ACTIVITY SHEET -November -2020

Time: 3 Hours SSC - English (LL) Max. Marks: 80

SECTION I: Language Study – 10 marks

Q.1. (A) Do as directed. (Attempt any four) (8 Marks)

(1) Complete the words by using correct letters. (2)
(i) fi_ld
(ii) foc_s
(iii) h_art
(iv) f_fty

(2) Put the following words in an alphabetical order: (2)

(i) strike, flash, revival, presence
(ii) priority, peace, picture, plastic

(3) Punctuate the following sentences: (2)

(i) dont raise such dust! he called out to nathu
(ii) but meena its pouring said i

(4) Make four words (minimum 3 letters each) using the letters in the given word:
‘ENCOUNTER’ (2)
(5) Write the related words as shown in the example. (2)

Famous

Hospital

(6) Complete the word chain of ‘nouns’. Add four words, each beginning with the last
letter of the previous word: (2)
medicine (a) ……………, (b) …………………, (c)………………, (d)………………
(B) Do as directed. (2 Marks)
(1) Attempt any one:
(a) Make a meaningful sentence by using the phrase ‘to show off’. (1)
(OR)
(b) Add a clause to the following sentence to expand it meaningfully.
I know a doctor.

(2) Attempt any one:

(a) Add a prefix or suffix to make new words. (1)
(i) pay (ii) happy
(OR)
(b) Make a meaningful sentence using any one of the following words.
(i) pay (ii) happy
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 SECTION II: Textual Passages – 20 marks
Q.2. (A) Read the following passage and complete the activities. (10 Marks)
A1. Complete the following sentences: (2)
(i) The writer’s house was in………………...
(ii) The officer’s club was…………………
(iii) It was a few days into …………...……...
(iv) A group of langurs had even made their den in…………….

My father was a medical professional working for a private company in Raniganj in

West Bengal. The officers of the company were housed in individual bungalows inside a
large campus. Our house was in a corner of the campus. The officer’s club was adjacent to
the boundary wall of our garden. The compound was luxurious with green grass, colourful
flowers and a host of tall and majestic trees. The seasonal vegetables in the kitchen gardens
of the households and the magnificent trees constantly attracted squirrels and many species
of birds; a group of langurs had even made their den in an aswatha tree nearby. They had
all become a part and parcel of our existence and daily life.
A small incident on a Saturday afternoon left a profound effect on me and unfolded
before my eyes a whole new dimension to the wonders of God’s creation. It was a few
days into the Puja vacation. Just like for any other child, the holidays provided an
opportunity for me to become engrossed in various magazines and storybooks published
specially for children in the festive season.

A2. Describe the compound and the kitchen gardens of the writer and the
household. (2)

A3. Match the synonyms. (2)

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

(i) revealed (a) an opportunity
(ii) new factor (b) engrossed in
(iii) occupied in (c) new dimension
(iv) chance (d) unfolded

A4. Do as directed.
(1) The compound was luxurious with green grass. (1)
(Choose the correct question tag.)
(i) doesn’t it?
(ii) does it?
(iii) wasn’t it?
(iv) was it?

(2) The writer’s house was in a corner of the campus. (1)

(Make ‘Wh-question’ to get underlined part as an answer)

A5. Personal Response

Do you like to live in a bungalow? Why? (2)

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(B) Read the passage carefully and complete the activities: (10 Marks)
B1. Write whether the following statements are true or false. (2)
(i) At birth the child was very fair and pretty.
(ii) Only the eyes of the child were saved.
(iii) Ramlal’s three daughters were bad looking, unhealthy girls.
(iv) But Ramlal was worried about Bholi.

At birth the child was very fair and pretty. But when she was two years old. She had an
attack of small pox. Only the eyes were saved. But the entire body was permanently
disfigured by deep black pockmarks. Little Sulekha could not speak till she was five and
when at last she learnt to speak, she stammered. The other children often made fun of her
and mimicked her. As a result, she talked very little.
Ramlal had seven children, three sons and four daughters and the youngest of them was
Bholi. It was a prosperous farmer’s household and there was plenty to eat and drink. All the
children except Bholi were healthy and strong. The sons had been sent to the city to study
in schools and later in colleges. Of the daughters Radha, the eldest had already been married.
The second daughter Mangla’s marriage had also been settled Ramlal would think of third
Champa. They were good looking, healthy girls. And it was not difficult to find bridegrooms
for them.
But Ramlal was worried about Bholi. She had neither good looks nor intelligence.

B2. Give reasons: (2)

Little Sulekha used to talk very little because……………………...

B3. Match the antonyms.

