TN 10th Model Question Paper English Paper Paper II

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Language — Part II — ENGLISH — Paper - II
Time Allowed : 2½ Hours ] [ Maximum Marks : 100

Instructions : (1) Check the question paper for fairness of printing. If there is any lack
of fairness, inform the Hall Supervisor immediately.
(2) Use Blue or Black ink to write and underline.

Note : This question paper contains four sections.

SECTION – I
(Non–Detailed : 35 Marks)
1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete
meaningful paragraph. 5x1=5
As the work (a) , a change came (b) . A strange tension replaced (c) ,

and his bloodshot eyes (d) on the painted (e) .
(i) over the model
(ii) likeness of himself
(iii) went on
(iv) the stuporous languor
(v) were fixed with horror

2. Read the following sentences and identify the character/speaker. 5x1=5
(a) “He must have somehow got separated from his master.”
(b) I thought I would be as happy as a cat in a fish shop.
(c) He came upon some children playing in the street.
(d) “They know that their home is in the Arctic”.
(e) He raised his hand to knock.

3. Match the following appropriately : 5x1=5
(a) Jack - brother’s accident
(b) Servants - helped to open the cupboard
(c) Migrant birds - the blond Labrador
(d) Clothes line - no place like home
(e) Diana - took Serge’s number

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4. Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answers from the options given
below : 5x1=5
(a) Mom felt that the dog must have __________ from its owner.
(i) got separated (ii) got stolen
(iii) been driven away (iv) run away
(b) Dad had __________ to buy Mum her first piano.
(i) taken a loan (ii) asked his friends for money
(iii) accepted a donation (iv) stolen the money
(c) The child who modelled for Jesus and the man who modelled for Judas
__________.
(i) were different persons from different lifestyles
(ii) were the younger brother and his older brother
(iii) was the same person at different stages of his life
(iv) were look-alike twins
(d) Celine and Serge had __________ that morning.
(i) had a squabble
(ii) celebrated their daughter’s birthday
(iii) gone for a swim
(iv) been to their neighbour’s house
(e) Kumar’s brother and sister had to __________ so many necessities so that Kumar
realized his dream.
(i) collect (ii) work for
(iii) offer (iv) sacrifice

5. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : 5x1=5
Suddenly Hubert sprang up, offering to demonstrate a few magic tricks to the
family. Hubert’s first act was to create a storm in a cupboard. He beckoned the old
man to toss him his snuff-box. Commanding the others to follow him in silence, lest his
magic spell be broken, he tip-toed to the cupboard and climbing on the stool, he emptied
the snuff-box into the narrow opening along the upper edge of the door. With a few
short puffs of breath, he blew the snuff into the cupboard. No sooner did he complete
his task, than there emerged a suppressed sneeze from inside the cupboard. “How
very strange!” said the old man. “More snuff” Hubert said in a hushed voice, gently
locking the cupboard.
(a) What was the first act in Hubert’s demonstration ?
(b) What did Hubert beckon the old man to do ?
(c) How did Hubert get the snuff into the cupboard ?
(d) What emerged from the cupboard ?
(e) Why did Hubert carry out this magic show ?

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6. Study the given mind map and fill in the incomplete details : 5x1=5

7. Answer in a paragraph on any one of the following questions : 1x5=5
(a) How did Rob Reilly’s mother take the loss of her piano and what did the father
do to replace it ?
OR
(b) Comment on all the thoughts that were racing through Celine’s mind in the storm
drain and what prompted her to save herself.
OR
(c) Describe Kumar’s home and his family in Delhi and what the family members
had done to help him.

SECTION – II
(Language Functions : 15 Marks)
8. Make notes of the following passage and prepare a summary using the notes : 5+5=10
Shrieks of laughter from children with disabilities are becoming more common in
Hungarian playgrounds, thanks to some determined parents turned innovative
designers.
“Disabled kids have the right to play too”, says Eszter Harsanyi, 44, one of the
co-founders of MagikMe, a start-up designing playground equipment.
Her son Aron, seven was born with epilepsy, and for years had to sit and watch
his brother bounding through playground climbing frames, or joshing in sand pits.
Now Aron too can join in at some 30 playgrounds in Budapest - and another
30 nationwide - that have installed MagikMe equipment. “It helps Aron a lot to mingle
with able-bodied peers”, said Ms Harsanyi, as she helped him onto a modified see-saw
called the “Butterfly”.
With two extra legs for laying on and hand-grips and ‘wings’ along the sides to
prevent falls, children can climb out of wheelchairs or be laid down to enjoy the ride
without needing a helper to hold them.

