MBOSE Class 10 Question Paper 2023 for Additional English

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2023

ADDITIONAL ENGLISH

( FOR CANDIDATES WITH INTERNAL ASSESSMENT )

Full Marks : 80
Pass Marks : 24

( FOR CANDIDATES WITHOUT INTERNAL ASSESSMENT )

Full Marks : 100
Pass Marks : 30

Time : 3 hours

( FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF CANDIDATES )

General Instructions :

(i) The candidates are advised to attempt all questions
accordingly.

(ii) Marks allocated to every question are indicated against
each.

(iii) Question Nos. 1 to 14 are to be answered by all
Candidates.

(iv) Question Nos. 15 to 18 are to be answered by
Candidates without Internal Assessment only.

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1. Answer any one of the following questions in about
100 words : 6

(a) He reflected philosophically that in life there are
many separations, many deaths.
How and under what circumstances did the
postmaster eventually come to this conclusion?

(b) “God you have shown me mercy!”
Name the speaker of the given line and narrate the
circumstances that made the speaker say so.

(c) What happened when the king discovered the love
affair between the princess and the courtier and why
were the people interested in this particular trial?

2. Answer any three of the following questions in about
30–40 words each : 2×3=6

(a) What was the growing concern of the circus
manager?

(b) “How do I get up?” he asked. What was the
manager’s reaction to this unprofessional question?

(c) What made the fat, red-faced man breakdown at the
end?

(d) Sometimes he tried to write poems. What did the
postmaster’s poems express?

(e) Who are Baul singers?

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3. State whether the following statements are True or False
(any five) : 1×5=5

(a) The man finally accepted the offer made by the
circus manager.

(b) The thick doors were heavily curtained with rugs on
the inside.

(c) Ratan was delighted to learn that the new
postmaster would look after her.

(d) The iron was still hot when Rama Rao lay across the
lines.

(e) If one dies young and happy, one escapes the ugly
sides of life.

(f) On some occasions the tiger came out of one door
and on some, out of the other.

(g) The rest was drowned by the rattle of the cart
bringing in the tank.

4. Answer any one of the following questions in about
80 words : 5

(a) ‘A River’ brings out various problems caused by the
flood. Explain the poem highlighting this aspect.

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(b) What advice does the poet give to overcome
misfortunes in life?

(c) Describe the mental and physical condition of the
Man with the Hoe.

5. Fill in the blanks with the correct options given in the
brackets (any five) : 1×5=5

(a) Grace that shall mould the _____ form.
(maiden’s/child’s)

(b) Stumbling beneath some sort of _____.
(weight/thing)

(c) Of the _____ number of cobbled steps.
(exact/precise)

(d) Make right the _____ infamies.
(immemorial/ancient)

(e) Of mute _____ things.
(sensate/insensate)

(f) Enough for me to know the same _____ struggle.
(perilous/persistent)

(g) And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too _____.
(wise/smart)

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6. Explain, with reference to the context, choosing any
one from each group : 5×2=10

GROUP—A

(a) “I hope I don’t butt in,” he said, “but there’s a man
outside who wants to speak to you.”

(b) What anxious, eager faces they had! So much of
trembling, hesitating hope in their faces! They
seemed always to hope that he would come back
home with some magic fulfilment.

(c) And he felt it was his duty to explain to his travelling
companions that the poor woman was to be pitied.

GROUP—B
(a) She died, and left to me
This heath, this calm and quiet scene.

(b) I felt the sea’s vain pounding, and I grinned
Knowing I was its master not its slave.

(c) If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim.

7. Answer any one of the following questions in about
100 words : 6

(a) “All of these evils come from our quarrel—we are its
parents and origin.”
Explain the evils and confusion in nature caused
due to their quarrel.

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(b) Give a character sketch of Hermia.

(c) Why did Oberon blame Puck for causing the entire
confusion and how did Puck make things right
again?

8. Answer any two of the following questions in about
2 or 3 sentences each : 2×2=4

(a) What did Bottom think when he saw his friends
running away?

(b) What did Theseus tell Egeus to do at the end of the
play?

(c) What secret did Hermia share with Helena?

(d) Name the four fairies who served Titania.

