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Samagra Shiksha, Department of School Education

KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS


Panchatantra Programme : 2024–2025

10th Class:: ENGLISH


GRAND TEST

10TH - ENGLISH 1 GRAND TEST


Samagra Shiksha, Department of School Education Class X
KASTURBHA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS
Panchatantra Programme : 2024 - 2025
10th CLASS :: ENGLISH Max. Marks : 100

GRAND TEST 1
Instructions :
1. Question paper consists of 4 sections and 10 questions.
2. Internal choice is available in section IV.
3. Exam duration is 3HRS.
4. All answers shall be written in the answer booklet only.
5. Answers shall be written neatly and legibly.

UNIT : 1, 2, 3
SECTION-A
Reading Comprehension 5 × 2 = 10M
Question No. 1 - 5 : Read the following passage carefully.
When it was my turn, ................................................................................................................
..................................................... gender and other discrimanation.
(Nelson mandala : Long walk to freedom P.No. 18)
Now, answer the following questions.
1. What did Mandela pledge ?
2. What was terned as an extrodinary human disaster?
3. How were the block africaus treated ? ( )
A) Out laws B) Animals C) Tractors
4. The installation of a democratic government is described as ............................ ( )
A) a victory for the country
B) a victory for human dignity
C) a victory for financial freedom
5. With the installation of democracy ........................... ( )
A) South Africa achieved free education
B) South Africa achieved psychological freedom
C) South Africa achieved political emaveipation

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Question No. 6 - 10 : Read the following poem carefully 5 × 1 = 5M
Some say the would will end in fire
................................................................................
................................................................................
................................................................................
and would suffice .........................
Fire and Ice (P.No. 15)
Now, answer the following questions
6. In the context of the stanza, what does taited of desire likely refer to ?
7. What does the speaker suggest about the destrvetive power of ice?
8. What is the central theme of Robert Frosts peom “Fire and Ice” ? ( )
A) Love and warmth B) nature and serenity
C) Destrection and the end of the world
9. According to the poem, some people believe the would will and in : ( )
A) Joy B) Fire C) Ice
10. Why does the speaker hold with those who favour fire ? ( )
A) Based on their experience with hatred
B) Due to their preference for cold climates
C) In cousideration of their understanding of desive
Q.No. 11 - 15 : Read the following passage carefully 5 × 1 = 5m
Mrs. Pumphrey wreing her hands ..............................................................................................
................................................................................................................... from Mrs. Pumphray.
(A Triumph of Surgery) P.No. 2)
11. Who was mr. Harriot ?
A) Mrs. Pumphery’s neighbour
B) Mrs. Pumphrey’s cousui
C) Mrs. Pumphrey’s faulily net
12. What was very diffecult for Mrs. Pumphray?
A) To keep her Tricki on diet
B) To look after Tricki
C) To give food to Tricki

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13. What does ‘new regine’ in the passage mean ?
A) The new diet chart to be followed for Tricki.
B) The daily exercise for Mrs. Pumphray
C) Trickis illness
14. “Tricki had a whole wardrobe of coats for colol weather and wet days’. What does this sentence
suggest?
A) Tricki was given almost care and love
B) Tricki was very rich
C) Tricki was feeling
15. What made Mrs. Pumphray call the write ?
A) She became ill
B) Tricki became ill
C) She wished to take the writer’s opinion
Q.No. 16 : Study the following bar diagram doubt the type of pets adopted by
different pessous in a town and answer the questions that follow.

40

35

30
Frequency

25

20

15

10

0
Dog Rabbit Cat Fish Houster
Pet

Now, answer the following questions. 5 × 1 = 5m


i) How many pets are histed in the diagram and what are they?
ii) What can you infer about the popularity of these pets based on their frequencies?
iii) What is the total frequency of rabbits and hawester combined ? ( )
A) 40 B) 30 C) 25

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iv) Which two pets have similar frequencies ? ( )
A) Monkeys are not listed among the given pets
B) Four from the given pets share same frequency
v) Choose the correct statement ( )
A) Monkeys are not listed among the given pets
B) Four from the given pets share same frequency
C) Fish records the least frequency of all pets
Questions No. 17 : Read the following passage carefully.
Ram Nath Kovind was born on 1st October in the year 1945. He was born and brought
up in Kaupur, Uttar Pradesh. He practised in Delhi High court for long 16 years as a
proffessional lawyer before he walked into the word of Indian polities in the year 1994. He
was elected as an MP of Rajya Sabha in 1994 and also again in 2002. In 2015, he become the
govenour of Bihar. Ram Nath Kovind was pilled as the NDA candidate for the position of the
14th President of India on June 19, 2017. On July 20th, 2017 he was declared the 14th President
of India.
Now, arrange the following jumbled sentences in a meaningful order. 5×1=5M
a) He became an NDA candidate for the position of president
b) He became 14th precident of India
c) He worked as the Governer of Bihar
d) He was brought up in UP
e) He worked as a lawyer in High Court.
SECTION-B
Grammar & Vocabulary
Note : Answer the questions of Section - B in the same order at one place in your answer book
18. Combine the following sentences using ‘who’ 2M
Laucho was a farmer. He had a corn field.
19. Change the following sentences into ‘Possive voice” 2M
Mij would follow me without a lead
20. Change the following into heported speech 2M
Anil said, “I havent seen you since June.”
21. Fill in the blansk with suitable preposition given in breackets 2 × 1 = 2M
i) Vineel waked ................ the woods (though / at / for)
ii) You can see the island ...................... here. (from / by / before)

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22. Edit the following passage 4 × 1 = 4M

Our age is a (a) age of competition. As the population has increasing (b) in leaps and boulds,
employing (c) changes are meagre. Parcuts are over auious to see their children well placed
on (d) the society.

a) ......................... b) ......................... c) ......................... d) .........................

23. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles 2 × 1 = 2M

1) He put the money in .............................. envelope

ii) English is ........................ language of the people of England.

24. Change the following into Repeated action in the past using ‘would / used to’.

2 × 1 = 2M

i) When I lived in the city, I look the subway to work.

ii) Fifty years ago, very few people our cars.

25. Rewrite the sentences into a single sentence using Noun - modifiers 2 × 1 = 2M

i) The mountain offers trails. They are challenging and science.

ii) She bought a vase. The vase is ceramic and blue.

26. Give a suitable advoice for the situation given below. 2 × 1 = 2M

The TV at home is not working. Advise your brother to call a technision immediately.

27. Read the following paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words
choosing the words given in the box. 4 × 1 = 4M

Steadfast, belief, determination, unwavering, clear, compelled

So, in order not to shake the writer’s faith (a) in God, the postmaster, came up with an
idea answer the letter. But when he opened it, it was evident (b) that to answer it he needed
something more than good will, ink and paper. But he stuck to his resolution. (c) he asked for
money from his employees, he himself gave part of his salary, and several friends of his were
obliged (d) to give something for an act of charity.

