1 MODEL QUESTION PAPER ENGLISH [PAPER – 1] Class X Time: 2 2 1 Hours Max.Marks: 100 SECTION A – VOCABULARY [20 MARKS] PART - I (1) Choose the appropriate synonym of the underlined word: [5x1=5] Even as a child Bharat had enjoyed playing with bricks. He would place one on top of the other and make a soaring (i) tower. He liked to help the workers when they renovated (ii) a house on his street and would try to figure out (iii) the plan of the house. Now as a man, he runs his own construction company and is involved in the exacting (iv) work of building offices and guest houses for large international companies .These companies are convinced that his accomplishment (v) is the best that is available in the city. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (a) Wounding (a) repaired (a) calculate (a) tiring (a) skill (b) rising (b) constructed (b) understand (b) perfect (b) achievement (c) increasing (c) decorated (c) guess (c) accurate (c) establishment (d) flying (d) destroyed (d) decide (d) challenging (d) work (2) Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word: (5x1=5) Besides the two World wars, the 20 th century saw several (i) regional wars which were full of brutality (ii) with an irreverent (iii) attitude towards life in general. However, with the world economy having improved in the 21 st century we tend to feel we are living now as a privileged generation with more comfort and less wars. But are we really a privileged lot? Do we not tremble in panic (iv) every time we hear of a bomb blast in a public place and are we not deeply worried when we hear of kidnappings and murders for material gain? We will, and can be, a privileged (v) generation only if all of us make a meaningful attempt to respect human life and aim at living in peace, harmony and contentment with one another, without fear and without ill-will or hatred towards anyone. www.kalvisolai.com - 1 of 112.
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER
ENGLISH [PAPER – 1]
Class X
Time: 221
Hours
Max.Marks: 100
SECTION A – VOCABULARY [20 MARKS]
PART - I
(1) Choose the appropriate synonym of the underlined word: [5x1=5]
Even as a child Bharat had enjoyed playing with bricks. He would place one on top of the other and make a soaring (i) tower. He liked to help the workers when they renovated (ii) a house on his street and would try to figure out (iii) the plan of the house. Now as a man, he runs his own construction company and is involved in the exacting (iv) work of building offices and guest houses for large international companies .These companies are convinced that his accomplishment (v)
(d) few (d) kindness (d) respectful (d) bravery (d) incapable
PART - II
Answer any ten of the following
[10x1=10]
3. The common expansion of CCTV is
a) Charged channel television b) Closed channel television
c) Closed-circuit television d) Checked-circuit television
4. Choose the sentence that is correct in its meaning:
a) We will set sail
b) We will set
for Japan next week,
sale
5. Replace the underlined word with its equivalent American English word:
for Japan next week.
If you take the lift
looking for on your right.
to the tenth floor you will find the office you are
6. Which of the words given below can be placed after the word car
a compound word?
to form
a) street b) park c) house d) top
7. What is the plural form of the word ‘locus’?
a)locuses b) loci c) locae
8. Attach a prefix to the word ‘taken’ from the list given below to complete
the sentence.
She was __taken for his mother as the child looked just like her.
a) un- b) en- c) mis- d) dis-
9. Replace the underlined word in the sentence with one of the phrasal verbs
given below to convey the same meaning.
I will search
a) look upon b) look up to c) look up d) look at
the dictionary for the meaning of this word.
10. Separate the syllables of any one of the following words:
a) agriculture b) monument c) duties
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11. Choose the appropriate word to make a meaningful sentence:
He likes to ________ his favourite TV serial the whole hour.
a) see b) watch
12. Construct a sentence using one of the words given below:
a) earnest b)earnestly c) earnestness
13. Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as a verb:
The teacher gave a definition
14. Which of the two sentences given below conveys the following meaning?
of the formula through an illustration.
‘They did not succeed in any other subject’
a) These are the only students successful in the Mathematics test.
b) These are the students successful only in the Mathematics test.
SECTION B – GRAMMAR [25 MARKS]
PART - I
Respond to the following as directed [10x1=10]
15. Which of the options given below will suit the following sentence?
(If the driver had been alert).
a) the accident can be avoided
b) the accident could be avoided
c) the accident could have been avoided
16. Identify the pattern of the following sentence:
He answered my question instantly
a) S V O A b) S V C A c) S V IO DO
17. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement:
Students should be allowed to use the library everyday ………………?
a) Should they b) Isn’t it c) Shouldn’t they
18. Complete the sentence:
No other girl in the class is ………………………. Kamala.
a) most clever as b) more cleverer as c) as clever as
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19. Choose the sentence which correctly conveys the meaning of the
sentence given below:
Nobody can forget how India won her freedom.
a) Everyone cannot forget how India won her freedom.
b) Everyone can remember how India won her freedom.
c) Everyone cannot remember how India won her freedom.
20. Complete the sentence :
……………………… the rain, the match continued.
a) In the event of b) In spite of c) Because of
21. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:
He agreed ……………………. me a computer.
a) buy b) buying c) to buy
22. Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence:
The farmers were keen ……………………. the fields before the monsoon.
a) for harvesting b) on harvesting c) to harvesting
23. Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence:
I have brought you a collection of …………. award winning books of this year. a) a b) an c) the
24. Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence:
The people stood ………… the road to watch the procession go by.
a) across b) along c)on
PART - II
Answer All the Questions
Rewrite as directed. [5x2=10]
25. From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence. Anand heard that he had won the first prize. Anand jumped with joy. 26. Rewrite this sentence using the passive voice:
I had sharpened my pencil and I had used it to sketch the diagram.
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27. Rewrite this sentence in direct speech:
Pritam asked the shopkeeper whether he would exchange the defective torch which he had bought from him the previous day.
28. From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence using the ‘ If ‘ clause. The glass falls. The glass breaks. 29. Read the following sentences about Smitha’s family and write an observation in a single sentence using any one of the degrees of comparison.
Smitha is 5 feet tall
Kumar is 4.5 feet tall.
Prem is 5.5 feet tall.
Nina is 3.5 feet tall.
Mohan is 6 feet tall.
PART - III
(30) Punctuate the following sentence: [5x1=5]
The teacher said be sure to turn off the lights when you leave the room
SECTION – C (PROSE- 15 MARKS)
PART - I
Answer briefly any five of the following questions : [5x2=10] (Your answer should not exceed 30 words) 31. What was the beggar’s true identity? Why did Hughie mistake him to be
a beggar?
