SEBA | HSLC 2019 | QUESTION PAPER - English | First Flight(X)

Updated In 27/04/2019 (4th Times)

                         SECTION - A

1. (a) Choose the meaning of the
     underlined word in the following
     sentence from among the alternatives
     given in the brackets : (1) 

          I saw that it was just my freedom
          that was curtailed, but the freedom
          of everyone... (enhanced/reduced
          withheld)
     Ans : Curtailed - reduced

     (b) State whether the following state-
     ments are True or False (Reference :
     Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to
     Freedom) (1+1=2)
    
          (i) On the podium, Mr. de Klerk was
          first sworn in as first Deputy
          President.
          Ans : False

          (ii) Then Thabo Mbeki was sworn in
          as second Deputy President.
          Ans : False

     (c) Choose the correct answer from
     among the alternatives given and
     complete the sentence : (1)
          In life, every man has ____.

          (i) three obligations
          (ii) twin obligations
          (iii) many obligations
          Ans : (ii) twin obligations

2. "The only thing the earth needed." What 'only thing' did the earth need? (2)
Ans : Lencho's field was full of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. But the earth needed only one thing and that was a downpour or at least a shower.

3. What did Mandela say about the wealth of his country? (2)
Ans : Mandela wrote that his country is rich in minerals and gems that beneath it's soil. But he had always known that it's greatest wealth was it's people. He called them finer and truer than the purest diamonds. 

4. What did Lencho write in his letter to God?(2)
Ans : Lencho wrote a letter to God. He wrote in that letter that if he didn't help him, his family and he would go hungry that year. He needed a hundred pesos in order to sow his field again and to live until the crop came.

5. When does the season of joy commence in Coorg ? Till what time does it continue? (1+1=2)
Ans : The season of joy commences from September in Coorg.

          It continues till March.

6. Mention the story that supports the view that the people of Coorg are of Greek origin. (2)
Ans : There is a story that supports the view that the people of Coorg are of Greek origin. It is said that a part of Alexander's army moved South along the coast and settled here. They married amongst the locals and their culture is apparent in the marital traditions, marriage and religious rites, which are distinct from the Hindu mainstream.

7. What type of a man was the Postmaster?(1)
Ans : The Postmaster was a fat and amiable man.

8. Give a brief description of Dhekiabari tea garden.(2)
Ans : Dekiabari Tea Estate is an hour far away from Mariani railway station. The garden has a gravel road passing through it. On both side of the road are acre upon acre of tea bushes, all neatly pruned to the same height.

9. What was the distance from Valli's village to the nearest town? What was the fare for a trip from Valli's village to the town? (1+1=2) 
Ans : The distance from Valli's village to the nearest town was six miles.

          The fare for a trip from Valli's village to the town was thirty paise.

10. Give a description of the bus in which Valli travelled. (2)
Ans : It was a new bus. It's outside painted a gleaning white with some green stripes along the sides. Inside, the overhead bars shone like silver. Directly in front of Valli, above the windshield, there was a beautiful clock. The seats were soft and luxurious.

                        SECTION -- B

11. Choose from the box given below the words that rhyme with the following:
Ans : Feet - beat ;  Harbour - armour

12. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the alternative given in the brackets: (1×2=2)

      (a) In his quite rage.
            (noise/silent/worst)
      Ans : Quite - silent

      (b) At the jungle's edge
      Ans : Edge - border

13. How old is Amanda? How do you know it? (1+1=2)
Ans : Amanda is a school going girl.

          I know it from the instructions given to her by her mother.

14. Why does the poet feel more at home with animals than with human? (2)
Ans : The poet opines that humans are complicated and false. But the animals are not like the humans. They are calm and independent. He can look at them long and long. So, he feels more at home with animals than with human.

15. How did Belinda and her pets behave when they saw the Pirate climbing the window? (2)
Ans : Having seen the Pirate on the window, Belinda turned pale and started crying for help. Mustard fled with a terrified yelp. Ink jumped down to the bottom of the household. And Blink the mouse took shelter in a mouse hole. Only Custard the dragon faced the Pirate.

16. Give a description of the fight between Custard dragon and the Pirate.
Ans : Custard the dragon snorted like an engine. He clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon. With a clatter and clank and a jangling squirm, he jumped on the Pirate as a robin preys as a worm. He fired two bullets. They did not hit. He gulped some grog from his pocket flagon. At last, Custard the dragon ate the Pirate every bit. 鹿鹿

                        SECTION --C

17. (a) How does Ausable manage to
       make Max believe that there is a
       balcony attached to his room? (5)
       Ans : Ausable created a convincing
       story about a balcony to dube Max
       whom he found in his room while he
       was away. Ausable room was on the
       sixth and top floor. If anybody falls
       down from that height, he would
       hardly survive. 菉

       When Max said that he did not
       know about the balcony, Ausable
       replied that it was not his balcony and
       it belonged to the next apartment.

