HBSE Class 10 English Question Paper 2019

CLASS : 10th (Secondary) Code No. 4202
Series : Sec. M/2019
Roll No. SET : A
ENGLISH
(Academic/Open)
(Only for Fresh/Re-appear Candidates)
Time allowed : 3 hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 80
• Please make sure that the printed pages in this
question paper are 16 in number and it contains 13
questions.
• The Code No. and Set on the right side of the
question paper should be written by the candidate
on the front page of the answer-book.
• Before beginning to answer a question, its Serial
Number must be written.
• Don’t leave blank page/pages in your answer-book.
• Except answer-book, no extra sheet will be given.
Write to the point and do not strike the written
answer.
• Candidates must write their Roll Number on the
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• Before answering the questions, ensure that you
have been supplied the correct and complete
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entertained after examination.

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General Instructions :
(i) This question paper is divided into four
Sections : A, B, C and D.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Attempt all the parts of a question together.
(iv) Stick to the word limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION – A
(Unseen Comprehension)

1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :
AIIMS admitted 150 patients with alcohol –
related liver failure from 2011 to 2015. Of this,
the study said, 96 died within 10 days despite
all possible medical intervention.
Follow – up of the rest of the patients who
were discharged when their condition got stable
revealed that nearly 20% died within three to
four months and another 20% in a year.
"Once you have got acute-on chronic liver
failure due to alcohol, survival is rare.
Transplant, the only life-saving treatment
option, is not possible immediately because
three months of abstinence from alcohol is
required", said Dr. Shalimar, associate professor
of gastroenterology at AIIMS.
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There is no medicine for alcoholism.
"Abstinence is the only way to prevent liver
failure and deaths caused by that. The
government needs to create awareness to
prevent excessive drinking."
A recent survey published in Global Heart,
a reputed medical journal, showed alcohol use
has gone up from 16.1% to 25.6% among urban
dwellers in Delhi in the past 20 years. The
increase in alcohol use in rural areas in the
corresponding period is nearly four times – from
8% to 33.2% – the survey found.
"We admitted 427 patients with acute – on
chronic liver failure from 2011 to 2015 at the
hospital. Of this, a maximum 150 (40.8%) cases
were alcohol-related, followed by hepatitis B
virus infection (71, 19.3%), hepatitis E (45, 12.2%),
autoimmune hepatitis flare – up (17, 4.6%), anti-
tuberculosis drugs (16, 4.3%) and hepatitis
A(2, 0.5%). In 67 patients (18.2%), the cause of
acute liver failure couldn't be ascertained", he
said.
The AIIMS doctor added alcohol-related liver
failure cases have poorer prognosis. "Most of them
required ventilator supports, their blood was
thinner and brain damage was higher too", he
added. Dr. S. K. Sarin, director of the Institute of

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Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), said most
alcoholics are calorie – deprived. "Most infections
cause leaky bowel. But in case of alcoholics, this
problem is severe. Due to this, bacteria easily get
into liver from the small intestine, thus
aggravating organ failure status, he added.
He, however, stressed the need to create
awareness about harmful effects of binge
drinking.
Questions : 1×5=5

(i) What happens to the patients who go to
AIIMS with alcohol – related liver failure ?
(ii) What is the best treatment for patients
suffering from acute on chronic liver failure
due to alcohol ?
(iii) What is the best way to prevent liver failure
and death due to alcohol ?
(iv) In which areas of India is the use of alcohol
increasing more rapidly ?
(v) What is the effect of binge drinking ?
OR
Trees give shade for the benefit of others,
while they themselves stand in the sun and
endure the scorching heat; they produce the
fruit by which others profit. The character of a

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good man is like that of trees. What is the use of
this perishable body, if it is not used for the
benefit of the mankind ? Sandalwood – the more
it is rubbed, the more scent does it yield.
Sugarcane – the more it is peeled and cut into
pieces, the more juice does it produce. Gold –
the more it is burnt, the more brightly it shines.
The men who are noble at heart do not lose their
qualities even by losing their lives. What matters
whether men praise them or not ? What
difference does it make whether riches abide
with them or not ? What does it signify whether
they die at this moment or whether their lives
are prolonged ? Happen what may, those who
tread in the right path will not set foot in any
other. Life itself is unprofitable to a man who
does not live for others. To live for the mere sake
of living one's life is to live the life of dogs or
crows. Those who lay down their lives for the
sake of humanity will assuredly live forever in
the world of bliss.
Questions : 1×5=5

(i) What do trees do for us ?
(ii) Why is a good man compared with gold ?
(iii) What lessons do trees teach us ?
(iv) What makes life profitable for a person ?
(v) What should be the ideals of a good man ?

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SECTION – B
(Writing Skills)

2. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) You are Ritu. Your sister is studying in
Govt. Girls Sen. Sec. School, ABC. During a
visit of the school you saw the toilets in a
very dirty condition. Write an application to
the Principal drawing the attention pointing
out about the foul smell emitting out of the
toilets and the vulgar language written on
the walls.
(b) You are Sonia. Write a letter to the General
Manager of Haryana Roadways complaining
about the problem of smoking in running
buses.

3. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) Write a paragraph on the topic :
'Price Hike'.
(b) Develop a story with the given outlines :
A lion asleep, a mouse jumps on his body,
lion awakens, loses temper, catches mouse,
mouse frightened, requested, kind, might
help some day, lion caught in net, mouse
bites with teeth, set free, Moral.

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SECTION – C
(Grammar)

4. Attempt any twelve sentences, choosing two
from each sub - part : 1 × 12 = 12
(a) Use the correct form of the verb given in the
brackets :
(i) We .......... (wait) for the school bus at
the moment.
(ii) We .......... (go) for a walk after the rain
had stopped.
(iii) It .......... (rain) when you reach home.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles
given in the brackets, wherever necessary :
(i) The more you earn .......... more you
spend. (a/an/the/×).
(ii) He did not speak .......... word in self-
defence. (a/an/the/×).
(iii) I saw .......... one-rupee note lying on
the ground. (a/an/the/×).
(c) Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect
Speech :
(i) He said to me, "Why does your uncle
not help you ?"
(ii) I said to her, "Let us sit in the shade."
(iii) He said, "What a beautiful sight !"

