Goa Board Class 10 Sample Paper 2023 English TL

Sample Paper
&
Question Paper Pattern
2022
2023

GOA BOARD

STD X: ENGLISH T.L.
SYLLABUS and ASSESSMENT SCHEME 2022-2023

FIRST FORMATIVE TEST: 20 Marks SECOND FORMATIVE TEST: 20 Marks

SECTION A – 4 marks SECTION A – 4 marks
Comprehension Passage (Seen) Comprehension Passage (Unseen)

SECTION B – 8 marks SECTION B – 8 marks
PROSE: PROSE:
1. The Rat’s Feast 1. The Leopard that strayed
2. An Eye-opener 2. Relishing Excellence
3. Sorrows of Sparrows 3. Courage takes strange forms

POEMS: POEMS:
1. Turn off the TV 1. Climb till your dream comes true
2. The Kingfisher 2. What’s Gravity

SECTION C: 4 marks SECTION C: 4 marks
1. Modals 1. Prepositions
2. Verb Forms: 2. Conjunctions
a) Present Tense: Simple, Continuous, 3. Question Tags
Perfect
b) Past Tense: Simple, Continuous,
Perfect
c) Future Time: will/ shall, would

SECTION D: 4 marks SECTION D: 4 marks
1. Informal Letter 1. Formal Letter

THIRD FORMATIVE TEST: 20 Marks (10+10)
(Any two topics from those given below)

1. Describe a given picture
2. Write a poem
3. Develop a story from pictures
4. Paragraph Writing
5. Write a Recipe
6. Story Writing: (from given outline)
7. Any other relevant topic

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First Term Exam: 40 marks Second Term Exam: 40 marks
(MCQ) (No MCQ)

Mks Mks
SECTION A: SECTION A:
1. Comprehension Passage (Seen) (4) 1. Comprehension Passage (Unseen) (4)
2. Comprehension Passage (Unseen) (4) 2. Flow Chart (4)

SECTION B: SECTION B:
PROSE: PROSE:
1. The Rat’s Feast (12) 1. Food as Love (12)
2. An Eye-opener 2. Quick Fix Food
3. Sorrows of Sparrows 3. Nehru’s letter to children
4. The Leopard that strayed 4. Saving the Environment
5. Relishing Excellence 5. Mai
6. Courage takes strange forms 6. Unexplored Beauty

POEMS: (6) POEMS: (6)
1. Turn off the TV 1. Food and Health
2. The Kingfisher 2. Mother Nature
3. Climb till your dream comes true 3. On Another’s Sorrow
4. What’s Gravity 4. To My Beloved Motherland

SECTION C: SECTION C:
1. Modals (3) 1. Active to Passive Voice (2)
2. Verb Forms: (4) 2. Reported Speech (2)
a) Present Tense: Simple, 3. Opposites (2)
Continuous, Perfect 4. Articles: a, an, the (2)
b) Past Tense: Simple, 5. Degrees of Comparison (2)
Continuous, Perfect
c) Future Time: will/shall, would
3. Prepositions (2)
4. Conjunctions (2)
5. Question Tags (3)

SECTION D:
1. Formal Letter (4)

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FIRST TERM EXAM (40 marks): Model Question Paper:
Instructions: 1. The question paper consists of 40 multiple choice objective type questions.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. Every question has four choices for its answers (A), (B), (C), (D) and only one of them
is correct.
4. Select the appropriate from among the four choices.
5. Each correct answer will carry one mark.
6. There will be no negative marking for the wrong answer.
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SECTION A
A) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) King Krishnadeva Raya would perform heavy exercises every morning. He regularly applied
oil on his body and thereafter worked out till all the oil came out with the sweat. This was
followed by a long ride on his horse.

(ii) Once the king started leading a sedentary lifestyle, and he stopped exercising. He no longer
went horse-riding either. The king overate and as a result grew fat and heavy. The king’s
temperament also underwent a great change.