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9. Complete the following dialogue appropriately : 5x1=5
Kamal : Let’s go to the playground Vimal.
Vimal : Ok, but what game are we going to play ?
Kamal : ______________________________.
Vimal : I don’t know ____________________
I’ve never played it before.
Kamal : It’s very simple. ____________________
Vimal : Fine! But don’t we need more players ? And we don’t have __________
______________________________
Kamal : I’ll go to Govind’s house and borrow his. You go and __________
__________. They’ll be in Prem’s house watching a video.
Vimal : Right! We’ll meet you at the ground in five minutes.

SECTION – III
(Communicative Skills : 15 Marks)

10. Write a dialogue with a minimum of five utterances for the situation given below : 5
‘A dialogue between a youth and an old lady who is trying to cross a road which
has heavy traffic’.

11. Bala’s kid brother, Gopi, has accidentally broken Bala’s cricket bat while Bala is away 5
on vacation in Mumbai. Gopi is very upset. So Bala wants to write him a letter consoling
him and assuring him that he is not angry. Help Bala complete the letter, that he has
begun writing, in about 100 words.
14/2 Pearl Apartments
Phase 4
West Andheri
Mumbai XXXXXX
18th March 2018
My dear Gopi,
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Your loving brother,
Bala
To
Master Gopi Krishnan
35 VI Main Road
Adyar XXXXXX

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12. Prepare an advertisement on the information given below : 5
(a) Three bedroom bath attached flats - sale - Chennai - all amenities - playground,
mini theatre - near railway station - semi-furnishing free - 15% discount for
immediate cash down purchase.
OR
(b) Fruit, flower, vegetable saplings - organically fertilized - all varieties - no hybrids
- pots and compost free - home delivery.

SECTION – IV
(Expansion of Ideas : 35 Marks)

13. Expand the following headlines : 5x1=5
(a) Children’s Cultural Troupe on World Tour.
(b) Filmfare Award for child artiste Sarah.
(c) 1000 feared dead in Theme Park fire.
(d) Ten year old wins International Chef Award.
(e) Chennai Art School to prepare UNICEF cards.

14. Study the pie-chart and answer the questions given below : 5x1=5

(a) Ganesh’s diet consists of __________ the most.
(i) fats (ii) carbohydrates
(iii) minerals and vitamins (iv) proteins
(b) His protein intake is five percent more than :
(i) minerals (ii) carbohydrates
(iii) vitamins (iv) fats

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(c) Answer True or False :
Ganesh’s intake of fats is double that of vitamins.
(d) Identify two nutritives that are of equal quantity in Ganesh’s diet :
(i) proteins and fats
(ii) carbohydrates and vitamins
(iii) vitamins and minerals
(iv) fats and minerals
(e) Which one of these would you advise to keep Ganesh fit and healthy ?
(i) cut down proteins and increase fats
(ii) cut down vitamins and increase fat
(iii) cut down fats and increase vitamins and minerals
(iv) increase carbohydrates and cut down proteins

15. Write a paragraph on any one of the following outlines in about 100 words : 5
(a) School days now seems boring - don’t like studying - but after schooling will miss
school days - good and bad memories - good memories stay - friends, favourite
teachers, subjects - games and lunch break with friends - Annual Day, Sports
etc. - miss all when older - Elders tell us schooling best stage of their lives - so
should it be for me as well.
OR
(b) Elephants largest of living animals - two kinds - Indian and African - caught and
tamed for its strength, intelligence - useful - draws heavy loads - piles logs - State
processions - circus - olden days used in war - most children love elephants - can
see tamed ones in zoos and temples - wild ones live in forests.

16. Match the following products and slogans appropriately : 5x1=5
(a) Doormat - match the sparkle in her eyes
(b) Notebook - the cutting edge
(c) Diamonds - dusty beauty
(d) Mosquito repellant - save your thoughts in black and white
(e) bread knife - keep the doctor away

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17. Observe the map given below and write the instructions required : 5

Your visiting uncle from the village wants to go to the ATM and from there to the
medical shop. Direct him from your house to his destinations.

18. Read the poem given below and complete the paraphrase with suitable words and
phrases in the given blanks : 5x1=5
“More things are wrought by prayer
Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice
Rise like a fountain for me night and day.
For what are men better than sheep or goats
That nourish a blind life within the brain,
If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer
Both for themselves and those who call them friend?”

More things can be accomplished by prayer than people imagine. Let your voice of
(a) , therefore, rise from your heart for me, like a (b) everyday. If men, who

have (c) do not lift (d) in prayer for themselves and for their (e) ,
they are no better than sheep or goats which are devoid of intellect.

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