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SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION – 2022 (ANNUAL), MODEL SET, ENGLISH (Compulsory), , Sub. Code- 113, , Time: 3 Hours 15 minutes, Total No. of Questions: - 100+11=111, , Full Marks- 100, , Instructions for the candidates :1. Candidates must enter their Question Booklet Serial No. (10 Digits) in, the OMR Answer Sheet., 2. Candidates are required to give answers in their own words as far as, practicable., 3. Figures in the right hand margin indicate full marks., 4. 15 minutes of extra time has been allotted for the candidate to read the, questions and follow the instructions carefully., 5. This question paper is divided into two sections & Section-A and, Section-B., 6. In Section – A, there are 100 objective type questions, out of which only, 50 questions are to be answered. First 50 answers will be evaluated in, case more than 50 questions are answered. Each question carries 1, mark. Darken the circle with blue/ black ball pen against the correct, option on OMR Answer Sheet provided to you. Do not use, whitener/liquid/blade/nail, etc on OMR Answer Sheet, otherwise the, result will be treated invalid., 1

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7. Section- B, there are 11 Descriptive Answer Type Questions, which are, to be answered., 8. Use of any electronic appliances is strictly prohibited., SECTION- A, Objective Type Questions, Question No. 1 to 100 have four options out of which only one is correct., You have to mark your selected option on the OMR Answer Sheet. You, have to attempt only 50 questions., , (50x1=50), , Instruction: Q. No. 1 to 60 are based on prescribed texts., 1., , 2., , 3., , 4., , 5., , The pace of life was getting too much for the …………., (A) doctor, , (C) corn merchant, , (B) lawyer, , (D) merchant’s nephew, , ‘You shouldn’t burn those leaves. It’s bad for air, ……….’, (A) Mr. Williams, , (C) the narrator, , (B) Ms. Greene, , (D) Mr Johnson, , On the day of his death, Gillu did not …………, (A) run, , (C) eat, , (B) sleep, , (D) drink, , The truly Indian film should steer clear of ……….., (A) inconsistencies, , (C) controversies, , (B) imagination, , (D) integrity, , Genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than ………., 2

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6., , 7., , 8., , 9., , (A) diamond, , (C) copper, , (B) metal, , (D) wealth, , The boy and the girl climb into the …….. bed., (A) soiled, , (C) warm, , (B) flower, , (D) wagon, , There can be no culture without ………., (A) civilization, , (C) history, , (B) war, , (D) tolerance, , When men started fighting, two girls began to dig a ………., (A) river, , (C) stream, , (B) ocean, , (D) channel, , In ‘The Pace for Living’, the chief character in the play was a cornmerchant in a small ………… country town., , 10., , 11., , 12., , (A) Sussex, , (C) Irish, , (B) Welsh, , (D) Scottish, , Mr. William, on seeing Jim, tried to pretend he’s …………, (A) at the hospital, , (C) cooking, , (B) sleeping, , (D) not home, , Gillu had ……… eyes., (A) shining, , (C) sad, , (B) dim, , (D) vacant, , The Indian films possess ……..... tools of films-making., 3

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13., , (A) other, , (C) primary, , (B) tertiary, , (D) secondary, , The ideals of ………., according to Alexander Aris, should never, be given up., , 14., , (A) humanism, , (C) intellectualism, , (B) poverty, , (D) agriculture, , The young people in ‘Once Upon a Time’ were unable to hold their, ………, , 15., , 16., , (A) sadness, , (C) happiness, , (B) laughter, , (D) crookedness, , The ………. built up a new civilization., (A) Harappan, , (C) Pre-Aryans, , (B) Vedic, , (D) Mohenjo-daro, , The celebration time was ………., (A) Easter, , (C) Thanksgiving, , (B) Christmas, 17., , (D) New Year, , The source of light, according to William Cowper, in the villages in, the evening is the ………, , 18., , (A) torch, , (C) bulb, , (B) sun, , (D) moonbeam, , A happy man’s days pass …………, (A) happily, , (C) smoothly, 4