32. Why did art find a place even in concentration camps?
33. What quality of character is expected to be inherent in a student?
34. What will the future be if the Himalayan glaciers become ice-free?
35. How is the world of domestic workers ‘invisible’?
36. Describe how ringing of migrant birds is done.
37. What were the contributions of the Cholas towards art and culture?
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PART - II
Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions . Your paragraph should NOT exceed 120 words: [1 x 5=5]
38. (a) How does Baron Hausburg prove to be a ‘model millionaire’?
(OR)
(b) Write a short note on ‘Bird Migration’
(OR)
(c) Trace the plight of domestic workers in our country and state what change in the employer’s attitude could make their lives better
SECTION – D [POETRY – 20 MARKS]
PART - I
Quote from memory one of the following extracts: [1x5=5]
39. (a)The first five lines of the poem ‘Migrant Bird’;
(or)
(b) Five lines of the poem ‘Going for water
from ‘we heard, we knew……..’ to ‘…… a silver blade’.
PART - II
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions given below each set: [5x1=5] 40. “A child sitting under the piano, in the boom of the tingling strings And pressing the small, poised feet of a mother who smiles as she Sings”.
(i) Who is the child referred to here?
(ii) What emotion does the mother display?
41. If you can meet with triumph and disaster;
And treat those two impostors just the same
Why are ‘triumph’ and ‘disaster’ portrayed as impostors?
42. Now drops that floated on the pool
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Like pearls, and now a silver blade.
By these lines would you say that the poet and his friends saw the brook
or heard the brook?
43. Our knees tremble sorely in the stooping….
We fall upon our faces, ……….
Why do the children’s knees tremble?
PART - III
Read the following lines from the poems you have studied and answer the questions given below . [5 X 1 = 5]
44. The globe’s my world. The cloud’s my kin.
I care not where the world begins.
I spread my wings through all the din….
Pick out the rhyming words in these lines.
45. If you can dream and not make dreams your master;
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster;
And treat those two impostors just the same;
Bring out the rhyme scheme used in these lines.
46. But once with in the wood, we paused
Identify the words which make this sentence an example of the
figure of speech called Alliteration.
47. The reddest flower would look as pale as snow.
Identify the figure of speech employed in this line.
48.‘O ye wheels
Stop! Be silent for to-day!’
Name the figure of speech used in the above line.
PART - IV
Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions: Your paragraph should not exceed 120 words. [1 x 5 = 5]
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49. (a) How does Lampman picturise a millionaire?
(OR)
(b) Describe the experience of the children who went to fetch water from the woods. (OR)
(c) Bring out the efforts of the Shilpi in his attempt at shaping a raw stone into a sculpture.
SECTION – E [LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS – 20 marks]
PART - I
50.Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : [5x2=10]
Discipline is the most essential virtue you should acquire when you are young. It is a complex quality. It shapes your mind to religious, social and economic patterns when you grow up to be an active citizen. At a young age, we do not realize the value of discipline, As children, we merely long for unlimited freedom, without understanding the meaning of discipline. An athlete disciplines himself and keeps himself fit. He refrains from smoking, observes good food habits and keeps good health.. Discipline increases the human energy and implies control, resistance and adjustment. Our energy is saved and made vital for a good output.
Questions:
a. The word ‘essential’ means:
(a)necessary (b) important (c) compulsory
b. How does discipline aid a citizen?
c. Why don’t children want discipline?
d. Mention some ways in which an athlete maintains discipline.
e. How is discipline beneficial to human beings?
51. Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences:[5 X1=5]
a. My uncle is richest man in the village.
b. Many people behaves rudely now-a-days.
c. A American lives near my house.
d. The dog fell along the river.
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e. Each of the cycles are damaged.
52. Look at the picture given below and answer the following questions in one or two sentences of your own: [5x1=5]
a. What do you see in the picture?
b. How many persons are on the bike?
c. Do you think a bike should carry more than two
persons? Give a reason for your answer.
d. what would be the danger of riding triples on a bike?
e. What would you do if you saw your friend riding a
bike in this manner?
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MODEL QUESTION PAPER ENGLISH – PAPER II
Class: X Time: 2 1/2 hrs Max marks: 100
SECTION A –NON-DETAILED (35 MARKS) 1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete meaningful paragraph: [5x1=5] Kumar watched (i) __________________ flying in a (ii) ________________ and remembered the time when he had see (iii) ____________________ and his father had told him that the birds had come there to stay only (iv) _______ and would soon leave the (v) ____________ and return to their home in the Artic.
i) for a short while ii) the migratory birds iii) the place of their sojourn iv) nestlings in Vedangthangal v) streamlined ‘V’
2. Read the following sentences and identify the character / speaker: [5 x 1 = 5]
i. “I will call you Goldy”.
ii. “I shall perform some magic tricks.”
iii. “Help! Save me from drowning.”
iv. “At least we could spend some time together.”
v. “I’ve been in search of a model to pose as Judas Iscariot.”
3) Match the following appropriately: [5 x 1 =5]
A) Judas B) Kumar C) Mom D) Celine E) Hubert
caught in a drain clever little boy one of two figures for a painting young and enterprising fond of playing the piano hid in the cupboard
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4) Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answer from the options given below: [5 x1 = 5]
i) Mom allowed __________to keep the dog.
a) Goldy b) Shelly c) Sam d) Diane
ii) The brothers started off the ride with __________.
a) a thumbs up sign b) a wave of the fla c) a whistle d) a gun shot
iii) There were _________ thieves hiding in the cupboard. a) four b) six c) three d) five iv) The painter was trying hard to find a model for a painting of ……………
a) an artist b) Judas Iscariot c) a beggar d) a poet
v) Dad finally got an employment _________. a) at a doctor’s clinic b) as a clerk c) as a lecturer d) with an auditing firm
5) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : [5 x 1 = 5]
With a shudder he once again turned to the window. The
sky was dotted with birds flying in a streamlined ‘V’! They seemed to be hurrying, every one of them of one mind as if they had an important goal to pursue. It was that time of the year when the migratory birds were returning to their homes after a five - month warm sojourn. He remembered his childhood picnic with his parents to Vedanthangal, where he had seen flocks of birds nestled among the trees. Dad had hired a telescope to give him a closer view of the nest, where he saw tiny little nestlings-five of them! Dad had then told him that even though these families resided here, they would soon go back to their homes far in the cold regions of the planet. His father’s words rang clear in his ears “You see Kumar, though they have stayed here for almost half a year and have enjoyed our climate
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and the food available, they know that their home is in the Arctic. And there’s no place like home, is there?”