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(d) Fill in the blanks with modals given in
brackets :
(i) ......... that I were a bird !
(Must/Should/Would).
(ii) We ......... practise virtue.
(must/may/might)
(iii) ......... she have good health !
(Might/Would/May)
(e) Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs
(Gerund or Infinitive) given in the brackets :
(i) She was fined for ......... late.
(come/to come/coming)
(ii) He did nothing but ......... (laugh).
(iii) He was too drunk ......... (drive) home.
(f) Punctuate the following sentences :
(i) gitanjali was composed by tagore
(ii) I said, may our Teacher live long
(iii) god save me from such friends

SECTION – D
[ A : Prose Text (First Flight) ]

5. Read the passages given below and answer the
questions that follow. Do any two passages :
(a) The policy of apartheid created a deep and
lasting wound in my country and my
people. All of us will spend many years, if

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not generations, recovering from that
profound hurt. But the decades of
oppression and brutality had another,
unintended, effect, and that was that it
produced the Oliver Tambos, the Walter
Sisulus, the chief Luthulis, the Yusuf
Dadoos, the Bram Fischers, the Robert
Sobukwes of our time –– men of such
extraordinary courage, wisdom and
generosity that their like may never be
known again. Perhaps it requires such
depths of oppression to create such heights
of character. My country is rich in the
minerals and gems that lie beneath its soil,
but I have always known that its greatest
wealth is its people, finer and truer than
the purest diamonds.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Name the chapter.
(ii) What is the greatest wealth of the
narrator's country ?
(iii) What does the author say about the
great men mentioned in this passage ?
(iv) What did the policy of apartheid
create ?
(v) Find out a word similar in meaning to
'deep'.

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(b) Peggy was the most popular girl in school.
She was pretty, she had many pretty
clothes and her hair was curly. Maddie was
her closest friend. The reason Peggy and
Maddie noticed Wanda's absence was
because Wanda had made them late to
school. They had waited and waited for
Wanda, to have some fun with her, and she
just hadn't come.
They often waited for Wanda Petronski
–– to have fun with her.
Wanda Petronski. Most of the children
in Room Thirteen didn't have names like
that. They had names easy to say, like
Thomas, Smith or Allen. There was one boy
named Bounce, Willie Bounce, and people
thought that was funny, but not funny in
the same way that Petronski was.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Name the chapter.
(ii) Who was Maddie's closest friend ?
(iii) Why did most of the children not like
Wanda's name ?
(iv) Why had Peggy and Maddie waited for
Wanda ?
(v) Find out a word from the passage
similar in meaning to 'famous'.

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(c) But you can see from the documents,
honoured Natalya Stepanovna. Oxen
Meadows, it's true, were once the subject of
dispute, but now everybody knows that
they are mine. There's nothing to argue
about. You see my aunt's grandmother gave
the free use of these Meadows in perpetuity
to the peasants of your father's grandfather,
in return for which they were to make
bricks for her. The peasants belonging to
your father's grandfather had the free use
of the Meadows for forty years, and had got
into the habit of regarding them as their
own, when it happened that ..... .

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) What documents does Lomov offer to
show Natalya ?

(ii) For how many years did the peasants
have the free use of the Meadows ?

(iii) What for did Lomov's aunt's
grandmother give the Oxen Meadows
to Natalya's father's grandfather ?

(iv) Name the chapter.

(v) Which word in the passage means 'in
continuation' ?

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6. Answer in about 100 words : 5

Why and how did the postmaster and post office
employees help Lencho ? What was Lencho's
reaction ? (A Letter to God)
OR

Why did Kisa Gotami go to the Buddha ? What
did the Buddha say to her and why ?
(The Sermon at Benares)

7. Answer any four of the following questions :
2×4=8

(i) What does Mandela thank the international
leaders for ? (Nelson Mandela : Long Walk
to Freedom)
(ii) Why does Anne want to keep a diary ?
(From the Diary of Anne Frank)
(iii) How does Maddie feel after listening to the
note from Wanda's father ?
(The Hundred Dresses-II)
(iv) How did the author manage to travel with
the other ? (Mijbil the Otter)
(v) Who was Gautama Buddha ? Where was he
born ? (The Sermon at Benares)
(vi) What is the point of dispute between Lomov
and Natalya second time ? (The Proposal)

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[ B : Poetry (First Flight) ]

8. Read the stanza given below and answer the
questions that follow :

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice
Is also great

And would suffice.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poet.

(ii) What does 'it' indicate here ?

(iii) Why does the poet compare hate to ice ?
(iv) What is ice a symbol of ?

(v) What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza ?

OR

They do not sweat and whine about their
condition,

They do not lie awake in the dark and weep
for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their
duty to God,

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Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem.
(ii) What does 'they' refer to ?
(iii) Who lie awake in the dark and weep for
their sins ?
(iv) What is the attitude of the animals for their
sins ?
(v) Which word in the stanza means
'complain' ?

9. Answer in about 100 words : 5

What is the central idea of the poem 'Dust of
Snow' ? Discuss.
OR

Summarise the poem 'Amanda!' in your own
words.

10. Answer any two of the following : 2×2=4

(i) What message do you get from the poem,
'A Tiger in the Zoo' ?
(ii) What does "in the world of possessions"
mean in the poem 'The Ball Poem' ?
(iii) Where are trees in the poem, 'The Trees' ?
What do their roots, their leaves and their
twigs do ?
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(C : Supplementary Reader )

11. Answer in about 100 words : 5

Mrs. Pumphrey has deep love and care for
Tricki. Explain. (A Triumph of Surgery)
OR

Griffin was a brilliant scientist but not a good
human being. Explain.

12. Answer any four of the following questions in
about 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(i) Why did Hari Singh's heart sink when Anil
met him in the morning ? (The Thief's Story)

(ii) How is Ausable different from other secret
agents ? (The Midnight Visitor)
(iii) What story did the lady tell Horace to get
the jewels ? (A Question of Trust)

(iv) Why was Matilda Loisel always unhappy ?
(The Necklace)

(v) Why do Bholi's parents accept Bishamber's
marriage proposal ? (Bholi)
(vi) Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-
first century ?
(The Book that Saved the Earth)

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13. Answer any three of the following : 1×3=3

(i) When Tricki was seriously ill, whom did
Mrs. Pumphrey make a frantic call ?
(ii) How many times did Horace Danby make a
theft in a year ?
(iii) Which book did Ebright's mother give him
to ?
(iv) Who was Lakshmi ?

