MP Board Class 10 Sample Paper 2022 English

MODEL QUESTION PAPER 2021-22
CLASS - X
SUBJECT - ENGLISH
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks 80
Instructions- 1. All questions are compulsory

SECTION- A (READING)
Q-1 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below-
At first sight, silence would seem to be the essence of non communication.
Yet we know that in some circumstances silence can speak volumes. It is also a
potent tool in the communication tool-box, for the speaker, as it adds emphasis to
point, allowing time for its full significance to sink in. Handled skilfully, it can
build up anticipation for what is to come - the pregnant pause. It gives
opportunity to make eye contact with the audience and gauge their reactions. It is
an essential component of the timing of one’s delivery. For the listener, silence
can buy time, either to digest what has been said or to consider a response, or
both. Silence will often lure the speaker into saying more than he or she may
have intended.
Questions:
a) Silence seems to be the essence of 1
i. volumes ii. communication tool-box
iii. communication iv. non communication

b) For the listener, silence can 1
i be a potent tool ii. lure him to say more
iii. emphasise a point iv. buy time

c) According to the author, silence can build up --------- 1

i. anticipation for what was to come
ii. anticipation for what is to come
iii. anticipation for what has come
iv. anticipation for what had come
d) The adjective form of the word 'silence' is --------- 1
i. silencer ii. silent
iii. silently iv. none of these
e) Which of the following is the synonym of 'gauge' ? 1
i. Make statement ii. Gather knowledge
iii. measure iv. Share information

Q-2 Read the following passage and answer the questions give below-
It is an admitted fact that union or cooperation is strength, discussion
is weakness. A united family, a united community, a united society, a
united nation is strong. But those who are disunited or split up into
fractions or groups are all weak. Take the case of a football or hockey
team. If the members of the team play together and cooperate with one
another, they will form a strong team. But if each member plays his own
game, they will surely be defeated, however strong the individual players
may be. The same is true of any army. To win a battle, an army must work
as one man. Napoleon's motto was "Divide and conquer" He tried to split
up the armies fighting against him. Then he would overcome them one by
one. Divided they were weak. A united team, a united army, a united
nation is strong. "United we stand; divided we fall"

Questions:
a) According to the passage, what is weakness? 1
i. union ii. cooperation

iii. strength iv. disunion

b) which of the following is a suitable title to the above passage?
1
i. A united Nation ii. A united family
iii. Divide and conquer iv. United we stand:
divided we fall
c) To win a battle, an army must work as ....................... 1
i. a brave ii. a coward
iii. one man iv. a timid
d) 'Divide and conquer' was the motto of.................... 1
i) Churchill ii) Hitler
iii) Napoleon iv) Stalin
e) If we are divided, we................... 1
i become strong
ii) fall
iii) become careful
iv) win

SECTION -B (WRITING)
Q-3. Read the passage and make notes on it and also give a suitable title
(4×1=4)
Pollution is fouling environment. There are many types of pollution, like
air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and soil pollution. The causes
responsible for pollution are smoke waste material and harmful chemicals from
factories. our water resource are polluted due to fertilizers, pesticides and
harmful waste. Pollution is causing an imbalance in the environment.
Pollution is affecting nature severely. We are facing the problem global
warming. Destruction of Ozone layer, shortage of drinking water, climate change
etc. Air pollution causes lung cancer and heart diseases.
Pollution problem is the biggest challenge before us. We can reduce
pollution by less use of plastic bags, pesticides, vehicles. It is our responsibility
to protect our environment from pollution.
Q-4. You are Arun Tripathi reading in X. Govt. High school, Rewa. Write an
application to the principal of your school requesting him to issue your Transfer
Certificate because your father has been transferred to Bhopal.
(4×1=4)
or
You are Rakesh Mishra. Write a letter to your friend Manish inviting him
to attend your younger brother's birthday party.

Q-5 Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 150 words.
(5×1=5)
a. Importance of Games and sports.
b. Wonders of Science.
c. My Hobby
d. The Digital India Movement

or
Write an article/a paragraph on any one of the following topics in about
150 words.
a. Advantage and Disadvantages of Mobile phones.
b. Importance of class room teaching.
c. Swachchha Bharat Mission
d. Importance of Forest.

