SAMPLE QUESTION FOR A.H.S.C.

EXAM - 2020
SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH (SLE)
OBJECTIVE PART - I
Full Mark : 50

1. Answer the following questions, each in a word or a phrase. 1X5 =5

(i) Who did Lencho write a letter to?

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(ii) When did India awake to life and freedom?
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(iii) How many runs did Kapil Dev score in the Prudential World Cup 1983?
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(iv) Where does acid rain cause damage?
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(v) What stunts the body and clouds the brain?
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2. Answer the following questions, each in a word or a phrase. 1X5 =5

(i) What brighten up the sky?
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(ii) “O Master! We are seven.”
Who does the word ‘Master’ in the line refer to?
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 (iii) When are the bridal songs sung?
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(iv) What does the brook flow down into?
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(v) Whose root is ever in its grave?
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3. Fill in the blanks with right words. 1X5 =5

(i) The summer ................................is pleasant.
(ii) The little girl with her mother lived in the................................cottage.
(iii) The girl’s bridal robes are ................................................in colours.
(iv) The sweet forget-me-nots are for .................................................
(V) Only a sweet and ..................................................soul lives forever.

4. Answer the following questions, each in a word or a phrase. 1X5 =5

(i) Where was Timothy discovered?
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(ii) Who really brought about a change in Lushkoff?
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(iii) “Money does not grow on trees here.” Who said this?
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(iv) What was the only thing men called their own during the great
grandfather’s time?
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 (v) How big was the grain of corn?
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5. Fill in the blanks with correct words. 1X5 =5

(i) Timothy was a ..................................................cub.
(ii) Lushkoff was sent away from the Russian choir for his ....................
(iii) The panchayat met under ..............................................one evening.
(iv) The field during the great grandfather’s time was God’s
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(v) Long live the God that is ............................................

6. Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the words 1X5 =5
given in brackets.
(i) According to the ........................................... (predict) of the Indian
Meteorological Department, there will be heavy rain in the southern
districts of Odisha during next 48 hours.
(ii) India ..................................................(achieve) her freedom in 1947.
(iii) Winning the Silver Medal in the Olympics Games was a
.................................(memory) event in Duti Chand’s life.
(iv) The rate of air .............................. (pollute) is increasing day by day.
(v) Success in life is not ................................................ (easy) secured.

7. Do as directed. 1X5 =5
(i) India is a big and beautiful land, .........................s naturally guarded
on all sides.
(Fill in the blank with an appropriate relative pronoun.)
(ii) When at school, Prateek played a lot.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘used to’)
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(iii) The beggar is wearing a ........................... shirt. (tear)
(Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.)
 (iv) Kashmir is a small land. It abounds with heavenly beauty.
(Combine the sentence with ‘although’ and rewrite.)
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(v) Ananga told me not to get struck in a traffic jam.
(Turn the sentence into an imperative and rewrite it.)
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8. Do as directed. 1X5 =5
(i) The zoo .................................... at 5 p.m. Come out in time.
(Use the correct form of the verb ‘close’ in the blank.)
(ii) I got up. I held her hand. ....................................................
(Combine the sentences to make a compound one.)
(iii) Some tea ................................ left in the kettle. You can have it.
(Fill in the blank with the simple present form of ‘be’.)
(iv) Hot weather makes us .................................. (feel) uncomfortable.
(Use the correct form of the verb given in brackets.)
(v) He paid the bill..................................cash.
(Use a right preposition in the blank.)

9. Do as directed. 1X5 =5
(i) If he ...................(arrive) in time , he could have enjoyed the match.
(Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.)

(ii) Winter has started.

(Replace the verb in italics by a suitable phrasal verb and rewrite
the sentence.)
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 (iii) Einstein who discovered the theory of relativity once failed in an
examination.
( Rewrite the sentence putting commas at right places in the
above sentence.)
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(iv) The road ..............................(repair) last year .
(Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in
brackets.)

(v) Ashutosh said to Pikun, “Thank you”. (Turn the sentence into
indirect speech.)
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10. Translate into English. 1X5 =5
PòfòKû GK aògß_âiò¡ _~ðýU^iÚkú, gúZ\òù^ aòbò^Ü _âKûee _lú GVûKê @ûi«ò û
ùicû^u @ûMc^ùe Gjû @ûKhðYe ùK¦â ùjûA~ûG û PòfòKûùe iõR I iKûke ùgûbû
@a‰ð^úd û ùZYê Gjò icdùe @ù^K ùfûK GjûKê ù\LòaûKê @ûi«ò û
Kò´û
gcòZû : UòùK Pû ùjC û
iûMe : ^û, [ûC û cñê iùw iùw _òA @ûiòQò û
gcòZû : ùZùa lúe Mäûùi ùjC û
iûMe : Pkòa û cñê ajê\ò^ ùjfû lúe _òA^ûjó û
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