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Class 10

MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 3

ENGLISH – Class X

🕒 Time: 3 Hours 15 Minutes | 📝 Full Marks: 90

🟦 Section – A: Reading Comprehension (Seen)

1. Read the passage and answer the following:

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

1. "I am eleven years old." Here 'I' refers to —

👉 (iv) none of these

2. In the Big Half Moon, the narrator lived —

👉 (iii) with her father and brother

3. The narrator never quarrelled with —

👉 (iv) Claude

4. A kite played an important role in the life of —

👉 (iii) the narrator

5. The mainland people thought that Claude and the narrator must be very —

👉 (iii) lonesome

B. Complete the sentences: (1×3 = 3)

1. The narrator and her brother were puzzled by the fact that they had no relations unlike mainland people.

2. When the spring came the family used to sail back to their island from the mainland.

3. Father looked sorrowful when Claude and the narrator asked him about their relations.

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

1. It is easy to run pirate caves with only two.

👉 False

Supporting sentence: "It is hard to run pirate caves and things like that with only two."

2. Nobody on the mainland had relations.

👉 False

Supporting sentence: "Everybody on the mainland had relations."

🟩 2. Read the Poem and Answer:

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

1. The snail is not afraid to —

👉 (iii) fall

2. The house of the snail is its —

👉 (i) shell

3. The snail has a good power of —

👉 (iv) self-collecting

4. The snail lives his life like a —

👉 (iv) hermit

B. Fill in the chart: (2×2 = 4)

(i) (i)

🟧

i)

✅ Action: The snail sticks close to the place and grows there.

✅ Reason: The snail has no fear.

(ii)

✅ Action: The snail shrinks in its shell with displeasure.

✅ Reason: Its horns are touched slightly.

3. Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

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

1. In the rainy season, the 'Bhatra Bill' looks like a —

👉 (d) sea

2. 'Bhatra Bill' is flooded with water from the Tangon river —

👉 (c) during the monsoon

3. 'Bhatra Bill' is located at Sujapur in the —

👉 (b) Sahapur gram panchayat

4. The villagers of 'Bhatra' are extremely happy because —

👉 (d) they are earning money from the visitors

5. The huge lake 'Bhatra' is situated —

👉 (b) in a tribal area

6. The lake is popular among picnickers in the months of —

👉 (d) July and August

B. True or False with Supporting Sentences: (2×3 = 6)

1. The 'Bhatra Bill' is called 'Mini Digha'.

👉 True

Supporting sentence: "...has been popular among Malda people as 'Mini Digha'..."

2. The 'Bhatra Bill' is not tourist friendly.

👉 False

Supporting sentence: "Visitors...spend happy hours... and enjoy fast food sold by the locals..."

3. This place has no scenic beauty.

👉 False

Supporting sentence: "The scenic beauty of the place is mind-blowing..."

C. Answer the following: (2×4 = 8)

1. Why is 'Bhatra Bill' called 'Mini Digha'?

👉 Because it resembles the sea in the rainy season.

2. Why has Bhatra lake become a new destination to the visitors?

👉 Because people enjoy selfies, food, and the scenic beauty like a sea coast.

3. Why are the people of Bhatra village having a good time?

👉 They are earning extra money from the visitors.

4. Give a suitable title to the passage.

👉 Bhatra Bill – The Mini Digha of Malda

🟪 Section – B: Grammar and Vocabulary

4. Fill in the blanks: (1×3 = 3)

Although children love outdoor games. Their parents consider their interest as harmful and meaningless. A child who spends time in such activities grows up to be healthy and strong.

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks: (1×3 = 3)

1. My neighbourhood is a very interesting place.

2. My house is located in an area which has many stores and offices.

3. The biggest store is only five minute's walk from my house.

B. Rewrite as directed: (1×3 = 3)

1. This letter was written in the nineteenth century. (Passive)

2. The guard told me that I could come in but I might not. (Indirect narration)

3. He was sensible enough to do the right thing. (Using infinitive)

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

1. Mohan Lal looked down upon his poor in-laws.

2. The authorities stood by my initiative.

3. They could not make out the gesture.

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

1. A low-lying area covered with water — swamp

2. An exact copy of something — replica

3. Pretty as a picture — scenic

4. Support or actively encourage — promote

🟥 Section – C: Writing

7. Paragraph Writing: (10 marks)

Importance of Water Conservation

8. Process Writing: (10 marks)

Preparation of Mustard Oil

9. Letter Writing: (10 marks)

Write a letter to your pen friend about how Durga Puja is celebrated in your state.