28. Read the following paragraph and write the autonyms of the underlined words.

4 × 1 = 4M

The older (a) boys were working in the field, while the smaller ones were plaing near (b)
the house until the woman called to them all, “Come for dimer”. It was during the neal that,
just as leucho had predicted, big drops of rain begau to fall. In the notheast huge (c) mountains
of clouds be seen opproaching. The air was fresh (d) and sweet.

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29. Fill in the blanks with the right form of words gives in the breackets. 2 × 1 = 2M

As ripe fruits are early in ................. (a), (dauger, daugerous, endaugered) of falling, so
(b) (mortality, mortally, mortals) when born are always in danger of death.

30. Comple the words with correct preffixes and suffixes given in the breckets.

2 × 1 = 2M

i) He was ..................... (un, in) able to complete the task.

ii) As a penish ................. (ment, mant) for talking.

31. Find the wrongly spelt words and write the correct spelling. 2 × 1 = 2M

i) Sworn, president, rainbow, supremecy

ii) Transporting, exhausted, miserable, spectacel.

32. Read the following dictionary entry of the word given belwo 2 × 1 = 2M

Patience / PeIS(E)ns/

Noun :

The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering, without becoming amoyed
or auxious.

I have run out of patience with her similar :

Forbearauce, tolerance.

Now, answer the following questions using the information above.

i) What is the example given for the entry ?

ii) Write the synonyms given for the entry?

33. Us the following expressions in sentences of your own. 2 × 1 = 2M

i) Phrasal verb : Come across

ii) idiomatic expression : Keep going

34. Match the following pharases given 4 × ½ = 2M


Under column A with their meaning given under column B:

A B

i) Fly a flag a) Ekape from a place

ii) Fly along b) be successful

iii) Fly high c) Display a flag on a long pole

iv) Fly the coop d) Move quickly / suddenly

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SECTION-C
35. a) “ God : Of the uconey that I asked for ,only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest,
science I need it very much. But don’t send it to me through the mail becouse the post
office employees are a becwch of cooks. Leucho.”

After writing this letter to God, he went home and told everyting to his family; Now,
write an imaginary conversation among them in the above mentioned content. 10M

(OR)

b) Read the following items from the lesson, Nelson Mandala : Lond walk to freedom.

I slowly saw that not only was I not free, but my brother ands sisters were not free. I
saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtaively but the freedom of every one
who looked like I did.

Imagine that you were Nelson Mandala and write a diary entry in the above content.

Q.No. 36 10 M

Draft letter to the editor of a promivent newspaper discussing the transformative potential of
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in promoting energy efficiency and suistainability. Highlight the
importance of embracing AI technologies to reduce electricity bills and carboon foot pprints
ultimately contributing to a cleaver and greener future.

(OR)

Prepare a script for speech on the topix :

progression of models of Airplones.

Q.No. 37 (A) 10 M

“It’s not my balcony,” Ausable (a) said with extreme irritation (b). It belong to the next
apartment” (c). He glanced explaintority (d) at flowter. “You see, “ he said, “this room used
to be past of a large unit(e)”.

Now frame “WH’ questions to get the underlined parts in the passage as answers.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

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(OR)

Q.No. 37(B)
Study the following tree diagram
CATOGORIES OF STUDENTS
TOTAL STUDENTS - 625
Residential - 500 Non - Residential - 125
Boys 325 Girls Boys - 45 Girls - 80
Now, write a pragraph describing the information the information depicted in the diagram
above.

10TH - ENGLISH 9 GRAND TEST


Samagra Shiksha, Department of School Education Class X
KASTURBHA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS
Panchatantra Programme : 2024 - 2025
10th CLASS :: ENGLISH Max. Marks : 100

GRAND TEST 2
Instructions :
1. Question paper consists of 4 sections and 10 questions.
2. Internal choice is available in section IV.
3. Exam duration is 3HRS.
4. All answers shall be written in the answer booklet only.
5. Answers shall be written neatly and legibly.

UNIT : 4, 5
SECTION-A
Reading Comprehension 15M
Q.No. 1 - 5 : Read the following passage carefully.
If you ask me, there are so ..................................................................................................
............................................................................ the note about the essay caught my eyes.
(P.No. 52 from the diary of Amme Frank)
Now, answer the following questions
1. What was the critical comment that Anne made about her glassmates?
2. Why was Mr keesing amoyed with Anne ?
3. Ane described Mr keesing as ................................ ( )
A) The rule dietator B) The old fogey
C) The short - tempered mathematician
4. According to teh Anne teachers ........................
A) Were the most rupredietable creatures on earth.
B) Could be easily provoked
C) Were the most amoying creatures on earth
5. What was the extra home work that Anne was given?
A) To draw the different kinds of triangle
B) To write on essay
C) To get the mathematical table by heart

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Q.No. 6 - 10 : Read the following stanza carefully
Don’t bete your nails, Amanda !
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
................................ drifting brisfully.
(Amanda ! P.No. 61)
Now answer the following questions. 5 × 2 = 10M
6. What does the term ‘sole’ signifes?
7. How does Amanda regard herself ?
8. Which of the following was Amanda not supposed to do as per the stanza? ( )
A) Bitiag nails B) Reading books C) sitting up straight
9. Who is the ‘me in the stanza ? ( )
A) Anauda’s parent B) Ameuda
C) A mermaid
10. Amanda wished she were ................. ( )
A) a sea B) an adult C) A marmaid
Q.No. 11 - 15 : Read the following passage carefully.
As he spoke, Austable closed ........................................................................................................
.......................................................................... and sat down heavily.
(A midnight Visictor P.No. 15)
11. What was the man carrying in his haud ? ( )
A) An explosive B) A pislol C) A piece of paper
12. Where was Max supposed to be ? ( )
A) Berlin B) Cape Town C) Headingly
13. Max’s face was compared to that of a / an .............. ( )
A) wolf B) eagle C) fox
14. What was the report that Ausable had been waiting for about ? ( )
A) Missiles B) Dams C) Terrorists
15. Who aloes ‘I’ in the last couple of lines refer to ? ( )
A) Max B) Ausable C) fowler

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Q.No. 16 : Study the following table about word’s population growth and answer
the questions that follow. The information is to be taken in millions.

