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CONTENTS l Latest Design & Blueprint of the Question Paper (Issued by KSEEB) 4 - 6

q Sample Question Papers (Solved)

Sample Question Paper – 1 9 - 13 (SSLC Examination Paper – June, 2016)

Model Answers – June 2016 14 - 18

Sample Question Paper – 2 19 - 23 (SSLC Examination Paper – April 2016)

Model Answers – April 2016 24 - 28

Sample Question Paper – 3 29 - 33 (SSLC Examination Paper – March 2015) Topper Answers – March 2015 34 - 41

Sample Question Paper – 4 42 - 46

Sample Question Paper – 5 47 - 51

q Sample Question Papers (Self Assessment)

Sample Question Paper – 6 52 - 56

Sample Question Paper – 7 57 - 61

Sample Question Paper – 8 62 - 66

Sample Question Paper – 9 67 - 71

Sample Question Paper – 10 72 - 76

q Solutions

Sample Question Paper – 4 77 - 81

Sample Question Paper – 5 82 - 86

q Solutions for Sample Question Paper 6 to 10

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Second Language English

4. Weightage to difficulty level:

Weightage to difficulty level Percentage (%) Marks

Easy 30 24

Average 50 40

Difficult 20 16

Total 100 80

2. Weightage to Content

Weightage to content Marks

Prose 24

Poetry 16

Supplementary reader 04

Vocabulary 04

Reading 08

Writing 10

Skill Grammar 10

Reference 04

Total 32

Total ‘A’ + ‘B’ = 80

1. Weightage to objectives :

Weightage to objectives Percentage (%) Marks

Remembering 15 12

Comprehension 40 32

Expression 40 32

Appreciation 05 04

Total 100 80

3. Weightage to types of questions :

Weightage to types of questions Marks

Multiple choice 08

Very short answer 22

Short answer - 1 18

Long answer 16

Total 80

Short answer - 2 16

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KARNATAKA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION BOARD

Second Language – English

Latest Question Paper Design (Issued by KSEEB)Time : 2 hr. 30 min. Marks : 80

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List of Items for the Examination

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Time : 2.30 HoursMaximum Marks : 80 English 2nd Language

Karnataka SSLC Sample Question Paper

Sample Question Paper

(SSLC Examination Paper, June 2016)

Solved ________________________________________________________

General Instructions : (i) Write the answers in the space provided. (ii) Write legibly and answer to the point.

Section ‘A’ PROSE

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter of alphabet in the space provided against each question. 3 × 1 = 3

1. The author offered Don Anselmo almost double amount for the land because : (A) the land was very fertile (B) there was an old fashioned house in the land (C) there was an extra land (D) they were very rich.2. Keillis Borok was doing research on the theory of : (A) nuclear weapons (B) radioactivity (C) seismic waves (D) natural disasters.3. Whyshouldonemanhavethelivesoffiftyinhishands? Here ‘one man’ refers to : (A) Pepe (B) Guillermo (C) Pedro (D) Columbus.II. Answer the following questions in two to three sentences each : 4 × 2 = 84. WhatmakesyouthinkthatDonAnselmowasamanofprinciples?5. HowcanyousaythatAnantwasatalentedboy?6. HowdidSmithaenjoytheconcert?7. WhydidtheU.K.,U.S.S.R.andU.S.A.meetinGeneva?III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow : 3 × 3 = 98. “Chacha,canIborrowyourmobile?” (a) Who is the speaker ? (b) Who does ‘chacha’ refer to ? (c) Why did he borrow the mobile ?

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