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eMELTA Mission of Specimen Activity Sheets for SSC Exam 2021, SSC Practice Paper English (LL):2021 (Excluding the 25% Reduced Syllabus), Activity Sheet No: 1 Marks: 80 Time: 3 Hours, , SECTION I : Language Study - 10 marks, , Q1 (A) Do as directed. (Attempt any Four activities). (8Marks), , 1. Complete the words by using correct letters: (2), @ a_ard (ii)g_oup (iii) _igure (iv)ema_l, 2. Put the following words in alphabetical order: (2), , (i) pleasure, goal, nightmare, across,, Gi) unique, union, uniform, university, , 3. Punctuate the following sentences: (2), (i) she said a beggar changed my life, (i) have you studied it he asked me, , 4. Make four words (minimum 3 letters each) using the letters in the word (2), ‘exploitation’., 5) Write related words as shown in the examples: (2), , , , , , small, Poem, , , , , , , , , , , , as, _), , , , t_, , 6) Complete the word-chain of ‘verbs’. Add four words, each beginning with the, last letter of the previous word: (2), Encounter:, (B) Do as directed. (2 marks), (1) Attempt any one: qd), (a) Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase, ‘to get into trouble’, OR, (b) Add a clause to the following sentence to expand it meaningfully:, Tread: the Dok ......sccrsnoresvervesnnesesverrsvesssnseseres, (2) Attempt any one: q), (a) Add prefix or suffix to make new words:, i) book ii) view, OR, (b) Use any one of the following words in your own sentence., i) book ii) view, , Mr. Sahebrao Mahajan: The President of eMELTA 9890377280 msb1166@ gmail.com 1

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SECTION ITI: Textual Passages - 20 marks, , Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and complete the given activities. (10 marks), A1. Name the characters. (2), i) An LIC Officer:, ii) A beautiful girl:, iii) A clever student: ....., iv) A girl of negative thinkin;, , , , , , , , , , Meena is a good friend of mine. She is an LIC officer earning a good salary. But there, , was always something strange about her. She was forever unhappy. Whenever I met her,, I would start to feel depressed. It was as though her gloom and cynicism had a way of, spreading to others. She never had anything positive to say on any subject or about any, person. For instance, I might say to her, ‘Meena, did you know Rakesh has come first in, his school?’ Meena’s immediate response would be to belittle the achievement., ‘Naturally, his father is a school teacher’, she would say. If I said, ‘Meena, Shwetha is a, very beautiful girl, isn’t she?’ Meena would be pessimistic. ‘When a pony is young, he, looks handsome. It is age that matters. Wait for some time. Shwetha will be uglier than, anyone you know.’, ‘Meena, it’s a beautiful day. Let’s go for a walk’. ‘No, the sun is too hot and I get tired if I, walk too much. Besides, who says walking is good for health? There’s no proof.’ That, was Meena. She stayed alone in an apartment as her parents lived in Delhi. She was an, only child and had the habit of complaining about anything and everything. Naturally,, she wasn’t a very pleasant company and nobody wanted to visit her. Then one day,, Meena was transferred to Bombay and soon we all forgot about her., , , , , , , , A2. Write Mina’s remarks for Rakesh and Shweta. (2), , A) sccsucvercascnveanceaavwewvctes MMU seca MTC RR URNS CRT, , 2D) svecesscayeacevvcnsuvacavcavsuvanvev theese ee gs wees Cogeeas eer OTN TNC S TREN TRUNTENT, , A3. Fillin the blanks of the passage with appropriate use of the words given in the, brackets. (beautiful, belittle, depressed, achievement, pessimistic) (2), , , , Meena Kumari was one of the most popular heroines in India. In her roles, she, , always felt lonely as well as . Many times, she had played the roles, of a woman who was by nature as she had lost the interest of living, her life. She would never the importance of her roles. Her greatest, , is that she is known as ‘Tragedy Queen’., , , , A4) Do as directed. (2), , (1) Shwetha is a beautiful girl. (Choose the correct option of its exclamatory sentence), (i) What a beautiful girl was Shweta!, (ii) How beautiful girl was Shweta!, (iii) How beautiful girl Shweta was!, , (iv) What a beautiful girl Shweta was!, Mr. Sahebrao Mahajan: The President of E€MELTA 9890377280 [email protected] 2

