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QUESTION PAPER CLASS - X SUBJECT - ENGLISH 2021-22
QUESTION PAPER 2021-22
CLASS - X
SUBJECT - ENGLISH
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks 80
Instructions- 1. All questions
are compulsory
SECTION- A (READING)
Q-1
Read the following
passage and answer
the questions given below-
At first sight, silence would seem to be the essence
of non-communication. Yet we
know that in some circumstances silence can speak volumes. It is also a potent tool in the communication tool-box,
for the speaker, as it adds emphasis to point,
allowing time for its full significance to sink in. Handled skillfully, it can build up anticipation for what is to come - the pregnant
pause. It gives opportunity
to make eye contact with the audience and gauge their reactions. It is an essential component of the timing of
one’s delivery. For the listener, silence can
buy time, either to
digest what has been said or to consider a response, or both. Silence will often lure the speaker
into saying more than he or she may have intended.
Questions:
a)
Silence seems to be the essence of 1
i.
Volumes ii. communication tool-box
iii. Communication iv. non communication
b)
For the listener, silence
can 1
i be a potent tool ii. Lure him to say
more
iii. Emphasize
a point IV. Buy time
c)
According to the author, silence
can build up --------- 1
i.
anticipation for what was to come
ii.
anticipation for what is to come
iii.
anticipation for what has come
iv.
anticipation for what had come
d)
The adjective form of the word 'silence'
is --------- 1
i.
silencer
ii.
silent
iii.
silently
iv.
none of these
Which
of the following is
the synonym of
‘gauge’?
i.
Make statement
ii.
Gather knowledge
iii.
measure
iv.
Share information
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Q-2
Read the following
passage and answer
the questions given below-
It is an admitted fact that union or cooperation is
strength, discussion is weakness. A
united family, a united community, a united society, a united nation is strong. But those who are disunited
or split up into fractions or groups are all weak. Take the
case of a football or hockey team. If the members of the team play
together and cooperate with one another,
they will form a strong team. But if each member plays his own game, they will surely be defeated,
however strong the individual players may
be. The same is true of any army. To win a battle, an army must work as one man. Napoleon's motto was "Divide and
conquer" He tried to split up
the armies fighting against him. Then he would overcome them one by one. Divided they were weak. A united
team, a united army, a united
nation is strong.
"United we stand; divided
we fall"
Questions:
a)
According to the passage, what is weakness? 1
i.
Union ii. cooperation
Iii. Strength IV. Disunion
b)
Which of the following is a suitable title
to the above passage?
1
c)
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d)
'Divide and conquer' was the motto
of.................... 1
i) Churchill ii) Hitler
iii) Napoleon IV) Stalin
e) If we are divided, we................... 1
I become
strong
ii)
fall
iii)
become careful
iv)
win
SECTION -B (WRITING)
Q-3. Read the passage and make notes on it and also give a suitable
title
(4×1=4)
Pollution is fouling environment. There are many types
of pollution, like air pollution, water
pollution, noise pollution
and soil pollution. The causes responsible for pollution are smoke
waste material and harmful chemicals from factories. Our water resource
are polluted due to fertilizers, pesticides and harmful
waste. Pollution is causing an imbalance in the environment.
Pollution is affecting nature severely. We are facing
the problem global warming.
Destruction of Ozone layer, shortage of drinking water, climate change etc. Air pollution
causes lung cancer
and heart diseases.
Pollution problem is the biggest
challenge before us. We can reduce pollution by less use of plastic bags,
pesticides, vehicles. It is our
responsibility to protect
our environment from pollution.
Answer:-
Q-4. You are Arun Tripathi
reading in X. Govt. High school, Rewa. Write
an application to the principal of
your school requesting him to issue your Transfer Certificate because your father has been transferred to Bhopal.
Answer:-
To
The Principal
Govt High School
Rewa (MP)
Sub- An application for T.C. (Transfer
Certificate)
Respected Sir,
I beg to say that i am student of your school in class 10th. My father has been
transferred to Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). So i cannot continue my study
here.
