SSC (English Medium) इयत्ता १० वी - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Write your counterview on the topic “Life in village is better than life in a city.”

Points:

• adaptability
• employability
• progress
• education

Give the view and counterview on the topic-

"Kids should not be burdened with homework".

Prepare a paragraph with an appropriate title to be used for the Counterview Section on the given topic:

"Demonetization : A trap to catch a lion or mouse ?"

You can take the help of the following points from the View Section.

1. Demonetization helps the government to track people who are having large sums of unaccounted cash.
2. Black money, illegal activities like terrorism funding, gambling, and also inflating will get reduced.
3. Government gets a good amount of tax revenue which it uses for the betterment of society by providing good infrastructure.

Give views and counterviews on the topic: "Duties should be without rights".

Exploitation of right - right to protest - manipulation of laws - anti-social elements prevent exploitation of public - difficult to follow duties - basic right keep a check on laws.

Dog; Man's Best Friend.

Prepare a paragraph of counterviews on the given topic. Use the following viewpoints to express your counterviews:

Viewpoints:

• Friendly and playful
• Safeguard our homes.
• Stress busters.
• Honest and faithful to their masters.
• Create liveliness in the family.
• Add your own points.

Write your counter-view in a paragraph on the following views.

"Social networking sites are not a necessity."

Views:

• There are other ways of connecting and staying in touch.
• People may resort to dishonesty.
• Cyber crimes are on the rise.
• Vital personal information may be misused.
• Add your own points
  (Write in a paragraph)

Write on'any ONE of the following items as directed : (4)
(Write a short tourist leaflet on any hill station you know with the help of the following points:
(i) How to reach there?
(ii) Where to stay?
(iii) What to see?
(iv) Shopping attractions.
(v) Add your own points.

Write a short tourist leaflet on any one of the hill stations in Maharashtra, with the help of the following points :

(i) Importance of the place
(ii) How to go there
(iii) Accommodation and the best time to visit
(iv) What to see
(v) Shopping attractions
(vi) Add your own points.

Write a ‘tourism leaflet’ on any one of the following :

(i) Your home town

(ii) A historical place

(iii) A place of natural beauty

(iv) A place of pilgrimage

Make use of the following points :

(i) How to reach there?

(ii) Accommodation facilities

(iii) What to see and visit ?/Attractions of the place

(iv) Places of interest nearby

(v) Best time to visit

(vi) Shopping Attractions

Add your own points.

From the following sentence, underline the Noun and encircle their Determiners that specify the noun in a noun phrase.

(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)

He lost his voice for good.

From the following sentence, underline the Noun and encircle their Determiners that specify the noun in a noun phrase.

(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)

Over the years, Hawking has written 15 books.

From the following sentence, underline the Noun and encircle their Determiners that specify the noun in a noun phrase.

(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)

These three books articulate his search for science’s Holy Grail.

From the following sentence, underline the Noun and encircle their Determiners that specify the noun in a noun phrase.

(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)

A few events prevented him from despondency.

From the following sentence, underline the Noun and encircle their Determiners that specify the noun in a noun phrase.

(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)

That dream made him realize it

Article - Write an article for a magazine about the World Heritage sites at risk. Include imaginary interviews with people who are trying to save them. Read your article in front of your class.

A1. Information Transfer (Non-verbal to verbal)

         'Transfer the following information into a paragraph form.

           Manuscripts collected from both students and teachers.

                                               ↓

  Throughly screened, necessary additions, alterations. omissions are made.

                                               ↓

                                 Preparing a rough draft

                                               ↓

              Manuscripts along with a dummy sent to the printer

                                               ↓

                                      Proof correction

                                               ↓

                                  Sent for final printing

                                            OR

A2. Here are some tips about keeping healthy as given in a Science magazine. Read and
write in the form of Do's and Don'ts (table):

You must include vegetables and fruits in your diet and drink a lot of water. You should avoid junk food and aerated water. You shouldn't sit for long period of time. Rather you should exercise regularly. You shouldn't ignore the importance of good breathing habits. Try breathing deeply whenever you think of it. See to it that you leep for at least 7 hour a day. In fact, you should avoid irregular timings.

A1.Books have the power to inspire and do many more things. Observe the web diagram and convert the information into a paragraph. Add a few more points to the given information:

A2. Read the given information and fill the table provided:
Acclaimed in Indian classics as the Kalpavriksha, the all giving tree the coconut palm grows in several states in India. The coconut palm is member of the plant family Arecaceae popularly known as palm family. It flourishes on sandy soils requiring high humidity abundant sunlight and high rainfall for optimal growth. All parts of the palm are used in some way or another in the daily life of the people. Coconut water provides a refreshing and nutritious drink. The firm kernel that line the inside is high in calories and the white milk extracted from it is used in many different ways. Oil extracted from dried mature coconuts is used as cooking oil. The leaves are braided to make thatched roof and mats. The mid ribs of the leaves are dried and tied together to make brooms. The coconut shell and husk are good sources of efficient fuel. During religious ceremonies married women are often presented with a coconut along with a few grains of rice as a symbol of fertility and prosperity.

Question:

Read the following graph regarding ‘High Awareness but Little Action’ about organ donation. Write a paragraph based on it in about 120 words:

Information Transfer Non-Verbal to Verbal :
Observe the following web-chart carefully and write two short paragraphs of ‘Advantages of watching Television’ with the help of the points given.

Read the following paragraph about ‘The causes of pollution and the possible solutions’ and tabulate the same information.

Use the following table for your answer.