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(B) sadly, 19., , 20., , 21., , 22., , 23., , 24., , 25., , (D) leisurely, , The polythene bag cannot be …………, (A) destroyed, , (C) loved, , (B) killed, , (D) sown, , ………… thinks about Krishna all the time., (A) Sita, , (C) Draupadi, , (B) Rukmini, , (D) Radha, , To gather gold, the rich man tried all …………, (A) avenues, , (C) methods, , (B) tricks, , (D) games, , The porter ………… a distance of six miles., (A) walks, , (C) swims, , (B) runs, , (D) climbs, , ‘‘Speak! Speak! Why are thy ………… so still ?’’, (A) leaves, , (C) trees, , (B) roses, , (D) garden, , Martha had ………… eyes., (A) gray, , (C) brown, , (B) blue, , (D) black, , Our groves were planted to console at …………, (A) noontime, , (C) dinner time, , (B) morning time, , (D) bed time, 5

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26., , 27., , 28., , 29., , What slides soft away ?, (A) Nature, , (C) Wealth, , (B) Beauty, , (D) Time, , The polythene bag remains ………… within., (A) melted, , (C) lost, , (B) buried, , (D) burnt, , Vidyapati’s poems recreate and reveal the world of …………, (A) Laila and Majnu, , (C) Radha and Krishna, , (B) Heer and Ranjha, , (D) Ram and Sita, , Periasamy Thooran won the Padma Bhushan and …………, Award., , 30., , 31., , (A) Gyanpeeth, , (C) Sahitya Akademi, , (B) Kalalmamani, , (D) Iyal, , What keeps the Koel …………, yet charred ?, (A) sad, , (C) angry, , (B) happy, , (D) fresh, , Like a bird, according to Laxmi Prasad Devkota, his heart is, twittering, …………, , 32., , (A) singing, , (C) panting, , (B) jumping, , (D) swinging, , The children while listening to Martha’s stories, sat on their …….., (A) chin lolled, , (C) eyes lolled, 6

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(B) elbow lolled, 33., , 34., , (D) head lolled, , Jabra started barking when he heard the noise of some …………, (A) cars, , (C) crowd, , (B) trucks, , (D) animals, , Anti-histamines may provide ………… relief by masking the, symptoms., , 35., , (A) permanent, , (C) guaranteed, , (B) temporary, , (D) clinical, , During the first year of his imprisonment, the lawyer played the, …………, , 36., , 37., , (A) violin, , (C) piano, , (B) guitar, , (D) drum, , Mr. Gessler died of …………, (A) malaria, , (C) cancer, , (B) slow starvation, , (D) typhoid, , Katherine Mansfield has sensitive perception of feelings especially, of …………, , 38., , (A) women, , (C) young men, , (B) children, , (D) the aged, , In the letter, the daughter says that she tries to follow the advice of, her …………, (A) husband, , (C) mother, 7

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(B) father, 39., , (D) sister, , The narrator in ‘Love Defiled’, lived with his girlfriend for …………, years., , 40., , 41., , 42., , 43., , 44., , 45., , (A) five, , (C) two, , (B) six, , (D) eight, , Premchand was a prolific writer of both Hindi and …………, (A) Urdu, , (C) Tamil, , (B) Bengali, , (D) Bhojpuri, , Rana S. P. Singh has written a number of articles on …………, (A) medicinal plants, , (C) pneumonia, , (B) healthcare, , (D) diabetes, , The old banker had given a party ………… years ago., (A) 17, , (C) 15, , (B) 16, , (D) 20, , ………… was John Galsworthy’s first important work., (A) The Island Pharisees, , (C) Strife, , (B) The Skin Game, , (D) Loyalties, , Katherine Mansfield’s stories followed in the foot steps of …………, (A) Anton Chekov, , (C) Jane Austen, , (B) John Galsworthy, , (D) George Eliot, , ‘I speak with prejudice, because I belong to the ………… of slow, thinkers ‘, 8

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46., , 47., , 48., , 49., , 50., , (A) family, , (C) school, , (B) class, , (D) tribe, , The beloved was the narrator’s …………, (A) bed side, , (C) alter ego, , (B) over confidence, , (D) confused side, , To whom does the author turn for enlightment about movies ?, (A) his brother, , (C) his sister, , (B) his wife, , (D) his friend, , Alexander Pope is a poet of the early ………… century., (A) sixteenth, , (C) eighteenth, , (B) seventeenth, , (D) nineteenth, , Leo Tolstoy’s story is about …………, (A) two boys, , (C) two girls, , (B) three boys, , (D) three girls, , According to Toni Morrison, ‘language should be living and, …………’, , 51., , (A) simple, , (C) complex, , (B) vibrant, , (D) dull, , Which word in ‘Me and the Ecology Bit’ is known as ‘filth’ ?, (A) Garbage, , (C) Ecology, , (B) Compost, , (D) Lawn, , 9