       He told Max that his room used to be
       a part of a larger unit and the next
       room through that door used to be
       the living room and that had the
       balcony. He  added that the balcony
       extended under his window.

       He told that Max could get on to that
       from the empty room two doors
       down. Further he added that
       somebody got down through that in
       the previous month and the
       management promised to block that.

       It served a big purpose. To escape
       from the police, Max turned
       the doorknob, pushed with his left
       hand to free himself from the sill and
       dropped to the balcony. And then, as
       he dropped, he screamed once, shrilly.

                                 Or

      (b) How did the young lady trick
       Horace Danby? (5) 
       Ans : Horace was ready to open the
       safe he found in the drawing room of
       the house at Shotover Grange. Then
       he heard a voice from the doorway of
       a lady who was saying that she had
       heard him from the top of the house.

       She pretended to be the wife of the
       house owners. Horace thought of
       running away. But the lady told that
       she would telephone the police. He
       said that he would cut the telephone
       wires.

       She looked at him seriously and
       asked if he would hurt her. He
       suggested her to forget that she had
       seen him. The lady raised her voice to
       frightened him.

       He smiled and told her that he was
       not a man who threatened the
       society. He stole only from those who
       had a lot of money and said he hated
       to go prison.

       She came over to him, shaking her
       head, said that she had always liked
       the wrong type of people. She said
       that she had forgotten the number to
       open the safe.

       Horace promised to open it. And at
       last he opened it within an hour and
       gave the jewel to her. Later on he
       discovered that that the lady was not
       the wife of the house owner.

18. (a) How and why did Griffin come to
       the village of Iping? Why does Mrs.
       Hall find him eccentric?(3+2=5)
       Ans : London was a crowded place.
       Griffin wanted to get away from there.
       So, he took a train to the village of
       Iping, where he booked two rooms at
       the local inn.

       The arrival of a stranger at an Ann in
       winter was in any case an unusual
       event. A stranger of such uncommon
       appearance set all tongues wagging.

       Mrs Hall, the landlord's wife, made
       every effort to be friendly. But Griffin
       had no desire to talk, told her that his
       reason for coming to Iping was a
       desire for solitude.

       He didn't wish to be disturbed in his
       work. Besides, an accident had
       affected his face.

       Satisfied that her guest was an
       eccentric scientist, and in view of that
       fact that he had paid her in advance.

                                  or

       (b) Describe the first meeting
       between Bill and the young lawyer.(5)
       Ans : The young lawyer met Bill at thr
       railway station. He was about forty,
       red faced, cheerful and thick about
       the middle. His working clothes were
       dirty and well-worn, and he had a
       friendly manner. The young lawyer felt
       at once that he wanted to find a man
       named Oliver Lutkins.

       Bill replied that he had seen Oliver
       Lutkins about an hour ago. He said
       that he was a hard fellow to catch.
       The lawyer told Bill that he wanted to
       catch the afternoon train back to the
       city.

       Bill then told him that he had a hack
       which he wanted to bring so as to
       track down Oliver Lutkins.

       The hack was brought and the fare
       was fixed at two doller per hour. In the
       mean time, Bill was able to win
       confidence of the young man. Then
       they started their ride in search of
       Lutkins.

                        SECTION -- D

19. Fill in the blanks with the right
determinations : (1/2×4=2)

       (a) My brother had gone ___ hour ago.
       Ans : an

       (b) A busy person has ___ time to
       waste.
       Ans : little

       (c) The classes started after ___ bell
       had rung.
       Ans : the

       (d) ___ of their property was lost in
       the flood.
       Ans : much

20. Fill in the blanks with the correct
preposition from among the choices
given in the brackets: (1/2×4=2)

      (a) This train is bound ___ Delhi.
        (to/upon/for)
        Ans : for

       (b) Assam is rich ___ minerals.
        (for/in/about)
       Ans : in

       (c) I meet him ___ the street.
       (in/on/upon)
       Ans : in

       (d) Happiness consists ___ speaking
       the truth. (of/in/at)
       Ans : in

21. Rewrite the following sentences
putting the verbs in the brackets in
their correct tense form. (1×3=3)

       (a) They (live) in Delhi for ten years.
       Ans : They have been living in Delhi
       for ten years.