Purulia, West Bengal

MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 3

ENGLISH

📘 Class X | Full Marks: 90 | Time: 3 hours 15 minutes

🟦 Section – A: Reading Comprehension (Seen)

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

Of course, there was nobody for us to play with on the Big Half Moon. We just had to make the most of each other, and we did.

We live on the Big Half Moon island. 'We' are Father and Claude and I and Aunt Esther and Mimi and Dick. It used to be only Father and Claude and I. It is all on account of the kite that there are more of us. This is what I want to tell you about.

Father is the keeper of the Big Half Moon lighthouse. I am eleven years old. Claude is twelve. In winter, when the harbour is frozen over, we all move over to the mainland. As soon as spring comes, back we sail to our own dear island.

The funny part used to be that people always pitied us when the time came for us to return. They said we must be so lonesome over there, with no other children near us. Of course Claude and I would have liked to have someone to play with us. It is hard to run pirate caves and things like that with only two. But we used to quarrel a good deal with the mainland children in winter. So it was perhaps just as well that there were none of them on the Big Half Moon. Claude and I never quarrelled.

To be sure, Father didn't seem to have any relations except us. This used to puzzle Claude and me. Everybody on the mainland had relations. Why hadn't we? Was it because we lived on an island? We thought it would be so jolly to have an uncle and aunt and some cousins. Once we asked Father about it, but he looked so sorrowful that we wished we hadn't. He said it was all his fault. Claude and I didn't understand what he meant.

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

(1×5 = 5)

1. "I am eleven years old." Here 'I' refers to —

(i) Claude

(ii) Mimi

(iii) Esther

(iv) None of these

2. In the Big Half Moon, the narrator lived —

(i) alone

(ii) with her father

(iii) with her father and brother

(iv) with her brother

3. The narrator never quarrelled with —

(i) John

(ii) Peter

(iii) Ricky

(iv) Claude

4. A kite played an important role in the life of —

(i) an island

(ii) a sea

(iii) the narrator

(iv) a lighthouse

5. The mainland people thought that Claude and the narrator must be very —

(i) energetic

(ii) sorrowful

(iii) lonesome

(iv) excited

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

(1×3 = 3)

1. The narrator and her brother were puzzled by the fact that —

2. When the spring came, the family used to —

3. Father looked sorrowful when —

C. State whether the following statements are 'True' or 'False'.

Also provide supporting phrases from the passage. (2×2 = 4)

1. It is easy to run pirate caves with only two.

o Supporting sentence: ___________________________

2. Nobody on the mainland had relations.

o Supporting sentence: ___________________________

🟩 2. Read the poem and answer the following questions:

The Snail

To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall

The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall

As if he grew there, house and all,

Together.

Within that house secure he hides

When danger imminent betides

Of storm, or other harm besides

Of weather.

Give but his horns the slightest touch,

His self-collecting pow'r is such,

He shrinks into his house with much

Displeasure.

Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone,

Except himself has chatells none,

Well satisfied to be his own

Whole treasure.

Thus, hermit-like, his life he leads,

Nor partner of his banquet needs,

And if he meets one, only feeds

The faster.

Who seeks him must be worse than blind,

(He and his house are so combined)

If, finding it, he fails to find

Its master.

A. Tick the correct alternatives to complete the sentences:

(1×4 = 4)

1. The snail is not afraid to —

(i) fight

(ii) hide

(iii) fall

(iv) touch

2. The house of the snail is its —

(i) shell

(ii) tentacles

(iii) horns

(iv) head

3. The snail has a good power of —

(i) attacking

(ii) flying

(iii) defending

(iv) self-collecting

4. The snail lives his life like a —

(i) traveller

(ii) vagabond

(iii) king

(iv) hermit

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

(2×2 = 4)

Cause Effect

(i) The snail has no fear. ____________________________________________

(ii) The snail shrinks in its shell ____________________________________________

🟧 3. Reading Comprehension (Unseen)

Read the passage and answer the following questions:

A huge lake (rather swamp), known as the 'Bhatra Bill' that is often flooded with water from the Tangon river during the monsoon, has been popular among Malda people as 'Mini Digha' as it resembles the sea in the rainy season. The lake is located at Sujapur area in the Sahapur gram panchayat under the Malda police station.

