SSC (English Medium) 10th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Important Questions for English

Form two present participle in which the last letter is doubled.

Read the following extract and complete the table given below about 'Types of Diseases':

         Health is defined as not simply the absence of disease. It involves a state of feeling well, both in body and in mind. 

      The diseases may be classified into the following types, Some diseases are present at birth. They are called congenital diseases. They may develop during pregnancy or are inherited, Some of them may be caused by environmental factors. Examples of congenital diseases are Down's syndrome, sickle cell anaemia, cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, etc.

      Some diseases are acquired by humans themselves and hence are called Self-Inflicted or Acquired diseases. Examples of acquired diseases are coronary heart diseases, hypertension.

      Some diseases are transmitted from one person to another. They are called as Communicable or Infectious diseases. They are caused by biological agents, Examples of communicable diseases are Cholera, Typhoid, Measles, Malaria, etc.

      Non- communicable diseases are caused by exogenous factors like physical, chemical, nutritional deficiencies. The examples are Kwashiorkor, Pellagra, Scurvy, and Rickets, etc.  

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Rewrite the following sentences, replacing ‘as soon as’ by ‘No sooner than’.

As soon as the thief escaped, the family informed the police.

Pick out the gerund from the following sentence:

The attitude of taking destroys families.

Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

Robert asked, “Joan. how old are you?” “I am 13 years old,” she replied.

Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the given points in a paragraph format: 

Points:

1. The title and the poet of the poem   (01)
2. Rhyme scheme   (01)
3. Figures of speech   (01)
4. Central Idea/Theme   (02)

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions) or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

How utterly we have failed our children!

Say whether the following sentence is Assertive (Statements), Imperative (Commands, Requests, etc.), Interrogative (Questions) or Exclamatory (Exclamations).

How utterly we have failed our children!

Spot the error in the following sentence and rewrite it:

When I took the note, I saw it were still wet from the nights rain.

Write any 2 compound words of your own.

Write a word register of 8 words related to:

‘Music’.

Change the voice:

Anil had already made the tea.

Make two sentences by using the given word as a noun and as a verb:

dream

Spot the error in the given sentence and rewrite it:

The doctors give him two and half years to live.

Make a word register of four words related to 'Art'.

Pick out the infinitive from the following sentence:

Every child is free to grow.

Read the following extract and rewrite it from the point of view of Roma : 
[You may begin with: Herman and I shared the backseat of Sid's car. .... ]
We piled back into Sid's car, Roma and I sharing the backseat. As European Jews who had survived the war, we were aware that much had been left unsaid between us. She broached the subject, "Where were you during the war?" she asked softly
"The camps," I said, the terrible memories still vivid, the irreparable loss, I had tried to forget. But you can never forget.
She nodded, "My family was hiding on a farm in Germany, not far from Berlin," She told me. "My father knew a priest, and he got us Aryan papers."
I imagined how she must have suffered too, fear, a constant companion. And yet here we were both survivors, in a new world.
"There was a camp next to the farm." Roma continued. "I saw a boy there and I would throw him apples every day."
What an amazing coincidence that she had helped some other boy. "What did he look like?" I asked.
"He was tall, skinny and hungry. I must have seen him every day for six months. "
My heart was racing. I couldn't believe it. This couldn't be. "Did he tell you one day not to come back because he was leaving Schlieben?".
Roma looked at me in amazement. "Yes!"
"That was me!"
I was ready to burst with joy and awe, flooded with emotions. I couldn't believe it! My angel.
"I'm not letting you go," I said to Roma. 
I proposed to her. I didn't want to wait.

Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper highlighting in it the importance of cleanliness and the need for public participation in the cleanliness drive in your district

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. 

Expand the following idea into two paragraphs:

Nothing succeeds like success.