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English (General) Class - 10th
A. Section A : Reading 15 - - - - - -
A-1 : Unseen Passage 1 2obj 5 1
(2 obj. + 1 voc. + 2 comp.) 3sa
A-2 : Unseen passage 2 2obj 5 1
(2 obj. + 1voc. + 2 comp.) 3sa
A-3 : Unseen passage 3 2obj 5 1
(2 obj. + 1 voc. + 2 comp.) 3sa
B. Section B - Writing 20 - - - -
B-1 : Letter writing 1 1 1
B-2 : Note making & Summary 1 1 2 1
B-3 : Composition (Essay) 1 1 1
D Text Book 45 - - -
d1. Extract from prose 3obj 1 4 1
d2. Extract from prose 3obj 1 4 1
d3. Short answer type ques. 2 1 2 1
d4. Extract from drama 1 1
d5. Extract from poetry 3obj 1 3 1
d6. One out of two short answer 1 1
d7 + d8. two out of three s.a. 2 2 1
type ques. from poems
d9+d10+d11. Three out of 3 3 1
four s.a. type ques. from suppl. Material
d12+d13. - two out of three s.a. type 2 2 1
ques. from suppl. Material
Total 100 44 08 27 08 - 06 07 45 18
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SOLVED PAPER - 2012
ENGLISH (General)
Time : 3 Hrs ] Class - 10th [ M.M. : 100
Instructions: (i) All Questions are compulsory. (ii) Answers should be clear, correct and according to
the instructions. (iii) Marks of each questions is given on their right side.
Section-A
Q.1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it
City children suffer from a great disability. They have little contact with nature. They do not
know the joys of living in the open air. In cities, there is no space to live. So one storey is piled upon
another. "Their lives are so artificial that they don't enjoy the benefit of seeing the stars at night. They
buy flower pots and put paper flowers or plastic flowers in them. They hang pictures of sun-rise or
sun-set on the walls. Wherever one turns, one finds artificial lights during the day as well as in the
night. They have lost even darkness of night which is given' to man for peace and quiet thought. So
the task before education is to change the whole system of values that are current in our cities.
Questions : (a) Which disability do the city children suffer from ?
(i) They are weak,
(ii) They cannot play in the open,
(iii) They have little contact with nature.
(b) Find the opposite of the word 'natural' from the
(i) Beneficial (ii) Artificial (iii) Superficial
(c) What is the importance of night for man?
(d) What is the taks before education?
(e) How have their lives become artificial?
Answers : (a) They have little contact with nature (b) Artificial (c) The darkness of night is given
to man for peace and quiet thought. (d) The task before education is to change the whole system of
values that are current in our cities. (e) They do not know the joys of living in the open air and have no
space to for. They can't enjoy the benefit of seeing the stars at night. So, their lives have become
artificial.
Q.2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Helen Keller lost her eye-sight and hearing at the age of two because of an illness. She
became deaf. She also lost the ability to speak for we learn to speak by imitating what we hear.
At first, it seemed impossible that she would ever understand others or be understoodyby them.
Hers was thus a lonely world. But she was helped by a wonderful teacher named Miss Sullivan
who had herself been blind as a child but recovered her eye-sight by jan operation. Miss
Sullivan volunteered to help Helen also taught her to speak, read and write, Helen, later, went
to a University and gained a degree. She then spent the rest of her life working to help the blind
and the deaf.
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Questions : (a) When did Helen Keller lose her eye-sight and hearing?
(i) At bright (ii) At the age of two (iii) At the age of four.
(b) Which word in the passage means "one who is unable to see"
(i) Deaf (ii) Sight (iii) Blind
(c) How do we learn to speak?
(d) How did Miss Sullivan help Helen?
(e) What did Helen do for the blind and the deaf ?
Answers : (a) At the age of two. (b) Blind (c) We learn to speak by imitating what we hear.
(d) Miss Sullivan volunteered to help Helen and taught her to speak, read and write. (e) She spent the
rest of her life working to help the blind and the deaf.
Q.3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end
of the passage:
Language is a wonderful gift given to man. No animal possesses this gift; but they have
their own way or expressing themselves. "When a rabbit sees an enemy, it runs away into its hole
or burrows. Its tail bobs up and down as it runs. The other rabbits see it and they too run away.
They know that there is a danger. When a Cobra is anrgy, it raises its hord, and makes itself look
fierce. This warns other animal. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to the hive. It
cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them; but it does a kind of dance in
the air. Some animals things by making sounds. A dog barks when strangers come near.
Questions: (a) How does a rabbit react when it sees an enemy ?
(i) It's tail bobs up and down
(ii) It makes a sound (iii) It shows its teeth.
(b) Pick out a word from the passage which means 'Cautions' :
(i) Bobs (ii) Dances (iii) Warns
(c) How does a rabbit give a signal of danger?
(d) How does a Cobra give a warning of attack to other animals?
(e) What does a dog do when strangers come near.
Answers : (a) It's tail bobs up and down. (b) Warns (c) The rabbit's tail bobs up and down as
it runs. (d) A cobra raises its hord and makes itself look. (e) A dog barks when strangers come near.