Kindly grand me TC (Transfer certificate). I have Complete all formalities of School.
Thank you sir
Yours obediently
Arun Tripathi
Class x
Date – 04 April
2022
(4×1=4)
Or
You are Rakesh Mishra. Write a letter to your friend Manish inviting him to attend
your younger brother's birthday party.
Answer:-
301, Govind Nagar,
New Paradise Road
Bhopal (MP)
13 November 2011
Dear Manish
I hope you are doing
well. I'm also fit and fine here. It's been long since we met each other. Well,
the main reason to write you this letter is that you are invited to my house on
2nd of December i.e. in next week.
I'm organising a
short party as my younger brother's birthday party is there. The venue
for this party is in my home only, I would be very happy if you attend the
party.
Your loving friend,
Rakesh Mishra
Q-5
Write an essay
on any one of the following topics in about 150 words.
(5×1=5)
a.
Importance of Games and sports.
b.
Wonders of Science.
c.
My Hobby
d.
The Digital India Movement
Answer:-
Wonders
of Science
Or
Science
is a Good Servant but
Introduction- It is the age of science. Science plays an important
role in our life. It has made our life easier and comfortable. Science is a
systematic way of knowledge and living.
Scientific
Wonders Science has given us many wonderful gifts. The various inventions of
science are its wonders. We cannot imagine our life without them.
Various Inventions - Electricity is the most useful gift of science. It gives us light. Heaters,
fans, coolers, refrigerators, computers etc., all work on electricity. It also
runs machines and trains.
Medicine and Surgery Science has given wonderful medicines. Vaccination
helps us in preventing diseases like polio, cholera (Heja),
small pox etc. It has brought down the death rate. Modern surgical equipment
has made operations less painful.
Means of Communication Today we amuse ourselves by watching television and listening to music on
radio and tape recorder. Television has become a powerful medium of education
and knowledge. U.G.C. and IGNOU lessons on television are
very useful. Fast means of transport and communication help us to reach distant
places in a short time.
Computers
Scientists have invented computers. These are wonderful inventions. Computers
can do complex calculations and work quickly. They have solved a lot of man's
problems.
Disadvantages - of Science Everything has two sides. Science too has a
dark side. The invention and production of atom bombs and
other dangerous weapons are a great threat to the existence of humanity. They
can destroy the world in seconds.
or
Write an article/ paragraph on any one of the following topics
in about 150 words.
a.
Advantage and Disadvantages of Mobile phones.
b.
Importance of class room teaching.
c.
Swachchha Bharat Mission
d.
Importance of Forest.
Answer- A
Advantage and Disadvantages of Mobile phones
Advantages
Of Mobile Phones For Students
1 – Very useful in emergency situations: It is very clear to all that mobile phones came to this world
for emergency purposes. If students have a mobile phone, it is easy to contact
anyone when they need. For instance, if students have a problem in school or in
the street after school, they can contact their parents immediately
2 – Great equipment in order to improve knowledge: we get knowledge from parents, teachers, and books, but with
the help of the internet, we can learn much more. Students who get good grades
in exams get extra knowledge from the internet.
3 –
Adviser/Guider/Instructor/Teacher/Director: A student having a mobile phone means that the student has
everything. Early morning it works as an alarm clock. Also, it works as a
reminder if you put some notes on the reminder.
Disadvantages of Mobile Phones for Students
1 –
Playing games most of the time: Student’s
age is a kind of playing age. Even though they concentrate on their studies
their mind goes to play stations, Xbox, Computers and Mobile phones. Nowadays I saw
lots of students who are distracted by mobile phones. I think they love it
because they can download so many games. So, what will happen to the students
who have their own mobile phone? Simply they will try to play games.
2 –
Involvement in unwanted things: In
today’s world, mobile phones may change student’s habits. Through mobile
phones, you can search lots of bad stuff. In the 21st century, the sexual
activities and violent acts are considerably growing day by day. That is really
bad. This is why we can see lots of students with cigarettes and drugs.
