Consistent practice with AP 10th Class English Model Papers Set 3 helps in understanding the exam pattern better.
AP SSC English Model Paper Set 3 with Solutions
Time : 3 Hours, 15 Minutes.
Max. Marks : 100
Instructions:
1. The question paper has 37 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 & Vocabulary) in the same order at one place in your answer book.
Section – A (Reading Comprehension)
(Questions 1 – 5): Read the following passage carefully.
During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, companion and guide. He used to come at least twice a day. Once, when he set out in the morning on his selling round, and then again, when he returned after emptying his huge basket. The jingling thud of his bamboo woke us up from sleep and we ran to meet and greet him. Why was it so? Was it for the love of the loaf? Not at all. The loaves were bought by some Paskine or Bastine, the maid-servant of the house! What we longed for were those bread-bangles which we chose carefully. Sometimes it was sweet bread of special make.
Now, answer the following questions. (5 × 1 = 5)
Question 1.
What are bread-bangles? Who liked them most?
Answer:
Bread made in the shape of bangle is called a bread-bangle. Children liked them most.
Question 2.
What was it that woke up the children?
Answer:
The baker’s traditional bamboo woke up the children early in the morning.
Question 3.
Who was considered their friend, companion and guide by the children?
A) the maid-servant
B) the baker
C) the Portuguese
Answer:
B) the baker
Question 4.
Who was called the Paskine or Bastine?
A) The bakers
B) The children of Goa
C) The maid-servant of the house
Answer:
C) The maid-servant of the house
Question 5.
How did the baker announce his arrival?
A) by playing his traditional Bamboo
B) by shouting out his products
C) by calling the children by their names
Answer:
A) by playing his traditional Bamboo
(Questions 6 -10): Read the following stanza carefully.
(I am Rapunzel, I have not a care;
life in a tower is tranquil and rare;
I’ll certainly never let down my bright hair!)
Now, answer the following questions. (5 × 1 = 5)
Question 6.
What does she never let down?
Answer:
hiar
Question 7.
What is Amanda doing?
Answer:
Amanda imagining herself as Rapunzel.
Question 8.
Who is Rapunzel?
Answer:
(a) A girl
(b) A nun
(c) A queen
Answer:
(a) A girl
Question 9.
Why are these lines bracketed?
(a) To show they are important
(b) To show mother’s words
(c) To show Amanda’s imagination
(d) To show poet’s words
Answer:
(c) To show Amanda’s imagination
Question 10.
Select the sentence in which the word ‘care’ is used in the similar meaning as the above extract. ( )
(a) They don’t care about human life.
(b) Would you care for some tea.
(c) You care very deeply for her.
(d) She was driving along without a care in the world.
Answer:
(d) She was driving along without a care in the world.
(Questions 11 – 15): Read the following passage carefully.
It was the first time this important scientific journal had ever published the work of college students. In sports, that would be like making the big leagues at the age of fifteen and hitting a home run your first time at bat. For Richard Ebright, it was the first in a long string of achievements in science and other fields. And it all started with butterflies.
An only child, Ebright grew up north of Reading, Pennsylvania. “There wasn’t much I could do there,” he said, “I certainly couldn’t play football or baseball with a team of one. But there was one thing I could do – collect things”. (The Making of a Scientist)
Choose the appropriate answer from the options given : (5 × 1 = 5 M)
Question 11.
What was the first time for the scientific journal? ( )
A) publishing the achievements of a sportsperson
B) publishing a scientific theory of a college student
C) publishing the home run achieved by a fifteen year old young boy in baseball
Answer:
B) publishing a scientific theory of a college student
Question 12.
What is being compared to scoring a home run while batting for the first time? ( )
A) getting a paper published at the age of fifteen in a scientific journal
B) getting the award ‘scout of the year’ at a very young age .
C) collecting the stamps
Answer:
A) getting a paper published at the age of fifteen in a scientific journal
Question 13.
What was the first achievement for H.Ebright? ( )
A) Winning ‘scout of the year’ title
B) Discovering the first theory on ‘how cells work’
C) Hitting a home run at the age of fifteen
Answer:
B) Discovering the first theory on ‘how cells work’
Question 14.
