Goa Board Class 10 Question Paper Mar 2019 English T.L. CWSN

2019 IV 13 0930 Seat No.

Time : 2½ Hours ENGLISH (T.L.)
Subject Code (For Children With Special Needs)

S 1 4 6
Total No. of Questions : 8 (Printed Pages : 10) Maximum Marks : 80

INSTRUCTIONS : (i) Answer each question on a fresh page.

(ii) Write the question number and sub-question number

clearly.

(iii) All questions are compulsory.

(iv) Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Section A

1. (A) Choose the correct alternative given below and complete the

following : 5

(i) ‘The sacrifice of the Black Pumpkin’ is a ........................... .

(a) chorus (b) rhyme

(c) song

(ii) What is the advantage of typing on a laptop ? ...........................

(a) Saves time and money

(b) Saves energy and strength

(c) Saves paper and edits innumerable times

(iii) A ........................... boy, whom everyone called Bichkun shouted

at him.

(a) naughty (b) smart

(c) rowdy

(iv) When I was in ........................... my English teachers considered

my handwriting very graceful and fluent.

(a) college (b) school

(c) university

(v) Dr. Shiva is the member of prestigious ........................... .

(a) World Energy Council

(b) Council of Ministers

(c) World Future Council

(B) Select words from the brackets given below and write your answers

against the corresponding numbers : 5

Sparrow was the 1 bird I was 2 to. As a child I’d 3 watching

them after my 4 hours as they 5 dust baths. They 6 in places

like 7 bushes around. Later the 8 were widened and the 9 were

cut off. Grounds 10 these sparrows used to play were placed with

tiles.

(roosted, where, first, roads, bushes, introduced, keep, small, took, school,

used)

2. Read the following sentences and rewrite them in the correct order as in the
story : 10

(a) It was fed chicken, kept for a few hours and released with a microchip
fitted on Sunday evening.

(b) Forest officials believe the leopard presumably entered the school
premises from the neighbouring SGNP.

(c) The leopard walked into the trap set up by a rescue team of the forest
department.

(d) Mumbai : After an 18-hour operation, forest department officials on
Sunday finally captured the leopard.

(e) It came in search of food on Friday night or early morning.

(f) It had entered the premises of NES International School in Mulund
West.

(g) The leopard was found in the basement of the school by a staff member
on Saturday.

(h) The male leopard estimated to be five-six years of age was captured
around 4.30 am on Sunday.

(i) The ten member team set up a cage with a live bait of chicken inside
and placed it at the door of the basement on Saturday.

(j) The leopard was hidden in the basement all day and finally walked
into the cage early on Sunday morning.

3. (A) Answer the following questions in one sentence each (any six) : 6

(Lesson : Sorrows of sparrows)

(i) Who is responsible for the disappearing of sparrows ?

(Lesson : An Eye Opener)

(ii) What delighted the king at the end ?

(Lesson : The Days of the Pocket Diary)

(iii) What has become synonymous ?

(Lesson : The Curious Robot)

(iv) Why do robots exist according to R-62 ?

(Lesson : Unexplored Beauty)

(v) How does the author describe the water of Andaman ?

(Lesson : Food as Love)

(vi) What was the time when the narrator felt hungry ?

(Lesson : Quick Fix Food)

(vii) Which part of the body is likely to affect by overeating packaged

food ?

(B) Answer the following in two sentences each (any two) : 4

(Lesson : Food as Love)

(i) Why is the book of Dr. Shiva an eye-opening story ?

(Lesson : The Rats Feast)

(ii) What made the boys feel disappointed ?

(Lesson : Unexplored Beauty)

(iii) Where can you get acquainted with various aspects of

mangroves ?

4. (A) Match the words in Column A with their synonyms in Column B and

rewrite : 5

Column A Column B

(i) regulate consider less capable

(ii) alert rough

(iii) trapped disappear gradually

(iv) rowdy very bad

(v) drab authority

(vi) fade having strange mental powers

(vii) horribly made aware

(viii) officials without interest

(ix) psychic pure

(x) underestimate to control

caught

(B) Match the opposites of the following words : 5

Column A Column B

(i) outside old

(ii) push domestic

(iii) young right

(iv) remember pull

(v) wild raw

(vi) enter death

(vii) wrong inside

(viii) ripe backward

(ix) life sweet

(x) forward forget

exit

(C) Use suitable nouns that go with the following adjectives and
rewrite : 3

One has been done for you.

e.g., blue-pen

(i) easy .................................