3 –
Sleepless nights and fatigue: Most
of the students choose night time for playing games so that no one will disturb
them. So they play till 2 or 3 in the early morning unless parents come and
shout at them to sleep. Some students choose the sleeping time for chatting
with friends. Chatting also makes them go to bed very late. Do you know what
happens if they sleep late? Next day they get tired and find it hard to
concentrate on their subjects.
Or Type 2
Advantage and Disadvantages of Mobile phones
Introduction:
Mobile phones are a huge invention of technology. It
has made human life very easy. Most of the people keep a cellphone with them to
stay connected with the rest of the world. It is easy to access the internet on
a mobile phone.
It can be a way
to improve education, business, and the medical industry. There are
many good sides to mobile phones. But there are tons of bad sides too. Let’s
take a look at some advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones.
Good Sides of Mobile Phone:
It connects the
entire world in the same line. It’s possible to communicate with anyone
anywhere in the world by cellphone. And because of this communication progress,
the business has been easier worldwide. People can find important things on
Google easily. That’s why almost everyone has one cellphone now. Education has
gone to a new level. Students can learn their lessons in a mobile phone
different types of apps that are available in the app store. It is improving
the way of life.
Bad Sides of Mobile Phone:
Including all
these good sides, there are many bad sides too. It creates a distance between
you with your parents, friends, and relatives, etc. People get too distracted
with too much using mobile devices. It happens mostly for the people who play
too many video games or use too much social media.
Sometimes it is a waste of
time, money, and energy when we don’t use it in the proper way. It causes many
health problems. And finally, as a student you can face a huge study loss. Some
applications steal data from your phone and that could be a risk.
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C) Swachchha Bharat Mission
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is aimed at
making our country clean. With this campaign, our country will be clean and
prosperous, as well as the economic development of the country will also be
supported everywhere.
The campaign was inaugurated by the Honorable Prime
Minister on 2 October 2014 by cleaning it in the Valmiki colony of Delhi. Under
this campaign, all the cities of India are to be cleaned in rural areas,
mohallas, and lanes.
In this campaign, the emphasis has been mainly on making
open defecation free India because even today most of the houses in our village
do not have toilet facilities due to which people go out to defecate which
pollutes the environment and also new diseases. Takes birth.
Q-6
On the basis of the picture given below, write
a short paragraph
about 'Importance of saving tree' (3×1=3)
'Importance of saving tree'
Trees are the best gift of nature for us. They make the
environment beautiful and clean. Water and sunlight are very important to help
trees grow. Human beings get food from trees. Trees also give us wood and
shade. Houses, chairs and toys are made from wood we receive from trees.
Trees can be called the best friend to mankind. Many
animals get their food from leaves, vegetables and fruits grown on trees. the number of trees that can be cut daily. People in
urban as well as rural areas need to be educated about the dire effects of
deforestation and most importantly citizens need to take responsibility and
accountability for their own selves, if not for the future of their race.
They also live near the shadow of trees. We should stop cutting trees to save
nature. Children and adults need to plant more trees and teach each other to
stop causing harm to nature. One tree can save many lives.
Section-C (grammar)
Q-7
Fill in the blanks choosing
the correct alternatives given in the brackets. (Any five) (1×5=5)
i)
She.................. her homework daily. (do/does/did)
ii)
Mohan died........................ Malaria. (of/from/for)
iii)
Students............... obey their teachers. (should/must/ought)
iv) ..................... Moon walks slowly
and silently. (A/An/The)
v)
Shyam is................... than Sohan.
(taller/tallest/tall)
vi)
Reeta is sitting................... Radha and Kavita
(among/between/in)
Q-8
Do as directed (Any Five) (1×5=5)
i)
I do my homework.
(Change into Negative)
ii)
Children read books.
(Change the voice)
iii)
Rohan is my friend.
