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 Question Bank
Sub:- English (F L.). Timing :- 3 hours
Std:- 10. Marks: 80

Section :- A
Read the following passage and select the appropriate answers from the options given below. 02
During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, companion and guide. He used to come
at least twice a day. Once, when he set out in the morning on his selling round, and then again, when he
returned after emptying his huge basket. The jingling thud of his bamboo woke us up from sleep and we ran
to meet and greet him. Why was it so? Was it for the love of the loaf? Not at all. The loaves were bought by
some Paskine or Bastine, the maid servant of the house! What we longed for were those bread-bangles
which we chose carefully. Sometimes it was sweet bread of special make,
The baker made his musical entry on the scene with the 'jhang, jhang' sound of his specially made bamboo
staff. One hand supported the basket on his head and the other banged the bamboo on the ground. He
would greet the lady of the house with "Good morning" and then place his basket on the vertical bamboo.
We kids would be pushed aside with a mild rebuke and the loaves would be delivered to the servant.
. 1.The author and other children woke up from sleep
( A) the shout of the baker. (B) The alarm of the watch.
(C) the jingling thud of bamboo. (D) The parents used to wake them up
2. What did the children long for?
(A) the Bread. (B) the Baker. (C ) The loaves (D) the bread -bangles.

⮚ That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the hunger for my own
freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people It was this desire for the
freedom of my people to live their lives with dignity and self respect that animated my life, that
transformed a frightened young man into a bold one, that drove a low abiding attorney to become a
criminal, that turned off family-loving husband into a man without a home, that forced a life-loving
man to live like a monk. I am no more virtuous or self-sacrificing than the next man, but I found that
I could not even enjoy the poor end limited freedoms I was also allowed when I knew my people
were not free.
1 . Which of the following is true about the speaker?
A) He joined the American National Congress B) He joined the African National Congress
C) A and B both D) none of them
2. Choose a word that means ‘reduced’.
(A) abiding (B) animated (C) curtailed. (D) virtuous

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 ⮚ Let me put it more clearly, since no one will believe that a thirteen-year-old girl is completely alone
in the World. And. I am not. I have loving parents and a sixteen-year-old sister, and there are about
30 people I can call friends. I haexca family, Loving aunts and a good home. No, On the surface I
seem to have everything, except my one true friend. All I think about when I’m with friends is
having a good time. I can't bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary every day things. We
don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t
confide in each other. In any case, that’s just how things are, and unfortunately they’re not liable to
change. This is why I’ve started the diary.
3) Who is this true friend of the writer?
4) Why the writer is not very happy in the company of her friends?
5) Why did the writer start writing a diary?

⮚ That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day before , all day
long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art
of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, seen his
older brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents circled
around raising a proud cackle. And all the morning the whole family had walked about on the big
plateau midway down the opposite cliff taunting him with his cowardice.
1. The young seagull had been alone for the last …………. Day/days.
A) two. B) three C) one. D) four
2. The brothers and sister of the young seagull were Learning from their parents…….
(A) skill of diving for fish (B) skill of skimming the waves
(C) perfection in their art of flight. (D) All of the above.

⮚ Coorg, or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to evergreen rainforests, spices and
coffee plantations. Evergreen rainforests cover thirty per cent of this district. During the monsoons,
it pours enough to keep many visitors away. The season of joy commences from September and
continuous till March. The weather is perfect, with some showers thrown in for good measure. The
air breathes of invigorating coffee. Coffee estates and colonial bungalows stand tucked under tree
canopies in prime corners.
3. Which is the district of Coorg?
4. What is covered by thirty per cent of rainforests?
5. Which season and months are the best for visitors?

⮚ All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope : the help of God, whose eyes, as he
had been instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience. Lencho was an ox of
a man working like an animal in the fields, but still he knew how to write. The following Sunday, at
daybreak, he began to write a letter, which he himself would carry to town and place in the mail. It
was nothing less than a letter to God.
‘God, he wrote. “If you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year. I need 100 pesos in
order to sow my field again and to live until the crop comes, because the hailstorm…..”
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 1. ‘Lencho was an ox of a man’ means…..
A) ‘Lencho had sense like an ox’
B) ‘Lencho was a simple man’
C) ‘Lencho was strong like an ox.
D) ‘Lencho was a very hard-working man’
2. Lencho’s crop was ruined because of……..
A) Hailstones
B) Heavy rain
C) Hailstorm
D) ‘A’ and ‘C’ both

⮚ Marriage gifts are meaningess without the sweet bread known as the bol, just as a party or a feast
loses its charm without bread. Not enough can be said to show how important a baker can be for a
village. The lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on the occasion of her daughter's
engagement. Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. Thus, the
presence of the baker's furnace in the village is absolutely essential.
The baker or bread-seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a single
-piece long frock reaching down to the knees.In our childhood we saw bakers wearing a shirt and trousers
which were shorter than half pants. Even today, anyone who wears a half pant which reaches just below the
knees invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader !

1. What is bol?
2. On which occasion the house of the lady must prepare sandwiches?
3. What used to be the dress of the baker?

