Model Public Examination – March 2018

SSLC - English II Paper

Time Allowed: 2.30 Hrs             Maximum Marks: 100

Instruction: (i) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of fairness,

inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.

(ii) Use Black or Blue ink to write.

Note : This question paper contains five sections.

SECTION – I - (NON-DETAILED: 35 MARKS)

1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete

meaningful paragraph.             (5 x 1 = 5)

One day, while walking, he came upon some children playing .......(i)........ . Among them, he

saw a …..(ii)..... boy. His face stirred the …..(iii)...... . It was the ….(iv)...... a very dirty one but it was

……(v)....... he needed.

i) twelve year old   ii) painter’s heart   iii) in the street

iv) the face     v) face of an angel

2. Read the following sentences and identify the character / speaker:   (5 x 1 = 5)

i) "We need to find his owner."

ii) "He thinks I’m dead."

iii) "Come with me."

iv) "Oh, Yeah."

v) "A little boy of fourteen travelled on his horse."

3. Match the following appropriately:                               (5 x 1= 5)

a) Celine    -  secured a job in the US

b) Mum     -   on Sicilian Town

c) Kumar    -   an accomplished pianist in 3 months

d) Beast     -   a lady with dark sunglasses

e) Real owner of the dog -   the bike of Rex Coker’s brother

-  the Survivor

4. Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answer from the options

given below:           (5 x 1= 5)

a) Mom put a notice in the _______.

a) front door   b) magazine   c) paper   d) book

b) Mum mastered the art of playing the Piano in __________.

a) 2 months  b) 3 months   c) 4 months   d) 6 months

c) Celine stepped over a _______.

a) tunnel   b) low hedge   c) storm drain  d) slippery pipe

d) The brand of the author’s bike was ______.

a) Hercules   b) Atlas   c) Hero   d) Schwinn

e) Kumar’s Utopia was ______.

a) New York   b) United Kingdom c) United States  d) Vedanthangal

M.Muthuprabakaran M.A.,M.Phil.,B.Ed., Graduate English Teacher, GHSS, Puzhuthipatti, Sivagangai.

5. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (5 x 1= 5)

A DC electric motor he bought from a local pawn shop for twenty bucks and the old battery out

of dad’s old Chevy were fast coming together. The motor was mounted on the main frame just below

the bike’s seat. The battery was strapped down on the rack over the back tire and fender. Two cables

were run along the frame to a switch mounted on the cross bar between the handlebars and seat. In

the place of a sprocket which drove the chain was now a pulley with the fan belt off, of an old yazoo

lawn mower.

a) What did he buy in the local pawn shop?

b) From where did he get the old battery?

c) Where did he strap the battery?

d) How were the two cables connected?

e) What replaced the sprocket?

6. Study the given mind map and fill in the incomplete details:   (5 x 1= 5)

7. Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions:   (5 x 1= 5)

a) Describe the family which Kumar had left behind in India?

b) Write a paragraph on “The Piano Lesson”.

c) Narrate the turmoil experienced by Celine.

SECTION – II - (LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS: 15 MARKS)

8. Make notes of the following passage and prepare a summary using the notes.(5+5=10)

The communities of ants are sometimes very large, numbering even up to 500 individuals: and

it is a lesson to us that no one has ever yet seen a quarrel between any two ants belonging to the same

community. On the other hand it must be admitted that they are in hostility not only with most other

insects including ants of different species, but even with those of the same species if belonging to

different communities. I have over and over again introduced ants from one nest to another of the

same species; and they were invariably attacked, seized by a leg or an antenna, and dragged out. It is

evident therefore, that the ants of each community all recognized one another and were perfectly

friendly, while they at once attack ants from a different nest, although of the same species.

M.Muthuprabakaran M.A.,M.Phil.,B.Ed., Graduate English Teacher, GHSS, Puzhuthipatti, Sivagangai.

9. Complete the following dialogue appropriately:              (5 x 1= 5)

Father  :  _______________________________?

Kumar  :  I am going to meet my friend Ram.

Father  :  _______________________________?

Kumar  :  Because we wish to study together.

Father  :  _______________________________?

