II Revision Exam, November 2024

Class: X Marks: 80
Sub: English Language (Paper - 1) Time: 2 hrs.
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Question 1 (Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.)
Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on any one of the following:
[20]
i. Write an original short story with a teacher, a security guard and a school
student as the main characters.
ii. You visited the seaside during the recent term break. Describe what you saw,
smelt and heard as you sat on the beach.
iii. ‘Everyone must learn to cook’ Express your view either for or against this
statement.
iv. You decided to join a group that was going on a trek. Narrate your experience
of the journey, highlighting the difficulties that you had to overcome on the
way. How did this experience impact you?
v. Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of
what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the
picture or you may take suggestions from it; however,there must be a clear
connection between the picture and your composition.

Question 2
(Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question)
Select any one of the following:
[10]
(i) Write a letter to your cousin apologising for not attending his/her graduation
ceremony. Explain the reasons for your absence and congratulate him/her for
attaining a milestone in his/her life.
(ii) Write a letter to the Mayor drawing his/her attention to the problems faced by
 the residents of your colony due to shortage of water in summer. Suggest

measures to deal with the problem immediately.

Question 3
[10]
i. Your school is organising an inter-school Music Competition. Write a notice to
be put in your school informing the students and inviting them to participate in
the competition.
ii. Write an e-mail to the Principal of a neighbouring school requesting him/her to
send participants from his/her school for inter-school Music Competition.
Question 4
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
I am Black Beauty. The first place that I can well remember was a large lovely
meadow with a pond of clear water in it. Over the hedge on one side we looked into a
ploughed field and on the other we looked over a gate at our master’s house.
While I was young I lived upon my mother’s milk, as I could not eat grass. In
the daytime I ran by her side and at night I lay down close by her. When it was hot we
used to stand by the pond in the shade of the trees and when it was cold we had a nice
warm shed near the grove.
As soon as I was old enough to eat grass my mother used to go out to work in
the daytime and come back in the evening.
There were six young colts in the meadow besides me. They were older than I
was; some were nearly as large as grown-up horse. I used to run with them and have
great fun. We used to gallop all together round and round the field as hard as we could
go. Sometimes we had rather rough play, for they would frequently bite and kick as
well as gallop.
One day, when there was a good deal of kicking, my mother whinnied to me co
come to her and then she said: ‘I wish you to pay attention to what I am going to say
to you. The colts who live here are very good colts, but they are cart-horse colts and of
course they have not learned manners. You have been well-bred and well-born. Your
father has a great name in these parts and I think you have never seen me kick or bite.
I hope you will grow u gentle and good and never learn bad ways. Do your work with
a good will, lift your feet up well when you trot and never bite or kick even in play.’
I have never forgotten my mother’s advice; I knew she was a wise old horse and
our master thought a great deal of her. Her name was Duchess, but he often called her
Pet.
Our master was a good, kind man. He gave us good food, good lodging and
kind words. He spoke as kindly to us as he did to his little children. We were all fond
of him and my mother loved him very much. He would pat and stroke her and say,
‘Well, old Pet and how is your little Darkie?’ I was a dull black, so he called me
Darkie; then he would give me a piece of bread, which was very good and sometimes
he brought a carrot for my mother. All the horses would come to him, but I think we
 were his favourites. My mother always took him to the town on a market day in a light
gig.
(i) For each of the word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the
passage) from the options provided: [2]
1. meadow
(a) pasture (b) court (c) ground (d) grass
2. lodging
(a) hotel (b) stayed (c) accommodation (d) a small house
(ii) Which word in the passage is the opposite of “rarely”? [1]
(a) lovely (b) kindly (c) nearly (d) frequently
(iii) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
a. What is the first place that Black Beauty can remember? [2]
b. What was Black Beauty’s mother’s name? What did the master call her? [2]
c. How did Black Beauty spend his time with the other colts in the meadow? [2]
d. Which sentence tells us that both Black Beauty and his mother were the master’s
favourites? [1]
e. How do we know that the master was a kind man? [2]
(iv) In not more than 50 words, write what Black Beauty’s mother said to him.[8]
Question 5
(i) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in
brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or
phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4]
Example : (0) enveloped
The biting cold of the winter night ______(0) (envelope) the village. Halku, the poor
labourer, ______(1)(trudge) through the snow-covered fields. His worn-out shawl