⮚ At about the age of twenty-five, the Prince, heretofore shielded from the sufferings of the world,
while out hunting chanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession, and
finally a monk begging for alms. These sights so moved him that he at once went out into the world
to seek enlightenment concerning the sorrows he had witnessed. He wandered for seven years
and finally sat down under a peepal tree, where he vowed to stayuntil enlightenment came.
Enlightened after seven days, he renamed the tree the Bodhi Tree (Tree of Wisdom) and began to
teach and to share his new understandings. At that point he became known as the Buddha (the
Awakened or the Enlightened). The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares, most
holy of the dipping places on the River Ganges; that sermon has been preserved and is given
here. It reflects the Buddha’s wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering.
1.The meaning of the word ‘heretofore’ on the extract means…….
(A) earlier ( B) previously
(C) before (D) All of the above

2. Gautama became Buddha when he…..

(A) was awakened to the reality of the world. (B) sat under the Bodhi Tree.
(C) preached his first sermon at the city of Benares. (D) gave up all the luxuries of life.

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 ⮚ There was a girl named Valliammai who was called Valli for short. She was eight years old and
very curious about things. Her favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house,
watching what was happening in the street outside. There were no playmates of her own age on
her street, and this was about all she had to do. But for Valli, standing at the front door was every
bit as enjoyable as any of the elaborate games other children played. Watching the street gave her
many new unusual experiences.
The most fascinating thing of all was the bus that travelled between her village and the nearest town. It
passed through her street each hour, once going to the town and once coming back. The sight of the bus,
filled each time with a new set of passengers, was a source of unending joy for Valli.
3. Who was Valli?
4. Why did Valli keep standing in front of the door?
5. What was the most fascinating thing that Valli saw on the street?
Filling the blanks choosing the correct words given in the brackets. 05
(dairy, imagination, enhance, call, to jot down)
1 . To….6…. The image of this long awaited friend in my…….7……. . I don't want…..8…… the fact in
this…..9….. the way most people would do, but I want the diary to be friend, and I'm going to ……10….. this
friend ‘Kitty’.

(gone, destroyed, sadness, remained, passed)

Not a leaf……6……. on the trees. The corn was totally ……7….. . The flowers were ……8……. from the plants.
Lencho’s soul was filled with ……9…. . When the storm had ……10………

1. (imagination, enchance, jot down, long-awaited, want)

To ……6…… the image of this ………7… friend in my ……8…., I don’t want to ……9……. the facts in my
diary the way most people would do, but I ……10…… the dairy to be my friend.

2. (recorded, usually, monthly, indeed, starved)

The baker ……6…. collected his bills at the end of the month. ………7…… accounts used to be ………8…….
on some wall in pencil. Baking was ……9…… a profitable profession in the old days. The baker and his family never
…10……

3. (weary, wayside, flickered, extinguished, reigned)

Kisa Gotami became ……6……. And helpless, and sat down at the ………7….. watching the lights of the
city, as they ………8……. up and were ……9……. again. At last the darkness of the night ……10……
everywhere.

4. (workmen, splendid, hay matches, anything)

Then smoke. Here are the ………6……. . The weather is ………7…… now, but yesterday it was so wet
that ……8…… didn’t do ……9….. all day. How much ……10..… have you stacked?
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Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each. ( Any 3 out of 5) 06

11. What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?
12. Describe the scenery outside the train. Where were Pranjol and Rajvir going by train?
13. Describe Coorg's weather. when is it most pleasant for the tourists to visit Coorg?
14. What kind of person is Valli? Illustrate your answer from the text that you have read.
15. What Happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom ? What did it do two days after that?

Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each. ( Any 3 out of 5) 06

11. ‘Lencho had immense faith in God’. – Comment.

12. What does Nelson Mandela say that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the
oppressed?
13. “The sight of the food maddened him”. What does this suggest? What compelled the young
seagull to fly finally?
14. Describe the narrator’s experience as he flew the aeroplane into the storm.
15. ‘Paper has more patience than people’. Justify.
Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each. ( Any 3 out of 5) 06

11. How did Valli plan her bus ride? What did she find out about the bus, and how did she save up
the fare?
12. How did Buddha convey to Kisa the truth of life and death?
13. Justify the title of the play ‘The Praposal’.
14. Why was the writer happy when he decided to fly in the night?
15. How did the writer get out of the storm in the night to land safely?
Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each. ( Any 3 out of 5) 06

11. How did the Postmaster and post office employees help Lencho? How did he react to their help?
12. How do Coorg’s location, people and natural features add to the diversity of India?
13. Give the character sketch of Valli.
14. How do you usually understand the idea of selfishness ? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that she
was being selfish in her grief?
15. Sketch the character of Stephen Chubukov.

Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each. ( Any 3 out of 5) 06

11. Sketch the character of the postmaster in the story ‘A Letter to God’.
12. How did Mandela’s understanding of freedom change with age and experience?
13. What does Nelson Mandela refer to the apartheid Policy as ‘an extraordinary human disaster’?
14. How do you usually understand the idea of selfishness? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that she
was being selfish in her grief?
15. Describe the first fight between Lomov and Natalya.

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 Section : B
Read the following verse and answer the questions given below. 03
If ever you should go by chance
To Jungle in the east;
And if their should to you advance
A large and Tawny beast,
If he roars at you as you’re dyin
You’ll know it is the Asian lion…..
Questions:
16 . How is the beast as per the poem?
17 . At which direction the Jungle is as per the poem?
18. Roars means………..

The fog comes

On the little cat feet,
It sits looking
Over harbour and city
In silent haunches
And then moves in.
Questions:
16 . Where does the fog move?
17 . Explain, how does the fog come?
18 . What does the fog see?