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CLASS : 10th (Secondary) Code No. 4202
Series : Sec. M/2019
Roll No. SET : B
ENGLISH
(Academic/Open)
(Only for Fresh/Re-appear Candidates)
Time allowed : 3 hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 80
• Please make sure that the printed pages in this
question paper are 16 in number and it contains 13
questions.
• The Code No. and Set on the right side of the
question paper should be written by the candidate
on the front page of the answer-book.
• Before beginning to answer a question, its Serial
Number must be written.
• Don’t leave blank page/pages in your answer-book.
• Except answer-book, no extra sheet will be given.
Write to the point and do not strike the written
answer.
• Candidates must write their Roll Number on the
question paper.
• Before answering the questions, ensure that you
have been supplied the correct and complete
question paper, no claim in this regard, will be
entertained after examination.

4202/(Set : B) P. T. O.

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General Instructions :
(i) This question paper is divided into four
Sections : A, B, C and D.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Attempt all the parts of a question together.
(iv) Stick to the word limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION – A
(Unseen Comprehension)

1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :
Polythene shopping bags and wrappers are
potential threat to urban environment. Once you
have discarded them after use, you do not lose
your link with them. They return to you in a
variety of ways, though you do not realize it. For
example, they choke your drains and provide
breeding facilities to deadly germs. A recent
study has shown that about 250 tonnes of
plastic wastes come out of various colonies of
major cities alone every day. This disrupts the
sewer system, the essential arteries of city life.
These plastic wastes choke the land mass and
clog the pores of the wetlands.
Unfortunately, even the villages and small
towns are not free from this danger. Millions of

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people returning to their hometowns everyday
carry their shopping in colourful bags. This
pleases their family and children, who after
preserving them for a time, dispose them in
wells, rivers, tanks and drains. Many throw
them off into the fields. They do it with a sense
of pride, to show off. When their neighbours see
that their men from the cities regularly bring
them those good things of life, they are
impressed.
In Delhi, the worst offenders are the upper
– income groups of the so – called posh colonies.
Though educated, the residents of these affluent
areas are unaware of the damage done by the
plastic bags. Nearly a million children in Delhi
schools carry their lunch boxes in plastic bags.
They callously throw them away and cause
unhealthy environment.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) When do we throw away our polythene
shopping bags ?
(ii) What are the essential arteries of city life ?
(iii) What do the villagers want to convey to
their neighbours by throwing the plastic
bags into the fields ?
(iv) How do the school children pollute the
environment ?
(v) Which word in the passage means 'thrown
away' ?

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OR
Drug addiction is a major social evil of
modern times. It has transcended all barriers of
caste, colour, creed and sex. It is a problem that
is eating into the vitals of society. In the
beginning, a person takes a drug out of
curiosity. There are some who take drugs simply
for the thrill it gives them. The tragedy is that
once a person gets used to taking any kind of
intoxicating drug it becomes addiction. His body
develops dependence on the drug. He has to
steadily increase the dose. Even if at any point of
his life, he realizes his folly, it becomes
extremely difficult for him to give up drugs. It is
like being in the clutches of a monster. It is
pathetic to see a drug addict, when he does not
get his usual dose. His whole body writhes in
pain which drives him to madness. Besides,
taking drugs is expensive. Therefore, it drives
drug addicts to stealing, committing petty crimes
and other antisocial activities. It is not
surprising that drug addicts become antisocial
elements. Drugs completely destroy their mental
faculties to think clearly and to rationalize.
Questions : 1×5=5

(i) What harm is the evil of drug addiction doing
to our society ?

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(ii) Why does a person take drugs in the
beginning ?
(iii) When does drug-taking become addiction ?

(iv) What happens when a drug addict does not
get his usual dose ?

(v) Which word in the passage means 'to stop'
or 'quit' ?

SECTION – B

(Writing Skills)

2. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) You are Arun of Gurugram. You are
disturbed to see the problem of traffic jam
in NCR region which causes loss of time as
well as fuel. Write a letter to S.S.P. (Traffic)
Gurugram in about 100 words drawing
attention to the problem of traffic jam in
Gurugram.

(b) You are Ajay of Gurugram. Write an
application to the Principal of your school
requesting him to arrange for special
coaching classes for you in English. Give
reasons why you want it.

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3. Attempt any one of the following : 5
(a) Write a paragraph on the topic :
'Telephone : A Nuisance'.
(b) You are Deepak. A 'Clean Vidyalaya – Clean
India' campaign was organised in your
school. Write a report in about 40 words
highlighting the features of the campaign.

SECTION – C
(Grammar)

4. Attempt any twelve sentences, choosing two
from each sub-part : 1 × 12 = 12
(a) Use the correct form of the verb given in the
brackets :
(i) Irregular work .......... (not bring)
success.
(ii) If I .......... (have) a dictionary of my
own, I would not bother you.
(iii) By the end of this month I ..........
(learn) driving for two months.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles
given in the brackets, wherever necessary :
(i) By .......... united effort we may achieve
success. (a/an/the/×)
(ii) My son will be old enough to go to.......
school next year. (a/an/the/×)
(iii) This is .......... first time I have asked
for help. (a/an/the/×)

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(c) Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect
Speech :
(i) Mother said to me, "Go and wash your
hand."
(ii) The teacher said to the boys, "May you
pass in the first division !"
(iii) He said to me, "Who taught me
English ?"
(d) Fill in the blanks with modals given in the
brackets :
(i) ......... your future be bright !
(Would/May/Might)
(ii) Radha ......... play harmonium well.
(will/shall/can)
(iii) I ......... study day and night in my
student life. (can/would/used to)
(e) Combine the sentences using a noun clause
in each case :
(i) I said something. I am sorry for it.
(ii) What does the teacher say ? Listen to
it.
(iii) The principal was coming. The whole
class knew it.
(f) Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs
(Gerund or Infinitive) given in the brackets :
(i) Could you ....... me please ?
(help/to help/helping)
(ii) He was happy .......... (see) me.
(iii) It is no use ....... (cry) over spilt milk.