Estimated Projected Ratio

Population Population

1950 2050 2050/1950

World 2,519 9,076 3.6

North 813 1,236 1.5

South 1,707 7,840 4.6

Africa 224 1,937 8.6

Asia 1,396 5,217 3.7

Curope 547 653 1.2

Lathin America 167 783 4.7

Nothern America 172 438 2.5

Coeania 13 48 3.7

Now, Answer the following questions. 8M

i) What does the tiven table represent?

ii) What was the estimated population of Oceania in 1950?

iii) Africa’s projected populationfor 2050 is ................. ( )

A) 1937 millions B) 1917 millions C) 1837 millions

iv) Which region has the highest ratio of projected population for the year 2050 to its
population in the year 1950 ? ( )

A) Latin America and Caribbean

B) Africa C) Asia

v) Choose the correct statement. ( )

A) Europe has the least ratio of projected population for the year 2050 to its population in
the year 1950.

B) Asia’s estimated population in 1950 was 155 millions

C) The words projected population for 2050 is 7076 millions.

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Q.No. 17 : Read the following passage carefully. 10M
Long ago there lived in a forest a prodge of lions with seneral clubs. One of the clubs was
always curious to know about things. One day he saw a butterfly and started chasing it. The
little club rau and ran but was unable to catch the butterfly. He had become too tried to run. He
also realized that he had lost lies way. Before he know anything he had fallen askep.
When the lion cub work up, he found himself in a strauge company. He was surrounded by
a flock of sheep and then there were several lambs too for him to play with. He seemed to like the
new company and soon was accepted by the sheep.
Now, arrange the follwoing jumbled sentenced in a meaningful order.
a) The cub saw a butterfly ans raw after it.
b) The cub become one with them and played with them.
c) Many lions were living in a forest with tehir cubs.
d) One cub wanted to know about the things around.
e) The cub was tired and slept but when he wake up he was in the middle of many sheep
and lumbs.
SECTION-B
18. Combine the follwoing sentences using who 3M
Anne had a friend. She was good at writing poetry.
19. Change the following sentence into ‘passive voice’. 3M
Germany occupied the Netherlands
20. Change the following into Reported Speech. 3M
Valli said, “I can take care of my self”.
21. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition given in breackets 2 × 1 = 2M
i) The air breathes ......................... innigorating coffee (of/off/over)
ii) Plase finish your home work ........................... dimer. (on / before / above)
22. Edit the following passage. 4 × 1 = 4M
Some people are against prohibition. Accrodingly (a) to them, it will never be success (b).
They point out certain difficult (c) on its way. Through protibition, the government lost (d) a
very good source of income.
a) ............................ b) ............................ C) ............................ d) ............................
23. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles. 2×1=2M
1. ...................... days passed peacefully at Bacra.
2. French is ........................... caly language.

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24. Change the following into repeated action in the past using ‘would / used to’.
2 × 1 = 2M
i) As a child, he collected stamps from different countries.
ii) During the holidays, my facility went coroling in the nighbourhood.
25. Requrite the sentences into a single sentence using noun modifiers.
i) The teacher used a marker. The marker is black and permanent.
ii) She wrote a letter. The letter is heartfelt and long.
26. Give a suitable advice for the situation given below. Your friend is coughing continuously,
Advise him to seek medical attention. 2 × 1 = 2M
27. Read the following paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words, choosing
the words given in the box. 4 × 1 = 4M
Scalding, boiling, shouted, focuous, shrill, piercing
“CHAI - GARAM ............ garam - chai, “ a vendor called out in a high - pitched (a)
voice. he came up to their window and asked, “Chai, sa ‘ab?” “Give as two cups, “praujol
said. They sipped the steaming (b) hot liquid. Almost every one in their compartment was
drinking tea too. “do you know that over eighty crore cups of tea are drawle every day
throughout the world?
Rajvir said. “Whew! “ exclaimed (c) Pranjol. “Tea really is very popular (d) the train
pulled out of the station. Prajol buried his nose in his detective book again.
a) ............................ b) ............................ C) ............................ d) ............................
28. Read the following paragraph and write the automyms of the underlined words.
4 × 1 = 4M
The bus was now going along (a) the bank of acanal. The road was very narrow (b). On
one side there was the canal and, beyond it, palum trees, gressland, distant (c) mountains,
and the blue , blue sky. On the other side was a deep (d) ditch and thn acres and acres of
green dields - green green green as for as the eye could see.
29. Fill in the blanks with the right form of words given in the breackets.
2 × 1 = 2M
You won’t ....................... (a) (preove / proved / proof) anyting jist by .................... (b) (yell /
yelling / yelled).
30. Complete the words with correct preffixes and suffixes given in the breackets 2 × 1 = 2M
i) The instruction very ......................... leading (dis, mis)
ii) Almost everyone in the compart ..................... (mant / ment) was drinking tea too.

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31. Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling. 2 × 1 = 2M
32. Read the following dictionary entry of the word given below. 2 × 1 = 2M

amiable / eImEb(E)|/ adjective

having or displaying a friendly and pleasant vamer. The amiable young max greeted me
enthusiastically.

Now, answer the following questions using the information above.

i) What part of speech is ‘avaiable?


ii) Write the transciption of ‘avaiable’.

33. Use the following expression in sentnces of your own. 2 × 1 = 2M


i) Phrasal verb : stay in

ii) Idiomatic expression : not to lose heart


34. Match the following 4 × ½ = 2M

Part - A Part - B

i) heart breaking ( ) A) an informal word which means a very stupid person


ii) block head ( ) B) Producing great sadness

iii) Over do ( ) C) an ovasion when vehicles/machines stop working


iv) breakdown ( ) D) do something to an excessive degree
SECTION - C
Creative Expression 10 M
35. a) You are baker from Goa by name Barrato, from the lesson A baker from God by Lucio
Rodrignes write an imagery conversation with a trirest (John) explaining the importance
of bread in god and how it is a profitable profesion.

(or)

b) “Fromthe Diary of Anne Frank” is an autobio graphical text written by Anne Frank in
her diary. Imagine yourself as Anne Frank and describe the significauce of your diary in
your life. Explore how writing helps you cope with the changes of living in hiding and
express your emotions.

36. a) You read in a newspaper that Bengalure is faimg serious water scarity probem during
the month of March 2024.
Write a letler to the editor about this pressing issue and the problems faced by the people
in the city, especially during summer and propose a few posible solutions of the problem

(or)

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Prepare a speech on “Tree Plantation” taking help from the following points.

Greeting - importance of trees - present status (disappearence of trees - deforestation -


problems -) need of plantation - reforestation - seedings distribution - responsibilities of
students.

37. a) Read the following passage carefully focissing on the underlined parts 10 M

Bishwamber Nath was (A) a well - to - do reocer. He came with a big party of friends
and relations with him for the wedding. (B) A brass - boud playing a popular tune from an
Indian film headed the procession, with the bridegroom riding a decroaded horse. Ramlal
was (C) overjoyed to see such pomp and splenduor. He had nver dreampt (D) that his fourth
doughter would have such a grand wedding (E). Bholis elder sisters who had com for the
occasion were envious of her luck.

Now Frame “WH’ questions to get the underlined parts as answers.

