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10 th Class English Model Paper (Paper-1)
SECTION - A
(Reading Comprehension)
(Q .No. 1 - 7): Read the following passage.
Despite the risk of being bullied, his parents
insisted Nick on attending mainstream
school. 'It was the best decision they
could have made for me,' adds Nick,
who later achieved a degree in Financial
Planning and Real Estate. 'It was very
hard but it gave me independence.'
Nick, who was teased and bullied, had an
electric wheelchair for mobility, and a
team of carers to help him
'I was deeply depressed when I was eight
years old,' he said. 'I went to my mum
crying and told her I wanted to kill myself.'
'I felt cold and bitter. I hated God for doing
this to me and was terrified of what
would happen when my parents weren't
there to look after me.'
'I could brush my own teeth with a wall
mounted brush and wash my own hair
with pump action soap, but there was so
much that was impossible for me.'
At age ten Nick tried to drown himself in
the bath but luckily the attempt was
unsuccessful. 'I felt there was no purpose
when you lack purpose and strength. It
is hard to hold on,' he said. But with the
help of his religion, friends and family,
Nick managed to pull through to become
an international symbol of triumph over
adversity.
Now, answer the following questions. Each
question has four choices. Choose the
correct answer and write (A), (B), (C)
or (D) in the answer booklet. 4 × 1= 4
1. Nick hated God because…
A) he was not given wealth.
B) his attempt of drowning was
unsuccessful
C) he was not given limbs.
D) he was teased and bullied at the school
2. Nick said, 'I went to my mum crying and
told her I wanted to kill myself. 'It shows
that Nick was…. during that stage.
A) Nervous B) Persistent
C) Confident D) cynical
3. Nick tried to drown himself in the
bath as he thought…
A) his life was unsuccessful
B) there was no purpose in his life
C) his parents would not help him.
D) it was impossible for him to do some
things
4. The above passage is an extract from..
A) Biography B) Story
C) Review D) Report
Answer the following questions in two or
three sentences. 3×2=6
5. Nick’s parents insisted Nick on
attending mainstream school. Do you
justify this decision? Why?
6. Why do you think was Nick teased and
bullied?
7. According to the passage, who are the
different people that helped Nick to
become an international symbol of
triumph over adversity?
(Q.No 8 –12): Read the following poem.
Once upon a time, son,
they used to laugh with their hearts
and laugh with their eyes:
but now they only laugh with their teeth,
while their ice-block-cold eyes
search behind my shadow.
There was a time indeed
they used to shake hands with their hearts:
but that’s gone, son.
Now they shake hands without hearts:
while their left hands search
my empty pockets.
‘Feel at home’! ‘Come again’:
they say, and when I come
again and feel
at home, once, twice,
there will be no thrice –
for then I find doors shut on me.
So I have learned many things, son.
I have learned to wear many faces
like dresses - homeface,
officeface, streetface, hostface,
cocktailface, with all their conforming
smiles
like a fixed portrait smile.
Now, answer the following questions.
Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write
(A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer
booklet. 3x1=3
8. The poet in this poem……..
A) criticizes the human beings of the
past and the present .
B) compares the behavior of people in
the olden days with that of the
modern people.
C) appreciates the attitude of the modern
people.
D) teaches the readers how to express
one’s feelings honestly.
9. According to the poet, the expression
“they only laugh with their teeth”
symbolizes….
A) the sincerity of the modern people.
B) the genuineness of people that
existed long time ago.
C) the insincerity and superficiality of
the modern people.
D) the warmth and honesty of the people
now.
10. The line “with all their conforming
smiles like a fixed portrait smile” is an
example for…
A) Personification B) Metaphor
C) Simile D) Hyperbole
Answer the following questions one or
two sentences. 2x1=2
11. "Now they shake hands without hearts:
while their left hands search my empty
pockets."Why do the left hands search
empty pockets now? What does this
indicate?
12. Mention any two differences between
the behavior of people in the past and in
the present.
SECTION - B
(Vocabulary and Grammar)
(Que. 13-17) Read the passage given below.
Five sentences in the passage are
numbered from 13 to 17 at the
beginning. Each of these sentences has
an error. Correct and rewrite the sentences
in your answer booklet. 5×1=5
“Ray’s screenplay manuscripts were an art
by themselves,” Roberge says,
“handwritten in Bengali, with notes in
English for his set-designer, with
sketches here and there, and occasional
staff notation of fragments of
music”.(13) One Sunday morning,
Roberge found Ray with a disturbed
mood.(14) A few well –known
personalities of the city had visited him
early to go through some of his
manuscripts.(15) After they left Ray
found a Charulatha screenplay missing.
