KARNATAKA - SSLC - SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH - QUESTION PAPER - APRIL 2017 - WITH ANSWERS

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General Instructions to the Candidate :
1. This Question Paper consists of 56 objective and subjective types of questions.
2. This question paper has been sealed by the reverse jacket. You have to cut on the right side to open the paper at the time of commencement of the examination. Check whether all the pages of the question paper are intact.
3. Follow the instructions given against both the objective and subjective types of questions.
4. Figures in the right-hand margin indicate maximum marks for the questions.
5. The maximum time to answer the paper is given at the top of the question
paper. It includes 15 minutes for reading the question paper.

SECTION – A: Prose

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of the alphabet.  5 × 1 = 5
1. Who was Baleshwar? Baleshwar was
(A) a graduate         (B) a high school dropout
(C) a postgraduate  (D) an illiterate
Answer: B — he was in no hurry to sell his land
2. It took months of negotiation to come to an understanding with Don
Anselmo to sell his land because
(A) he was not at the station for many days
(B) he was in no hurry to sell his land
(C) he thought to sell his land for his own people
(D) it was not measured properly
Answer: A — her father
3. When the second monster blew through his beard, Wangjia lost his
(A) shoes           (B) eyesight
(C) food              (D) memory
Answer: Searching for the answer. comment us if you know!
4. Who did Smitha go to the concert with? Smitha went to the concert with
(A) her father                    (B) her aunty Sushila
(C) her mother                  (D) her brother Anant
Answer: D — Geneva
5. Where did the technical experts from the Soviet Union, United States and
The United Kingdom meet to discuss Nuclear Test Ban?
(A) New York    (B) London
(C) Moscow       (D) Geneva
Answer:

II. Answer the following questions in 2 - 3 sentences each : 6 × 2 = 12
6. Why did Swami’s father want him to sleep alone in the office room?
Answer: Swami’s father felt that it was disgraceful that Swami was sleeping beside his granny or his mother as if he was a baby. He wanted Swami to get courage by sleeping alone. His father wanted him to learn not to be afraid of darkness.
7. Though Swami was not courageous, he became a hero overnight. How?
Answer: When Swami was sleeping alone in the room, he saw something moving in the room, he was filled with horror. He imagined that it was the devil who would pull him out and tear him to pieces. He decided to save himself and as the figure came nearer, he crawled out of the bench caught hold of it and dug his teeth into it. In his fright, Swami had
bitten the burglar. The burglar’s cry made his father and cook and the servant to come there and caught the burglar. Later he was arrested. So everyone felt that Swami was a hero.
8. Don Anselmo was passionate about his land and the children of Rio-en-Medio. Support this statement with your answer.
Answer:  Don Anselmo lived in Rio en Medio, where his people had been for hundreds of years. He tilled the same land they had tilled. His house was small and wretched but quaint. There was a creek. The orchard was beautiful. He said that the trees in the land belonged to the children of the village. They were his kith and kins. Every time, a child has been
born there since he took possession of the house from his mother, he had planted a tree for that child. So they belonged to the children of that village.
9. Why was the storyteller unable to convince the old man about the trees?
Answer: 
10. Give a short description of the bird that Satish saw one day.
Answer:
11. Scientists are the most practical people in the world. Justify the statement.
Answer: All new technologies, all new brands of industry are the result of research by scientists. It is through their work that we have medicines, electronics, synthetic fibres, new sources of energy, modes of transport and the green revolution. This proves that scientists are the most practical people in the world.

III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow: 4 × 3 = 12
12. “The trees in the orchard are not mine.”
(a) Who does ‘mine’ refer to?
Answer:

(b) When did he say so?
Answer:
(c) What does this statement tell us about his character?
Answer:
13. “Whom can ‘I’ call? He asked quickly, fearing that she would black out once more.”
(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?
Answer:
(b) What did the listener answer?
Answer:
(c) What do you mean by ‘blackout’ here?
Answer:
14. “What reckless fool has dared to come here ?” he thundered.
(a) Who thundered like this?
Answer:
(b) According to the speaker, who was a reckless fool?
Answer:
(c) What was the answer given to this question?
Answer:

15. “Little girl, said the moustachioed man who had made the long speech.
Panditji is a busy man, you must not bother him with such requests.”
(a) Who is the moustachioed man ?
Answer:
(b) Who does ‘you’ refer to ?
Answer:
(c) Why did the listener come there ?
Answer:

IV. Answer the following question in about 8 - 10 sentences: 4
16. Give some instances to show that Pepe was loyal to Columbus till the end.
Answer: Pepe was the only person who had faith in Columbus and tried to warn him about how desperate the others had become. When the seamen rushed to kill Columbus, Pepe stopped them with his arms spread out and told that they would have to kill him first. His loyalty put the others to shame. He hated the seamen as they drank too much. He liked Columbus because he had a vision, he was a man of principles, who gave much importance for duty, discipline and loyalty and also he was an eminent leader. So he always wanted to
be in the company of Columbus.
OR
How can you say that Satish became popular all over the world ?
Answer: Satish Gujral is among the foremost artists of India. He is one of the few artists who is accomplished in several art forms like painting, sculpture and architecture. Satish Gujral is also a writer. Exhibitions of his works have been held all over the world and displayed in prestigious museums like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Hiroshima Collection, Washington, and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. He had published four books of his works in various arts. He was awarded the Order of the Crown for the best architecture design of the 20th Century for his design of the Belgium Embassy in New Delhi. He has also been honoured with the ‘Padma Vibhushan’.

Poetry

V. Choose the most appropriate one and write the complete answer with the letter of
alphabet in the answer-book : 3 × 1 = 3
17. In the poem ‘I Am the Land’, ‘I wait’ is used several times. Here the poet feels that
(A) the land has patience
(B) the land warns human beings
(C) the land feels proud of its resources
(D) the land waits to see its future disasters.
Answer:  A — the land has patience
18. The tone of the poem ‘Laugh and be Merry’ is
(A) optimistic (B) pessimistic
(C) enthusiastic (D) agonistic.
Answer: 
19. His run down shoes have paper in them. This suggests that the Jazz player was
(A) poor           (B) simple
(C) mad            (D) ordinary man.
Answer:

VI. Answer the following questions in 2 - 3 sentences each : 4 × 2 = 8
20. How is man overusing the land ?
Answer:
21. The poet John Masefield feels that the laughter not only makes us happy but will better the world also. How do you justify this ?
Answer: The poet says that laughter not only makes us happy, it also makes the world a better place. We should face challenges with a smile. Life is short, let us spend it in joy. We should remember that God has created the Earth and the Heaven for us to be happy.
22. What is the message of the poem, “The Blind Boy” ?
Answer: The speaker would be alone in capsule. Nobody would visit him nor would he have a friend near him. He would not write any letter nor would receive anything. He would be like a prisoner.
23. According to the poet ‘Normal Nicholson’ outer space is solitary confinement for him. Why ?
Answer: 

VII. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow : 3 × 1 = 3
24. “The quality of mercy is not strain’d
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.”
(a) What is ‘mercy’ compared to ?
Answer: a) Gentle rain from heaven
(b) Why does the poet say that mercy is not strain’d ?
Answer: b) Because it is given by the God. It is divine power.
(c) What is the meaning of the word ‘strain’d’ in this context ?
Answer: c) Forced / Compelled.

VIII. 25. Quote from memory : 4
We were .....................................................................
....................................................................................
....................................................................................
....................................................................... the deep.”
OR
My day .......................................................................
....................................................................................
....................................................................................
................................................................... always day.
Answer:
We were crowded in the cabin,
Not a soul would dare to sleep, —
It was midnight on the waters,
And a storm was on the deep.
OR
My day or night myself I make,
When’ver I sleep or play ;
And could I ever keep awake
With me ’twere always day.

IX. Answer the following question in 8 to 10 sentences: 4
26. According to the poet Ruskin Bond, his grandmother was ‘unique’. Write a paragraph to support this statement.
Answer: The poet’s grandmother loved to climb trees. While she started climbing trees, she was six years. Her brother had taught her how to climb a tree. Even at her old age, she used to climb trees. Others wanted her to live gracefully, but she wanted to live disgracefully. She would laugh and say that she would be on the trees in the garden. One day when she climbed the tree, she was struck and could not come down. Then she was rescued with great difficulty. The doctor advised her to be on the bed for a week. The moment she felt strange and demanded a house on the tree top. She got it and lived like a queen in her old age. Often the poet also enjoyed there with her drinking sherry.
OR
How does the poet discriminate Jazz player’s appearance with his artistic character ?
Supplementary Reading
Answer: The poet describes the old Jazz player and how he is transformed when plays the music he loves. The Jazz player has a rough unshaven face and sagging stomach. He wears a faded blue shirt, a loose necktie and an old jacket. His shoes are run down. Across his chest is an old alto saxophone supported from his neck by wire coat hanger. The Jazz  layer
at first has a weary expression on his face. He keeps his head down and lifeless. When it is  his turn to play, he lifts the saxophone to lips. Suddenly, he is filled with a new life. He is no longer a helpless old man, there is power in his music which draws people to listen. The people says that now he is no longer an ordinary man. He is like a bird flying higher and higher, totally lost in the beautiful music he produced.

