AP SSC 10th class English-1 Model paper 2015-16 English Medium Set 1

Part – A

(1-10) Answer ANY FIVE of the following questions in two or three sentences each.

1.What made Nick choose Bethany Hamilton as his teacher to learn surfing ?(Attitude is Altitude)

2.Why did Mrs. Slater ask Victoria to change her dress ?

3.Who carried the writer’s luggage when he came home ?

4.How did Roberge know the humane concern in Ray ?

5.Who was Bayaji ? Where did he work ?

6.According to Maathai, how are the women responsible for the protection of the environment ? (Environment)

7.What were the daily wages of Kalam ? (My Childhood)

8.Why was the writer amazed with the boy’s actions ? (Jamaican Fragment)

9.What are the three things that the father plans to do on Monday next ? What effect does it have on his daughters ? (The Dear Departed-II)

10.What made ‘Maya Bazaar’ a landmark film ? (Maya Bazaar)

11.Read the following stanza.
Far in the North the white bear snuffles Down in her lair the. gleaming snow She waits for all the life she’s making Outside the crashing glaciers grow.
These cubs could be the last cubs ever To freely live and roam and mate.
Our grandchild knows the white bear never
Or will the dreamer wake ? (Or Will the Dreamer Wake)
Now answer the following questions.
(a)Why does the white bear snuffle ?
(b)What is the meaning of ‘glacier’ ?
(c)Why does the white bear wait for all the life she’s making ?
(d)Why could these cubs be the last cubs ever ?
(e)What is the cause of destruction of white bear’s habitat ? Gan you guess ?

12.Read the following passage.
Father had provided for my education, and I had been able to realize his dreams. My parents were truly proud of me. It was through me that they had earned a greater degree of admiration and respect from the villagers. My father would not like to see me carrying a trunk on my back and would be very* hurt if I did so. I concluded that it would be better to let him carry it. Father was used to carrying luggage anyway. He was stronger and more skilled than I in these matters. I had never got used to physical labour having stayed in hostels right from my childhood. (The Journey)
Now answer the following questions.
(a)Who do you think provides for your education ?
(b)How had the narrator’s parents earned respect, according to the narrator ?
(c)What did the narrator conclude ? Do you think his conclusion was right ? .

13.Read the following passage.
Fifty years ago, director K.V. Reddy or for that matter, producers Nagireddy and Chakrapani, would not have imagined what they were unleashing when they decided to make Maya Bazaar-a bilingual in Telugu and Tamil. (Maya Bazaar)
Now answer the following questions.
(a)Who directed ‘Maya Bazaar’ ?
(b)In how many languages, was ‘Maya Bazaar’ made ?

Part – B

16.Study the following pair of sentences and answer the questions.
(a)Raheem put, on the light in the room.
(b)Reshma put out the light in the room.
Q.Who made the room darker ? Ans:____________
(Or)
Report the following into Indirect Speech.
Kiran said, ‘I want to visit China next year’.
Ans:____________

17.Medha Patkar is an activist. She started the Narmada Bachao Andolan.(Combine the sentences with ‘who’)
Ans:____________

18.Rewrite the following sentence in the Passive form.
They are repairing the engine.
Ans:____________

19.Combine the following sentences with ‘Who’.
A tall woman is standing near the door. She is my English teacher.
Ans:____________

20.Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms.
When we_________ (reach) the cinema-hall, the film _________(start). So we could not see the beginning.

21.Fill in the blanks choosing the right words from those given in the brackets.
(a) Kumar was afraid__________ his enemies. (off, of, to)
(b) Come and sit__________me (at, beside, by)
(c)People started to shout__________the driver. (over, out, at)
(d)They may feel jealous__________ your success (of, at, about)

22.Choose the right words from those given in the brackets and fill in the blanks.
(a)A, person who brings out new books is_________ (publisher; editor, distributor)
(b)Words inscribed on a tomb_______________ (epitaph, epilogue,epitome)
(c) A person studies birds scientifically, he is an_______________ (Ornithologist, Ecologist, Activist)
(d) The film that gives facts about something is_______________ (documentary, fiction, feature film)

23.Fill in the blanks with the words opposite in meaning to those underlined.
(a)As I am strange to the atmosphere, I am slowly becoming _____________ with it.
(b)He is glad that he has won the case but at the same time he is_______________ that he has to spend so much amount on it.
(c)We drove along a broad road for many miles and turned into a
(d)Man is mortal, but nature is____________ .

24.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the underlined words.
(a)We derive a lot of_________ from her inspiring
(b)The jewel seems a precious Let us see what the__________ of this article is.
(c)The doctor operated the patient and he talked to him after__________

26.Complete the following words by using ie, ei_f ea or ou.
(a)amb_ _ nee (b) industr _ _ s

27.Complete the following words with the letters given in the brackets.
(a) specula____ (tion / sion) (b) insecti________ (cide / side)

28.One word in each set is wrongly spelt. Rewrite it correctly in the space provided.
(a)Deforestation Available Modernization Permanant Ans :______________
(b)Representative Responsability Convention Segregation Ans :_________

29.Look at the two sets of words given below. In each set, the letters underlined in the two words are pronounced in the same way. Find the words and copy them out.
(a)peasant lean bear head Ans :_________________
(b)ache teach moustache musician Ans :_________________

31.Your friend is cutting a tree. Advise him not to cut the tree.
Ans:_________________

33.Change the following into a polite request.
Sneha to Librarian : Give me an English dictionary.
Ans:_________________

34.You helped your friend. He expressed his thanks. What would you say in reply ?
(a) Thank you ! ( ) (b) It’s nice ! ( )
(c)You’re welcome ! ( ) (d) Congratulations! ( )

ANSWERS

Part – A

1.What made Nick choose Bethany Hamilton as his teacher to learn surfing ?
Ans.Bethany Hamilton was also a disabled person. Though her left arm was bitten off by a shark at the age of 12, she did not lose hope.