What were Ebright’s scientific achievements begun with? ( )
A) collecting butterflies
B) discovering a theory on how cells work
C) collecting coins
Answer:
A) collecting butterflies
Question 15.
What do you mean by‘Reading’? ( )
A) The act of reading
B) A place named Reading in Pennsylvania
C) To discover or find out about something by reading
Answer:
B) A place named Reading in Pennsylvania
Questions 16.
Study the data given in the following table.
| Name of the district | Students Enrolled in Schools | Students Having Aadhaar | Percentage of Having Aadhaar |
| Ananthapur | 5,57,487 | 5,56,755 | 99.87 |
| Chittoor | 5,55,878 | 5,54,012 | 99.66 |
| East godavari | 7,21,464 | 7,19,238 | 99.69 |
| Guntur | 6,47,759 | 6,45,423 | 99.64 |
| Kadapa | 4,15,685 | 4,13,735 | 99.53 |
Now, answer the following questions. 5 × 1 = 5 M
i) Which district has the highest number of students’ enrolment in schools?
Answer:
i) East Godavari
ii) What is the given table about?
Answer:
Details of students enrolled in school with Aadhaar
iii) Which district has the highest percentage of students with Aadhaar? ( )
a) Prakasam
b) Srikakulam
c) Ananthapur
Answer:
c) Anantapur
iv) What is the percentage of students with Aadhaar in Guntur District? ( )
a) There are two districts with same number of students enrolment.
b) Every district has more than 3 lakh enrolment of students.
c) Only two districts have more than 5 lakh students’ enrolment.
a) 99.64
b) 99.59
c) 99.87
Answer:
a) 99.64
v) Which of the following statements is correct? ( )
a) There are two districts with same number of students’ enrolment.
b) Every district has more than 3 lakh enrolment of students.
c) Only two districts have more than 5 lakh students’ enrolment.
Answer:
b) Every district has more than 3 lakh enrolment of students.
Questions 17.
Read the following passage carefully. (5 × 1 = 5 M)
Thomas Edison was born on February 11,1847, in Milan, Ohio. He is best known for inventing the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb. In 1876, Edison established his first laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where he developed many of hjs inventions. He received over 1,000 patents throughout his lifetime, making him one of the most prolific inventors in history. Edison’s innovations had a significant impact on modern technology and the way people live.
Now, arrange the following jumbled sentences into a meaningful order.
a) Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio.
b) He established his first laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
c) He is known for inventing the phonograph and light bulb.
d) Edison received over 1,000 patents.
e) His innovations significantly impacted modern technology.
Answer:
a) Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio.
b) He is known for inventing the phonograph and light bulb.
c) He established his first laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
d) Edison received over 1,000 patents.
e) His innovations significantly impacted modern technology.
Section – B (Grammar & Vocabulary)
Note : Answer all the questions of Section – B in the same order at one place in your answer book.
Question 18.
Combine the following sentences using ‘who’ 2M
This is a pen-portrait of a traditional Goan village baker. He still has an important place in his society.
Answer:
This is a pen-portrait of a traditional Goan village baker who still has an important place in his society.
Question 19.
Change the following sentence into ‘passive voice’ 2M
By then it had crossed my mind that I should like to keep an otter as a pet.
Answer:
My mind had been crossed by it by then that I should like to keep an otter as a pet.
Question 20.
Change the following into Reported Speech.
Abdul Kalam said, “I have come from a poor background.”
Answer:
Abdul Kalam said that he had come from a poor background.
Question 21.
Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition given in brackets. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
i) By now the bus had come _______ a stop. (to, on, of)
Answer:
to
ii) Valli was overcome _______ shyness (with, within, without)
Answer:
with
Question 22.
Edit the following passage. (4 × 1 = 4 M)
“My friend was (a) a great cook, and she make (b) delicious meals. She has (c) a talent for combining flavors, but she doesn’t (d) have time to cook often.”
a) _______
b) _______
c) _______
d) _______
Answer:
a) is
b) makes
c) had
d) didn’t
Question 23.
Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
1) _______ tiger is in danger of dying out.
2) _______ She has got long hair.
Answer:
1) the
2) x no article
Question 24.
