AP 10th Class English Model Paper Set 1 with Solutions

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AP SSC English Model Paper Set 1 with Solutions

Time : 3.15 hours
Max. Marks : 100

Instructions :

1. The question paper has 35 questions in three sections (A, B and C)
2. Answer all the questions on a separate answer book supplied to you.
3. 15 minutes of time is allotted exclusively for reading the question paper and 3 hours for writing the answers.
4. Answer all the questions of SECTION – B (Grammar and Vocabulary) in the same order at one place in your answer book.

Section – A : Reading Comprehension

(Questions 1 – 5) : Read the following passage carefully.

After school, we went home and told our respective parents about the incident. Lakshmana Sastry summoned the teacher, and in our presence, told the teacher that he should not spread the poison of social inequality and communal intolerance in the minds of innocent children. He bluntly asked the teacher to either apologize or quit the school and the island. Not only did the teacher regret his behaviour, but the strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed ultimately reformed this young teacher.

On the whole, the small society of Rameswaram was very rigid i.n terms of the segregation of different social groups. However, my science teacher Sivasubramania Iyer, though an orthodox Brahmin with a very conservative wife, was something of a rebel. He did his best to break social barriers so that people from varying backgrounds could mingle easily. He used hours with me and would say, “Kalam, I want you to develop so that you are on par with the highly educated people of the big cities”. (My Childhood)

Now, answer the following questions. (5 × 2 = 10 M)

Question 1.
What was the punishment given to the teacher?
Answer:
He was asked to apologise.

Question 2.
What reformed the young teacher ?
Answer:
The strong sense of conviction Lakshmana Sastry conveyed.

Question 3.
The passage says that Lakshmana Sastry was __________ ( )
A) an orthodox teacher
B) a supporter of Muslims.
C) a supporter of social equality.
Answer:
C) a supporter of social equality.

Question 4.
The incident that changed the young teacher was __________ ( )
A) Ramanadha Sastry’s behaviour.
B) Lakshmana Sastry’s strong sense of conviction.
C) Kalam’s reaction to the teacher.
Answer:
B) Lakshmana Sastry’s strong sense of conviction.

Question 5.
Sivasubramania Iyer wanted to break the social barriers so that __________ ( )
A) people could mingle very easily.
B) there will be no religious people in the society.
C) he need not follow any traditions.
Answer:
A) people could mingle very easily.

(Questions 6 – 8) : Read the following stanza carefully.

Out in the East the jungle listens
The tigress, plaintive, growls in pain,
The great trees hear her breathing, shaking
Inside her still, the new lives wait,
These cubs could be the last ones ever
To freely live and roam and mate.
Our grandchild knows the tiger never
Or will the dreamer wake? (Or will the Dreamer Wake?)

Now, answer the following questions. (3 × 2 = 6 M)

Question 6.
‘The tigress is plaintive and growls in pain because ( )
A) she suffers from hunger.
B) she is about to give birth to her cub.
C) she is the last tigress alive.
Answer:
B) she is about to give birth to her cub.

Question 7.
‘These cubs could be the last ones ever’ means that ( )
A) they may leave this forest
B) they may be killed
C) they may become extinct.
Answer:
C) they may become extinct.

Question 8.
Through this poem the poet wants to convey that ( )
A) we should save the tiger, polar bear, song thrush and whale.
B) we are endangered species.
C) we should protect the nature and all its species.
Answer:
C) we should protect the nature and all its species.

(Questions 9 – 10) : Read the following passage carefully.

“I can remember the time,” she said wistfully, “when all the fields around this village were green and the harvests good”. Her outstretched arm described a complete circle as she stood in the morning sun. “Then they built those monsters, those ” Her voice spluttered in anger as she shook her fist at
a collection of ominous looking black buildings on the horizon, covered in a low-lying shroud of thick smoke. “They said that factories need leather to make shoes, handbags and clothes. They said our menfolk would get jobs. They said we would all become rich.” (A Tale of Three Villages)

Now, answer the following questions. (2 × 2 = 4 M)

Question 9.
Before the starting of the leather factory the fields around the villages were ___________ ( )
A) green and fertile
B) dry and infertile
C) filled with many trees
Answer:
A) green and fertile

Question 10.
The words of the woman shows that she was __________ ( )
A) happy and contented
B) angry and resentful
C) sad and depressed
Answer:
B) angry and resentful

(Questions 11 – 15) : Study the following table carefully.

The marks obtained by seven students in six different subjects in an examination are given below.

