ENGLISH MODEL PAPER -I
SUB : English, Clas: X
Time : 2 hours 45 min Marks : 40
Instructions:
i) This question paper contains three sections (section A, B and C) with questions from 1-29
ii) 15 minutes time is allotted exclusively for reading the question paper and 2 hours 30 minutes for answering the question.
iii) All the answers are to be written in the answer booklet for rough work, if necessary, while answering the questions under section-C?
Section-A
Reading Comprehension
Questions (1-7) :
Read the following Passage
However, I finally did decide to go. I did not have much carry by way of luggage-jusr a trunk. Ours is hilly terrain, with out any motorable roads- and there is no certainly that we ate ever going to have any roads. In any care, while coming home we do not carry bedding besides, I had come home this time round for a special purpus to get married. My parents had arranged my marriage, according to the customs of our tribal society. time flew; and five months into my marriage I realized it. Intially I thought of extending my leave `even taking unpaid. But after some dilly` dallying, I finally decoded against it because marriage had increased my responsebulities and I had into debt.
Q. (1-4) Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct ans wer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet. (4x1=4marks)
1. Who is the narrator of this passaged?
A) Abdul Kalam
B) Nick vijicic
C) yesh Dorjee
D) Narayana Murthy
2. What is meant by dilly dallying?
A) Sleeping for a long time
B) walking for a long time in the fields
C) taking a lot of time to make a decision
D) playing a game for a long time
3. Special purpose in the passage refers to?
A) getting married
B) takeing rest
C) earning money
D) attending a marriage
4. What is the narrator now?
A) at his home
B) at his office
C) in the fields
D) at the bus stop
Q. (5-7) Answer the following question in two or three sentences each
(3x2=6 Marks)
5. The narrator preferred less luggage while coming home Why?
6. What was the decision taken by the narrator finally?
7. Why did the narrator get into debt?
Q. (8-12) Read the following poem.
(3x2=6 Marks)
The theatre rocks with laughter when lakshmana kumara (Relangi) is teached b+y maya sasirekha. She Switches from the feminineto masculine in the twinkling of an eye in hand has no parallel
Savitri gets totally involved in whatever role she plays ‘Chivaraku migiladi’ is one such film. She played the role of a nurse in psychiatry ward. In a particular scene the nurse has a nervous breakdown and cries uncontrollably. The shot was over “CUT”, the director said, but Savitri who played the role couldnot stop crying! Every one in the set had to run to pacify her. the film became a milestone in her career.
Q. (8-10)Now, answer the following questions. Each question has four choices.
Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer booklet.
(3x1=3marks)
8. Savitri’s milestone in her career
A) Arthangi
B) Chivaraku Migiledi
C) Patala bhyravi
D) Missamma
9. Who appears as the masculine in hte film ‘Maya Bazaar’?
A) Ghatothkacha
B) Savithri
C) Ghatothkacha in the role of Sasirekha
D) Savitri in the role of Sasirekha
10. The word psychaitry means
A) The art og acting
B) the field if medicine that deals with deseases
C) the field if medicine that deals with Psychological deseases
D) the field if medicine that deals with heart problems
Q. (11-12)Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each.
(2x1= 2 M arks)
11. pick out the odiom in the passage
12. why did everyone in the set run to Savithri ?
Section-B
Vocabulary and Grammar
Questions (13-17) :
Read the passage given below. Five sentences in the passage are numbered from 13 to 17 at the beginning each of these sentences has an error. Correct and rewrite the sentences in your answer booklet.
(5x1=5 Marks)
(13) The last time the two friends meet, Ray was in hospital on his death bed.
(14) It was a sunday but robrege, true to habit, arrived on the dot at 9 a.m and as Iam leaving, manikda said, “Bhale laglo’. These were his last words with me, said Roberge.
Questions (18-22) :
Complete the following passage choosing the right words from those given in the box. Write the answers in your answer booklet.
(5x1/2=21/2 Marks)
hope, managed, was, and, inspirational
When I.....(18) thirteen, I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had....(19) to achieve great things and healped others. said nick. ‘I realised why God had made us like this to give .....(20) to others. It was so......(21) to me that I decided to us my life to encourage other people......(22) give them the courage that the article had given me.
Question (23-27) :
Some words/sentences in following passage are under lined. Rewrite them as directed in your answer booklet.
(5x1/2=21/2 Marks)
The King immediately send(23) a massenger to the potter,s house. when the potter realized that he had been made general of the army, he became frightened(24) The kung had ordered him to go tothe palace the next day. How could he, a poor ignorant potter, because the general of the army? He had worried a sword or (25) had he over ridden a horse. Oh, I shall die because of that stupid(26) donkey, groaned the potter to his wife. He has only bought(27) us trouble.
23. Write the correct from of the underlined word.
24. Write the word that has a similar meaning of the underlined word.
25. Replace the underlined word with a correct one.
26. Write the word that is opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
27. Replace the underlined word a suitable one.
Section -C
Creative Writing (Discourses)
28. Read the given profile of Narayana Murthy 10 Marks
Name :Narayana Murthy
Date and place of birth:
20th August, 1946; Sigaghatta, Mysore
Family:
Father - N. Rama rao
Mother - padmavathamma
Spouse - Sudha Murthy
Children - Rohan Murthy, Akshata Murthy
Education: B.tech; IIT Kanpur
Importent events in life :
- Started company called softronics
- Co-founder of Infosys
- Known as ‘Father of Indian IT sector’
- played a vital role in the development of IT sector in India
Awards - Padma shri -2000
- Padma vibhushan - 2008
Now, write a biographical sketch of Mr. Murthy based on the information given.
OR
You have read the play ‘Dear departed’ in your text book. Now write a story based on hte play in your own words.
29. In the lesson ‘Attitude is Altitude’ you have read about nick. Being a differently abled person he was teased, bullied and deeply depre ssed. One day he tried to kill himself ina depressed state.
Now imagine yourself as nick and make a dairy entry of that day. (5 marks)
- Mrs.SUNITHA
EnglishTeacher
The Mother’s Integral School, O.U Road,
Hyderabad
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