UP Board Class 10th Model Paper 2027 English

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UP Board Class 10th
Model Paper 2027
English
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UP Class 10 2027 Sample Paper English

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Sample Question Paper
(2026-27)
English
Class X
Time: 3 hr 15 min Max marks:70
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General Instruction:
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1. The first 15 minutes are allotted to the candidates for reading the question
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2. All questions are compulsory.
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3. This question paper is divided in two parts- Part A and Part B.
4. Part A consists of 20 multiple choice questions of one mark each that have to
be answered on OMR Answer Sheet by darkening completely the correct
circle with blue or black ballpoint pen.
5. For Part A read the question wise instructions and mark your answer on the
given OMR Answer Sheet only. Do not erase, cut or use whitener on the
OMR Answer Sheet after answering.
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7. Marks of the questions are mentioned against them.
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Q 1-3: Read the followinga passage carefully and choose the correct
option to answer the questions that follow-
Half an hour later Swaminathan sat in his father’s room in a chair, with a
slate in his hand and pencil ready. Father held the arithmetic book open and
dictated: “Rama has ten mangoes with which he wants to earn fifteen annas.
Krishna wants only four mangoes. How much will Krishna have to
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a what made Rama fix fifteen annas for ten mangoes. What kind of a man was
Rama? Probably he was like Sankar. Somehow one couldn’t help feeling that
he must have been like Sankar with his ten mangoes and his iron
determination to get fifteen annas.Here Swaminathan felt an unaccountable
sympathy for Krishna.

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“Have you done the sum?” father asked, looking over the newspaper he
was reading.
“Father, will you tell me if the mangoes were ripe?”
(1)What kind of a child Swaminathan seems to be? 1
A-Lazy
B-Imaginative
C-Creative
D-Disciplined
(2)Which of the following can be determined on the basis of the
passage? 1
(i) Swaminathan and Sankar are best friends.
(ii) Swaminathan likes mangoes.
(iii) Swaminathan is poor in Mathematics.
(iv) Krishna needs six annas to buy four mangoes.
A-Only (i) and (iii)
B-Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
C-Only (ii) and (iv)
D-Only (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(3) Which word in the passage means ‘to obtain’? 1
A-want
B-wonder
C-regard
D-acquire
Q 4-8: Choose the correct option to answer the following:
(4) Tell me --------------- help me. 1
i. if you had
ii. if you will
iii. if you can
iv. if you want
A-Only i and ii
B- Only ii and iii
C- Only iii and iv
D- Only i and iv

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(5) What is the time------------ your watch?
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D-Been raining last night since it has.
(7) Which of the following word is misspelt? 1
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A-noun
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B-verb
C-pronoun
D-adverb
Q 9-10: Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct
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all so wonderful !

Suddenly she was startled by a voice. “Listen, child,” said the voice, “You
shouldn’t stand like that. Sit down.”

(9). Why is ‘she’ startled by the voice? 1

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A. She was lost in the forest.

B. She was lost in gazing at the natural beauty.

C. She was not expecting a human voice there.

D. The voice was very frightening.

(10). Why have the words ‘blue’ and ‘green’ been repeated? 1

A. The narrator likes the two colours.

B. The scenes outside had only these two colours.

C. To show the fine weather and the lush greenery outside.

D. The little girl could identify only blue and green colours.

Q 11-13: Choose the correct option to the answer the following questions:
(11) Lencho’s house was situated… 1
A- in the middle of field.
B- in the corner of the garden.
C- on the top of a low hill in a valley.
D- on the top of a high hill
(12) What was the name of the narrator’s plane in the story ‘The Black
Aeroplane’? 1
A- Dakota DG 088
B- Dakota DG 089
C- Dakota DS 088
D- Dakota DS 089
(13)The baker’s musical instrument is specially made of …………. 1
A- plastic
B- iron
C- bamboo stuff
D- steel
Q 14-15: Read the given extract and choose the correct option to
answer the following questions:
(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

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The silence is golden the freedom is sweet.)
14- Who does ‘I’ refer to in the above extract? 1
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D- Hushed
Q 16-20: Choose the correct option to answer the following questions:
(16) Which of the following is/are true with reference to the story ‘A
Triumph of Surgery’ ? 1
i- Mrs. Pumphrey was a poor lady
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C- Only (i), (ii) and (iv)
D- All of the above
17- What did Hari Singh actually want from Anil? 1
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A- Thieves should not steal amongst themselves.
B- Thieves must respect one another.
C- Thieves must not deceive one another.
D- All of the above.

