Pre-Board Exam 2025

Subject: English Class: 10th

Paper: Objective
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SECTION – A (Marks 15)

Q.1. Mark the correct option.
1. The teacher set some homework_____ the end of the lesson. Fill in the blank with suitable preposition.
A. about B. for C. of D. at
2. There was ________ inside. The building was empty.
A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
3. The birds clustered in a tight ___________in the cold weather.
A. gang B. crowd C. herd D. flock
4. During the war, when I looked out of the house, I couldn’t see _____________ in the street.
A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
5. During the war, when I looked out of the house, I couldn’t see _____________ in the street.
A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
6. “Time is money” is an example of:
A. personification B. simile C. metaphor D. alliteration
7. I _________ my mobile phone since 2009. Fill in the blank with correct form of verb.
A. have had B. have C. had D. am having
8. _________ it was raining, I still walked to school. Choose suitable transitional device from the following:
A. consequently B. accordingly C. as a result D. although
9. I played the guitar but my brother played _____ piano.
A. hers B. her C. his D. their
10. We managed to have a decent harvest _____________ the drought. Choose suitable transitional device from
the following.
A. moreover B. as a result C. however D. despite
11. The paint spilled all over the floor; the sweeper had a big mess to clean up. Choose suitable transitional
device from the following:
A. moreover B. as a result C. however D. for example
12. She often does the household task. The underlined word is __________.
A. noun B. adjective C. adverb D. pronoun
13. A ______ of sailors is on board to start the new voyage.
A. gang B. crowd C. choir D. crew
14. There was ________ in the hall.
A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody
15. The sky was the colour of the calm Pacific thousands of miles from land. This sentence contains a:
A. Metaphor B. Personification C. Simile D. Symbol
 SECTION – B (Marks 36)
Q.2. Read the following passage carefully and answer any FIVE questions. (6+4x3 = 18)
Once Hazrat Umar (RA), sitting in the Masjid of the Rasool (SAW), was busy in the affairs of the state. Two
young men, holding a strong and sturdy countryman, appeared before him. They complained to Harzat Umar
(RA) that the person had murdered their old father. They demanded justice by punishing the murderer for his
crime. The Caliph looked at the young man and said, "You have heard the charge leveled against you. What do
you have to say in your defence?" The villager replied, "Commander of the Faithful, I plead guilty to the
charge. I was leading my beloved camel. When I reached a garden and halted to rest, the camel nipped a few
leaves off the hanging branch of a tree. The old man, on seeing this, hurled a stone at the camel with all his
might. The stone caught the camel on the side of the head. It reeled and fell down dead. The camel was very
dear to me. I could not control my anger, so I took the same stone that had killed my dear camel and hurled it at
the old man with all my strength. The stone hit the old man on the head and subsequently killed him. At this,
these two young men came to me and I surrendered myself to them." Caliph: As you have confessed your
crime, there is no need of witnesses. You are, therefore, sentenced to death. Villager: I accept this sentence but
request you to delay the execution for three days. Caliph: Why do you ask for delay in the execution of the
sentence? Villager: My father on his death left some gold for my younger brother who is too young to be told
about the place where I hid it. I have buried the gold in the earth in a field and no one knows the place. If my
brother, on account of my death, does not get his due share, I shall be called to account on the Day of Judgment
for being dishonest. Be kind and grant me three days' time.
QUESTIONS:
1. Write down the summary of the passage. Also suggest a suitable title. (compulsory)
(5+1=6)
2. Why did the villager ask Hazrat Umar (RA) to delay the execution?
3. What did the caliph say to the villager after hearing the complaint?
4. What case did the two men bring to Hazrat Umar (RA)?
5. Why did the old man hurl a stone at the camel?
6. Give the SYNONYMS of the words that are underlined in the passage.
Q.3. a. Paraphrase any ONE of the following stanzas: (2)
i. The wind is now,
a roaring, smashing ,
monster of destruction,
raking all man's work,
from the valleys,
from the vales, and sends them spinning,
broken flying. OR
ii. If you find your task is hard,
Try again;
Time will bring you your reward,
Try again;
All that other folks can do,
Why, with patience, should not you?
Only keep this rule in view:
Try again.
b. Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions given at the end: (4)
i. I hear leaves drinking rain,
 I hear rich leaves on the top,
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop:
Tis a sweet noise to hear,
These green leaves drinking near.
QUESTIONS:
i. What does the poor leaves and rich leaves metaphorically stand for? (2)
ii. Elaborate the implied message of the stanza. (2) OR
ii. Once or twice though you should fail,
If you would at last prevail,
Try again
If we strive, 'tis no disgrace
Though we do not win the race;
What should you do in that case?
Try again.
QUESTIONS:
i. What should you do if you did not win the race? (2)
ii. Explain the line, “If we strive, 'tis no disgrace.” (2)
Q.4 a. Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of the verbs given in the brackets. (4)
1. She is so intelligent that she will __________ it. (understand)
2. Hardly we had reached the school when the bell _________(ring).
3. Last month, he ______ every plan.(try)
4. Everyone ______ to be happy. (wish)
b. Change the paragraph into indirect speech: (4)
1. Rashid was asked: “Why do you want to be a computer programmer?”
2. He replied, “I want to change my job because I have always been interested in computers.”
3. The interviewer asked him, “Do you have any experience?”
4. Rashid replied, ‘I can use different programs.”
c. Do as directed. (4)
1. You have never come across such an unusual piece of art. (Change into interrogative sentence)
2. It grows slowly. (Change into a negative sentence)
3. You are requested to give me a glass of water. (Change into an imperative sentence.)
4. The train will come in five minutes. (Change into interrogative sentence)
SECTION – C (Marks 24)
Q.5. Write an application to the Managing Director of a firm for the post of Manager. (8) OR
Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper about the trouble caused by the encroachments in front of shops in
the bazar drawing attention of the concerned authorities to take the remedial measures.
Q.6. Write a paragraph about your experience of visiting a historical place using transition words (at least six)
(6)
Q.7. Write an essay on any ONE of the following topics: (200 – 250 words) (10)
a. Benefits of Book Reading b. Try Try Again c. Self-done is well
done.