Senior Secondary Exam 2022 - English (Compulsory)

• Senior Secondary Examination, 2022, English (Compulsory)
• The exam is 2 hours 45 Minutes long
• The exam is worth a Maximum of 80 Marks
• There are 25 questions
• There are 8 printed pages
• Candidates must write their Roll No. first on the question paper
• All the questions are compulsory
• Write the answer to each question in the given answer book only
• For questions having more than one part, the answers to those parts are to be written together
• Write down the serial number of each question before attempting it

Section A (Choose the correct alternative)

• In "I never saw him look so tall", M. Hamel:
• Possible answers: had grown taller, stood on the chair, seemed very confident, none of these
• Who wants to drive a car?:
• Possible answers: Mukesh, Saheb, Anees Jung, Father of Mukesh
• Douglas decided to learn to swim when he was:
• Possible answers: twelve years old, thirteen years old, ten or eleven years old, nine years old
• The name of the daughter of Ironmaster:
• Possible answers: Eve, Edla Willmansson, Katherine, Anne
• Gandhiji urged the departure of the British in:
• Possible answers:1917, 1947, 1948, 1913
• Champaran district was divided into large estates owned by ____ and worked by ____:
• Possible answers: Indians, Englishmen or Englishmen, Indian tenants or both Indians and Englishmen or Indians, Indians
• In "Her face ashen like that of a corpse," the literary device used is:
• Possible answers: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration
• "That shut upon their lives like catacombs." Here catacombs means:
• Possible answers: cemeteries, tombs, graves, or all of these
• ______ can teach us as when everything seems dead:
• Possible answers: Teacher, Earth, Holy Book,God
• ______ makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings:
• Possible answers: Nature, God, Money, Gold
• The poet of "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers":
• Possible answers: Robert Frost, John Keats, Adrienne Rich, Pablo Neruda
• The poet suggests to keep quiet for:
• Possible answers: one hour, two hours, one minute, one second

Section A (Combine The Sentences)

• Combine the sentences using the words given in brackets :
  • He was born in the caste of bangle makers. He has seen nothing but bangles. (Who)
  • I want to live happily with my books. Their company gives me strength. (Whose)

Section A (Fill In The Blanks)

• Fill in the blanks by choosing words given in brackets:
  • ____ the guests arrived, the function began. (As soon as/As/Because).
  • The man is ____ rich ____ help you. (enough-to/so-as/so-that).
  • My car ____ on the way. (broke down/broke up).
  • All parents ____ their children with love and care. (bring up/bring to).
  • Come and sit ____ me. (to/by).
  • Pay attention ____ your study. (on/to)

Section B

• Live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure.
• The writer has traveled a great deal in the country and grown in years
• Would like to visit the nooks and corners of India with bright young children
• Wants to go to the mountains, forests, great rivers, and old monuments of India
• People put an end to something beautiful when they go to forests with guns and kill wild animals and birds
• Animals have keener instincts than man
• They are afraid of men with murder in their hearts and run away
• Animals realize if a man has love for animals and do not mind him
• If you are full of fear yourself, then the animal is afraid too and might attack you in self-defense
• The fearless person is seldom, if ever, attacked
• If we meet other people in a friendly way, they also become friendly.
• If we are afraid of them or if we show our dislike of them, then they behave in the same manner.
• Of all the events in Olympics, the hundred-metre race is the most prestigious
• The athlete, who wins it, is remembered as the fastest man in the world
• Athletes take position at the starting blocks
• They begin to run immediately after the starting pistol is fired
• One of them is unable to run and falls on the track
• Eight contestants are strong and run forward, while the smallest falls down

Section B (Possible Questions)

• What is our wonderful world full of?
• Why would the writer like to go in the company of bright young children?
• If we have love in our hearts, what do wild animals do?
• How do human beings behave if we dislike them?
• Find the similar word for 'bloom' and antonym for 'foes' from the passage.
• What is the most prestigious event in Special Olympics?
• What happens with the ninth athlete?
• How did the audience react for the eight athletes?
• What is empathy?
• How and why did the authorities honour the athletes?

Section C (Short answer questions ~20 words)

• What is meant by the modern world? (The Third Level)
• Why does the name 'Tiger King' justify in the story? (The Tiger King)
• What was the chief concern of Sadao's father ? (The Enemy)
• What does Mr. Lamb do all day? (On The Face Of It)
• What was the meaning of third bell ? (Memories of Childhood)

Section D (Medium length answer questions ~30-40 words)

• How did the drowning experience affect Douglas ? (Deep Water)
• Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain Von Stahle ? (The Rattrap)
• What does smile signify in the poem ? (My Mother At Sixty Six)
• What is the theme of the poem 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum'?
• What does counting upto twelve and keeping still help to achieve ? (Keeping Quiet)
• Why could Sadao not kill his enemy ? (The Enemy)
• What proclamation was issued by the Maharaja? (The Tiger King)
• 'Handsome is as handsome does.' Explain the reference (On The Face Of It)

Section D (Longer answer questions ~60-80 words)

• "It is his Karam, his destiny." Who said this and why? (Lost Spring)
• or What was the long term contract ? (Indigo)
• How did Douglas overcome his fear of water ? (Deep Water)
• or "Vive La France!" Write the meaning and explain in detail. (The Last Lesson)
• What was the idea of the peddler about the world being a rattrap ? (The Rattrap)
• or "We too are Human Beings' who is victim here and why ? (Memories of Childhood)
• Describe about Galesburg, Illinois. (The Third Level)
• or How did Sadao have his reward? (The Enemy)

Section E (Composition questions)

• You are Sanjay/Sushma. You are looking for a room on rent near your office. Draft a suitable advertisement to be published in Hindustan Times, New Delhi. Your Telephone No. is 1234123412.
• You are Archi/Archit, Secretary, Interact Club, Bengaluru. Draft a notice, asking all the club members and the other students to join a walk on the World Diabetes Day to create an awareness among people about diabetes.
• You are Sid/Siddhi, of Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Jodhpur. Eco Club of your school is going to plant 300 plants in your school area with the help of dignitaries and students. Write a report in 100 words for your school magazine.
• Translate the following passage into Hindi
• Write a job application( in English),for the post of Post Graduate Teacher in English, to the Chairman, Vivekananda Sr. Sec. School, Udaipur. Also give your detailed resume to be sent along with the letter.
• Imagine you are Arun/Anjali, living at Nagina Bagh, Chittorgarh. Write a letter to the Editor, 'The Hindu' to draw the attention of the General Manager for taking action for the poor maintenance of the state transport buses.

This is the English (Compulsory) exam from the Senior Secondary Examination, 2022. The exam is 2 hours 45 minutes long and worth 80 marks. All questions are compulsory, and answers must be written in the provided answer book.