’s brother?
iv) What do you know about Uncle Philip? v) What did the uncle do, when he bought a new stone?
Answer any FOUR of the following. 4x5=20
39. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Tasty and hygienic – homemade taste – 200 varieties to select- purely vegetarian - Mani Vilas - V.E.
Road - Tuticorin.
40. Write a letter to the Headmistress/Headmaster of your school requesting for a Bonafide certificate.
41. You are Kiran/Keerthi, school pupil leader of GHSS, Karur. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school
inviting all students of your school to take part in the Science club inauguration, which is to be held in
your school on the 22nd of this month.
42. Look at the following picture and express
your views on it in about five sentences
43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage:

A forest is known as an intricate ecosystem that is densely covered with trees, shrubs, grasses
and mosses. The trees and other plants that form a part of the forests create an environment that is
healthy for the breeding several species of animals. These are thus a habitat for a large variety of wild
animals and birds. Different types of forests grow in different parts of the world. These are mainly divided
into three categories- Rain Forests, Coniferous Forests and Deciduous Forests. Forests form an important
part of the ecological system mainly because they aids majorly in biodiversity. A large number of birds
and animals survive only because of the presence of forests. However, unfortunately forests are being cut
at a rapid speed to serve various purposes. The increase in the demand of various commodities derived
from the trees that grow in different forests and the need to accommodate the growing population are
among the major reasons for deforestation. It is important to realize that forests are essential for the
survival of the mankind. Forests help in purifying the atmosphere, aid in climate control, act as natural
watershed and are a source of livelihood for many people. Forests must thus be preserved. Deforestation
is a global issue and effective measures must be taken to control this issue.
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44. Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences.
a) Every students like the teacher. b) I look forward to meet you. c) Where I can find a bank?
d) My flight departs in 5 a.m. e) I live in United States.
Section – V Memoriter ( Compulsory)
45. Quote from memory: Remember no men ……………….. air and water. 1x5=5
Part IV (Supplementary)
46. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. 1x8=8
a) Prospero lived – daughter Miranda – island cave – help of Ariel – raised storm – Antonio, King of Naples
– Ferdinand – ship wrecked – Prospero commands Ariel – bring Ferdinand – to cave – Miranda – sees
first time – human being – Ferdinand surprised to see – Miranda – Prospero – engages – Ferdinand – hard
tasks – Miranda – pleads with father – Prospero chides Miranda – Ariel brings King of Naples – Antonio –
to Prospero – they realize – mistake – repent – restores the dukedom to Prospero – Prospero agrees –
marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand.
(OR)
b) China faces – great war – king commands men from – every house – take part – war – Mulan father
weak – Mulan – wears – armour – sword – goes for war – disguised man – fights bravely promotes chief
– king happy – fever sweeps – war camp – Mulan affected – fever – Doctor finds Mulan woman – soldiers
– resent to the fact – Mulan doesn’t mind – fights – wins war for China – King rewards her – offers position
at palace – Mulan rejects – goes back – village – royal gifts people happy – Mulan.
Part V – (General Comprehension)
47. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below: 4x2=8
The term junk food means a food that do not do good to the body health in anyway. It is less nutritional
and harmful to the body systems. Most of junk foods contain high level of saturated fats, sugar, salt and
bad cholesterol, which are toxin to the health. They become lack of dietary fibers so easily get involve in
causing constipation and other digestive disorders. Junk foods have gained so much popularity of the nice
taste and easy to cook. There are many readymade junk foods available in the market packed in the
polybags. Most of the people are depended on such readymade foods because of their busy schedule or
they do not know to cook food at home. The consumption of junk food all over the world is increasing
day by day, which is not good for the future. People of all age groups like to eat junk food and they
generally chose to eat whenever they enjoy special time with family like birthday party, marriage
anniversary, etc. They easily become used to taking soft drinks, wafers, chips, noodles, burgers, pizza,
French fries, Chinese dishes, and other varieties of fast food available in the market.
Questions: a) What is the meaning of the term Junk food? b) What does junk food contain?
c) When do people prefer junk food? d) List some of the junk foods you like.
(OR)
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below:
Twinkle, twinkle, little star , Then the traveler in the dark
How I wonder what you are. Thanks you for your tiny spark;
Up above the world so high, How could he see where to go?
Like a diamond in the sky. If you did not twinkle so.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are! How I wonder what you are!
When the blazing sun is gone, In the dark blue sky you keep,
When he nothing shines upon, While you through my window peep,
Then you show your little light, And you never shut your eye,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night. Till the sun is in the sky,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are! How I wonder what you are!
Questions: a) What does the poet wonder about?

b) When does the stars show up in the sky?
c) What does the traveller thank for?
d) When does the star shut its eyes?

ENGLISH
PART - 1
1. How cranky he was.
a) normal b) strange c) abnormal d) happy
2. His parents circled around raising a proud cackle.
a) sharp noise b) blunt noise c) high pitch d) shout
3. Trying to revive old childhood memories may prove disappointing.
a) review b) revitalize c) restore d) rescue
4. We look forward to a more inclusive way of learning, instead of the cloistered existence.
a) enclosed b) detached c) opened d) united
5. ‘Nothing’ he said gruffly.
a) happily b) roughly c) sadly d) plainly
6. Boost the morale in the country.
a) fear b) attitude c) mettle d) confidence
7. Choose the correct plural form of lorry from the following.
a) lorrys b) lorry c) lories d) lorries
8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word fashion ___.
a) ly b) able c) ty d) tion
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation MRI.
a) Magnified Resonance Imaging b) Magnified Reasoning Imagery
c) Magnetic Resonance Imaging d) Magnetic Resonance Imagery
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate word given below.
It helps to ________ the calories.
a) warm up b) stretch out c) put on d) burn off
11. Choose the suitable option to pair with green to form a compound word.
a) dress b) house c) glass d) pen
There was pin drop silence ______ the room.
a) in b) to c) near d) with
below.
The medal ___________ in the attic for twenty-nine long years.
a) hide b) hidden c) had hidden d) had been hidden
______ did Muthu solve the problem?
a) When b) But c) How d) Whenever
Part II 2x10=20
15. How was the young seagull’s first attempt to fly?
16. Why did Herman and the author slam the doors?
17. What does the term circumnavigation mean?
18. What was Franz sorry for?

19. Let me but live my life from year to year, 21. At last by starvation and famine made bold,
With forward face and unreluctant soul; All dripping with wet, and all trembling
a) Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to? with cold,
b) What kind of life does the poet want to lead? a) What made the cricket bold?
b) Why did the cricket drip and tremble?
20. Strong is she in her faith and belief. 22. What happened inside that house?
“Persistence is the key to everything,” says she I really don’t know
a) What is she strong about? I guess it will always be a mystery
b) How does she deal with the adversities in a) Does the poet know what happened in the
life? house?
b) What is the mystery about the house?
23. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice: The doctor kindly warned me.
24. Rewrite using indirect speech. He said, “I am glad they are strong”.
25. Punctuate the following sentence. no its the inhabitants corley replied
26. Transform the following sentence into a compound sentence.
If Ryan reads more, he will become proficient in the language.
a) beckoning/calling/They were/to him/shrilly
b) amazed/ how/to see/I was/well/I/it/understood.
28. A stranger wants to visit the post office. Guide him to reach his destination.
Part III
29. Describe the struggle underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
30. ‘Technology is a boon to the disabled’- Justify.
31. How did Watson help his friend to arrest the criminal?
32. We appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it. Explain this with reference
to the French language and Mr. Hamel.
33. ‘Some cricket have four legs and some have two’.
Elucidate this statement from the poet’s point of view.
34. What is the central theme of the poem ‘No men are foreign’?
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive, i) Pick out the rhyming words in the above
We can print and plough and weave and heat and lines.(2)
light, ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the given
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive, stanza.(1)
We can see and hear and count and read and iii) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
write! first line of the given stanza. (1)
iv) Pick out the alliterating words in the second
line (1)
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They growl at the rain and they growl at the sun;
In fact, their growling is never done.
And if everything pleased them, there isn’t a doubt
They’d growl that they’d nothing to grumble about!
i) The letter read that the box contained jewels.
ii) The uncle had collected precious stones.
iii) The narrator was sent for, by his uncle when he was on his deathbed.
iv) His uncle announced Tom as his heir and wanted him to pray for his funeral.
v) Leaving an iron box for Tom, his uncle instructed him not to shake the box.
A second inventor, using as a basis some old experiments that dated from the 19th century, had the
idea of moving a whole city in a single block. He suggested, as a demonstration, the town of Saaf, situated
fifteen miles from the sea; after conveying it on rails down to the shore, he would transform it into a
seaside resort. Francis Bennett, attracted by this project, agree to take a half-share in it. The proposals
heard and dealt with, Francis Bennett went to stretch himself out in an easy-chair in the audition-room.
Then, pressing a button, he was put into communication with the Central Concert. After so busy a day,
what a charm he found in the works of out greatest masters, based on a series of delicious harmonico-
algebraic formulae! During his meal, phonotelephotic communication had been set up with Paris.
Questions:
i) In which century were the old experiments dated? And what was it?
ii) Where was Saaf situated?
iii) What was the proposal awaiting for Saaf?
iv) How and to whom was Francis Bennett connected?
v) Pick out any two words that refer to technology.
Service camp - get exciting - discount in spare parts - avail- free service - camp - visit your - nearest
- Laptop World.
40. Write a letter to a Sports Store ordering for Sports goods for your school.
41. You are Divya/ Dinesh school pupil leader of GHSS, Pattukottai. Your Principal has requested you to
inform the students about a trip to Yelagiri. Prepare a notice giving the details such as date of
journey, mode of transportation, amount, dress code etc.

Elephant is the biggest land animal found on earth. It is a wild animal but after giving training
it becomes a useful animal for man. It is a huge animal and its colour is grey. All the four legs of an elephant
are as huge as thick pillars of a huge building. It has two big ears, which go on moving to and fro like a big
fan. Its eyes are small. It has a short tail but its trunk is long. It is a wonderful thing. It can pick up even a
small needle with its help. The elephant has long white tusks. The elephant is perhaps the strongest
animal in the world. It is very costly too. Elephants live in herds. They eat small twigs, straw and wild
fruits. A pet elephant also eats bananas, bread and sugarcanes. Elephants are pure vegetarians. They are
very useful for all. They are used in felling trees, lifting logs, pushing them into rivers. In olden time kings
and dukes used to keep elephants for wars and battles. In circus also elephants play very important roles.
Even after its death an elephant is useful. Bangles are made of its bones and tusks. Its flesh is also eaten.
Thus an elephant is really a boon for mankind.
a) Myself I am Reyna. b) He do not have a music system.
c) I cannot cope up with the pressure. d) What is the time in your watch?
e) Our classroom is in the second floor.
45. Quote from memory: O’er rough ………..will be the best. 1x5=5
a) The emperor of Shining- orders-old people- to be deserted in valley-farmer-very sad-carries old
mother- to Obatsuyama- leaves mother- mother- arranges bed to sleep- mother warns-son of danger in
forest-asks to follow twigs-son moved – love and affection-carries mother back home-hides-at home-
emperor order –rope of ashes- farmer worried- old mother helps- farmer-prepare rope of ashes-
emperor surprised-farmer-tells the truth- emperor ashamed of order- calls back the order- old people
restored to Shining.
(OR)
b) Dr. Ashok - entrusts his - pet bird - Dr. Krishnan - children excited of his entry - it can speak - 21-
African languages - Zigzag - sleeps endlessly-with heavy snore- no peace at – home- Mrs. Krishnan - not
happy - shouts and asks for solutions - Dr. Krishnan writes - to Ashok- finding solutions - no reply - Dr.
Krishnan - takes Zigzag to clinic- turn of event - Zigzag-takes- care of - the orderliness -clinic- very quiet-
all surprised- Zigzag commands - Dr. Krishnan happy- finds- secret-Zigzag-must be engaged-if not he
sleeps- family is happy with his presence.
Chennai, formerly Madras is the, capital of Tamilnadu, in southern India, on the Coromandel
Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Known as the “Gateway to South India,” Chennai is a major administrative and
cultural centre. Armenian and Portuguese traders were living in the Santhome area of what is now
present-day Chennai before the arrival of the British in 1639. Madras was the shortened name of the
fishing village Madraspatnam, where the British East India Company built a fort and factory (trading
post) in 1639-40. At that time, the weaving of cotton fabrics was a local industry, and the English invited
the weavers and native merchants to settle near the fort. By 1652 the factory of Fort St. George was
recognized as a presidency (an administrative unit governed by a president), and between 1668 and
1749 the company expanded its control. About 1801, by which time the last of the local rulers had been
shorn of his powers, the English had become masters of southern India, Madras had become their
administrative and commercial capital. The government of Tamil Nadu officially changed the name of the
city of Chennai in 1996.
Questions:
a) Who were living in the Santhome area? b) When did the British arrive at Chennai?
c) What was the local industry in Chennai? d) When did the English become masters of southern India?
(OR)
Allow yourself to dream Allow yourself to be happy
And when you do dream big And when you do you will influence others
Allow yourself to learn around you. Allow yourself to laugh
And when you do learn all you can And when you do share your laughter
Allow yourself to be determined Allow yourself to set goals
And when you do you will find you will succeed And when you do reward yourself as you
Allow yourself to believe in yourself move forward
And when you do you will find self confidence Allow yourself to lend a helping hand
Allow yourself love And when you do a hand will help you.
And when you do you will find love in return Allow yourself relaxation
And when you do you will find new ideas.
Allow yourself to be positive
And when you do life will get easier.
Questions: a) How does the poet want the reader to dream? b) When must we reward ourselves? c)
What will happen when we are determined? d) According to the poet when does life get easier?
ENGLISH
PART - 1
1. The spoilt child of affluent parents.
a) influenced b) wealthy c) happy d) poor
2. Scraping his beak now and again to whet it.
a) clean b) blunt c) sharp d) wet
3. My contention was to make sure that we go by the rules.
a) continuous effort b) disturbed effort c) unhappy effort d) strenuous effort
4. The little man was startled.
a) surprised b) excited c) saddened d) at ease
5. The birds were chirping at the end of the woods.
a) singing b) shouting c) tweeting d) alarming
6. One can control the computer screen with a gaze.
a) blink b) stare c) look d) trace
7. Choose the correct plural form of child from the following:
a) childs b) childrens c) childes d) children
8. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word __________ relevant.
a) il b) im c) ir d) mal
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation IIT.
a) International Institute of Teaching b) Indian Institute of Teaching
c) Indian Institute of Technology d) International Institute of
Technology
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate given below:
The airhostess instructed the passengers to wear the seat belts during the ______
a) warm up b) stretch out c) put on d) take off
11. Choose the suitable option to pair with traffic to form a compound word.
a) police b) signal c) jam d) light
The entire province trembled ______ dread.
a) in b) of c) on d) with
below: I wish most of all to ______ home to my family.
a) returned b) returning c) return d) has returned
______ you work hard, you cannot secure good marks.
a) When b) But c) Unless d) Whenever
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15. Why didn’t Holmes let Watson to examine him?
16. When and how did Mr. Hamel bid farewell to the class?
17. What did Aditya offer Sanyal?
18. Which factor motivated the crew to undertake the expedition?