He is sitting at the last
bench. (Combine the sentences into a relative
clause)
iv)
It is raining. (Change
into present Perfect Tense)
v)
If you run fast, you can catch the train. (Rewrite
the sentence using 'Unless in place of If)
vi)
Usha runs very
fast. She can win the race. (Combine the sentences using so…………………………that)
Answers:-
1: I
do not my homework.
2: Books
are read by children.
3: Rohan is my friend who is sitting at the last bench.
4: It has rained.
5: If you run fast then you will catch the
train.
6: Usha runs so fast that she can win the
race.
Q-9
Answer the following
questions: (Any six) (1×6=6)
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b)
c)
In the poem 'Fire and Ice,' ' Fire' stands for-
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i. |
greed |
ii. |
hatred |
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iii. |
desire |
iv. |
lust. |
d)
Which plane was the author flying?
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i. |
Dakota |
ii. |
Boing 47 |
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iii. |
Mig 29 |
iv. |
Mirage |
e)
The diary was given
to Anne Frank on her
i.
11th birthday ii. 12th birthday
iii. 13th birthday IV. 14th birthday
f)
What are the bakers known as in Goa?
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i. |
pader |
ii. |
portugese |
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iii. |
pekar |
iv. |
baker |
g)
Siddhartha was sent away for schooling at the age of-
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i. |
thirteen |
ii. |
fourteen |
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iii. |
twelve |
iv. |
ten |
Q-10 (A) Read the following extract from the prose and answer the
questions given below. (1×3=3)
The baker or bread seller of those days had a peculiar
dress known as the Kabai. It was a
single piece long frock reaching down to the knees. In our childhood we saw bakers wearing a shirt and trousers which
were shorter than full length ones
and longer than half pants, Even today, any one
who wears a half pant which reach reaches just below the kneews invites
the comment that he is dressed like a pader.
Questions:
a. From which lesson has this text
been taken?
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i. Tea
from Assam |
ii. |
Coorg |
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iii. A Baker from
Goa |
iv. |
A letter to God. |
b. 'Kabai' means
i.
a gown ii. a long frock
iii. half pant iv. a shirt
c.
In authors childhood
what was the dress of the
baker-
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i. trousers |
ii. |
pants |
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iii. shirt and trousers |
iv. |
long frock |
(B)
Read the following extract from the poem and answer the questions give below (1×3=3)
The ways a crow shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree
Questions:
a.
Name the poet of
above the poem
i.
W.B. yeats ii. Robert
frost
iii. Robert Burns iv. William word sworth
b.
What did crow shake on the poet?
i. dust of tree ii. dust of garden
iii. dust of land iv. dust of snow
c.
Where was the crow?
i.
on hemlock tree ii. on banyan tree
ii.
iii. on peepal
tree iv. none of
these
Q-11
Answer the following questions
in about 30 words (Any Six)
(2×6=12)
i.
Where was Lencho's
house located?
ii.
What does courage
mean to Mandela?
iii.
What compelled the young
seagull to fly?
iv.
Why does Anne want to keep a diary?
v.
Why did wanda petronski
sit in the last row of the class?
vi.
What is Coorg known for?
vii.
How did Mr. Keesing punish Anne?
Answers:-
1 Where was Lencho's house located?
Answer:
- The house Lencho's house was
located on the top of a low hill.
2 What does courage mean to Mandela?
Answer: - For Mandela, courage does not
mean the absence of fear but a victory over
fear. According to him,
brave men need not be fearless but should be able to conquer fear.
3 What compelled the young seagull to fly?
Answer: - The young seagull was very
hungry. It was his hunger that
ultimately compelled and
encouraged him to fly.
4 Why does Anne want to keep a diary?
Answer: - Anne decided to keep a
diary, as she had no "true" friend. She figured paper
had
more patience than humans did.
5 Why did Wanda petronski sit in the last row of the class?
Answer: - Wanda Petronski sat in the last
row of the class because she was very quiet and wanted to avoid the
taunts and trouble by girls in the class.
6 What is Coorg known for?
Answer: - Coorg, also known as Kodagu, is a beautiful hill station in
the Indian state of Karnataka. Coorg is
famous for its coffee plantations, evergreen rainforests and spices.
