SEBA Class 10 Question Paper 2022 English

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Question Paper 2022

ENGLISH L

Full Marks :90
Pass Marks: 27

Time: 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the
questions.

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SECTION-A
Choose the
1. (a)
(sentence irommeaning
among
of the
Ong the underlined word
the
in the
following
Send
Send me the
the alternatives
alternatives
rest, since I need
given in the brackets:
give 1
it very
very mucn-
much.
(relaxing/ remaining part / remaining idle)
6) State whether the
(i)
following statements
statements are
are True or False
***
2
Lencho was a
trader
ii) Lencho was a
farmer.
(c) Choose the correct
and complete the answer from among the alternatives given
sentence
The field was white, as
if covered with
() snow

( i flour
(i) salt

2. How many cups of tea are drunk everyday
throughout the world? 1

3. Write the names of two patriots before Mandela.
1+1-2

4. Why did Lencho go out when the big drops of rain were falling? 2

5. Who is the writer of Tea from Assam? who is Mr. Barua mentioned
in the lesson? 1+1-2

6. Why did wy when he counted the
when
money'?
Lencho b e c o m e angry

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sible." How
indivisible,"
does
7. "Freedom is
observation of his?
Mandela explain this 2

dola mean by courage? Whno, a
8. What does Mande acording to him, is a
brave man? 1+1=2

about the
9. What does Mandela say inauguration gathering? 2

10. Give a description ofDhekiabari Tea Estate as seen by Rajvir. 3

SECTION-B

11. Choose from the box given below the words that rhyme with
thefollowing 1x2-2
wagon, ink

cannon,dragon, ring, blink, king

12. Where should the tiger be snarling around and how should it be
terrorising the village? 1+1-2

13. Why did Custard cry for a new cage? 2

14. "He stalks in his vivid
stripes."
Who is meant by He' in the above line? What is meant by vivid
stripes'? 1+1-2

15. How did Custard the Dragon attack the pirate? 2

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16. What is meant by 1
'quiet rage?

17. Where did Belinda live? 1

SECTIONC
18. (a) Briefly describe how Ausable defeated Max's scheme to take
away the report. 5

Or
(b) How does Ausable make Max
believe that there 1s a balcony
attached to his room?

19. (a) Briefly describe the extraordinary behaviour of Mrs. HallS
furniture. 5

Or
b) Who was Griffin? Why and how
did he become invisible?
How did he become a homeless
wanderer? 1+2+2-5

SECTION-D

20. Fill in the blanks in the
following sentences with
determiners right
hx4-2
(a) Mr. Barua is a man
of words.
(b) Ms. Manisha married
European gentleman.
(c)I want only
encouragement from you.

(d) of the
participants will be given a certificate.
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5)

with the orrect prepositior
21, Fill in the blans brackets rom among the
the
choices given in hx4=2
They are sitting
the dining table.
(a)

(on/at/ upon)
Ravi is senior
me by two years,

(from/ than / t o

(c) He was prevented going to Delhi.
(for/from /with )
(d) Flour is made. wheat.

(froh/ by / with )
22 Rewrite the sentences given below putting the verbs in the
brackets in their correct tense form: 1x3-3

(q He (ring) the bell when I was reading.

Nobody (know) where he lives.
The guests (arrive) before the dinner was set.

23. Change the narration of the following: 1x2-2
(a) Mitali asked me if I had a pen to spare.

(b) Mother said to Rafique, "Do not keep evil company in your
life."

24. Change the voice of the 1x2-2
following sentences
(a) Shakespeare wrote the play, Hamlet.

(b)My pen has been stolen.
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25. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single
sentence 1x2-2

He is not sincere. He is not honest.

) T h e earth moves round the sun. Everybody knows it.

26. Choose the correct alternatives from the choices given in the
brackets and rewrite the sentences 1x2-2

(a) Nobody likes his ( child-like/childish ) behaviour.

b) The two men arrived at an
( arFiable / amicable) settlement.

27. Make sentences to illustrate the
meaning of any two of the
following 1x2-2
deal in, bring up, put up, look after

28. Correct any three of the following sentences 1x3-3

(a Haren was appointed in the post.

(b) It is raining since last night.

How much money you need?

(dFive kilograms are not so heavy to carry.

(e) The old man died feor COVID-19.

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SECTION-E

ny one
29/Translate English
(any
group) of the 1x6-6
into following
Assamese

(a)

(6) AIRM PAT TT A
(c)

(d)

(e

Bengali

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

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B o d o

a TAT

HTH
(b)

(d)

(e)

Hindi

(c)

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Hmar
ui hi khawwel a
(a) Assam thingpu inthang anih

(6) Hi mipa hi a& hausa taluo naw a a
rethei naw
bawk.
um.
(c)Guwahati a z00 a

i hriet am?
uRamen chengna

(e) Rukru chu khuo a inthawkin an hnawt suok tahh.

Tangkaruo chu rangkachak angin a hlu

Mizo

(a) Assam thingpui hi khawvelah a hmingthang.