Kumar gazed at the flock flying home from where they had come. But slowly his vision blurred as tears filled his eyes. ‘Home is where the heart is’ Kumar thought, watching the birds till they were just specks on the distant horizon. Kumar left the room with a sure stride and a strong determination writ large on his countenance.
i. What was the ‘V’ shaped formation seen by Kumar? ii. What did the flight remind him of ? iii. Describe what Kumar had seen amidst the trees while on his picnic. iv. What behaviour among the birds taught Kumar of the importance of ‘home’? v. What do you think Kumar had decided to do? Give a reason for your answer. 6) Study the given mind map and fill in the incomplete details.) [5]
i
Shelley saw a wounded dog
He brought it home
He loved .the dog
The dog too __________________
________________ to trace the owner
One day , a lady ------------------------------
The dog’s real name ______________
The dog had to be given back, as
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7) Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions: [1x 5=5]
a) Narrate the story ‘The Face of Judas Iscariot’ in your own
words b) How did the close encounter result in bringing the brothers
closer to each other? c) Imagine you were Hubert and knew of the thieves’ plan to rob
the house. How would you have dealt with the situation? SECTION – B [LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS-15 MARKS] II. [A] 1. Make notes of the following passage and 2. Prepare a summary using the notes. [5+5=10]
No study of English can be complete without a reference
dictionary of idioms. A very useful and easily available reference
material is The Collins Dictionary of English Idioms. This
dictionary contains clearly explained meanings of over three
thousand common English idioms. To make the meaning even
clearer, and to show you how the idiom can be used, each idiom
is provided with a suitable sample sentence . In this dictionary,
the emphasis is on ‘true’ idioms. These are expressions whose
meanings cannot be easily worked out from the words they
contain. The dictionary also provides a great many variations in
the way these idioms are used. The main emphasis , however is
on providing an understanding of the meaning of the idioms,
rather than attempting to be a complete guide to idiomatic usage.
(145 words)
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9) Complete the following dialogue appropriately. [5] Gautham : May I come in Madam? 1. Teacher : ------------------------------- Gautham : My bus broke down. So I could not come to school on time. 2. Teacher : ---------------------------------------------,
otherwise she will mark you absent. 3. Gautham : ---------------------------------------
10. Write a dialogue with at least ten utterances between a shopkeeper and a customer who wishes to get his defective watch exchanged. [5] 11. Ramesh wanted to write to Mr Nagaraj asking him to be the Chief Guest for a function in his school. He had the format of his letter ready but had yet to write the content.
Complete the content of his letter in about 100 words.[5]
B City 3rd November,2010
From K.Ramesh School Pupil Leader XYZ Higher Secondary School B City Pin XXX XXX To Mr C.Nagaraj Professor of English ABC Arts College K City Pin YYY YYY
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Dear Sir, Sub: Invitation to preside over the inauguration of Literary Association Thank you Yours sincerely, K.Ramesh (SPL) 12) Prepare an advertisement on the information given below: [1x 5=5] 1. Grand look ___ clothes shop __ Aadi sale – 15% discount __ gents’ / ladies’ / kids’ apparels
[OR] New Millennium Bike – comfortable ride – sleek look – affordable price.
SECTION D [EXPANSION OF IDEAS – 35 MARKS]
13) Expand the following headlines: [5x1=5]
i. S.B.I. releases new coin-Big Temple Centenary
ii. India Wins Medals at CWG
iii. Heavy floods in Bihar, crops ruined
iv. Students take up rally to create AIDS awareness
v. Obama to visit India in November
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14. Study the pie-chart and answer the questions given below: [5x1=5]
Mr. Krishnan's Expenditure
i. Mr Krishnan spends equally on
(a) food and education (b) food and clothes (c) food and rent (d) education and clothes
ii. State whether the following statement is true: Expenditure on food and savings equals the sum of the expenditure on entertainment, clothes and rent. iii. The difference between the expenditure on food and savings is equal to that on : (a) rent (b) clothes and entertainment (c) education (d) savings iv. The expenditure on clothes is ________ that on entertainment. (a) greater than (b) the same as (c) less than (d) double v. The expenditure on savings is ______ that on education. (a) twice (b) half of (c) equal to (d) more than 15. Write a paragraph using any one of the following outlines in about 100 words: [1x 5=5] iiiiin about 100 words:
1. It is better to prevent something disastrous before it happens. _____ students _____ study daily lessons _____ work ____ regularly _____ avoid scoring less ____ family _____ save money _____ avoid getting into debts ______ take care of health ____ avoid diseases _____ save money _____ rather than spending on medicines
[OR]
Food 30%
Entertainment 5%
Clothes 5 % Education 20%
Rent 30%
Savings10%
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Trees ______ wealth of a nation ____ should not be cut down. Forests aid rain-fall ____ _____ natural resources ______ students _____ aim in life- planting of trees _____ encourage ____ in schools, colleges, create awareness in public _______ regarding ______ saving trees ______ preventing ____ cutting down trees.
16) Match the following products and slogans: [5x1=5]
1. Wrist watch a) Get set, go 2. Jewellery b) You are what you wear 3. Clothes c) The Magic of Words 4. Pens d) Dazzle and Sparkle 5. Slippers e) On your guard f) Wear and tear
17) Observe the map given below and write the instructions required: [5]
You are near the park. A stranger asks you to direct him to a textile shop. Guide him with your directions in about 50 words.
Park
MAIN ROAD
You are here
ABIRAMI TEXTILES
HOTEL
TEMPLE
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18) Read the poem given below and complete its paraphrase with suitable phrases in the given blanks: [5] Now the Taps Are Dry: Environment Poem by Moses H. Barbu
She told you to plant trees and you paid her no heed and now the taps are dry. They released a water rationing schedule today, a water conservation measure you say, because the taps are dry. You should have rationed your greed and paid her heed, when she told you not to cut down forest trees, but you did not see the wisdom of her pleas, and now the taps are dry.
