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„wsht‚ {tæÞr{f y™u Wå[‚h {tæÞr{ rþûtý ƒtuzo, „tkÄe™„h

Ätuhý-10 yk„úuS («Út{ ¼t»tt)
ðtŠ»tf …heûtt
Ë{Þ : 3 f÷tf «&™…ºt™wk …rhY… fw÷ „wý : 80

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nu‚wytu «{týu „wý¼th :
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„wý 07 10 18 37 08 80
xft 8.75 12.50 22.50 46.25 10 100

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¢{tkf «&™…ºt™wk MðY… «&™tu™e ËkÏÞt fw÷ „wý
1. nu‚w÷ûte «&™tu (O) 22 16
2. yr‚ xqkfsðtƒe «&™tu (VSA) 19 17
3. xqkfsðtƒe «&™tu (SA) 10 20
4. ÷tkƒt «&™tu (LA) 04 15
5. r™ƒkÄ «fth™t «&™tu (EA) 02 12
fw÷ 57 80

rð¼t„ŒeX „wý¼th :
¢{ rð¼t„™wk ™t{ „wý¼th
1. Reading Skill 12
2. Writing Skill 20
3. Grammar 16
4. Literature and Supplementary Reading 32
Total 80

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„wsht‚ {tæÞr{f y™u Wå[‚h {tæÞr{ rþûtý ƒtuzo, „tkÄe™„h
Ätuhý-10 yk„úuS («Út{ ¼t»tt)
ðtŠ»tf …heûtt
Ë{Þ : 3 f÷tf «&™…ºt™wk {t¤¾wk fw÷ „wý : 80

Section A
Prose : Comprehension Passage 4(4)
Fill in the Blank (Vocabulary) 4(4)
Prose : Textual Questions 8(4)*

Section B
Poetry Comprehension (Stanza) 2(2)
Figures of Speech 2(2)
Poetry : Textual Questions 6(3)*
Supplementary : Textual Questions 6(3)*

Section C
Rectification of Errors 3(6)
Fill in the Blanks (Preposition, Articles, Conjunction) 3(6)
Puntuate the paragraph (comma, semicolon, colon, full stop, exclamation mark,
question mark, apostrophe, quotes, double quotes, hyphen, ellipsis) 2(4)
Direct - Indirect (Paragraph) 3(1)
Do as Directed (Transformation of Sentences) 5(5)

Section D
Prose Comprehension (Unseen) 4(4)
Poetry Comprehension (Unseen) 4(4)
Diary Writing / Dialogue Writing 4(1)
Advertisement / Notice Writing / Poster Writing 4(1)

Section E
Report Writing 4(1)
Letter / Email Writing (Formals / Informal) 5(1)
Essay Writing / Story Writing 7(1)

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80 „wý™wk hnuþu.
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80 „wý™wk hnuþu.

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BLUEPRINT FOR MODEL QUESTION PAPER FOR ANNUAL EXAM
STANDARD : 10 SUBJECT : English (FL) TIME : 3 Hours TOTAL MARKS : 80
No. KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING APPLICATION Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) TOTAL
ANALYSIS/SYNTHESIS INFERENCE/EVALUATION
O VSA SA LA EA O VSA SA LA EA O VSA SA LA EA O VSA SA LA EA O VSA SA LA EA
1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
SECTION A
1. Prose : Comprehension Passage 1(1) 2(2) 1(1) 4(4)
2. Fill in the blanks (Vocabulary) 2(2) 2(2) 4(4)
3. Prose : Textual Questions 2(1) 2(1)* 2(1) 2(1) 8(4)*
SECTION B
4. Poetry Comprehension (Stanza) 1(1) 1(1) 2(2)
5. Figures of Speech 1(1) 1(1) 2(2)
6. Poetry : Textual Questions 2(1) 2(1)* 2(1) 6(3)*
7. Supplementary : Textual Questions 2(1) 2(1)* 2(1) 6(3)*
SECTION C
8. Rectification of Errors 2(4) 1(2) 3(6)
9. Fill in the Blanks (Preposition, Articles
Conjunction) 2(4) 1(2) 3(6)