19. Nothing goes right with the folks you meet 21. Beneath all uniforms, a single body
Down on that gloomy complaining street. breathes
a) What is the opinion about the folks you meet Like ours: the land our brothers walk
down the street? upon
b) What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here? a) What is found beneath all uniforms?
20. We were cast and wrought and hammered to b) Where are we all going to lie finally?
design, 22. It sat alone
We were cut and filed and tooled and gauged to fit, What happened there is still today
a) Whom does ‘we’ refer to? unknown.
b) How are they made to fit? a) What does ‘it’ refer to?
b) What happened inside it?
23. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice: M. Hamel mounted his chair.
24. Rewrite using indirect speech. “Let not thine eyes be blinded, my son”, she said.
25. Punctuate the following sentence. i said no i m not don t be silly
26. Transform the following sentence into a Complex sentence. Neela followed my suggestions.
a) Why / Nagen / uncle / asked / there / were / we
b) was / alone / the / seagull / young / his / on / ledge.
28. A stranger wants to go to the bank. Guide him to reach his destination..
Part III
29. Describe the funny incident that caused the confusion in the story, ‘The night the ghost got in’.
30. Highlight the factors responsible for the all – women Indian Navy crew to carry out their
expedition.
32. How do we use technology in our day to day life?
33. From the poem ‘The Grumble Family’ what kind of behaviour does the poet want the readers to
possess?
34. How is mystery depicted in the poem ‘The house on Elms street’?
Beside the house sits a tree i) Pick out rhyming words from the above lines.
It never grows leaves (1)
Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall. ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza. (1)
It just sits there, never getting small or ever iii) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
growing tall, first and last line of the given stanza. (2)
How could this be? iv) Pick out the alliterating words in the third line.
(1)

Remember, we who take arms against each other
It is the human earth that we defile
Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Of air that is everywhere our own,
Remember, no men are foreign, and no countries strange.
i) Of these, Ariel was the chief.
ii) They live in a cave made out of rocks.
iii) Gonzalo, the lord of his court privately places water, provisions, apparels and books.
iv) Prospero, the Duke of Milan reaches the island with his daughter Miranda.
v) By virtue of his magic he releases many good spirits from the witch Sycorax.
‘You’re both quite mistaken,’ their father hastened to explain, seeing his wife’s horrified
expression. ‘Zigzag is a most harmless, unusual and lovable bird. Apparently, it was bred by a genuine
African witch doctor, who gifted it to Somu when he---being a child specialist like me --- cured the witch
doctor’s son while he was touring the deepest jungles of equatorial Africa last month. Somu says the
bird is an absolute treasure and a real help. It’s his favourite pet, you know’. Somu might be your best
friend, but most of these so called “favourite” possessions that he has given us were absolute nuisances!’
countered Mrs. Krishnan angrily. A talented artist, she applied a dab of yellow-ochre paint onto her
painting titled Sunset at Marina, paused for a moment to survey the effect and then continued,
‘Remember the rare insect-eating plant he brought back from the wettest corner of the Amazonian
rainforest! He insisted that we keep it because it would eat the mosquitoes in the house and now that
wretched plant requires a room heater to keep it alive in Chennai!’
Questions: i) Who gifted Zigzag to Somu? iv) Why did Somu insist the Krishnan’s family to
ii) Why did he gift Zigzag to Somu? keep the insect-eating plant?
iii) What is the title of Mrs. Krishnan’s painting? v) What do you know about Zigzag from the given
passage?
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heals- 43, M.G. road, Villupuram.
40. Write a letter to the Inspector of Police, complaining about the lost of your bicycle.
41. You are Mithra / Mahesh, school pupil leader of GHSS, Erode. Your Principal has requested you to
inform the students about the ECO club meeting in your school. Prepare a notice giving the details
such as date of the meeting, time and venue

Mobile phone is a telephone system that works without any wire. Mobile phone is one of the wonderful
wonders of science. It has added a new dimension to our life and to communication system. It can be
moved easily and quickly from place to place. Through mobile phone, we can send messages to distant
places, play games and sports, know about time. Solve the work of calculation, be aware of different
kinds of news and views. At present the popularity of the mobile phones is increasing. Many companies
are also being set up for selling mobile phone. The price of mobile phones also decreasing in comparison
with the past. People are being encouraged to buy a mobile-phone set at a cheaper rate. However with
the touch of science and technology, the whole world seems to be a global village, in a very single
moment, we can communicate with the people living in a very distant place. With all its advantages, the
mobile phone has still some drawbacks in disguise. Though the price of it is decreasing, per minute bill
is not decreasing. So everybody cannot possess it. Scientists have recently discovered that mobile
phone can cause cancer to the users. Besides, it has become a fashion with the young people. Last but
not the least, terrorists are using it to spread out terrorism all around the world. But in spite of all these
disadvantages, it can be finalized here that the necessity of a mobile phone in exchanging messages,
cannot be denied in the true sense of the term in our practical life.
i) He has good knowledge of English grammar. ii) His son-in-laws have come home.
iii) She love her father. iv) I don’t know who is she.
v) He is taller then me.
45. Quote from memory: If you make…. children of your brain. 1x5=5
a) Uncle Philip – calls for Tom – gives – treasure box – box contains – precious stones and valuables –
warns Tom – handle with care – a letter – instructs –interesting mechanism – unlock the box – explodes
– Tom anxious – wants – to possess – valuables – but worried of – opening – finds – all possible – options
– but in vain – finally – donates it.
(OR)
b) China faces – great war – king commands men from – every house – take part – war - Mulan father
weak – Mulan – wears – armour – sword – goes for war – disguised man – fights bravely – promotes
chief – king happy – fever sweeps – war camp – Mulan affected – fever – Doctor finds – Mulan woman –
soldiers – resent to the fact – Mulan doesn’t mind – fights – wins war for China – King rewards her –
offers position at palace – Mulan rejects – goes back – village – royal gifts – people happy – Mulan.
Amazon rainforest is a rainforest in Brazil. The rainfall is more than 1800mm. The total area
is 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is about 40 percent of Brazil’s total area, 5 percent
of world’s total area. The Amazon rainforest is the largest and the richest rainforest in the world.
Containing 2.5 million types of insects and 40,000 types of plants. Many of them still unrecorded by
science. There are many different types of organisms that you haven’t seen in the other place. Such as
spider monkey. Major wildlife includes jaguar, manatee, tapir, red deer, poison dart frog and so on.
Amazon rainforest also have many plants. The most famous one is Canopy. Canopy the tallest tree in
the world. It is about 61 meters. It helps to protect the harsh sunlight. Most herbivores eat fruits, seeds
and leaves and most carnivores eat smaller animals. In the 20th century, Brazil’s rapidly growing
population settled major areas of the Amazon rainforest. In the 1990s the Brazilian government started
to protect this beautiful place.
Questions:
a) Where is the Amazon rain forest situated?
b) What is the total area of the Amazon rain forest?
c) Mention some of the major wildlife of the Amazon?
d) What is a canopy?
(OR)
When things go wrong as they sometimes will; Success is failure turned inside out;
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill; The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high; And you can never tell how close you are;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh; It may be near when it seems afar.
When care is pressing you down a bit So, stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit-
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit It’s when things go wrong that you mustn’t
quit.
Questions: a) According to the poet, what happens to our funds and debts?
b) What must we do when care presses us down?
c) What is success?
d) How far can the silver tint be?
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1. He was delirious.
a) sick b) disappointed c) troubled d) forced
2. The whole family was laughing at his cowardice.
a) strength b) bravery c) courage d) lack of bravery
3. My mother was asleep in one room upstairs, grandfather was in the attic.
a) bedroom b) a room c) a space in the roof d) kitchen
4. Then a monstrous terror seized him.
a) released b) grasped c) snatched d) conquered
5. The light still shone palely down the stairs.
a) dim b) weak c) bright d) faint
6. Those are the times we have to be active.
a) dynamic b) lively c) energetic d) inactive
7. Choose the correct plural form of syllabus
a) syllables b) syllabus c) syllabi d) syllabus
8. Attach a suitable prefix to the word ________ activate.
a) en– b) non– c) de– d) dis–
9. The common expansion of CBI is
a) Central Bureau of Investigation b) Central Banks of India
c) Central Bureau of Investigators d) Central Bureau of Investors
10. Choose the correct idiom that means ‘Competent’.
a) on the go b) on the ball c) on the wind d) on strong waters
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with ‘boarding’ to form a compound word.
a) pause b) pass c) parts d) fast
Keep the books ______ the table.
a) on b) to c) into d) with
13. Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb given
below:
He ______ to the American academy of arts and letters.
a) elected b) was elected c) electing d) has elected
14. Choose the appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
______ winter comes, he gets worried.
a) though b) but c) how d) whenever
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15. How did the parents support and encourage the young seagull’s brothers and sister?
16. Write a short note on Tara – Tarini.
17. How did Sanyal show that he had a sense of self - respect?
18. Why did Mr. Hamel blame himself?

19. There is a family nobody likes to meet; 21. Let me but live my life from year to year,
They live, it is said, on complaining street. With forward face and un reluctant soul;
a) Where does the family live? a) Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?
b) Why do you think the street is named b) What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
as ‘Complaining Street’? 22. And now, if you will set us to our task,
20. The summer of life she’s ready to see in spring We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!
She says, “Spring will come again, my dear a) Who will serve us for a whole day?
Let me care for the ones who’re near.” b) Can the machine do any task without human
a) What does the word ‘summer’ mean here? being?
b) Explain the phrase “Spring will come again”
23. Change the following sentence to the other voice:
They have asked me to pay the fine.
24. Combine the sentences using a relative pronoun:
Kavita is my teacher. She teaches us English.
25. Combine the sentence using the appropriate connector.
Sita saw a snake. At once she ran away.
26. Punctuate the following:
we had ghosts i said
a) must / them / the / be / by / culprits / arrested b) results / they / the / will / publish
28. Your friend wants to visit the Exhibition. Guide him to reach his destination.
Part III
29. Narrate the extensive search operation made by the policemen in the house.
31. Describe the struggles underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
32. Write in detail about the selection and training process which the crew underwent.
33. How are today’s women portrayed by the poet Nariane Shirke?
34. How is mystery depicted in the poem by Nadia Bush?
In the dim past nor holding back in fear. i) Pick out rhyming words from the above lines. (2)
From what the future veils; but with a whole ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the poem. (1)
And happy heart, that pays its toll. iii) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
To youth and age, and travels on with cheer. first line of the given stanza. (1)
iv) Pick out the alliterating words. (1)

The weather is always too hot or cold;
Summer and winter alike they scold.
Nothing goes right with the folks you meet
Down on that gloomy complaining street.
i. Miranda was attracted by Ferdinand and had more concern towards him.
ii. Prospero forgave them and restored his dukedom, Milan.
iii. Prospero wanted to test Ferdinand and gave a severe task to perform.
iv. The king of Naples, and Antonio the false brother, repented the injustice they had done to
Prospero.
v. Ferdinand was the second human whom Miranda had seen after her father.
One afternoon in the early fall, when Peter was eight years old, his mother called him from his play. “Come,
Peter,” she said. “I want you to go across the dike and take these cakes to your friend, the blind man. If you
go quickly, and do not stop to play, you will be home again before dark.” The little boy was glad to go on
such an errand, and started with a light heart. He stayed with the poor blind man a little while to tell him
about his walk along the dike and about the sun and the flowers and the ships far out at sea. Then he
remembered his mother’s wish that he should return before dark, bidding his friend goodbye, he set out
for home.
Questions:
i) What did Peter’s mother want him to do? iv) What did the little boy tell his friend?
ii) What did Peter’s mother advise him to do? v) What did the little boy remember?
iii) Why was the little boy glad?
Mobile World – Smart phones – Accessories – Recharges – Free scratch card on every purchase of mobile
– Flower Bazaar, Ulundurpet.
40. You are the Coordinator of the science forum of your school. An event had been organized on account
of National Science Day for the members of the forum, Now, write a report on the observation of
“National Science Day” at your school.
41. Write a complaint to the officer of the PWD department to take immediate action of maintaining
cleanliness in the Children’s Park in your locality.