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52., , ‘I developed cold feet when it came to tying the knot with the, …………’, , 53., , 54., , 55., , (A) saint, , (C) boy, , (B) man, , (D) girl, , What does the Koel’s voice do to the poet ?, (A) attacks him, , (C) sings for him, , (B) scares him, , (D) wakes the poet’s soul, , Lord Krishna had not met ………… from some time., (A) Devaki, , (C) Yashoda, , (B) Radha, , (D) Sudama, , ‘Gillu’ is based on a beautiful friendship between a human being, and a/an …………, , 56., , (A) relative, , (C) animal, , (B) sibling, , (D) neighbour, , ‘……… the germs of the disease, keep on growing’ is from the poem, …………, , 57., , 58., , (A) Ode on Solitude, , (C) God Made the Country, , (B) The Empty Heart, , (D) Polythene Bag, , ‘The Listener’ and ‘Arabia’ are written by :, (A) Walter de la Mare, , (C) William Blake, , (B) T. S. Eliot, , (D) John Keats, , Jabra looked ………… at the fire., 10

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59., , (A) sadly, , (C) angrily, , (B) fearfully, , (D) happily, , The daughter wrote to her mother that she learned the mantra of, loving ………… from her., , 60., , (A) food, , (C) learning, , (B) management, , (D) pain and hardship, , The children in ‘Sun and Moon’ were marched off to the nursery to, …………, (A) sleep, , (C) get dressed, , (B) play, , (D) cat, , Direction (61-66) : Choose the correct option of the following :, 61., , Active voice of : ‘By whom was it painted?’, (A) Who painted it ?, (B) Was it painted by whom ?, (C) Who has painted it ?, (D) It was painted whom ?, , 62., , Active voice of : Let this door be shut., (A) You have shut this door., (B) They shut the door., (C) Shut this door., (D) He can shut this door., , 63., , Active voice of : ‘Butter is made from milk by us.”, 11

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(A) Butter made by us from milk., (B) We make butter from milk., (C) Butter is make with milk by us., (D) From milk butter is made by us., 64., , Active voice of : ‘I was shocked by the letter.”, (A)The shocked me with the letter., (B)The letter has shocked me., (C) I was shocked with the letter., (D) The letter shocked me., , 65., , Passive Voice of : ‘Don’t touch the switch’., (A)The switch don’t be touched., (B)The switch must not be touched., (C) The switch does not be touched., (D) The switch need not be touched., , 66., , Passive Voice of : ‘Someone is following us.’, (A) We are following by someone., (B) We are followed by someone., (C) We are being followed., (D) We had been followed by someone., , Direction (67-72) : Choose the correct option of the following :67., , Direct speech of : ‘The boy said that he had not stolen the book.’, (A) The boy said, “I don’t steal the book.”, 12

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(B) The boy said, “I didn’t steal the book.”, (C) The boys says, “I hadn’t stolen the book.”, (D) The boy said, “I haven’t stolen the book.”, 68., , Direct speech of : ‘The Principal told us to wait there till he, returned.’, (A) The Principal told us, “Wait here till I return.”, (B) The Principal tells us, “Wait here till I returned.”, (C) The Principal ordered, “Wait till I returned here.”, (D) The Principal said, “Wait till I return.”, , 69., , Direct speech of : ‘They said that they had lived there for a long, time.’, (A) They say, “We live here for a long time.”, (B) They said, “We have lived here for a long time.”, (C) They says, “We may live here for a long time.”, (D) They told, “We can live here for a long time.”, , 70., , Indirect speech of : I said to my sister, “I bought you a doll, yesterday.”, (A) I told my sister that I had bought her a doll the previous day., (B) I told my sister that I had bought her a doll yesterday., (C) I told my sister that I bought her a doll yesterday., (D) I told my sister that I bought you a doll the previous day., , 13