You did (i)___________to her when she told you to plant trees. Now there is no (ii)____________. You tell me that (iii)________________ to control and distribute a limited supply of water in order to conserve water. You should have controlled your greed and paid attention when she told you (iv) ____________the forest, but you did not understand how (v)______________
OR
. And now there is no water in the taps. 19) Translate in to Tamil: [5]
A co-passenger on the bus you travel in has slipped and sprained his ankle. He wishes to go to a hospital nearby. Someone gives him the instructions in Tamil. As he is new to Tamil Nadu, he does not understand the language. Translate the instructions into English to help him.
Look at the picture given below. Express your views on it in about five sentences.
Water scarcity and poverty –the inseparable twins
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X STANDARD
ENGLISH-I PAPERModel Question Paper - 1
Time : 2.30 Hrs. Marks : 100
SECTION - A Vocabulary (20 marks)
PART - I
(1) Choose the appropriate synonym of the underlined words: (5 x 1 = 5)
The beggar extended his hands for alms(i). Seeing the piteous(ii) expression on his face
the boy had a profound (iii) surge of sympathy in his heart. He tendered (iv) a ten rupee note to the
beggar and left with a well-defined (v) expression of satisfaction on his face.
(i) a) handshake b) gloves c) offering d) greeting
(ii) a) hopeful b) angry c) frank d) sorrowful
(iii) a) strong b) prominent c) sincere d) daring
(iv) a) took b) offered c) extracted d) revealed
(v) a) strongly spoken b) well cultivated c) very stubborn d) clearly marked
(2) Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word: (5 x 1 = 5)
My expectations were soaring(i) high at the prospect of visiting my brother in the US.
I was much excited (ii) and triumphantly(iii) announced to my friends the date of my journey. On
landing at the airport, its exceptional(iv) beauty and grandiose(v) environment amazed me.
(i) a) shooting b) searing c) decreasing d) descending
(ii) a) calm b) deprived c) exhilarated d) denied
(iii) a) tremendously b) dejectedly c)shamefully d) unsuccessfully
(iv) a) exciting b) electrifying c) uncommon d) usual
(v) a) unimpressive b) grand c) weak d) ugly
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PART - II
Answer any ten of the following.
(10 x 1 = 10)
(3) The common expansion of SR is
a) Suburban Railways
b) Standard Railways
c) Southern Railways
d) Steam Railways
(4) Choose the sentence that is correct in its meaning:
a) She looked pale after her illness.
b) She looked pail after her illness.
(5) Replace the underlined word with its equivalent American English word.
Don’t leave the cupboard unlocked.
(6) Which of the words given below can be placed after ‘cricket’ to form a compound word?
a) field b) court c)ground d) area
(7) What is the plural form of the word ‘son-in-law’?
a) son-in-laws b) sons-in-law c) sons-in-laws
(8) Attach a suffix to the word ‘hero’ from the list given below to complete the sentence. He
exhibited his hero___ by fighting bravely.
a) ity b) ism c) ish d) ic
(9) Replace the underlined word in the sentence with one of the phrasal verbs given below to
convey the same meaning.
The lawyer managed the case cleverly.
a) dealt in b) dealt with c) dealt out d) dealt on
(10) Separate the syllables of any one of the following words:
a) reverence b) documentation c) fascinating
(11) Choose the appropriate word to make a meaningful sentence:
The rhythm of the songs was fast and .
a) interesting b) melodious c)lively d)quick
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(12) Construct a sentence using one of the words given below:
a) free b) freedom c) freely
(13) Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as a noun.
He was penalised for his disobedience.
(14) Which of the two sentences given below conveys the following meaning?
‘We will always remember those happy days’.
a) Will we ever forget those happy days?
b) Will we forever remember those happy days?
SECTION – B (Grammar 25 marks)
PART - I
Answer All the questions
Respond to the following as directed. 10 x 1= 10
(15) Which of the options given below will suit the following sentence?
If I met him .
a) I would have spoken to him
b) I would speak to him
c) I will speak to him
(16) Identify the pattern of the following sentence:
They named the child Prem.
a) SVAC b) SVOC c) SVCA
(17) Choose the correct question tag for the following statement:
Let us start working, ?
a) will we b) must we c) shall we
(18) Complete the sentence:
Very few boys in the class are ______________ Shyam.
a) intelligenter than b) as intelligent as c) more intelligent than
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(19) Choose the sentence which correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below:
We shall remain ever grateful to you. :
a) We shall never be grateful to you.
b) We shall always remain ungrateful to you.
c) We shall always be grateful to you.
(20) Complete the sentence:
in the hills all these years,she is now unable to bear the heat of theplains.
a)Having lived b)Being living c) To have lived
(21) Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:
He prevented me from the contract.
a) signed b) being signed c) signing
(22) Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentence:
it rained the teams continued to play the match.
a) In the event of b) On account of c) Even though
(23) Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence:
This is book that I had been looking for in all the bookshops.
a) a b) an c) the
(24) Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence:
He built his hut the side of the lake.,
a) on b) by c)at
PART - II
Answer all the questions
Rewrite as directed. ( 5 x 2 = 10 )
(25) From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence:
I missed the bus.
I was late to school.
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(26) Rewrite this sentence using the passive voice:
You have answered the question correctly so I will give you a gift.
(27) Rewrite this sentence in reported speech:
Jeevan said to his teacher, “ I cannot understand this lesson. Will you teach it tome once again?”
(28) From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence using the if’
clause:
Muthu did not perform well.
He was not selected.
(29) Read the following sentences. Then write an observation in a single sentence using any
one of the degrees of comparison.
Mani’s shirt costs Rs.75.
Gokul’s shirt costs Rs.65.
Venu’s shirt costs Rs.90.
Vivek’s shirt costs Rs. 150.
PART - III
(30) Punctuate the following sentence:
Kumar said when will the shop open
SECTION – C(Prose – 15 marks)
PART - I
Answer briefly any five of the following questions.
Your answer should not exceed 30 words
( 5 x 2 = 10 )
(31) Describe the dangers that birds face during their migration.
(32) State the definition of a domestic worker as cited by the International Labour
Organisation.
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(33) Why did Hughie wish to apologise to the Baron?
(34) What makes students give way to emotions easily?
