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Sample/Pre-Board Paper 22
Class X Term 1 Exam Nov -Dec 2021
English Language and Literature (Code 184)

Time Allowed : 90 Minutes Maximum Marks : 40

General Instructions :
1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections.
2. Section A-READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for each
question.
3. Section B-GRAMMAR & WRITING has 12 questions. Attempt a total of 10 questions, as per specific instructions
for each question.
4. Section C-LITERATURE has 30 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for each question.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.

READING Based on your understanding of the passage, answer

I. Read the passage given below.
I. We have inherited the tradition of secrecy about the
budget from Britain where also the system has been
strongly attacked by eminent economists and political
scientists including Peter Jay.
II. Sir Richard Clarke, who was the originating genius
of nearly every important development in the British
budgeting techniques during the last two decades,
has spoken out about the abuse of budget secrecy:
“The problems of long-term tax policy should surely
be debated openly with the facts on the table. In my
opinion, all governments should have just the same
duty to publish their expenditure policy. Indeed, this
obligation to publish taxation policy is really essential
for the control of public expenditure in order to get
realistic taxation implications.”
III. Realising that democracy flourishes best on the
principles of open government, more and more
democracies are having an open public debate on
budget proposals before introducing the appropriate
Bill in the legislature. In the United States the budget
is conveyed in a message by the President to the
Congress, which comes well in advance of the date
when the Bill is introduced in the Congress.
IV. In Finland the Parliament and the people are already
discussing in June the tentative budget proposals
which are to be introduced in the Finnish Parliament
in September. Every budget contains a cartload
of figures in black and white - but the dark figures
represent the myriad lights and shades of India’s life,
the contrasting tones of poverty and wealth, and of
bread so dear and flesh and blood so cheap, the deep
tints of adventure and enterprise and man’s ageless
struggle for a brighter morning.
V. The Union budget should not be an annual scourge
but a part of presentation of annual accounts of a
partnership between the Government and the people.
That partnership would work much better when the
nonsensical secrecy is replaced by openness and public
consultations, resulting in fair laws and the people’s
acceptance of their moral duty to pay.
any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the
correct option.
1. How do the British economists and political scientists
react to budget secrecy? They are
(a) in favour of having a mix of secrecy and openness.
(b) indifferent to the budgeting techniques and
taxation policies.
(c) very critical about maintenance of budget secrecy.
(d) None of these
2. The author thinks that openness in budget is essential
as it leads to
(a) prevention of tax implications
(b) People’s reluctance to accept their moral duties
(c) exaggerated revelation of the strengths and
weaknesses of economy
(d) None of these
3. The author seems to be in favour of
(a) maintaining secrecy of budget
(b) judicious blend of secrecy and openness
(c) transparency in budget proposals
(d) None of these
4. Which of the following statements is definitely true in
the context of the passage?
(a) The British Government has been religiously
maintaining budget secrecy.
(b) Budget secrecy is likely to lead to corrupt
practices.
(c) Consulting unjustifiable taxes with public helps
make them accept those taxes.
(d) None of these
5. Sir Richard Clarke seems to deserve the credit for
(a) transformation in the British budgetary
techniques.
(b) Maintenance of secrecy of the British budget.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