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71., , Indirect Speech of : “When did you meet my brother,” she asked, me., (A) She wanted to know when did I meet her brother., (B) She asked me when I had met her brother., (C) She asked when did I meet my brother., (D) She wants to know when I had met my brother., , 72., , Indirect speech of : He said, “How lovely the scene is.”, (A) He exclaimed that the scene is very lovely., (B) He exclaimed how the scene was lovely., (C) He exclaimed that the scene was very lovely., (D) He exclaimed that the scene is indeed lovely., , Direction : (73-79) Choose the correct form of verb., 73., , 74., , 75., , 76., , When I opened my eyes, I ……….. a strange sight., (A) saw, , (C) seen, , (B) see, , (D) have seen, , The headmaster ……….. to talk to you., (A) wanting, , (C) want, , (B) have want, , (D) wants, , Radha ……….. with her in-laws., (A) living, , (C) has living, , (B) lives, , (D) has lived, , We ……….. America the next month., 14

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77., , 78., , 79., , (A) visit, , (C) shall visit, , (B) visited, , (D) were visited, , I ……….. from Canada., (A) am, , (C) is, , (B) are, , (D) was, , Lisa and Jane ……….. really happy now., (A) am, , (C) was, , (B) were, , (D) are, , Sincere students always ……….. high marks., (A) are getting, , (C) will get, , (B) get, , (D) gotten, , Direction (80-86) : Choose the most suitable preposition :80., , 81., , 82., , 83., , I congratulated him ……….. his success., (A) about, , (C) on, , (B) for, , (D) at, , It is our duty to get ……….. the truth., (A) to, , (C) into, , (B) over, , (D) at, , Kundan did not approve ……….. his father’s plan., (A) to, , (C) by, , (B) of, , (D) with, , He threw a stone ……….. the river., 15

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84., , 85., , 86., , (A) in, , (C) on, , (B) into, , (D) to, , Madhav is good ……….. English., (A) in, , (C) on, , (B) at, , (D) with, , Nidhi did not disclose the fact ……….. her husband., (A) for, , (C) to, , (B) an, , (D) from, , I am worried ……….. the examination., (A) in, , (C) on, , (B) about, , (D) of, , Direction : (87-93) Choose the correctly spelt word., 87., , 88., , 89., , 90., , 91., , (A) Charactor, , (C) Character, , (B) Karacter, , (D) Cheractor, , (A) Solidarity, , (C) Sulidarety, , (B) Selederity, , (D) Salidarity, , (A) Livelyhud, , (C) Livelyhoode, , (B) Levlihud, , (D) Livelihood, , (A) Paculear, , (C) Perculear, , (B) Peculiar, , (D) Paculiar, , (A) Nieghbor, , (C) Naighbor, , (B) Neighbur, , (D) Neighbour, 16

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92., , 93., , (A) Mentain, , (C) Maintain, , (B) Menteion, , (D) Meanton, , (A) Trouble, , (C) Truble, , (B) Torouble, , (D) Traubul, , Direction : (94-96) Choose the most suitable translation., , 94. rqEgsa tkuk ugha pkfg, FkkA, (A)You should not have gone., (B)You should not go., (C) Should go you not., (D) Not you should go., , 95. ,d tt dks bZekunkj gksuk pkfg,A, (A)Judge honest must be, (B)Must be a judge honest., (C) A judge must be honest., (D) Honest must a judge be., , 96. rqEgsa ?kcjkus dh t:jr ugha gSA, (A)You worry not., (B)Need you not worry., (C) Worry you need not., (D) You need not worry., Direction : (97-100) Choose the correct option, 97., , Synonym of : Deny, 17

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98., , 99., , (A) Regain, , (C) Repair, , (B) Refuse, , (D) Reduce, , Synonym of : Renowned, (A) Notorious, , (C) Brave, , (B) Great, , (D) Famous, , Antonym of : Urban, (A) Civil, , (C) Foreign, , (B) Rustic, , (D) Rural, , 100. Antonym of : Quiet, (A) Strong, , (C) Violent, , (B) Incomplete, , (D) Uncertain, SECTION- B, , Descriptive Type Questions, 1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that, follow., Kovalam is one of the most beautiful beaches in Kerala. This, beach attracts tourists from all over India and abroad. On the shore, there are tall green coconut trees. On the west we can see the vast, Arabian sea. During the months of December and January, there is a, great rush of the tourists. The sea-shore is clean and tidy. The sunset is, a beautiful scene from the shore. According to the tourists, the beach is, a coastal paradise of Kerala., 18