(35) How does Dr. Karl Paulnack define art?
(36) What does the water expert Peter Gleick foresee as the consequences of diminished
water supplies?
(37) What is the speciality of the vimanam of the Brihadeeswara Temple at Tanjore?
PART - II
Answer in a paragraph any one of the following question.
Your paragraph should NOT exceed 120 words
( 1 x 5 = 5 )
(38) (a) Describe any two duties of a student as pointed out by Gokhale.
(OR)
(b) Briefly describe the scene on the streets of Delhi from the arrival of the water tanker
till its departure.
(OR)
(c) What makes the Brihadeeswara temple unique and outstanding?
SECTION – D
(POETRY – 20 MARKS)
PART - I
Quote from memory one of the following extracts: ( 1 x 5 = 5 )
39. (a) The first five lines of the poem ‘Manliness’
(OR)
(b) Five lines of the poem ‘The Cry of the Children’ from
“For oh”,…………… to ………….. in the stooping.”
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PART - II
Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions below each set:
( 5 x 1 = 5 )
(40) ‘Good men perform just deeds, and brave men die,
And win not honour such as gold can give.’
Do good men win honour? If so, what kind of honour could it be?
(41) ....... my manhood is cast down in the flood of remembrance, I weep like a child for
the past.’
(i) Is the speaker a child or an adult?
(ii) What does he weep for?
(42) ‘No maps, no boundaries to block
My sojourn into unknown lands.’
Whose sojourn is referred to here?
(43) ‘He steps back, surveys with close scrutiny…….’
What is surveyed with close scrutiny?
PART - III
Read the following lines from the poems you have studied and answer the questionsgiven below:
( 5 x 1 = 5)
(44) ‘We ran as if to meet the moon
That slowly dawned behind the trees,
The barren boughs without the leaves,
Without the birds, without the breeze.’
Pick out the rhyming words in these lines.
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(45) Softly, in the dusk, a women is singing to me;
Taking me back down the vista of years, till I see
A child………, in the boom of the tingling strings
And ……….. a mother who smiles as she sings.
Bring out the rhyme scheme employed in these lines.
(46) ‘We ran as if to meet the moon’
How is this sentence an example of a simile?
(47) ‘Sinews taut yet steady’
Identify the words which make this sentence an example of the figure of speech called
alliteration
(48) ‘O, ye wheels’
Stop! Be silent for to-day!’
Name the figure of speech used in the above line.
PART - IV
Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions:
Your paragraph should not exceed 120 words
(1 x 5 = 5)
(49) (a) Describe the millionaire as portrayed by Archibald Lampman.
(OR)
(b) Narrate the adventure of the children who went in search of water.
(OR)
(c) How does the poet contrast the life of the migrant bird to that of human beings?
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SECTION – E
(Language Functions – 20 marks)
PART - I
(50) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (5 x 2 = 10)
Books are the greatest treasure of mankind, and the habit of reading them is the greatest
source of pleasure. He who is in the habit of reading books should buy books for himself. Borrowed
books do not give so much pleasure as the bought ones because in the case of borrowed books,
the reader has to be very careful in handling them. The books which belong to the reader himself
give a special pleasure because the reader has no worry in handling them and he has not to worry
about their return. He who is interested in reading books should start collecting them in his youth.
The books collected and arranged properly in a room not only decorate the room but also make
the presence of their authors felt. The knowledge of the presence of the great personalities in the
room is very inspiring and refreshing because they are always prepared to talk heart to heart with
the reader. Books contain in them eternal truths and are better friends than those of flesh and
blood as they not only entertain but also guide us.
Questions :
(a) What is the precaution to be taken while handling borrowed books?
(b) Why is one’s own book a source of special pleasure?
(c) Are books only adornments? Why do you say so?
(d) How can you hold a conversation with great personalities?
(e) In what way are books better than friends of flesh and blood?
(51) Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences: ( 5 x 1 = 5)
(a). Chennai is one of the hottest city in Tamil Nadu.
(b) A lot of questions has been omitted.
(c) I am absent yesterday.
(d) As the child fell down so it started crying.
(e) Neither Ram nor his friends knows the answer.
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(52) Look at the picture given below and answer the following questions in one or two
sentences of your own: ( 5 x 1 = 5)
(a) What do you see in the picture?
(b) Does the scene portray an authorized parking lot?
(c) Is it advisable to use the roadside for parking vehicles? Give a reason for your answer.
(d) Would you resort to such a measure when you park a vehicle?
(e) What would be your advice to your friends in this regard?
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X STANDARD
ENGLISH-II PAPERModel Question Paper - 1
Time : 2.30 Hrs. Marks : 100
SECTION - A
( Supplementary Text 35 marks)
(1) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form acomplete meaningful paragraph: 5 x 1 = 5
Hubert, a little boy of fourteen, was once_________ (i) through a lonely road infested with
(ii). Three hefty men waylaid him, took away his horse and beat him (iii).
Hubert limped (iv) nearby (v).
(i) to a palatial mansion
(ii) travelling on his horse
(iii) hoping to get some help
(iv) thieves and robbers
(v) black and blue
(2) Read the following sentences,phrases or incidences given below and identifythe character/speaker: 5 x 1 = 5
(i) a software engineer in the USA
(ii) posed as a model for Judas Iscariot
(iii) was sucked into the storm drain
(iv) he had to study to qualify as a chartered accountant
(v) he invented a new bike
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(3) Match the name to the appropriate reference : 5 x 1= 5
A) Sam - bike
B) Kumar - a home help
C) Celine - Good night Irene
D) Schwinn - first aid kit
E) Mum - two siblings
(4) Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answer from theoptions given below: 5 x 1 = 5
(i) Shelly thought it would be mean to call the _______on a hurt animal.
a) vet b)butcher c) police d) dog catcher
(ii) Dad at last got a job with an _____ firm.
a) international b)aviation c) engineering d) accounting
(iii) The young man who approached the artist begged for _______.
a) money b) food c) wine d) clothes
(iv) _______ thought himself smarter than the inventor.
a) The rider b) the author c) The trainer d) The trainee
(v) Kumar migrated from ____________to the States.
a) Singapore b) Srilanka c) India d) China
(5) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
5 x 1 = 5
An old priest told me this story when I was very young. I have since wondered many times
where it came from. No one has been able to tell me. Centuries ago a great artist was engaged to paint
a mural for the Cathedral in a Sicilian town. The subject was the life of Jesus. For many years the artist
laboured diligently, and finally the painting was finished except for the two most important figures; the
Child Jesus and Judas Iscariot. He searched far and wide for models for those two figures. One day
while walking in an old part of the city he came upon some children playing in the street. Among them
was a twelve year old boy whose face stirred the painter’s heart. It was the face of an angel-a very dirty
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one, perhaps, but the face he needed. The artist took the child home with him, and day after day the
boy sat patiently until the face of the Child Jesus was finished. But the painter still found no one to serve
as model for the portrait of Judas. For years, haunted by the fear that his masterpiece would remain
unfinished, he continued his search.