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10. Pun}ctuate the paragraph (comma, semicolon,
colon, full stop, exclamation mark, apostrophe, 1(2) 1(2) 2(4)
quotes, double quotes, hyphen, ellipsis)
11. Direct - Indirect (Paragraph) 3(1) 3(1)
12. Do as Directed (Transformation of Sentences) 2(2) 2(2) 1(1) 5(5)
SECTION D
13. Prose Comprehension (Unseen) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 4(4)
14. Poetry Comprehension (Unseen) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 4(4)
15. Diary Writing /Dialogue Writing 4(1) 4(1)
16. Advertisement/Notice Writing/Poster Making 4(1) 4(1)
SECTION E
17. Report Writing 4(1) 4(1)
18. Letter / Email 5(1) 5(1)
19. Essay/Story Writing 7(1) 7(1)
SUB TOTAL 1(1) 6(3) 1(1) 3(3) 6(3) 7(9) 5(6) 6(3) 7(10) 5(6) 2(1) 11(3)12(2) 1(2) 3(3) 4(1) 80(57)
TOTAL 7(4) 10(7) 18(18) 37(22) 8(6) 80(57)

NOTE : (1) Number in the bracket shows total NUMBER of the questions and number outside the bracket shows MARKS of the questions.
(2) * indicates optional marks.
(3) The Sample paper is set according to the blueprint...

„wsht‚ {tæÞr{f y™u Wå[‚h {tæÞr{ rþûtý ƒtuzo, „tkÄe™„h
Ätuhý-10 yk„úuS («Út{ ¼t»tt)
ðtŠ»tf …heûtt
Ë{Þ : 3 f÷tf ™{q™t™wk «&™…ºt fw÷ „wý : 80

SECTION : A
• Read the following passage and select the appropriate answer from the
options given below. [04]

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. All I think about when
I’m with friends is having a good time I can’t bring myself to talk about
anything but ordinary everyday things. We don’t seem to be able to get any
closer, and that’s the problem. May be it’s my fault that we don’t confide
in each other. In any case, that’s just how things are, and unfortunately,
they’re not liable to change. This is why I’ve started the diary.
1. Identify the correct option associated with the number 30.
(A) Anne Frank (B) Sister
(C) Friends (D) Loving Aunts
2. Identify the odd one out in connection to the ideas expressed in the passage
(A) Loving aunts (B) Good home
(C) Good communication (D) Diary
3. Which of the following is closer in meaning to the term ‘not liable to change’
(A) radiant (B) dynamic
(C) stagnant (D) lively
4. Which of the following statement is not true
(A) Anne is completely alone in the world
(B) Anne has one true friend
(C) Anne knows her faults

(D) Anne has started writing a diary

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• Fill in the blanks choosing the correct words given in the bracket and write
the answers only. [No. 5 to 8] [04]
(gathering, site, non-racial, seat)
The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by
the Union Buildings in Pretoria. For decades this had been the (5) of
white supremacy, and now it was the (6) of a rainbow (7) of
different colours and nations for the installation of South Africa’s first
democratic, (8) . government.
• Answer the questions in five to six sentences each. [08]
9. How did Mandela’s understanding of Freedom change with age and
experience ?
10. How can one say that bread is an important part of Goan life ?
11. Why is Mij’s species now known to the world as Maxwell’s otter ?
12. What does Valli mean when she says, “I was just agreeing with what you
said about things happening without our knowledge.”
OR
12. When her son dies, Kisa Gorami goes from house to house. What does she
ask for ? Does she get it ? Why or why not ?

SECTION : B
• Read the following verse and answer the questions given below. [02]
All night the roots work
To disengage themselves from the cracks
In the veranda floor
The leaves strain toward the glass
Small twigs stiff with excertion
Long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
Like newly discharged patients
Half-dazed, moving
To the clinic doors.
Questions :
13. With what is the tree compared to in this stanza ?
14. Mention any two human qualities experienced by the trees.
• Select the correct figures of speech from the options given. [02]
15. Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice

(A) Apostrope (B) Antithesis
(C) Alliteration (D) Anastrophe

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16. And stares with brilliant eyes at the brilliant stars
(A) Onomatopoeia (B) Transferred Epithet
(C) Tautology (D) Oxymoron
• Answer the questions in five to six sentences each. [06]
17. What does the young man mean by “great honey -
coloured / Ramparts at your ear ?”
18. “Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful...” Why ?
19. Explain : “It sits looking / over harbour and city/on silent haunches...”
OR
19. How does the crow change the mood of Robert Frost ?
• Answer the questions in five to six sentences each. [06]
20. How did the necklace change the life of Matilda Loisel ?
21. How does Bholi’s teacher play an imporant role in changing the course of
her life ?
22. Why does not Anil hand the thief over to the Police ?
OR
22. Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he
go wrong and why ?

SECTION : C
• Rectify the errors in the given passage. [03]
Errors Corrections
Ex. He felt certainly that certainly certain
23. his wings will never support him; _______ ___________
24. so he bend his head _______ ___________
25. and run away bakc _______ ___________
26. to the little whole under the ledge _______ ___________
27. Were he slept _______ ___________
28. in night. _______ ___________
• Fill in the blanks using article(s), conjunction(s), and preposition(s)
at the correct places. Write the answers only. [No. 29 to 34] [03]
(the, in, of, and, a, without)

Very soon Mij would follow me (29) a lead (30) come to me
when I called his name. He spent most (31) his time (32) play.