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SECTION – D
[ A : Prose Text (First Flight) ]

5. Read the passages given below and answer the
questions that follow. Do any two passages :
(a) He turned his aeroplane slowly to the
north, in front of my Dakota, so that it
would be easier for me to follow him. I was
very happy to go behind the strange
aeroplane like an obedient child.
After half an hour the strange black
aeroplane was still there in front of me in
the clouds. Now there was only enough fuel
in the old Dakota's last tank to fly for five or
ten minutes more. I was starting to feel
frightened again. But then he started to go
down and I followed through the storm.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) In which direction did the other
aeroplane take a turn ?
(ii) What was easier for the Dakota
aeroplane's pilot ?
(iii) How much fuel was left with him ?
(iv) Name the chapter.
(v) Find from the passage the opposite of
'insufficient'.

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(b) They were writing a letter to Wanda
Petronski. It was just a friendly letter telling
about the contest and telling Wanda she
had won. They told her how pretty her
drawings were. And they asked her if she
liked where she was living and if she liked
her new teacher. They had meant to say
they were sorry, but it ended up with their
just writing a friendly letter, the kind they
would have written to any good friend, and
they signed it with lots of X's for love. They
mailed the letter to Boggins Heights, writing
'Please Forward' on the envelope.

Days passed and there was no answer.
But the letter did not come back, so may be
Wanda had received it. Perhaps she was so
hurt and angry she was not going to
answer. You could not blame her.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) What did they write about in the
letter ?

(ii) What did they mean to say by their
letter ?

(iii) What did they write to Wanda about
her drawings ?

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(iv) Why did they write 'Please Forward' on
the letter ?

(v) Find out a word from the passage
similar in meaning to 'Censure'.

(c) Poor Kisa Gotami now went from house to
house, and the people pitied her and said,
"Here is mustard – seed; take it !" But when
she asked, "Did a son or daughter, a father
or mother, die in your family ?" They
answered her, "Alas ! the living are few, but
the dead are many. Do not remind us of our
deepest grief." And there was no house but
some beloved one had died in it.

Kisa Gotami became weary and
hopeless, and sat down at the wayside
watching the lights of the city, as they
flickered up and were extinguished again.
At last the darkness of the night reigned
everywhere. And she considered the fate of
men, that their lives flicker up and are
extinguished again. And she thought to
herself, "How selfish am I in my grief !
Death is common to all; yet in this valley of
desolation there is a path that leads him to
immortality who has surrendered all
selfishness."

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Questions : 1×5=5
(i) What did Kisa Gotami ask the
villagers ?
(ii) What reply did Kisa Gotami get ?
(iii) What happened to Kisa Gotami in the
end ?
(iv) What did Kisa Gotami realize in the
end ?
(v) Name the chapter.

6. Answer in about 100 words : 5
What were two obligations that Mandela
described in this lesson ? What was the reason
that he was not able to fulfil those obligations ?
(Nelson Mandela : Long walk to Freedom)
OR
How did Valli plan her visit to the town ?
Explain.

7. Answer any four of the following questions :
2×4=8
(i) How did the rain change ? What happened
to Lencho's fields ? (A Letter to God)
(ii) "The sight of the food maddened him...."
what does this suggest ? What compelled
the young seagull to finally fly ?
(His First Flight)

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(iii) How is Wanda seen as different by the other
girls ? How do they treat her ?
(The Hundred Dresses - I)

(iv) What is the story about the Kodavu people's
descent ? (Coorg)

(v) Why does the conductor call Valli
'madam' ? (Madam Rides the Bus)

(vi) Justify, in brief, the title of the play, "The
Proposal". (The Proposal)

[ B : Poetry (First Flight) ]

8. Read the stanza given below and answer the
questions that follow :
If strolling forth, a beast you view,
Whose hide with spots is peppered,
As soon as he has lept on you,
You'll know it is the Leopard.
'Twill do no good to roar with pain,
He'll only lep and lep again.
Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem.
(ii) How can you recognize the leopard ?

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(iii) What will the leopard do if we cry with
pain ?

(iv) What is the rhyme – scheme in the stanza ?

(v) What is the meaning of the word 'Walking'
in the stanza ?

OR

"I heard an old religious man

But yesternight declare

That he had found a text to prove

That only God, my dear,

Could love you for yourself alone

And not your yellow hair."

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem.

(ii) What did the religious man find ?

(iii) Who can love us for ourselves ?

(iv) Find a word in the stanza rhyming with
'declare'.

(v) Find a word in the stanza which means the
same as 'book'.

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9. Answer in about 100 words : 5

Summarise the poem 'A Tiger in the Zoo' in your
own words.

OR

What is the central idea of the poem 'The
Trees' ? Discuss.

10. Answer any two of the following : 2×2=4

(i) What are the ideas about how the world will
end ? (Fire and Ice)

(ii) Mention three things that humans do and
animals don't. (Animals)

(iii) Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage ?
Why is the dragon called the 'cowardly
dragon' ? (The Tale of Custard the Dragon)

(C : Supplementary Reader )

11. Answer in about 100 words : 5

How did Ausable befool Max ? Describe.
(The Midnight Visitor)

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OR

How did Ebright's mother help him in becoming
a scientist ? Explain. (The Making of a Scientist)

12. Answer any four of the following questions in
about 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(i) Why is the narrator tempted to keep Tricki
on as a permanent guest ?
(A Triumph of Surgery)

(ii) Who is the real culprit in the story ?
Explain. (A Question of Trust)

(iii) What curious episode occurs in the study ?
Discuss. (Footprints without Feet)

(iv) How did the Loisel react when they realized
that the necklace had been lost ?
(The Necklace)

(v) Who behaved friendly with the lawyer and
where did he take him and why ?
(The Hack Driver)

(vi) Why does the marriage not take place ?
(Bholi)

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13. Answer any three of the following : 1×3=3

(i) How old was Anil ?

(ii) After making a theft in the shop of a
theatrical company where did Griffin decide
to go ?