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6. From the contents of the passage, it can be inferred
that the author is
(a) authoritarian in his approach.
(b) a democratic person.
(c) unaware of India’s recent economic developments
(d) a conservative person.
7. Which of the following statement(s) is/are definitely
False in the context of the passage?
A. Transparency helps unscrupulous elements to
resort to corrupt practices.
B. Open approach of Government is a sign of healthy
democracy.
C. People’s acceptance of their moral duties can
best be achieved through openness and public
consultations.
(a) Only A
(b) Only B
(c) Only C
(d) A and B
8. For making the budget realistic, the Government should
(a) refrain from making public the proposed provisions
before finalization.
(b) discuss it secretly within themselves.
(c) encourage the public to send in their suggestions.
(d) consult the public to send in their suggestions.
9. Choose the word which is most nearly the same in
meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the
passage
DUTY
(a) obligation (b) imposition
(c) tax-liability (d) function
10. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to
the word printed in bold as used in the passage
IMPORTANT
(a) major (b) uncountable
(c) significant (d) trivial
II. Read the passage given below.
I. Uttarakhand is located at the foothills of the Himalayan
mountain ranges. The state shares borders with China
(Tibet) in the north and Nepal in the east and inter-
state boundaries with Himachal Pradesh in the west
and northwest and Uttar Pradesh in the south. Hindi,
Garhwal and Kumaoni are commonly spoken in the
state. English is the medium of education in many
of its schools. Uttarakhand has diverse geographical
features ranging from snowcapped mountain peaks in
the north to tropical forests in the south; its climate
and vegetation vary accordingly. The state was formed
in November 2000 by carving out the 13 hill districts
of Uttar Pradesh. It was formerly named Uttaranchal.
II. The main railway stations in the state are Dehradun,
Haridwar, Roorkee, Kotdwar, Kashipur, Udham
Singh Nagar, Haldwani, Ramnagar and Kathgodam.
Uttarakhand had 339.80 km of rail routes. The state
is focusing on increasing the share of railways in
cargo and passenger transport. Initiatives have been
undertaken to start monorails at Dehradun, Haridwar
and Rishikesh, on the inter-city linkage routes.
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III. The state has two domestic airports : one at Jolly Grant
in the Dehradun district and another at Pant Nagar
in the Udham Singh Nagar district. The state intends
to position air transport as a reliable all-weather
transport option for the hills. With Uttarakhand
emerging as a hot tourist and industrial destination,
the state government is focussing on upgrading the
Jolly Grant airport as an international airport, in
coordination with Airports Authority of India. In
2018-19, Dehradun airport handled 7,374 aircraft
movements and 709,227 passengers, approximately.
VISION 2022
Transport • Strengthen road network in urban areas
and upgrade national highways.
• Develop two major all-weather airports
with connectivity to metro cities.
Health • Affordable healthcare with focus on
disease prevention.
• Provide state funded maternal and
child healthcare, especially in rural
areas.
Tourism • Promote the state as a global tourist
destination by showcasing its spiritual,
cultural and adventure tourism
• Target 0.5 million international tourists
by 2022.
Agriculture • Improve yield and quality by
providing irrigation facilities and latest
technology.
• Create cold chain infrastructure and
success to market intelligence for
farmers.
Infrastructure • Hamess hydro-power for 100%
electrification in the state and supply
power to other states.
• Connect major cities through multi-lane
highways and proper roads for villages.
Environment • Promote the state as a green economy
by focusing on section such as IT.
Agriculture, tourism, hydro-power and
education.
• 100% solid waste management, waste
water treatment and recycling.
Industries • Become a world leader in green energy
by leveraging hydro-power potential.
• Promote micro and small enterprises.
Education of skill • Quality primary education to be
development provided to all children.
• Job oriented vocational training
facilities and establishment of higher
education institutions.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer
any six out of the eight questions by choosing the
correct option.
11. What is the international tourist visitation target of
the state of Uttarakhand by the year 2022?
(a) 0.5 million (b) 1 million
(c) 1.5 million (d) 2 million
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12. The state of Uttarakahnd was formed by : GRAMMAR & WRITING
(a) passing a special legislation to give a minor GRAMMAR
community an independent state.
(b) joining two or more union territories in north III. Answer any five out of six questions by selecting the
India. most appropriate option for each.
(c) equally dividing the former large state of Uttar 19. She told her mother that Sonam _____ her there
Pradesh. the previous day.
(d) carving out the 13 hill districts of Uttar Pradesh. (a) met
(b) meets
13. Which of the following states/countries do not
(c) had met
surround Uttarakhand from any side?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Nepal (d) would meet
(c) China (d) Bangladesh 20. Mohan as well as Sohan _____ guilty.
(a) was
14. Choose an option that mentions a feature that is not
related to Uttarakhand. (b) were
(a) It has a hindi-based education system. (c) have
(b) Its climate and vegetation vary quite a lot. (d) none of these
(c) It has diverse geographical features.
21. Gandhiji _____ spin every morning.
(d) It was formerly named Uttaranchal. (a) must
15. When talking about environment, by 2022, (b) should
Uttarakhand wants to : (c) used to
I. have perfect waste water management in the state (d) can
II. harness hydropower for 100 % electricity in the
state 22. Which one of the following sentences shows a correct
III. have a 100 % solid waste management in the state use of Article
IV. promote the state as a green economy (a) His mother forbade him to go to the circus late at
(a) I and II night.
(b) I and III (b) His mother forbade him to go to circus late at
(c) II, III and IV night.
(d) I, III and IV (c) both a and b above
(d) None of these
16. Choose an option that lists the main factors considered
23. Which option displays the correct change of the
in Uttarakhand’s vision of 2022.
following to reported speech?
1. Education
Rita said to me, “Will you lend me this classic ?”
2. Agriculture
3. Development (a) Rita asked me if I would lend her that classic.
4. Transport (b) Rita asked me if she would lend me that classic.
5. Tourism (c) Rita asked me if I will lend her that classic.
6. Mining (d) Rita asked me would I lend her that classic ?
7. Environment
(a) 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 24. Which option displays the correct change of the
following to reported speech?
(b) 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
I said to her, “I am going to my town tomorrow.”
(c) 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (a) I told her that she was going to her town the next
(d) 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 day.
(b) I told her if I was going to her town the next day.
17. Uttarakhand is emerging as a hot tourist and industrial
destination, thus the state government is focusing on : (c) I told her that I was going to my town the next
(a) balancing the travel and pollution so that the day.
natural beauty of the state is not harmed. (d) I told her if I was going to my town the next day.
(b) managing the road and air traffic better.
WRITING
(c) improving the environmental rules and regulations
already set in place. IV. Answer any five out of the six questions by selecting
(d) upgrading the Jolly Grant airport as an the most appropriate option for each.
international airport. 25. A formal letter should be _____ to have the desired
effect on the recipient.
18. Which of the following is not one of the cities that has
Uttrakhand’s main railway stations ? (a) in proper format
(a) Rishikesh (b) Haldwani (b) grammatically correct
(c) Deharadun (d) Kathgodam (c) relevant
(d) All of these

