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Karnataka SSLC 10th English Question Paper 2022

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Q1 mcq 1 mark
The girl did not understand his words, ........................ . The appropriate question tag to be added is
  • A. didn’t she ?
  • B. does she ?
  • C. did she ?
  • D. doesn’t she ?
Correct Answer: C — Solution

The statement 'The girl did not understand his words' is in the negative form (did not). According to the rules of question tags, a negative statement takes a positive tag. Therefore, 'did she?' is the correct tag. Options A, B, and D are incorrect as they do not match the tense or polarity requirements.

Q2 mcq 1 mark
.................. Mt. Everest is ................ tallest peak in the Himalayas. The appropriate articles to be filled in the blanks are
  • A. A, the
  • B. The, the
  • C. The, a
  • D. An, the
Correct Answer: B — Solution

We use the definite article 'The' before the names of unique mountains or peaks (Mt. Everest) and before superlatives (tallest). Therefore, 'The' fits both blanks.

Q3 mcq 1 mark
They presented him ...................... a gold watch. The appropriate preposition to be filled in the blank is
  • A. with
  • B. for
  • C. in
  • D. at
Correct Answer: A — Solution

The verb 'present' in this context (giving a gift) is correctly followed by the preposition 'with' (e.g., to present someone with something).

Q4 mcq 1 mark
To cut off a part of a person’s infected body. Choose the correct one-word medical term :
  • A. anatomy
  • B. autopsy
  • C. antidote
  • D. amputate.
Correct Answer: D — Solution

Amputate means to cut off a limb or part of a body surgically. Anatomy is the study of body structure, autopsy is the post-mortem examination of a body, and an antidote is a medicine to counteract a poison.

Q5 mcq 1 mark
The word that takes ‘in’ as a negative prefix is
  • A. proper
  • B. regular
  • C. civilized
  • D. curable.
Correct Answer: D — Solution

Adding the prefix 'in-' to 'curable' results in 'incurable', which means not able to be cured. 'Improper', 'irregular', and 'uncivilized' are the correct forms for the other words.

Q6 mcq 1 mark
My boat went heaving through the water like a swan. The figure of speech used here is
  • A. Alliteration
  • B. Metaphor
  • C. Simile
  • D. Personification.

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Q7 short answer 1 mark
Silence : Silent :: Glory : ........................... .

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Q8 short answer 1 mark
Meet : Meat :: Pray : ............................. .

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Q9 short answer 1 mark
Menace : Threat :: Agile : ........................ .

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Q10 short answer 1 mark
Happiness : Misery :: Arrival : ........................... .

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Q11 short answer 1 mark
Change the voice of the sentence : The hunter shot the tiger.

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Q12 short answer 1 mark
Frame a question to get the underlined word as answer : January is the first month of the year.

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Q13 short answer 1 mark
Rewrite the sentence into assertive : How sweet this rose smells !

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Q14 short answer 1 mark
What did Della buy for Jim ?

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Q15 short answer 1 mark
Why did the girl tell the narrator that her aunt was meeting her at Saharanpur ?

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Q16 short answer 1 mark
Otto Frank decided to migrate to Netherlands. Give reason.

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Q17 short answer 1 mark
Why did Buttoo go to Dronacharya ?

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Q18 short answer 2 marks
The elders of the Workers’ Paradise became anxious. Why ?

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Q19 short answer 2 marks
What were the reasons for Pierre to wish to eat the cranberry tart ?

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Q20 short answer 2 marks
What was the male bird doing, when it was shot ?

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Q21 short answer 2 marks
Compare the qualities of Lochinvar and the bridegroom.

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Q22 short answer 2 marks
How does John Masefield justify that he was born at the cost of his mother’s life ?

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Q23 short answer 2 marks
What made Kripacharya to object Karna joining in the battle ?

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Q24 short answer 2 marks
How strong was the Greek wine brought by Ulysses ?

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Q25 short answer 2 marks
Change the following sentence to the other two degrees of comparison : Mumbai is one of the biggest cities in India.

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Q26 short answer 2 marks
Change the following sentence to reported speech : The doctor said to the students, “Take exercise regularly and sleep with the windows open.”

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Q27 short answer 2 marks
Combine the sentences using : a) As soon as b) No sooner ...................... than. He saw the warden. He ran away.

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Q28 short answer 3 marks
How did Anne describe her life in Annexe ?

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Q29 short answer 3 marks
According to Abraham Lincoln what should his son know regarding books and nature ?

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Q30 short answer 3 marks
How are the ideas of spirituality explained in the poem ‘Vachana’ ?

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Q31 short answer 3 marks
Explain why and how Buttoo learnt archery by himself.

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Q32 short answer 3 marks
Describe how and why did Indra approach Karna.

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Q33 short answer 3 marks
Explain the opinion of Mother Theresa about heaven and hell.

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Q33 short answer 3 marks
How was the 70th birthday of Louis Pasteur celebrated in Paris ?

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Q34 short answer 3 marks
“Wait a moment ! I shall come with you.”

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Q35 short answer 3 marks
“Aunts are usually formidable creatures.”

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Q36 short answer 3 marks
“I really don’t see the necessity.”

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Q37 short answer 3 marks
“I long woo’d your daughter, my suit you denied ; —”

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Q38 short answer 3 marks
“Beware ! Rash promise ever ends in strife.”

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Q39 short answer 4 marks
Quote from memory: My legs .................................... stay.

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Q40 long answer 4 marks
Explain how the narrator was haunted by a mysterious presence within him after the stolen boat experience.

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Q41 long answer 4 marks
Mention the causes and prevention of soil erosion as described by C. V. Raman.

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Q41 long answer 4 marks
How did Della try to fix her hair before Jim got home ?

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Q42 long answer 4 marks
Describe the experiment conducted by Louis Pasteur to show the difference between pure and stale air.

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Q42 long answer 4 marks
Why does Gandhi say that a moral act should be done without fear and compulsion ?

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Q44 long answer 5 marks
Write an essay on any one of the following topics: a) Travelling — a learning experience b) Population explosion.

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Q45 long answer 5 marks
Imagine you are Veena / Venugopal of Government High School, Mysore. Write a letter to your friend telling him / her what you want to be when you grow up and why.

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Q45 long answer 5 marks
Imagine you are Chaithra / Chirag of Government High School, Bangalore. Write a letter to the Commissioner, BBMP, highlighting the need of a public park in your locality.

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Reading Passage

Life is not the aggregate of days and months. It is the aggregate of lofty ideals and noble deeds. There is joy when you meet the demands you make and quench your thirst ; greater is the joy when we meet the need of others and quench their thirst. Lucky you are if you have no cause to shed tears of your own. Luckier you should be if you can wipe the tears of the poor and the suffering, the forsaken and the forlorn. Blind and ignorant we are, we try to seek fame in conquering nations, in giving false promises, uttering sugar coated words and fanning religious riots in order to perpetuate our position and power. We think we make history and therefore prefer a claim to fame. We do not realise that our names do not enter even the pages of children’s story books. The moment we go away, we go away once for all even from the memories of the people.

Q46 short answer 2 marks
When will you be luckier ?

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Q47 short answer 2 marks
Why are we considered to be blind and ignorant ?

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