(or)

b) Study the following table and write a paragraph based on the information given in it.

Monthly Mobile Data Usage.

Person Name Monthly data usag(GB) Network Provider

Mr. Kumar 10 Airtel

Ms. Ravi 15 Jio

Mrs. Iyer 12 Vodafone

Ms Das 2 BSNL

Mr. Singh 6 Jio

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Samagra Shiksha, Department of School Education Class X
KASTURBHA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS
Panchatantra Programme : 2024 - 2025
10th CLASS :: ENGLISH Max. Marks : 100

GRAND TEST 3
Instructions :
1. Question paper consists of 4 sections and 10 questions.
2. Internal choice is available in section IV.
3. Exam duration is 3HRS.
4. All answers shall be written in the answer booklet only.
5. Answers shall be written neatly and legibly.

UNIT : 6, 7
SECTION-A
Reading Comprohension 5 × 2 = 10M
Q.No. 1 - 5 : Read the following passage carefully.
He spent hours shuffing a rubber ball round the room like a four-footed soccer player using
all four feet to ribble the ball, and he could alos throw it, with a powerful flick of the neck, to a
surprising height and distance. Bint the real play of an other is when he lies on his back and
juggles with smal objects between his pows. Marbles were Mijis favourite toys for this pastime
he would lie on his back rolling two or more of them up and down his wide, flat belly wethout
ever dropping on one to the floring. The days passed peacefully at Barra, but I dreaded the prospect
of transporting Miji ot England, and to comes fear prospect of transporting Miji to England,
and to Coumsfear. The British airline to London would not fly animals, So I booked a flight to
paris on awother airline, and from there to London. The airline iusisted that Mij should be
pakced into a box not more than eighteen inches square, to be carried on the floor at my feet.
(Mijble the Other)
Now answer the following questions
1. What is Miji’s real play?
2. Why did Maxwell dread the prospect of treansporting Mij to Englad?
3. From the passage, Maxwell booked a ticket from ( )
A) France to Iraq and then to England
B) Iraq to England
C) Iraq to France and from there to England

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4. What did the airlines insist ? ( )

A) Mij should be packed in a box not more than sixteen inches square.

B) Mij should be tied to his seat

C) Mij should be kept ina completely scalled metal cage.

5. What were Mij’s favourite toys? ( )

A) Tins B) Marales C) Balls

Q.No. 6 - 10 : Read the following passage carefully.

“No, no one will be looking for me,” she said. The bus started, and again there were the same
wonderful rights. Valli not bored in the slightest and greated everything with the same excitements
she’d felt the first tiem. But suddenly she saw a young cow lying bead by the roadside, just where
it had been cow lying dead by the roadside, just where it had been struck by same fast-moving
while. “Isit that the same cow that ranin front of the bus on our trip to town to town?” she asked
the conductor. The conductor nodded, and she was overcome with sadness. What had been a
lovable, beautiful creature just a little while ago had now suddenly lost it scharm and its life and
looked so horrible. So frightening as it lay there, legs spreadeagled, a fixed stare in its lifeless
eyes, blood all over ........ The bus moved on.

(Madan Rides the Bus)

Now, answer the following questions. 5 × 2 = 10M

6. What does Valli see by the roadside?

7. What does Valli ask the conductor about the cow?

8. How does Valli feel when she sees the dead cow ? ( )

A) Disgusted B) Novehalant C) Sorrowful

9. Valli’s exitement continued initially when the bus started to return because ( )

A) She made a lot of friends

B) there were the same wonderful sights

C) The conductor became her friend

10. Which of the following is used to describe the dead cow?

A) A fixed stare in the lifelins eyes

B) A lovable beautiful creature

C) Struck by a fast - moving vehicle.

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Q.No. 11 - 15 : Read the following passage carefully.

She looked at him with an irritated eye and declared impatiently, “What do you suppose I
have to wear to such a thing as that?” He had not thought ot that; he stammered, “Why, he dress
you wear when we go to the theatre. It seems very pretly to me ........ “He was silent, stupefied, in
dismay, at the right of his wife weaping. He stammered, “What is the matter? What is the
matter?” By a violent effort, she had countrolled her vexation and responded in a calm voice,
wiping her moist checks, “Nothing only I have no dress and consequantly. I cannot go to this
affair. Give your card to some colleague whose wife is better fitted out than I.”

(The Necklace)

Choose the appropriate answer from the options given : 5 × 2= 10M

11. Why was Madam Loisel impatient ( )

A) She had nothing to wear for the ball

B) Shewas unwell

C) She was not interested in the ball

12. What was Madam Loisel’s suggestion to her husband? ( )

A) To attend the ball with out her

B) To give the invitation to one of his collegues.

C) To borrow money buy her a nice dress

13. What did Matilda’s husband suggest she wear to the event ? ( )

A) A new dress

B) Her wedding dress

C) The dress she wears to theatre

14. How did Matilda’s husband feel when saw her weeping? ( )

A) He was augry

B) He was indifferent

C) He was silent and stupefied

15. What reason did Matilda give for not being able to attend the event? ( )

A) She was feeling Luwell

B) She had no dress to wear

C) She did not want to go

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Q.No - 16 : Study the following table about enrolment percentage of pupils in upper
primary school and answer the questions that follw.
Upper Primary
Boys Girls Total
1950 - 51 2.6 0.5 3.1
1960 - 61 5.1 1.6 6.7
1970 - 71 9.4 3.9 13.3
1980 - 81 13.9 6.8 20.7
1990 - 91 21.5 12.5 34
2000 - 01 25.3 17.5 42.8
Now, answer the following questions : 5×1=5M
i) What is the enrolment percentage of boys during 1990 - 91?
ii) Which academic year records the least percantage of girls evrolment?
iii) The enrolment percentage of boys during 1980 - 81 was ......... ( )
A) 16.8% B) 13.8 % C) 13.9%
iv) What is the total enrolment percentage during 1960 - 61 ? ( )
A) 5.1% B) 6.7 % C) 3.1%
v) Choose the correct statement
A) 1970 - 71 shows the highest enrolment percentage
B) There is a constant increase in girls enrolment from 1950 - 2001
C) The enrolment percentage of boys during 1970 - 71 was 13.3 %
Q.No. 17 : Read the following passage carefully.
Bapuji is in prison, but the magic of his message has stolen the hearst of millions of
Indians. Men and women, and evne little children, come out of their little shells and become
India’s soldiers of freedom. You and I are fortunate to see this happening before our eyes and
to take some part ourselves in this great drama. What shall we play in it? If we are to be
Indian soldiers we have to respect India’s honour, and that honour is a sacred trust. It is not all
easy matter to decide what is right and what is wrong. One little test I shall ask you to apply
whenever you are in doubt. Never do anything in secret or anything that you wish to hide.
For the desire to hide anything means that you are afraid and you fear is a bad thing and
unworthy. Be have and all the rest follows.
Now, arrange the following jumbled sentences in a meaningful order
5 × 1 = 5M

