SSC (English Medium) 10th Standard - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions for English

Change the following sentence into positive and comparative degree:

It is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

Expand the theme:

Expand the following idea into 100 words:
“Be the change you want to see”

Expand the following idea into 100 words:

'The time to be happy is now'.

Change the degree.

Black Robin of Chatham Island is one of the rarest birds in the world.

Expand the following into two paragraphs:

"A quitter never wins and a winner never quits".

Change the degree of comparison of the underlined adjective as directed.

Deepa is the tallest girl in the class.  (Rewrite the sentence to a positive degree)

Change the degree of comparison of the underlined adjective as directed.

Lion is not faster than leopard. (Rewrite the sentence to positive degree.)

Expand the theme:

"When the going gets tough, the tough gets going''

Narrate an experience in about 80-100 words beginning with

"Friendship is important.............

Change the degree.

Rafflesia is said to be the world's largest flower.  (Change to comparative)

Change the degree.

You are not taller than your brother.  (Change to positive)

Expand the theme:

Your experiences and recently celebrated birthday party.

Expand the following idea into 100 words:

Make hay while the sun shines.

Change the degree.

Vivekananda was more popular than most other Indian saints.

Expand the theme:

Expand the given quote into a paragraph of 100 words.

"Education is the most powerful weapon to change the World."

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Expand the following idea into 100 words:

Trees: Nature’s Gift to Man.

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.

Read the following extract and rewrite it from the point of view of the Daisy, the flower:

[You may begin as: I was very happy ........... ]
         How happy the daisy was! No one has the least idea. The bird kissed it with its beak, sang to it, and then rose again up to the blue sky. It was certainly more than a quarter of an hour before the daisy recovered its senses. Half ashamed, yet glad at heart, it. looked over to the other flowers in the garden; surely they had witnessed its pleasure and the honour that had been done to it; they understood its joy. But the tulips stood more stiffly than ever, their faces were pointed and red because they were vexed. The peonies were sulky; it was well that they could not speak, otherwise, they would have given the daisy a good lecture. The little flower could very well see that they were ill at ease, and pitied them sincerely.
            Shortly after this, a girl came into the garden, with a large sharp knife. She went to the tulips and began cutting them off, one after another. "Ugh!" sighed the daisy, "that is terrible; now they are done for."
        The girl carried the tulips away. The daisy was glad that it was outside, and only a small flower - it felt very grateful. At sunset, it folded its petals and fell asleep, and dreamt all night of the sun and the little bird.

Use both of the following words in a meaningful sentence.
inspiration, success

Narrating an experience :
Narrate an experience in about 80 - 100 words with the help of the following beginning. Suggest a suitable title for it.
It was Saturday and my parents were not at home. Being alone I could not sleep peacefully.............................