(2)
Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’
(i) first (a) disfigured
(ii) unsaved (b) permanently
(iii) temporarily (c) saved
(iv) figured (d) last

B4. (1) There was plenty to eat and drink. (1)

(Pick out the infinitive)
(2) All the children except Bholi were healthy and strong. (1)
(Use ‘Not only………but also)

B5. Personal Response:

What will you do if you find that your friend is making fun of a disabled child? (2)

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 SECTION III: Poetry – 10 marks
Q.3. (A) Read the extract and complete the following activities. (5 Marks)
A1. Match the following sentences: (2)

‘A’ ‘B’
(i) It puzzled all their (a) His brother
(ii) The situation reached (b) Kith and kin
(iii) The poet grew exactly like (c) While being washed
(iv) The poet and his brother got mixed (d) A fearful pitch

In form and feature, face and limb,

I grew so like my brother,
That folks got taking me for him,
And each for one another.
It puzzled all our kith and kin,
It reached a fearful pitch;
For one of us was born a twin,
Yet not a soul knew which.

One day, to make the matter worse,

Before our names were fixed,
As we were being washed by nurse,
We got completely mixed;
And thus, you see, by fate’s decree,
Or rather nurse’s whim,
My brother John got christened me,
And I got christened him.

A2. Write any two lines from the extract that you find humorous. (2)

A3. Write the rhyming words. (Any two) (1)

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(B) Appreciation of the poem. (5 Marks)
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the points
given below:

If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream and not make dreams your master;

If you can think and not make thoughts, your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth, you’ve spoken,
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,

Or walk with Kings, nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And which is more you’ll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling

• Title - (½)
• Name of the poet - (½)
• Rhyme scheme – (1)
• Figures of speech (Any 1) – (1)
• Theme/Central idea (in 2 to 3 lines) (2)

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 SECTION IV: Non-Textual Passage – 15 marks
Q.4. (A) Read the passage carefully and complete the activities: (10 Marks)
A1. Choose the correct alternative from the brackets and rewrite the sentences: (2)
(1) Bullying can take ………… (only one/many) forms.
(2) It can be .................(cany/difficult to stand up for yourself when you are being bullied.
(3) Bullies use………………...(power/money) to hurt people.
(4) Always bring the bullying to the attention of…………........ (a child/an adult)

Bullying means to be mean to another kid or hurt and frighten him again and again. Bullying
can take many forms. It can be teasing, threatening to hurt someone, telling lies about someone,
not including others in order to make them feel bad, or it can be actually yelling at or hitting
someone. Bullying can also take place over through text messages or emails, or by posting rumors
on sites like facebook, passing around embarrassing pictures or videos
Being bullied makes kids feel different, powerless, unpopular and alone. It can be difficult to
stand up for yourself when you are being bullied. The bully seems more powerful than you are.
Being bullied can lead to feeling sick or having problems at school. It can even lead some kids to
want to be a bully themselves. There are a lot of reasons why kids bully other kids. Some want to
copy their friends. Some think that being a bully will make them respected by other kids, or make
them popular. Sometimes bullies think that they are better than their victims and so they bully other
kids to prove it. No matter what the reasons behind it, or what form it takes, bullying is wrong.
Bullies use power to hurt people. Bullies might use physical strength. They might use
popularity or being smart. Or they may use secrets that they know about to hurt other kids. And
bullying isn't just bad for the kid being bullied. It's bad for the bully too. Kids who are bullies often
grow up to have problems like getting into fights and dropping out of school.
You may know what to do if you witness bullying. It may make you feel depressed or worried.
You may not feel safe. These feelings may make you want to join in the bullying or be silent, so
as not to get bullied yourself. Or may be the bullying makes you so angry that you stand up to the
bully yourself. The best and the safest thing to do is always to bring the bullying to the attention of
an adult, who will put a stop to it.

A2. List four ways that bullies might use to bully others. (2)
A3. Choose the correct phrases and complete the following sentences (2)
(in order to, to stand up for, put a stop)
(i) Roma wanted to .......... to the quarrel with her brother
(ii) Mother prepared a delicious cake .......... send it on Soho's birthday.

A4. Do as directed: (2)

(a) It can be difficult to stand up for yourself when you are being bullied.
(Make the sentence negative without changing its meaning)
(b) The bully seems more powerful than you are.
(Choose the correct sentence of positive degree of the given sentence)
(i) You do not seem as powerful as the bully.
(ii) The bully seems most powerful.
(iii) You seem as powerful as the bully.

A5. Suggest four ways to stop bullying. (2)

(B) Summary Writing: (5 marks)

Read the passage given in Q No. 4(A) and write a summary of it. Suggest a suitable title to the
summary

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 SECTION V: Writing Skills – 20 marks
Q.5. (A) Letter writing: (5 Marks)
A1 or A2. Do any one of the following.
Suppose you are Anandi/Anand Ravindra Jadhav. Read the advertisement given below
and attempt any one of the letters given below it.

