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Class X Ray and Martin MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 2 Page 420 English Page 

Class 10 Ray and Martin MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 2 Page 420 English Page 

ENGLISH

Full Marks: 90

Time: 3 Hours 15 Minutes

 

Section – A

Reading Comprehension (Seen)

 

1. Prose Comprehension: Gandhiji’s Funeral

A. Choose the correct alternative: (1×5 = 5)

a) The last walk with Bapu was –

Ans: (ii) painful

b) The wailing people were trying to touch –

Ans: (iii) Gandhiji’s feet

c) While walking, one can think –

Ans: (ii) clearly

d) Gandhiji’s body was laid on a –

Ans: (iv) truck

e) Thousands of people looked at the procession –

Ans: (iv) silently

 

B. Complete the following sentences: (1×3 = 3)

i) The author and her associate could not accept the fact that Bapu would never walk with them again.

ii) The narrator walked among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special meaning.

iii) The phrase ‘rough and smooth’ refers to the difficult and easy paths that Bapu had led them through in life.

 

C. State True or False with Supporting Sentence: (2×2 = 4)

i) There were many ups and downs in Indian history.

Ans: True

Supporting sentence: “The man who had led us over many difficult paths…”

ii) India loved their leader.

Ans: True

Supporting sentence: “This was even more than the funeral procession of India’s beloved leader.”

 

2. Poem Comprehension: The Stag and the Oakwood

A. Tick the correct alternative: (1×4 = 4)

a) The oak-trees accused the poet of being –

Ans: (iii) insensitive

b) The experience of the poet in the midst of oak-trees was a part of his –

Ans: (ii) reverie

c) The child came back to the –

Ans: (iii) human company

d) The child entered the wood –

Ans: (iii) creeping

 

B. Fill in the chart: (2×2 = 4)

Cause

(i) The poet was looking for a stag.

(ii) He saw the old woman cackling

Effect

(i)He entered the oakwood.

(ii) The poet began quaking.

 

3. Unseen Comprehension: Kerala Landslide, 2024

A. Tick the correct alternative: (1×6 = 6)

i) The village washed away by flash floods –

Ans: (c) Chooralmala

ii) Total rainfall in 48 hours was –

Ans: (d) 577.10 mm

iii) The second landslide occurred at –

Ans: (d) 4:10 IST

iv) Name of the Governor of Kerala –

Ans: (d) Arif Mohammad Khan

v) Residents relocated by local authorities were from –

Ans: (d) Punjirimattom, Attamala and Mundakkai

vi) Cause of landslide –

Ans: (b) heavy rainfall

 

B. True or False with Supporting Sentences: ((1+1)×3 = 6)

i) Only six hundred NDRF teams were deployed.

Ans: True

Supporting sentence: “Six hundred NDRF were deployed…”

ii) Iruvanjippuzha is a village in Wayanad.

Ans: False

Supporting sentence: “A landslide struck near the origin of the Iruvanjippuzha river…”

iii) PM announced Rs 75,000 for each injured.

Ans: False

Supporting sentence: “PM Modi announced Rs 50,000 to each injured.”

 

C. Answer the following questions: (2×4 = 8)

i) Three villages, Punjirimattom, Attamala, and Mundakkai were affected  . Seventeen entire families died.

ii) Relief teams including 600 NDRF personnel, 50 teams from Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard were deployed. More than 4,000 people were rescued, and over 10,000 were sent to 93 relief camps.

iii) The Kerala Government announced compensation of Rs 6 lakh for deceased, Rs 75,000 for major injuries, and Rs 50,000 for minor injuries.

iv) PM Modi visited Wayanad on 10 August to conduct aerial surveys of the affected areas, accompanied by the CM, Governor, and Minister of State.

 

Section – B

Grammar and Vocabulary

 

 

4. Fill in the blanks with correct alternatives: (1×3 = 3)

One of them was sure to be missing and the moment this was noticed, all others ran off with loud cries.

