SSC English Practice Paper 2023 Paper No.3

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SSC English Practice Paper 2023 Paper No.3

Subject – English L.L. Time: 3 Hrs. Marks: 80

SECTION I: LANGUAGE STUDY

Q.1 A) Do as directed. (Attempt any four) [8]

A1) Fill in the missing letters to complete the words. 2

i) Co_template ii) master_iece iii) Soc_ety iv) hum_liate

Ans:

i) Contemplate

ii) masterpiece

iii) Society

iv) humiliate

A2) Put the words in alphabetical order. 2

i) long, straighten, corruption, apartment

ii) compatible, curious, completion, compartment

Ans:

i) apartment, corruption, long, straighten

ii) compartment, compatible, completion, curious

A3) Punctuate the following. 2

i) Whats the matter with you she shouted.

ii) dont you like to listen to good music

Ans:

i) “What’s the matter with you?”, she said.

ii) Don’t you like to listen to good music?

A4) Make four words (minimum 3 letters) using the letters in the word 2

‘international’

Ans:

i) national ii) inter iii) lion iv) tent

A5) Write related words as shown in the example. 2

Ans:

A6) Complete the word chain of “Adjectives”. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word. 2

Happy , 1 _______ , 2 _______, 3 ________, 4 ________

Ans:

Happy – 1. yellow, 2. wide, 3. elegant, 4. Tall

Q.1 B) Do as directed.

1. (Attempt any one) [2]

(a) Make a meaningful sentence using the phrase ‘fed up’. 1

Ans: He was fed up with the failure.

(b) Add a clause to expand the sentence meaningfully. 1

People started clapping………………

Ans: People started clapping after India won the match.

2. (Attempt any one)

a) Add a prefix or suffix to make new words. 1

(a) i) imagine ii) education

Ans: i) imaginative ii) educational

b) Use any one of the following words in your own sentence. 1

(b) i) imagine ii) education

Ans:

i) He could not imagine a more peaceful scene.

ii) Education is an integral part of our lives.

Read Also: Clauses Expand the sentences

SECTION II: TEXTUAL PASSAGES

Q.2 A) Read the passage and carry out the activities. [10]

A1) Name the following. 2

i) One who took the baby langur to the backyard –

ii) One who was in trauma –

Ans:

i) The writer. ii) The baby langur.

I took the baby langur to our backyard and gently laid him on the floor inside the poultry coop. his body was full of deep bite marks and scratched. Blood was oozing from some of the wounds. The baby remained motionless. My father provided first aid to clean the wounds and stop the bleeding. I was relieved to find out that the baby was breathing, even though his breaths were shallow.

Splashes of cold water made the baby stir and after a few shaky attempts, he sat up. He was in state of stock and started trembling like a leaf in the wind. His two little twinkling eyes welled up with tears and he started to sob with a muffled cry – just like human child would after experiencing trauma. I offered him a peeled banana which he accepted with his unsteady hand and began taking hesitant bites.

A2) What was the condition of the baby langur when it was taken to the backyard? 2

Ans: The baby langur’s body was covered with bite marks and scratches. The wounds were bleeding and the langur did not move, but it was breathing.

A3) Add a prefix or suffix to the following words. 2

i) motion ii) back iii) steady iv) side

Ans:

i) motion – motionless

ii) back – backyard

iii) steady – unsteady

iv) side – inside

A4) 2

i) Blood was oozing from some of the wounds. (Rewrite the sentence in Simple Past Tense)

Ans: Blood oozed from some of the wounds.

ii) My father provided first aid. (Change the voice)

Ans: First aid was provided by my father.

A5) How did the writer come to know that the baby langur was shocked and frightened? 2

Ans: The baby langur was trembling like a leaf in the wind, which indicated that he was frightened. There were tears in his eyes. He sobbed weakly and softly just like a human child after experiencing trauma. On the basis of these signs, the writer understood that the baby langur was shocked and frightened.

Read Also: Grammatical Examples for Class 12th Board Exam

Q.2 B) Read the passage and carry out the activities. [10]

B1) Arrange the following sentences in proper order of their occurrence. 2

i) It starts wilting

ii) Through the day, it smiles with the sun

iii) Every fortnight, a flower blooms

iv) It withers completely

Ans:

i) It starts wilting

ii) Through the day, it smiles with the sun

iii) Every fortnight, a flower bloom

iv) It withers completely

We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. Every fortnight a flower

blooms on it – big, bright and tender. Through the day it smiles with the sun and dances with the wind, but as evening approaches, it starts wilting. The morning after, it withers completely and by evening it falls and becomes one with the earth again. The flower comes to life only for a day, yet it does in full splendour. What if we too lived our life, however short, to its fullest?

