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WEEKLY TEST QUESTION PAPER

SSLC GOVERNMENT MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 5
ENGLISH
Time Allowed: 15 Minutes + 3 Hours Marks: 100
Instructions:
1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack of
fairness, inform the hall supervisor immediately.
2) Use Blue or Black to write or underline.
Part – I
I. Answer all questions.
II. Choose the most suitable answer and write the code with corresponding
answer.
Choose the appropriate synonyms for the italicised words. 14x1 = 14

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1. We ascertained the location of Joesh Kabiraj’s house.
a) Aided b) Confirmed c) disproved d) Destroyed

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2. How he loved to tear food that away, scraping his beak now and again to whet it.
a) catch b) eat c) bite d) sharpen
3. “Nothing, he said gruffly, but he was, in colour, a light green.
a) sadly b) politely c) tactfully d) diplomatically
Choose the appropriate antonyms for the italicized words.

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4. They don’t use any auxiliary means of repulsion.
a) additional b) supplementary c) Advanced d) primary
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5. I saw a frail man with bald head sitting.
a) delicate b) fantastic c) delicate d) strong
6. He was the spoilt child of affluent parents
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a) poor b) educated c) Wealthy d) ancestral

7. Choose the correct plural form of the word’ leaf’
a) Leaf’s b) Leafes c) Leaves d) leafeis
8. From a derivative by adding the right prefix to the word “National”
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a) ir b) mal c) multi d) e) ill

9. Choose the correct expansion of the acronym ‘CRY’
a) Child Rules and b) Children c) Child Risks d) Child Rights
You Race and You and You and You
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10. Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate phrasal verb given below.
The mother instructed the maid to ______ the child carefully.
a) look after b) look out c) look in d) look into
11. Choose the suitable option to pair it with the word Watch to form a compound word.
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a) boy b) lock c) man d) gate

12. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate preposition phrase given below:
Failure is often the ______ negligence.
a) consequence of b) in addition to c) according to d) in terms of
13. Complete the following sentence using the most appropriate tense form of the verb
given below:
I _______ since morning
a) heave been b) am singing c) have sung d) has been
singing singing
14. Choose the most appropriate linker from the given four alternatives.
_________ he is ninety years old; he is in the pink of health.
a) but b) though c) unless d) since

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Part – II
Section -I (Prose)
Answer any THREE of the following questions in a sentence or two. 3x2=6
15. Why is technology important according to David?
16. How did the All - Woman Indian Navy crew go about their voyage?
17. Why did Herman and the author slam the doors?
18. What prompted the young seagull to fly finally?
Section – II
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer any THREE of the following. 3x2=6
19. In the dim past, nor holding back in fear.
From what the future veils; but with a whole.
a) What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘In the dim past’?
b) Is the poet afraid of the future?
20. Nothing goes right with the folks you meet
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street.
a) What is the opinion about the folks you meet down the street?

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b) What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here?
21. And now if you will set us to our task,

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We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!
a) Who does the pronoun ‘you’ refer to?
b) Whose task is referred to as ‘our task’ here?
22. Their hand are ours, and in their lines we read

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A labour not different from our own
a) What does the poet mean by ‘lines we read’?
b) What does not differ?
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Section – III (Grammar)
Answer any THREE of the following. 3x2=6
23. Rewrite the following sentence to the other voice:
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Please to not use mobile phones here.

24. Rewrite using indirect speech.
Krish says, “I am enjoying my holiday”.
25. Punctuate the following sentence.
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be not so amazed daughter miranda said prospero.

26. Transport the following sentence into a complex sentence.
In the event of not consulting a doctor, you cannot recover.
27. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
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a) must / them / the / be / by / culprits/ arrested.

b) Results / the / they / publish / will
Section – IV (WRITING) Compulsory
Answer the following question 1x2=2
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28. A Stranger approach you to direct him to Apollo Hospital. Guide him to reach is
destination.

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Part -III 10x5=50

Section I – Prose
Answer any TWO of the following in a paragraph. 2x5=10
29. ‘Man does change with time’, what were the various changes that came about in Aditya?
30. Describe the funny incident that caused confusion in the house.
31. How did Holmes trap Mr. Culverton Smith to confess the murder? Explain the
experience of the young seagull in ‘His first flight written by Liam O’ Flaherty.
32. Given an account of the last day of Mr. Hamel in school.
Part -III
Section II – Poetry
Answer any TWO of the following. 2x5=10
33. What feelings are evoked in us by the machines in the poem ‘The Secret of Machines’?
34. Write a paragraph on “The Grumble Family” and their attitude towards other folks.
35. Read the following stanza and answer the question given below:
In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole

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And happy heart, that pays its toll
To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer

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a) Pick out rhyming words from the above lines.
b) Write the rhyme scheme of the given lines.
c) Identify the figure of speech employed in the first line.
d) Pick out the alliterating words in the third line.