(iii) Noticing this, the royal physicians cautioned the king against the ill-effects of overeating and
explained to him the risks posed by obesity. They advised the king to regulate his diet, exercise
and take care of his health.

1. With reference to the passage, paragraph “2” choose a word opposite in meaning to “light ”.
(A) less (B) empty (C) full (D) heavy
2. With reference to the passage, paragraph “3”, choose a word similar in meaning to “fatness”
(A) obesity (B) carry (C) busy (D) curiosity
3. The King exercised till the oil came out ____________.
(A) with the water
(B) with the towel
(C) with the sweat
(D) with the food
4. The King became fat and heavy because _______________.
(A) he ate too much food
(B) he exercised all day.
(C) he went horse riding
(D) he stopped walking.

B) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:-

(i) Midas, the king, was a greedy person. He loved gold more than anything in the world. He had lots of
wealth but he was never really a happy person. One day God Bacchus came to Midas. Midas had
once helped God Bacchus and in return Bacchus offered him a gift. “What shall I give you to make you

happy,” the God asked him. Midas thought for a while and then said, “Please give me the power to
turn everything I touch into gold.” Bacchus laughed and said, “Your wish is granted. As soon as

the sun rises tomorrow, you will have the golden touch.”
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(ii) The next morning Midas woke up and he had his golden touch. He touched his bed, the chairs,
doors, windows and all became gold. Suddenly, he felt very hungry. He sat at the table but as soon as
the food touched his lips, it turned into gold. So did the water. It seemed he could no longer eat or
drink. After some time, his daughter came to him. When he put his hand on her, she became a gold
statue. In the end, Midas became very sad and prayed to God Bacchus to take away the golden touch
from him.

(5) With reference to the passage, find the word in paragraph 1 similar in meaning to ‘plenty’.

A. few
B. many
C. lots
D. several.

(6) With reference to the passage, find the word in paragraph 2 opposite in meaning to’ happy’

A. angry
B. sad
C. excited
D. joyful

(7) What kind of a man was Midas?

(A) a great miser
(B) a greedy person
(C) a brave man
(D) wise man

(8) Why did Bacchus offer Midas a gift?

A) because Midas had helped the God once.
B) because Midas had pleased Bacchus.
C) because Midas had annoyed Bacchus.
D) because Midas cared for Bacchus.

SECTION -B
C) With reference to Prose, select the correct alternatives to complete the following sentences:
9. Cricket gave Rahul Dravid ____________________________
(A) knowledge about the game.
(B) a lifetime of experience
(C) time to stay fit.
(D) stay with his family.
10. The only thing that Asma thought about was ___________________.
(A) to jump into the water
(B) to save the smaller ones from drowning

(C) to sing the daily prayers.
(D) to dance with the smaller ones.
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11. When Sanjana came home from school, she would _______________.
(A) catch the sparrows
(B) play with the sparrows
(C) feed the sparrows
(D) scare the sparrows
12. As a young boy, Rahul Dravid dreamt of ________________
(A) playing with the senior players
(B) sitting with the senior players
(C) getting an autograph of the senior players
(D) watching games of the senior players

D) With reference to Prose, choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined words/ phrase:

13. The children were famished after the ride.
(A) very tired (B) very happy (C) very hungry (D) very upset
14. The poor man devoured the food from his plate.
(A) looked carefully (B) ate quickly (C) touched carefully (D) picked slowly

E) With reference to the Prose, answer the following questions:

15. What did Parth use to open the main door?
(A) An iron bar.
(B) A hammer.
(C) A stone
(D) Log of wood.
16. Who did the courtiers approach for the remedy?
(A) Tenali Raman
(B) Nasiruddin Shah
(C) Pandit
(D) Akbar

17.When is the ‘Sparrow Day‘ celebrated?