He stalks in his vivid stripes

The few steps of his cage,
On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.
He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.
Questions:-
16 . He is in a rage because…………
17 . He is lurking in the shadow because………
18 . The above lines of poem express is the tigers……
A . resignation. B . fear
C . anger. D . acceptance

Select the correct figures of speech from the options given below. 02
19. He is as brave as lion
A . Metaphor B . Exclamation C . Simile D . Paradox
20. I am not an ordinary man
A . Litotes B . Pun C . Onomatopoeia D . Personification

19. The moon is broken like A mirror, its pieces flash now in the crown of the tallest oak.
A . Personification B . Metaphor C . Simile D . Pun
20. ‘ by those great honey coloured
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 Ramparts at your ear’.
A . Repetition B . Alliteration C . Onomatopoeia D . Metaphor

Answer any three of the following questions in 5 to 6 sentences each. 06

21. Comment on humour in the poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon.’
22 . Why does the poet compare the trees with ‘patients’?
23 . What is ‘Dust of Snow? '? How has it changed the poet's mood?
24 . Comment on the central idea of the poem ‘ The Trees'
25 . Why does the poet say, ‘ I would not intrude on him? Why doesn't he offer him money to buy another
ball?

21 . Write the central theme of the poem ‘ The Fog ‘

22 . What does the girl yearn for? What does the poem ‘Amanda’ tell you about her?
23 . What does the poet say the boy is learning from the loss of the ball?
24 . Comment on the ending of the poem ‘Fire and Ice.’
25 . Why does Amanda wish to be a mermaid, an Orphan or Rapunzel?

21 . Do you know the story of Rapunzel? Why does she want to be Rapunzel?
22 . Who are the characters in the poem ‘ The Tale of Custard, The Dragon ‘? List them with their pet
names.
23 . Do you think Amanda is sucking and is moody?
24 . Contrast Tiger’s situation inside and outside the zoo?
25 . Why does the man say to Anne about love?

Read the following passage and answer the questions. 03

Now walking in the bright July sunshine,he felt sure that this year's robbery was going to be a successful as
all the others for two weeks he had been studying the house at Shotover Grange, looking at its rooms,it's
electric wiring,its paths and its garden.This afternoon the two servants,who remained in the Grange while
the family was in London,had gone to the movies.Horace saw them go, and he felt happy in spite of a little
tickle of hay favour in his nose.He Came out from behind the garden wall,his tools carefully packed in a bag
on his back.

Questions :
26. What did Horace feel sure about his next robbery?
27. Where did the family live of Shotover Grange?
28. Which problem did Horace suffer from?

Brilliant scientist though he was, Griffin was rather a lawless person. His landlord disliked him and tried to
eject him.In revenge Griffin set fire to the house.To get away without being seen he had to remove his
clothes.Thus,it was that he became a homeless wanderer,without clothes,without money and quite invisible
- until he happened to step in some mud, and left footprints as he walked!

Questions:
26.Which two qualities of Griffin are stated in the extract?
27.Why did he remove his clothes?

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28.Who disliked Griffin?

It was temptation to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest but I knew Mrs.Pumphrey was suffering and after
a fortnight felt compelled to phone and tell her that the little dog had recovered and was awaiting collection.

Questions :
26.Why was temptation to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest?
27. What was informed to Mrs.Pumphrey on phone?
28.Why was Mrs.Pumphrey suffering?

Read the following passage and answer the questions. 02

When I reached the station I did not stop at the ticket office (I had never bought a ticket in my life) but
dashed straight to the platform. The Lucknow Express was just moving out. The train had still to pick up
speed and I should have been able to jump into one of the carriages, but I hesitated-for some reason I can't
explain-and I lost the chance to get away.
Questions:

29 .Why did the narrator reach the station?

30 .Which train was moving out?

The day of the hall and Mme Loisel seemed sad, disturb, anxious. Nevertheless, her dress was nearly
ready. Har husband said to her own evening," what is the matter with you? You have acted strangely for two
or three days"
And she responded, " I am vexed not to have a jewel, nothing to adorn myself with. I shall have such a
poverty stricken look. I would prefer not to go to this party.
He replied," you can wear some natural flowers. In this season they look very chic."
She was not convinced. "No" she replied, " there is nothing more humiliating than to have a shabby air in
the midst of rich woman.
Questions
29. Why was Mme Loisel sad?
30. What suggestion did Mr. Loisel give her for jewel?
Section : C

Rectify the errors in the given passage. 04

31. Hardly had he see his enemy …………….. ………………
32. how he turned away but his enemy …………….. ……………….
33 . stopped him and say that they should …………….. ……………….
34 . forget the past and try to been good friends. …………….. ……………….

31 . Though he suffered from stammer in his ……………… ……………….

32 . childhood, he fight bravely against it and ……………….. …………………
33 . and become a famous speaker. His effort …………………. …………………
34 . has been win the medal. …………………. …………………

Punctuate the following passage appropriately.(Que No.35 to 38 ) 2.

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Mij was out of the box in a flash he disappeared at high speed down the aircraft there were squawks and
shrieks and a woman stood up on her seat screaming out a rat a rat

on a spring evening some years ago while living in mumbai i decided to take in a musical where i heard
lakshya kumar sing for the first time

yesterday was the first day of the school holidays my family and i travelled portsmouth in the south of
england we went there with my aunt katty my uncle

Fill in the blanks with proper articles, conjunctions and prepositions (write only the answers).
04
( The , between, a, who)
There is a constant struggle……39….. emotions and intelligence. One must know …….40….. art of
balancing these two. The person ……41..… can handle emotions, wins the battle and can live……42…..
peaceful life.

( as, that, ago, on)

The old banker was remembering how, fifteen years…..39…., he had given a party……40….. a similar
autumn evening. Very few garden parties in…….41……. Village had been so gorgeous…..42…. that one.