(iii) Where did the hack driver take the narrator
first of all ?

(iv) Who was the ruler of Mars ?

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CLASS : 10th (Secondary) Code No. 4202
Series : Sec. M/2019
Roll No. SET : C
ENGLISH
(Academic/Open)
(Only for Fresh/Re-appear Candidates)
Time allowed : 3 hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 80
• Please make sure that the printed pages in this
question paper are 16 in number and it contains 13
questions.
• The Code No. and Set on the right side of the
question paper should be written by the candidate
on the front page of the answer-book.
• Before beginning to answer a question, its Serial
Number must be written.
• Don’t leave blank page/pages in your answer-book.
• Except answer-book, no extra sheet will be given.
Write to the point and do not strike the written
answer.
• Candidates must write their Roll Number on the
question paper.
• Before answering the questions, ensure that you
have been supplied the correct and complete
question paper, no claim in this regard, will be
entertained after examination.

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General Instructions :
(i) This question paper is divided into four
Sections : A, B, C and D.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Attempt all the parts of a question together.
(iv) Stick to the word limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION – A
(Unseen Comprehension)

1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :
Junk food is a term describing food that is
perceived to be unhealthy or having poor
nutritional value, according to Food Standard
Agency. The term is believed to have been coined
by Michael Jacobson, Director of the Centre for
Science in the public interest, in 1972. The term
has since become common usage.
Junk food typically contains high level of
fat, salt or sugar and numerous food additives
such as monosodium glutamate and tartrazine;
at the same time it is lacking in proteins,
vitamins and fibre, among others. It is popular
with suppliers because it is relatively cheap to
manufacture, has a long shelf life and may not
require refrigeration. It is popular with and has
lots of consumers because it is easy to purchase,
requires little or no preparation, convenient to
consume and lots of flavours. Consumption of

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junk food is associated with obesity, heart
disease, Type 2 Diabetes and dental cavities.
There is also concern about the targeting of the
marketing at children.
What constitutes a junk food may be
confusing and according to critics, includes
elements of class snobbery and moral
judgement. For example, fast food such as
hamburgers and French fries supplied by
companies such as McDonald's KFC and Pizza
Hut are often perceived as junk foods whereas
same meals supplied by more upmarket outlets
such as Pizza Express or Nando's are not despite
often having the same or worse nutritional
content. Other food such as Foie Gras, roast
potatoes and bread are not considered junk food
despite having limited nutritional content.
Similarly, breakfast cereals are often regarded as
healthy but may have high level of sugar, salt
and fat. Many critics believe that junk food is
not harmful when consumed as part of a
balanced diet and some believe that the term
should not be used at all.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) How is junk food perceived ?
(ii) What does junk food typically contain ?
(iii) With what is junk food associated ?
(iv) When, according to many critics, is junk
food not harmful ?
(v) Find out a word in the passage which is
similar in meaning to 'seen'.
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OR

A young man was getting ready to graduate
from college. For many months he had admired
a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom.
Knowing his father could well afford it, he told
him all that he wanted. As Graduation Day
approached, the young man awaited signs that
his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the
morning of his graduation, his father called him
into his private study. His father told him how
proud he was to have such a fine son, and told
him how much he loved him. He handed his son
a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious but
somewhat disappointed, the young man opened
the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible
with the young man's name embossed in gold.
Having been angry, he raised his voice to his
father and said, "with all your money, you give
me a Bible ?" and stormed out of the house,
leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was
very successful in business. He had beautiful
home and wonderful family. He realized that his
father was very old, and hence he should have
gone to him. He had not seen him since the
graduation day. Before he could make
arrangements, he received a telegram telling him
his father had passed away, and willed all of his

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possessions to his son. He needed to come home
immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house,
sudden sadness and reverence filled his heart.
He began to search through his father's
important papers and saw the still new Bible,
just as he had left it years ago. With tears he
opened the Bible and began to turn the pages.
And as he did, a car key dropped from the back
of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name,
the same dealer who had the sports car he had
desired. On the tag was the date of his
graduation, and the words 'PAID IN FULL'.
How many times do we miss spirit's
blessings and answers to our prayers because
they do not arrive exactly as we have expected ?
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) What did the young man want from his
father ?
(ii) Why did his father call the young man in
his private study ?
(iii) What was the reaction of the young man to
see the present ?
(iv) After many years, what did the young man
realize ?
(v) Find word from the passage which means
'raised design'.

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SECTION – B
(Writing Skills)

2. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) You are Komal of G.S.S.S.X.Y.Z. Write an
application to your principal to organise a
programme for teaching Road Safety rules
with the help of traffic police Haryana.

(b) You are Somwati. Write a letter to the
Editor of a newspaper about the incidents
of violence taking place with the aged alone
at home, drawing the attention of the
authorities towards the problem.

3. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) Develop a story with the given outlines : A
boy gets into bad company, his father
wants to reform him, buys some fine
apples, asks his son to place a rotten apple
among them, after some days all the apples
go bad, the boy learns a lesson. Moral.
(b) Your younger brother is weak in Science
and Maths. You want to engage a tutor who
can teach him at your house. Draft an
advertisement for 'situation vacant' column
of a newspaper.

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SECTION – C
(Grammar)

4. Attempt any twelve sentences, choosing two
from each sub-part : 1 × 12 = 12
(a) Use the correct form of the verb given in the
brackets :
(i) He always .......... (find) fault with
others.
(ii) I wish I .......... (work) harder.
(iii) It .......... (rain) heavily for a week and
the dam was flooded.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles
given in the brackets, wherever necessary :
(i) .......... wise should be sober.
(a/an/the/×)
(ii) .......... wisdom is better than wealth.
(a/an/the/×)
(iii) He has .......... ulcer on his mouth.
(a/an/the/×)
(c) Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect
Speech :
(i) He said, "Light travels in a straight
line."
(ii) Ramesh said to me, "My book is better
than yours."
(iii) He said, "Farewell, my comrades !"

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(d) Fill in the blanks with modals given in the
brackets :

(i) You ......... give him a lift. He has his
own car. (shouldn't/mustn't/needn't)

(ii) He has burnt midnight oil. He ...... win
a scholarship. (will/would/ought to)

(iii) We ......... try to speak correct English.
(may/shall/should)

(e) Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs
(Gerund or Infinitive) given in the brackets :

(i) ........ English quickly is not an easy
thing. (learn/to learn/learning)

(ii) Let him ........ (go) now.