(ii) cool ..................................

(iii) huge ................................

5. (A) Answer the following questions in one sentence each (any six) : 6

(Poem : Turn off the TV)

(i) Who watches sports all weekend ?

(Poem : The Kingfisher)

(ii) Where does the poet wish the Kingfisher to perch on ?

(Poem : Food and Health)

(iii) Who will enjoy your wealth if you eat heavily ?

(Poem : To My Beloved Motherland)

(iv) When is the poet’s soul filled with anguish ?

(Poem : The Kingfisher)

(v) Why did the Kingfisher keep company with the weeping

trees ?

(Poem : Food and Health)

(vi) When does irregular diet take a toll ?

(Poem : Whats Gravity)

(vii) What does the law of gravity say ?

(B) Answer the following in two sentences each (any two) : 4

(Poem : Turn off the TV)

(i) What makes the room look like a zoo ?

(Poem : The Kingfisher)

(ii) How does the poet compare and contrast the Kingfisher and the

Peacock ?

(Poem : Food and Health)

(iii) What happens if we do not take our food on time ?

Section B

6. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below :

Once there was a hare who lived in a forest. One day when he was eating

grass a poor man came in front of him. He was old and looked tired. He asked

for some food. The hare gave him some grass. The man said, ‘‘I don’t eat

grass I am very hungry. Give me something to eat’’.

The hare was sad. He quickly made a fire. ‘‘Please eat me’’ he said to the

old man and jumped into the fire. But the fire did not burn the hare. The

old man picked him up and held him close to his body and said, ‘‘I am an

angel of God. You are very good and kind. I will put you on the moon. Let

everyone see you’’. Saying this, he put the hare on the moon. From that day

onwards, anyone looking at the moon can see the hare on it.

(A) Choose the correct alternative and complete the following : 4

(i) The hare was eating ............................ .

(a) plants (b) grass

(c) carrot

(ii) The hare made a fire ............................ .

(a) to burn himself

(b) to burn the old man

(c) because it was dark

(iii) The old man was ............................ .

(a) an angel of God

(b) a king

(c) a monster

(iv) The hare lived ............................ .

(a) on the mountains

(b) in the valley

(c) in the forest

(B) Answer the following questions : 6

(i) What did the old man ask the hare ?

(ii) Why was the hare sad ?

(iii) Why did the old man put the hare on the moon ?

Section C

7. (A) Rewrite the following as requests : 2

(i) Tell me the truth.

(ii) Where is the Doordarshan Kendra ?

(B) Join the following pairs of sentences as directed and rewrite : 2

(i) The room is small. It is bright and airy. (Use—but)

(ii) The bell rang. The children rushed out of the classroom.

(Use—as soon as)

(C) Identify and write the pronouns from the following sentences : 2

(i) Sanvi lost her pen.

(ii) My mother cooks delicious food.

(D) Do as directed : 4

(i) The servant worked hard. (Identify and write the noun)

(ii) Shivaji was a brave king. (Identify and write the adjective)

(iii) The bird is in the cage. (Identify and write the preposition)

(iv) My father usually goes for a walk in the morning.

(Identify and write the adverb)

(E) Add suitable predicates to the given adjectives : 2

(i) All my friends ..............................

(ii) The policeman ..............................

Section D

8. (A) Attempt any one of the following : 5

You are Mahesh Chari. Your address is Sagar Apartments, Near Tilak
Maidan, Mapusa. You have arranged a birthday party. Write a letter
to your friend inviting him for the party. You may use the following
points :

Where is the party ?

When is the party ?

The time of the party

Who else have been invited ?

(You may add more points.)

Or

(B) You are Mahesh Chari. Your address is Sagar Apartments, Near Tilak
Maidan, Mapusa. Your residential area has frequent power cuts in the
evenings. Write a letter to the Branch Manager to Goa State Electricity
Board about the power shortage in the evenings. Make use of the
following points :

How power shortage has affected the routine life ?

Children cannot study in the evening.

You cannot use the TV, fan etc.

Request to find a solution to the problem.

(You may add your points)