43 . Convert the following into indirect form of narration. 04

Natalya: I have noticed that those hunters argue most who know least.
Lomov : madam, please be silent, my heart is going to piece (shouts) Shut up!
Natalya: I shan’t shut up until you acknowledge that Squeezer is a hundred times of better than your
Guess.

43 . “ What a funny looking animal this is!” Said Vikrant.

“ I wonder why a camel has a big hump”
“ This hump is camel store of food,” Said Roshni
“ But can a camel eat its hump?” Asked Vikrant.

43 . “ How stuffy its here! I can't stay here even for a moment” Said Lily
“ But we will have to wait here till Mr. Bhattt returns," said Mr Patil.
“ Oh God! I will die here “.
“ Let's go to the garden and wait for him”.

Do as Directed. 05
44. I don’t know when he departed. [Turn into a simple sentence]

A) I don’t know the time of his departure.

B) I don't knew that time of his departure.
C) We didn't know the time of his departure.
D) I don't know the time of his arrival.

45 . The girl has kept the promise. [Change the voice]

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A)The promise has been kept (by the girl). B) The girl has been kept the process

C) The promise had been kept (by the girl). D) None of the above

46. Rina is the most intelligent girl in the class. [ Rewrite using a positive degree of the adjective].

A) No other girl in the class is as intelligent as Rina.

B) No other girl in the class is so intelligent as Rina.
C) Very few girl in the class is so intelligent as Rina.
D) Very few girl in the class is not so intelligent as Rina.

47. Tell me your name. [Turn into complex sentence]

A. Told me your name.

B. Tell me what your name is.
C. What is your name,tell me.
D. Tell me your name is.

48. Who has taught you to play the Piano? [ Change the voice]

A. By whom were you taught to play the Piano?

B. By whom was you taught to play the Piano?
C. The Piano has been taught to play by you.
D. Has The Piano been taught to play by you.?

48 . The matter was too clumsy to solve. (Remove ‘too’)

A. The matter was so clumsy to solve.

B. The matter was very clumsy to solve.
C. The matter was so clumsy that it could not be solved easily.
D. The matter was so clumsy that they could solve it easily.

Do as directed. 5
44 . They have broken all the rules of traffic. (Select the correct Passive voice)
A . All the rules of traffic have broken by them. B . All the rules has been broken by them.
C . All the rules had been broken by them. D . All the rules of traffic have been broken by them.
45 . Rasila is working hard to get success. (Select the correct sentence using ‘with a view to)
A . Rasila is working hard with a view to get success. B. Rasila is working hard with a view to getting
success.
C . Rasila is working hard with a view to got success. D . Rasila is working hard with a view to gotten
success.
46 . He is too slow to win the match. ( Remove too)
A . He is so slow that he could not win the match. B . He is so slow that he could win the match.

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 C . He is so slow that he cannot win the match. D . He is so slow that he can win the match.
47 . Rashmi speaks so unclear that no one understand her. ( Select the correct sentence using
‘enough to’)
A . Rashmi speaks unclear enough to understand anyone. B. Rashmi speaks to unclear enough to
understand anyone.
C . Rashmi spoke unclear enough to understand anyone. D . None of the above
48 . You don't have to support me. ( Select the correct Affirmative sentences)
A . You have to avoid supporting me. B . You have to support me.
C . You have not to support me D . You have to try to support me

Section :- D
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
⮚ After returning to India, Salim tried to get a job as an ornithologist with the zoological survey of
India but was rejected since he did not have an M.Sc or Ph.D degree. He decided to study further
to acquire eligibility for the job. Salim went to Germany and got trained under professor
stresemann , a well known ornithologist in Berlin. However when he came back to India, he found
out that there was still hardly any opportunity in his profession. He decided to create an
opportunity. He went to the Bombay natural history society and offered his free services.

Questions:-
49 . Why was Salim Ali rejected?
50 . What job did Salim Ali try to get with his interested area?
51 . BNHS means……
52 . A person who studies about bird is called……

⮚ There was once a king. If anyone committed a serious crime in the kingdom, the king did not
condemn him to death. Instead the criminal would be taken to a large arena. There were two
doors, behind one door there was a fierce and hungry tiger. Behind the other, there was a beautiful
young girl. The man would not know which door was which. He would have to choose one of the
two doors. If he chose well, he had to marry. If he chose badly the tiger would eat him.
Questions:-
49. What was the rule of the kingdom if anyone committed a serious crime?
50. Why did people go to the arena?
51 . How a criminal was punished in this state?
52 . Give your opinion whether the king's way of punishing in this way was right or not, in short?

OR
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below.
Let us remember, whenever we are told
To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.

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 Remember, we would take arms against each other
It is the human earth that we defile.
Aawara hills of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Of air that is everywhere our own.
Questions:-
49 . How do we harm ourselves?
50 . What is polluted when a war break out?
51 . What outrages our innocence of air?
52 .Room shall we betray our condemn when we hate our brothers.?

Where words come out from the depth of truth

Where tireless driving stretches its arms towards perfection.
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where The mind is led forward by thee
Into ever widening thought and action
Questions:-
49. What can you say about the word ‘to strive’?
50 . ‘Where words come out from the death of truth ‘ means……
51. What does the poet say about ‘ dead habit ‘?
52 . ‘Thee’ and ‘My Father ‘ are referred to…?