 

5. Do as directed: (1×3 = 3)

A. Fill in the blanks (Articles & Prepositions):

The disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose on August 18, 1945 still remains __an__unsolved mystery. There is no definite evidence of the unfortunate plane crash or of Netaji being in the plane at all.

B. Rewrite as instructed:

i) You are no less to blame. →

 Others are not more to blame than you. (Positive Degree)

ii) I knew it. → I had the knowledge of it.

iii) He said to me, "I was ill yesterday." →

(iv)He told me that he had been ill the day before./the previous.

 

6. Replace with phrasal verbs: (1×3 = 3)

i) We should keep up the honour of our land.

ii) Burning coal gives off smoke.

iii) Have you got over the difficulties?

 

7. Find words from the passage: (2×4 = 8)

i) An unforeseen event causing great loss – disaster

ii) Redirected – diverted

iii) No longer alive – deceased

iv) Persons living in a certain area – residents

 

Section – C

Writing

 

8. Letter Writing (10 marks)

Write a letter to your friend expressing anxiety about a possible third world war.

Bhara, Bankura 

722157

29/07/2025

Dear Mitu,

At first you take my cordial love. For a long time we are away from each other.I hope you are well. I’m writing to you with deep concern about the growing tension among nations today. With so many countries engaging in wars or preparing for conflict, I fear that the possibility of a third world war is not far.

We have already seen the destruction caused by atom bombs in World War II. Today, every country possesses dangerous nuclear weapons. If war breaks out now, it will bring massive loss of life, property, and permanent damage to the environment.

I believe peace is the only solution. Nations must come together, talk, and resolve disputes through diplomacy and understanding. Let us all hope for a peaceful future.

Yours affectionately,

Kartick

Bishnupur, Bankura, 722122

 

9. Biography of Sukumar Ray (10 marks)

Sukumar Ray was one of the greatest writers of India. He was born on 30 October 1887. His parents were Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury and Bidhumukhi Devi. He studied at City College School. He was  graduated in Physics and Chemistry from Presidency College. He later went to England for training in photography and printing.Sukumar Ray was a famous Bengali writer, poet, illustrator etc.. He was also the editor of the children’s magazine ‘Sandesh’. He is best known for his ‘nonsense’ rhymes such as Abol Tabol, Pagla Dashu, and HaJaBaRaLa. His creative and humorous writing continues to inspire children even today. He passed away on 10 September 1923.

10. Report Writing (10 marks)

Write a report on the honesty of a taxi driver.

[Sample Answer]

Honest Taxi Driver Returns Lost Bag

Burdwan, 15 July 2025:

An honest act by a taxi driver won the hearts of people yesterday when he returned a bag containing ₹1.5 lakh, a passport, and important documents left by a passenger.

Around 7 p.m., a passenger forgot his bag in the taxi near Burdwan station. The driver, Mr. Sanjay Das, found the bag and immediately informed the police. He waited at the station until the passenger returned looking anxious.

The bag was returned safely. The passenger expressed deep gratitude and tried to offer money, but the driver politely refused. Locals gathered and praised the taxi driver’s honesty.

Such examples of integrity restore our faith in humanity.

 

MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 2

ENGLISH

Full Marks: 90

Time: 3 Hours 15 Minutes

 

Section – A

Reading Comprehension (Seen)

 

1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Gandhiji's funeral was to take place the day after his death. Hours in advance, people lined the route the funeral procession was to follow. Padmasi, Mrs Naidu's daughter, spoke for us all when she said simply: we will walk. It is the last time we shall be walking with Bapu.

It was an agonizing walk. Thousands silently watched the procession. Bapu lay on an open truck covered with flowers. Thousands of people wept, trying to touch Bapu's feet. It was impossible to move in the thick crowd.