       (b) When he came it (be) all over.
       Ans : When he came it was all over.

       (c) He (stay) here until you return.
       Ans : He will stay here until you
       return.

22. Change the narration of the following
(1×2=2)

       (a) She asked me why the teacher
       had punished me.
       Ans : She said to me, "Why did the
       teacher punish you?"

       (b) Anita said to Ravi, "Please lend me
       your pen."
       Ans : Anita requested Ravi to lend her
       his pen.

23. Change the voice of the following:
(1×2=2)

       (a) I have lost my English textbook.
       Ans : My English textbook has been
       lost by me.

       (b) He was punished for his
       misconduct.
       Ans : They punished him for his
       misconduct.

24. Combine each of the following pairs
of sentences into a single sentence:
(1×2=2)

       (a) The earth is round. We can prove
       it.
       Ans : We can prove that the earth is
       round.

       (b) Where does he live? Do you know
       it?
       Ans : Do you know where he lives.

25. Choose the correct alternative from
the choices given in the brackets and
write out the sentences: (1×2=2)

       (a) She narrated the matter.
           (shortly/briefly)
       Ans : She narrated the matter briefly.

       (b) Please (listen/hear) to what he
       says.
       Ans : Please listen to what he says.
      
26. Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any two of the following:
(1×2=2)

       Far and wide : In short span of time,
       the fame of Socrates spreaded far
       and wide in the country.

       Break out : The criminal broke out of
       prison in the middle of the night.

       Give up : The boys gave up the
       search when it got dark.

       Fall out : My sister opened the
       cupboard and a can fell out onto my
       foot.

27. Correct the errors in any three of the following sentences: (1×3=3)

       (a) It can rain tonight.
       Ans : It may rain tonight.

       (b) The cattles were grazing in the
       field.
      Ans : The cattle were grazing in the
       field.

       (c) Each of the boys play cricket.
       Ans : Each of the boys plays cricket.

       (d) How much money you need?
       Ans : How much money do you need?

       (e) When you do your homework?
       Ans : When do you do your
       homework?

       (f) I do not know to do it.
       Ans : I do not know how to do it.

                            SECTION -- E

28. Translate into English (any one group of the following) : (1×5=5)

       (a) যদুৱে মোক সুধিছিল, "ৰাজু
       ইংৰাজীত ভালনে?
       Ans : Jadu asked me, "Is Raju good in
       English?"

       (b) দোকমোকালিতে শোৱাৰ পৰা উঠাটো
       তেওঁৰ অভ্যাস।
       Ans : Getting up early in the morning
       is his habit. / It's his habit to get up
       early in the morning.

       (c) মিছা কথা কোৱা উচিত নহয়।
       Ans : One should not tell a lie.

       (d) সৌ গছডাল ইমান ওখ!
       Ans : How much tall the tree is!

       (e) কিতাপখন টেবুলৰ ওপৰত আছে।
       Ans : The book is on the table.
      

 অন্যান্য শিক্ষামূলক প্ৰৱন্ধসমূহ :

      ✒️ ৬ টা উপায়েৰে ধুনীয়া হাতৰ আখৰ 
            তোমাৰো হ'ব পাৰে।
      ✒️ ৬ টা উপায় দীঘলীয়া উত্তৰ সহজে মূখস্থ
           কৰাৰ।

 Assamese Grammar :-
         বিপৰীত শব্দ।
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         সমাৰ্থক শব্দ।
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         সমাস।
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         সন্ধি।
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         এটা শব্দত প্ৰকাশ কৰা।
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         ৭০ টা এটা শব্দত প্ৰকাশ কৰা।

         খণ্ডবাক্য আৰু জতুৱা ঠাঁচ।
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         বাক্য পৰিবৰ্তন।
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 Hindi Grammar :
          विपरीतार्थक या विलोम शब्द

 English Grammar For Class 9 :
           Voice.
           Narration.

 English Grammar For Class 10:
          Vocabulary (i)
          Vocabulary (ii)
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          Preposition (i)
          Preposition (ii)
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          160 Preposition with teaching

          Determiner (i)
          Determiner (ii)
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          Narration (i)
          Narration (ii)
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          Tense Form.
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          Translation
              (Assamese to English)
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          Verb Phrase (Making Sentences)
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          Synthesis/Combine Sentence (i)
          Synthesis/Combine Sentence (ii)
          Reading comprehension
                    1. The great advantage of
                       early ..........