Our blood consists of three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. The red
blood cells are small, thin and disc shaped. They are composed of an iron containing component called
hemoglobin. When blood passes through the lungs each hemoglobin molecule picks up four oxygen
molecules and supplies them to the body’s tissues. Red blood cells also transport the carbon dioxide from
the tissues to the lungs. The lungs throw out this gas when we exhale. The white blood cells are big and
few compared to red cells, numbering only one for every 700 red cells. They are the body’s defenders the
soldiers that fight bacteria and other enemies. One kind, for instance, destroys dead cells. Other kinds
produce antibodies against viruses. Some others consume and digest bacteria.

a) Games and sports helps in recreation.
b) Cricket is watched by millions of fans all over a world
c) Rajan slowly settle down in his retired life.
d) Have anyone attended the function?
e) My grandmother and I was good at drawing pictures.
45. Quote from memory: A woman …………………. in spring. 1x5=5
a) Poor farmer – happy and peaceful – aged mother – Shining – governor – death of all aged – farmer –
mother – mountain – little food – brought her back – kitchen – order – rope of ashes – twisted straws –
governor amazed – mother’s wit – abolished law.
(OR)
b) Uncle - inventor – bachelor – mechanical engineer – quite rich – precious stones – author’s mother –
uncle – never help – but uncle called him – one week before death – felt sorry – no relations – gave an iron
box – dynamite – precious stones – couldn’t open fearing dynamite explosion – will – Society of
Preservation of Human Vivisection.
Tejaswini Sawantisan Indian shooter from the Maharashtran city of Kolhapur. Her father
Ravinder Sawant was an officer in the Indian Navy. Tejaswini represented India in 2004 at the 9th South
Asian sports Federation Games. She represented India, in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Air Rifle
singles and women’s 10 m Air Rifle pairs. In 2009, in the 50m Rifle. 3 positions, she won a bronze and in
50m Rifle prone game held in Germany. In the 2016 commonwealth Games, she won one bronze and two
silver medals in the women’s 50m Rifle prime pairs, the women’s 50m Rifle prone singles and the women’s
50m Rifle 3 positions respectively. Tejaswini was the first Indian shooter to win a gold medal at the world
championship in 50m Rifle prone Game.
Questions:
1. Who is Tejaswini Sawant?
2. What did she represent?
3. Mention her achievements in the 2016 common wealth games.
4. Where did her father work?
(OR)
I Know what the caged bird feels, a last When the
sun is bright on the upland slopes;
When the wind stirs soft through the springing
grass, And the
river flows like a stream of glass;
When the first bird sings and the first bud opes, And
the faint perfume from its chalice steals-
I know what the caged bird feels
Questions
1. Where did the wind stir?
2. What does ‘opes’ mean?
3. How does the river flow?
4. Suggest a suitable title for the poem.

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PART - 1
a) poor b) deprived c) old d) wealthy
2. World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is the best example of how….
a) famous b) special c) popular d) unique
3. But something choked him.
a) praised b) blocked c) answered d) encouraged
4. The sick-room was a gloomy spot.
a) dark b) dim c) dull d) bright
5. I am glad that we were able to finish it successfully.
a) happy b) pleased c) sorry d) joyful
6. The cops were reluctant to leave without getting their hand.
a) eager b) unwilling c) opposed d) averse
7. Choose the correct plural form of alumnus.
a) alumna b) alumnae c) alumni d) alumnuses
8. Attach a suitable prefix to the word _____ large.
a) en– b) non– c) de– d) dis–
9. The common expansion of IIT.
a) Indian Institute of Technology b) International Institute of Technology
c) Industrial Institute of Technology d) Italian Institute of Technology
10. Choose the correct idioms that means ‘difficult situation’
a) on the go b) on the ball c) on the wind d) in deep waters
11. Choose the suitable phrasal verb for the following:
Doing _____ every day in the morning keeps one healthy.
a) warm in b) warm up c) warm out d) warm into
12. Choose the suitable option to pair with ‘sea’ to form a compound word.
a) shine b) shore c) soar d) pool
13. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate preposition given below:
Peter closed the hole ______ his finger.
a) in b) with c) on d) into
14. Complete the following sentence by using the most appropriate form of the tense given below.
We ______ in the kitchen when the doorbell rang.
a) cooking b) were cooking c) had cooked d) cooked
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15. Who is Kim?
16. How did the parents support and encourage the young seagull’s brothers and sister?
17. Why did Holmes plead with Smith?
18. What was the first catch of the young seagull’s older brother?

19. “let me but live my life from year to year, 21. What happened inside that house?
With forward face and unreluctant soul;” I really don’t know
a) Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to? I guess it will always be a mystery.
b) How does he want to live his life? a) Does the poet know what happened inside the
20. There is a family nobody likes to meet; house?
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street. b) What is the mystery about the house?
a) Where does the family live? 22. A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
b) Why do you think the street is named as Through the warm, sunny months of gay
‘Complaining Street’? summer and spring.
a) What was the routine of the cricket?
b) Name the seasons mentioned here.
You are making a cake now.
24. Punctuate the following:
he was near the sea now flying straight over it facing out over the ocean
25. Rewrite the following in reported form.
Srivatsav said, “I have been waiting for my friend in the park since 6 a.m.”
26. Transform the following sentence as directed.
The students were intelligent. They could answer the questions correctly.
(Combine it into complex sentence)
a) writing \ system \ telephone \ am \ to \ I \ about \ banking \ your \ complain
b) You \ believe \ hear \ should what never you
28. You are in your school. A man approaches you to guide him to the nearby temple. Give three
instructions using the following road map.
Part III
29. Give a detailed account of all thoughts and questions in the narrator’s mind while accompanying
Aditya from the teashop to Sanyal’s house.
32. Technology is a boon to the disabled. Justify.
33. Compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.
34. The poem ‘No men are foreign’ has a greater relevance in today’s world. Elucidate.
So let the way wind up the hill or down, i) Pick out rhyming words from the above lines. (2)
O’er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza. (1)
Still seeking what I sought when but a boy, iii) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
New friendship, high adventure, and a crown, second line of the given stanza. (1)
iv) Pick out the alliterating words. (1)

But remember, please, the Law by which we live,
We are not built to comprehend a lie,
We can neither love nor pity nor forgive,
If you make a slip in handling us you die!
a) The son made up his mind to take back his mother home.
b) A farmer decided to leave his old mother on top of a mountain.
c) Once in Shining, a cruel ruler declared that all old people must be put to death.
d) When the farmer bade farewell, she advised him to return home with the aid of twigs.
e) The mother dropped the small twigs as markers on the way to help her son return.
The next room, a broad gallery about a quarter of a mile long, was devoted to publicity, and it well
may be imagined what the publicity for such a journal as the Earth Herald had to be. It brought in a daily
average of three million dollars. They are gigantic signs reflected on the clouds, so large that they can be
seen all over a whole country. For that gallery a thousand projectors were unceasingly employed in
sending to the clouds, on which they were reproduced in colour, these inordinate advertisements. At that
moment, the clock struck twelve. The director of the Earth Herald left the hall and sat down in a rolling
armchair. In a few minutes he had reached his dining room half a mile away, at the far end of the office.
Questions:
i) What was the next room devoted to? iv) How was advertisement done here?
ii) What was the breadth of the gallery? v) Where did the director of the Earth Herald sit?
iii) How much did the gallery bring in?
Home made taste – Hygiene – Family Restaurant – Fresh juice – available – Free home delivery – cards
accepted
40. Draft a speech welcoming the chief guest on the Independence Day celebration.
41. You are Raja. The street lights of your area do not work properly. As a responsible citizen, write a
letter to the newspaper enlightening them about the problem and suggest ways to brighten the area.
Tamil Nadu is a state in the south-eastern part of the Indian Peninsula. Tamil Nadu is previously
a part of the United Madras province, which was later partitioned based on languages. Tamil Nadu has
more than 4,000 years of continuous cultural history. Tamil Nadu has some of the most remarkable temple
architecture in the country, and a living tradition of music, dance, folk arts and fine arts. Tamil Nadu is
well renowned for its temple towns and heritage sites, hill stations, waterfalls, national parks, local cuisine
and the natural environment and wildlife. The state has the largest tourism industry in India with an
annual growth rate of 16%. In 2015, the number of domestic arrivals was at 333.5 million making the
state the most popular tourist destination in the country, and foreign arrivals numbered 4.68 million, the
highest in the country, making it the most popular state for tourism in the country.
43. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in about five sentences.

a) As we were late so we apologised. b) Many students has turned up for the seminar.
c) She has been waiting for you since 3 hours. d) One must not reveal his secrets to all
e) One of the boys are missing.
45. Quote from memory: If you make…..children of your brain. 1x5=5
a) Shining – cruel – leader – decree – old – put to death – farmer – loved his mother – took to
mountain – love – hid her in kitchen – leader – ask – rope of ashes – mother suggests – leader
understands the wisdom abolishes law.
(OR)
b) Mulan – brave warrior – saved China – put in charge of all warriors – doctor – finds her – girl –
soldiers revoke – Mulan won another battle – emperor glad – gave her prizes.
The first flags were probably in China. People flew flags in China over 4,000 years ago. Each part
of the army had its own flag so the soldiers could see their leaders. Early flag were sticks of wood. They
had pictures cut into the wood. Iran had metal flags about 3,000 years ago. Old Greek coins show pictures
of flags. People in Rome also used flags over 2,000 years ago. People first made flags of cloth about 2,000
years ago. Those flags looked like today’s flags. Flags are important at sea. Most ships fly their own
country’s flag and the flag of the country they are visiting. When a ship flies only its own flag, it is ready to
fight. Every country now has a flag. Every U.S. state has a flag. Clubs, teams, and schools have flags. The
Olympics has a flag. The Olympics flag has five rings of five colours. Each ring stands for, or represents, a
continent. It means that people from five continents – Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South
America – come to play. Railway lines also use flags. Railway flags tell the trains what to do. For example,
a red flag tells the train to stop just like a stop sign. A blue, white, or green flag tells the train that it can go.
A blue flag on the side of a train means someone is working on the train. It means nobody can move the
train.
Questions:
a) How many flags do most ships fly?
b) What were the first flags made of?
c) Describe the Olympic flag.
d) Mention the role of a railway flag.
(OR)
My nose is cold, my toes are numb. My temperature is one-o-eight.
I have a sliver in my thumb. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak, There is a hole inside my ear.
I hardly whisper when I speak. I have a hangnail, and my heart is ..what?
My tongue is filling up my mouth, What’s that? What’s that you say?
I think my hair is falling out. You say today is… Saturday?
My elbow’s bent, my spine ain’t straight, G’bye, I’m going out to play
Questions
a) What is the poet going to do?
b) What do you mean by one-o-eight?
c) What happened to the poet’s illness?
d) Did he really suffer from any ailment?