As I moved forward slowly I understood I was not merely in the midst of grieving people. This was even more than the funeral procession of India's beloved leader. I was among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special meaning. We could not now accept the fact that the man who had led us over many difficult paths, was never going to walk with us again. Bapu's slight figure had walked, staff in hand, over a large part of India. To walk is to make slow progress. It is to think with clarity and closely look at all that is around you, from small insects to the horizon in the distance. Moreover, to walk was often the only way open to the average Indian. It required no vehicle except his own body and cost him nothing but his energy. Gandhiji took this necessity, as he took much that was commonplace and transformed it into a joyful effort.

A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(1×5 = 5)

a) The last walk with Bapu was –

(i) pleasant (ii) painful (iii) strange (iv) delightful

b) The wailing people were trying to touch –

(i) each other (ii) the truck (iii) Gandhiji’s feet (iv) Gandhiji’s clothes

c) While walking, one can think –

(i) continuously (ii) clearly (iii) freely (iv) unclearly

d) Gandhiji’s body was laid on a –

(i) car (ii) van (iii) trolley (iv) truck

e) Thousands of people looked at the procession –

(i) sadly (ii) simply (iii) impatiently (iv) silently

B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(1×3 = 3)

i) The author and her associate could not accept the fact that –

ii) The narrator walked among people –

iii) The phrase ‘rough and smooth’ refers to –

C. State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’. Write ‘T’ or ‘F’ and also write the supporting sentence from the passage.

(2×2 = 4)

i) There were many ups and downs in Indian history.

Supporting sentence: ___________

ii) India loved their leader.

Supporting sentence: ___________

 

2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:

Once I crept in an oakwood – I was looking for a stag.

I met an old woman there all knobbly stick and rag.

She said: ‘I have your secret here inside my little bag.’

Then she began to cackle and I began to quake.

She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake –

Surrounded by a staring tribe and me tied to a stake.

They said: ‘We are the oak-trees and your own true family.

We are chopped down, we are torn up, you do not blink an eye.

Unless you make a promise now – now you are going to die.’

‘Whenever you see an oak-tree felled, swear now you will plant two.

Unless you swear the black oak bark will wrinkle over you

And root you among the oaks where you were born but never grew.’

This was my dream beneath the boughs, the dream that altered me.

When I came out of the oakwood, back to human company,

My walk was the walk of a human child, but my heart was a tree.

A. Tick the correct alternative:

(1×4 = 4)

a) The oak-trees accused the poet of being –

(i) careless (ii) unmindful (iii) insensitive (iv) cruel

b) The experience of the poet in the midst of oak-trees was a part of his –

(i) pleasure (ii) reverie (iii) imagination (iv) nostalgia

c) The child came back to the –

(i) oakwood (ii) forest (iii) human company (iv) world of magic

d) The child entered the wood –

(i) walking (ii) running (iii) creeping (iv) sliding

B. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

(2×2 = 4)

Cause Effect

(i) The poet was looking for a stag.

(ii) The poet began quaking.

 

3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Wayanad, 2024: The western ghats in Kerala experienced heavy rains, accumulating 204.5 mm of rainfall during the first 24 hours and 372.6 mm in the following 24 hours. Due to the heavy rainfall, residents of Punjirimattom, Attamala and Mundakkai were relocated to relief camps by local authorities starting on 29 July, 2024. Around 2:17 IST a landslide struck near the origin of the Iruvanjippuzha river, between the villages of Punjirimattom in nearby Chooralmala, which diverted the Iruvanjippuzha river, causing flash floods that washed away the entire Chooralmala village. A second landslide occurred at approximately 4:10 IST.

Over 420 people were killed and 397 injured, making these landslides the deadliest in Kerala's history. Seventeen entire families died. Most victims were tea and cardamom estate workers. More than 1,555 houses and buildings including schools, dispensary, panchayat bhawan, and electricity board office were destroyed. Six hundred NDRF were deployed along with over fifty teams from the Army, Navy, Airforce and Coast Guard for relief operations. Over 4,000 people were rescued and more than 10,000 were sent to 93 disaster relief camps in Wayanad.