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Questions, (i) Where is Kovalam beach?, , (1), , (ii) Which sea is there on the west of Kovalam beach ?, , (2), , (iii) Which trees are there on the shore ?, , (2), , (iv) Why is the Kovalam beach called the coastal paradise of Kerala ? (2), OR, There are many temples and water bodies inside the Chittorgarh, fort. We visited the Meera Bai Mandir, the Kalika Mata Mandir and Tulja, Bhawani Mandir. We saw the Gaumukh and some other ponds. Chittorgarh, fort is the symbol of bravery and patriotism of the people of Mewar. They, fought against the foreign invaders to save our motherland. We are proud of, Chittorgarh and the brave warriors of Mewar., Questions, (i) What was inside the Chittorgarh fort ?, , (1), , (ii) What did the people see there ?, , (2), , (iii) What is Chittorgarh fort the symbol of ?, , (2), , (iv) Why did the people of Mewar fight against the foreign, invaders?, , (2), , 2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that, follow :, We know that success tastes sweet. It may be achieved by even, ordinary people by hard work, perseverance and steady application., 19

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Success is like a seed that needs a balanced proportion of all the, elements of life. No one can achieve success in a day. They have to go, through and face different conditions in life for being successful. Above, all, success is the feeling of fulfilment that one feels when one achieve, his or her goal., Questions, (i) How does success taste ?, , (1), , (ii) How can success be achieved ?, , (2), , (iii) What does success need ?, , (2), , (iv) What is the feeling after one gets success in life ?, , (2), , OR, Every point of time or phase of life has its own importance and we need, to recognize that. Time is important because it helps us learn from our, mistakes. Committing mistake is an unavoidable part of our life. But what is, more important is that we keep patience, have faith in time and realize our, shortcomings. This makes us self-reliant and successful., Questions :, (i) What should we recognize ?, , (1), , (ii) Why is time important ?, , (2), , (iii) What is an unavoidable part of our life ?, , (2), , (iv) Make sentences with: Success; Patience., , (2), , 3. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:, 20

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How do you like to go up in a swing ?, Up in the air so blue ?, Oh, I do think it is the pleasantest thing, Ever a child can do!, Up in the air and over the wall,, Till I can see so wide,, Rivers and trees and cattle and all, Over the country side., Questions, (i) What is the pleasantest thing a child can do ?, , (2), , (ii) What does the child see over the wall ?, , (2), , (iii) What more can the child see in the country side ?, , (2), , OR, There’s dirt on my shirt, And leaves in my hair, There’s mud on my boots, But I don’t really care, Playing outside is so much fun, To breathe the clean air, And feel the warm sun, To stomp in a puddle, Or climb a big tree, 21

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Makes me quite happy, Just look and you’ll see., Questions, (i) What does the child not really care about ?, , (2), , (ii) What is so much fun ?, , (2), , (iii) What makes the child really happy ?, , (2), , 4. Answer any five of the following questions:, , (5x2=10), , A. What made the young people want to laugh ?, B. Do Indian film-makers possess the primary tools of film making ?, C. Which spirit underlies the changes of Indian history ?, D. Which animal messes up Ms. Green’s yard ?, E. What can make our life sweet ?, F. How did the man try to gather gold ?, G. How did Martha sit to tell the story ?, H. Who is challenging the mountain ?, I. How did Halku warm himself in the orchard ?, J. What is ‘allergy march’ ?, 5. Write a paragraph on any one of the following in about 60-70 words:, (1x5=5), (i) How I celebrate My Birthday, (ii) A Road Accident, (iii) Morning Assembly in My school, 22

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(iv) Value of time, (v) All is well that ends well, Direction (6-11): Answer any three from Q Nos. 6 to 11, , (3x5=15), , 6. You are Tina, the President of the Music Society. Write a notice in about, 60-70 words informing about the Inter-school Music Competition., 7. Write a report in about 60-70 words about your visit to the pandemic, affected areas., 8. Write an application to your Principal for a week’s leave to attend to your, mother who is hospitalized., 9. Write a letter to your friend, asking him to send some information, regarding the date of the Board Examinations as your have no internet, facility in your village., 10. You are Gauri, Write a speech in about 60-70 words as ‘Importance of, education for women’., 11. You are Gopal, Write a message in about 30-40 words asking your, cousin to come to your house for a surprise party organized on your, mother’s birthday., , 23