English July 2020 SSC Question paper

English July 2020 SSC Question paper Q.(A1) Do as Directed (any four): [04]

Make a meaningful sentence of your own using the following phrase: (1m) ‘drop out’
Pick out the present participle from the following sentence: (1m) His eyes were shining.
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the verb given in the bracket: (1m) Either of the two ………………………… guilty. (is/are)
Form past participle in which the last letter is doubled. (1)
Complete the word chain of adjectives: (1) Small, l __________________, __________________ __________________, __________________ . ( English July 2020 SSC Question paper )

(A2) Do as Directed (any two): [04]

Begin the following sentence with: Our inaction ……. (2m) Children are questioning our inaction.
Make two sentences of your own to show the difference of Homograph: (2m) ‘fine’
Change the following sentence into indirect speech: (2m) “Are you still hungry?” I asked her. She said, “Yes, I am.”

(B) Do as Directed (any one): [02]

Pick out the modal auxiliary and state its function: (2m) Lack of rain could cause drought.
Make two sentences by using the given word as a noun and as a verb without changing its form: (2) Water

Section II: Textual Passages

Q.2 (A) Read the following passage and do the given activities.

passage

We went to a rocky beach and saw the spread of the majestic ocean and the rocks alongside, carved, sculpted and shaped by the water. Water is so gentle, rock so hard, yet, as the water flows over it every day, for years, the rock gives in. It takes the shape that the water commands. Our problems are so colossal and we are so small, yet if we persist…
We saw small bits of grass peeping through the small cracks in a concrete pavement. It left us thinking : however impossible things may look, there is always an opening…
We saw a tree bare of all leaves in the cold winter months. We thought its chapter was over. But three months passed, spring set in and the tree was back to its green majesty once again, full of leaves, flowers, birds and life. What if we too had the conviction that, however difficult things are right now, it will not remain so for ever. Remember, this too shall pass.

(A1) Four things found in nature.

_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________

(A2) Mention what you learn from the following:

i. Bits of grass peeping through the small cracks ……………….. .

ii. Tree bare in winter blooms in spring ……………

(A3) Match the words with their meanings:

A	B
Majestic	Huge/massive
Persist	Grand
Colossal	Firm belief
Conviction	Continue

(A4) Do as Directed:

i. It takes the shape of water. (1m)

(Add a question tag)

ii. We saw small bits of grass. (1m)

(Pick up the verb and state whether it is transitive or intransitive verb)

(A5) How do you face difficulties in life?

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