ENGLISH
PART - 1
1. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath.
a) large space b) narrow space c) small space d) deep area
2. He said in a hopeless tone of a despondent beagle.
a) angry b) affluent c) despairing d) strong
3. They were apprehensive and supportive too.
a) confident b) inquisitive c) anxious d) special
4. “How ignorant you are! Watson!” He said with a groan.
a) illiterate b) uneducated c) well informed d) rude
5. I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen..
a) confusion b) disturbance c) unrest d) calmness
6. So we can now look forward to a more inclusive way of learning.
a) further b) ahead c) proceed d) backward
7. Choose the correct plural form of deer.
a) deers b) door c) dear d) deer
8. Attach a suitable suffix to the word excellent _______.
a) ly b) ism c) ication d) ness
9. The common expansion of GPS is
a) Geometric Position System b) Global Positioning System
c) Global Pointing Structure d) Globe Position System
10. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in the following sentence.
Afsar goes to the park once in a blue moon.
a) a regular occasion b) a rare event c) a casual event d) an unusual moment
11. Choose the suitable option that do not pair with life to form a compound word.
a) skill b) time c) boat d) leave
12. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate preposition given below:
The fox jumped ___________ the well.
a) on b) to c) into d) with
below.
The poem ______about the multifaceted nature of women.
a) is talking b) talked c) talks d) has talked
14. Choose the appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
Women are strong, brave ______ resolute
a) still b) but c) and d) however
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15. Why didn’t the landlady call the doctor?
16. What kind of news was usually put up on the bulletin board?
17. How does Kim help Alisha?
18. When did Aditya leave the local school?
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19. From what the future veils; but with a whole 21. Despite the sighs and groans and moans,
And happy heart, that pays its toll She’s strong in her faith, firm in her belief!
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer a) Is she complaining about the problems of life?
a) What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in b) Pick out the words that show her grit.
the dim past’?
b) Is the poet afraid of future? 22. At last by starvation and famine made bold,
20. Nothing goes right with the folks you meet All dripping with wet, and all trembling with
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street cold,
a) What is the opinion about the folks you meet a) What made the cricket bold?
down the street? b) Why did the cricket drip and tremble?
b) What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here?
23. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice: Why have you left your brother at home?
24. Combine the sentence using a relative pronoun. I got the book. I lost yesterday.
25. Transform the following sentence as directed.
Walk carefully lest you should fall down. (into complex)
26. Report the following dialogue:
Mohan : I lost my wallet on the way
Sathya : Did you have any money?
27. Punctuate the following: be not so amazed daughter miranda said prospero
28. Guide an old lady from the bus stand to the nearby government hospital (G.H). Here you find
the road-map. Write three instructions by way of helping her.
Part III
29. Describe the incidents that led to the rousing of the mother and the calling of the police.
30. How did Holmes trap Mr. Culverton Smith to confess the murder?
Aditya from the tea shop to Sanyal’s house.
32. Highlight the factors responsible for all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their expedition.
33. How do machines confess they are inferior to human brain?
34. What qualities have made women powerful?
There’s a family nobody likes to meet; a) Pick out the rhyming words from the above
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street lines.(2)
In the city of Never-Are-Satisfied, b) Write the rhyme scheme of the poem. (1)
The River of Discontent beside. c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
second line. (1)
d) Pick out the alliterating words.(1)

Still seeking what I sought when but a boy,
New friendship, high adventure, and a crown,
My heart will keep the courage of the quest,
And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.
a) The son made up his mind to take back his mother home.
b) A farmer decided to leave his old mother on top of a mountain.
c) Once in shining, cruel ruler declared that all old people must be put to death.
d) When the farmer bade farewell, she advised him to return home with the aid of twigs.
e) The mother dropped the small twigs as markers on the way to help her son return
Now I repent of my wickedness to you all, and desire to live in the memory of at least one of my
family. You think I am poor and have only my annuity. You will be profitably surprised. I have never
parted with my precious stones; they will be yours. You are my sole heir. I shall carry with me to the other
world the satisfaction of making one man happy.
Questions:
a) What did he repent of? c) Who would be his sole heir?
b) What didn’t he part with? d) What kind of satisfaction was he going to have?
e) Was he a poor man?
39. You are Ajay/Aruna. You are contesting for the post of the School Pupil Leader of the Student
Council of your school. Design a poster in not more than 50 words to impress your friends as to why
they should vote for you. You may use good slogans/ phrases.
40. You are Sudha. Your neighbour has a pet dog that barks continuously. Write a letter to the Editor of
a weekly newspaper of your locality, highlighting the nuisance and noise pollution created thus. Also
suggest ways to solve the problem.
41. ‘Educational Development Day’ was organized in your school on 15th July. The District Collector
was the Chief Guest of the event. As part of the event, many competitions were held and the prizes
were distributed to the winners and participants. It was a grand and successful event. Now, as the
member of the organizing committee, write a report on the event in about 120 words.
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in
about five sentences.
43. Make notes of the following passage or write a summary.

The necessity to preserve, transmit and propagate the rich cultural legacy left behind by the
builders of music in the country in general and in Tamil Nadu in particular was felt in the years 1949. It
was felt necessary that the inherited musical urge in our youngsters and the past tradition of our musical
culture with its ancient purity could be well preserved only when opportunities have been provided to
those who have an aptitude for learning music.
The Central and State Governments with their financial aids established the Central College of
Carnatic Music in August 1949. The college at first was at ‘Rahmed Bagh’ near Santhome and it was there
for two years. Since the building could not accommodate all the sections, it was subsequently shifted to
“Bridge House” at Adyar. Again, owing to inadequate accommodation, the college was shifted from the
“Bridge house”, Adyar to ‘Brodie Castle’ on Greenways Road.
The college is functioning in the same building now, which has since been named as “Thendral”
and has a strength of more than 600 students. In the beginning, there were only Vocal, Violin and Veena
sections besides general Musicology. Candidates with a considerable standard in music alone were
admitted into the two-year Sangeetha Vidwan. Title course and after completion, they were permitted to
appear for the ‘Sangeetha Vidwan’. Title examination conducted by the Director of Government
Examinations, Madras.
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a) It is a fact that most of people want to earn more but work less.
b) There is – dozens of apples – and plenty of grapes in the market.
c) Serena prefers to play Tennis than badminton in the court.
d) They will like to invite you to be the chief guest.
e) No sooner did he see the snake when he shouted.
45. Quote from memory Some water…..drive. 1x5=5
a) Prospero lived – daughter Miranda – island cave-help of Ariel – raised storm-Antonio king of
Naples –Ferdinand – shipwrecked – Prospero commands Ariel – bring Ferdinand- to cave- Miranda –
sees first time – human being – Ferdinand surprised to see – Miranda – Prospero– engages– Ferdinand
–hard tasks – Miranda –pleads with father – Prospero chides Miranda – Ariel brings King of Naples –
Antonio – to Prospero – they realize – mistake – repent – restores the dukedom to Prospero – Prospero
agrees – marriage of Miranda and Ferdinand
(OR)
b) Hero of Holland – Mary Maps – 8 year old – saved – dike – broke – friend – cake – small hole – finger
– dark – stood there – throughout night – next morning people – rescued – called him hero.

In China, in about 1200 B.C., people traded shells for the things they wanted. Chinese people also traded
metal tools for the things they wanted. For example, they traded metal knives and shovels for the things
they wanted. Later in China, people made metal money. In about 100 B.C., the Chinese made money of
animal skin. The first paper money was made from white coloured deer skin. It came from China about
900 years later. In about 700 B.C., people made the first round metal coins. The coins were made of gold
and silver. They looked very similar to the coins we use today. These coins came from Lydia. Lydia was
located where the country called Turkey is located today. After people made coins in Lydia, people in
Rome, Iran, and Greece also began making coins. Coins were very durable – they were strong and could
last a long time without becoming damaged.
Questions:
a) What did the Chinese trade for the things they wanted?
b) How was the first paper money made?
c) Where was Lydia?
d) When did people make the first round metal coins?
(OR)
A Bird, came down the Walk - And then hopped sidewise to the Wall
He did not know I saw To let a Beetle pass-
He bit an Angle Worm in halves He glanced with rapid eyes,
And ate the fellow, raw, That hurried all abroad-
And then, he drank a Dew They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,
From a convenient Grass- He stirred his Velvet Head. -
Questions
a) What did the poet see?
b) How did the bird eat the worm?
c) Did the bird drink water? How?
d) What are the eyes compared to?

GOVERNMENT MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 2019
ENGLISH
PART - 1
1. The mother seagull swooped upwards.
a) leap b) rush c) move very quickly d) ascend
2. The attic has always been favourite with children.
a) loft b) terrace c) apartment d) strong room
3. It is a 55-foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India.
a) fully b) collectively c) innately d) specially
4. She screamed back mockingly.
a) disrespectfully b) ridiculously c) jeeringly d) respectfully
5. We don’t have to use any means of repulsion.
a) attraction b) distaste c) hate d) horror
6. I indulged in banking.
a) took part b) participated c) abstained d) yielded
7. Choose the correct plural form of alga from the following:
a) algum b) algi c) algae d) algas
8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word – document.
a) –ory b) –ise c) –ation d) –ly
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation SIM.
a) Subscriber Information Module b) Subscriber Identification Module
c) Student Identification Module d) School Identification Module
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below:
The crew ______ of water and food before they could complete their expedition.
a) ran on b) ran about c) ran in d) ran out
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word ‘watch’ to form a compound word.
a) hall b) house c) man d) clock
Mulan heard this ______ her tent.
a) by b) from c) at d) for
below:
After he ______ his lunch, he went across to the window.
a) will finish b) finish c) was finishing d) had finished
______ he is ninety years old, he is in the pink of health.
a) When b) Since c) Even though d) yet
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15. Mention the special features of INSV Tarini.

16. What prompted the seagull to fly finally?
17. What was the daily routine of Mr. Sanyal?
18. What were the various things that tempted Mr. Franz to spend his day outdoors

19. “Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song, 21. “Not a flower could he see,
No matter if things do sometimes go wrong;” Not a leaf on a tree.”
a) What does the poet want everyone to learn? a) Who does ‘he’ refer to?
b) What should we do when things go wrong? b) Mention the season when he could not see a
20. “She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her. flower or a leaf on a tree.
She’ll not spare you if you’re a prankster.” 22. “Beside the house sits a tree
a) How is a woman described here? It never grows leaves.”
b) Who is a prankster? a) What is found near the house?
b) Why does it never grow leaves?

Please assemble in the ground.
24. Rewrite using indirect speech.
“Where are we going, sir?” asked the aero-coachman.
Wherefore said miranda did they not that hour destroy us
As Catherin is a voracious reader, she buys a lot of books.
a) he saw / When / in the / platform / the train / he rushed b) as / I / healthy / are you / am / as
28. A stranger wants to visit the library. Write the steps to guide him to reach his destination.
Part III

29. Describe the struggles undergone by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
30. ‘Technology is a boon to the disabled’. Justify.
31. How did Watson help his friend to arrest the criminal?
32. ‘Man does change with time’ – What were the various changes that came about in Aditya?
33. How is mystery depicted in the poem, ‘The house on Elms street’?
The weather is always too hot or cold; i) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines.
Summer and winter alike they scold. ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
Nothing goes right with the folks you meet iii) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
Down on the gloomy Complaining street. fourth line of the given stanza.
iv) Pick out the alliterating words.

We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light,
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive,
We can see and hear and count and read and write!
i. Using his powers, Prospero released the good spirits from large bodies of trees.
ii. Prospero and Miranda came to an island and lived in a cave.
iii. He raised a violent storm in the sea to wreck the ship of his enemies.
iv. The King of Naples and Antonio the false brother, repented the injustice they had done to
Prospero.
v. He ordered Ariel to torment the inmates of the ship.
(or)
The country Shining was governed by a despotic leader who though a warrior, had a great
and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive of failing health and strength. This caused him to
send out a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given strict orders to immediately put to death
all aged people. Those were barbarous days, and the custom of abandoning old people to die was not
uncommon. The poor farmer loved his aged mother with tender reverence, and the order filled his heart
with sorrow. But no one ever thought twice about obeying the mandate of the governor, so with many
deep and hopeless sighs, the youth prepared for what at that time was considered the kindest mode of
death.
QUESTIONS
i) Who governed Shining? ii) What was the cowardly act of the governor?
iii) What proclamation did the governor send out? iv) How did the poor farmer treat his mother?
v) Did the people obey the governor’s order?
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40. Write a letter to the manager of a famous daily, ordering subscription for your school library.
41. You are Adhira / Athiran, the school pupil leader of GHSS, Trichy. Prepare a notice on behalf of
your
school inviting the grandparents of the students to celebrate World Elders’ Day in your school
auditorium on the 20th of next month.
your views on it in about five sentences.

