Class 10 PT I Question Paper 2026-27 English

CBSE CLASS 10
PT I Question Paper
Session 2026-27

ENGLISH

Exam CBSE Class 10
Subject English
Session 2026-27
Document Type PT I Question Paper

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Question Paper
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SESSION: 2026-27
CLASS: X MAXIMUM MARKS: 40
SUBJECT: ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE TIME: 1hr. 30mins.

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� The Question Paper contains foursections: Reading, Writing, Grammar and

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SECTION--A: READING COMPREHENSION
1.Read the following

Healthcare Current Benefits Challenges Recommended action
practice trend
Vaccination Widely Prevents Vaccine hesitancy Strengthen awareness
accepted infectious in some campaigns
diseases communities

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Antibiotic usage Frequently Effective Misuse may lead Promote responsible
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Regular health Moderately Early detection Lack of Encourage routine
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A. Preventive healthcare practices are considered largely unnecessary.
B. All healthcare challenges across communities have been fully resolved.
C. Responsible healthcare behaviour requires both awareness and access.
D. Telemedicine services have completely replaced traditional hospitals.
iv. How does the table distinguish between preventive and corrective healthcare practices? 2
v. Why does the report emphasise health literacy programmes? 1
A. To increase healthcare challenges

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C. To replace medical professionals
D. To reduce preventive healthcare

vi. Based on the report, explain why healthcare improvement requires both behavioural and 2
infrastructural changes.
vii. A healthcare department has limited funds and wants to address a challenge that could affect 1
the effectiveness of medicines in the future. Which area should it prioritise?
A. Vaccination awareness
B. Telemedicine expansion
C. Responsible antibiotic use
D. Routine health check-ups

viii. A person regularly consults qualified doctors and undergoes periodic screenings despite 1
feeling healthy. Which challenge mentioned in the report is this behaviour most likely to
address?
A. Hesitancy towards receiving recommended vaccines
B. Resistance caused by antibiotic misuse
C. Lack of awareness and neglect of health check-ups
D. Limitations in digital healthcare infrastructure

SECTION B: Creative Writing skill (4)
2. A village known for sustainable living practices has received national recognition. Write a
factual description of the village for a magazine on Environment.

SECTION C: Grammar (8)
3.A. Fill in the blanks (i)-(iii) with the appropriate option given in the brackets.
By next week, the students (i) __ (complete/will complete/will have completed) their project. 3
They (ii) __ (are working/have been working/had worked) on it for several months and (iii) ___
(expect/expected/will expect) positive results.

B. Read the following passage carefully. There is an error in each line. Write theincorrect
word and the correction against the correct blank number as given in the example.
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Error Correction
Before the debate competition begin, eg: begin began
every speaker have rehearsed multiple times. i
Much preparationswere made by the organising team, ii
and each judge were provided with evaluation sheets. iii
A number of participants has reached the venue early. iv

C. Rearrange the following jumbled words/phrases in the given dialogue to create a 1
meaningful sentence:
Do you know children who spend more time in blue spaces are likely to have better mental
health as adults?
No, I don't.Can you explain this, please?

i. spent /on the beach/ childhood days /can have/ for /our mental health /and well-being/
significant benefits.

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SECTION D: LITERATURE READER (18)
4. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:

A.The postmaster wanted to get out to the country, and was in a hurry.
"What a pest you are, brother!" he exclaimed.
"My name is Ali," answered Ali absent-mindedly.
"I know! I know! But do you think we've got your Miriam's name registered?"

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iii.� What does the postmaster mean by calling Ali a ‘pest’? 1
iv.� How does Ali's response reveal his faith in receiving a letter from Miriam? 1

5. Answer ANY THREE of the following four questions in about 30-40 words each. 2X3=
i. Why does the narrator of The Two Gentlemen of Verona feel both admiration and curiosity 6
towards the two boys, Jacopo and Nicola?
ii.How does the story, Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger, satirize the obsession with social status?
iii. How does Shakespearean Sonnet No. 55contrast physical destruction with the power of

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B. How do the protagonists of Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Letter demonstrate resilience?
What common message emerges from their struggles?

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