Now, answer the following questions. (5 × 2 = 10 M)

Question 11.
What does the table show ?
Answer:
The marks obtained by seven students in six different subjects in an examination.

Question 12.
Who got the same marks in Zoology ?
Answer:
Rama and Raju

Question 13.
__________ is the lowest mark in Chemistry. ( )
A) 40
B) 85
C) 80
Answer:
A) 40

Question 14
__________ got the highest mark in Maths. ( )
A) Aruna
B) Kalyan
C) Ravi
Answer:
C) Ravi

Question 15.
Which is the correct statement among the following sentences ? ( )
A) Kalyan is the first among all.
B) Vamsi is the first among all.
C) Ravi got the highest total in his class.
Answer:
B) Vamsi is the first among all.

Section – B : Grammar & Vocabulary

Note: Answer all the questions of Section – B (Grammar & Vocabulary ) in the same order at one place in your answer book.

Question 16.
Combine the following sentences using ‘who’. (2 M)

Thomas had only three months of formal schooling. He was partially deaf.
Answer:
Thomas, who had only three months of formal schooling, was partially deaf.

Question 17.
Change the following sentence into passive voice. (2 M)

I heard father’s voice.
Answer:
Father’s voice was heard by me.

Question 18.
Combine the following sentences using ’neither…. nor’. (2 M)

Prasad doesn’t like football. Krishna doesn’t like it too.
Answer:
Neither Prasad nor Krishna likes football.

Question 19.
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in the brackets. (2 × 1 = 2 M)

a) Sravani goes to school __________ (apart from/along with / ahead of) Sudha daily.
Answer:
along with

b) Ray was even shy __________ (off / about/of) receiving compliments.
Answer:
of

Question 20.
Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of verbs given in ttie brackets. (2 × 1 = 2 M)

I __________ (see) that the road we __________ (come) by looked like a giant motionless rope.
Answer:
saw, had come

Question 21.
Your mother is suffering from tooth sensitivity. You feel that she should pay a visit to the dentist.

Advise her using ‘It’s time __________’. (2 M)
Answer:
It’s time you paid a visit to the dentist.

Question 22.
Change the following into polite request. (2 M)

You to a stranger in a packed bus : “Move a bit”.
Answer:
Would you mind moving a bit ?

Question 23.
What do the following sentences mean?
Choose the correct answer and write it in your answer hook. (2 × 1 = 2 M)

i) I wish you were a little more helpful.
A) ordering
B) hoping
C) inviting
D) thanking
Answer:
B) hoping

ii) How about going for a walk ?
A) suggesting
C) criticising
B) showing ability
D) congratulating
Answer:
A) suggesting

Question 24.
Read the paragraph and write the ‘Synonyms’ of the underlined words choosing from the words given in the box. (4 × 1 = 4 M)

famous, documents, noticed, friends, upset, search

One Sunday morning, Roberge found (a) Ray in a disturbed (b) mood. A few well-known (c) personalities of the city had visited him earlier to go through some of his manuscripts (d).
Answer:
a) noticed
b) upset
c) famous
d) documents

Question 25.
Read the paragraph and match the words under ‘A’ with their antonyms under ‘B’. (4 × 1 = 4 M)

‘It was so hard (a) for them but right from the start (b) they did their best (c) to make me independent‘ (d).

Answer:
a) 6 (easy)
b) 1 (end)
c) 4 (worst)
d) 3 (dependent)

Question 26.
Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in brackets. (4 × 1 = 4 M)

However, all __________ (necessities/necessity/necessarily) (a) were __________ (provided /provision/provide) (b) for, in terms of food, medicine or clothes. In fact, I would say mine was a very __________ (securely/secure/security) (c) childhood, both __________ (materialistic/materially / mate¬rial) (d) and emotionally.
Answer:
a) necessities
b) provided
c) secure
d) materially

Question 27.
Complete the following spellings with ‘ea\ ‘ou’, ‘ei’ or Jau’. (2 × 1 = 2 M)

We will see if he has locked the (a) rec _ _ pt up in the (b) bure _ _.
Answer:
a) receipt
b) bureau

Question 28.
Complete the words with correct suffixes given in brackets. (2 × 1 = 2 M)

(a) How do you think you can influ __________ (ance / ence) the rest of Africa ?
Answer:
influence

(b) I think that a tree is a wonder __________ (full/ful) symbol for the environment.
Answer:
wonderful

Question 29.
Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling. (2 × 1 = 2 M)

a) adversity, insurence, dissuade, aesthetics
Answer:
insurance

b) indigenious, ancestral, pristine, complacent
Answer:
indigenous

Question 30.
Read the following dictionary entry of the word ‘thirsty’ given below.