A2. Informal Letter A1. Formal Letter

Look at the following advertisement Look at the following advertisement.
regarding ‘SWACHHA BHARAT Write a letter to the Headmaster
ABHIYAN’. Write a letter to your OR requesting him to take part in Most
friend to join in ‘SWACHHA Clean School and Playground
BHARAT ABHIYAN’ organized by Compilation of ‘SWACHHA BHARAT
your village. Add your own points. ABHIYAN’ organized by your village.
Add your own points.

Village Sarola Organizes

‘SWACHHA BHARAT ABHIYAN’
2nd October to 9th October
• Join the National Campaign
• Know the importance of cleanliness.
• Always use dustbin.
• Use toilets and wash your hands.
• Plant more trees.
• Do not spit in public places.
Join and win awards
❖ Most clean house and surrounding
❖ Most clean school and playground

(B) B1 or B2. Do any one of the following. (5 Marks)

(B1) Dialogue Writing
(a) Prepare a dialogue from the jumbled sentences. (1)
(1) I enjoy reading detective stories the most.
(2) How do you spend your leisure time?
(3) What kind of books do you like?
(4) I like to read in my free time.

(b) Complete the dialogue. (1)

A: Where did you go for a picnic recently?
B: …………………………………………….
A: Why did you select that picnic spot?
B: ……………………………………………

(c) Write a dialogue on ‘Importance of Games’ between you and your friend (minimum 3
meaningful exchanges). (3)

(OR)
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B2. Drafting a speech.
Imagine your school has organized "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign. On this
occasion you are asked to deliver a speech on 'Importance of Girls' Education'
Prepare a speech using the given points. Add your own points:
❖ Equal rights
❖ Declining birth ratio of female child
❖ Benefit to the family, society and the country
❖ Women empowerment
❖ Opportunities for employment
❖ Bright future

Q.6 (A) Information Transfer: (5 Marks)

A1 OR A2. Do any one of the following.
A1. Non-verbal to Verbal:
Write a short short paragraph about M. Raja and D. Gaja who are different in some aspects
still they are good friends.

Nos. Aspects M. Raja D. Gaja

1. Age 50 years 52 years
2. Qualification M.A. B.Ed. M.Com. M.Phil
3. Profession Teacher Lecturer
4. Nature Kind and introvert Social and extrovert
5. Hobbies Playing Badminton Playing Cricket
6. Family Big but happy Small and good
7. Native place Amravati Aurangabad

(OR)
A2. Verbal to Non-verbal:
Read the information given below and represent it in the form of tree diagram. Give a
suitable title to it:
Soils are our prime natural and economic resources. Soils in India differ in comparison and
structure. Let’s know about some of them. Alluvial soils- These are formed by the deposition of
sediments by rivers. They are rich in humus and very fertile. They are mainly gray coloured.
They are found in Great Northern plain, lower valleys of Narmada and Tapti and Northern
Gujarat. These soils are renewed every year. They are suitable for crops like rice, wheat, jute.
Black soils- These soils are made up of volcanic rocks and lava flow. They are concentrated
over Deccan Lava Tract which includes parts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh
and Gujarat. They are black. Apart from cotton cultivation, these fertile soils are suitable for
growing cereals, oilseeds, citrus fruits and vegetables.
Red Soils -These are formed by weathering of ancient metamorphic rocks. They are red in
colour. They are suitable for rice, millets, tobacco and vegetables, groundnuts and potatoes.
They cover almost the whole of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka,
Maharashtra and parts of Orissa.
Laterite Soils-These soils are formed due to intense leaching and are well developed on the
summits of hills and uplands. They are of rusty-red coloration and commonly found in Kerala,
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. They are suitable for rice and millet cultivation.

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Found in

Colour

Suitable for

(B) Expand the theme: (5 Marks)

B1 or B2 Do any one of the following.
B1. News Report
Read the following headline and prepare a news report with the help of given points:
Abhinav School Celebrates Teacher’s Day
Make use of the following points.
❖ Headline:
❖ Date line:
❖ Lead line:
❖ Body of the report
❖ Conclusion
(OR)
B2. Develop a story to get the following end. Suggest a suitable title. 05
………………………………………………and finally they reached the school.
SECTION VI: Skill Development – 5 marks
Q.7 Translation (5 Marks)
(a) Translate the following words into your medium of instruction. (Any four) (2)
(1) great
(2) holiday
(3) collect
(4) information
(5) remember
(6) dustbin

(b) Translate the following sentences into your medium of instruction. (Any two) (2)
(1) All Indians are my brothers and sisters.
(2) Wish you all the best for your studies!
(3) Speak clearly and confidently.
(4) Keep the house clean.
(c) Translate the following proverbs (Any one): (1)
(1) Tit for tat
(2) Time is money.