SSC (Hindi Medium) १० वीं कक्षा - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English (Second/Third Language)

Read the following bits of advice and state whether you agree or disagree with them.

Pick out and enlist the positive and negative qualities from the poem in the respective columns.

Why do the lines in the poem begin with, “If you can ______?” What effect does this have?

Look at the use of opposite reactions in the poem.
For example, “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs”

Find four other such opposite reactions from the poem.

Say WHAT

1. are the two imposters?
2. can the unforgiving minute be made up of?

Say WHO

1. should you trust, when doubted? 
2. can you talk with and walk with?

Say WHEN

1. can the Earth become yours?
2. should you start rebuilding with old tools?

Say WHY

1. do knaves twist the truth? 
2. should you consider all men equally important?

What should be our attitude towards people of different strata and classes?

What according to Rudyard Kipling is the highest quality that makes a man a true human being?

Write a letter to your parents, thanking them for advising you, when you were in a confused state of mind. Cover up the following points in the body of the letter.

• Your problem and confusion.
• The advice of your parents.
• How you followed their advice.
• How the problem got solved.
• Your deep gratitude to them.

Rudyard Kipling’s work is known to all of us. Write at least five poems of Kipling in your notebook and submit it to your teacher. You can take help of your school library or search for these poems on the internet.

Rudyard Kipling’s book, entitled ‘The Jungle Book’ is world wide famous. It’s theme and setting of the story attracts the readers from the beginning. Write a book review of Kipling’s book ‘The Jungle Book’ in 100 to 150 words.

Make small groups and share.

A piece of advice that stopped a bad habit in you.

Make small groups and share.

A quote/proverb that you love to use often.

Make small groups and share.

An experience that taught you a lifelong lesson.

Make small groups and share.

A story/news/episode/movie/play that has impressed and changed you.

Many slang expressions/terms are used for people having positive or negative traits.

Match the expressions in Column A with type of persons in Column B.

Discuss in your group and write the difference in reactions of an Optimist and Pessimist in the given situations.

Complete the following table.