We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the rocks alongside, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock so hard, yet, as the water flows over it every day, for years, the rocks gives in. it takes the shape that the water

commands. Our problems are so colossal and we are so small, yet if we persist…

B2) The life span of a hibiscus flower can be compared to the different stages in human life. Match the stages in the life of the flower and life of man. 2

Column ‘A’

Column ‘B’

1) Blooms

2) Smiles with the sun and dances with the wind

3) Evening approaches and it starts wilting

4) It withers completely

a) Old age

b) Death

c) Youth

d) Birth

Ans: 1) – d) 2) – c) 3) – a) 4) – b)

Column ‘A’

Column ‘Ans’

1) Blooms

2) Smiles with the sun and dances with the wind

3) Evening approaches and it starts wilting

4) It withers completely

d) Birth

c) Youth

a) Old age

b) Death

B3) Fill in the blanks with suitable describing words from the passage. 2

i) _____ ocean

ii) _____ problems

iii) _____ splendour

iv) _____ beach

Ans:

i) majestic ocean

ii) colossal problems

iii) full splendour

iv) rocky beach

B4)

i) We have a hibiscus plant in our garden. Choose the question that answers the underlined word.

a) Where do we have the hibiscus plant?

b) Which plant do we have in our garden?

c) How many plants do we have in our garden?

Ans:

b) Which plant do we have in our garden?

ii) Spot the error and write the correct sentence. 2

Water are so gentle.

Ans: Water is so gentle.

B5) Explain – Our problems are so colossal and we are so small, using the analogy given in the passage. 2

Ans: Rocks are big and hard. Water is gentle. Yet, when gentle water persistently flows against the rocks, the shape of the rocks changes according to the water. Similarly, we are small and gentle and our problems are hard (difficult) and colossal (big) like the rocks. But if we persistently strive to handle the problem, we can change the situation.

SECTION III : POETRY

Q.3 A) Read the extract and answer the questions in given below. [5]

A1) Answer in one or two word. 2

i) The amount of moonlight the boy wants.

ii) The seeds which the boy wants to sow.

Ans:

i) basketful or two baskets full

ii) moon light

O moon,

give me moonlight,

basketful or two baskets full,

with seeds of moonlight.

From the city to my village,

on the sides of the path

I want to sow many,

small, small moons of light.

The whole village goes to the city

daily to work.

It becomes dark on its way back

as my village is quite far.

The route is tough and full of

snakes and scorpions.

Neither bus nor cart plies.

When my father returns home

I an asleep.

And he goes back early in the morning

while I am sleeping.

A2) Why does the poet want his father home early? 2

Ans: The poet wants his father home early because he wants to listen fairy tales and stories from him. The route which comes late to home. When father returns home, he is asleep. If father comes early he will listen to the fairy tales from him.

A3) Give one example of Alliteration. 1

Ans: Alliteration – ‘Snakes and scorpions’

Q.3 B) Read the poem. Write critical appreciation of the poem with the help of the following points. [5]

A Teenager’s Prayer

Each day brings new beginnings,

Decisions I must make.

I am the only one to choose

The road that I will take.

I can choose to take the road of life,

That leads to great success

Or travel down the darkened road,

That leads to great distress.

Please open up my eyes, dear Lord,

That I might clearly see

Help me stand for what is right,

Bring out the best in me.

Help, Lord, to just say “no”

When temptation comes my way,

That I might keep my body clean

And fit for life each day.

When my teenage years are over,

I know that I will see

That life is lived its very best

With you walking next to me.

– J. Morse

i) Title of the poem – 1/2

ii) Poet of the poem – 1/2

iii) Rhyming scheme 1

iv) Figures of speech (any one) – 1

v) Central idea of poem – 2

Ans:

i) Title of the poem – A Teenager’s Prayer

ii) Poet of the poem – J. Morse is the poet / poetess of the poem.

iii) Rhyme Scheme − abcd

iv) Figures of speech –

i) ‘Decisions I must make’ is the example of inversion.

ii) That life is lived very best is the example of alliteration.

v) Central idea of the poem – Everyone has to pass various stages in life. The first and the important stage is teenage. A teenager has to choose his road of life. There are many temptations in the way. A

teenager prays Lord to show him/her the right path and wants Lord to walk with him/her.