(iii) His aim was ........ (get) a gold medal.

(f) Combine the sentences using a relative
clause in each case :

(i) This is Miss Deepika. I talked to you
about her.

(ii) The woman is begging. Her husband is
dead.

(iii) That is the painting. It was praised by
everyone.

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SECTION – D
[ A : Prose Text (First Flight) ]

5. Read the passages given below and answer the
questions that follow. Do any two passages :
(a) 'Paper has more patience than people'. I
thought of this saying on one of those days
when I was feeling a little depressed and
was sitting at home with my chin in my
hands, bored and listless, wondering
whether to stay in or go out. I finally stayed
where I was, brooding : Yes, paper does
have more patience, and since I'm not
planning to let anyone else read this stiff-
backed notebook grandly referred to as a
'diary', unless I should ever find a real
friend, it probably won't make a bit of
difference.
Now I'm back to the point that
prompted me to keep a diary in the first
place : I don't have a friend.
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'm
not. I have loving parents and a sixteen –
year – old sister, and there are about thirty
people I can call friends. I have a family,
loving aunts and a good home. No, on the
surface I seem to have everything, except
my one true friend.

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Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Name the chapter.
(ii) What saying did she think about ?
(iii) How does she refer to the diary ?
(iv) Why did Anne feel herself alone even
after having thirty people around her ?
(v) Find out a word from the passage
similar in meaning to 'Calm'.
(b) 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 full-length ones and
longer 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 !

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Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the chapter.

(ii) On which occasion must the lady of the
house prepare sandwiches ?

(iii) What is a must for Christmas ?

(iv) When is one said to be dressed like a
pader ?

(v) Find a word opposite in meaning to
'partially'.

(c) Sometimes the bus seemed on the point of
gobbling up another vehicle that was
coming towards them or a pedestrian
crossing the road. But lo ! somehow it
passed on smoothly, leaving all obstacles
safely behind. Trees came running towards
them but then stopped as the bus reached
them and simply stood there helpless for a
moment by the side of the road before
rushing away in the other direction.

Suddenly Valli clapped her hands with
glee. A young cow, tail high in the air, was
running very fast, right in the middle of the
road, right in front of the bus. The bus
slowed to a crawl, and the driver sounded
his horn loudly again and again. But the
more he honked, the more frightened the

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animal became and the faster it galloped ––
always right in front of the bus.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Name the chapter.
(ii) What did the bus seem on the point of
gobbling up ?
(iii) Why did Valli clap her hands with
glee ?
(iv) Why did the driver sound the horn
again and again ?
(v) Find a word from the passage similar
in meaning of 'gobbling up.'

6. Answer in about 100 words : 5
Describe the narrator's experience as he flew the
aeroplane into the storm. (The Black Aeroplane)
OR
When did the author decide to have an otter as a
pet ? How did he get an otter ? (Mijbil the Otter)

7. Answer any four of the following questions :
2×4=8
(i) What ideals does he set out for the future of
South Africa ?
(Nelson Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom)
(ii) In what way was Wanda different from the
other children ? (The Hundred Dresses - I)

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(iii) What excuses does Peggy think up for her
behaviour ? Why ?
(The Hundred Dresses - II)
(iv) What is the Indian legend regarding tea ?
(Tea from Assam)
(v) Why didn't Valli want to go to the stall and
have a drink ? What does this tell you
about her ? (Madam Rides the Bus)
(vi) How did Natalya justify that the Oxen
Meadows were theirs ? (The Proposal)

[ B : Poetry (First Flight)

8. Read the stanza given below and answer the
questions that follow :
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Name the poem.
(ii) What is 'fire' a symbol of ?
(iii) What is 'ice' a symbol of ?
(iv) Why does the poet hold with those who
favour fire ?
(v) What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza ?

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OR

"Never shall a young man,
Thrown into despair
By those great honey - coloured
Ramparts at your ear,
Love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair."
Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem.
(ii) What is the colour of the woman's hair ?
(iii) What will the man love her for ?
(iv) What feature of the woman has put the
young man into despair ?
(v) Find a word from the stanza which means
'defensive wall of a fort'.

9. Answer in about 100 words : 5

Write a brief summary of Carl Sandburg's poem
'Fog' in your own words.

OR

Write central idea of Carolyn Wells' poem 'How
to Tell Wild Animals.' Explain.

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10. Answer any two of the following : 2×2=4
(i) What is a 'dust of snow' ? What does the
poet say has changed his mood ? How has
the poet's mood changed ? (Dust of Snow)
(ii) What were the names of Belinda's pets ?
(The Tale of Custard the Dragon)
(iii) What did the religious man tell the poet ?
(For Anne Gregory)

(C : Supplementary Reader )

11. Answer in about 100 words : 5
Love can transform even a thief. How is it true in
the case of Hari Singh ? (The Thief's Story)
OR
Write a character sketch of the hack driver.
(The Hack Driver)

12. Answer any four of the following questions in
about 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(i) Why is Mrs. Pumphrey worried about
Tricki ? (A Triumph of Surgery)

(ii) What was Max's purpose to enter Ausable's
room ? (The Midnight Visitor)

(iii) Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist
eccentric ? (Footprints without Feet)

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(iv) Why did viceroy butterflies copy
monarchs ? What was the similarity
between them ? (The Making of a Scientist)

(v) How did Matilda come to know the real cost
of the necklace ? (The Necklace)

(vi) Why was the twentieth century called the
"Era of the Book" ?
(The Book that Saved the Earth)

13. Answer any three of the following : 1×3=3

(i) What was Tricki's real disease ?

(ii) Who were following the muddy footprints ?

(iii) Which theory is discovered by Ebright ?

(iv) How much time did the Loisels take to
repay the loan ?