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26. You are going to write a letter about rash and reckless 32. He was flying his old Dakota aeroplane:
driving by the people in your city suggesting preventive (a) over England to France
measures. To whom will you write this letter? (b) over France to England
(a) Concerned authority (c) from New York to England
(b) News channel (d) from France to New York
(c) Business organisation
(d) Editor of newspaper 33. He thought of his holiday and looked forward to:
(a) being with his officer
27. You are writing a letter to the editor of Times of
(b) being with his colleagues
India for a public movement to clean the Ganga river.
Where would you suggest the need for installing water (c) being with his family
treatment plant to clean the river? (d) being with his spouse
(a) After introducing yourself and the purpose
34. The phrase ‘looking forward to’ means:
(b) In paragraph 3 of the body (a) expecting (b) excepting
(c) In paragraph 2 where details of topic are mentioned (c) accepting (d) existing
(d) In the subject of the letter
35. The ‘sleeping countryside’ refers to all the people who:
28. In business letters, which of the following statement is
(a) lay asleep on hot day
True (T) or False (F)?
1. Signature is placed above the complimentary (b) lay asleep during day
close. (c) lay asleep during hot noon
2. Salutation is written after the address. (d) lay asleep at night in the countryside
(a) T,F (b) F,T
VI. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that
(c) T,T (d) F,F follow:
“As for the girls”, she said, “although just one or
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two sketches were submitted by most, one girl - and
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Room Thirteen should be proud of her - this one girl
Jaipur
actually drew one hundred designs - all different and
Identify the part of the business letter given above.
all beautiful In the opinion of the judges. Any one
(a) Recipient’s address (b) Body
of the drawings is worthy or winning the prize. I am
(c) Heading (d) Signature line very happy to say that Wanda Petronski is the winner
30. “Dear Mrs. Sharma,” is a proper salutation for a
of the girl’s medal. Unfortunately, Wanda has been
business letter. absent from school for some days and is not here to
The sentence given above is : receive the applause that is due to her. Let us hope
(a) Not sure she will be back tomorrow. Now class, you may file
around the room quietly and look at her exquisite
(b) True
drawings.”
(c) May or may not be true
(d) False (The Hundred Dresses I)
36. ‘She’ here refers to:
LITERATURE (a) Class teacher (b) Wanda
(c) Peggy (d) Maddie
This section has sub-sections - V, VI, VII, VIII &
IX. There are a total of 30 questions in this section. 37. Among girls the winner of the contest was:
Attempt any 26 questions from the sub-sections V (a) Rozy (b) Maddie
to IX. (c) Peggy (d) Wanda
V. Read the given extract to attempt the questions that
38. Wanda Petronski had drawn:
follow:
(a) one hundred fifty designs
The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and
stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There (b) one hundred twenty designs
wasn’t a cloud in the sky I was happy to be alone high (c) one hundred designs
up above the sleeping countryside. I was flying my old (d) one hundred ten designs
Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. I was
dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being 39. The word ‘exquisite’ means:
with my family. I looked at my watch: one thirty, in (a) extremely ugly
the morning. (b) extremely beautiful and well-made
(Two Stories About Flying) (c) extremely foolish
(d) extremely innocent
31. ‘I’ here refers to:
(a) a passenger (b) plane’s assistant 40. Wanda was being taught in:
(c) plane’s pilot (d) an engineer (a) Room Twelve (b) Room Fourteen
(c) Room Thirteen (d) Room Seventeen