The Kerala Government announced Rs 6 lakh for the deceased’s families, Rs 75,000 for major injuries, and Rs 50,000 for minor injuries. Prime Minister Modi announced Rs 2 lakh for the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured. He visited Wayanad on 10 August along with Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, and Minister of State Suresh Gopi for aerial surveys.

A. Tick the correct alternative:

(1×6 = 6)

i) The village washed away by flash floods –

(a) Attamala (b) Mundakkai (c) Chooralmala (d) Wayanad

ii) Total rainfall in 48 hours was –

(a) 204.5 mm (b) 372.6 mm (c) 576.10 mm (d) 577.10 mm

iii) The second landslide occurred at –

(a) 1:27 IST (b) 2:17 IST (c) 1:40 IST (d) 4:10 IST

iv) Name of the Governor of Kerala –

(a) Suresh Gopi (b) Arif Ali Khan (c) Pinarayi Vijayan (d) Arif Mohammad Khan

v) Residents relocated by local authorities were from –

(a) Punjirimattom (b) Mundakkai and Punjirimattom

(c) Punjirimattom and Attamala (d) Punjirimattom, Attamala and Mundakkai

vi) Cause of landslide –

(a) earthquake (b) heavy rainfall (c) cyclone (d) none of these

B. State True or False and write supporting sentence:

((1+1)×3 = 6)

i) Only six hundred NDRF teams were deployed.

Supporting sentence: ___________

ii) Iruvanjippuzha is a village in Wayanad.

Supporting sentence: ___________

iii) Prime Minister announced Rs 75,000 for each injured.

Supporting sentence: ___________

C. Answer the following questions:

(2×4 = 8)

i) How many villages were affected and how many families died entirely?

ii) What relief operations were undertaken by rescue teams?

iii) What was the compensation announced by Kerala Government?

iv) When and why did PM Modi visit Wayanad?

 

Section – B

Grammar and Vocabulary

 

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct alternatives:

(1×3 = 3)

One of them ___ sure to be missing and the moment this ___, all others ___ off with loud cries.

(were/was/had been), (noticed/had noticed), (ran/would run/were running)

 

5. Do as directed:

(1×3 = 3)

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

The disappearance of Subhas Chandra Bose on August 18, 1945 still remains ___ mystery. There is no definite evidence ___ the unfortunate plane crash or of Netaji being ___ the plane at all.

B. Rewrite as directed:

i) You are no less to blame. (Change the degree of adjective)

ii) I knew it. (Use noun form of 'knew')

iii) He said to me, "I was ill yesterday." (Change to indirect speech)

 

6. Replace the underlined words with appropriate phrasal verbs (choose from: give off, get over, get through, keep up):

(1×3 = 3)

i) We should maintain the honour of our land.

ii) Burning coal emits smoke.

iii) Have you overcome the difficulties?

 

7. Find words from the passage in Q3 which mean the following:

(2×4 = 8)

i) An unforeseen event causing great loss –

ii) Redirected –

iii) No longer alive –

iv) Persons living in a certain area –

 

Section – C

Writing

 

8. Write a letter (within 100-120 words) to your friend expressing your anxiety about the upcoming third world war, highlighting its consequences and suggesting how to maintain peace.

(10 Marks)

 

9. Write a short biography (in about 100 words) of Sukumar Ray, using the following points:

– Birth: 30 October, 1887

– Parents: Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Bidhumukhi Devi

– Education: City College School; Physics & Chemistry (Presidency College)

– Training: Photography & printing in England

– Works: ‘Sandesh’, ‘Abol Tabol’, ‘Pagla Dashu’, ‘HaJaBaRaLa’

– Death: 10 September, 1923

(10 Marks)

 

10. Write a report (in 100-200 words) about the honesty of a taxi driver. Include:

– Date, time, and place

– Description of the incident

– People’s reactions

(10 Marks)