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a) The sacred trust is to respect India’s honour.
b) The magic of his message has won the hearts of Indians.
c) If you are in doubt don’t do anything is secret or anything you wish to hide.
d) Others follow you if you are brave
e) Bapuji is prisoned.
18. Combine the following sentences using “which”
The ancient castle overlooks the sea. If has a rich history. 4M
19. Change the following sentence into “passive voice”. 4M
The women is preparing dinner.
20. Change the following into reportead speech. 2M
Mom said, “I’m so proud of you for graduating.
21. Fill in the blanks with suitable reposition given in brackets. 2 × 1 = 2M
i) The Jingling thud.................... his bamboo work us up (of / off / up)
ii) The bird few ...................... the mountains (over / on / by)
22. Edit the following passage 4 × 1 = 4M
We continued on our way, when the tiger again came out into the nullah; and this time, as ti
atands (a) and looked it us, itwas growing and turtching its (b) tail. Next second there was a
terrify (c) roar. Before the tiger arrived I had cliub (d) up the tree.
a) ............................ b) ............................ c) ............................ d) ............................
23. Fill in the blansk with suitable articles 2 × 1 = 2M
1. Raju bought ..................... new car last weak.
2. ...................... Himalayas lie to the North of India.
24. Change the following into repeated action in the past using “would / used to’
2 × 1 = 2M
i) During college, he worked at a part - time job in the evenings.
ii) At my old school, we had a talent show every year.
25. Rewrite the sentences into a single sentence using noun - modifiers. 2 × 1 = 2M
i) The theater has a stage. It is well - let and spacious.
ii) The chef made soap. The soap is not and spicy
26. Give a suitable advice for the situation given below 2 × 1 = 2M
Advise your brother to start exercising regularly to stay healthy.

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27. Reas the following paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words.
2 × 1 = 2M
duties, bleakest, comfort, quenched, satisfied, responsibilities.
Even in grimest (a) times in prison, when any camrades and I were pushed to our limits,
I would see a glimmer of lumaniutey in one of the guards, parhaps jus for a second, but it was
enough to reassure (b) me and keep me going. Mau’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden
but never extingishad (c). In life, every man has twin obligations - obligations (d) to his family,
to his parents, to his wife and children, and he has an obligation to his people, his community,
his country.
28. Read the following pargraph and write the automyms of the underlined words.
2 × 1 = 2M
Then he completely (a) forgot (b) that he had not always been able to fly, and comended (c)
himself to drive and soar and curve, shriaking shrilly. He was near (d) the sea now, flying
straight over it, facing straight out over the ocean.
29. Fill in the blanks with the right form of words given in the brackets 2 × 1 = 2M
Very soon Mij would ..................... (a) (following / follows / follow) me without a lead and
come to me when I ..................... (b) (called / call / calling) his name.
30. Complete the words with correct prefixes and suffixes given in the brackets
2 × 1 = 2M
i) The event was ................ plamed (pre, pro)
ii) The imaugura ..................... (lion, sion) would be the largest gathering ever of international
leaders on South African soil.
31. Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling. 2 × 1 = 2M
i) afraid, flown, streched, breath
ii) throughfare, glittering, shrugged, journey
32. Read the following dictionary entry of the word given below. 2 × 1 = 2M
gready / gri;di/
adjective
i) having an excessive desire or appetite for food : He is a greedy pig
ii) having or shouring an intause and selfish desire for wealth or power : People were driven
from their land by greedy developers
33. Use the following expression in sentences of your own. 2 × 1 = 2M
i) Phrasal verb : turn down

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ii) Idiomatic expression : go the extra mile

34. Match the following 2 × 1 = 2M

1. Strauge ( ) A) causual or umfamiliar

2. Frightened ( ) B) no longer alive or working

3. Control ( ) C) sacred or afraid

4. ded ( ) D) to mauage or direct something


SECTION - C
Creative expression
35. a) “Mijbil the other” narrates the story of Gaving Maxwell’s adventure in acqiring and
caring for an other named Mijbil, highlighting the challenges and joys of their
comprionship. Imagive a conversation between Gavin Maxwell and an airline official,
negotieting the arrangements for transporting Mijbil on the flight to london. 10M

(or)

b) Give a speech on “Obisety - A Groing Problem “ enlightening students of lead a helthly


life. Give reasons which lead to obesity and sugges the Do’s and Don’ts in daily life

36. a) The roads in your colony are not being swept and cleaned regularly. There are heaps of
rubish everywhere. You are afred that files and mosquitoes are increasing many diseases
may spread.

Write a letter to the helath inspector to take necessary steps to keep the colon clean as the
unclean surroundings may psope to be a health - Hazard.

(or)

b) Prepare a script for speech on the topic : Importance of girl education.

37. a) Read the following passage carefully focussing on the underlined parts. 8m

The feeling among the neighbours was that the troulde was causel by (a) wiltspraft.
But withcraft or not (b) when news of the burglary at the clergyman’s home become
known. The strauge scientist was strongly suspected of having had a hand in it. (c)
suspician grew even stronger (d) when he suddenly producer some ready cash, through
he had aduilted ont long before (e) that he had no money.

Now frame ‘WH’ questions to get the underline parts as answers.

(or)

b) Study the following Bar diagram and write a paragraph based on the information given
in it. No.of students interested in different games in a school.

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350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
Cricket Valley ball Tennis Hockey
Badminton

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Samagra Shiksha, Department of School Education Class X
KASTURBHA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS
Panchatantra Programme : 2024 - 2025
10th CLASS :: ENGLISH Max. Marks : 100

GRAND TEST 4
Instructions :
1. Question paper consists of 4 sections and 10 questions.
2. Internal choice is available in section IV.
3. Exam duration is 3HRS.
4. All answers shall be written in the answer booklet only.
5. Answers shall be written neatly and legibly.

UNIT : 8, 9
SECTION-1
Reading Comprehension
Q.No. 1 - 5 : Read the following passage carefully.
LOMOV : [ Cutches at his heart] Oxen Meadows are wive! You understand ? Mine ?
NATALYA : Please don’t shout! You can shout yourself hourse your own hourse, but
here I must ask you to restrain yourself.
LOMOV : If it wasn’t, madam, for this auful, excruclating palpitation, if my whole
inside wasn’t upset, I’d talk to you in a different way!
[Yells] oxen meadours are mine!
NATALYA : Ours!
LOMOV : Mine!
NATALYA : Ours!
LOMOV : Mine! [Enter Chubnkov]
Now, answer the following questions 5 × 2 = 10M
1. What is the main point of contention between Lomov and Natalya Stepanouna in this
passage?
2. How does Lomov real to the idea of Natalya’s nowers going to Oxen Meadows?
3. Why does Lomov clutch at his heart during the argument ? ( )
A) because he is angry B) to emphlize his point
C) because of an excciating palpitation
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4. How does Natalya Stepanoqa react to Lomov’s shouting ? ( )

A) She shouts even louder

B) She asks him to restrain himself

C) She joins in the shoiking

5. Who enters the scame at the end of the passage ? ( )

A) The neighbours B) Iran vissilebitets

C) Chubnkov

Q.NO. 6 - 10 : Read the following stanza carefully.