a) What are the other degree forms of ‘thirsty’ ?
Answer:
Thirstier, thirstiest

b) What is the meaning of ‘Digging is thirsty work’ ?
Answer:
Digging makes you thirsty

Question 31.
Arrange the following words under the correct heading. (8 × 1/4 = 2 M)

(haughty, stingy, exuberant, malicious, idealistic, mean, meticulous, logical)

Positive qualities :
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________

Negative qualities :
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
Answer:
Positive qualities
1. exuberant
2. idealistic
3. meticulous
4. logical

Negative qualities
1. haughty
2. stingy
3. malicious
4. mean

Question 32.
Match the following one-word substitutes in Part-A with their meanings in Part-B. (Write only the numbers and their corresponding letters in your answer book.) (4 × 1/2 = 2 M)

Answer:
1. D – (a sentence whose meaning is unclear.)
2. C – (that which cannot be imitated.)
3. A – (one who is present everywhere.)
4. F – (using more words than needed.)

Section – C : Creative Expression

Question 33.
a) You happened to be a co-passenger of Wangari Maathai on a flight. You had an opportunity to
converse with her about her activities in promoting Green Belt Movement and also for fighting for equal rights for women in Africa. She conveyed not to cut the trees. She encouraged the rural women to plant more trees for the benefit of human-kind. She thought that a tree is a wonderful symbol for environment and that when we plant a tree we plant a hope.

Now, write a conversation between you and Wangari Maathai, a Nobel Prize winner. (10 M)
Answer:
I : Excuse me ma’m. If I’m not wrong, you are Wangari Maathai, the Nobel prize winner.
Maathai : Yes, I am.
I : Glad to meet you ma’m.
Maathai : My pleasure.
I : What inspired you to promote Green Belt Movement?
Maathai : Well, almost all people in the villages I have been were struggling to access resources we had abundant in my childhood. When I analysed the reasons I found ‘deforestation’ to be the culprit.
I : Oh!
Maathai : Hence I encouraged the rural women to plant more trees to overcome their problems and also earn their bread.
I : So, that was a great help to the rural women.
Maathai : Yes. The key to every problem is in our hands. Planting trees is the only solution to deal with environmental issues. By planting a tree, we plant hope for all.
I : That’s really thoughtful.

(OR)

b) In the lesson “My Childhood”, Kalam’s teacher Sivasubramania Iyer invited him to his house for a meal. His wife was horrified at the idea of a Muslim boy being invited to dine in her ritually pure kitchen. She refused to serve him. Sivasubramania Iyer was neither perturbed nor did he get angry with wife but he served him with his own hands and sat beside him to eat his meal.

Now, imagine you were Kalant and write a- diary entry about that incident which influenced you the most.
Answer:

Dt. xx.xx.xxxx,
9: 30 pm.

Dear Diary,

Today, I went to Sivasubramania Iyer sir’s house for meal. I was so excited while going but was a bit scared too. But was embarrassed when sir’s wife refused to serve me dinner in her pious kitchen. She thought that I would pollute her kitchen by eating there. I felt so terrible at that moment that I wanted to leave the place immediately and run away from there. It was only for sir that I stood there, dumb. Sir himself served me food.

The curries were delicious but I could not eat much as sir’s wife was watching me. She was conscious about the manner in which I ate and drank. I could not relish anything. Hope she did not find anything strange in the manner I ate. She looked at me as if I were an untouchable. I ate as quickly as possible so that I could leave the place early. But what has sir done? He invited me for dinner next weekend. Oh! I don’t want to go but what shall I do ? Sir wants me to come over. Only God knows what I have to do.

Kalam

Question 34.
a) Recently we witnessed the proud moment of Chandrayaan – 3 landing on the south pole of the moon. This mission made India the first country to achieve this feat. It is a significant historical moment and has brought glory to India. Write a letter to your friend about this stupendous journey of Chandrayaan – 3.
Answer:
Guntur,
XX.XX.XXX

Hi Kavya,

I hope this letter finds you well. I’m writing to you today to share my excitement about the recent success of Chandrayaan-3.

As you know, Chandrayaan-3 is the third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The mission was launched on July 14, 2023, and the lander touched down on the lunar surface on August 23,2023. This makes India the fourth country to successfully land on the Moon, and the first to do so near the lunar south pole.

The success of Chandrayaan-3 is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the scientists and engineers at ISRO. They have overcome many challenges to achieve this historic feat.