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36. Paraphrase the following stanza.
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing.
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
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Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cup board was empty, and winter was come.
Section – III
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Answer any ONE of the following: 1x5=5

37. Rearrange the following sentences in coherent order.
i. He was feeling a little lonely.
ii. He saw his wife appear in the telephotic mirror.
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iii. This was eight days since his wife had been in France.
iv. As soon as he awoke, Franis Bennett switched on his phono telephote.
v. That morning Francis Bennett awoke in rather a bad temper .
(OR)
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38. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Antonio with tears, and sad words of sorrow and true repentance, implored his
brother’s forgiveness and Prospero forgave them; and, upon their engaging to restore his
dukedom, he said to the King of Naples, “I have a gift in store for you too”; ‘and
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opening a door showed him his son Ferdinand playing chess with Miranda. Nothing
could exceed the joy of the father and the son at this unexpected meeting, for they each
thought the other drowned in the storm. The King of Naples was almost as much
astonished at the beauty and excellent graces of the young Miranda, as his son had been.
Questions:
i. Who was Antonio?
ii. Whom did Prospero forgive?
iii. What was the gift given to the king of Naples by Prospero?
iv. What game did Ferdinand and Miranda Play?
v. Who was astonished at the beauty and excellent graces of Miranda?
Section – IV (Writing)
Answer any FOUR of the following. 4x5=20
39. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below.

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Mouth-watering - Delicious food- Hygiene preparation - crave and rave vegetarian

Restaurants - 23, Nehru Street, Coimbatore.
40. You are Ajay / Aruna. You are contesting for the post of the school people leader of the
student council of your school. Design a poster in not more than 50 words to impress
your friends as to why they should vote for you. You may use good slogan phrases.
41. Write a compliant to the officer of the Public Welfare Department to take immediate
action of maintaining cleanliness in the children’s park in your locality.
42. Look at the following picture and express your views on it in a paragraph.

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43. Make notes or write a summary of the following passage.

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There are many different kinds of books that are published each year. There, are
many new titles available for us to read. Besides these, there are books that been published
through the years. Together there are millions of books available throughout the world in as
many languages as are spoken by people. There our different genres in which books are

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published. Thou are fiction and non - fiction categories in books and each of these
categories has many different genres of books. The academic books we study at school
belong to the next book category .We study them to complete our syllabus and pass
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examinations at the end of each academic session. There are other books that we read for
our pleasure and enrichment. We read story books of different types. There are comedy,
horror, detective and thriller, stories books are our best friends.
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44. Identify and correct the following sentence.

a) The Tamil is my mother tongue.
b) I and you love music.
c) Dinesh is my consin brother.
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d) Her friends as well as she is hard working.

e) As we were late, so we apologized.
Section – V
45. Quote from Memory: 1x5=5
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She’s a lioness ……. today’s woman, dear.

Part – IV (Supplementary)
46. Write a paragraph of about 150 words by developing the following hints. 1x8=8
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a. Dr. Somu requested Dr. Krishnan - take care of pet - Zigzag - lovable, harmless
bird - Mrs. Krishnan - not happy - busy in drawing - offered fruits and nuts -
deposited on the blades of fan - began on Mrs. Krishnan’s painting - angry - took
to hospital - talked to all the patients - radical change - ruined painting - sold for
Rs. 5000 - co - incidents - change the family.
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b. Inhabitants of the island - Prospero and Miranda - Prospero, Magical powers-
His brother Antonio, King of Naples, his son Ferdinand, and Gonzalo - on the
ship Prospero raised storm - repent for the injustice - instructed Ariel to bring
Ferdinand - Miranda had more concern - Prospero set severe task - he forgave all
- restored dukedom.

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Part – V (General Comprehension)

47. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below: 4x2=8
Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889, in London, England. His birth
name was Charles Spencer Chaplin, though he had many nicknames growing up
such as Charlie, Charlot, and the little Tramp. His father Charles Chaplin, and his
mother Hannah Chaplin were inducted into the music hall of fame, leading the way
to is exposure even as a young boy. His first on stage moment was when he was five
years old; he sang a song that was intended to be sung by this own mother; she had
become ill at the time of the performance, so little Charlie Chaplin stood instead and
performed for his mother.
Questions:
a) When and where was Charlie Chaplin Born?
b) Write the birth name and nicknames of Charlie Chaplin?
c) How old was Chaplin during his first onstage moment?
d) How did Charlie Chaplin get a chance to perform on stage?
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Read the following poem and answer the questions given below.
The sun descending in the west,

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The evening star does shine,
The birds are silent in their nest,
And I must seek for mine,
The moon like a flower,

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In heaven’s high bower,
With silent delight,
Sits and smiles on the nights.
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Questions:
a) What does shine in the sky?
b) Who are silent in their nest?
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c) What does the poet seek?

d) Which time is referred to here?
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