Manipur Class 10 Sample Paper English Additional

Manipur

SAMPLE PAPER
Class 10

SAMPLE QUESTION

ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
CLASS – X
Full Marks : 80 MARKS Time : 3 Hours
SECTION – A
(POETRY)

1. Explain the following extract with reference to the context 2+4=6
(a) To seek thee did I often rove
Through woods and on the green;
And Thou wert still a hope, a love;
Still long’d for, never seen !
OR
(b) “Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;
2. Answer the following questions in one sentence each 1X3= 3
(a) What, according to Shakespeare, is the ultimate role of death ?
(b) When did William Wordsworth hear the two-fold voice of the Cuckoo ?
(c) What, according to H.W. Longfellow, should we not be “in the bivouac of Life”?
3. Answer the following questions in about 30 words each : 2X3 = 6
(a) Why are Golden Lads and Girls compared with the Chimney sweepers by William
Shakespeare ?
(b) Why does Wordsworth call the Cuckoo “ Blessed bird” ?
(c) Why does H.W. Longfellow say that life’s goal is not ‘the grave’?
4. Answer the following questions in about 100 words : 5X1 = 5
a) What picture of the World does Shakespeare depict in the poem ‘A Requiem’?
OR
b) Describe the sweet sounds and sights the traveller enjoyed on his return home ?

SECTION – B
(PROSE)
5. Explain the following extract with reference to the context: 2+4 = 6
a) “ I know that God is neither in heaven, nor down below, but in everyone, be he a
Hindu, a Mussalman, a Parsi, a Christian – man or woman”
OR
b) “ It has been said that if transport technology had developed as rapidly as Computer
Technology, a trip across the Atlantic Ocean today would take a few seconds”
6. Answer the following questions in one sentence each 1X3 = 3
(a) When did the first real calculating machine appeared ?
(b) How can the malarial parasite be recognized ?
(c) What is the real name of O’Henry?

7. Answer the following questions in about 30 words each: 2X3=6
(a) What was the use of Analytical Engine ?

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(b) How, according to M.K. Gandhi, can the quality of fearlessness be attained ?
(c) Why did Ronald Ross met Sir Patrick Manson in London ?
8. Answer the following question in about 100 words : 5X1= 5
Relate in brief how Ronald Ross discovered that Anopheles as the carrier of the germs
of Malaria ?
OR
Relate how the meeting of two friends after twenty years ended with the arrest of the
one by the other.
SECTION – C
(READING)

9. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Happy is the man who acquires the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured
a life-long source of pleasure, instruction and inspiration. So long as he has his beloved books,
he never need feel lonely. He always has a pleasant occupation of leisure moments, so that
he need never feel bored. He is the possessor of wealth more precious than gold. Ruskin calls
books, “Kings’ Treasures” – treasuries filled, not with gold and silver and precious stones, but
with riches much more valuable than these – knowledge, noble thoughts and high ideals. Poor
indeed is the man who does not read and empty is his life.

The blessings which the reading habit confers on its possessor are many, provided we
choose the right kind of books. Reading gives the highest kind of pleasure. Some books are
read for pleasure and amusement – for example, good novels. And novels and books of
imagination must have their place in everybody’s reading. When we are tired, or the brain is
weary with serious study, it is healthy recreation to lose ourselves in some absorbing story
written by a master hand.

Books are the most faithful friends. Our friends may change or die: but our books are
always patiently waiting to talk to us. They are never cross, peevish or unwilling to converse,
as our friends are. No wonder a reader becomes “book –lover”.

(a) Answer the following questions in one word / sentence each :

(i) When is the best period of acquiring the habit of reading? 1
(ii) What, according to the writer, would we be to long as we have book as companions?1
(b) Answer the following questions in about 30 words each:
(i) Why does Ruskin call books, “King’s Treasure”? 2
(ii) Why, according to the writer, should we read good novels and books of imagination?2
(iii) In what respect does the writer say that “Books are the most faithful friends” ? 2

(c ) Pick out the words from the passage which mean the given words and rewrite :
(i) Owner 1
(ii) Gives 1

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SECTION – D
(WRITING)
10) Jenny and Anne are friends. A long time after examinations they met one day. Complete the
following dialogue with appropriate words / phrases according to the context : 1X6 = 6

Jenny : Wow! What a pleasant ____________ !, It’s been such a ________________ we’ve
not seen each other.

Anne : Oh, Yeah, a great day, indeed !, I’m so _____________ to see you here.

Jenny : Now, tell me. Where have ________________ long ? Didn’t hear anything after
exam.

Anne : Our _______________ left for Delhi. Stayed with brother at his ___________ there.
Then, went to Manali, and then to Nainital.

Jenny : Oh, envy. Had most pleasant, enjoyable time together.

Anne : Yeah.

11) The Principal of New Age Academy drafts a circular informing the parents of summer vacation
from May 10 to 30, 2021 and home assignments to be accomplished during the break. Further, it is
also reminded to send their children positively when the school reopens. Draft the circular in its
proper format. 5

12) Give arguments for and against the given topic in about 100 words : 10

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13)The weeklong incessant rainfall has caused landslide in NH 37, Noney District affecting
transportation and passengers. Prepare as a reporter, a news report to be published in newspaper
in about 100 words. 6

14) (a) You are John of Motbung. Write a letter to the Editor, Manipur News highlighting the worse
condition of the village roads and more so, during the rainy season and the sufferings of the
villagers. 7

OR

( b) Write an application to the Principal, Jesus and Mary School requesting him to grant leave of
absence for 5(five) days as you are to accompany your parents to their visit to Darjeeling. You are
Dini. 7

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