One of the biggest challenges was the complexity of the mission. Chandrayaan-3 is a very sophisticated spacecraft, and it required a high degree of precision to land it on the Moon. The ISRO team had to carefully plan and execute every step of the mission.

Another challenge was the harsh environment of the Moon. The lunar surface is very dusty and rocky, and it can be difficult for a spacecraft to land safely. The ISRO team had to develop special technologies to protect Chandrayaan-3 from the harsh conditions.

Despite all of tire challenges, tire ISRO team was successful in landing Chandrayaan-3 on tire Moon. This is a major achievement for India, and it is a proud moment for all of us.

The success of Chandrayaan-3 will have a positive impact on India’s space program. It will boost the morale of the ISRO team and inspire them to achieve even greater things in the future. It will also help to attract more talent to the space industry in India.

I am confident that the ISRO team will continue to achieve great things in the years to come. They are a talented and dedicated group of people, and they are committed to making India a leader in the space race.

I am so proud of the ISRO team for their hard work and dedication. They have made India proud, and they have inspired us all.

Yours Lovingly,
P. Soumya.

Address on Envelope:
To
M. Kavya,
D/ o M. Murali Krishna,
Flat no. 304,
Meadow Enclave,
Rajiv Nagar,
Kakinada.

(OR)

b) Write a biographical sketch of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on the basis of the notes given below.

Name : A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Popularly known as : Missileman
Famous as : 11th President of India
Born on : 15th October, 1931
Place of Birth : Rameswaram,Tamil Nadu.
Died on : 27thJuly, 2015 in Shillong, Meghalaya
Parents : Jainulabdeen (Father), Ashiamma (Mother)
Awards : Bharat Ratna (1997),Padma Vibhushan (1990), Padma Bhushan (1981)
Achievements : Evolution of ISRO’s launch vehicle programme, operationalisation of AGNI, PRITHVI missiles.
Literary pursuits : – Wings of Fire
– India 2020 – A Vision for the New Millennium
– My Journey
– Ignited Minds.
Answer:

APJ Abdul Kalam
(The Missile Man of India)

APJ Abdul Kalam, the Missile Man of India, was born on 15th October, 1931 in the island town of Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. His lull name was Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. His father, Jainulabdeen, was a common, uneducated but wise and generous individual by nature. He was a close friend of the Rameshwaram Temple priest. His mother’s name was Ashiamma.

He studied at Rameshwaram Elementary SchooL and St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli and Madras Institute of Technology, where he got his specialisabon in Aero Engineering. He initially worked in DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) in 1958 and then joined ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) in 1963. Dr. Kalamji made a significant contribution to Indian. satellite and launch vehicles of ISRO and also in the missile programme of DRDO.

Dr. Kalam was the 11th President of India serving from 2002 to 2007. in bis literary pursuit, four of Dr. Kalam’s books “Wings of Fire”, “India 2020 – A Vision for the New Millenium”, “My Journey” and “Ignited Minds -Unleashing the Power within India” have become ver famous. Dr. Kalam won over a dozen awards. These include the Padma Bhusban (1981), the Fadma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Rabia (1997) and many international awards.

He breathed his last on 27th July 2015.

Question 35.
a) Read the following passage carefully focusing on the underlined parts.

‘Savitri was awarded the title ‘Mahanati’ (A) (the Supreme artiste). She also received the Presidential award (B) for her performance in ‘Chivaraku Miailedithei, the magnum opus (C) of Savitri. She was the recipient of ‘Kalaimamani’ and ‘Nadigayar Tilakam’ from Tamil film industry. Savitri had nearly 300 films to her credit. Her career was nearly 30 year long (D). She was equally admired by Telugu and Tamil film lovers (E). She also acted in a few Kannada and Hindi films. She had a lion’s share of films when she was at the zenith of her career. Her passion for films was so strong that she directed and produced a few films, in spite of certain adversities.

Now, frame ‘WH’ questions to get the underlined parts in the passage as answers : (10 M)
Answer:
A) What is the title of Savitri ?
B) What did Savitri receive for her performance in Chivaraku Migiledi?
C) Which phrase gives the meaning of the greatest work ?
D) How long was Savitri’s career ?
E) Who were she admired equally by ?

(OR)

b) Study the pie chart below and write a paragraph on your own.

Answer:
The pie chart shows the proportion of emotions present in each person. Five emotions are depicted here. Fear occupies the foremost place with 36.4% of all emotions in a person. Next one is surprise with 25.7%, later sad with 21.7% and the fourth place is occupied by happiness with 11.1%. The least of all emotions is angry with 5.1%.