9. (a) Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the text
choosing from the options given in the brackets
(any three) : 1×3=3

(i) Theseus tells Hippolyta that they will go to the
mountain top to listen to the echoes of the
barking _____.
(hounds/dogs)

(ii) Bottom advises the performers to avoid
consuming _____ and garlic before the play.

(ginger/onions)

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(iii) Lysander’s prospects are as good as those of
Demetrius, if not _____.

(better/worse)

(iv) The _____ that draw the chariot of night are
nearing their home.

(horses/dragons)

(v) _____ and Titania are at odds over a young
Indian boy.

(Oberon/Theseus)

(b) State whether the following statements are
True or False (any three) : 1×3=3

(i) Diana’s herb was used as an antidote for ‘love-
in-idleness’.

(ii) Snug was told to play the part of Thisbe.

(iii) The craftsmen were content with the parts
assigned to them.

(iv) Puck worked under the influence of Bottom.

(v) Helena saw Lysander and wondered whether he
was alive or dead.

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10. Amplify any one of the following : 5

(a) A man is known by the company he keeps

(b) The fruits of labour are sweeter than the gifts of
fortune

(c) Necessity is the mother of invention

11. Summarize the given passage : 5

Over-eating is one of the most wonderful practices
among those who think that they can afford it. In fact,
authorities say that nearly all who can get as much as
they desire, over-eat to their disadvantage. This class of
people could save a great more food than they can save
by missing one meal per week and at the same time they
could improve their health.

A heavy meal at night, the so-called ‘dinner’, is the
fashion with many and often it is taken shortly before
retiring. It is unnecessary and could be forgone, not only
once a week but daily without loss of strength. From
three to five hours are needed to digest food. While
sleeping, this food not being required to give energy for
work, is in many cases converted into excess fat, giving
rise to over-weight. The evening meal should be light,
taken three or four hours before retiring. This prevents
over-eating, conserves energy and reduces the cost of
food.

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Or

Write a diary entry on the following : 5

Your school has organized a cleaning drive programme to
celebrate Environment Day. Describe your experience
and feelings about the event.

12. There is a vacancy in your school for the post of Office
Assistant. Draft an advertisement to be published in the
local newspaper, furnishing the necessary details. 4

13. Rewrite the following sentences replacing the underlined
words with a single word. Make changes wherever
necessary (any five) : 1×5=5

(a) Professor Watson teaches us the science of vegetable
life and plants.

(b) The water flowed in a thin stream from his
body.

(c) The king was removed from his throne by the people.

(d) Beware of people who pick others’ pockets.

(e) Mr. Brown is the official-in-charge of the National
Museum.

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(f) The woman with brown hair was appointed as
the representative of the firm.

(g) This year many students took part in the celebration
of fifty years jubilee programme in Meghalaya.

14. Write an essay on any one of the following : 8

(a) Addiction of junk food among the youth

(b) A surprise that you prepared for someone

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15. Name the writer/poet and the lesson from which each of
the following extracts has been taken : 1×5=5

(a) Never before had such a case occurred.

(b) The lamp flickered weakly; through a hole in the
crumbling thatched roof.

(c) The money in the bank was fast melting.

(d) And—which is more—you’ll be a man, my son!

(e) Existing in a vigour clean and roomy.

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16. Develop a story based on the outline given below and
suggest a suitable title to it : 5

A hungry fox—sees a crow with a piece of bread—wishes
to take the bread—thinks of a plan—praises crow—sweet
voice—begs it to sing—piece falls—fox takes up the piece
and goes away.

17. Fill in the blanks with the correct options given in
the brackets : 1×5=5

(a) That sprang upon me with a _____ claws.

(hundred/thousand)

(b) The poets _____ only of the floods.

(sang/wrote)

(c) There is no _____ more terrible than this.

(image/shape)

(d) _____ years she grew in sun and shower.

(Two/Three)

(e) With sixty _____ worth of distance run.

(minutes/seconds)

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18. Match the words in Column—A with their appropriate
meanings in Column—B : 1×5=5

Column—A Column—B

(a) Meagre (i) a long poem or song that
usually tells a story

(b) Incongruous (ii) the practice of uncivilized, cruel
and primitive behaviour

(c) Ballad (iii) inappropriate to the situation

(d) Barbarism (iv) a compartment or room with
an arched structure forming a
ceiling or roof

(e) Vault (v) small in quantity

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