(A) 20th April every year.
(B) 20th December every year.
(C) 20th March every year.
(D) 20th January every year.
18. Why was 13-year-old Asma given the National Bravery Award?
(A) she was a good swimmer
(B) she was an orphan
(C) she was beautiful
(D) she saved about 40 children from drowning
19. Why did Antara quietly retreat to her bedroom?
(A) to raise an alarm

(B) to hide from the armed men
(C) to go to sleep
(D) to get her clothes
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20. For whom did the boys compose the rhyme?
(A) Marathi teacher
(B) Sanskrit teacher
(C) Urdu teacher
(D) English teacher

F) With reference to the Poems, complete each of the following statements:
21. In the poem, the road is described as being ______________________
(A) rugged
(B) narrow
(C) steep
(D) upward
22.Father munches ______and pretzels while watching T.V.
(A) chips
(B) biscuits
(C) wafers
(D) chocolates
23.The smooth lawns are compared to the ________
(A) plastic
(B) paper
(C) shinning glass
(D) tin.
24. Gravity’s the law that says, all things ____________________________.
(A) repel each other
(B) dislike each other
(C) like each other
(D) attract each other

G) With reference to the Poems, answer the following questions:
25. Who, according to the poet gave birth to the kingfisher?
(A) the rainbow
(B) the nature
(C) the sun
(D) the mother kingfisher

26. What does the poet, Helen Steiner Rice advise us to do?
(A) believe in society.
(B) believe in your faith
(C) believe in yourself.
(D) believe in your parents.

Section C

H) Do as directed:

27. Fill in the blank with the correct modal:
________ I come in, Sir
(A) Would (B) May (C) Must (D) should
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28. Fill in the blank with the correct modal:
________ you mind posting this letter for me?
(A) Would (B) Can (C) should (D)May
29. Fill in the blank with the correct modal:

You _______ brush your teeth after every meal.
(A) Can (B) May (C) must (D) should.

30. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:

If you ________ me, I will complete this job soon.
(A) help (B) helped (C) will help (D) are helping

31. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:

My father ____________ for Mumbai tomorrow.
(A) leave (B) will leave (C) left. (D) leaving.

32. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:
Riya _____ television every night.
(A) watches (B) watch (C) watching (D) watched

33. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:

He ____________hard these days
(A) Study (B) is studying (C) studies (D) studied

34. Fill the blanks with the suitable prepositions:
The work was done _______ haste.

(A) in ( B) over (C) of (D) for

35. Fill the blanks with the suitable prepositions:

He is afraid ____ the dog.

(A) by (B) of (C) on (D) under

36. Fill in blank with the suitable conjunction:

Mary went to the supermarket _____ bought oranges.
(A) and (B) for (C) but (D) Or

37. Fill in blank with the suitable conjunction:

I’ d like to thank you ______ the lovely gift.

(A) Or (B) And (C) Yet (D) for

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38. Fill in the blanks with suitable question tags:

We are going out today, _________________?
(A) isn’t she? (B) aren’ t we? (C) don’t you? (D) haven’t we?

39. Fill in the blanks with suitable question tags:

She is a good singer, __________________?

(A) doesn’ t she? (B) wasn’t she? (C) can’t she? (D) isn’t she?

40. Fill in the blanks with suitable question tags:

He doesn’t write very well, ________?

(A) didn’t you (B) does he? (C) don’t we? (D) is he?

ANSWER KEY: FIRST TERM EXAM, 40 marks
1. (D) heavy
2. (A) obesity
3. (C) with the sweat
4. (A) he ate too much food.
5. (C) lots
6. (B) Sad
7. (B) a greedy person
8. (A) because Midas had helped the God once.
9. (A) a lifetime of experience
10. (B) to save the smaller ones from drowning
11. (D) scarce the sparrows
12. (C) getting an autograph of the senior players
13. (C) very hungry.
14. (B) ate quickly.
15. (D) Log of wood
16. (A) Tenali Raman
17. (C ) 20th March every year.
18. (D) She saved about 40 children from drowning.
19. (A) to raise an alarm.

20. (B) Sanskrit teacher.