There are many different kinds of books that are published each year. These are the new titles
available for us to read. Besides these, there are books that have been published through the years.
Together, there are millions of books available throughout the world in as many languages as are
spoken by people. There are different genres in which books are published. There are fiction and non-
fiction categories in books, and each of these categories has many different genres of books. The
academic books we study at school belong to the textbook category. We study them to complete our
syllabus and pass the examinations at the end of each academic session. There are other books that we
read for our pleasure and enrichment. We read storybooks of different types. There are comedy, horror,
detective and thriller stories in prose, plays and poetry forms. Books are our best friends.
a) You may speak politely to the elders. b) This is the boy whom won the race.
c) He come late to school every day. d) Though he was hungry but he did not eat.
e) Is this a book that you wanted to buy
45. Quote from memory: Let me but live……… back in fear. 1x5=5
a) Many years ago - China - the emperor ordered - one man from - family - join army - Mulan
heard - told father - she join army - father objected - she is a girl - Mulan - wore - fathers robes cuts her
hair -convinced father - she has learnt - Kung fu - no one will find - she is a girl. Mulan left - village -
fought bravely - war - given top - position - very soon - fever swept - the army - Mulan - sick doctor
examines -finds the truth - spreads the news in the army - everyone objects - to follow a girl leader -
Mulan stood tall - gave command - soldiers - followed her - attacked enemies - won the battle - Emperor
glad - offered Mulan positions - court - Mulan refused - went back - village - royal gifts.
(OR)
b) Holland - land - below sea level - dikes protected the country - everyone did best to - protect -
Holland - Years ago - little - boy Peter - lived Holland - His father - attended - dyke gates - opened -
closed dykes - one day - Peter mother - gave cakes to Peter - to be given - old blind friend of Peter -
across the dyke - Peter happily left home - Peter visited - old man - returned near by the dyke - heard -
water trickling - stopped to see - small hole - dyke - called for help - in vain - he put his little - finger -
throughout the night - slept near the dyke - morning - found by passer by - alerted the people - Peter
and Holland - saved.
47. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below:
4x2=8
Kung Fu – ‘kung’ meaning ‘energy’ and ‘fu’ meaning ‘time’ – is a Chinese martial art whose
recorded history dates back to around 525 CE, during the Liang dynasty. The man credited with
introducing martial arts to China is said to be an Indian monk known as Bodhidarma.
Many people have a misconception that Chinese Kung Fu is about fighting and killing. It is
actually based on Chinese philosophy and is about improving wisdom and intelligence. Taoist
philosophy is deeply rooted in and had a profound influence on the culture of Chinese martial arts.
The five traditional animal styles of Shaolin Kung Fu are the dragon, the snake, the tiger, the
leopard and the crane. The union of the five animal forms clearly displayed the efficacy of both hard
and soft movements, of both internal and external energy – this form of Chinese martial arts was known
as Shaolin Kung Fu, named after the temple in which it was developed.
Questions:
a) Which country does the martial art Kung Fu belong to?
b) What is the meaning of the term “Kung Fu”?
c) Write any two martial arts of India.
d) What are the five animal styles followed in Shaolin Kung Fu?
(OR)
It you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill, We can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be crew,
Be a scrub in the valley – but be There’s something for all of us here.
The best little scrub by the side of the rill; There’s big work to do and there’s lesser to do
Be a bush, if you can’t be a tree. And the task we must do is the near.
If you can’t be a bush, be a bit of the grass, If you can’t be a highway, then just be a trail,
And some highway happier make; If you can’t be the sun, be a star;
If you can’t be a muskie, then just be a bass- It isn’t by size that you win or you fail-
But the liveliest bass in the lake! Be the best of whatever you are!
Questions
a) Where does the best scrub grow? b) What makes a highway traveller happy?
c) Does size matter? Give reason. d) What is the underlying theme of the poem?
SSLC ENGLISH SEPTEMBER - 2020
ENGLISH
PART - 1
1. Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project undertaken in consonance with the National Policy.
(a) connection (b) agreement (c) comparison (d) arrangement
2. The little seagull even gnawed at the dried pieces of eggshell.
(a) chewed (b) cackled (c) swallowed (d) craved
3. His idea of going away, made me forget all about his ruler and how cranky he was.
(a) tyrannical (b) strange (c) powerful (d) learned
4. Technology..... is also a boon to citizens with special needs.
(a) bonus (b) bane (c) blast (d) block
5. They were the steps of a man walking rapidly around the dining-table.
(a) timidly (b) silently (c) slowly (d) decently
6. What was the selection process?
(a) rejection (b) extension (c) termination (d) collection
7. Choose the correct plural form of loaf from the following :
(a) loafes (b) loafs (c) loafies (d) loaves
8. Form a derivative by adding, the right suffix to the word ‘appear’.
(a) - able (b) - ence (c) - ible (d) -ance
(a) Indian Institute of Telecommunication (b) Indian Institute of Theology
(c) Indian Institute of Transportation (d) Indian Institute of Technology
10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below.
The sailors soon ________ food and water.
(a) got along with (b) stood up for (c) ran out of (d) looked up to
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word ‘fare’ to form a compound word.
(a) engine (b) play (c) away (d) well
12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition given below.
The child hid ________ the stairs when the mother called her for a bath.
(a) among (b) upon (c) above (d) under
below.
If he ________ her, she would have waited for him.
(a) has informed (b) informed (c) had informed (d) was informing
My uncle entered my house _______ I was doing my homework.
(a) when (b) since (c) whenever (d) after
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15. What woke up the mother?
16. What was the daily routine of Sanyal?
17. Who arrested Smith? What were the charges against him?
18. What devices help David to move from one place to another?

19. My heart will keep the courage of the quest, 21. We were taken from the ore-bed and the
And hope the road’s last turn will be the best. mine,
(a) What kind of quest does the poet seekhere? We were melted in the furnace and the pit
(b) What is the poet’s hope? (a) Who does ‘we’ refer to?
20. Began to complain when he found that, at (b) Where are they melted?
home, 22. It never grows leaves,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall.
come. It just sits there, never getting small or ever
(a) Who does ‘he’ refer to? growing tall.
(b) Why was his cupboard empty? (a) What does ‘it’ refer to?
(b) In what way is the tree a mystery?
23. Rewrite the following sentence in Active voice.
You are advised not to be careless.
24. Change into indirect speech.
Maya said, “When is Zigzag coming here?”
the general is a woman yelled the soldiers.
Ramesh changed his dress and went out to play.
27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
(a) followed / suggestion / my / they (b) hard-working / Mathew / was / businessman / a
28. A stranger wants to visit the Museum. Write the steps to guide him to reach his destination.
Part III
29. Describe the struggle underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
31. How do we use technology in our day-to-day lives?
32. Give an account of the last day of M. Hamel in school.
33. What is the central theme of the poem ‘No men are foreign’?
34. How are today’s women portrayed by the poet?
She’s a lioness; don’t mess with her. (i) Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines.
She’ll not spare you if you’re a prankster. (ii) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
Don’t ever try to saw her pride, her self- (iii) Identify the figure of speech employed here in
respect. this stanza.
She know how to thaw you, saw you - so (iv) Pick out the alliterating words in the fourth line.
beware!

At night the house seems to be alive.
Lights flicker on and off.
I am often tempted to go to the house,
To just take a look and see what it is really about,
But fear takes over me.

(i) The King of Naples and Antonio repented the injustice they had done to Prospero.
(ii) Before Prospero left the island, he dismissed Ariel from his service.
(iii) He showed him his son Ferdinand playing chess with Miranda.
(iv) Our food lasted till we landed on this desert island.
(v) I will make you rich amends, by giving you my daughter.
(or)
In total despair at their failure to wake Zigzag, or at least stop him snoring, they shut
themselves in the bedroom that was furthest away from Mrs. Krishnan’s studio where Zigzag was
creating the terrible din. Mrs. Krishnan was just unraveling a roll of cotton wool to stuff in her ears,
when they heard their maid, Lakshmi, shrieking as if she had been electrocuted.
(i) Were they able to stop Zigzag from snoring?
(ii) Where did they shut themselves?
(iii) What was Mrs. Krishnan trying to do?
(iv) Who is Lakshmi?
(v) How did Lakshmi scream?
Answer any FOUR of the following.
4x5=20
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40. Write a letter to the Manager of a popular children’s magazine, ordering subscription for your
school library.
41. You are Aruna / Akash, The Literary Association Secretary of GHSS, Madurai. Prepare a notice on
behalf of your school, inviting the students to participate in the oratorical competition to be conducted
next month.
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in about five sentences.

Dragon tales are known in many cultures, from the Americas to Europe, and from India to China. It’s
not clear when or where stories of dragons first emerged, but the huge, flying serpents were described
by the ancient Greeks and Sumerians. The word ‘dragon’ comes from the ancient Greek word ‘draconta’,
meaning, ‘to watch’, suggesting that the dragons are responsible for guarding valuables. Dragons
typically guard treasures such as mountains of gold coins or gems. Some dragons have wings; others
don’t. Some dragons breathe fire; others can’t. Some are only a few feet long; others span miles. Some
live under the ocean; others can only be found in caves and inside the mountains.

(a) I bought an book this morning.
(b) Sita goes to the market yesterday.
(c) We have not eaten anything from a long time.
(d) Sundar is either a cricket player nor a football player.
(e) We watched the sheeps grazing in the field.
45. Quote from memory: Some water, coal ............... and drive. 1x5=5
(a) True Story - little boy named Peter - rescues his fellowmen - sees a small hole - water flows like a
stream - thrusts his finger - stops the leaking water - next morning - people repair the hole – thank
Peter.
(OR)
(b) Mulan - woman of courage - joins army – fights well - good leadership qualities - leads the troops
- becomes General - Doctor reveals Mulan’s identity - again wins the battle - Emperor appoints – royal
adviser - Mulan returns home happily.
Elephants are considered keystone and umbrella species as they play a key role within the
environment that they live in. As elephants live in herds and require large habitable areas, they tend to
change the surrounding, atmosphere from forests to grasslands and help to disburse the seeds in an
ecosystem that has no natural means of pollinating the area. An elephant requires around 70 to 100
litres of water everyday. Therefore, the elephants in dry zones and dry seasons, dig holes in riverbeds
in order to collect water and help sustain water for other species as well. The elephants' habit of
clearing the path they roam has acted as natural buffer zones when forest fires take place.
Questions :
(a) What are the elephants considered as?
(b) How many litres of water does an elephant require everyday?
(c) Where do they dig holes to collect water?
(d) What acts as buffer zones during the forest fires?
(OR)
Books are what I like the best Dinosaurs walking the earth like thunder,
They’re not just toys like all the rest Ancient Egyptians who make you wonder,
That break, or get old, or don’t want to play Books about planets and space exploration,
A book gets better everyday. The truth about rocks, and the birth of our
nation.
Sit down and open it - Soon you’ll find
A whole new world jump up in your mind, And perhaps the most interesting story of all
People and places and all sorts of things - That tells of the Prince who is going to call,
Dragons and princesses, goblins and kings. And even a picture to show how he looks -
Now these are the things that I like about
books.
Questions
(a) What jumps out of a book to take you to a new world?
(b) How do the dinosaurs walk?
(c) Why does the poet say that books are better than toys?
(d) What sort of books do you like to read?

SSLC ENGLISH SEPTEMBER - 2021
ENGLISH
PART - 1
1. The young bird kept calling her mother plaintively.
(a) happily (b) sadly (c) rigorously (d) vainly
2. Aditya and the narrator reached a point where the road bifurcated.
(a) restrained (b) combined (c) divided (d) conditioned
3. The owner of the tea shop, now over sixty, a little rustic in appearance.
(a) old (b) typical countryside (c) traditional (d) modern
4. His father was preening the feathers.
(a) cleaning (b) clearing (c) dirtying (d) colouring
5. A portion of a wall of the attic had crumbled down.
(a) withered (b) attached (c) broken (d) taken
6. India’s disabled are deprived by attitudinal barriers as they grapple with the challenges of
acceptance and inclusion.
(a) addition (b) separation (c) diversion (d) adoption
7. Choose the correct plural form of “accessory” from the following :
(a) accessorys (b) accessories (c) accessoryes (d) accessoris
8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word “child” :
(a) -ment (b) -ies (c) -hood (d) -tion
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation “GPS” :
(a) Global Protective System (b) General Police System
(c) Global Positioning System (d) Global Pre-defining System
Mr. Hamel ______ the blackboard and took a piece of chalk to write.
(a) turned up (b) turned to (c) turned for (d) turned with
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word ‘side’ to form a compound word :
(a) path (b) walk (c) way (d) road
12. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate prepositional phrase given below.
The trial was conducted ______ the procedure of law.
(a) in accordance with (b) due to (c) despite of (d) in addition to
13. Choose the appropriate meaning for the given idiom “ over the moon” :
(a) Extremely agile (b) Extremely happy (c) Extremely visible (d) Extremely attentive
They faced many hardships ______ they are always cheerful.
(a) although (b) nevertheless (c) whenever (d) otherwise
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15. What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents?
16. why was the attic ‘a favourite place’ for the children?
17. How many people in India suffer with disability?
18. What did M. Hamel say about the French language?

19. Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; 21. But remember, please, the law by which we
Not mourning for the things that disappear. live,
(a) Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry? We are not built to comprehend a lie,
(b) What should one not mourn for? (a) What does the poet expect us to
20. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs. remember?
“Persistence is the key to everything,” says she. (b) How are the machines not built?
(a) What is she strong about? 22. A woman is beauty innate,
(b) How does she deal with the adversities in A symbol of power and strength.
life? (a) How is a woman?
(b) What does she symbolize?
23. Rewrite the following sentence in passive voice.
When will you finish the building ?
Balu said “Asia is the largest continent”.
were you not a good student i asked
26. Transform the following sentence into a compound sentence.
On seeing the teacher the children stood up.
(a) a sudden/ it/ Aditya’s/ I noticed/ asked/ reason for/ expression/ and I/ change in/ him the.
(b) at once/ church-clocks/ twelve/All/ the/ struck.
28. A stranger wants to go to a hospital. Write the steps to guide him to reach his destination.
Part III
Aditya from the tea shop to Sanyal’s house.
31. “Technology is a boon to the disabled”. Justify.
32. We appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it. Explain this with reference
to the French language and M.Hamel
33. What qualities have made women powerful according to “Rakhi Nariani Shirke” ?
34. What feelings are evoked in us by the machines in the poem ‘The Secret of Machines’ ?
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive, (a) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
We can print and plough and weave and (b) Write the rhyme scheme of the given stanza.
heat and light, (c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive, first line of the given stanza.
We can see and hear and count (d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second
and read and write! line.
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
(a) With the help of the spirits Prospero could command the winds, and the waves of the sea.
(b) Prospero and his daughter Miranda lived in a cave.
(c) Ariel then went to fetch Ferdinand.
(d) These gentle spirits were ever after obedient to the will of Prospero.
(e) Ariel gave a lively description of the storm, and of the terrors of the mariners.
Six days passed. Six frantic days of checking their e-mail day and night. Six torturous days of
having the deafeningly loud KNGRRDRRWHEEZE resound in their home, most nerve wrackingly. Maya
complained that she heard a permanent rumbling sound in her ears even when she was miles away from
home and that her ears ached all the time. Arvind confessed that, for the first time in his life, he was
actually looking forward to going to school considering it was as calm as a monastery compared to their
house. Mrs. Krishnan had lost interest in painting. Zigzag would sometimes wake up briefly when he
wanted to eat some fruit, and sometimes he would sit on the veranda looking sulky and bored. Zigzag
never spoke to anyone, though everyone tried several times. He only slept. And snored. On the seventh
day, Dr.Somu’s e-mail arrived. It was, as Dr. Krishnan predicted, ridiculously simple.
Questions:
(a) How did the days pass? (b) What was Maya’s complaint?
(c) What was Arvind’s confession? (d) What was Zigzag’s routine?
(e) What was Dr. Krishnan’s prediction about Dr. Somu’s e-mail?
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40. You are Anand / Aruna living in a remote village in Salem. You participated in a health camp
organised by your school. You were surprised to observe that most of the residents were unaware
of health and hygiene. As a concerned citizen, write a letter to the editor stating the need to organise
such camps focusing on the importance of health and hygiene.
41. You are Deepan / Deepa, the literary Association Secretary of GHSS Madurai. Prepare a notice on
behalf of your school, inviting the students to participate in the oratorical competition to be conducted
next month.
your views on it in about five sentences.

The necessity to preserve, transmit and propagate the rich cultural legacy left behind by the builders of
music in the country in general and in Tamil Nadu in particular was felt in the year 1949. It was felt
necessary that the inherited musical urge in our youngsters and the past tradition of our musical culture
with it’s ancient purity could be well preserved only when opportunities have been provided to those
who have an aptitude for learning music.
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The Central and State Governments with their financial aids established the Central College of Carnatic
Music in August 1949. The college is functioning at ‘Brodie Castle’ on Greenways Road with 600 students
and it has been named ‘Thendral’. In the beginning, there were only Vocal, Violin and Veena sections
besides general Musicology. Candidates with a considerable standard in music alone, were admitted into
the two year Sangeetha Vidwan Title course and after completion they were permitted to appear for the
‘Sangeetha Vidwan’ Title examination conducted by the Director of Government Examinations, Madras.
44. Write your favourite receipe by starting your own blog

45. Quote from memory: She’s a lioness ; ……………… 1x5=5

……………Today’s woman, dear.
46. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints.
1x8=8
a) There was an island - Prospero and his daughter Miranda - Ariel was the chief - storm created -
Ferdinand and Miranda - Prospero ungentle - Prospero’s brother - King of Naples - repented - Ariel
dismissed
(OR)
b) Dr. Ashok T. Krishnan - Zigzag Somu’s pet - children happy - bird can talk - sing - Zigzag unmoved -
sulking - snoring - neighbours complaining - Seventh day somu’s e-mail - Zigzag in the clinic -
showing strange - genius.
Water use in a country depends very much on it’s efficiency in water use. Even in most
technologically advanced country, the efficiency of irrigation is only 30 percent. As the people of
California, in the United States of America, and Israel use water ethically and with enormous care the
efficiency in use is high. They are also good in water management activities. For example, drip irrigation
has been used in Israel as well as California to best effect. The farmers and horticulturists make the water
drip drop-by-drop at the roots of the crop plants. This system of irrigation has now come into use in
India too. With this method of irrigation a high output of crops is being harvested with small amount of
water. In this way, salination of the lands is also averted to a great extent.
Questions:
(a) Why is the efficiency in water use high in some countries?
(b) Explain drip irrigation.
(c) What is the result of the use of drip irrigation?
(d) (i) Give the appropriate meaning for the word : ‘ethically’
(ii) Choose the word opposite to : ‘efficiency’
(OR)
When things go wrong as they sometimes will; The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill; And you can never tell how close you are;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high; It may be near when it seems afar.
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh; So, stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
When care is pressing you down a bit It’s when things go wrong that you mustn’t
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. quit..
Questions
(a) When do you want to smile but sigh, according to the poet?
(b) Explain the line: “When care is pressing you down a bit”
(c) What seems afar?
(d) Give a suitable title for the poem.

SSLC ENGLISH MAY - 2022
ENGLISH
PART - 1
1. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath.
(a) inferior (b) above (c) below (d) higher
2. It is a 55 foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India.
(a) domestically (b) spuriously (c) globally (d) unsafely
3. We had reached a point where the road bifurcated.
(a) ended (b) divided into two (c) connected (d) collapsed
4. He could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise.
(a) crippled (b) weakened (c) energetic (d) surprised
5. But it would have been frustrating and difficult.
(a) annoying (b) pleasing (c) disappointing (d) gigantic
6. I love it when people appreciate the food that I cook.
(a) dispose (b) judge (c) admire (d) despise
7. Choose the correct plural form of 'deer' from the following:
(a) deers (b) dears (c) deer (d) deeres
8. Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word 'understand'.
(a) dis (b) in (c) mis (d) im
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation BPT.
(a) Bachelor of Para Therapy (b) Bachelor of Past Treatment
(c) Bachelor of Psychological Treatment (d) Bachelor of Physiotherapy
It helps to _______ the calories.
(a) warm up (b) stretch out (c) put on (d) burn off
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word 'boarding' to form a compound word.
(a) pass (b) card (c) fast (d) pause
The fox jumped ________ the well.
(a) on (b) into (c) in (d) to
below.
If I were a millionaire, I ________ the needy.
(a) would help (b) would have helped (c) will help (d) can help
_________ he was honest, he was punished.
(a) While (b) As (c) Though (d) But
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15. Why did the seagull fail to fly?
16. What does the term circumnavigation mean?
18. How does David operate computers with the Liberator Communication Device?

19. Let me but live my life from year to year, 21. Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-
With forward face and unreluctant soul. respect.
(a) Whom does the word 'me' refer to? She knows how to thaw you, saw you so beware!
(b) What kind of life does the poet want to (a) What do the words ‘thaw’ and ‘saw’ mean
lead? here?
20. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs. (b) What is the tone of the author?
"Persistence is the key to everything," says she. 22. Some water, coal, and oil is all we ask,
(a) What is she strong about? And a thousandth of an inch to give us play:
(b) How does she deal with adversities in life? (a) Who does 'we' refer to?
(b) What do they ask for?
23. Rewrite the following sentence in other voice.
Rosy will solve the problem.
Somu said, "It's his favourite pet."
o my young gentleman said ariel.
26. Combine the following sentence into a simple sentence.
I saw a tiger. It was wounded.
(a) loan/apply/you/if/for/you/a/get/will/immediately/it
(b) himself/preferred/he/mail/by/handling
28. You are near the school. A stranger asks you to direct him to the Government Hospital. Give
instructions to help him.
Part III
29. Explain the experience of the young seagull in “His First Flight” written by Liam O’Flaherty.
30. Highlight the factors responsible for the All- Women Indian Navy crew to carry out their
expedition.
31. ‘Man does change with time’ - What were the various changes that came about in Aditya?
32. “Technology is a boon to the disabled”. Justify.
33. Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem by Henry Van Dyke.
34. What qualities have made women powerful?
We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive, (a) Pick out the rhyming words from the given
We can print and plough and weave stanza.
and heat and light, (b) Give the rhyme scheme for the given stanza.
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive, (c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
We can see and hear and count and read and write! first line of the given stanza.
(d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second
line.

A woman is beauty innate,
A symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life at stake,
She's real, she's not fake!
The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
(i) He ordered Ariel to torment the inmates of the ship.
(ii) Prospero and Miranda came to an island and lived in a cave.
(iii) He raised a violent storm in the sea to wreck the ship of his enemies.
(iv) Using his powers, Prospero released the good spirits from large bodies of trees.
(v) Ariel was instructed to bring Ferdinand, the prince of Naples to his cave. (or)
Arvind, finding that Zigzag was sulkily refusing to say a word despite all their efforts at striking
a conversation, dashed into the kitchen to return with a plate heaped hurriedly with juicy fruit slices
and some nuts.
Bored eyes brightened momentarily as Zigzag picked up a walnut. But refusing to speak, he
dropped one wrinkled eyelid in a solemn wink and flew clumsily to deposit the nut on the enormous
chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Bit by bit, and in total silence, all the fruit on the plate was
transferred to the chandelier and on to the blades of the ceiling fan. Then perching comfortably on a
curtain rod, Zigzag winked and sank his beak into a plump guava.
Questions :
(a) Did Zigzag converse with the inmates of the house?
(b) What made Arvind rush into the kitchen?
(c) What did Arvind bring for the bird?
(d) Where did Zigzag transfer all the fruits and nuts?
(e) Where did Zigzag perch comfortably?
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40. Write a letter to a newspaper highlighting the unhygienic condition of your area.
41. You are Akash/Anita. Head of the Sports Club in your school. Your school is participating in The
National Chess Championship next month. Write a notice to the students inviting them to participate
42. Look at the following picture and
express your views on it in about five sentences.

A forest is known as an intricate ecosystem that is densely covered with trees, shrubs, grasses
and mosses. The trees and other plants that form a part of the forest create an environment that is
healthy for breeding several species. Thus it becomes a habitat for a large variety of wild animals and
birds. Different types of forests grow in different parts of the world. These are mainly divided into three
categories - Rain Forests, Coniferous Forests and Deciduous Forests. Forests form an important part of
the ecological system mainly because they aid biodiversity.
Unfortunately, forests are being cut at rapid speed to serve various purposes. The increase in
the demand of various commodities derived from the trees that grow in different forests and need to
accommodate the growing population are the major reasons for deforestation. It is important to realise
that forests are essential for the survival of mankind. Forests help in purifying the atmosphere, aid in
climate control, act as a natural watershed and source of livelihood for many people. Forests must thus
be preserved. Deforestation is a global issue and effective measures must be taken to control this.
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44. Identify the errors in the following sentences and rewrite them correctly.
(a) The ship with its crew were drowned.
(b) He is angry on me.
(c) Games and sports helps in recreation.
(d) The poet and actor are dead.
(e) I live in United States.
45. Quote from memory: Not mourning for the ........ travels on with cheer. 1x5=5
(a) Inhabitants of the island – Prospero and Miranda – Prospero, magical powers – his brother
Antonio, king of Naples, his son Ferdinand and Gonzalo – on the ship – Prospero raised storm – repent
for the injustice – instructed Ariel to bring Ferdinand – Miranda had more concern – Prospero set severe
task – he forgave all – restored dukedom.
(OR)
(b) Dr. Ashok – entrusts his – pet bird – Dr. Krishnan – children excited of his entry – it can speak –
21– languages – Zigzag – sleeps endlessly – with heavy snore – no peace at – home – Mrs. Krishnan –
not happy – shouts and asks for solutions – Dr. Krishnan writes – to Ashok – finding solution – no reply
– Dr. Krishnan – takes Zigzag to clinic turn of event – Zigzag – takes care of – the orderliness – clinic –
very quiet all surprised – Zigzag commands – Dr. Krishnan happy – finds – secret – Zigzag – must be
engaged - if not he sleeps – family is happy with his presence.
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) commenced work on establishing a 2,000 MW
thermal power plant at Cheyyur in Kancheepuram district in April 2007. Top level officials of NTPC
held talks regarding the project with the TNEB on November, 30. Work on the project was completed
in three years. The project cost was estimated at Rs 8,000 crore and the entire investment was made
by the NTPC. The Tamil Nadu Government was only providing land and a No Objection Certificate
from the Environment Department.
Questions :
(a) What did NTPC plan to establish?
(b) When did the meeting take place between the managers of TNEB and NTPC?
(c) How long did it take to complete the project?
(d) What was the role of the Government of Tamil Nadu in this project?
(OR)
As we rush, as we rush in the train, Over the dull earth swarm and fly,
The trees and the houses go wheeling back, Companions of our flight.
But the starry heavens above the plain We will rush ever on without fear;
Come flying on our track. Let the goal be far, the flight be fleet!
All the beautiful stars of the sky, For we carry the Heavens with us, dear,
The silver doves of the forest of Night, While the earth slips from our feet!
Questions
a) What happens to the trees and houses when the train speeds?
(b) How do the sky and star move then?
(c) How are the stars and night described?
(d) How does the poet deal with the Heavens and earth, during the journey?