“But I can get a hair - dye

And set such coloruthere,

Brown, or black, or carrol,

That young men in despair

May loe me for myself alone

And not my yellow hair.

Now, answe the following questions. 5 × 1 = 5M

6. Why are young men indespair ?

7. What is the speaker ready to do to get the love of her lover?

8. What is the speaker contemptating doing in the luvious “But I can get a hair - dye / and
set such colour there? ( )

A) Changing her name

B) Altering her clothing style

C) Modiflying the colour of her hair

9. What colours does the speaker consider drying her hour to atract love in the mantioned
limes? ( )

A) Red, green and blue B) Brown, black or carrot

C) Blonde, sihear and gray

10. What emotions do the young men in the poem feel that might lead than to love the
speaker? ( )

A) Happiness B) Despair C) Euves

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Q.No. 11 - 15 : Read the following passage carefully
Her name was Sulekha, but since her childhood everyone had been calling her Bholi, the
simpletion.
She was the fourth daughter of Numbardar Ramlal. When she was ten mouths old, she
had fallen off the cot on her head and prhaps it had damaged some part of her brain. That
was why she remainded a backarard child and came to be known ad Bholi, the simpletion.
Choose the appropriate answer from the options given.
11. What was the reason for Sulekha being micknamed “Bholi”? ( )
A) She had a sweet and innocant demeantor since childhood.
B) She suffered brain damage from a fall during infaucy.
C) She excelled in academics and was considered a prodigy
12. Why did Ramlala decide to send Bholi to shcool? ( )
A) To find her a suitable husband
B) Because the tehsildar insisted on educating all girls in the millage
C) To make her learn household chores and responsibilities
13. Why did Sulekha come to be known ad “Bholi”? the simpletion ?
A) She was the youngest daughter in the family
B) She fell off a cot at the age of ten months, causing possible brain damage.
C) She excalled in academics but was socially aurkward.
14. What was the consequence of the incident when Sulekha fell off the cot?
A) She become a proding, displaying exceptional intelligence
B) It resulted in some damage to her brain, making her a backward child.
C) She remained physically unharmed but developed a fear of cots.
15. Why did she remain as a backword child?
A) Because by birth she had a problem in her brain.
B) because she had fallen from cot on her head when she was ten months old and it
damage some part of her brain
C) Brcause she suffered from some brain fever when she was ten months old and
consequently she because a backward child
Q.No. 16 : Study the following bar diagram about milk production of different countries of
the world and answer the questions that follow.
India leads the world in milk peoduction 5 × 1 = 5M

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Production in million timees in 2019
Total world production : 652 million tons
196

167

99

47
35
33
31
22 22
Bragil

Pakistan

India
China
Turkey

New Zealand

The USA

EU 28
Russian Fed

Now answer the following questions 5m


i) What does the given bar diagram represent ?
ii) What is the source of information?
iii) From the chart, how many contries are there inthe European Union? ( )
A) 26 B) 28 C) 27
iv) What is the total world’s milk production ? ( )
A) Russian Foundation Produces milk than Bhazit
B) India is the leading producer of milk
C) China stands last in milk production
Q.No. 17 : Read the following passage carefully
It was a cyclonic season. There was flood everywhere. Many houses were drowned in the
flood. There were washed away in the flood to a river.
The capper pot laughed at the earthern pot and said, “My friend, you are made of mud.
You are so weak. Please, come near me. I will save you.

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The earthen pot replied, “Thank you for your kindness, my friend. But let me swim to
the bank myself. The earthen pot began to swim towards the bank of the river.
As the copper pot tried to swim forword, water got unto the pot and the copper pot was
drowned. But the earthen pot reached the bank safety.
Moral : Weakness is not in appearance.
Now, arrange the following jumbled sentences ina meaningful order. 5 × 1 = 5M
a) The copper pot balittled the earthen pot and advised to take its help.
b) There were two pots in a house. One is copper and the other is earthen.
c) But the earthern pot swam towards the bank of the river and reached safely.
d) Water got into the proud copper pot and so it was drowned.
e) One day, these tow pots were washed away is the flood to a river.
SECTION - B
Grammar & Vocabulary
18. Combine the following sentences using ‘who’ 2M
Gowtamis met a man. He asked her to go to Sathya.
19. Change the following sentence into ‘passive voice’ 2M
One hand supports the basket
20. Change the following into Reported Speech. 2M
Raju said, “Cat is playing here.”
21. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition given in breackets. 2 × 1 = 2M
i) The train pulled ...................... of the station (in / out / off)
ii) You have to travel .................... boat to reach the place (by / in / at)
22. Edit the following passage. 4 × 1 = 4M
Every human being had (a) an extradinary elements (b) in him, called memory. It canretains
(c) anything an (d) person sees, hears, touches and smalls.
a) ........................ b) ........................ c) ........................ d) ........................
23. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles 2 × 1 = 2M
1. ............................ Meadows are ours.
2. ....................... sun rises in the east.
24. Change the following into repeated action in the past using ‘would / used to’.
2 × 1 = 2M