I’ve grown my wings, I want to fly,

Seize my victories where they lie,
I’m going Mom, but please don't cry-
Just let me find my way.
Questions:-
49 . What does the poet request of a loving mother?
50 . What is a young man living for?
51 . ‘Seize my victories ‘ means…….
52 . How is the young person feel himself in this poem?

53 . You are Neeraj Thakkar, make a diary entry on a day you have helped poor people by giving
them woolen blankets.

53 . You are Aarya Desai, make a diary entry about your visit to a Sasan gir with your family.

53 . You are Palak Trivedi, make a diary entry of your 5 days visit to your native place.
OR
53 . A well known sportsman visited your school. You are the spot secretary of your school. Prepare
a dialogue which you have used to interview him.

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53 . You are Saumya Rabari, you represented your school in a National seminar on the new
education policy. You have got a chance to communicate with the education minister. Write a
dialogues about it

53 . Write a dialogue with bank officers about home loans.

54 . Design an advertisement for the use of plastics. Plastic thoroughly polluted our surroundings.

54 . Prepare an attractive advertisement about a science fair that will be held in your school during
this February.

54 . You are Abhigyan Khatri, your school is organizing a health awareness camp. Prepare an
attractive advertisement for the given question.
OR
54 . You are Lalita Prajapati, a head girl. Your school is organizing a science fair in your school.
Prepare a Notice about it.

54 . Draft a notice about an Annual function will be held in your school on behalf of Nisha Panchal, a
head girl in your school.

54 . You are Pawan Bansal, the head boy of your school, prepare a notice about an educational tour
that has been organized by your school, inform your class students about it through notice.
Section - E

55 . You are Purva Patel , Draft a report about your visit with your friends at Science City.

55 . Write a report on the Maths - Science exhibition was held in your school on World Science Day.

55 . Write a report on celebration of Teachers Day in your school on Teachers Day.

56 . Write an email to the municipal commissioner, complaining about the problem of irregularity of
water supply.

56 . Write an email to the police commissioner of your city complaining about the nuisance of
Gambling Dan in your area.

56 . You are Siddharth Shah , write an email to your friend informing about the preparation of your
board exam.

56 . You are Samarth Mehta, write an email to your friend informing him about newly fitted solar
panels on your roof at your home.
OR
56 . Write a letter to your father requesting him to give permission for the tour to Rajasthan in
summer vacation.

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56 . You are Dhyani Prajapati, write a letter to your friend circle group to avoid Chinese Tukkals (Air
Balloon) during this uttrayan.

56 . You are Khushboo Sinha, your brother gifted you a tablet on your upcoming birthday. Write a
letter for saying thank you to him.

57 . Write an essay on any of the following in about 200 words. 8

[A] Festivals of India.
( Points :- festivals in India - different state - different people - different festivals - mythological belief -
how we celebrate - conclusion.)

[B] Good Manners

( Points:- good manners need to be cultivated - man without manners is animal - following different
customs - manners make-man popular and successful - win hearts of people)

[C] Stress - A Modern Sickness

(Points:- introduction - various types of stress - over thinking - full of worries - high ambitious nature
- present lifestyle - restful life - conclusion.
[D] Science - Blessings or a Curse.
(Points:- science always accepts possibilities - desire of man to reach New horizons - necessity
the mother of inventions - science of course - science is the search for truth - conclusion)

[E] Chandrayaan - 3 A magnificent mission.

(Points :- introduction - a perfect and acute role of scientist - dream mission - different from other
countries highly mission - space competition - appreciation - conclusion)

OR
57 . Write a story in about 200 words based on the inputs given below.
Tortoise and hare - good friends- tortoise - known for his slow speed - hare has fast speed - makes fun
of tortoise - challenges him - referee selected - race starts - hare overconfident - takes a nap - tortoise wins.

Going to Mumbai by train to attend the marriage of a friend - got stuck in a traffic jam - reached the
railway station late - boarded a wrong train - realised after 2 hours - now you…

A girl called Mayra - enrolled in dream college - made friends - had fun - could not study - got poor
marks.

Two friends - meet old man - enter a house - realise - something wrong is happening - only one
escapes.

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 Question Paper :- 1
English (F.L.). Marks :- 80
Std:- 10 Timing:- 3Hours

SECTION :- A
Read the following passage and select the appropriate answers from the options given below. 2
A few moments later we all lifted our eyes in awe as spectacular array of South African jets, helicopters
and troop carriers roared in perfect formation over the union buildings. It was not only a display of pin
precision and military force, but a demonstration of the military’s loyalty to democracy, to a new government
that had been freely and fairly elected. Only moments before, the highest generals of the South African
defence force and police, their chest bedecked with ribbons and medals from days gone by, saluted me and
pledged their loyalty. I was no unmindful of the fact that not so many years before they would not have
saluted but arrested me. Finally a chevron of Impala jets a smoke trail of the black, red, green, blue and gold
of the new South Africa Flag.
1 . The spectacle was demonstrating……………………..
A . The strength that the military had
B . Celebration of victory
C . the military's loyalty to democracy to a new government.
D . None of the above
2 . Which are the colors of the new South African flag?
A . The black, red, green, purple and gold.
B . Gold, blue, green red and black
C . The black, red, green blue and gold
D . Gold colour with military force symbol.
Read the following passage and answer the questions: 3
That was twenty- four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day before, all day long,
he had watch the his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight,
teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, scene he is older brother
catch his first hearing and devour it, standing on a rock, while he is parents circled around rising a proud
cackle. And all the morning the whole family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the opposite
cliff taunting him with his cowardice.
Questions:
3 . Why were the family members of the young Seagull taunting him with his cowardice?
4 . What did the young seagull parents do the previous day?
5 . What happened twenty - four hours ago when no one was nearer him?
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct words given in the brackets. 5
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(gone, destroyed, sadness, remained, passed)