Visitors from across the district have found in the water-mass a new destination to spend happy hours with friends and relatives, while they go on a selfie-taking spree and enjoy fast food sold by the locals there.

People of 'Bhatra' village are also having a good time and earning some extra money from the visitors.

According to the locals, thousands of acres of land in this swamp remain almost dry before and after the monsoon season, but during the rainy season, water from the Tangon covers the entire landmass.

The huge gathering has also prompted the police to maintain law and order. MLA Arjun Haldar stated that the scenic beauty is "mind-blowing" and demanded state support to develop the place for tourism.

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

1. In the rainy season, the 'Bhatra Bill' looks like a —

(a) lake

(b) river

(c) swamp

(d) sea

2. 'Bhatra Bill' is flooded with water from the Tangon river —

(a) before the monsoon

(b) after the monsoon

(c) during the monsoon

(d) during the summer

3. 'Bhatra Bill' is located at Sujapur in the —

(a) Sujapur gram panchayat

(b) Sahapur gram panchayat

(c) Sonapur gram panchayat

(d) Sahabajpur gram panchayat

4. The villagers of 'Bhatra' are happy because —

(a) 'Bhatra Bill' gained popularity as Mini Digha

(b) they got job offers

(c) MLA built a park

(d) the forest department helped them

5. The huge lake is situated —

(a) in a coastal area

(b) in a tribal area

(c) in a suburban area

(d) by the sea-beach

6. The lake is most popular in —

(a) April and May

(b) May and June

(c) June and July

(d) July and August

B. State True or False with supporting sentences: (2×3 = 6)

1. The 'Bhatra Bill' is called 'Mini Digha'.

o Supporting sentence: _____________________________

2. The 'Bhatra Bill' is not tourist-friendly.

o Supporting sentence: _____________________________

3. This place has no scenic beauty.

o Supporting sentence: _____________________________

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

1. Why is 'Bhatra Bill' called 'Mini Digha'?

2. Why has Bhatra lake become a new destination to the visitors?

3. Why are the people of Bhatra village having a good time?

4. Give a suitable title to the passage.

🟪 Section – B: Grammar and Vocabulary

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

Children (is considering / love / has loved / are loving) outdoor games. Their parents (consider / has considered) their interest as harmful and meaningless. A child who spends time in such activities (grows / had grown / is growing) up to be healthy and strong.

5. Do as directed:

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions: (1×3 = 3)

My neighbourhood is ___ very interesting place. My house is located ___ an area which has many stores and offices. The biggest store is only five minute's walk ___ my house.

B. Rewrite the sentences as directed: (1×3 = 3)

1. Someone wrote this letter in the nineteenth century. (Change the voice)

2. The guard said to me, “You can come in but you may not.” (Change the narration)

3. He was sensible. He did the right thing. (Join using infinitive)

C. Replace underlined words with phrasal verbs: (1×3 = 3)

[List: stand by, make out, look down upon, come round]

1. Mohan Lal despised his poor in-laws.

2. The authorities supported my initiative.

3. They failed to understand the gesture.

6. Find suitable words from the passage (Q.3): (2×4 = 8)

1. A low-lying area covered with water: ___________

2. An exact copy of something: ___________

3. Pretty as a picture: ___________

4. Support or actively encourage: ___________

🟥 Section – C: Writing

7. Write a paragraph (about 100 words): (10 marks)

Topic: Importance of Water Conservation

(Hint: Water is life – scarcity – wastage – need for conservation – methods – conclusion)

8. Write a process in about 100 words using the flow chart below: (10 marks)

Topic: Preparation of Mustard Oil

Flow Chart:

Seeds collected → dried → crushed in a machine → a little water added → oil extracted → oil cakes separated → oil kept in containers → sealed → ready for use/sale

9. Write a letter to your pen friend in about 100 words: (10 marks)

Topic: How Durga Puja is Celebrated in Your State