SECTION IV: NON-TEXTUAL PASSAGE

Q.4 A) Read the passage and carry out the activities. [10]

A1) Complete the following. 2

i) When Mirabai’s husband died, she lost _________

ii) When it became impossible to live in the royal household, Mirabai ________

Ans:

i) friend, mentor and protector.

ii) chose to leave the house and went to Vrindavan.

Mirabai was a great Bhakti saint, Hindu mystic poet and a devotee of the Lord Krishna. Born in the late fifteenth century into a royal family of Rajasthan, Mira, from her childhood was a great

devotee of Lord Krishna and wrote many beautiful poems in praise of her Lord. The ‘bhajans’ she wrote so many centuries ago are still sung by Krishna devotees all over the world. However, her life is equally inspiring from another point of view. One may draw parallel between her life and the struggle many modern women have to undergo in order to lead a life of their choice.

Her father died at a young age while fighting in a battle. Her mother too died when Mirabai was around seven years old. Mirabai was brought up by her grandfather Rao Dudaji. From him Mirabai received lessons in religion, politics and government. She was also well educated in music and art.

Married off to Prince Bhoj Raj of Chittor at a tender age she was expected to lead the life of a princess and was pressured into devoting her time to her domestic duties. Unfortunately, Bhoj Raj died in a battle in the year 1521. The death had a profound effect on Mirabai; she not only lost a friend, but also her mentor and her protector.

Yet, young as she was, she stood firm and devoted her life in the service of her Lord. Neither riches nor danger to her life could deter her from her path. When it became impossible to live within the royal household, she chose to leave home and went to Vrindavan, where Lord Krishna had spent his boyhood days. There she led the life of a saint, devoting her time in the service of Lord Krishna.

A2) Describe Mirabai as a religious saint. 2

Ans: Mira was a great devotee of Lord Krishna from her childhood. She wrote many beautiful poems in his praise. Her songs or bhajans are still sung by devotees of Lord Krishna all over the world. When she left her home, she went to Vrindavan, where Lord Krishna had spent his boyhood days. There she led the life of a saint, devoting her time in the service of Lord Krishna.

A3) Find the new words in the passage formed by adding a suffix / prefix to the following words. 2

i) Boy ii) Ever iii) Grand iv) House

Ans:

i) Boy – Boyhood

ii) Ever – However

iii) Grand – Grandfather

iv) House – Household

A4) Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives. 2

i) ______ poet

ii) _______ poems

iii) ______ family

iv) ______ age

Ans:

i) mystic poet

ii) beautiful poems

iii) royal family

iv) tender age

A5) In what way can we draw a parallel between the life of Mirabai and modern women? 2

Ans: Mirabai believed in Lord Krishna. She had devoted her life to the Lord. She never thought of marriage and family life. She wanted to spend her life in the service of God. However, she could not lead the life according to her choice. At a young age, she was married to Prince Bhoj and she was expected to carry out domestic duties. Mirabai had to struggle in life. She was offered riches and threatened to be killed. Finally, she had to leave her home.

Modern women also have to struggle and fight against opposition if they wish to do something different. They are forced to lead traditional life and follow old customs. They have to carry out domestic duties. Hence, there are similarities between the life of Mirabai and modern women.

Q.4 B) Write a summary of the above passage and suggest a suitable title for it. [5]

Ans:

Mirabai – A great Bhakti Saint

Mirabai was a great Bhakti saint, Hindu mystic poet and a devotee of the Lord Krishna. She wrote many bhajans in praise of Lord Krishna which are still sung by Krishna devotees all over the world. Her life is equally important from another point of view. Her parents from a royal family of Rajasthan died when she was very young. Raised by her grandfather Rao Dudaji, she also received lessons in religion, politics & government. She was married off to Prince Bhoj Raj of Chittor but he also died in 1521. She lost a friend, mentor and protector. She left the royal household & went to Vrindavan & devoted her life in the service of Lord Krishna.

