As per your request here I am sharing the last year question paper of Karnataka SSLC Language II Exam

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 alphabet in the space
provided against each question. 15 × 1 = 15

1. Why did the postmaster refuse to give Andy his master’s letter ?
Andy ………………
(A) did not tell his master’s name
(B) refused to pay eleven pence postage
(C) called the postmaster a cheat
(D) asked impertinent questions.

2. The audience in the great Hall of Columbus, at Chicago clapped for two minutes
because Vivekananda …………………
(A) spoke about the greatness of all religions
(B) spoke for a long time
(C) addressed the audience as ‘Brothers and Sisters of America’
(D) said that Hinduism taught all religions are true.

3. What was the subject chosen by Kalpana for her higher studies ?
(A) Electronics (B) Architecture
(C) Machine tools (D) Aerospace engineering.

4. Nehru calls European countries as
(A) Barbarous (B) Cultured
(C) Dignified (D) Civilized.

5. The lady who was called the Nightingale of India was
(A) Vimal Gulwadi (B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Laxmi Swaminathan (D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya.


1. Why did the postmaster refuse to give Andy his master’s letter ?
Andy ………………
(A) did not tell his master’s name
(B) refused to pay eleven pence postage
(C) called the postmaster a cheat
(D) asked impertinent questions.
Ans. :
2. The audience in the great Hall of Columbus, at Chicago clapped for two minutes
because Vivekananda …………………
(A) spoke about the greatness of all religions
(B) spoke for a long time
(C) addressed the audience as ‘Brothers and Sisters of America’
(D) said that Hinduism taught all religions are true.
Ans. :

3. What was the subject chosen by Kalpana for her higher studies ?
(A) Electronics (B) Architecture
(C) Machine tools (D) Aerospace engineering.
Ans. :
4. Nehru calls European countries as
(A) Barbarous (B) Cultured
(C) Dignified (D) Civilized.
Ans. :
5. The lady who was called the Nightingale of India was
(A) Vimal Gulwadi (B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Laxmi Swaminathan (D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya.
Ans. :
6. The farmer and his friends went to the palace to
(A) meet the courtiers (B) present mangoes to the king
(C) get boiled eggs (D) get some favour from him.
Ans. :
7. How was the poet’s mother like ?
(A) Sita (B) Savitri
(C) Kasturbai (D) An ordinary woman.
Ans. :
8. The best interpreter of God is
(A) devotees (B) monks
(C) God himself (D) great persons.
Ans. :
9. The Lord of Tartary would like to sleep on a cot made of
(A) rose wood (B) silver
(C) gold (D) ivory.
Ans. :
10. Which one of the following words means ‘valley’ ?
(A) River (B) Pool
(C) Dale (D) Wood.
Ans. :
11. The word that takes the prefix ‘in’ is
(A) fortunate (B) fortune
(C) pertinent (D) direct.
Ans. :

12. “The camel is the ship of the desert.”
The figure of speech used here is
(A) Metaphor (B) Simile
(C) Personification (D) Synecdoche.
Ans. :
13. Shekhar works hard.
Here the word hard is
(A) a noun (B) a verb
(C) an adjective (D) an adverb.
Ans. :
14. ………………… you want me to attend the meeting tomorrow ?
The auxiliary verb that is to be filled in the blank is
(A) Do (B) Does
(C) Did (D) Is.
Ans. :
15. One word for “One who does the scientific study of the sun, the moon, etc.” is
(A) an Astronaut (B) an Astronomer
(C) a Pilot (D) a Scientist.
Ans. :
II. 16. Match the words in List-A with their meanings in List-B. Write the correct
answer in the space provided : 5 × 1 = 5
List-A List-B
(a) scimitar (i) fine
(b) don (ii) small
(c) feeble (iii) dress
(d) garment (iv) knife
(e) pretty (v) weak
(vi) strong
(vii) put on
(viii) a sword.
Ans. : a) b)
c) d)
e)
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III. Fill in the blanks : 5 × 1 = 5
17. Fill in the blank with appropriate Preposition :
The girl bought a dictionary …………………… Rs. 600.
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18. Fill in the blank with the appropriate Conjunction :
……………………… I ran fast to the bus station, I missed the bus.
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19. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets :
Raju is working in the police department. His work …………………… ( be +
appreciate ) by all the officers in the department.
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20. Fill in the blank with an appropriate ‘article’ :
Dr. Ambedkar was ………………… man of principles.
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21. Fill in the blank with appropriate form of the word given in the brackets :
Students must write the answers …………………… ( satisfactory ).
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IV. Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each : 10 × 2 = 20
22. How are the satellites useful ?
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