Section - B
Q.4. Read the following passage carefully and do as instructed in (a) and (b) below
the passage:
Early rising leads to health and happiness. The man who rises late, can have little rest in
the course of the day. Anyone who lies in bed late is compelled to work till a late hour in the
evening. He has to go without the morning exercise which is so necessary for his health. In spite
of all his efforts, his work will not produce as good results as that of the early riser. The reason for
this is that he can't take advantage of the refreshing hours in the morning. Some people say that
the quiet hour of midnight is the best time for working. Several great writers say that they can
write best only when they burn the midnight oil Yet, it is true that few men have a clear brain at
midnight when the body needs rest and sleep. Those who work at that time soon ruin their health.
Bad health rnust. in the long run, have a bad effect on the quality of their work.
Questions : (a) Make notes on the above passage and provide a title also.
(b) Prepare the summary of the above passage.
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A GREAT LEADER
OR
YOUR FAVOURITE LEADER
Introduction India is a great country. It is a country of great men and women. It is the land of
great heroes and saints. Gandhiji was a great man. He was the greatest leader of his time. He was the
greatest son of mother India.
His Birth He was born in 1869. His fathers name was Karamchand Gandhi. Putlibai was his
mother. He came of a noble family. His parents were religious minded. The name of his wife was
Kasturba Gandhi.
His Life He was a simple man. He was kind by nature. He lived simple life. He lived like a poor
man. He always spoke the truth. He never told a lie. He never did anything wrong. He always did the
right thing. He always did his duty.
His works He fought for Indias freedom. He made India free. He gave us National Flag. He
did much for his country and country men. He loved the Harijans and the poor. He did much for them.
He loved all his country men. He was a great freedom fighter. He gave us the doctorine of Ahinsa.
Conclusion Gandhiji was really a great man. He lived and died for his country and countrymen.
He worked for them. We loved him and called him Bapu. We called him the Father of the nation. He
was shot dead on 30th January, 1948. He is no more but his name will never die. He was favourite
leader. We are proud of him.
AN INDIAN FESTIVAL
(DIWALI : THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT)
Introduction India is a great country. It is the country of great men and women. It is the land
of many religions and festivals. There are four great festivals. Diwali is one of them. It is an important
festival of Hindus.
When Celebrated It is among the four great festivals of Hindus. It is celebrated in the month
of Kartika. It is celebrated in the memory of Ramas victory over Ravana. He returned to Ayodhya on
this day. Different people celebrate it for different reasons.
Preparations Diwali is the festival of joy and pleasure. People celebrate it with joy. They clean
and whitewash their houses. They paint and decorate their shops and houses. There are different ways
of decorating them. Villagers clean and decorate their dwellings well.
Ladies are very busy on this festival. They prepare sweets and other dishes for distribution.
They welcome the guests. They sew new clothes for their children. They do everything to make this
festival joyful.
The Celebration People light earthen lamps at the night of Amavasya. They worship Goddess
Laxmi then. They burn the crakers. Children are very happy on this festival. They get new clothes to
wear and crakers to burn. They are full of cheers and happiness.
Conclusion Diwali is a festival of light. Some people gamble this night. Gambling is a bad
practice. It is social evil, It must be disrooted. I like the festival most. It is my favourite national festival.
I celebrate it with great joy.
Q.6. You are Ridima/Yatharth living at 10/9, Civil Lines. Neemuch. Write a letter to
your friend asking him/her to join you in the coming summer vacation.
Ans. 10/9, Civil lines
Neemuch
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Dear Lakhan,
I am glad to inform you that we are not going any where in the coming summer vacation.
Therefore, I request you to join my family in the coming summer vacation. We shall visit important
and other places and will have nice time together.
Inform me at the earliest and convey my regards to your parents and love to Chhotu.
Yours friendly,
Ridima / Yatharth
OR
You are Anushree' Anupam reading in class X in School for Excellence, Indore. As
your father has been transferred to Bhopal, you are shifting there. So write an application
to the Principal of your school for your school leaving certificate (S.L.C./T.C.).
Ans. To,
The Principal,
School for Excellence,
Indore
Sub. : An Application for School Leaving Certificate
Respected Sir,
I beg to say that I am regular student of X A in your school. As my father has been transferred
from Indore to Bhopal. Therefore, kindly issue me my S. L. C. at the earliest. So I may take further
admission.
Thanking you sir,
Yours faithfully,
Anushree
Date : July 25, 2012
Q.7 (A). Fill in the blanks using the correct form of verbs:
(i) Mohan was very tired. So he .... to bed early. (go, gone, went, going)
(ii) The sun ,..., in the east.(rises, rise, rised)
Ans. (i) Went (ii) Rises.
(B)Rearrange the words to form meaningful sentences:
(i) come/ I/ Sir/ in/ May/?
(ii) Hobby/ My/ games/ playing/ is/
Ans. (i) May I come in, Sir (ii) Playing games is my hobby.
(C)Fill in the blanks choosing the correct words:
(i) It was dark. So I ........ a torch with me. (take, took, taken)
(ii) ........ dog seldom bite. (Barking, Bark)
(iii) He promised... the money. (to return, returns)
(iv) Strike the iron...... it is hot. (after, till, while)
(v) Work hard ... you will fail. (or, but, so)
(vi) My brother is very strong. He .... lift 80 kg of weight. (may, can ought to)
Ans. (i) took (ii) Barking (iii) to return
(iv) while (v) or (vi) can
Q.8. Do As directed (any five)
(i) I did not go to school yesterday. I was ill (Combine using 'because')
(ii) My friend go to school (Rewrite using simple past tense)
(iii) It is a fact
Most student's fail in Maths and English (Combine the sentences using 'that')
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