(i) What was the artist engaged to paint?
(ii) For which two figures did the artist require models ?
(iii) Where did the artist find his model for the child Jesus?
(iv) Why did the artist take the child home?
(v) Why was it difficult for the artist to complete the mural?
(6) Study the given mind map and fill in the incomplete details: 5 x 1 = 5
Dad had bought Mum a
We positioned it in the living
Mum practised and within a ii) All the neighboursmonth (i)
iii) They had to sell Dad had no job, he was sad.
iv) At last Dad got v) He rose in his position and after two years he bought a
(7)Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions: 1 x 5 = 5
Your paragraph should be within 120 to 150 words.
(a) Narrate briefly the story of ‘Sam’ in your own words.
(b) Describe the traumatic experience of Celine after being swept away into the drain.
(c) How did the encounter bring the brothers closer to each other?
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SECTION – B
(Language Functions 15 marks)
(8) Make notes of the following passage and
Prepare a summary using the notes. 5 + 5 = 10
Languages are of different kinds-spoken language, written language, sign language, code
language, body language, Braille or language of the blind, and the more recent ones being the
machine language and the computer language. Many languages have a long history. The Greeks,
the Romans, the Egyptians, the Chinese and the Indians are among those, whose languages are
centuries old. The number of languages used in verbal communication is extremely large. It is said
that there are as many as 3500 identified languages throughout the world. Although this is true of
the spoken language, the number of written languages is much lower, with one estimate placing it
at not more than 500. Within a language there are sub-languages that are called dialects. A dialect
is a form of speech peculiar to a district, class or persons. It is a subordinate variety of a language
with distinguishable vocabulary, pronunciation or idioms.
(9) Complete the following dialogue appropriately: The dialogue is betweenRam and Rahim over phone. 5 x 1 = 5
i) Ram : Hello, ?
Rahim : Yes,may I know who is calling?
ii) Ram : .
Rahim : Hi Ram, what can I do for you?
iii) Ram : . Are you free after six this evening?
iv) Rahim : Sorry Ram, . Will it be convenient for you to
come tomorrow morning?
v) Ram : Ok. .
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SECTION – C
(Communicative Skills – 15 marks)
10 Write a dialogue with at least 5 utterances between the manager of arestaurant and an angry customer who finds a fly in his soup.
5 x 1 = 5
11. Nithya wanted to write to the manager of a bank asking him/herinformation regarding bank loan facilities for further studies. She startedher letter but could not complete it. Complete the content of her letter inabout 100 words.
The boy who was wearing a pullover felt very happy when he found
a (1) on (2). He wanted to buy (3). It was the
same coin that the (4) an hour ago, but he did not claim it as he felt.that the
boy (5).
19) Translate into Tamil : 1 x 5 = 5
(a) I went with my friends to a cinema yesterday. We stood for an hour in the queue to
buy our tickets. We were able to get only the front row tickets near the screen. It was difficult to
watch the movie with our necks twisted upwards for two and a half hours. Thankfully the movie was
interesting and our hero’s acting was superb.
OR
(b)Look at the picture given below. Write five sentences in English on what you think or feelwhen you seen this picture.
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X STANDARD
ENGLISH-I PAPERModel Question Paper - 3
Time : 2.30 Hrs. Marks : 100
SECTION - A
Vocabulary (20 marks)
PART - I
(1) Choose the appropriate synonym of the underlined word: (5 x 1 = 5)
Praveen had mastered (i) many skills and his accomplishments (ii)were many.He
was always in the pursuit (iii) of his goals which were lofty. He worked in earnestness (iv)
towards these goals, realized them and triumphantly (v) announced his success to the world.
(i) a) tried b)learnt c) taught d) created
(ii) a)achievements b) acquaintances c) qualifications d)applications
(iii) a) attempt b) chase c) attainment d) description
(iv) a) quickness b)alertness c) tenderness d) seriousness
(v) a) victoriously b) untiringly c)tolerantly d) consecutively
(2) Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word:
The internal (i) riots within the country affected its economy.There was hostility(ii)
and anger in many quarters.The situation grew worse (iii) day by day.Those indulging in riots were
arrested and penalised (iv) .People were helpless and sought divine (iv) help to redeem the
situation and establish peace in the country.
(i) a) superficial b) exterior c) external d) exemplary
(ii) a) friendship b) warmth c) enmity d)playfulness
(iii) a) good b)better c)best d)excellent
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(iv) a) rewarded b)purified c)picturised d)punished
(v) a) heavenly b) magical c) desirable d) mortal
PART - II
Answer any ten of the following
(10x1=10)
(3) Replace the underlined word with its equivalent British English word.
The window shade was drawn to prevent the cold wind from drifting into the room.
(4) The common expansion of KPO is
a) Kinetic Potential Output
b) Knowledge Process Outsourcing
c) Keen Programme Observation
d) Knowledge Performance Outcome
(5) Separate the syllables of any one of the following words:
a) guitarist b) diploma c) warped
(6) Attach a suffix to the word ‘associate’ from the list given below to complete the sentence.
He had close associate with many learned persons.
a) ly b) ness c) ion d) or
(7) Choose the sentence that is correct in its meaning:
a) There was a gaping hole in the middle of the road.
b) There was a gaping whole in the middle of the road.
(8) Which of the words given below can be placed before screen to form a compound word?
a) road b) car c) wind d) main
(9) What is the plural form of ‘piece of furniture’?
a) pieces of furniture b) pieces of furnitures c) piece of furnitures
(10) Replace the phrasal verb in the sentence with one of the options given below to convey thesame meaning. Sundar knows how to get on with his colleagues.
a) avoid blows b) share the work c) spend time d) be friendly
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(11) Choose the right idiom that will replace the underlined words in the following sentence:
The Government has taken steps to bring down the number of those who withdraw fromschools without completing their education.
a) golden hearts b) chicken hearted souls c)early birds d) drop-outs
(12) Construct a sentence using one of the words given below:
a) free b) freedom c) freely
(13) Reframe the sentence using the underlined word as a noun.
He was punished for his disobedience.
(14) Fill in the blank in the following sentence choosing the word with the right spelling:
The volunteers _____________ for the freedom of child labourers.
a) campained b)campainged c)campaigned d)campined
Section – B
( Grammar 25 marks )
PART - I
Anwser All the questions10 x 1 = 10
Respond to the following as directed.
(15) Which of the options given below will suit the following sentence?
If he were patient _____________ .
a) he would have won the argument
b) he will win the argument
c) he would win the argument
(16). Identify the pattern of the following sentence:
The meeting ended with a vote of thanks.
a) SVA b) SVC c) SVO
(17) Choose the correct question tag for the following statement:
It has been raining heavily, ___________?
a)has it b) hasn’t it c) doesn’t it
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(18) Complete the sentence:
Ravi is more capable ______________ boys.
a) than any other b) as the other c) than most other
(19) Choose the sentence which correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below:
Seldom do buses stop here.
a) Buses do stop here often.
b) Buses never stop here.
c) Buses do not stop here often.
(20) Complete the sentence:
_____________ the book,I returned it to the library.
a) Having read b)Having been reading c) Having reading
(21) Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:
He avoided ___________ much time on the computer.
a) to spend b) been spent c) spending
(22) Choose the appropriate article to complete the sentence:
This is not ______ easiest way to do it.
a) a b) an c) the
(24) Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence:
He congratulated me _______ my success.
a) on b) for c)at
PART - II
Answer all the questions
Rewrite as directed ( 5 x 2 = 10)
(25) From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence:
The boy saw a thief.
He cried in fear.
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(26) Rewrite the sentences using the active voice:
A gift was given to me.It was received with joy.
(27) Rewrite this sentence in indirect speech:
Mohan said to his friend, “Have you ever been to the beach? Shall we go there
this evening?”
(28) From the context of the two sentences given below form a single sentence using the ‘if’
clause:
Preethi did not start early.
She was late to school.
(29) Read the following sentences. Then write an observation in one sentence using any one
of the degrees of comparison.
Bindu woke up at 5.00 am
Suji woke up at 6.00 am
Kamesh woke up at 7.30 am
Ritu woke up at 6.00 am
Manu woke up at 9.00 am
PART - III
(30) Punctuate the following sentence:
veena said I am not well
Section – C
(Prose – 15 marks)
PART - I
Answer briefly any five of the following questions.
Your answer should not exceed 30 words
(5 x 2 = 10)
(31) How did Messiaen spend his time in prison?
(32) What is the precious virtue obtained from reverence to teachers?
(33) What caused the commotion in Chaya’s street?
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(34) Why is the world of domestic workers ‘invisible’?
(35) What had people of early times thought about the movement of birds in relation to seasons?
(36) Why does the abode of the Lord at the Big Temple echo Mount Kailash?
(37) What makes you feel Alan was a good painter?
PART - II
Answer in a paragraph any one of the following question.s
Your paragraph should not exceed 120 words
(1 x 5 = 5)
(38) (a) How is character important?
(OR)
(b) Describe the sufferings of domestic workers. How do the labour laws affect
them?
(OR)
(c) Bring out the architectural beauty of the Brihadeeswara temple .
Section – D
(Poetry – 20 marks)
PART - I
Quote from memory one of the following extracts: (1 x 5 = 5)
(39) The last five lines of the poem ‘Manliness’:
from “Except .......” to “ ........ my son”
(OR)
Five lines of the poem ‘The Cry of the Children’ from
“Our knees,……………”
to
“………….. burden tiring.”
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Read the following sets of poetic lines and answer the questions below each set:
( 5 x 1 = 5 )
(40) ‘He steps back,surveys with
Close scrutiny, then sharp critical glare’
i. Who is the surveyor?
ii. What is being glared at critically?
(41) ‘O,ye wheels
Stop!be silent for today!’
Why should the wheels be silent for a day?
(42) ‘In spite of myself,the insidious mastery of song
Betrays me back,till the heart of me weeps to belong’
Whose heart weeps to belong?
(43) ‘A creature of that old distorted dream
That makes the sound of life an evil cry’
Who is the creature referred to in the above lines?
PART - III
Read the following lines from the poems you have studied and answer the
questions given below: (5 x 1 = 5)
(44) ‘With speed of wings I hasten past
And close my eyes against the sun
To dream my dreams and make them last.’
Pick out the rhyming words in these lines
(45) Our knees tremble sorely in the stooping
We fall upon our faces trying to go;
And, underneath our heavy eyelids drooping,
The reddest flower would look as pale as the snow
Bring out the rhyme scheme employed in these lines.
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(46) ‘with sixty seconds worth of distance run
Identify the words which make this sentence an example of the figure of speech called
alliteration.
(47) ‘Sharp edges merge
Into smoothe well moulded curves.
Identify the figure of speech in these lines..
(48) “But once within the wood, we paused
Like gnomes that hid us from the moon”
Name the figures of speech used in the above line.
PART - IV
Answer in a paragraph any one of the following questions: (1 x 5 = 5)
Your paragraph should not exceed 120 words
(49) a. What is the effect of the sugar on the poet in the ‘Piano’
(OR)
b. How does the Shilpi succeed in creating God’s image in stone?
(OR)
c. How does the poet describe manliness?
Section – E (Language Functions – 20 marks)
PART - I
(50) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
( 5 x 2 = 10)
For foreign tourists, the best thing about visiting India was that one didn’t have to
break one’s head deciding where to go. The choice of tourist sites was automatic and short: the
Taj Mahal, the monuments of Delhi, the places of Jaipur and Udaipur, the bathing ghats of Varnasi.
