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1st March 2016, 09:19 AM
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| Re: SSC october papers
Hey buddy below I am giving you the question Paper for the Maharashtra Board (English Medium) Section – I (Prose) (Reading Skills, Vocabulary, Grammar) Q.1. (A) Read and understand the following passage and complete the activities given below. [10 marks] A1. Complete Complete the following statements with the correct responses: (2) (i) The initial part of the adventure is set in the sprawling and green campus of ________. (ii) The author is successful in recreating the charm and the spirit of a rainy day on the _________ lake beautifully. (iii) There is action, emotion, courage, presence of mind and _________ that are depicted in this tale of adventure. (iv) The reader is transported back to the old world _________ charm of Mumbai. In the book Anirudh’s dream, the reader is transported to the mist-clad mountains surrounding Khadakvasla dam near Pune. The initial part of the adventure is set in the sprawling and green campus of National Defence Academy (NDA). The author is successful in recreating the charm and spirit of a rainy day on the Khadakvasla lake beautifully. There is action, emotion, courage, presence of mind and friendship that are depicted in this tale of adventure. After the initial sail boat race at Khadakvasla, the scene shifts to the mountain forts of Sahyadri with a bit of Shivaji Maharaj’s history added to the trekking adventure. The observations of the author pertaining to the flora, fauna and culture of the place are very minute. Dialogues throughout the book are lively. Suddenly there is a twist in the storyline and the characters and locations change in flashback that is shown as a dream sequence. The reader is transported back to the old world colonial charm of Mumbai and its surroundings that were teeming with greenery and wildlife in those times (probably 150 years ago). The main protagonist Anirudh (Irfan in the dream sequence, which sounds like the past birth of Anirudh) is a mixed personality, daring in some situations and afraid in others. His band of friends completes a youthful spirit of adventure. A2. Web Complete the following web describing the book ‘Anirudh’s dream’ as a tale of adventure: (2) A3. Synonyms Read the passage and find out words of similar meaning: (2) (i) change (ii) animals (iii) daring experience (iv) reconstructing Anirudh’s dream as a tale of adventure Target Publications Pvt. Ltd. S.S.C. Question Paper 16 A4. Language Study Do as Directed (2) (i) Dialogues throughout the book are lively. (Add a Question tag) (ii) The reader is transported to the mist clad mountains. (Frame a ‘Wh’ question to get the underlined part as the answer) A5. Personal Response Do you like trekking? Why? (2) (B) Read and understand the following passage and complete the activities given below. [10 marks] B1. True or False State whether the following statements are true or false. (2) (i) The next morning was naturally eventful. (ii) The writer’s sister was reading Jeffrey Archer. (iii) The writer’s Grandma left home with his sister in town, to buy vegetables. (iv) The writer’s Grandpa said that the computer people did not respect paper. The next morning was unnaturally uneventful. We lazed around all day, my sister watching cartoons on the idiot box and I reading a Jeffrey Archer. Throughout, my mind kept wandering back to that morning. At around noon, Grandma left home with my sister in town, to buy vegetables. The moment the door banged shut, Grandpa abandoned his newspaper, and called me to his room. “Beta”, he called out, “help me with these… sort these papers out. One-Side-used over here, both-sides-used here, and blank papers here.” The work was easy, but time-consuming. “What are you going to do with these, Grandpa?” I asked him, trying my best to sound non-accusatory. “These computer people don’t respect paper. Everyday, they throw away all these sheets. They’ve given me the keys to open the gate for the sweeper when he comes at 6 am. He takes and gives them to the kabadiwala, who disposes them carelessly. So, instead, I do half his job for him.” I was amazed by how much importance he was giving to such a trivial matter. Everyday, my friends and I would waste hundreds of sheets at the drop of a hat. Pointing to the ‘used up pile’, which was the smallest, he said, “These, I’ll give to the moori wala downstairs. I’ll use the one-side-used papers for my accounts, and also give some to the poor children at the NGO. They practice maths on them.” I was shocked. I learned that the old man had been doing this for months now. This wasn’t any spying mission, but a real, concrete, genuine effort to save paper and the planet. I stared at the septuagenarian in awe. No school education on the environment had ever made an impression on me or my classmates or anyone, so to speak. But his lone endeavour made me realize it all. For the first time, I truly understood. B2. Fill in the blanks Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the passage. (2) (i) At around noon, Grandma left _______ with my sister in town, to buy vegetables. (ii) I was amazed by how much importance he was giving to such a ________ matter. SSC question Paper for the Maharashtra Board (English Medium)   more paper detail attached a pdf file; |