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21. (A) rugged
22. (A) chips
23. (C) shining glass
24. (D) attract each other.
25. (A) the rainbow
26. (B) believe in your faith
27. (B) May
28. (A) Would
29 (C) must.
30. (D) are helping me
31. (B) will leave
32. (A) watches
33. (B) is studying
34 (A) in
35. (B) of
36. (A) and
37. (D) for
38. (B) aren’ t we?
39. (D) isn’t she?
40. (B) does he?
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SECOND TERM EXAM (40 marks): Model Question Paper:
Instructions: 1. The question paper consists of four sections: A, B, C, D
2. All main questions are compulsory.
3. Do not write anything on the question paper.
4.All the answers must be correctly numbered as in the question paper.
5.Do not exceed the word limit given in each question.
6.Ensure that each main question is answered on a fresh page

SECTION A
Q.1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:-

A little girl whose parents had died, lived with her grandmother and slept in an upstairs bedroom. One
night there was a fire in the house and the grandmother perished while trying to rescue the child. The
fire spread quickly and the first floor of the house was engulfed in flames.

The neighbours called the Fire Department and then stood by helplessly, unable to enter the house
because the flames blocked all the entrances. Suddenly the little girl appeared at an upstairs window,
crying for help. Just as word spread among the crowd that the fire-fighters would be delayed for a
while as they were attending to another fire.
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Suddenly a man appeared with a ladder, put it up against the side of the house and disappeared
inside. When he reappeared, he had the little girl in his arms. He delivered the child to the waiting
crowds below and then disappeared into the night.
A. With reference to the passage do as directed: (2)
1. Write a word from paragraph 1 similar in meaning to ‘died’
2. Write a word from paragraph 1 opposite in meaning to ‘slowly’.

B. Complete the following statement: (1)
1. Neighbours stood helpless, unable to enter the house because ____________.

C. Answer the following: (1)
1. Why was the little girl living alone with her grandmother?

Q.2. Read the following passage and complete the tree diagram given below: (Do not draw the
diagram) (4)
India has a large network of roads. Most parts of India are connected with roads. The most important
roads in India are called highways. They are long and broad roads. The National Highways connect
state capitals, big cities and towns. They are built and maintained by the Central Government. The
State Government build and maintain state highways.

One of the oldest highway is the Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah Suri in the sixteenth century. It
connects Peshawar in Pakistan to Sonargaon in Bangladesh.

Roads can be metalled or unmetalled. Most roads in cities and towns are metalled. They are also
called pucca roads. They are made of cement, stone and tar. Unmetalled roads are mostly found in
villages. They are called kuccha roads.

Network of roads

Types of roads History

Metalled 1 One of the oldest highways

name
2 Big towns 3 4

built by
Built and maintained by 5

connects
Central government 6

Peshawar 8

7 State highway

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SECTION B
Q.3.A. With reference to the text complete the sentences given below: (Do not copy the stem) (2)
1. Baratang Creek is famous for ________ trips.
2. ______ act as a bio-shield and protect coastal areas from erosion and natural disasters.

B. Match the words in Column A with their synonyms in Column B and rewrite: (4)
Column A Column B
1. pretext a. emotional comfort
2. sermon b. protection
3. solace c. moral advice
4. conservation d. terrible
e. false reason

C. Answer any THREE of the following questions in about 15 words each: (6)
1. Why is Dr. Shiva’s book an eye-opening story?
2. Why do people enjoy packaged food?
3. What are the adverse effects of waste plastic on the environment?
4. What are the activities common among children all over the world?
5. How did Sindhutai get her preliminary lessons in education?

Q.4. Answer any THREE of the following questions in about 15 words each: (6)
1. Why does the poet say that the doctors and gymns will enjoy our wealth?
2. How does Mother Nature teach us to continue to live on?
3. In the poem ‘On Another’s Sorrow’ What does the poet want to see?
4. Why is the poet, Dr. John Celes, not ready to give an inch of his land?
5. What are the things that the poet has received from his Motherland?