He spent hours shuffling a rubber bal round (33) room like
(34) four - footed soccer player using all four feet to dribble the ball.

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• Punctuate the following passage. (35 to 38) [02]

But he stuck to his resolution he asked for money from his employees he
himself gave part of his salary, and several friends of his were obliged to
give something for an act of charity.

39. Convert the following into indirect speech. [03]
Natalya : There’s no need to hang your silly Guess; he’s half-dead already !
Lomov : [Weeps] Shut up ! My heart’s bursting !
Natalya : What’s the matter now ?
• Do as Directed (Transformation of Sentences) [05]
40. Not a leaf remained on the trees. [Make it Affimative]
41. Watching the street gave her many new unusual experiences.
[Change the voice]
42. I have always known that its greatest wealth is its people. [change the degree]
43. I could not see it anywhere. [Add a Question Tag]
44. I put Mij into the box to accustom him to it. [Make Complex]

SECTION : D
• Comprehend the passage and answer the given questions. [04]
Modern day situations and circumstances warrant people to think and act
differently. There is no one set of ideas or arguments to suit a particular
problem or crisis. Most of the time people are required to think and approach
the problem in a unique way to arrive at a decision. It is here that Edward
De Bono’s Lateral thinking or Parallel Thinking has come to play a very
major role in today’s decision making. In his theory he shows us how all
aspects of a problem are to be viewed systematicaly and in a proper sequence.
For this he has devised the 6 thinking Hats theory wherein each hat has
a specific colour witha specific function to perform. The white hat is neutral
and is concerned with only facts and figures. All the relevant information
is gathered and given. The red that depicts anger and emotion. This hat
gives the emotional viewpoint. The black hat is serious. Black makes one
become careful and cautious. It points out the weaknesses in a project. The
yellow hat is bright and positive. It brings out all the positive aspects of
a problem. The green hat is for growth, grass and abundance. This brings
out the creative elements. The blue hat is calm and cool-the colour-of the

sky. Blue emerges as the controller, the organization of the thin process and
use of the other hats. One wearing the blue hat controls all the other hats
so generally it could be the Head.

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Questions :
45. Whose theory is discussed in this passage ?
46. How many thinking hats are mentioned in the passages ?
47. Which hat controls all other hats ?
48. Give a suitable title to the passage.
• Read the poem and answer the questions given below it. [04]
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way;
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee
into ever-widening thought and action;
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake !
Questions :
49. About what is this poem written ?
50. To whom is this poem written ?
51. How is the world now and how does the poet want it to be ?
52. Who / What should always lead the mind ?
53. You were on a trip to visit Taj Mahal. You spent a day in train and
had to navigate through Delhi to reach Agra. Make atleast two Dairy
entries of this trip. [04]
OR
53. On your visit to Taj Mahal you met a childhood friend in train. Write
atleast four dialogues sharing your life experiences with your friend.
54. Your school is on a campaign to spread the ‘Green Cover’ around its [04]
vicinity. Design a poster with a title and a slogan for it.
OR
54. You are the captain of the school football team. Write a notice to be

displayed on the Sports Notice Board calling all the football players to
discuss about a certain match with the other school.

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SECTION : E
55. Your class visited a Museum to enrich the knowledge of history. Write report [04]
about it with reference to people, place and products associated with the visit.
56. You are in an attempt to purchase a new gadget. Write a letter to the production
[05]
company inquiring about the product specifications and whether they are in line
which your requirement.
OR
56. The food/snack packet you bought is decayed. Write an email to the manage of
that company complaining about it and demanding some sort of compensation
or replacement for it.
57. Write an essay in about 200 words on any one of the following : [07]
1. Book Vs Electronic Media
[Introduction - Books – availability – price / value – creative thinking process
– knowledge – book bank / library. Electronic Media – huge data base –
connectivity among different users – effect on mind, heart and social
relationships – conclusion]
2. Traffic and Road Safety
[Introduction - increase in traffic – causes – problems connected to traffic –
remedies – conclusion]
OR
57. Complete the story and give it a suitable title.
[A simple shepherd with sheep – the fear of wild animals – the first false alarm
of a tiger – gathering of the village folks for help – the second false alarm of a
tiger – gathering of the village folks – the approach of the iger – the alarm and
no response – the unfortunate end of the shepherd and the sheep.]

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