SECTION V: WRITING SKILL

Q.5 A) Do any one of the following – A1 or A2. [5]

ANDAMAN PACKAGES

Limited Seats

Up to 53% OFF

3N/4D at Rs. 11,000 per person

Inclusions:

* Airport pick up and drop

*AC rooms

*Daily free breakfast

*Government speedboat for island transfers

*Snorkeling

*All taxes inclusive

A1) Informal Letter:

You and your friends wish to tour the Andaman Islands for three or four days. Write a letter to your father, who is out of town, asking his permission to join the trip.

Ans:

Shilpa Niwas,

LBS Marg,

Near Ram MarutiMandir,

Ratnagiri – 415612

20th January 2019

Dear Daddy,

Some friends from my class have decided to go for a three-day trip to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The trip has been planned; only the booking of flights has to be made. Will you please allow me to join the trip? On Thursday morning we shall be leaving by train for Mumbai. We will leave from Mumbai on Friday. The same evening we shall arrive at Port Blair by flight. We shall be lodging at the ‘Golden Resort’ in Baratang. The next three days we plan to visit

various places of interest such as the Nilambur Jetty, the Mangroves Canopy Walk, the Limestone Caves nearby and other places of interest. One entire day will be spent on Parrot Island. On Saturday we shall visit Nicobar. Here we shall go snorkeling. Also, we will be visiting various islands such as Kondul, Teressa and Trinket. Saturday night is our flight back to Mumbai from where we shall take a bus (which has already been booked) back to Ratnagiri. About 25 students have already agreed to go on the trip. The entire cost will be Rs 5000/- per student.

This is after a considerable discount of 53%. Could you tell mummy or mamaji to give me the money? I do so much want to go. My studies are going along well. You don’t have to worry about them at all. Mummy and little Micky send their love. We hope you take care of yourself, and come back soon.

Your loving son,

XYZ

A2) Formal Letter:

You and your friends wish to tour the Andaman Islands. Write a letter to an official of the Tourist Department of the Andamans, asking for information.

Ans:

Ravi Suryawanshi,

Model English High School

Nagpur – 440002.

22nd December 2019

The Officer Incharge,

Tourism Development Corporation,

Bakultala,

Andaman and Nicobar – 744208.

Subject: Request for information regarding our school trip to the Andaman Island.

Sir/ Madam,

I am Ravi Suryawanshi, incharge of the cultural committee of Model English High School, Nagpur. 20 students from our class want to make a trip to the Islands in the first week of January for three days. We will be accompanied by two teachers. This is part of our school excursion programme.

As part of a Biology Project, we wish to study the flora and fauna in the region.

We Require the following information:

1. What arrangements for accommodation do you have?

2. What are the rates for accommodation, food, tariff, etc.?

3. What is the procedure for booking?

4. Do you provide conveyance for field trips?

5. Can you make arrangements for a tourist guide to accompany us on our field trips?

6. What precautions should we take?

7. Are there any special restrictions that we should adhere to?

Please let us know at your earliest so that we can make bookings as soon as possible. If you have a travel brochure with details, you could send it across as it would help us in making decisions regarding the trip.

Yours faithfully,

Ravi

Q.5 B) Do any one of the following – B1 or B2. [5]

B1)

(a) Prepare a dialogue by arranging the given sentences in proper order.

 No. But I got the first rank in the term – end exams.

 Hi everyone, I have got ice-cream for everyone.

 Congratulations and thanks for the ice-cream.

 Wow! We all love ice-cream. Is it your birthday?

Ans:

 Hi everyone. I have got ice-cream for everyone.

 Wow! We all love ice-cream. Is it your birthday?

 No. But I got the first rank in the term – end exams.

 Congratulations and thanks for the ice-cream.

(b) Complete the following dialogues.

i) I want to pay the fees. Where is the office?

__________________________________

ii) Is the office open just now?

__________________________________

Ans:

i) I want to pay the fees. Where is the office?

On the first floor.

ii) Is the office open just now?

Yes. It is open till five o’clock.

(c) Complete the dialogue on the given theme.

Write a six-line dialogue between two friends over telephone. They are planning to go for a movie together.

Ans:

John: Hi, Alex, its John. How are you?

Alex: Oh, hi John! I was just thinking about you.

John: That’s nice. I was just wondering if you’d like to go to a movie tonight.

Alex: Sure. I’d love to! What’s playing?

John: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Bright. What do you think?

Alex: Sounds great!

John: I’ll pick you up around 7.30. The movie starts at 8.00.