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i) During our trips, we tried local cuisiness
ii) When they were kids, they visited the zoo every summer.
25. Rewrite the sentences into a singel sentence using Noun - modifies 2 × 1 = 2M
i) The saw a performence. It was breath taking and well - executed
ii) The child played with a toy. The toy is plastic and colourful
26. Given a suitable advice for the situation given below. 2 × 1 = 2M
Our sister is crossied that the lacks frency. Advise her to practie speaking regularly toimprove
fluency.
27. Read the following paragraph and write the synomms of the underlined words,
choosin the words given in the box. 4 × 1 = 4M
Rebonding, augry, jumped, trust, joyful, wretched
I put the miserable (a) back into the box, holding down the lid with my hand, I sat in the
back of the car with the box beside me as the driver fore through the streets of Badara like a
ricochetling (c) afficials. Luckly, the seat borked for me was at the extreme front. I covered
the floor around my feet with newspapers, rang for the air hostess, and gave her a parcel of
fish. If to keep is a cool place. I took her into my confidence (d) about the events of the last half
hour.
28. Read the following paragraph and write the autonyms of the underlined words.
4 × 1 = 4M
Even in the grimest times in prison, when my comredes (a) and I were pushed (b) to our
limits, I would see a glimmer of hummanity in one of the guarels, perhaps just for a second,
but it was enough (c) to reassure me ad keep me going. Man’s goodness is a place that can be
hidden (d) but never extinguished.
29. Fill in the blanks withthe right form of words given in the breakets. 2 × 1 = 2M
With a ..................... (a) (setisfaction / satisfactory / satisfield) expression he regarded the
field of ................... (b) (hapening / ripe / ripen) corn with its flowers, draped in a certain of
rain.
30. Complete the words with correct prefixes and suffixes given in the breackets.
2 × 1 = 2M
i) The document was ....................... legible. (un, il)
ii) The girl’s attend ................... was very poor (ence, ance)
31. Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling 2 × 1 = 2M
i) His actions were .......................... considerate (an, in)
ii) Wr have at last, achieved our political emanipet ............. (sion, ion)
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32. Read the following dictionary entry of the word given below. 2 × 1 = 2M
heartily /’ha:tiSi/
noun
i) Is a heartly nammer :
She laughed heartily
Similar :
i) Whole heartedly, sinceraly, geminely, unfeignedly
ii) to a great degree; very (especially with reference to pessonal feelings) they were heartily
sizk of the whole subject.
iii) Very, completely, entirely, totally, obsolutely.
Now, answer the following questions using the information above.
i) What part of speech is ‘heartily’?
ii) Given your own example of the entry.
33. Use the following expressions in sentences of your own 2 × 1 = 2M
i) Phrasal verb : call off
ii) Idiomatic expression : See eye to eye
34. Match the following 4 × ½ = 2M
Part - A Part - B
1. baker ( ) A) a healthcare provider who assists patients
2. dentist ( ) B) an individual who bakes bread, cakes, etc
3. Chef ( ) C) a skilled cook
4. Nurse ( ) D) a healthcare professional specialised in oral health
SECTION - C
Creative Expression
35. a) “The sermon at Benares” tells the story the Buddha’s quet for enlightement create a
conversation between Siddhartha gauthama and one of his closest companions during
his years of wandering, exploring their differing prspectives on the nature of suffering
and the purcuit of enlightment.
(or)
b) You are Bholi. Your marriage is fixed with Bishaur, agreed fellow. You cancelled the
marriage as you did not like the character of Bishauber. Write a decription of about 15
lines is this context. 10 M

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36. a) Now- a - days people sufferig from peristing heat rains are meagre, no greenery is found
in most of the areas. You feel that we have to act immediately and do something to plant
a large mumber of trees everywhere.
Write a letter to your friend Srinivas explaning him the importance of plauting trees and
the advantages of plants.
(or)
b) On the occassion of Road safety week give a speech on the road safety measures of be
taken by students for safety. 10M
37. a) Read the following passage carefully focussing on the underlined parts.
Time : A few seconds later.
Place : (A)Mars space control and the conterville public hibrary
At Rise : Captain Omega stands at centre, (B) opening and closing card catalogue
drawers ina (C) confused fashion. Lietenant Iota is ap left, counting books
ina bookcase. sergent Oop is (D) at right, (E) opening and closing a book
turning it upside door shaking it and then riffling the pages and chaking
his head.
Now frame “WH’ questions to get the underlined parts as answer.
(or)
b) Study the following table
The countries with the most doctorial graduates in 2014.
The countreis with the most doctoal graduates in 2014
Rank Country No.of Doctoral Graduates
1. United states of America 67,449
2. Germany 28,147
3. United Kingdom 25,020
4. India 24,300
5. Japan 16,039
6. France 13,729
Now write a paragraph acsceibing the information depicted in the table given. 10M

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Samagra Shiksha, Department of School Education Class X
KASTURBHA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS
Panchatantra Programme : 2024 - 2025
10th CLASS :: ENGLISH Max. Marks : 100

GRAND TEST 5
Instructions :
1. Question paper consists of 4 sections and 10 questions.
2. Internal choice is available in section IV.
3. Exam duration is 3HRS.
4. All answers shall be written in the answer booklet only.
5. Answers shall be written neatly and legibly.

SECTION-1
Reading Comprehension
Q.No. 1 - 5 : Read the following passage carefully.
Gauthama Budda (563 BC - 483 BC) .....................................................................................
.................................................................................................. to stay enlightment came.
(The semon of Benaras P.No. 111)
Now answer the following questions 5 × 2 = 10M
1. How did the Buddha begin his life ?
2. What prompted Goutama to leave his princely life and seek enlightement?
3. How long did Gautama wander before he decided to sit for enlightement? ( )
A) Seven years B) Seven months C) Five years
4. The Budha got enlightment under ........................ ( )
A) a neem tree B) a peepal tree C) a banyan tree
5. What was the moul doing when Gautam saw him? ( )
A) Begging B) Sleeping C) Crying
Q.No. 6 - 10 : Read the following stanza cardfully
Some say the world will and in fire ...............................................................................................
....................................................................................... and would suffice P.No. 15
(Fire and Ice)
Now, Answer the following questions 5 × 1 = 5M

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6. What does ‘if’ in the stanza suggest?

7. How potent is ‘ice’ according to the poet?

8. The speaker favours destruction by ......................... ( )

A) fire B) ice C) water

9. ‘Fire’ represents .................... ( )

A) love B) greed C) Indifference

10. What seens inevitable from the stanza ?

A) Begining of a new cra B) World War III

C) End of the world

Q.no. 11 - 15 : Read the following passage carefully

She looked at him with an irritated eyes .....................................................................................


................................................................................ whose wife is better fitted out than I.”

(The Neeklace P.No. 40)

Choose the appropriate answer from the options given 5 × 1 = 5M

11. Why was Madam Loisal impatient ?

A) She had nothing to wear for the ball

B) She was unwell

C) She was not interested in the ball

12. What was Madam Loisel’s suggestion to her husband


A) To attend the ball without her

B) To give in invitation to one of the collegues

C) To borrow money buy her a nice dress

13. What did Matilda’s husband suggest she wear to the event ?

A) A new dress B) her weddin dress C) The dress she wears to the theatre

14. How did Matilda’s husband feel when he saw her weeping?

A) He was augry B) He was indifferent C) He was silent and stupefied

15. What reason did Matilda give for not being able to attend the event ?

A) She was feeling unwell

B) She had no dress to wear

C) She did not want to go

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Q.No. 16 : Study the following bar diagram showing gold production all over the
world and answe the questions that follow. 5 × 1 = 5M
Production of Gold (in tonnes) Year 2014