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CLASS : 10th (Secondary) Code No. 4202
Series : Sec. M/2019
Roll No. SET : D
ENGLISH
(Academic/Open)
(Only for Fresh/Re-appear Candidates)
Time allowed : 3 hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 80
• Please make sure that the printed pages in this
question paper are 16 in number and it contains 13
questions.
• The Code No. and Set on the right side of the
question paper should be written by the candidate
on the front page of the answer-book.
• Before beginning to answer a question, its Serial
Number must be written.
• Don’t leave blank page/pages in your answer-book.
• Except answer-book, no extra sheet will be given.
Write to the point and do not strike the written
answer.
• Candidates must write their Roll Number on the
question paper.
• Before answering the questions, ensure that you
have been supplied the correct and complete
question paper, no claim in this regard, will be
entertained after examination.

4202/(Set : D) P. T. O.

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General Instructions :
(i) This question paper is divided into four
Sections : A, B, C and D.
(ii) All questions are compulsory.
(iii) Attempt all the parts of a question together.
(iv) Stick to the word limit wherever prescribed.

SECTION – A
(Unseen Comprehension)

1. Read the passage given below and answer the
questions that follow :
Just by the use of colours you can balance
your diet. All you need to do is to pay a little
attention to the food you eat. Nutrition experts
strongly recommend adding colours to your diet.
Sweets and candy bars are generally colourful,
but remember they do not contain natural
colours and hence are not healthy. The key
solution is a variety of naturally coloured foods.
The deeper the colour, the greater the benefits.
Getting more colours in your diet doesn't mean
you have to drastically change your current
eating habits.
Have a glass of 100% juice in the morning.
Keep a mix of dried fruits on hand for a quick
snack. Grab an apple or banana on your way
out. Include at least two vegetables in your

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dinner. Get into the habit of starting your dinner
with a salad. Eat fruit for dessert. Always add
greens to sandwiches.
Most red fruits and vegetables contain an
antioxidant, which offers protection against
ultraviolet rays and Cancer and helps to prevent
urinary tract infections and diseases related to
the circulatory system. Green vegetables not
only look great but also possess excellent
antioxidant properties that protect your eyes by
keeping the retina in good condition and reduce
the risk of cancerous tumours. Orange and
yellow group contain beta – carotene, an
antioxidant that improves cell communication
and thereby helps to stop the spread of cancer.
Blue and purple group not only adds an element
of tranquility and richness to your plate, but
also has an influence on the pineal gland (the
third eye) and the nervous system. White group
contains sulphur compounds that protect DNA
and also contain flavonoids, the antioxidants
that protect cell membranes.
Therefore, the more colourful your diet is (all
natural colours, of course), the better equipped
your immune system is to cope with diseases.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Why are sweets and candy bars not
healthy ?
(ii) How do antioxidants help us ?
(iii) How do green vegetables help us ?

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(iv) What improves our immune system to cope
with diseases ?
(v) Find word from the passage which means
'greatly'.
OR

It is widely acknowledged that education
contributes significantly to economic
development. The developed world understood
much earlier the fact that individuals with
proper education have an edge over their non-
educated or half – educated counterparts. In
terms of literacy, India's achievements as
compared to several Asian countries are
disappointing. According to economists, the poor
performance of India on the literacy field has
affected the country's economic development.

India has launched an ambitious project,
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, to provide primary
education to all children. One of the major aims
of the government has been to reduce the large
number of drop-outs from the schools because it
affects the economic development.

Various studies by different economists
have shown that investment in education
promotes economic growth. In any field, illiterate
workers are unskilled and untrained; their

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general health is very poor. Literacy as well as
education can create more productive labour
force having enhanced knowledge and skills
which ultimately tend to boost productivity both
quantitatively and qualitatively.
Literacy among common people is also
necessary for political stability in any country.
Literacy increases the thinking power and
understanding of the good or bad. When the
people are literate, they can easily see through
the cunningness of corrupt political leaders,
thereby lessening the possibility of their being
shortchanged by the latter. Furthermore,
educated folks tend to show a greater tendency
towards fruitfully associating themselves with
the establishment. With the increased
participation rate of both men and women in
local self-governance institutions, people can
avail the opportunity to improve their local
economic factors such as roads, electricity, etc.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) What is the widely acknowledge fact about
education ?
(ii) What did the developed world understand
about the importance of education ?
(iii) What is the ambitious project launched by
our government ?

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(iv) How does investment in education promote
growth ?
(v) Find word from the passage which means
'accepted'.

SECTION – B
(Writing Skills)

2. Attempt any one of the following : 5

(a) You are Deepika of G.S.S. School X.Y.Z.
Write an application to the Principal of your
school on behalf of your classmates,
requesting him/her to organise an
educational tour to Pilani museum.

(b) You are Nisha, librarian of G.S.S. School
A.B.C. Write a letter to the sales manager
for placing an order for the books for your
school library.

3. Attempt any one of the following : 5
(a) Write a paragraph on the topic 'My
favourite Teacher'.
(b) You are Rajesh, a member of the N.S.S. unit
of your school. Your school N.S.S. unit has
organised a blood donation camp. Write a
report to be printed in your school
magazine.

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SECTION – C
(Grammar)
4. Attempt any twelve sentences, choosing two
from each sub-part : 1 × 12 = 12
(a) Use the correct form of the verb given in the
brackets :
(i) No one besides the nurse ......... (know)
this secret.
(ii) There .......... (be) no leaf on the trees.
(iii) At this time tomorrow, I .......... (travel)
in a train.
(b) Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles
given in the brackets, wherever necessary :
(i) The proposal was accepted by ..........
unanimous vote. (a/an/the/×)
(ii) The English introduced .......... English
as a medium of education in India.
(a/an/the/×)
(iii) He is .......... M. P. (a/an/the/×)
(c) Rewrite the following sentences in Indirect
Speech :
(i) Priyanka said, "Mine is the best
school."
(ii) The mother said to Ritu, "Do not waste
your time."
(iii) My friend said, "Alas! My new pen has
lost."

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(d) Fill in the blanks with modals given in the
brackets :

(i) ......... we go to see a movie today ?
(Will/Would/Shall)

(ii) I go to school so that I ......... become a
great man. (can/may/might)

(iii) Before marriage, he ......... drink a lot.
(would/could/used to)

(e) Fill in the blanks with correct form of verbs
(Gerund or Infinitive) given in the brackets :

(i) You had better ........ (stay/to stay/
staying) here.

