Class: 10th Standard MODEL QUESTION PAPER - 01 Time: 3 Hrs

Subject: English Max Marks: 80

I. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions/incomplete statements. Only one of
them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer
along with its letter of alphabet. 1x4=4
1. Fill in the blank with the correct auxiliary verb:
The crowd ………. dispersed by the police.
a) were b) am c) was d) are
2. Read the conversation and fill in the blank with if clause choosing from the given alternative.
Harini: Suman, Scientists are practical people.
Suman: Yes. They work selfless.
Harini: If the Scientists had not invented new things, people ……………. have been happy and comfortable.
a) could be b) would not c) will not d) might not
3. Read the given conversation and choose the language function for the underlined sentence.
Raju: I have many doubts regarding chapter 4 of Mathematics.
Chinmay: You can come to my house any time for clarification.
Raju: I am grateful to you.
a) Complimenting b) wishing c) requesting d) expressing gratitude
4. Fill in the blank with appropriate modal verb.
Ravi: Do you know swimming?
Giri: Yes. I …………. swim?
a) must b) ought to c) can d) could
II. Do as directed: 1x12=12
5. Fill up the blank with appropriate tense form of the verbs given in brackets:
One day while Rajesh ………………. (be + ride) the bicycle, lost control and was badly hurt.
6. Re-arrange the jumbled into a meaningful sentence:
walking / a / bridge / he / along / was / narrow
7. Fill in the blank using suitable linker.
We should think twice ………………… we do any work.
8. Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate word given in the bracket.
Edison invented bulb and his …………. is used throughout the world. (Invent)
9. Combine the word in column A with its collocative word in column B.
A B
Break - [record, climbing, lunch, supper]
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10. Give one word answer:
Eager for knowledge.
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Who, hero, understand, economics
12. Fill in the blank with suitable article:
Kishore is …………. honourable person. He doesn’t quarrel with anyone.
13. Frame question to get the underlined word as answer.
Ravi is studying in Mysore.
14. Read the following conversation and change the underlined sentence into passive voice.
Sunil: Hello Mahesh what are you doing?
Mahesh: I am writing English notes.
15. Change the following sentence into comparative degree.
No other boy in the class is as clever as Ananth.
16. Use the word ‘thought’ as noun in a sentence of your own.
III. The following paragraph has two errors. Edit the paragraph and rewrite it. 1x2=2
17. Malini has bought a car for Rs 2, 90,000/-. Five peoples can sit in it. She bought it from her friend. I
want to by that car for Rs 2, 20,000/-.
Clues:
a) Noun plural to be corrected.
b) Spelling mistake to be corrected.
IV. Answer the following in 2-3 sentences each: 7x2=14
18. Why did Baleshwar revisit the spot where Roma had fallen?
[Link] hopes had the family come to Mumbai with? What happened to their hopes?
20. What makes you feel that Don Anselmo was a man of principles?
21. What qualities of the Jazz player do you appreciate?
22. Why were the technical experts summoned by the three superpowers?
[Link] under the British Government, Mr. Patil showed his patriotism to India. How?
OR
How can you say that Wangjia was a brave boy ?
24.‘Dolma’ faced physical, mental and financial difficulties. What are they?
OR
What were the offer given by the Army to Haneef’s family? How did the mother decline it?
V. Answer the following questions in 5-6 sentences each: 2x3=6
25. Dr. [Link] worked for the upliftment of the depressed classes. Explain.
26. The little maiden filled the sailors with confidence. Justify.
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VI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow. 4x3=12
27. “The first man to move shall spend the rest of the night in irons.”
a) Who said this?
b) What made the speaker say this?
c) What does ‘in irons’ mean in this context?
28. “If you want to get on in life, you have to read a lot. You can learn a great deal of things just by
reading.”
a) Who is the speaker here?
b) Who does ‘you’ refer to?
c) How did the speaker encourage reading?
29. “There won’t be any calendar, there won’t be any clock;
Day light will be on the switch and winter under lock.”
a) Who is the speaker here?
b) Where is the speaker preparing to go?
c) What does the expression ‘winter under lock’ mean?
30. “You are in the second form and I don’t like the way you are being brought up.”
a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?
b) Who was studying in the second form?
c) When did the speaker say this?
VII. Given below is a profile. Write a paragraph using the clues given below: 1x3=3
31. Name: William Shakespeare
Born : 26th April. 1564, Stratford-upon- Avan, England
Occupations : Play Wright, Poet, Actor
Famous plays : Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, Othello etc
Period : Elizabethan Era
Spouse(Wife) : Anne Hathway (1582)
Known as : National poet of England
VIII. Develop the story using the clues given below: 1x3=3
[Link] and hare – good friend- tortoise- known for his slow speed – hare has fast speed – make fun of
tortoise- challenges him – referee selected- race starts – hare overconfident- takes a nap- tortoise wins.
IX. 33. Study the picture given below. Write a description of what the picture suggests to you.

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X. Quote from Memory: 1x4=4
34. Then let………………………….
…………………………………
…………………………………
………………………blind boy
OR
It is enthroned ………………….
…………………………………..
…………………………………..
……………………………justice
XI. Read the passage and answer the following questions: 1x4=4(2x2)
35. One day, a rich merchant came to Birbal. He said to Birbal, “I have seven servants in my house. One of
them has stolen my bag of precious pearls. Please find out the thief”. So Birbal went to the rich man’s house.
He called all the seven servants in a room. He gave a stick to each one of them. Then he said, “These are
magic sticks. Just now all these sticks are equal in length. Keep them with you and return tomorrow. If there
is a thief in the house his stick will grow an inch longer by tomorrow”. The servant who had stolen the bag
of pearls was scared. He thought, “If I cut a piece of one inch from my stick, I won’t be caught”. So, he cut
the stick and made it shorter by one inch. The next day Birbal collected the sticks from the servants. He
found that one servant’s stick was short by an inch. Birbal pointed his finger at him and said, “Here is the
thief”. The servant confessed to his crime. He returned the bag of pearls. He was sent to jail.
(A) What was Birbal’s plan to find the thief?
(B) The thief was caught by his own mistake, how?
XII. Answer the following questions in about 8-10 sentences: 1x4=4
36. It is not so easy to stop one’s habit. Substantiate the poem “Grandma Climbs a Tree” to justify the
statement. OR
How the mother India is glorified in the poem “The song of India”? OR
How does the poet describe that the Earth has patience in the poem “I am the land”?
XIII. Write an essay on any one of the following: 1x4=4
37. a) Use of technology in Education
b) Ban on plastic
c) Swatch Bharat Abhiyan
XIV. Write a letter using the information given below: 1x5=5
[Link] you are Manya / Manu Studying in Sri Siddaganaga High school Tumkur.
Write a letter to the President of Village Panchayat about the problems of water shortage and supply of
polluted water in your area.
OR
Write a letter to your friend about the celebration of Kannada Rajyostava in your school.

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