______(2)(provide) little protection against the harsh weather. Memories of his
family, ______(3)(wait) anxiously for his return with food, ______(4)(weigh) heavily
on his mind. As he ______(5)(reach) his humble dwelling, he ______(6)(find) his
wife, Rupa, ______(7)(shiver) beside their meagre fireplace. Despite their hardships,
they _____(8)(share) a glimmer of hope for a better tomorrow.
(ii) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. [4]
a) Mother reminded me to turn ______ the lights before leaving home.
b) Our bus broke ______when we were on our way back from school.
c) I want to take______ badminton professionally.
d) The banks are shut today because the employees have gone______ a strike.
e) My anger prevented me______taking the right decision.
f) Loaded with all their trekking gear, the five girls set______ on an expedition.
g) The discord______the three brothers was evident during the court proceedings.
h) My plans for starting a book club have fallen______.
(iii) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using
and, but or so. Choose the correct option. [4]
1. The day temperatures were high. It was not sultry.
(a) The day temperatures were high but it was not sultry.
(b) Although the day temperatures were high, it was not sultry.
(c) The day temperatures were not high, yet it was sultry.
(d) Since the day temperatures were high, it was sultry.
2. I cleaned the house in the morning. There was a layer of dust on the floor in the
evening.
(a) Despite of cleaning the house in the morning, there was a layer of dust on the
floor in the evening.
(b) I cleaned the house in the morning as there was a layer of dust on the floor in
the evening.
(c) I cleaned the house in the morning but there was a layer of dust on the floor in
the evening.
(d) Despite cleaning the house in the morning, there was a layer of dust on the
floor in the evening.
3. Mr. Roy must pay up his car loan. He will be in trouble.
(a) If Mr. Roy does not pay up his car loan, he will be in trouble.
(b) If Mr. Roy pays up his car loan, he will be in trouble.
(c) Mr. Roy should pay up his car loan so that he is not in trouble.
(d) If Mr. Roy pays up his car loan, he would not be in trouble.
4. The Principal did not want to set a wrong precedent. She took stern action.
(a) Wanting to set a wrong precedent, the Principal took stern action.
(b) The Principal did not want to set a wrong precedent and so she took stern
action.
(c) Not wanting to set a wrong precedent, the Principal took stern action.
(d) As the Principal did not wanted to set a wrong precedent, she took stern action.
(iv) Choose the correct option to rewrite the following according to the
instructions given after each sentence. [8]
1. Although there was a terrible traffic snarl, my mother reached office on time.
(Begin: In spite.….. )
(a) In spite there was a terrible traffic snarl, my mother reached office on time.
(b) In spite of a terrible traffic snarl, my mother reached office on time.
(c) In spite a terrible traffic snarl, my mother reached office on time.
(d) In spite of reaching office on time, there was a terrible traffic snarl.
2. Aravind is the best pianist in senior school. (Begin: No other.…)
(a) No other pianist in senior school is as good as Aravind.
(b) No other pianist in senior school is best than Aravind.
(c) No other pianist in senior school is better as Aravind.
 (d) No other pianist in senior school is good like Aravind.
3. Maggie wants to adopt a stray dog. (End with a question tag)
(a) Does Maggie want to adopt a stray dog?
(b) Maggie wants to adopt a stray dog, isn’t she?
(c) Maggie wants to adopt a stray dog, does she?
(d) Maggie wants to adopt a stray dog, doesn’t she?
4. Aisha did not know you were in town, otherwise she would have met you.
(Begin: Had……)
(a) Had Aisha known you were in town, she would meet you.
(b) Had Aisha known you were in town, she would not have met you.
(c) Had Aisha known you were in town, she would met you.
(d) Had Aisha known you were in town, she would have met you.
5. Mother said to me, “Open the Maps application if you need help with navigation”
(Begin with: Mother advised….)
(a) Mother advised me to open the Maps application if I need help with navigation.
(b) Mother advised me to open the Maps application if I needed help with
navigation.
(c) Mother advised me to open the Maps application if you need help with
navigation.
(d) Mother advised me to open the Maps application if you needed help with
navigation.
6. If the weather does not clear up, Seema cannot have the terrace party.
(Begin : Unless…..)
(a) Unless the weather does not clear up, Seema cannot have the terrace party.
(b) Unless the weather clears up, Seema can have the terrace party.
(c) Unless the weather cleared up, Seema cannot have the terrace party.
(d) Unless the weather clears up, Seema cannot have the terrace party.
7. Zohan is leading the new infotech company. (Begin : The new infotech company.
….)
(a) The new infotech company is leading by Zohan.
(b) The new infotech company was being led by Zohan.
(c) The new infotech company is being led by Zohan.
(d) The infotech company is being led by Zohan.
8. As soon as I switched on the geyser, it gave off a spark. (Begin: No sooner…..)
(a) No sooner than I switch on the geyser, it gave off a spark.
(b) No sooner had I switch on the geyser than it gave off a spark.
(c) No sooner did I switch on the geyser when it gave off a spark.
(d) No sooner did I switch on the geyser than it gave off a spark.
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