Change the following into Repeated action in the past using ‘would/used to’ (2 × 1 = 2 M)
i) They watched the news every evening.
Answer:
They used to watch the news every evening
ii) She visited the library every Saturday.
Answer:
She would visit the library every Saturday.
Question 25.
Rewrite the sentences into a single sentence using Noun-modifiers. (2 × 1 = 2M)
i) She found a shell. It is small and has intricate designs.
Answer:
She found a smalt shell with intricate designs.
ii) The cafe offers coffee. It is organic and freshly brewed.
Answer:
The cafe offers freshly brewed organic coffee.
Question 26.
Give a suitable advice for the situation given below. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
Your neighbour works in a construction site. Advise him to be careful while climbing the ladder made of sticks.
Answer:
You ought to be careful while climbing the ladder made of sticks.
Question 27.
Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words choosing from the words given in the box. (4 × 1 = 4 M)
| harass, righteous, appeal, advantage, respected, question |
I’ve come to you, honoured (a) stepan Stepanovitch, to troubled (b) you with a request (c) Not once or twice have I already had the privilege (d) Of applying to you for help.
Answer:
(a) respected
(b) harass
(c) appeal
(d) advantage
Question 28.
Read the following paragraph and write the antonyms of the underlined words. (4 × 1 = 4 M)
Dwarfing (a) the tiny tea plants were tall sturdy (b) shade-trees and amidst the orderly (c) rows of bushes busily (d) moved doll-like figures.
Answer:
(a) extending
(b) Frail
(c) disorganised
(d) leniently
Question 29.
Fill the blanks with the right form of words given in the brackets. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
The reason, of course, is the _______ (forthcoming / upcoming / henceforth) (a) meeting in which the teachers _______ (decision / decide / discuss) (b) who’ll move up to the next form.
Answer:
(a) forthcoming
(b) decide
Question 30.
Complete the words with correct Prefixes and Suffixes given in the brackets. (2 × 1 = 2M)
I came abr _______ (east/est) (i) of him; he spat, glared, and then grow _______ (eled/led) (ii) out, “Here, Mister what is that supposed to be?”
Answer:
(i) abreast
(ii) growled
Question 31.
Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling. (2 × 1 = 2 M)
(i) Enlightenment, Concerning, Spiritual, Witnesed _______.
(ii) Wanderd, Renamed, Awakened, Preached _______.
Answer:
(i) witnessed
(ii) wandered
Question 32.
Read the following dictionary entry of the word given below.
| Simultaneously / simi‘telnlGsli/ Adverb – happening or being done at exactly the same time.Adjective – simultaneous |
Now answer the following questions using the information above.
(a) What part of speech is ‘simultaneously’?
(b) Give the adjective of ‘simultaneously’.
Answer:
(a) adverb
(b) simultaneous
Question 33.
Use the following expressions in sentences of your own. 2 × 1 = 2M
i) Phrasal verb : Get along
Answer:
My siblings and I get along well.
ii) Idiomatic expression : Burn the midnight oil
Answer:
I had to burn the midnight oil to finish my report.
Question 34.
Match the following.
Answer:
| Part – A | Part- B |
| 1. Ringed | E) Surrounded by |
| 2. Marbles | C) Small glass balls |
| 3. Distressed | A) Very troubled |
| 4. Ambush | D) To attack suddenly |
Section – C (Creative Expression)
Question 35.
A) you are Archit! Once you happened to visit Goa, where your uncle resides. You happened to see some old furnaces here and there. You asked your uncle what they were. Then he told about the story of the Portuguese bakers.
What would be the conversation between you and your uncle? 10M
Answer:
Conversation :
Uncle : Archit! Shall we go for sightseeing today?
Archit : Why not? I am very much interested in seeing new places, learning about its history, knowing about the people there, their customs and traditions.
Uncle : You are very much inquisitive. By being inquisitive children acquire a lot of knowledge.
Archit : Since it is Sunday, we can spend whole day on sightseeing.
Uncle : Oh I Sure.
Archit : Uncle! What are they?
Uncle : They are the dilapidated, old furnaces.
Archit : What are they used for?
Uncle : They were once used to bake bread! The Portuguese used to eat loaves of bread.
Archit : Who are the Portuguese?