A few went to Kashmir and Goa. And the adventurous handful picked up their rucksacks to trek
through the Himalayas. But that was about all. The rock-cut carvings of the South Indian temples,
the forests of Madhya Pradesh and the sand dunes of Rajasthan - for most tourists this did not
exist at all. Now the old whistle-stop tour image of India is in for a radical change. Through a series
of expensive promotion campaigns, the Tourism Department is trumpeting India’s countless glories: its
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golden beaches, its sanctuaries teeming with wildlife, its quiet hill stations and its Buddhist historical
sites. As part of the hard sell, seminars are being organized to woo travel agents in the US and Europe.
Food festivals are introducing Europeans to the mouth-watering delights of the Indian cuisine. And the
Government has liberalized rules for hotels, air charters and other sectors of the tourism industry.
1. Why were foreign tourists attracted to India?
2. Mention some popular sites that interested foreign tourists.
3. What were the spots that failed to capture the attention of tourists?
4. Name some places that reveal India’s glory.
5. In what way is the Indian Government trying to lure more tourists?
V B) Identify and correct the errors in the following sentences: (5x1=5)
1. He is one of the cleverest student in the class.
2. An university student has been injured in the accident.
3. I have two sister-in-laws.
4. The sceneries was enchanting
5. Neither his parents nor Suresh know the truth.
V C) Look at the picture given below and answer the following questions in one or two
sentences of your own: ( 5 x 1 = 5 )
1. What do you see in the picture?
2. What are the children doing?
3. How is this activity useful for children?
4. Why do schools give project work for students?
5. Give your opinion of your class project in a sentence.
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X STANDARD
ENGLISH-II PAPERModel Question Paper - 3
Time : 2.30 Hrs. Marks : 100
SECTION - A
(Non-Detailed Text 35 marks)
1) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form acomplete meaningful paragraph: 5 x 1 = 5
Here at last was (i). For many days and part of many nights, the painter
worked feverishly to (ii). As the work went on, a change came
(iii). A strange tension replaced (iv) and his bloodshot eyes
were fixed with horror on the painted (v).
i. complete his masterpiece
ii. likeness of himself
iii. over the model
iv. the model for Judas
v. the stuporous languor
2) Read the following sentences and identify the character / speaker 5 x 1 = 5
i) “Gee, what happened to you?”
ii) “I bought your mum a piano!”
iii) “I’m drowning. There is no way I can survive this”.
iv) “Oh, Ma! How I miss you”.
v) “More snuff”.
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3) Match the following appropriately: 5 X 1 = 5
A) Judas - the owner of the guide dog
B) Diane - blew the snuff into the cupboard
C) Mom - the artist searched far and wide for this model
D) Celine - fond of playing the piano
E) Hubert - young and enterprising
- caught in a drain
4) Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answer from the options
given below:- 5 x 1 = 5
i) Kumar’s outstanding performance at college had gained him a wonderful career
at .
a) the LIC b)an MNC c) the BSNL d) the BHEL
ii) The tinker applied his ideas to paper skillfully his invention.
a) drawing b) copying c) sketching d) blueprinting
iii) Dad got a job with
a)an exporting agency b)a medical shop
c)an accounting firm d)a departmental store.
iv) The boy’s name was
a) Goldy b)Shelly c)Sam d)Diane
v) Serge was a
a) council worker b) teacher c)home help d)lawyer
5) Read the following passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Mum had never even been close to a piano before, except at the Catholic Kindergarten
I attended, and she used to say how wonderful it would be if the nuns could teach her to play.
She was beside herself with excitement and Dad was tickled pink with the way she was
carrying on.
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After tea that night, Mum began to teach herself to play. She plinked and plonked
the keys for about two hours and drove everybody in the street mad, until Dad gently said, “Enough
is enough”. From that day on, Mum became obsessed with her piano. Every day she would plink
and plonk between doing the cooking and housework. Within a month she was belting out a tune,
to the amazement of everybody in the street. Needless to say, Dad was pleased as Punch with
mum’s tenacity and her obvious talent.
i) Where did the boy’s mother see the piano before?
ii) What had she considered as wonderful?
iii) How did she learn to play the piano?
iv) How long did she take to belt out a tune?
v) What was his dad happy about?
6) Study the given mind map and fill in the incomplete details. 5 x 1 = 5
Hubert, a little boy offourteen,once travelled on The thieves attacked himhis horse through a lonely and took away his horseroad infested with thievesand robbers
He reached ___i_________ Hubert limbed his weary way.
The door was already __ii__. He was shocked tohear ___iii_________
They had to wait until The thieves hid insidenight ___ iv_________ v_________
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7) Answer in a paragraph anyone of the following question. 1 x 5 = 5
a. What lesson had Kumar learnt from the birds?.
(OR)
b. How did Hubert outwit the thieves?
(OR)
c. Narrate the turmoil experienced by Celine.
SECTION – B
(Language functions) 15 Marks
8) Make notes of the following passage and Prepare a summary using the notes.
5 + 5 = 10
Vitamins are substances which are required in tiny amounts in food. They promote
normal health and metabolism of the body. For instance, Vitamin A is necessary for normal growth.
It is essential for properly functioning eyesight. Liver, butter, milk, eggs and cod liver oil are rich in
Vitamin A. Vitamin C increases the resistance to infection. It keeps the skin in a healthy condition.
It improves blood circulation and the condition of gums. Citrus fruits, tomatoes and fresh vegetables
are rich in Vitamin C. Deficiency of this vitamin causes dental caries, anaemia and scurvy.
Vitamin D is found in butter, egg yolk, oily fish and yeast. It is essential for the proper growth of
bones and teeth. Deficiency of this vitamin will cause rickets in children.
9) Complete the following dialogue appropriately. 5 x 1 = 5
Boy : ____________?
Librarian : Yes, Please come in. ___________?
Boy : I want to become a member of the library.
Librarian : ______________?
Boy : ______________.
Librarian : ______________.
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( Communicative Skills 15 Marks )
10) Write a dialogue with atleast 5 utterances between a passenger and a
conductor. 5
11) Kumar wants to invite his friend Siva for his sister’s marriage. He had the format of his
letter ready but had yet to write the content. Complete the content of his letter in about
100 words.
Chennai,
23rd March, 2012.
My dear Siva,
Your loving friend,
x x x
12) Prepare an advertisement on the information given below. 1 x 5 = 5
(a) Best furniture – for classrooms, houses – Teakwood and Rosewood – elegant style
–
comfort – cheap and best – Discount for bulk orders.