SSLC ENGLISH August - 2022
ENGLISH
Instructions: 1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack
fairness
PART - 1
1. How he loved to tear the food that way, scraping his beak now and again to Whet it.
(a) dull (b) bright (c) sharpen (d) cut
2. The owner of the tea shop, now over sixty, a little rustic appearance.
(a) typical (b) soft (c) shabby (d) neat
3. India's disabled are deprived by attitudinal barriers as they continue to grapple with the
challenges of access, acceptance and inclusion.
(a) calm (b) fight (c) anger (d) stare
4. We can now look forward to a more inclusive way of learning, instead of the cloistered existence
that most differently-abled learners had to face in the past.
(a) opened (b)enclosed (c) revealed (d) suppressed
5. He forgot all about his ruler and how cranky he was.
(a) Unique (b) Known (c) Peculiar (d) Strange
6. Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project undertaken in consonance with the National policy to
empower women to attain their full potential.
(a) disagreement (b) actions (c)opinions (d) agreement
7. Choose the correct plural form of Furniture' from the following:
(a) furnitures (b) furniturs (c) furniture (d) furnituries.
8.Form a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word 'obedient'.
(a) im (b) dis (c) un (d) in
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation ATM :
(a) Automatic Teller Machine (b) Automated Teller Machine
(c) Automized Teller Machine (d) Automobile Tele Machine
They preferred to put you to .......a farm or at the mills.
(a) Work out (b) Work in (c) Work on (d) Work down
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word ‘under' to form a compound word.
(a) World (b) Water (c) Store (d) Room
12. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate preposition given below :
The horse jumped ....... the fence.
(a) across (b) on (c) Over (d) beyond
below. If I were a bird, I ...... around the world.
(a) would have flown (b) would fly (c) flew (d) can fly
..........he was poor, he was happy and content.
(a) As (b) Though (c) But (d) When
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15. Did the mother bird offer any food to the young bird ?
16. Who mentored the crew ?
17. Where was Nagen uncle's shop?
18. How does Kim help Alisha?

19. "And now, if you will set us to our task, 21. The summer of life she's ready to see in
We will serve you four and twenty hours a spring.
day!" She says, "spring will come again, my dear
(a) Who does the pronoun you' refer to here? Let me care for the ones who're near."
(b) Whose task is referred to as 'our task' here? (a) How does she take life ?
(b) What does she mean by "spring will come
20. "Strong is she in her faith and beliefs. again ?"
Persistence is the key to everything," says she. 22. Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal;
(a) What is she strong about ? Not mourning for the things that disappear.
(b) How does she deal with the adversities in life ? (a) Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
(b) What should one not mourn for ?
Mala will write a letter.
Guna said, "This is my watch"
then bring them here ariel said prospero
26. Combine the following into compound sentence.
He reached the station. He missed the train.
(a) If/study/marks/a/you/will/well/good/get
(b) there/often/with/problems/mobile phones/a/are/lot of
28. You are near the market. A stranger asks you to direct him to the Museum. Give
instructions to help him.
Part III
30. What are the factors responsible for the All-Women Indian Navy crew to carry out their
expedition ?
33. How are today's women portrayed by the poet ?
34. Describe how the journey of life should be according to the poet.
Let me but live my life from year to year, (a)Identify the rhyming scheme.
With forward face and unreluctant soul; (b)What kind of a life does the poet want to lead ?
Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal; (c) Whom does the word 'me' refer to ?
Not mourning for the things that disappear (d) Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?

She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.
Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you so beware.
(i) Prospero and his daughter Miranda came to the Island.
(ii) Prospero had released many good spirits.
(iii) There was an island in the sea.
(iv) Ariel was the chief of all spirits.
(v) They lived in a cave made out of a rock.
"Twelve years ago, Miranda", continued Prospero, "I was Duke of Milan and you were a princess,
and my only heir. I had a younger brother, whose name was
Antonio, to whom I trusted everything; My brother Antonio being thus in possession of my power,
began to think himself the duke indeed.
The opportunity I gave him of making himself popular among my subjects awakened in his bad
nature a proud ambition to deprive me of my dukedom: this he soon effected with the aid of the King
of Naples, a powerful prince, who was my enemy."
Questions :
(a) Who was Prospero ?
(b) What was his daughter's name ?
(c) Who was his younger brother?
(d)What is meant by deprive?
(e) Who was the enemy of Prospero?
39. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given above.
Gorgeous and colourful dresses - Attractive prices - All types - Men's wear - Kid's wear - buy one get
one - Aadi offer - Mega sale - No. 5, North Usmaan Road, T. Nagar.
40. Write a letter to an editor of a newspaper highlighting the noise pollution of your area.
41. You are Kamalesh/Kaviya. Head of Cultural Club in your school. Your school is participating in the
inter-school dance competition next month. Write a notice to the students inviting them to participate.
42. Look at the following picture and
express your views on it in about five sentences.

Family is where we all belong to and from where our identity comes from. A person is valued
based on his family and upbringing. Family is a bond, a long lasting relationship that holds a bond with
each other. There are many values that one has to learn to get the family bonding in the right manner.
Bonding does not happen overnight. It forms with every second, every minute that you spend with
your loved ones. The understanding, the acceptance, the belonging and the security all enclosed
together is how a family bond is formed.
A close family bond is like a safe harbour, where we feel secure and where we trust that we have
Someone always there to whom we could turn to when we
need them most. It is through a family that we learn the values of love, trust, hope, belief, cultures,
morals, traditions and every little matter that concerns to
us. A strong foundation for any individual comes from being with the supportive family.

(a) She bake the cake.
(b) I prefer coffee than tea.
(c) One of the students are affected by corona.
(d) This is the pen where I lost.
(e) She is beautiful. Is she ?
45. Quote from memory: A woman is beauty ...... 1x5=5
.........to see in spring.
(a) Froze in horror - zigzag left - fruit - streamed Lakshmi's enthusiasm - whizzing off - Mrs.
Krishnan groaned - this commotion - snored on - beautiful painting - Mrs. Jhunjhunwala the art critic
- clear Instructions - ridiculou sly - frantic days - Aravind confessed - monastery compared - sunset at
Marina beach.
OR
(b) Only inhabitants - beautiful young lady - made out of rock - released good Spirits - named
Prospero - witch Sycorax - imprisoned - Ariel was the chief - tormenting monster - Caliban was
employed - violent storm - command the dashed to pieces - ship receive - Winds - dreadful storm - sad
distress ignorant - remember a time - three - yearS of age - Antonio carried - Miranda hung upon -
impostor - King of Naples - remember the troubles past - forgiveness - restored dukedom.

The Olympic games began in Greece about three thousand years ago. All wars stopped for the
Olympics in those days. The discus and the Pentathlon began in these early Olympic Games. In 394,
the Romans stopped the Greek Olympic Games, because they didn't like them. In 1896, a Frenchman -
Pierre de Coubertin began the Olympic Games again. These days the Olympic Games usually happen
every four years. But how did the Paralympic for disabled begin? In the 1940s Sir Ludwig Guttmnann
was a doctor at the Stoke Mandeville hospital in England. At the hospital there were many disabled
Soldiers from World War II and Guttmann wanted these soldiers to get better by doing Sports.
i) Where did the Olympic Games begin?
ii) Why did the Romans stop the Olympic Games ?
iii) How did the Paralympic for disabled begin ?
iv) Who was Sir Ludwig Guttmann?
(OR)
Summer comes Spring is pretty
in a blaze of heat but short and sweet
With sunny smiles When you can smell the grass
and dusty feet from your garden seat
Then seasons change Autumn is English
to muddy roads in red, yellow and brown
Monsoons and mangoes Autumn is Indian
leapfrogs and toads Whenever leaves fall down.
Questions
i)How does the poet describe the spring season ?
(ii) Which line tells you that the garden is fresh ?
(iii) Does the poet welcome the summer ? How do you know ?
(iv) How is autumn in India ?

SSLC ENGLISH April - 2023
ENGLISH
PART - 1
1. The young bird kept calling her mother plaintively:
(a) happily (b) sadly (c) rigorously (d) vainly
2. Mr. Sanyal stood up with eyes dilated and began to recite a poem by Tagore :
(a) closed (b) moved (c)widened (d)shrinked
3. The doors and drawers were yanked open:
(a) pushed (b) pulled (c)fixed (d) repulsed
4. I forgot all about Mr. Hamel's ruler and how cranky he was:
(a) unusual (b) familiar (c) unfamiliar (d)strange
5. I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen :
(a) confusion (b) disturbance (c) unrest (d) calmness
6. We witnessed the bright lights from the sea :
(a) famous (b) superb (c) night (d) dull
7. Choose the correct plural form of formula' from the following:
(a) formulae (b) formulas (c) formii (d)formules
8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word fail :
(a) en (b)ure (c)ment (d) ion
9. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation "CD".
(A) Compact Drive (b) Condensed Display (c) Compact Disc (d) Common
Drive
The mother instructed the maid to ..... the child carefully.
(a) warm up (b) take off (c) look after (d)shut down
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word 'SUN' to form a compound word.
(a) thing (b) hole (c) glasses (d) hand
Keep the books ......... the table.
(a) on (b) to (c) into (d) with
below. My parents ......... (return) from New York next month.
(a) will return (b) are returning (c) will have returned (d) will have been returning
you work hard, you cannot secure good marks.
(a) when (b) but (c) unless (d) whenever
Part II 2x10=20
15. What made the young seagull go mad?
16. What does INSV stand for?
17. How was Holmes able to look sick ?
18. Which month is called as Magha ?

19. My heart will keep the courage of the quest, 21. But we ants never borrow,
And hope the road's last turn will be the best. We ants never lend
(a) What kind of quest does the poet seek here ? (a) Why do you think ants neither borrow nor
(b)What is the poet's hope ? lend ?
20. There's a family nobody likes to meet; (b) Who says these lines to whom?
They live, it is said, on complaining street. 22. They, too, aware of sun and air and water,
(a) Where does the family live? Are fed by peaceful harvests, by war's long
(b) Why do you think the street is named as winter starv’d
"complaining street" ? (a) What is common for all of us?
(b) How are we fed ?
That portrait was painted by my grandmother.
She asked, "When will you call me?"
were you not a good student i asked
26. Combine the following into compound sentence.
Raghav is sick but he attends the rehearsal.
(a) as/I/healthy/are/you/am/as (b)speaks/Ruben/besides/German/languages/two
28. A stranger asks you to direct him Raja store. Give instructions to help him.
Part III
29. Give a detailed account of all thoughts and questions in the narrator's mind while accompanying
Aditya from the tea shop to Sanyal's house.
30. How did Watson help his friend to arrest the criminal ?
34. What are the positive aspects mentioned in the poem 'Life' ?
The weather is always too hot or cold; (a) Pick out the rhyming words from the given stanza.
Summer and winter alike they scold. (b) Give the rhyme scheme for the given stanza.
Nothing goes right with the folks you meet. (c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first
Down on that gloomy complaining street. line of the given stanza.
(d) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line.

She's a lioness; don't mess with her.
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster.
Don't ever try to saw her pride, her self-respect.
She knows how to thaw you, saw you-so beware!
(i) The mother dropped the small twigs as markers on the way to help her son return.
(ii) Once in Shining, a cruel ruler declared that all old people must be put to death.
(iii) Filled with dread, he hid his mother in his home.
(iv) A farmer decided to leave his old mother on top of a mountain.
(v)The son made up his mind to take back his mother home.
(or)
Many years ago, China was in the middle of a great war. The Emperor said that one man from
each Chinese family must leave his family to join the army. Mulan, a teenage girl who lived in a far away
village of China, heard the news when she was outside, washing clothes. Mulan ran into the house. Her
father was sitting on a chair, carving a piece of wood. "Father!" she said. "Did you hear what the Emperor
says each family must do ?" "Yes," said her old father, "I heard about it in town. Well, I may as well go
pack up". He put down his carving, stood up and walked very slowly to his room.
Questions:
(a)What did the Emperor say? (c)When did she hear the news?
(b)Who was Mulan ? (d) What was her father doing?
(e) Where was her father when he heard the news?
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40. Write a letter to the Editor of a leading newspaper suggesting measures to upgrade the standard
about the bad influence of TV channels.
41. You are the coordinator of the Science forum of your school. An event had been organized on
account of National Science Day for the members of the forum. Now write a report on the observance
of " National Science Day" at your school.
your views on it in a paragraph of five sentences.