Uncle : Like the British, the Portuguese are also the Europeans. They were the first Europeans to come and settle in India. They were the also la$t Europeans to leave from India.
Archit : Did they also occupy our country? Did they rule us like the British?
Uncle : They ruled Goa, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and north of Mumbai.
Archit : When did they quit our country? How?
Uncle : The Indian Army defeated the Portuguese. The Portuguese liberated Goa on 19 December 1961 after their rule of 450 years in India.
Archit : What about those bakers and furnaces, uncle?
Uncle : In addition to other foods the Portuguese liked to eat bread ery much. They were famous for their loaves of bread. Though they have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the moulders and the bakers. Their age- old furnaces still exist.
Archit : How did they sell their bread?
Uncle : They used to come early in the morning announcing their arrival making the jingling sound with their bamboo.
Archit : How did the people treat the bakers?
Uncle : The baker used to be treated as their friend, companion and the guide by the children. The jingling thud of his bamboo woke the children from the sleep and they ran to meet him and greet him.
Archit : Why was it so? Was it for the love of loaf?
Uncle : No. The Paskine or Bastine – the servant maid of the house bought the bread. Children loved the bread bangles – the sweet bread of special make.
Archit : Did their loaves of bread have got any traditional importance?
Uncle : Marriage gifts are meaningless with sweet bread – the bol. Without bread a party or a feast loses its charm- The lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on the occasion of her daughter’s engagement. Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas.
Archit : So the baker and the baker’s furnace are important for village. How did the bakers dress themselves?
Uncle : They used to wear a peculiar dress known as kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees. They used to wear trousers which were as long as our three-fourths of today.
Archit : Did they collect their bills regularly?
Uncle : No. They usually collected their bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts were used to be recorded on some wall in pencil.
Archit : Thanks uncle. You’ve given me a lot of valuable information. Thank you very much.
Uncle : It’s my pleasure.
(OR)
B) Valli was able to complete her excursion to the town by bus. It was a great experience for her. She was overwhelmed with joy but she was unable to share her experiences to anybody since it was done incognito. So she wanted to write a diary entry of her feelings of her wonderful journey to the town. Imagine you are Valli and write a diary entry in the above context.
Answer:
17 August, 20xx,
Friday, 9.00 p.m.
Dear Diary.
Today i am very much delighted. My lone and adventurous odessey to the town was completed smoothly, safely and successfully. I was able to make my favourite excursion to the town within the nap of my mother. I was anxious, embarrassed and frightened how could make it successful. Actually it was a dangerous thing to go to the town alone for an eight-year-old girl. But i had to do it because enthusiam and excitement of knowing how the countryside looked like grew day by day and made me exasperated. Finally after i have completed that excursion, i am excultant and exuberant.
At first i meticulously collected information about the bus journey – How much money is needed? How much time i have to spend? Later i made painstaking elaborate plans for the successful execution. First i saved money by resisting every temptation to buy peppermints, toys and balloons etc. I had thriftily saved whatever stray coins came my way. Very difficultly i was able to save 60 paise needed for my journey. Then i chose the time of my mother’s seista i.e., between 1 and 4 p.m. I caught 1 p.m. bus at the comer of my street. The conductor of the bus was jolly and jovial.
The bus ran along the bank of a canal. It was a very narrow road. The trees, grasslands, mountains and the green unending green fields formed a wonderful scene of the beautiful and magnificent countryside and made me exultant. But an indelible painful and grief-stricken incident occurred. A tall young and pretty cow was run over by a speeding vehicle. The memory of the dead cow haunted me and dampened my enthusiasm.
I was still haunted by the sorrow of its death. I thought it was a symbolic incident that taught me children like me should not travel alone without the knowledge of our parents. Though i completed my journey to the town accordingly and reached safely and soundly, i was terrified when i thought if anything dangerous had happened during the course of the journey what repercussions would have to be faced ! This idea made me quivered and made me take an oath never should i make any dangerous ventures without the knowledge of my parents!
Valli
Question 36.
A) you are Advith/Advitha of B-85, Pitampura, Delhi. You observed that the subways in Delhi are seldom used by pedestrians who are always trying to cut across traffic. You have decided to write a letter to the editor of The Indian Express highlighting the dire need of creating awareness about it. Based on the points given along with your own ideas write a letter in 100-200 words.