Not a leaf……6……. on the trees. The corn was totally ……7….. . The flowers were ……8……. from the
plants. Lencho’s soul was filled with ……9…. . When the storm had ……10………
Answer any three of the following questions in five to six sentences each. 6
11 . Why does Nelson Mandela say that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed?
12 . Why didn't Valli want to make friends with the elderly women?
13 . How did the rain change? What happened to lencho's fields?
14 . What does Annie write in her first essay?
15 . How did Buddha convey to Kisa the truth of life and death?
SECTION :- B

Read the following verse and answer the questions given below. 3
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree.
16 . The dust of snow means………?
17 . Where was the crow sitting?
18 . What did the crow shake on to the poet?
Select the correct figures of speech from the options given below. 2
19 . ‘Has given my heart,
A . Change of mood. B . Synecdoche
C . Apostrophe D . Tautology
20 . ‘Twill do no good to roar with pain.’
A . Litotes B . Simile
C . Apostrophe D . Tautology
Answer any three of the following questions in five to six sentences each. 6
21 . Why does Amanda seem moody most of the times?
22 . What is the central theme of the poem ‘The trees’?
23 . According to Robert Frost, how can we save the world from getting destroyed?
24 . What does the poet convey message through the poem ‘ A Tiger in the Zoo’?
25 . How does the poet create humour in the poem ‘ How to tell wild Animals ‘?

Read the following passage and answer the questions. 3

Mr Jaffers, the constable, now arrived, and was quite surprised to find that he had to arrest a man
without a head. But Jaffers was not easily prevented from doing his duty. If a magistrate’s warrant ordered a
person's arrest, then that person had to be arrested, with or without his head.
There followed a remarkable scene as the policeman tried to get hold of a man who was becoming more
and more invisible as he threw off one garment after another. Finally a shirt flew into the air and the
constable found himself struggling with someone he could not see at all. Some people tried to help him but
found himself hit by blows that seemed to come from nowhere.
Questions:-
26. Who was Mr. Jaffers?
27. What happened when people tried to help the constable?

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28. Why was Mr. Jaffers surprised?
Read the following passage and answer the questions. 2
It was quite pleasant working for Anil. I made the tea in the morning and then would take my time
buying the day's supplies, usually making a profit of about a rupee a day. I think he knew I made a little
money this way but he did not seem to mind.
Questions:-
29 . How was working for Anil?
30 . How did the writer make money?

SECTION :- C

Rectify the errors in the given below. 4

31 .The son was now ascending the sky, …………………. …………………….
32 . blazing onto his ledge that faced the south. ………………. . …………………….
33 . He feels the heat because he had not ……………….. ……………………..
34 . eating since the previous nightfall. ………. ……….. ……………………..

Punctuate the following passage appropriately.(Que No.35 to 38 ) 2

Can you hear me said Mukund I have been reading as much as I can to get maximum marks yet work hard
to get success replied his mother.

Fill in the blanks with proper articles, conjunctions and prepositions. (write only the answers)
4.
( and , to, because, on )
The parents were right in what they did ……39………. they wanted……40…… teach him the importance
of confidence ….41.……self Reliance. One can't depend………42….. their parents all his life.

43 . Convert the following conversation into indirect form of narration. 3

Hob : He is planning to take away our daily bread…… we will show him what we think of him and his
ways!
Mary : You have broken his machine……You have done enough….
Do as directed. 5
44 . They have broken all the rules of traffic. (Select the correct Passive voice)
A . All the rules of traffic have broken by them. B . All the rules has been broken by them.
C . All the rules had been broken by them. D . All the rules of traffic have been broken by them.
45 . Rasila is working hard to get success. (Select the correct sentence using ‘with a view to)
A . Rasila is working hard with a view to get success. B. Rasila is working hard with a view to getting
success.
C . Rasila is working hard with a view to got success. D . Rasila is working hard with a view to gotten
success.
46 . He is too slow to win the match. ( Remove too)
A . He is so slow that he could not win the match. B . He is so slow that he could win the match.
C . He is so slow that he cannot win the match. D . He is so slow that he can win the match.

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47 . Rashmi speaks so unclear that no one understand her. ( Select the correct sentence using
‘enough to’)
A . Rashmi speaks unclear enough to understand anyone. B. Rashmi speaks to unclear enough to
understand anyone.
C . Rashmi spoke unclear enough to understand anyone. D . None of the above
48 . You don't have to support me. ( Select the correct Affirmative sentences)
A . You have to avoid supporting me. B . You have to support me.
C . You have not to support me D . You have to try to support me.

SECTION :- D

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below. 4
⮚ India but was rejected since he did not have an M.Sc or Ph.D degree. He decided to study further
to acquire eligibility for the job. Salim went to Germany and got trained under professor
stresemann , a well known ornithologist in Berlin. However when he came back to India, he found
out that there was still hardly any opportunity in his profession. He decided to create an
opportunity. He went to the Bombay natural history society and offered his free services.

Questions:-
49 . Why was Salim Ali rejected?
50 . What job did Salim Ali try to get with his interested area?
51 . BNHS means……
52 . A person who studies about bird is called……

OR
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below.
Let us remember, whenever we are told
To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.
Remember, we would take arms against each other
It is the human earth that we defile.
Aawara hills of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Of air that is everywhere our own.
Questions:-
49 . How do we harm ourselves?
50 . What is polluted when a war break out?
51 . What outrages our innocence of air?
52 .Room shall we betray our condemn when we hate our brothers.?