Our blood consists of three types of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
The red blood cells are small, thin and disc shaped. They are composed of an iron containing component
called haemoglobin. When blood passes through the lungs each haemoglobin molecule picks up four
oxygen molecules and supplies them to the body's tissues. Red blood cells also transport the carbon-
di-oxide from the tissues to the lungs. The lungs throw out this gas when we exhale. The white blood
cells are big and few compared to red cells, numbering only one for every 700 red cells. They are body's
defenders, the soldiers that fight bacteria and other enemies. One kind, for instance destroys dead cells.
Other kinds produce antibodies against viruses. Some others consume and digest bacteria.

(a) Many students has turned up for the seminar. (b) one of the boys are missing.
(c) I bought an book this morning. (d) Sreena avoids to eat fruits.
(e) The deer runs fastly.
45. Quote from memory: We were taken from ...... 1x5=5
......... oil is all we ask.
(a) Uncle Philip - Cunning - living alone interest collecting stones - death bed calls Tom sole heir
hands over iron box - gems warns - opening - dynamite headache-Tom- reads books consults
technicians - doctors - priests salary reduce - afraid tax failure - donates - human vivisection centre.
OR
(b) Holland dikes - lie below sea level - Peter prevent sea water walks - besides the canal - small
hole in the dike put his finger - Holland - drowned while I am here. The little fellow and screamed next
morning - a man - notice Peter alarm people mended - brave hero.

The term 'Junk food' means foods that do not do good to the body's health in any way. It is less
nutritional and harmful to the body systems. Most of junk foods contain high level of saturated fats,
sugar, salt and bad cholesterol which are toxic to the health. They lack dietary fibres; so, easily get
involved in causing constipation and other digestive disorders. Junk food has gained so much popularity
because of the nice taste and easy to cook' method. There are many ready-made junk foods available in
the market, packed in polybags. Most of the people are dependent on such ready-made foods because
of their busy schedule or they do not know to cook food at home. The consumption of junk food all over
the world is increasing day by day which is not good for the future. People of all age groups like to eat
junk food and they generally choose to eat whenever they enjoy special time with family like birthday
party, marriage anniversary etc. They easily become used to taking soft drinks. Wafers, Chips, Noodles,
Burgers, Pizza, French fries, Chinese dishes and other varieties of fast food available in the market fall
under the category of junk food.
Questions :
(i) What is the meaning of the term "Junk food" ?
(ii)What does junk food contain ?
(iii) When do people prefer junk food?
(iv) List some of the junk food you like.
(OR)
A Bird, came down the walk - And then hopped sidewise to the wall
He did not know I saw To let a Beetle pass -
He bit an Angel worm in halves He glanced with rapid eyes,
And ate the fellow, raw, That hurried all abroad -
And then, he drank a Dew They looked like frightened Beads, I thought,
From a convenient Grass He stirred his Velvet Head, -
Questions
(i) What did the poet see? (ii) How did the bird eat the worm ?
(iii) Did the bird drink water? How? (iv) What are the eyes compared to ?

SSLC ENGLISH June - 2023
ENGLISH
Instructions: 1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack
fairness
PART - 1
1. His parents circled around raising a proud cackle.
(a) sharp noise (b) blunt noise (c) high pitch (d) shout
(a) poor (b) deprived (c) old (d) wealthy
3. I saw a frail man.
(a) strong (b) week (c) happy (d) weak
4. Nothing', Herman said gruffly.
(a) sadly (b) happily (c) angrily (d) slowly
5. The project was undertaken in consonance with the National policy.
(a) agreement (b) constant (c) disagreement (d)harmony
6. His inclusion in the team has caused controversy.
(a) addition (b) exclusion (c) insertion (d) involvement
7. Choose the correct Plural form of 'box' from the following.
(a) boxs (b) boox (c) boxes (d) boxess
8. Form a derivative by adding the right suffix to the word 'child'.
(a) ment (b) hood (c) ful (d)able
(a) International Institute of Technology (b) Indian Industrial Technology
(c) International Investigating Technology (d) Indian Institute of Technology
The airhostess instructed the passengers to wear the seat belts during the
(a) take off (b) take on (c) take in (d) take of
11. Choose the suitable option to pair with the word 'play' to form a compound word.
(a) thing (b) hole (d) light (c) fall
12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate prepositional phrase given below.
He didn't turn up ....... his busy schedule.
(a) consequence of (b) due to (c) except for (d) inspite of
13. Choose the appropriate meaning for the given idiom 'once in a blue moon'.
(a) happens rarely (b) happens frequently (c) happens everyday (d) happens very often
I forgot ....... I had to meet the Principal.
(a) whether (b) that (c)if (d)and
Part II 2x10=20
15. Why did the seagull fail to fly?
17. How many years had M. Hamel been in the village ?
18. Whom did Watson see when he entered the room?

19. So let the way wind up the hill or down 21. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy: "Persistence is the key to everything", says she.
(a)How is the way of life? (a) What is she strong about ?
(b)How should be the journey of life? (b) How does she deal with the adversities in
life?
20. A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing 22. It never grows leaves,
Through the warm, sunny months of gay Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall.
summer and spring, It just sits there, never getting small or ever
(a) What was the routine of the cricket? growing tall,
(b) Name the seasons mentioned here. (a) What does it' refer to ?
(b) In what way, the tree is a mystery ?
Our army has defeated the enemy.
24. Rewrite the sentence in Reported Speech.
The Captain said to the soldiers, "March fast".
we had ghosts i said
26. Combine the following sentence into a compound sentence.
Radha was ill. She was not hospitalised.
(a)celebrated/at/festivals/sea/We (b) was/alone/The/seagull/young/his/on/ledge
28. Your friend wants to visit the exhibition. Guide him to reach his destination.
Part III
30. Highlight the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out their
expedition.
32. We appreciate the value of something only when we are about to lose it. Explain this with
reference to the French language and M. Hamel.
33. Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem by Henry Van Dyke.
34. Write a paragraph on "The Grumble Family" and their attitude towards other folks.
We can pull and haul and push and life and drive, (a)Pick out the rhyming words from the given
We can print and plough and weave and heat and stanza.
light, (b)Identify the rhyme scheme for the given stanza.
We can run and race and swim and fly and dive, (c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the
We can see and hear and count and read and first line of the given stanza.
write! (d)Pick out the alliterating words in the second
line.

At night the house seems to be alive,
Lights flicker on and off.
I am often tempted to go to the house,
To just take a look and see what it is really about,
But fear takes over me.
(i) As he walked beside the canal, he noticed that the rains had swollen thewater.
(ii) Many years ago there lived in Holland a boy named Peter.
(iii) He remembered his mother's wish that he should return before dark.
(iv) The little boy was glad to go on such errand.
(v) One afternoon Peter's mother called him from play and asked him to take cakes to his friend, the
blind man.
They lived in a cave made out of a rock; it was divided into several apartments, one of which
Prospero called his study; there he kept his books, which chiefly treated of magic. By virtue of his art,
he had released many good spirits from a witch called Sycorax, who had imprisoned in the bodies of
large trees. These gentle spirits were ever after obedient to the will of Prospero. Of these Ariel was the
chief.
Questions
(a) Where did they live ?
(b) Who had left the books?
(c) What is the name of the witch ?
(d) Who was Ariel ?
(e) Where were the good spirits imprisoned ?
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40. Write a letter of complaint to the Officer of the PWD department to take immediate action to
maintain cleanliness, in the Children's park in your locality.
41. You are Nikil/Nikitha, school pupil leader of GHSS, Trichy. Prepare a notice on behalf of your
school inviting the grandparents of the students to celebrate World
Elders' Day in your school auditorium on the 20th of next month.
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it,
in a paragraph of five sentences.

Vitamins have diverse biochemical functions. Vitamin A acts as a regulator of cell and tissue
growth and differentiation. Vitamin D provides a hormone-like function, regulating mineral
metabolism for bones and other organs. The B complex vitamins function as engyme cofactors or the
precursors for them. Vitamin C and E function as antioxidants. Both deficient and excess intake of a
vitamin can potentially cause clinically significant illness, although excess intake of water-soluble
vitamins is less likely to do so. When intake of vitamins from diet was lacking, the results were, vitamin
deficiency diseases. Governments have mandated the addition of some vitamins to staple foods such
as flour or milk referred to as food fortification, to prevent deficiencies. Once growth and development
are completed, vitamins remain essential nutrients for the healthy maintenance of the cells, tissues
and organs that make up a multicellular organism; they also enable a multicellular life form to
efficiently use chemical energy provided by food it eats, and to help process the proteins,
carbohydrates, and fats required for cellular respiration.

(a) Thirty litres of milk are too much for payasam.
(b) Her cousins as well as she is hard working.
(c) My son is fond to music.
(d) Sachin is senior than Dhoni.
(e) Vasco da Gama was a first European to reach India by sea.
45. Quote from memory: Let me but .... 1x5=5
nor holding back in fear.
(a) Dr. Ashok entrusts his pet bird - Dr. Krishnan - Children excited of his entry it can speak - 21-
languages - Zigzag - sleeps endlessly with heavy snore no peace at home - Mrs. Krishnan - not happy
shouts and asks for solutions - Dr. Krishnan writes to Ashok - finding solution - no reply - Dr. Krishnan
- takes Zigzag to clinic - turn of event - Zigzag - takes care of - all surprised - Zigzag commands - the
orderliness - clinic - very quiet Dr. Krishnan happy - finds secret - Zigzag - must be engaged if not he -
sleeps family is happy with his presence.
OR
(b) Mulan- brave girl - China - great war - Emperor announced - one man - each family-join army
- Mulan knew Kung fu - joined the army - fought - behalf of her father became General of army - once-
fever affected - surprise attack - enemy Mulan also -vdoctor reveals - truth - some soldiers - protest
army-Mulan - army wins - Emperor - happy.
BUNGEE JUMPING
Bungee jumping is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a long
elastic cord. The tall structure is usually a fixed object, such as a building, bridge or crane; but it is also
possible to jump from a movable object, such as a hot-air-balloon or helicopter, that has the ability to
hover above the ground. The thrill comes from the free-falling and there bound. When the person
jumps, the cord stretches and the jumper flies upwards again as the cord recoils, and continues to
oscillate up and down until all the kinetic energy is dissipated. Jumping Heights, located in Mohan
Chatti Village, in Rishikesh has been rated as one of the most preferred bungee jumping destinations
in India at a height of 83 meters.
Questions:
(i) What is Bungee Jumping ?
(ii) Can Bungee be performed from a movable object? How?
(iii) When do you think Bungee becomes thrilling?
(iv) Where is the Bungee Jumping point located in India?
(OR)
When things go wrong as they sometimes will Success is failure turned inside out;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill; The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high; And you can never tell how close you are;
You want to smile, but you have to sigh; It may be near when it seems afar.
When care is pressing you down a bit So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit It's when things go wrong that you mustn't
quit.
Questions
(i) According to the poet, what happens to our funds and debts?
(ii) What must we do when care presses us down ?
(iii) What is success?
(iv) How far can the silver tint be ?

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13. SSLC Public Question Paper (Supplementary) - June 2023

 இந்தQuestion Bank ற்கு Key Book ககாடுக்கப்படவில்லை. மாணவர்கள்

 எகனன்றால் நீ ங்களள லகப்பட எழுதி லவத்துக்ககாண்டு அலத படித்தால்

 இந்த Question Bank ளகள்வி தாள்களில் விலடகலள எதுவும் குறிக்க

மதிப்பீ டு (Self test) கசய்து ககாள்ள முடியும். எனளவ எப்கபாழுதும்

 கலடசி பக்கத்தில் Govt Official Key 2023 ககாடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. மாணவர்கள்

ளமலும் இந்த Question Bank ஐ Govt Official Key Answer ஐ பற்றி

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Section – III (GRAMMAR)

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43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage:

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Questions: a) What does the poet wonder about?

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43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage:

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43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage:

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43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage:

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43. Make notes of the following passage or write a summary.

Part V – (General Comprehension)

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15. Mention the special features of INSV Tarini.

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Section – III (GRAMMAR)

Section – I (Prose) 10x5=50

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43. Make notes of the following passage or write a summary.

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Section – III (Supplementary)

43. Make notes of the following passage or write a summary.

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43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage:

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44. Write your favourite receipe by starting your own blog

45. Quote from memory: She’s a lioness ; ……………… 1x5=5

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43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage: