AP 10th Class Question Paper 2025-26 FA1 English

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AP 10th Class FA1 2025-26 Question Paper English

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AP FA1 2025-26 Question Paper & Answer Key
Class 10 · Third Language: English

Name of the Student: ______________________ Roll No: __________
Class: X Subject: Third Language - English
Max. Marks: 35 Time: 1 hr 15 min

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Section A: Reading Comprehension
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(Questions 1-5): Read the following
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Now, answer the following questions. 5 × 1 = 5

1. What did Lencho think about all through the night?
Answer: He thought about getting help from God.

2. What did Lencho do at daybreak the following Sunday?
Answer: He wrote a letter to God.
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4. How did Lencho express his faith in divine help?
a) By writing a letter to God.
b) By asking the priest for guidance.
c) By waiting for a miracle to happen.
Answer: a) By writing a letter to God.

5. What key theme can be learned from Lencho's actions?
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6. Why is the tiger's movement restricted in the poem?
Answer: Because it is confined in a cage.

7. How does the poet contrast the tiger in captivity and in the wild?
Answer: In captivity, the tiger only paces the few steps of its cage; in the wild it could move freely and hunt.

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8. What other animals face similar struggles in captivity?
a) Dolphins in aquariums
b) Birds in the sky
c) Fish in the ocean
Answer: a) Dolphins in aquariums
(Questions 9-10): Read the following passage carefully.
He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop and told me I could sleep on the balcony. But
the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil gave it to a stray dog and told me
to be off. But I just hung around, smiling in my most appealing way, and he couldn't help laughing.
(A Thief's Story)
Now, answer the following questions. 2 × 1 = 2

9. Why did Anil give the meal to a stray dog?
a) He wanted to feed the dog.
b) The meal was badly cooked.
c) He was testing the dog's reaction.
Answer: b) The meal was badly cooked.

10. If you were in the narrator's position, how could you improve the situation after cooking a bad
meal?
a) Apologize and offer to cook again.
b) Leave immediately and never return.
c) Blame Anil for his poor taste in food.
Answer: a) Apologize and offer to cook again.

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Section B: Grammar & Vocabulary

11. Rewrite the sentences into a single sentence using non-modifiers. 2 × 1 = 2
i) She found a flower. It was red. It was beautiful.
Answer: She found a beautiful red flower.
ii) He bought a car. It was black. It was expensive.
Answer: He bought an expensive black car.
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ii) We played in the park every evening.
Answer: We would play in the park every evening.

14. Write a polite request asking a friend to return your notebook. 2
Answer: Could you please return my notebook?

15. Write synonyms for the underlined words. Choose from the box: 2 × 1 = 2
strictly, patiently, swiftly, perfectly
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Answer: patiently

16. Complete the words with correct prefixes
i) She acted with great determin_____ (ation/able).
Answer: determination
ii) The project was un_____ (finished/sure).
Answer: unfinished

17. Frame sentences using the given expressions. 2 × 1 = 2
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a i) Diligent [C] (a) Explain in detail
ii) Triumph [d] (b) Kindness
iii) Compassion [b] (c) Hardworking
iv) Elaborate [a] (d) Victory
Answer: i) Diligent → c) Hardworking; ii) Triumph → d) Victory; iii) Compassion → b) Kindness; iv)
Elaborate → a) Explain in detail

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Section C: Creative Expression

19. A). Imagine yourself as Mandela, delivering a speech on unity and reconciliation. Write your
speech expressing hope for South Africa. 1 × 10 = 10
(Or)
19. B). You are Tricki's owner. Write a diary entry reflecting on your pet's health journey and
lessons learned.
Answer (for option A):
Nelson Mandela's Speech: My dear fellow South Africans…
We have come from the shadows of division into the light of freedom. Our journey has not been easy, but it
has shown us one truth: we are stronger together than apart.
Reconciliation is not forgetting the past, but building a future where the past no longer has the power to
divide us. Unity is not the absence of differences, but the presence of respect, trust, and shared purpose.
Let us dream of a South Africa where every child, regardless of colour or birthplace, can walk with head held
high, where our diversity is our greatest pride, and our compassion our greatest strength.

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