2.Why did Mrs. Slater ask Victoria to change her dress ?
Ans.Because her (Victoria’s) Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Ben are coming to their house.

3.Who carried the writer’s luggage when he came home ?
Ans.A porter carried his luggage from the bus stop, when he came home.

4.How did Roberge know the humane concern in Ray ?
Ans.After knowing his ‘Charulatha’ screenplay was missing, he did not want to hurt the reputation of the person who had stolen it.

5.Who was Bayaji ? Where did he work ?
Ans.Bayaji was (a Dalit) Mahar by caste in Maharastra. He worked in the dockyard in Bombay.

6.According to Maathai, how are the women responsible for the protection of the environment?
Ans.Women play a crucial role. They work on farms. They plant, cultivate and produce food.

7.What were the daily wages of Kalam ?
Ans.The daily wages of Kalam were an anna.

8.Why was the writer amazed with the boy’s actions ?
Ans.The white boy even at his tender age was imposing his will upon the black boy and the little black boy submitted meekly.

9.What are the three things that the father plans to do on Monday next ? What effect does it have on his daughters ?
Ans.The three things that the father plans to do on Monday next are : (a) to see his lawyer to alter his will (b) to pay his insurance premium and (c) to marry widow Shorrocks at St. Philip’s Church.
If the father does all these three things, the daughters will lose the chance of getting their share in their father’s assets.

10.What made ‘Maya Bazaar’ a landmark film ?
Ans.Maya Bazaar became a landmark movie because of the sterling performances of great film stars. Apart from that the director K.V. Reddy had full control over every frame of the film. It is a blend of supreme talent and technical brilliance of the unit.

11.a) Why does the white bear snuffle ?
Ans.Due to the clashing glaciers
b) What is the meaning of ‘glacier’ ?
Ans.A large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain
c)Why does the white bear wait for all the life she’s making ?
Ans.For the rehabilitation of the environment
d)Why could these cubs be the last cubs ever ?
Ans.As their habitat is going to be destroyed.
e)What is the cause of destruction of white bear’s habitat ? Can you guess ?
Ans.Global warming

12.a) Who do you think provides for your education ?
Ans.Father
b)How had the narrator’s parents earned respect, according to the narrator ?
Ans.Through the narrator
c)What did the narrator conclude ? Do you think his conclusion was right ?
Ans.By allowing his father to carry his luggage. No.

13.a) Who directed ‘Maya Bazaar’ ?
Ans.K.V. Reddy
b) In how many languages, was ‘Maya Bazaar’ made ?
Ans.In two languages / In Telugu and Tamil

Part – B

Ans.(1)C (2) A (3) B (4) B (5) C

Ans.(i) E (ii) D (iii) A (iv) B (v) C

17.Medha Patkar is an activist. She started the Narmada Bachao Andolan.(Combine the sentences with ‘who’)
Ans.Medha Patkar, who is an activist, started the Narmada Bachao Andolan.

18.Rewrite the following sentence in the Passive form.
They are repairing the engine.
Ans.The engine is being repaired by them.

19.Combine the following sentences with ‘Who’.
A tall woman is standing near the door. She is my English teacher.
Ans.A tall woman who is standing near the door is my English teacher.

20.Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms.
When we_________ (reach) the cinema-hall, the film _________(start). So we could not see the beginning.
Ans.Reached,had started

22.Choose the right words from those given in the brackets and fill in the blanks.
(a)A, person who brings out new books is_________ (publisher, editor, distributor)
(b)Words inscribed on a tomb_______________ (epitaph, epilogue,epitome)
(c) A person studies birds scientifically, he is an_______________ (Ornithologist, Ecologist, Activist)
(d) The film that gives facts about something is_______________ (documentary, fiction, feature film)
Ans.(a)publisher (b)epitaph (c)Ornithologist (d)documentary

Ans.

26.Complete the following words by using ie, ei_f ea or ou.
(a)amb_ _ nee (b) industr _ _ s
Ans.(a) ambience (b) industries

27.Complete the following words with the letters given in the brackets.
(a) specula____ (tion / sion) (b) insecti________ (cide / side)
Ans.(a) speculation (b) insecticide

Ans.sacrifice, sculpture, several, synthesis ‘

31.Your friend is cutting a tree. Advise him not to cut the tree.
Ans:You should not cut the tree.

Ans.i) (d) making an offer ii) (d) seeking information

33.Change the following into a polite request.
Sneha to Librarian : Give me an English dictionary.
Ans:Would / Could you give (lend) me an English dictionary ? (Or)
Excuse me madam / sir, please give (lend) me an English dictionary.

34.You helped your friend. He expressed his thanks. What would you say in reply ?
(a) Thank you ! ( ) (b) It’s nice ! ( )
(c)You’re welcome ! ( ) (d) Congratulations! ( )
Ans.(c) You’re welcome

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