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(2) Insert appropriate articles in the following sentences. (a or an) (2), , (i) Mr. Rakesh is M.Phil. student of English., (ii)The man is__ unique beggar., A5) What do you do when you feel depressed? (2), , (B) Read the following passage and complete the given activities. (10 marks), B1) Choose the correct alternatives. (2), , (1) Due to rapid globalization, we have lost the human touch of .........., i) internet ii) global market iii) good services iv) compassion, (2) First, we must teach peace to., i) Friends ii) Mahatma Gandhi iii) children iv) grown up people, (3) Eight - year - old girl was forced to work in............., i) market ii) stone quarries iii) the globe iv) cars, (4) 4) OUP eccesccas is questioned by children., i) inaction ii) age iii) internet iv) power, , , , , , Friends! We live in an age of rapid globalisation. We are connected through high speed Internet. We exchange our goods and services in one single global market., Thousands of flights every day connect us from one corner to another corner of, the globe. But there is one serious disconnect and there is a lack of compassion., Let us inculcate and transform these individuals’ compassion into a global, compassion. Let us globalise compassion. Mahatma Gandhi said, “If we are to, teach real peace in this world... we shall have to begin with the children.” I, humbly add, let us unite the world through the compassion for our children., , I remember an eight-year-old girl we rescued from intergenerational forced, labour from stone quarries. When she was sitting in my car right after her, rescue, she asked me: “Why did you not come earlier?” Her angry question still, shakes me - and has the power to shake the whole world. Her question is for all, of us. What are we doing? What are we waiting for? How many girls will we, allow to go without rescue? Children are questioning our inaction and watching, our actions. We need collective actions with a sense of urgency., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , B2) Write advantages of rapid globalisation., 1), 2), B3) Complete the table., No | Describing Words Naming Words, 1 ATIBTY — I set ecinettni mmtnt mien, Qi || sencbensaceemnseneeneces Peace, 3 High-speed J. wr wnwnnnnnnnnnnnn nono, Qe | weeeeeenennseees globalisation, , , , , , , , , , , , Mr. Sahebrao Mahajan: The President of €MELTA 9890377280 msb1166@ gmail.com 3, , (2), , (2)

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B4) Choose the correct alternatives. (2), , (1) Let’s globalise compassion. (Add an appropriate question tag), a) do we? b) didn’t you? c) shall we? d) don’t we?, (2)The girl asked me: “Why did you not come earlier?” (Indirect Speech), a) The girl asked me why you didn’t come earlier., b) The girl asked why didn’t I came earlier., c) The girl asked me why I came earlier., d) The girl asked me why I didn’t come earlier., , B5) Do you like the age of rapid globalization? Why? (2), SECTION III: Poetry -10 marks, , Q. 3. (A) Read the poem and complete the given activities. (5 marks), , , , , , A1) Find the lines from the poem that are Twins, similar in meaning for the following In form and feature, face and limb,, sentences. (2) I grew so like my brother,, , That folks got taking me for him,, , a) It confused the relatives. And each for one another., b) The situation was made more serious. It puzzled all our kith and kin,, c) Not a single person knew it. It reached a fearful pitch;, d) The nurse bathed the twins. For one of us was born a twin,, , Yet not a soul knew which., , A2) Write the effect of the following, One day, to make the matter worse,, causes. (2), Before our names were fixed,, a. He grew so like his brother:, As we were being washed by nurse,, b. They got completely mixed:, , We got completely mixed;, , . . . And thus, you see, by fate’s decree,, A3) Write two rhyming pairs from the, , Or rather nurse’s whim,, poem. (1), My brother John got christened me,, , And I got christened him., , , , , , , , , , Mr. Sahebrao Mahajan: The President of eMELTA 9890377280 msb1166@ gmail.com 4

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Q.3. (B) Poem of Appreciation (5 marks), , Read the given poem and write the poetic appreciation using the given points., 1) Title of the poem 2) Name of the poet 3) Rhyme scheme 4) Figure of Speech 5) Central Idea, , , , , , , , , , , , , , A Teenager’s Prayer, Each day brings new beginnings, Bring out the best in me., Decisions I must make. Help, Lord, to just say “no”, Iam the only one to choose When temptation comes my way,, The road that I will take. That I might keep my body clean, Ican choose to take the road of life, And fit for life each day., That leads to great success When my teenage years are over,, Or travel down the darkened road, Iknow that I will see, That leads to great distress. That life is lived its very best, Please open up my eyes, dear Lord, With you walking next to me, That I might clearly see --- J Morse, Help me stand for what is right,, , , , , , , , , , SECTION IV: Non-Textual Passage - 15 marks, Q.4. Read the passage and complete the activities. (10 marks), , (A1) Complete the sentences (2), , 1. Send cards to your friends when., , 2. Friendship gets broken when., , 3. You should be in touch with friends through, , 4. You should try to resolve the situation even though., , , , , , , , , , , Friends play an important role in our lives. Often, they are the ones whom we turn to for help and, comfort more than our own parents. Yet, it is not easy to maintain a friendship. First and foremost,, keep in touch with your friends. Do not neglect them but stay connected through the e-mail and the, telephone no matter how busy you are. Set a time to meet once a week and hang out together., Remember their birthdays and other important dates. Many friends like to share their problems but, they are sometimes bad listeners. It is important that you do not judge their views or opinions. Just, give them a listening ear and give advice only when asked., , You may feel hurt, angry and disappointed when you disagree with a friend. It is how we manage an, argument that is important in maintaining friendships. When you are hurt and angry, do not blame, the person nearest to you. Then, allow your friend to finish his or her arguments and do not try to, interrupt. If it helps, agree to think about the situation and come to an agreement later. You should, be honest and resolve the situation even though you may still disagree with one another. Respect, each other's opinion. Be the first to apologise even if you feel you have done nothing wrong. Send a, card if you find it difficult to face him or her. In addition, never betray their trust. If you cannot keep, a secret which had been told in confidence, you lose the trust of your friend. Many a friendship has, been broken because of this., , , , Mr. Sahebrao Mahajan: The President of €MELTA 9890377280 msb1166@ gmail.com 5