(ii) This cloth is easy ........ (wash).

(iii) She is fond of ........ (make) stories.

(f) Punctuate the following sentences :

(i) he said to me why do you want so
much money

(ii) she has done her ma in English

(iii) did mohan and kamala go to the park
with their father and mother

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SECTION – D
[ A : Prose Text (First Flight) ]

5. Read the passages given below and answer the
questions that follow. Do any two passages :
(a) But suddenly a strong wind began to blow
and alongwith the rain very large hailstones
began to fall. These truly did resemble new
silver coins. The boys, exposing themselves
to the rain, ran out to collect the frozen
pearls.
"It's really getting bad now", exclaimed
the man. "I hope it passes quickly." It did
not pass quickly. For an hour the hail
rained on the house, the garden, the
hillside, the corn field, on the whole valley.
The field was white, as if covered with salt.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Name the chapter.
(ii) What did the hailstones look like ?
(iii) What happened all at once ?
(iv) What did Lencho hope for ?
(v) Find a word from the passage similar
in meaning to 'frozen pearls'.
(b) Finally Wanda would move up the street,
her eyes dull and her mouth closed,
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then in the funny way she had, finishing
the walk to school alone.
Peggy was not really cruel. She
protected small children from bullies. And
she cried for hours if she saw an animal
mistreated. If anybody had said to her,
"Don't you think that is a cruel way to treat
Wanda ?" She would have been very
surprised. Cruel ? Why did the girl say she
had a hundred dresses ? Anybody could tell
that was a lie. Why did she want to lie ?
And she wasn't just an ordinary person,
else why did she have a name like that ?
Anyway, they never made her cry.
As for Maddie, this business for asking
Wanda every day how many dresses and
how many hats, and how many this and
that she had was bothering her.
Questions : 1×5=5
(i) Name the chapter.
(ii) Who protected small children from
bullies ?
(iii) What was bothering Maddie ?
(iv) What did Peggy think was clearly a
lie ?
(v) Find out a word from the passage
which means 'those who use their
strength to frighten weaker people'.

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(c) There were squawks and shrieks, and a
woman stood up on her seat screaming out,
"A rat! A rat!" I caught sight of Mij's tail
disappearing beneath the legs of a portly
white-turbaned Indian. Diving for it, I
missed, but found my face covered in curry.
"Perhaps", said the air hostess with the
most charming smile, "It would be better if
you resumed your seat, and I will find the
animal and bring it to you."

I returned to my seat. I was craning
my neck trying to follow the hunt when
suddenly I heard from my feet a distressed
chitter of recognition and welcome, and Mij
bounded on to my knee and began to
nuzzle my face and my neck.

Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the chapter.

(ii) What did Mij begin to do on his face
and neck ?
(iii) How did the woman in the aircraft
react on seeing the otter ?

(iv) What happened when the author dived
for the otter ?
(v) Find out a word from the passage
similar in meaning to 'fat'.

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6. Answer in about 100 words : 5
Give a pen – portrait of a baker in a village of
Goa. (A Baker from Goa)
OR
Write the character – sketch of Anne Frank.
(From the Diary of Anne Frank)

7. Answer any four of the following questions :
2×4=8
(i) Why does the postmaster send the money
to Lencho ? Why does he sign the letter
'God' ? (A Letter to God)
(ii) What made the woman in the control centre
look at the narrator strangely ?
(Black Aeroplane)
(iii) Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne ?
What did he ask her to do ?
(From the Diary of Anne Frank)
(iv) Why was the otter named "Maxwell's
Otter" ? (Mijbil the Otter)
(v) Why did the Buddha choose Benares to
preach his first sermon ?
(The Sermon at Benares)
(vi) Why does Chubukov call Lomov back
home ? Why does Natalya accuse her
father ? (The Proposal)

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[ B : Poetry (First Flight) ]

8. Read the stanza given below and answer the
questions that follow :
(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)
Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem.
(ii) What does the speaker say about silence
and freedom ?
(iii) What does Amanda imagine herself to be ?
(iv) How does the speaker make designs ?
(v) Find out a word from the stanza, similar in
meaning to 'wandering'.

OR

Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented
with the mania of owning things,

Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind
that lived thousands of years ago,

Not one is respectable or unhappy over the
whole earth.

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Questions : 1×5=5

(i) Name the poem.
(ii) What is unique in the animal world ?

(iii) What is the attitude of the poet about
animals ?

(iv) Who is unhappy over the whole earth ?

(v) Find out a word from the stanza similar in
meaning to 'obsession'.

9. Answer in about 100 words : 5

How is 'The Tale of Custard the Dragon' a
ballad ? Discuss.

OR

Write a brief summary of John Berryman's poem
'The Ball Poem' in your own words.

10. Answer any two of the following : 2×2=4

(i) How can we distinguish between a hyena
and a crocodile ? (How to Tell Wild Animals)
(ii) What changes can be seen in the moon,
during the course of the poem 'The Trees' ?
(iii) How does the poet compare the fog with
cat ? What poetic device is used here ? (Fog)

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(C : Supplementary Reader )

11. Answer in about 100 words : 5
Give a brief character sketch of Horace Danby.
(A Question of Trust)
OR
What changes do we find in the behaviour of
Bholi in the end of the story ? Explain. (Bholi)

12. Answer any four of the following questions in
about 30-40 words each : 2×4=8

(i) What was Mr. Herriot's strict advice ? Did
Mrs. Pumphrey pay heed to his advice ?
(A Triumph of Surgery)

(ii) Why did Hari Singh hide his real name ?
(The Thief's Story)

(iii) What story did Ausable tell Max about the
balcony ? Why did he tell him so ?
(The Midnight Visitor)

(iv) Why was Griffin wandering the streets ?
(Footprints without Feet)

(v) How did Lutkins' mother treat the lawyer ?
(The Hack Driver)

(vi) Why is Bholi's father worried about her ?
(Bholi)

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13. Answer any three of the following : 1×3=3

(i) Who knocked at Ausable's door ?

(ii) Where was the safe in the room ?

(iii) What was the actual cost of Mme.
Forestier's necklace ?

(iv) What did Bishamber demand as dowry ?

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