(b) Saw pa saw a hausa lova a rethei bawk heklo.

(c) Guwahati-ah sa-huan a awm.

(d) Ramen khawsakna i hria em?

(e) Rukru chu khua atangin a inkhalh chhuak.

Silver hi rangkachak angin a hlu lo.

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Manipuri

(c)

(d)

(e) - ICERP

Garo

(a) Assam-ni chako a gilsako mingsinga.

(6) Ia mande man eba chaja, kangalba ongja.

(c) Guwahati-o damsa chiriakana donga.

(d) Ramen bano donga uko na:a uiama?

(e) Chaugipako songoniko rikalataha.

Rupa sonana bate gamchatbatja.

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Khasi
(a) USlasha Assam u dei uba
na
pawnam bha ha yrthei.
pyrthe
(b) U briew uba da
riewspah eh lymn
um dei duk.

(R) Ka don ka jaka rim rad ha Guwahati.

(a)Phi tip hangno u sah u Ramen?

(e) U nongtuh u la shah beh shnong,

g Ka rupa kam da shongdor eh kat ka ksiar,

Nepali

(a) 31T414 fom fara-ut¥ 3

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

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Urdu

(a)

(6)

(c)

d)

Or
Give the substance of the following passage
Examinations are an integral part of academic life. They have been
the traditional and conventional ways of testing a person's talent,
level of understanding and his range of study. One's performance
in examinations generally determines one's ability and career
prospects.
Examinations are there in the schools, colleges and universities to
be faced by one to prove his/her learning abilities. Examinations
are there to be faced to get oneself selected for any employment.
Even the university toppers need to pass all-India level competitive
examinations to get themselves selected to any administrative
service. Such being the importance of examinations, one should
face them with proper preparation and convietion. One should not
take the consolation from the old adage, "failures are the pillars of
success". No doubt, repeated failures help one in gathering

experience. But it must not be 1orgorten that student life covers

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mited period of time in life. Since
our
student e
1life
provides t h e

asis for
basis for aa future
future career,
the successive
shouldexaminations.
one
takeit Goodand
re try to
come out successful 1in the successive seriously results in
examinations. Good re
examinations better prospect in future
life.
ensure

30. Write, in about
150 words, an essay on any one of t t h e following

topics
(a) Obedience to Parents
(6) COVID-19
c) Spring Season in Assam
Or
given below
Write a story in about 150 words using the outlines giv
and add a title to it:
A speedy car hit an old man-escaped-the old man was grievousiy
of rasn
injured-a crowd of people gathered-spoke about the evils
one bothered to help the injured man-two
school Doy>
drivingno
arrived-took the old man to the nearest hospital.
5
31. Answer either (a) or (6)
of the Students
(a) Suppose you are the General Secretary the
to the
school. Write an application
Union of your
Headmaster/Principal requesting him to grant a half-holiday
a cricket match that
will start
to enable the students to enjoy
at 1 p.m. in the school
field.
information given
Write for a local daily on the
report
(b) a

below
i ) 15-03-2021

ii) Nalbari, 2.30 p.m.
fire n e a r Bata Chawk
iii) Devastating
(iv) More than ten shops gutted
doused the fire
Firefighters and local people

(v)
burnt to ashes-no
worth about three crores

(vi) Property
human life lost

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32. (a) Read the following passage and answer the questions that
follow
lectric power has proved itself to be the life-force of modern
civilization all over the world As the body of any animal,
including man, is kept animated by the life-force, so is the
modern civilization kept animated by electric power, Michael
electric power) After him many scientists
Paraday discovered
contributed to gatheringelectric from various
power sources
for its use for different
purposes. Now-a-days, power is tapped
from various sourcespAmong them hydropower projects and
thermal
power projects are widely prevalentn hydroelectric
power projects wheels with
are run the help of water currents
of rivers and streamsThe wheels propelled by water current
generate electric power In thermal power projects, electric
power 1s generated by burning coal. Portable generators also
produce electrie power when they are run burning diesel or
kerosene. Since recent times electric power is gathered from
Sunshine and wind also.

i)Who discovered electric power? 1

ii How is electric power generated through hydroelectric
power projects? 2

(iii) What are the other sources of generating electric power?
Name at least two sources. 2

that
(b) Read the following passage and answer the questions
follow
days
few I
Tenth May dawned bright and clear. Por the past
world leaders
had been pleasantly besieged by dignitaries and
to pay their respects before the
who were coming
would be the largest
inauguration. The inauguration
leaders on South African soil.
gathering ever ofinternational
took place in the lovely sandstone
The c e r e m o nformed
ies

amphitheatre by the Union Buildings in Pretorial For
the seat of white supremacy, and now it
decades this had been

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was the site of a rainbow gathering of nd

different colours .
colourtic
nations for the installation of South Africa's first
on-racial government. democr
1
Where were the Union Buildings situatel?
ti) How did the speaker remain busy few
during the
days? Why were the dignitaries and world
'past
the past
leaders

1+1-2
coming?
(i) What was the seat of white 2
supremacv for decades?

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