Technology in Education
• infrastructure unutilised
• pedestrians prone to accidents
• accumulation of stagnant water/garbage in subways
• need for improvement and regular cleanliness under proper supervision. 10 M
Answer:
From
Advith,
B – 85, Pitampura,
Delhi.
To
The Editor,
The Indian Express,
New Delhi.
Sub: About proper utilisation of subways by pedestrians.
Dear Sir,
I would like to draw the attention of the people and the authorities concerned about the nonutilisation of the subways by the pedestrians in New Delhi through the columns of your estemed newspaper.
Sir, the subways were built on the hue and cry of the people in the past. Once they staged many protests against the accidents occurred when the pedestrians were crossing the roads leading to the death of hundreds of them. But now those subways have become useless Infrastructure of thousands of crores left unutilised. Now they are trying to cut across the traffic and pedestrians are becoming the victims of road accidents.
It is told that the accumulation of stagnant water, and cleared heaps of garbage are making the subways stinky, dirty and breeding pools for mosquitoes. In such a way the subways have become disease proning gutters and impassable. It is suggested that there is a need for improvement of hygiene and regular cleanliness under proper supervision.
Hoping that the authorities will take up campaign bringing awareness in public about using the subways and they will take the necessary steps to maintain cleanliness in subways i request your magnanimity to publish the above in your newspaper.
Thank you Sir,
Yours sincerely,
Advith.
(OR)
B) You are the secretary to the English language club. You are asked to give a speech on the topic ‘Be Victors, Not Victims’ on the occassionof a motivational meeting in your school. Write a script to your speech.
Answer:
Worthy Students, Principal and Teachers.
Today Bhanu stand before you to speak on the topic: ‘Be Victors, Not Victims’. We know that Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Alva Edison, Colonel Sanders, etc., are great people. They all are not successful in their initial attempts. They too were victims to various conditions. They achieved success only after many defeats. Today they stood as examples for us as victors.
We should take their lives as examples and try to face failures boldly to achieve success. We should always try to achieve our goals though we face many setbacks. We should always remember that ‘Failures are the stepping stones to success’. So, without any disappointment and distress try to achieve things till you reach your goals.
Question 37.
A) Horace Danby was surprised when the police arrested him for the jewel robbery. He understood that he was cheated by the pretty young lady who demanded him open the safe at Shotover Grange.
imagine you are Horace Danby and describe about the bitter experience. 10 M
Answer:
I thought had everything planned perfectly for the robbery. When I arrived at the house, I was ready to get the jewels without any issues. But then, i met the woman inside. She claimed to be the owner of the house. She said she had forgotten the combination to her safe. She seemed genuinely distressed and asked if i could break open the safe for her and give her the jewels. In return, she promised to let me leave the place unharmed. I was so focused on helping her with the safe that I didn’t realise she was playing me.
As i worked on the safe, she kept up her act, making me think she was just innocent. I gave her the jewels and left the place. But after a couple of days, the police arrested me for the robbery. They found my fingerprints on the safe and it betrayed my identity. I was caught completely off guard. Later, i came to know that she was also a thief. Her clever deception, and i fell right into her trap. My trust was misplaced, and her deceit cost me everything.
(OR)
B) Read the following information given in the table.
Gold Medals won by the top ten countries in the Bejing Olympic games in 2008.
| Name of the country | Gold medals |
| China | 51 |
| USA | 36 |
| Russia | 23 |
| Great Britain | 19 |
| Germany | 16 |
| Australia | 14 |
| South Korea | 13 |
| Japan | 09 |
| Italy | 08 |
| France | 07 |
Now, write a paragraph describing the information given in the table above.
Answer:
Gold medals won by different countries in the Bejing Olympic games in 2008 are presented in this table. The host country China topped the list with 51 Gold medals. The USA is in the second place with 36 medals to its credit. Russia, with a tally of 23 medals is in the third place. Fourth to tenth places are occupied in that order by Great Britain (19), Germany (16), Australia (14), South Korea (13), Japan (09), Italy (08) and France (07).