X. Answer the following questions in 2 - 3 sentences each : 2 × 2 = 4
27. What had the police expected about the way of protest?
Answer:  The police expected the students would shout slogans like ‘British, Quit India’ and cause violence. This would make the police arrest, beat them up and imprison them. The students without causing violence gave a notice to the D.S.P. They thought that if they were arrested and kept in prison, it would not be possible to continue their agitation.
OR
Dicky Dolma says, “It is not a difficult decision for her to take up the challenge of the lofty mountains.” Why does she say so ?
Answer: Dolma says “It is not a difficult decision for me to take up the challenge of the lofty mountains.” Because from her childhood, she had been fascinated by the grandeur of the snow-clad peaks of the Himalayas. Her home in Palchan is surrounded by beautiful mountain peaks.
28. How was life for Hanif always ‘ekdam bindas’ ?
Answer: Hanif dabbled in art sketched very well. He made beautiful cards out of waste materials. He read books and loved playing the drums. His dreams came true when the subsector was named after him.
OR
How did Dr. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi try to wipe out caste discrimination from India ?
Answer: Gandhiji reminded the higher castes of their duty towards the depressed classes. Ambedkar reminded the depressed classes of their reserved inherent rights to equality with the higher castes. Gandhiji put stress on duties and Ambedkar stressed on rights. Both of them brought about great revolution in social thought.

Vocabulary

XI. 29. Combine the word in Column-A with its collocative word in Column-B: 1
Column-A                 Column-B
Rapid                        [ growth, progress, movement, speed ]
30. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word given in brackets :
Short stories are very ......................... ( interest ) for children to read.
Answer: — interesting
31. Which one of the following words has only one syllable ? Write it :
Remain, Behind, Lawn, Arrange.
Answer: — Lawn
32. Nowadays, most of the children are very clever but a few are ................ .
The opposite word to be filled in the blank for the underlined word
is ..............
Answer: — dull / dunce / foolish

SECTION – B: Reading

XII. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow : 4 × 1 = 4
Once addressing a huge gathering Dayananda Saraswathi thundered, “Your
ancestors were not uncivilized men living in forests. They were great men who
enlightened the world. Your history is not a story of defeats. It is the story of the
conquerors of the world. Your Vedic scriptures are not the songs of cowherds.
They are immortal truths which shaped mighty souls like Sri Rama and Sri
Krishna. Arise, awake and be proud of your glorious history. Take inspiration
from it to mould the present. Shame upon your modern education which fills you
with contempt for your ancestors.”
33. What does Dayananda Saraswathi say about our ancestors ?
Answer:  They were not uncivilized men living in forests. They were great men who enlightened the world.
34. What is history according to Dayananda Saraswathi ?
Answer: History is not a story of defeats, it is the story of conquerors of the world.
35. What are the ‘Vedas’ ?
Answer:  Vedas are immortal truths which shaped mighty souls like Sri Rama and Sri Krishna.
36. What does the speaker advise us to do ?
Answer: He advises us to arise, awake, and feel proud of glorious history. Take inspiration from it to mould the present.

XIII. 37. Rearrange the jumbled words into a meaningful sentence : 1
wonderful / a / place / it / what / ! / is.
Read the following conversation and answer the questions that follow :
Raju : What a wonderful pudding ! The best I’ve ever tasted.
Manu : Thanks for complement. The recipe is my mom’s.
Raju : Could you please give it to me ? I’d like to try it.
Manu : Certainly don’t forget to call me when you try it for proof of the
pudding.
38. Which word in the conversation means a set of instructions for cooking a
particular type of food ? 1
Answer: Recipe
39. Why did Raju ask Manu the recipe ? 1
Answer: It was the best he had ever tasted. He wanted to try it.
40. Look at the two pictures. Write a sentence using ‘costlier than’ based on
what you see :


Answer: Pot B is costlier than Pot A.

Writing

41. Given below is a profile of Dr. Ravi Shankar, a professor. Write a paragraph using the clues given below : 4
Age : 52 years
Height and weight : 5·6 feet, 64 kgs
Family : Two sons, Engineers
Reason for his popularity : More helpful in the society, more friendly and engaged in social work
Education : MA, Ph.D
Awards : National award
Hobbies : Gardening, helping poor students,
writing books and reading books.
Answer: Sequence of points. Accuracy in language (Key Points)
OR
Write a paragraph, using the clues given below. You may add some more
points if necessary :
In a village — a clever elephant — there a river nearby — used to go for
bath daily — it was passing by a tailor shop. The tailor — bananas daily.
One day not given bananas — pricked needle. Elephant — angry — came
with muddy water in its trunk — sprayed muddy water — tailor’s shop —
dirty. The tailor — repented.
Answer: Format, Body of the letter (Key Points)

