Subject

English

Class

CBSE Class 10

Pre Boards

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Sample Papers

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsShort Answer Type

1.

Imagine you are Gitika. Road the following conversation and write a suitable message for your mother in 50-60 words:
Ankita  : Hi, didi ! I'm Ankita on the line. Is aunty at home?
Gitika   : No, she has gone to visit my grandparents. Is there any problem?
Ankita: No, I just wanted to inform her that we have a special havan tomorrow at 9 a.m. at our place. My mother has specially invited all of you.
Gitika   : Okay, Thanks! I'll inform her and we will definitely come.

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2.

Your maid has 4 children ‒ 3 daughters and 1 son. All her daughters work as maids to earn money, while the son goes to a school and gets everything he desires. You feel pity for the girls and sad at the way our society treats girls. Write a diary entry in 50‒60 words.

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3.

Last year your school appointed a new T.G.T. who came to teach you English in class 9. You are very impressed with her. Write a description of your T.G.T. (English) in about 100 words. You may use the clues given below:
• qualification, college/university
• personality
• attitude towards students
• manner of teaching
• problem solving
• course punctuality
• weak students

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4.

Complete the paragraph given below by filling in each of the blanks with the help of the options that follow:
The butter (a) __________ melted. Onions and vegetables are (b) __________ in it for 3 minutes. Flour and stock are added. It is brought to a boil while (c) __________ continuously.
 

(a)

(i) be

(ii) is

(iii) are

(iv) being

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

(i) fried

(ii) fry

(iii) fries

(iv) frying

 (c)

(i) stir

(ii) stirring

(iii) stirs

(iv) stirred

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5.

Complete the news items given below by choosing the correct options from those that follow:
(a) 15-year-old Ram ____________________ against robbers last night.

(i)  fights single-handedly
(ii) fought single-handed
(iii) will fight single-handed
(iv) has fought single-handed

(b) Delhi High Court​ ____________________ kite flying in urban areas is illegal.

(i)  declaring that
(ii) has declared that
(iii) declares that
(iv) will declare that

(c) A killer whale thrashed a trainer killing him ​ ____________________ a shocked crowd.

(i)  at front of
(ii) in view off
(iii) at the back of
(iv) in front of

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6.

Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful sentences:
(a) one of / that of reading / known to / is / greatest / the / pleasures / man /
(b) a rich variety / adventure and wisdom / the / world of books / has / of /
(c) own / you / book / convenience / can enjoy / a / at your /

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7.

In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each marked line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one is done as an example.
 

Kite flying was a popular sport that time 

e.g.

sport

at

that

and while the girls knitted and sewed

 

 

 

 

we boys climbed over the roofs enter

(a)

_______

_______

_______

the competition. We limited pocket-money

(b)

_______

_______

_______

and was not enough to buy all the

(c)

_______

_______

_______

material needed to make our kites.

 

 

 

 


Kite flying was a popular sport that time 

e.g.

sport

at

that

and while the girls knitted and sewed

 

 

 

 

we boys climbed over the roofs enter

(a)

roofs

to

enter

the competition. We limited pocket-money

(b)

we

had

limited

and was not enough to buy all the 

(c)

and

that

was

material needed to make our kites.

 

 

 

 

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8.

Read the conversation given below and complete the paragraph that follows. 

Jatin    :

  Will you come with me to watch a movie tonight?

David  :

   I would have but I need to finish my English homework.

Jatin    :

  Then I shall ask Ravi.

Jatin asked David if he would (a) _______________. David replied that he would have but (b) _______________. Jatin then said (c) _______________.

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9.

Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:

          He holds him with his skinny hand,
          'There was a ship', quoth he.

(i) Who does 'He' refer to in the above extract?
(ii) What do we know about the speaker's feelings?
(iii) Why is his hand called 'skinny'?

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10.

Read the extract given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:
          Good countrymen, let me depart alone,
          And, for my sake, stay here with Antony:
(i) Identify the speaker of the above lines.
(ii) When and where were the above lines spoken?
(iii) Bring out the irony in the above extract.

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