7 How did Mr. Keesing
punish Anne?
Answer: -
He punished her by giving her extra homework. He asked her to write an essay on the subject "A Chatterbox'.
Q-12
Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
(Any two)
(2×2=4)
i.
What does 'Ice' stand for in the poem 'Fire and Ice’?
(Any two)
ii.
How does the fog come?
iii.
In the poem 'Dust of Snow", what does the poet say has changed
his mood?
Answer 1: ‘Ice’ stands for insensitivity, coldness, intolerance, indifference,
rigidity and
hatred.
Answer 2: The
fog comes on little cat feet. The poet says that the fog comes on its little
cat
feet, which implies that the
fog is like a cat as it comes slowly?
Answer 3: The
poet's mood changed from the state of sadness to happiness. He felt
refreshed
and wanted to enjoy and make
use of the rest of the day.
Q-13
Answer the following questions in about 30 words (Any Two)
(2×2=4)
i.
Why was Mrs. Pumphrey worried
about Tricki?
ii.
What was Anil doing when the thief approached him?
iii.
Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist
eccentric?
Answer
1: Mrs. Pumphrey is worried about
Tricki because he is unwell. He has refused to
eat
food and had bouts of vomiting. She feels that he is suffering from a serious
health
issue such as malnutrition.
Answer
2: Anil was watching a
wrestling match when the narrator approached him
Answer 3: Mrs. Hall found the scientist eccentric because
he had an uncommon appearance.
He responds rudely to Mrs. Hall's friendly
behavior. He told her that he had no desire to talk, and that all he wanted was
solitude.
Q-14
Answer the following questions in about 75 words.
(Any two)
(3×2=6)
i.
What were Lencho's
feelings when the hail stopped?
ii.
How did Mandela's
hunger for freedom,
change his life
iii.
When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house,
what does she ask for?
Answer 1: When the hail stopped, Lencho's soul was filled with
sadness. He looked around at his fields and said that even a plague of
locusts would have left more than what was left after the hailstorm. He said
that they would have no corn that year and they would go hungry. He was full of
sorrow.
Answer
2: Mandela discovered during his youth that it was not just his freedom alone
that was being curtailed, but the freedom of all Black citizens. The hunger for
his own liberty became the hunger of all his fellow brothers and sisters for
freedom. This transformed the fearful man into a brave rebel in the
system.
Answer
3: She asked for mustard seed on the advice of Buddha. Buddha
had asked her to get a handful of mustard seeds from such a house where no one
had lost a child, husband, parent or friend. She did not get mustard seeds as
well because all the houses had lost one or the other family member.
Q-15
Compare the life of a tiger in a cage and in a forest
as described in the poem 'A tiger
in the zoo' in about 75 words (3×1=3)
or
Mention three things that humans do and animals
don't (in about 75 words)
Answer 1: The difference between a tiger in a
zoo and in a forest is huge as in the former it is a caged animal who
has lost its freedom whilst in the latter it is independent and supreme.
Explanation: The tiger is the king of the forest. ... It enjoys its supremacy
as all animals are afraid of it.
Or
Answer 2
·
Humans cook food and eat whereas the animals do not cook
food they eat them raw.
·
The humans think and act for anything that happens around
them but animals cannot think.
·
Animals can be tamed and made to behave according to our
wished whereas humans cannot be tamed.
Q-16
Why does Bholi's
marriage not take place? (in about 75 words)
(3×1=3)
or
How did the invisible
man first become visible? (In about 75 words)
Answer: The marriage did not take place because
Bholi refused to marry Bishamber. When the groom saw that her face was
covered with pock-marks, he declared that he would marry her only if her father
paid him a dowry of five thousand rupees.
Or
Answer: The invisible man (Griffin) first
became visible after he slipped into a big London store for keeping
warm and overslept there while wearing some clothes taken from the store.
The clothes made him visible to the shop assistants when the shop opened in the
morning
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