42. Imagine that you are Manu / Manasa, Govt. High School, Channigepura.
Write a letter to your father requesting him to send you Rs. 5,000 to
provide food for 100 orphans on your birthday. 4
Answer:   Format, Body of the letter (Key Points)
OR
Write a letter to your headmaster / headmistress, requesting him / her to
help your friend to pay the school fees as he / she is poor.
Answer:   Format, Body of the letter (Key Points)

43. Write two paragraphs, on any one of the following topics : 4
(a) Television
(b) Vanamahotsava
(c) Water pollution.
Answer:  Format, Body of the letter (Key Points)

Editing

44. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it
in the answer-book. Clues are given. 2
Impulsively, Baleshwar went and grabed the train’s red emergency chain
and pulled it down frantical.
Clues :
(a) Use correct spelling
(b) Adverbial mistake to be corrected.
Answer: Spelling — Grabbed, Adverb — Frantically

GRAMMAR ( Language Use )

45. Read the conversation and choose the language function of the underlined sentence : 1
Mom : Where are you going Ramya ?
Ramya : School mom.
Mom : Then, go with dad dear.
Ramya : Yes mom.
(A) Order      (B) Request
(C) Obey        (D) Advice.
Answer: C) Obey

46. Read the conversation and rewrite into a reported speech for the underlined sentences : 2
Raghu : Good morning sir.
Kiran : Good morning Raghu. Thank you.
Raghu : How is your father, sir ?
Kiran : He is doing good but his age is 100 years.
Raghu : Is it ? O my God ! How is he working ?
Kiran : No matter, he is strong, he is helping others.
Raghu asked Kiran .......................................................
......................................................
......................................................
Kiran replied ..................................
......................................................
......................................................
...................................................... .
Answer: Raghu asked Kiran how his father was. Kiran replied that his father was doing good but his age was 100 years.

47. Fill in the blanks with appropriate ‘preposition’ and ‘article’ : 2 × 1/2 = 1
Kalpana earned her bachelor’s degree and moved ........................ the
United States. On ....................... very first day, at the University of Texas,
Kalpana met Jean Pierre Harrison.
Answer: to, the

48. Fill in the blanks choosing the right form of verbs given in brackets : 2 × 1 = 2
Rajanna is a good teacher. He ........................... ( complete ) his Physical
Education Training in S.L.N. College. Now, he ....................... ( be + work )
in a private high school in his home town.
Answer: — completed, — is working

49. Read the conversation :
Teacher : Why didn’t you come to school yesterday, Teja ?
Teja : Sir, I went to Mysore with my dad.
Teacher : Have you completed your homework ?
Teja : Yes Sir, I have completed the homework.
Teacher : What about others ?
Teja : Sir, they have completed the homework.
The passive form of the underlined sentence is
(A) The homework has been completed by them
(B) The homework is being completed by them
(C) The homework is completed by them
(D) The homework was completed by them.
Answer:  A) The homework has been completed by them

50. Read the conversation and fill in blank choosing the correct ‘If Clause’ given below : 1
Ramesh : Why can’t you come with me Ravi ?
Ravi : No, I have some urgent work now.
Ramesh : May I know the correct reason Ravi ?
Ravi : I don’t have vehicle to take my dad to the hospital, that’s it.
Ramesh : Is it ? If you had told me earlier, I ...................... a vehicle.
(A) will arrange     (B) would have arranged
(C) would arrange (D) shall arrange.
Answer:  B) would have arranged

51. Sheela doesn’t tolerate any mistake. 1
The question tag to be used for the above is
(A) Is she ? (B) Does she ?
(C) Doesn’t she ? (D) Isn’t she ?
Answer: B) Does she ?

52. Combine the two sentences using the word ‘although’ : 1
Prema is a short girl. She runs like a deer.
Answer: 

53. Fill in the blanks using the linking words given in brackets : 2 × 1/2 = 1
Nisarga is a famous doctor. He doesn’t want to charge much ................. he is very rich. He is helping poor .......................... doing social work. ( and, so, that, as )
Answer: as, and.

Reference Skill

54. Which sources of information would you refer to know the meaning of
difficult words ? 1
Choose one of the following sources :
Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Grammar book.
Answer: Dictionary

55. Write it in the normal way : 1
I n my friends r ready 2 hav T.
Answer: I and my friends are ready to have tea.

56. Arrange the following words in the order in which they are in the dictionary: 4 × 1/2 = 2
fortune, favor, future, format.
Answer: favor, format, fortune, future.

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