Diary writing. 4
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 You are Milan Pandey head boy and you have had a very memorable school picnic to a hilly areas. Write a
diary entry describing the different experience and feelings of the hilly areas.

OR
Dialogue writing
You are Dhruv Swami , a patient. You have been under orthopedical treatment for the last eight days.
Write a dialogue between the patient and the doctor.

Advertisement. 4
You have lost your pet animal. Using the information given below in the input, write an advertisement for
the’ Lost and Found’ related all the details of a newspaper.
OR
Notice writing. 4
You are a sports teacher of your school. Draft a notice informing the students about the inter school
cricket match team selection camp to be held at your school.
OR
Poster writing.
Your school is organising health checkup camp. Prepare attractive poster for the given details.

SECTION :- E
Report writing. 4
Ahmedabad civil hospital has organised Head and Neck cancer awareness program in your school. Write
a report about 150 words on the camp in your own words.

Email writing. 6
Write an email to the editor of ‘ The Times of India’ about the nuisance of stray cattle on road in your city.
OR
Letter writing
Write a letter to the principal of your school making suggestion for the improvement of the school toilet
area and hygienity of food in canteen.

Essay writing. 8
Write an essay on any of the following in about 200 words.
[A] Importance of sports in Education.
[Points:- Introduction - why - needed points - benefits - health and fitness- conclusion]
[B] Online Shopping - Offline Shopping.
[Points:- introduction - availability - variation in quality and quantity- price different- return /refund policy
- pocket friendly- conclusion]

OR
Story writing
Write a story in about 200 words based on the inputs given below.

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 Raman was on the terrace - watching the last rays of the Sun - Suddenly, the heard some shouting
coming from the street - he ran down the stairs to see what had happened .

Question Paper :- 2
English (F.L.). Marks :- 80
Std:- 10 Timing:- 3Hours

Section :- A
Read the following passage and select the appropriate answers from the options given below. 02

⮚ That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the hunger for my own
freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people It was this desire for the
freedom of my people to live their lives with dignity and self respect that animated my life, that
transformed a frightened young man into a bold one, that drove a low abiding attorney to become a
criminal, that turned off family-loving husband into a man without a home, that forced a life-loving
man to live like a monk. I am no more virtuous or self-sacrificing than the next man, but I found that
I could not even enjoy the poor end limited freedoms I was also allowed when I knew my people
were not free.
1 . Which of the following is true about the speaker?
A) He joined the American National Congress B) He joined the African National Congress
C) A and B both D) none of them
2. Choose a word that means ‘reduced’.
(A) abiding (B) animated (C) curtailed. (D) virtuous

⮚ Let me put it more clearly, since no one will believe that a thirteen-year-old girl is completely alone
in the World. And. I am not. I have loving parents and a sixteen-year-old sister, and there are about
30 people I can call friends. I haexca family, Loving aunts and a good home. No, On the surface I
seem to have everything, except my one true friend. All I think about when I’m with friends is
having a good time. I can't bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary every day things. We
don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t
confide in each other. In any case, that’s just how things are, and unfortunately they’re not liable to
change. This is why I’ve started the diary.
3) Who is this true friend of the writer?
4) Why the writer is not very happy in the company of her friends?

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5) Why did the writer start writing a diary?
Filling the blanks choosing the correct words given in the brackets. 05

5. (workmen, splendid, hay matches, anything)

Then smoke. Here are the ………6……. . The weather is ………7…… now, but yesterday it was so wet
that ……8…… didn’t do ……9….. all day. How much ……10..… have you stacked?

Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each. ( Any 3 out of 5) 06

16. What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?
17. Describe the scenery outside the train. Where were Pranjol and Rajvir going by train?
18. Describe Coorg's weather. when is it most pleasant for the tourists to visit Coorg?
19. What kind of person is Valli? Illustrate your answer from the text that you have read.
20. What Happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom ? What did it do two days after that?

Section : B
Read the following verse and answer the questions given below. 03
If ever you should go by chance
To Jungle in the east;
And if their should to you advance
A large and Tawny beast,
If he roars at you as you’re dyin
You’ll know it is the Asian lion…..
Questions:
16 . How is the beast as per the poem?
17 . At which direction the Jungle is as per the poem?
18. Roars means………..
Select the correct figures of speech from the options given below. 02

19. The moon is broken like A mirror, its pieces flash now in the crown of the tallest oak.
A . Personification B . Metaphor C . Simile D . Pun
20. ‘ by those great honey coloured
Ramparts at your ear’.
A . Repetition B . Alliteration C . Onomatopoeia D . Metaphor

Answer any three of the following questions in 5 to 6 sentences each. 06

21. Comment on humour in the poem ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon.’
22 . Why does the poet compare the trees with ‘patients’?
23 . What is ‘Dust of Snow? '? How has it changed the poet's mood?
24 . Comment on the central idea of the poem ‘ The Trees'
25 . Why does the poet say, ‘ I would not intrude on him? Why doesn't he offer him money to buy another
ball?
Read the following passage and answer the questions. 03

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Now walking in the bright July sunshine,he felt sure that this year's robbery was going to be a successful as
all the others for two weeks he had been studying the house at Shotover Grange, looking at its rooms,it's
electric wiring,its paths and its garden.This afternoon the two servants,who remained in the Grange while
the family was in London,had gone to the movies.Horace saw them go, and he felt happy in spite of a little
tickle of hay favour in his nose.He Came out from behind the garden wall,his tools carefully packed in a bag
on his back.