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VII.Read the given extract to attempt the questions that 50. Which literary device has been used in ‘like a bloated
follow: sausage’ ?
He should be snarling around houses (a) Simile (b) Metaphor
At the jungle’s edge, (c) Personification (d) Alliteration
Baring his white fangs, his claws,
Terrorising the village! IX. Attempt the following.

(A Tiger In The Zoo) 51. “A Letter to God” is a story about a unconditional

faith upon –
41. What does the word ‘Snarling’ mean? (a) Brother (b) God
(a) Uttering in an angry tone (c) Family (d) Friend
(b) Uttering in a soft tone
(c) Uttering in a ravishing tone 52. What colours does the new South African flag possess?
(d) None of these (a) black, red, green, blue and gold
(b) black, red, yellow, blue and gold
42. What should the tiger do according to the poet? (c) orange, black, yellow, blue and silver
(a) Reside in his natural habitat (d) black, blue, violet, saffron and green
(b) Reside in the cage
53. The name of the maths teacher of Anne frank was –
(c) Reside in people’s heart
(a) Mr. Kessing (b) Mr. Smith
(d) All of these
(c) Mr. Arnold (d) Mr. Kaperus
43. Which literary device has been used in ‘Terrorising
54. Which comments hurt the feelings of Wanda?
the village’ ?
(a) Assonance (b) Metonymy (a) About her nature
(b) About her house
(c) Metaphor (d) Alliteration
(c) About her dress
44. What does the word ‘Baring’ mean? (d) About her Father
(a) Opening (b) Hiding
55. The poem ‘’Dust of Snow’’ has how many stanzas?
(c) Residing (d) Colliding
(a) 9 (b) 8
45. What should be done with the tiger according to the (c) 2 (d) 1
poet?
56. If the world is to perish twice, the poet favours
(a) Left free to destroy people’s home
_____.
(b) Left free to destroy people’s fields
(a) atom bomb (b) water
(c) Left free to destroy people’s shops
(c) ice (d) fire
(d) None of these
57. In the poem “The Ball Poem”, what is the boy playing
VIII.Read the given extract to attempt the questions that
with?
follow:
(a) bat (b) ball
I was really worried about Tricki this time. I had
pulled up my car when I saw him in the street with his (c) car (d) bus
mistress and I was shocked at his appearance. He had
58. For the first two days Mr. Herriot kept Tricki just on –
become hugely fat, like a bloated sausage with a leg at
(a) Soup (b) Milk
each corner. His eyes, bloodshot and rheumy, stared
straight ahead and his tongue lolled from his jaws. (c) Water (d) Juice
(A Triumph Of Surgery) 59. What was Anil’s age in the story “The Thief’s Story”?
46. Who is the author of the extract given above? (a) 15 (b) 25
(a) James Herriot (b) Robert Frost (c) 20 (d) 35
(c) Ruskin Bond (d) H.G. Wells
60. Who were following the muddy footprints?
47. Tricki was a pet – (a) the landlord (b) two girls
(a) Dog (b) Wolf (c) Mr. and Mrs. Hall (d) two boys
(c) Cat (d) Bear
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48. Who was the mistress of Tricki?
(a) Mrs. Packletide (b) Mrs. Fitzgerald
(c) Mrs. Pearson (d) Mrs. Pumphrey

49. The color of the eyes of Tricki was –

(a) Black (b) Yellow
(c) White (d) Red

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