450

270

245
211

160
150 150
102
92
90

South Africa

Ghana
Canada
China

Australia

U.S
Russia

Uzbekistan

Mexice
Peru

Source : USGS Minerals Information : gold


Now, Answer the following questions.
i) What does the bar diagram represent ?
ii) What is the source of information ?
iii) Which of the following countries is the second lighest producer of gold? ( )
A) Australia B) Russia C) China
iv) Which too countries register same tonnage in production of gold ( )

v) Choose the correcrt statement


A) Mexico records the least production of gold
B) The tomage of gold produced by Ghana and Mexico togetha exceeds that of couada.
C) The united states stand third in gold production

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Q.No. 17 : Read the following passage carefully.
Bapuji is in prison ,but the magic of his message has stolen the hearts of millions of Indians.
Men and women, and even little children, com out of their little shells and become India’s soldiers
of freedom. You and I are fortunate to see this happening before are eyes and to take some part
ourselves in this great drama. What shll we play in it? If we are to be Indian soldiers we have to
respect India’s honour, and that honour is a sacred threet. It is not an easy matter to decide what
is right and what is wrong. One little test I shall ask you to apply whenever you are in doubt.
never do anything is secret or anything that you wish to hide. For the desire to hide anything
means that you are afraid and you fear is a bad thing and unworthy. Be brove and all the rest
follows.
Now, arrange the following jumbled sentences in a meaningful order. 5 × 1 = 5M
a) The sacred trust is to respect India’s honour.
b) The magic of his message he won the hearts of Indias
c) If you are in doubt don’t do anything in secret or anything you wish to hide.
d) Others follow you if you are brave
c) Bapuji is prisoned
SECTION - B
Nte : Answer all the questions of Section - B is the saem order at one place in your
answer book.
18. Combine the following sentences using ‘Which’ the ancient castle overlooks the sea. If has a
rich history. 2M
19. Change the following sentence into ‘passive voice’ 2M
They have broken the board
20. Change the following into reported speech. 2M
Phani said, “I got a bed bruise on my left knee.
21. Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition given in brackets 2 × 1 = 2M
i) Heena’s name comes ............................ mine on the list. (over / above/ahead)
ii) The train passes ......................... the tumel. (through/along/across)
22. Edit the following passage 4 × 1 = 4M
Culture is refinenent. So this refire (a) in behaviour is very importance (b) to every one. This
is above caste, creed or religion.
Men has to be educated (c) and he should regulate his character. By hta he acquired (d)
good tradition, hummanity and other moral vallues.
a) ............................ b) ............................ c) ............................ d) ............................
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23. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles 2 × 1 = 2M
i) Roja brought .................. new car laet week.
ii) ....................... Himalayas lie to the Narth of Indai.
24. Change the following into repeated action in the past using ‘would / used to’
2 × 1 = 2M
i) Ama wore a hat. The hat is blue and wooden.
ii) The musician played an instrument. The instrument is wooden and ancient.
25. Rewrite the sentences intoa single sentence using noun-modifiers. 2 × 1 = 2M
i) Ama wore a hat. The hat is blue and wooden.
ii) The musician played an instrument. The instrument is wooden and ancient.
26. Give a suitable advice for the situation given below. 2 × 1 = 2M
Your friend consumes a lot of junk food. Advoise him/her to stop it to stay healthly.
27. Read the following paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words
choosing the sords given in the box 4 × 1 = 4M
healing, insight, instint, recovery, savgery, unplanned
All of us will spend many years, if not generations, recovering (a) from that profound
hurt. But the decades of oppression and brutatity (b) had another, unintended, (c) effect, and
that was that it produced the Oliver tambos, the water silulus, the chief Lutheris the Yusuf
Dadoos, the Brain Firchers, the Robert Sobukwes of our time - men of such extraordinary
covrage, wisdom (d) and genorisity that their like may never be known.
28. Read teh following paragraph and write the antonyms of the underlined words
4 × 1 = 4M
Then he completely (a) forgot (b) that he had not always been able to fly, and commended
(c) himself to dive and soar and curve, shricking shills. He was near (c) the sea now, flying
straight out ove the ocean.
29. Fill in the blanks with the right formof words given in the brackets. 2 × 1 = 2M
Let me put in more ...................... (a) (clear / clearly / clarity) sive no one wil believe that
a thirteen - year - old girl is (b) (complete / completely / completion) alone in the world.
30. Complete the words with correct prefixes and suffixes given inthe brackets.
2 × 1 = 2M
i) The proposal was ................. feelible (ir, in)
ii) The fircaly indepen ............... (deaut, deut) people of coory are possible of Greek or frabic
descent.
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31. Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling 2 × 1 = 2M

i) environmently, suitable, casually, cousolate .............................

ii) moentenis, approaching, clouds, exclaimed ............................

32. Read the following dictionary entry of the word given below 2 × 1 = 2M

greedy / gri:di/

adjective

i) having an excassive desire or oppilite for food :

He is a greedly pig

ii) having or shouring are intense and selfish desire for wealth or power :

people were driven from their land by greedly developers.

Now, answer the following questions using the information above

i) Write any one of the meaning given for ‘greedly’

ii) Use greedly in a sentence of your own

33. Use the following expressions in sentences of your own. 2 × 1 = 2M

i) Phrasal verb : kept back

ii) Idiomatic expression : spill the beans

34. Match the following 4 × ½ = 2M

Part - A part - B

1. gathering ( ) A) The state of being superior of having the highest


outhority or power

2. in augurialion ( ) B) The process of setting up or pulling something in place

3. Supremacy ( ) C) a meeting or assembly of people

4. installation ( ) D) The formal begining or introduction of a new leader


SECTION - C
Crative Expression
35. a) Imagine a dialogue between Leucho and a neighbour, where Leucho shares his plant to
write a letter to God asking for help

(or)

b) Imagine you are Ausable. You met fowler, a young writer. He was disappointed at your
books. Write a diary entry in this content. 10 M

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36. a) You are Latha from temple street, Hyderabad. 10M
Write a letter to alocal book store, Book haven, located on main street, Hyderabad,
requiesting to place on order for several books youre interested in purchasing.
(or)
b) You are the secretary of Srujana society. Your society was once a name for cleandiness is
now facing complaints of unhygenic conditions. Write a speech persuading the members
to maintain cleamlimes in the society.
37. a) Read the following passage carefully focessing on the underlined parts. 10M
New clothes had never been mode for Bholi. (A) the old dresses of her sister were passed
on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. But today she was lucky (B) to
receive a clean dress which had shrunk after many washings and no langer and fitted
(C) Chanmpa. She was even (D) Batted and oil was rubbed into her dry and mattered
hair, Only then did she begin to believe that (E) she was being taken to a place better
than her homel.
(or)
b) The given pie chart shows the percentage distribution of people who get fined by the
traffic police. Study it and write a prograph based on the information given in it.

Speeding
Underage Beyond
Driving limits
30% 25%

Ignoring
Traffic
ng Rules
ro ng Talking
W ki 15%
r
p a 5% on
1
mobile
15%

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