Kumar  :  Yes, I have prepared well for my examination.

Father  :  _______________________________?

Kumar  : I will score 450 marks.

Father  :  _______________________________?

Kumar  :  Yes, I am sure to get a centum in Mathematics.

SECTION – III - (COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS: 15 MARKS)

10. Write a dialogue with at least five utterances between a shopkeeper and a

customer who wishes to get his defective watch exchanged.   (5 x 1= 5)

11. Letter to the Editor complaining on the bad Street Lights.   (5 x 1= 5)

Ayappakkam

10th April 2018

From

Mr.XX

Z City.

To

The Editor

The Hindu

Z City.

Sir,

SUB : Complaint on bad lighting in ABC Street.’

I wish to bring to your _________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________.

Thanking You

Yours truly,

XX

12. Prepare an advertisement on the information given below:   (5 x 1= 5)

a) Pens – help mate – variety pens – available at – prices, ranging from Rs.10/- to Rs.1000/-

(OR)

b) Space for the rent – Commercial use – at the heart of the City.

M.Muthuprabakaran M.A.,M.Phil.,B.Ed., Graduate English Teacher, GHSS, Puzhuthipatti, Sivagangai.

SECTION – IV – (EXPANSION OF IDEAS: 35 MARKS)

13. Expand the following headlines:       (5 x 1= 5)

a) GST implemented in India.

b) TN Education System growing up with ICT.

c) Biometric Attendance system for Teachers and Students soon.

d) NEET registrations started.

e) NRIs can now vote in India.

14. Study the pie chart and answer the questions given below:   (5 x 1= 5)

15. Write a paragraph using anyone of the following outlines in about 100 words: (5)

a) Students – take care of health – time their study – get enough sleep – eat healthy food –

regular study hour – avoid last minute cramming – last minute tension – attention in class –

recapitulation at home – clear doubts – drink – enough water .

(OR)

b) Without hard work – no knowledge – all things – difficult initially – climbing mountains – get

arduous training live in camps – minimum food – more hardships – risking life – lesson – no

achievement without self – sacrifice – adequate preparation – high achievers – overcome more

difficulties.

16. Match the following products and slogans:      (5 x 1= 5)

a) Aqua guard  -   flawless writing flows

b) MRF Tyres   -   ready to wear

c) Ready-mades -   smooth flooring

d) Micro tip pen  -   the solution to water purification

e) Tiles    -   float on wheels

1.___ is the coolest place of all.

a)Ooty   b) Trichy

c)Kodaikanal  d) Mettupalayam

2.Ooty is almost as cool as ____

a)Mettupalayam b) Kodaikanal

c)Trichy   d) Kanyakumari

3.Is this statement True or False?

“Trichy is more hotter than Madurai.”

4.Trichy is less hotter than ____

a)Ooty   b) Kodaikanal

c)Madurai  d) Mettupalayam

5.___ has the second highest temperature.

a)Trichy   b) Chennai

c)Chennai  d) Madurai

M.Muthuprabakaran M.A.,M.Phil.,B.Ed., Graduate English Teacher, GHSS, Puzhuthipatti, Sivagangai.

17. Observe the map given below and write the instructions required:  (5 x 1= 5)

Guide the stranger to the State Bank of India. Guide him with suitable

instructions.

18. Read the poem given below and complete its paraphrase with suitable phrases in

the given blanks:          (5 x 1= 5)

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the sky-lark sings with me.

O! What a sweet company!

But to go to school in a summer morn,

O! It drives all joy away;

Under a cruel eye outworn

The little ones spend the day,

In sighting and dismay.

19. B) Look at the picture given below. Write five sentences in English on what you

think or feel when you see this picture.       (5 x 1= 5)

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I like to wake upon a …….(i) when

the birds ……….(ii). The distant ………(iii)

has already gone on his hunting. The

skylark sings happily. Everything is happy

around me. The thought of going to ……..

(iv) drives all joy away. The children spend

their time ……….(v) in the classroom,

supervises by an old teacher. They are

dismayed at the instructions that do not

give them joy.

With Best Wishes…

C.THIRUNEELAKANDAN