(16) Ray was almost sure what the
culprit was.(17) “I asked him whether he
was planned to take any action, and he said
no, and explained to me that he did not
want to hurt the reputation of the person.
(Que.18-22) Complete the following
passage choosing the right words from
those given in the box. Write the
answers in your answer booklet.
5 x1/2=2 1/2
environment, springs, landscape,
profound, shade, dust, monsoon
The other is the transformation of the
.....(18). Places where there was dust,
there are no more dust. There are trees,
even birds and rabbits. They come back
and they make the.....(19) very beautiful.
There is a.....(20) and sometimes even
dry.....(21) comeback because the water
is not running, the water is going into
the ground. Very.....(22) transformation.
(Que. 23-27) Some words/sentences in the
following passage are underlined.
Rewrite then as directed in your
answer booklet. 5 x1/2=2 1/2
One important fallout (23) of this friendship
was the establish (24) of Chitrabani, a
communication and film institute, the
first of its kind in West Bengal, which
Roberge found (25) in 1970 and to which
Ray, as a token of friendship, lent his
name as co-founder. Ray was in the first
governor (26) body and after a few terms
readily agreed to be the institute's adviser.
Roberge arranged most of the initial (27)
funding from Canadian agencies.
23. Write the word that has the same
meaning as the underlined word.
24. Replace the word with its correct form.
25. Replace the underlined word with a
correct one.
26. Replace the underlined word with a
suitable one.
27. Write the word that is opposite in
meaning of the underlined word.
SECTION – C
(Creative Writing - Discourses)
(Question – 28) 10 Marks
In the lesson "What is my name?",we have
read how a woman forgets her own
name since no one addresses her by
name. She asks many people about her
name, but unfortunately they do not
know it. She becomes totally restless in
the quest of knowing her name. At one
point she feels very hard to live without
a name.
Describe the feelings of the housewife
expressing her anguish and loss of
identity on forgetting her own name.
You may include the following ideas in
your description:
- reasons for forgetting the name
- significance of having one's own identity
- her extreme pain and distress
- efforts made to know her name.
(OR)
In the lesson "The Storeyed House", Bayaji,
a Mahar by caste, ran into Bhujaba, the
known rascal of the village. When he
greeted Bhujaba, he became furious and
insulted Bayaji with rude remarks, at
which Bayaji non-plussed.
Now, write a possible conversation
between Bayaji and Bhujaba.
Your conversation may include the
following ideas.
- Bayaji's greetings to Bhujaba
- Bhujaba's response to the greetings
- reasons for Bayaji's returning home.
(Question 29) In the lesson “I’ll Do It”, as
a teenager NR Narayana Murthy was
disappointed as his dreams had burnt
to ashes. His heart sank in sorrow
because he could not fulfil his hopes.
On the day his classmates were
leaving for Chennai, he came to the
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station to see them off. He also
resolved to work hard.1×5= 5 marks
Imagine yourself as Narayana Murthy and
make a diary entry of your feelings.
Answers:
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A
5. Yes, I justify the decision of his parents
to send him to mainstream school. They
insisted him to attend an
ordinary/conventional school, just to
make him independent.
6. Nick was teased and bullied because he
did not have arms and legs and he could
not do most of the things on his own.
7. Besides Nick’s positive attitude and
determination, Many people helped Nick
to become an international symbol of
triumph over adversity. Initially, his
parents helped him to become
independent. They also provided him
some special instruments and a team of
carers. He also got the help of his
religion, friends and family.
8. B 9. C 10. C
11. This line illustrates that all good
intentions have gone and how now it is
every man acts for his own benefits.
Everyone focuses only on their own
personal gain. The use of a metaphor
here emphasises how there is a lack of
trust as everybody is trying to use each
other.
12. Once upon a time, the people used to
laugh with their hearts and eyes and
there was genuineness in what they said
and did. But in the present, there is only
outward ‘teeth laugh’ without
understanding the speaker’s real self.
Guests are no longer welcome these
days but once upon a time, they were
given a warm reception.
13. One Sunday morning, Roberge found
Ray in a disturbed mood.
14. A few well –known personalities of the
city had visited him earlier to go through
some of his manuscripts.
15. After they left Ray found the Charulatha
screenplay missing.
16. Ray was almost sure who the culprit
was.
17. “I asked him whether he was planning to
take any action, and he said no, and
explained to me that he did not want to
hurt the reputation of the person.
18. Landscape 19. Environment
20. Shade 21. Springs
22. Profound 23. Result/consequence
24. Establishment 25. Founded
26. Governing 27. Final