CG Open School 10th Model Paper English

MODEL - (01)
Subject - English Class X (High School)
Time : 3 Hours Total Marks: 100

Instructions :
(i) Attempt all questions.
(ii) Marks allotted are given at the side of each question.
(iii) All answer must be to the point.

(PROSE)
Q. 1 ( A) Choose the correct alternatives - [1x4=4]
1. Kondiba comes to…….... in search of work.
(a) Delhi (b) Kolkata (c) Mumbai
2. Master wrote the affidavit in …………………. language.
(a) Sanskrit (b) Hindi (c) English
3. Neelam‟s father was a ……………….by profession.
(a) teacher (b) doctor (c) lawyer
4. Ram Das was ……………………..
(a) a court poet (b) Sambaji‟s teacher (c) Shivaji‟s Minister

( B) Answer the following questions in one word each - [1x4=4]
1. Where did the snake hide himself ?
2. Who taught Gandhi ji the lesson on „Ahimsa‟?
3. What was the name of Shivaji‟s mother ?
4. In which jail was Pt. Nehru imprisoned by the Britishers ?

Note : Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each : [2x6=12]
Q. 2 Why did the bee sting Raja ?
Q. 3 What did the monkey‟s pull out ?
Q.4 How did Kondiba become blind ?
Q.5 Why were the school children so excited ?
Q. 6 What is noise ?

Q. 7 According to Dr. Kalam in which field should India stand strong ?
Q. 8 Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each : (any two) [3x2=6]
(i) Why did the old man believe that there was nothing that he could teach Salim ?
(ii) What were the different hobbies that Valodya had ?
(iii) How did the parrot escape from the cage ?

(POETRY)
Q. 9 Answer the following questions in one word each. [1x2=2]
(i) What are the weavers weaving at fall of night ?
(ii) According to the poem „My only cry‟ who can build a better world ?

Note : Answer the following questions in two or three sentences each : [2x3=6]
Q. 10 What is the central idea of the poem “Nine gold Medals” ?
Q. 11 What are tall trees symbolic of ?
Q.12 Why could he not forget the words ?
(VOCABULARY)
Q. 13 Match the words of column (A) with their antonyms in column (B) : . [1x5=5]
Column (A) Column (B)
1. Intelligent Permanent
2. Temporary After
3. Beautiful Always
4. Before Stupid
5. Never Ugly

Q. 14 Make adjectives by adding appropriate suffixes to words given below :
(any two) . [1x3=3]
(i) Glory
(ii) Anger
(iii) Long

Q. 15 Use prefix to form antonyms/opposites (any two) [1x2=2]
visible, regular, like, seen
(COMPREHENSION)
Q. 16 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below it : [2x4=8]
Ustad Bismillah Khan was an outstanding shehnai player, and for his
contribution to Indian music, he received several awards. He was born in a small
village in Bihar His father was shehnai player. When he was six, Bismillah Khan
moved to Varanasi. He started learning to play the shehnai from his maternal uncle,
Ali Baksh. He had talent and was a keen learner. But for talent to shine, one has to
work hard. Bismillah Khan worked very, very hard. He practised till he attained
perfection.
a) Which musical instrument did Ustad Bismillah Khan play ?
b) Where was Bismillah Khan born ?
c) Who was Ali Baksh ?
d) Why did Ustad Bismillah Khan receive several awards ?

Q. 17 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given
below it : [2x4=8]
Necessity is a good teacher. It has always taught man to find out new ways and
means. It has enabled him to make many new inventions. Many examples can be given to
prove this fact. The early man had no clothes to wear. He had no house to live in. He had no
fire to cook food. He wanted to protect himself from the sun, cold and rain. So he began to
cover his body with skins of animals. He started to live in caves. He discovered fire to cook
his food. Thus, necessity taught him to make one invention or the other :
Questions :
a) Who is a very good teacher ?
b) What has necessity taught a man ?
c) Why did man discover fire ?
d) Given antonyms of the following words from the passage : (i) bad
(ii) old

(TRANSLATION)
Q. 18 Translate into English. (any five) [1x5=5]
1- YkM+ds QqVckWy [ksy jgs gSaA
2- vHkh ckfj”k gks jgh gSA
3- rqe dkSu lh d{kk esa i<+rs gks \
4- esjh eka dy vk,xhA
5- eSa ,d f”k{kd gwaA
6- dy NqV~Vh gSA
7- d`Ik;k “kksj er dhft,A

(GRAMMAR)
Q. 19 (A) Fill in the blanks with correct preposition given in the bracket : [1x5=5]
(at, for, on, of, into)
(i) I am fond ……………… music.
(ii) He died ………… his country.
(iii) He jumped …………… the river.
(iv) We shall leave …………………. 70‟clock.
(v) Varsha was born …………….. Feb 7, 2012

(B) Do as directed :- (any five) [1x5=5]
(i) Raman wrote a letter. (Change into present perfect tense)
(ii) He does his homework. (Change into negative sentence)
(iii) The sleeping child woke up. (Pick out the present participle)
(iv) He painted the wall. (Change the voice )
(v) The teacher said to the students, “Stop riting” (Change the narration)
(vi) He wants to pass the test. He has to work hard. ( combine the sentences using „if‟)
(vii) Mrs. Verma is our class teacher. (Use „Who‟ to make a question)
(viii) Boys play in the evening. (change into an interrogative sentence)

Q. 20 (A) Fill in the blanks with article: (a, an, the) (any two) [1x2=2]
(i) …………… sun shines brightly.
(ii) Sanskrit is …………….. difficult language.
(iii) This is ……………… interesting novel.

(B) Fill in the blanks with appropriate modals given in the brackets: (any three) [1x3=3]
(i) …………… I come in, Sir ? (Can/May)
(ii) How …………….. you slap me ? (dare/would)
(iii) Priya …………… swim well at the age of ten (can/could)
(iv) We ………….. to respect our parents. (must/ought)

Q. 21 Write an essay in about 100 words on any one of the following topics [5]
(i) Uses and Abuses of Science
(ii) Any Indian Festival
(iii) Clean Indian Mission
(iv) Aim in Life

Q. 22 Find error in each of the following sentences and rewrite the sentences correctly
(any two) [1x2=2]
(i) I have type the letter.
(ii) She will do it himself
(iii) He was look for water

Q. 23 Find errors in each of the following sentences and rewrite the sentence correctly
(any three) [1x3=3]
(i) Our life is a long storey.
(ii) The apples are for sail.
(iii) Were are your going ?
(iv) A weak has seven days.

Q. 24 You are kiran Singh, studying in DAV Public school, Durg. Write an application to
your Principal requesting him to issue your transfer certificate.
OR [1x5=5]
You are Raj Sharma, living at Prem Nagar, Bhilai, Write to your uncle thanking him
for sending you a nice birthday present.

Q. 25 Complete the passage using words given in the bracket below: [1x5=5]
[finder, imported, pencil box, rewarded, brown]
I lost my …………….. today. It is an orange coloured box. It has a…………….
rubber, an……………….. sharpener and five coloured pencils. I will be very
grateful if the …………… returns it to me. The finder will be suitably…………..