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19- What was the age of Bholi when Mangla was married? 1
A- Five years old
B- Seven years old
C- Ten years old
D- Twenty years old
20- Why did Think Tank say ‘no invasion today’? 1

A- He misinterpreted the rhyme.
B- He wanted to sleep.
C- He did not want to fight.
D- All of the above.
PART B
Reading-
Q1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
The first place where a meal was provided everyday at a fixed hour was a
tavern in England. They often became dining clubs and these existed in the
fifteenth century. By the middle of the sixteenth century, many townspeople of
all classes had got into the habit of dining out in the taverns. Most of the
taverns offered a good meal for a shilling or less with wine and ale as extras.
Many taverns became meeting places of the leading people of the day.
Shakespeare used to be a regular customer of the Mermaid Tavern in London.
About 1650 coffee houses also sprang up in England. They served coffee, tea
and sometimes meals too.
In 1765 a man named Boulanger opened a place in Paris which served
meals and light refreshments and he called his place a ‘restaurant’. This was the
first time this word was used. It was a great success and many other places like
it soon opened. In a short time all over France, there were similar eating places
called restaurants but the word ‘restaurant’ was not used in England until the
end of the 19th century. In the United States the first restaurant of which there
are records was opened in 1683.

a. Why did taverns become popular in the 16th century? 2

b. How did the word ‘restaurant’ come into existence? 2

c. Arrange the main events mentioned in the passage in a chronological order. 2
d. Find out a word from the passage that means ‘light food and drink’. 1

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Writing

Q2. You are Ankita/Ankit from Kanpur. Your friend has invited you to spend your
holidays with her/ him. Write to her/him about your inability to do so. 4
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You are Rohit/Renu from Prayagraj. Write an application to the librarian of your
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Q3. Lookglat the picture given below and taking clues from it write a paragraph
on ‘TheaBig Decision of My Life’ in about 100 words. 6

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Write an article on ‘A Farewell Party’ in about 80-100 words, keeping in mind the
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i) Whose Farewell party it was
ii) Time and place
iii) Description
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a He said, “It has been raining since morning.”
b) Change the following into passive voice. 2
The children sang the national anthem.
c) Punctuate the following sentence 2
kumud said to his friend why had you not come to school yesterday
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bekjrh ydM+h Hkh nsrs gSaA o`{k ok;q iznw’k.k dks jksdrs gSAa gesa vuko”;d :i ls o`{kksa dks
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Literature

Q5. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words each.
a) What quality of Lencho impressed the postmaster? How did he decide to
help him? 3
OR
“The sight of food maddened him” What does this suggest? What
compelled the young seagull to finally fly?
b –What were the sights that moved Buddha? 3
OR
What did Rajvir see during his car journey to Dhekiabari?

Q6.Answer any one of the following in about 60 words: 4
a) How did the bus conductor receive Valli?
b) Why does Anne Frank want to keep a diary?

Q7. Mention some characteristics of any two animals from the poem ‘How to
Tell Wild Animals’. 3
OR
Write four lines of any poem prescribed in your syllabus. (Do not copy the lines
given in the question paper)

Q8. Write the central Idea of any one of the following poems (in about 40-50
words) 3
a) A Tiger in the Zoo
b) The Trees
c) For Anne Gregory
Q9. Answer any one of the following in about 30-40 words: 3
a) What extraordinary things happen at the inn in the story ‘Foot Prints
Without Feet’?

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b) Mention any two characteristics of Ausable that differentiate him from
Max.
Q10. Answer any one of the following in about 60 words? 4
a) If you get an opportunity to work like Richard Ebright on projects and
experiments which field would you like to work on and why?
b) What could have happened if Matilda had not lost the necklace?
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