Questions :
26. What did Horace feel sure about his next robbery?
27. Where did the family live of Shotover Grange?
28. Which problem did Horace suffer from?
Read the following passage and answer the questions. 02

When I reached the station I did not stop at the ticket office (I had never bought a ticket in my life) but
dashed straight to the platform. The Lucknow Express was just moving out. The train had still to pick up
speed and I should have been able to jump into one of the carriages, but I hesitated-for some reason I can't
explain-and I lost the chance to get away.
Questions:

29 .Why did the narrator reach the station?

30 .Which train was moving out?
Rectify the errors in the given passage. 04
31. Hardly had he see his enemy …………….. ………………
32. how he turned away but his enemy …………….. ……………….
33 . stopped him and say that they should …………….. ……………….
34 . forget the past and try to been good friends. …………….. ……………….

Punctuate the following passage appropriately.(Que No.35 to 38 ) 2

yesterday was the first day of the school holidays my family and i travelled portsmouth in the south of
england we went there with my aunt katty my uncle

Fill in the blanks with proper articles, conjunctions and prepositions (write only the answers).
04
( The , between, a, who)
There is a constant struggle……39….. emotions and intelligence. One must know …….40….. art of
balancing these two. The person ……41..… can handle emotions, wins the battle and can live……42…..
peaceful life.

43 . Convert the following into indirect form of narration. 04

43 . “ How stuffy its here! I can't stay here even for a moment” Said Lily
“ But we will have to wait here till Mr. Bhattt returns," said Mr Patil.
“ Oh God! I will die here “.
“ Let's go to the garden and wait for him”.

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Do as Directed. 05
44. I don’t know when he departed. [Turn into a simple sentence]

E) I don’t know the time of his departure.

F) I don't knew that time of his departure.
G) We didn't know the time of his departure.
H) I don't know the time of his arrival.

45 . The girl has kept the promise. [Change the voice]

A)The promise has been kept (by the girl). B) The girl has been kept the process

C) The promise had been kept (by the girl). D) None of the above

46. Rina is the most intelligent girl in the class. [ Rewrite using a positive degree of the adjective].

E) No other girl in the class is as intelligent as Rina.

F) No other girl in the class is so intelligent as Rina.
G) Very few girl in the class is so intelligent as Rina.
H) Very few girl in the class is not so intelligent as Rina.

47. Tell me your name. [Turn into complex sentence]

E. Told me your name.

F. Tell me what your name is.
G. What is your name,tell me.
H. Tell me your name is.

48. Who has taught you to play the Piano? [ Change the voice]

E. By whom were you taught to play the Piano?

F. By whom was you taught to play the Piano?
G. The Piano has been taught to play by you.
H. Has The Piano been taught to play by you.?

Section :- D
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
⮚ After returning to India, Salim tried to get a job as an ornithologist with the zoological survey of
India but was rejected since he did not have an M.Sc or Ph.D degree. He decided to study further
to acquire eligibility for the job. Salim went to Germany and got trained under professor

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 stresemann , a well known ornithologist in Berlin. However when he came back to India, he found
out that there was still hardly any opportunity in his profession. He decided to create an
opportunity. He went to the Bombay natural history society and offered his free services.

Questions:-
49 . Why was Salim Ali rejected?
50 . What job did Salim Ali try to get with his interested area?
51 . BNHS means……
52 . A person who studies about bird is called……

OR
Read the following poem and answer the questions given below.
Let us remember, whenever we are told
To hate our brothers, it is ourselves
That we shall dispossess, betray, condemn.
Remember, we would take arms against each other
It is the human earth that we defile.
Aawara hills of fire and dust outrage the innocence
Of air that is everywhere our own.
Questions:-
49 . How do we harm ourselves?
50 . What is polluted when a war break out?
51 . What outrages our innocence of air?
52 .Room shall we betray our condemn when we hate our brothers.?

53 . You are Palak Trivedi, make a diary entry of your 5 days visit to your native place.
OR
53 . A well known sportsman visited your school. You are the spot secretary of your school. Prepare
a dialogue which you have used to interview him.

54 . You are Abhigyan Khatri, your school is organizing a health awareness camp. Prepare an
attractive advertisement for the given question.
OR
54 . You are Lalita Prajapati, a head girl. Your school is organizing a science fair in your school.
Prepare a Notice about it.

Section - E

55 . You are Purva Patel , Draft a report about your visit with your friends at Science City.

56. You are Samarth Mehta, write an email to your friend informing him about newly fitted solar
panels on your roof at your home.
OR

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56 . Write a letter to your father requesting him to give permission for the tour to Rajasthan in
summer vacation.

57 . Write an essay on any of the following in about 200 words. 8

[A] Good Manners

( Points:- good manners need to be cultivated - man without manners is animal - following different
customs - manners make-man popular and successful - win hearts of people)

[B] Stress - A Modern Sickness

(Points:- introduction - various types of stress - over thinking - full of worries - high ambitious nature
- present lifestyle - restful life - conclusion.
[C] Chandrayaan - 3 A magnificent mission.
(Points :- introduction - a perfect and acute role of scientist - dream mission - different from other
countries highly mission - space competition - appreciation - conclusion)

OR
57 . Write a story in about 200 words based on the inputs given below.
Tortoise and hare - good friends- tortoise - known for his slow speed - hare has fast speed - makes fun
of tortoise - challenges him - referee selected - race starts - hare overconfident - takes a nap - tortoise wins.

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