Q-6 On the basis of the picture given below, write a short paragraph about
'Importance of saving tree' (3×1=3)

Section-C (grammar)

Q-7 Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternatives given in the brackets.
(Any five) (1×5=5)
i) She...................her home work daily. (do/does/did)

ii) Mohan died.........................Malaria. (of/from/for)

iii) Students................obey their teachers. (should/must/ought)

iv) ........................moon walks slowly and silently. (A/An/The)

v) Shyam is....................than Sohan. (taller/tallest/tall)

vi) Reeta is sitting....................Radha and Kavita (among/between/in)

Q-8 Do as directed (Any Five) (1×5=5)

i) I do my homework. (Change into Negative)

ii) Children read books. (Change the voice)

iii) Rohan is my friend. He is sitting at the last bench.

(Combine the sentences into a relative clause)

iv) It is raining. (Change into present Perfect Tense)

v) If you run fast, you can catch the train. (Rewrite the sentence
using 'Unless in place of If)

vi) Usha runs very fast. She can win the race.

(Combine the sentences using so............that)

Q-9 Answer the following questions: (Any six) (1×6=6)
a) Who was Lencho?

i. labour ii. post master

iii. farmer iv. cobbler

b) Who was the first black president of South Africa?
i. Mr. de Klerk ii. Thabo Mbeki
iii. Oliver Tambo iv. Nelson Mandela

c) In the poem 'Fire and Ice,' ' Fire' stands for-
i. greed ii. hatred
iii. desire iv. lust.

d) which plane was the author flying?
i. Dakota ii. Boing 47
iii. Mig 29 iv. Mirage

e) The diary was given to Anne Frank on her
i. 11th birthday ii. 12th birthday
iii. 13th birthday iv. 14th birthday

f) What are the bakers known as in Goa?
i. pader ii. portugese
iii. pekar iv. baker

g) Siddhartha was sent away for schooling at the age of-
i. thirteen ii. fourteen
iii. twelve iv. ten

Q-10 (A) Read the following extract from the prose and answer the questions
given below. (1×3=3)
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, any
one who wears a half pant which reach reaches just below the kneews
invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader.

Questions:
a. From which lesson has this text been taken?
i. Tea from Assam ii. Coorg
iii. A Baker from Goa iv. A letter to God.
b. 'Kabai' means
i. a gown ii. a long frock
iii. half pant iv. a shirt

c. In authors childhood what was the dress of the baker-

i. trousers ii. pants
iii. shirt and trousers iv. long frock

(B) Read the following extract from the poem and answer the questions
give below (1×3=3)
The ways a crow
shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Questions:
a. Name the poet of above the poem
i. W.B. yeats ii. Robert frost

iii. Robert Burns iv. William word sworth

b. What did crow shake on the poet?
i. dust of tree ii. dust of garden
iii. dust of land iv. dust of snow

c. Where was the crow?
i. on hemlock tree ii. on banyan tree
ii. iii. on peepal tree iv. none of these

Q-11 Answer the following questions in about 30 words (Any Six)
(2×6=12)
i. Where was Lencho's house located?
ii. What does courage mean to Mandela?
iii. What compelled the yount seagill to fly?
iv. Why does Anne want to keep a diary?
v. Why did wanda petronksi sit in the last row of the class?
vi. What is Coorg known for?
vii. How did Mr. Keesing punish Anne?

Q-12 Answer the following questions in about 30 words. (Any two)
(2×2=4)
i. What does 'Ice' stand for in the poem 'Fire and Ice' ? (Any two)

ii. How does the fog come?
iii. In the poem 'Dust of Snow", What does the poet say has
changed his mood?

Q-13 Answer the following questions in about 30 words (Any Two)
(2×2=4)
i. Why was Mrs. Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
ii. What was Anil doing when the thief approached him?
iii. Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric?

Q-14 Answer the following questions in about 75 words. (Any two)
(3×2=6)
i. What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?
ii. How did Mandela's hunger for freedom, change his life
iii. When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house,
What does she ask for?

Q-15 Compare the life of a tiger in a cage and in a forest as described in
the poem 'A tiger in the zoo' in about 75 words (3×1=3)
or
Mention three things that humans do and animals don't (in about 75
words)

Q-16 Why does Bholi's marriage not take place? (in about 75 words)
(3×1=3)
or
How did the invisible man first become visible? (in about 75 words)