Alex: See you then. Bye!

B2) Your school has organized an elocution competition on ‘World Health Day’. You are taking part in it. The topic for the elocution competition is: ‘Eat vegetables, Live Longer’. With the help of the points given below, prepare a speech on the given topic to be delivered at the competition. You may add some of your own points.

Points:

Vegetables – complete food. Nutritive – cheap – easily available. Healing properties – medicinal qualities. Full of vitamins, minerals and other life supporting elements. Easy to digest. Wide variety of foods. Affordable to all. Healthy, longer life.

Ans:

Respected Headmaster, Beloved Teachers and My Dear Friends, Today, the 7th of April is

World Health Day. I am proud to say that I am a complete vegetarian because I believe that vegetables are the complete food. They contain vitamins, minerals and water. Many vegetables also contain proteins, carbohydrates and iron. Vegetables have high nutritive value. Besides they are very much affordable and easily available. Some vegetables even have healing and medicinal properties. All the elements present in vegetables, including vitamins and minerals are Life-supporting. They are easy to digest. Various kinds of vegetables are available in the market and trying each one of them gives variety to our food. Hence, it is my conclusion that vegetables contribute to a healthier, longer life. As long as we eat vegetables, we shall live longer. Long live vegetables!

Thank You!

Q.6 A) Do any one of the following – A1 or A2. [5]

A1) The pie – chart below shows the results of 100 students of Standard X in the exam. The diagram shows the number of students who failed in the subjects mentioned. [Note : S.S. = Social Science, M = Marathi]

Write a short paragraph using the information.

Ans: The majority of the students in the Vidya Niketan High school failed in the subject Maths. Out of 100 students of X std 35 students failed in Maths subject 27% students failed in English subject. Marathi and Hindi languages are simple, so less students failed in that subjects. 10% in Hindi and 5% in Marathi. Science is less difficult, so 15% students failed in that subject. Social science included Geography and History. 8% students failed in that subject maximum students failed in Maths and English subject. They must study hard.

A2) Read the following paragraph and draw a tree-diagram on it.

The word ‘Literature’ is really hard to define. Many interpretations are made about the word. But all are incomplete. Some define that literature is the mirror of life, some others say that it is the criticism of life. Whatever may be the controversy about the word, we may say that literature is that which reflects life. The branches of literature are poetry, drama, novel and short stories. Poetry is of two kinds imaginative and realistic. Drama is either a comedy or a tragedy.

Novel is also of many kinds, historical, psychological, realistic, scientific and regional. Short –story is the one which stands very close to life in spite of little scope.

Ans:

Q.6 B) Do any one of the following – B1 or B2. [5]

B1) Expand the news line –

“PEACOCKS FOUND DEAD ON A HILL NEAR PUNE”

Ans:

Monday, 30 April, 2018, Pune: Eight peacocks were found dead on a hillside near Pune, a shocking incident especially for those who go for a walk there every morning.

ARAI hilltop office is the favourite spot of pensioners and youngsters who go there for early morning walks and exercise. On Sunday, 29th April, some regular visitors suddenly spotted 8 peacocks lying dead among a cluster of trees. They reported the incident in the nearby police station. Preliminary investigation showed that the beautiful birds had all consumed some harmful substance that led to their death.

B2) Story Writing – Develop a story which begins with following line. Suggest a suitable title.

One evening, I had to go to my village. I travelled by a bus. Inside the bus, it was all crowded. Many passengers climbed on the roof………………………

Ans:

Travelling on the Roof of a Crowded Bus

One evening, I had to go to my village. I travelled by a bus. Inside the bus, it was all crowded. Many passengers climbed on to the roof of the bus. I, too, was one of them. The bus started some cum it caught speed. Strong currents of air began to beat against our faces. It became hard to see our eyes open. Particles of dust blew into them and it gave much pain. Every now and then, we had to bend down to save ourselves from the overhanging branches of trees. We got terrible jerks whenever the bus moved a little to the right or left. I heaved a sigh of relief when the bus reached the bus stop of our village

Q.7 A) Translation. [5]

(a) Translate the following words into Marathi. (Any four) 2

1. Adventure

2. Improvement

3. Paper

4. Bicycle

5. Teacher

6. Pollution

Ans:

1. Adventure – साहस

2. Improvement – सुधारणा

3. Paper – कागद