SECTION C
Q.5. A State whether the following sentences are in the Active or Passive Voice: (1)
1. Raman kicked the ball.
2. The cake was baked by me.

B. Change the following sentence into Passive Voice: (1)
1. Rita writes a story.

C. Complete the following sentences in Indirect Speech: (2)
1. Aditi said: “I am busy.”
Aditi said that ____________________.
2. I said to Ali: “Why did you not come to school yesterday?.”
I asked Ali __________________________.

D. Write the opposites of the following words: (2)

1. fresh
2. literate
3. rare
4. dark
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E. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles and rewrite: (2)
1. December is ____ last month of the year.
2. He wants to take admission in _______ University.

F. Frame similar sentences as per the instructions given in the brackets: (2)
(The first one is done for you)

Shaym – tall – class (Write the Superlative Degree)
Shyam is the tallest boy in the class.

1. Gold – costly – silver (Write the Comparative Degree)
Gold _______________________________.
2. Mount Everest – high peak – in the world. (Write the Superlative Degree)
Mount Everest _____________________.

SECTION D
Q. 6. You are Prem/ Prema Rao, residing at Sangeeta Apartments, Aquem, Margao, Goa. Write a
letter to the Editor, The Navhind Times, Panaji, Goa, highlighting the need to create awareness about
the rising health issues among children and how they should be taken care of. (4)
OR
You are Prem/ Prema Rao, residing at Sangeeta Apartments, Aquem, Margao, Goa. Write a letter to
the Sarpanch, Aquem Village Panchayat, Aquem, Goa informing about the urgent need of repairing
the roads in your village. (4)
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ANSWER KEY: SECOND TERM EXAM, 40 marks
SECTION A
Q1A. Total 2 marks: I mark each
1. perished
2. quickly

B. 1. Total 2 marks: I mark each
1. Flames blocked all the entrances
2. Her parents had died

Q.2.. Total 4 marks: ½ mark each
1. unmetalled
2. big cities
3. villages
4. Grand Trunk Road
5. Shah Suri
6. State Government
7. National Highway

8. Bangladesh

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SECTION B
Q. 3 A. Total 2 marks: 1 mark each
1. day
2. mangroves

B. Total 4 marks: 1 mark each
1–e
2–c
3–a
4–b

C. Total 6 marks: 2 marks each (any Three)
1. Those who labour, grow food, nature and amazing creatures and how they are being torn away
from the earth.
2. People enjoy food as a matter of convenience. Such food pleases the taste buds and fills the
stomach.
3. Waste plastic chokes the drains and causes water logging during floods. It also degrades slowly
and releases toxic substances.
4. Children all over the world play and work with each other without any knowledge of the barriers that
separate people.
5. Her father would pack her off to school against the wishes of his wife and thus she got preliminary
lessons in education.

Q. 4. Total 6 marks: 2 marks each (any Three)
1. If we do not eat in moderation, it will affect our health badly and we will have to visit the doctors and
gyms regularly.
2. Mother nature tells us stories about the past. She moves and speaks in her own way, teaching us to
continue to live on.
3. The poet wants to see that others don’t experience woe and grief in situations that make them shed
tears.
4. The poet is not ready to give an inch of his beloved Motherland. It’s his home, the place where his
ancestors came from.
5. the poet has received his heartbeat, the fresh breath of air, food from the soil and the waters of the
Motherland which has appeased his thirst.

SECTION C
5.A. Total 1 mark: ½ each
1 Active Voice
2. Passive Voice

B. Total 1 mark
1. A story was written by Rita.

C. Total 2 marks: 1 mark each
1. She was busy.
2. The teacher was waiting for him.

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D. Total 2 marks: ½ mark each
1. stale
2. Illiterate
3. Common
4. Bright

E. Total 2 marks: 1mark each
1. the
2. a

F. Total 2 marks: 1 mark each
1. Gold is costlier than silver.
2. Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.

SECTION D
Q6. Total 4 marks:
1 ½ marks for format
1 ½ marks for content
1 mark for Grammar and spellings

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