MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 7
Subject: English (Class X)
Full Marks: 90
Time: 3 hrs 15 mins
Section – A
Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Swami hoped that with this his father would be made to see why he must avoid school for the day. But Father’s behaviour took an unexpected turn. He proposed to send a letter with Swami to the headmaster. No amount of protest from Swami would make him change his mind.
By the time Swami was ready to leave for school, Father had composed a long letter to the headmaster. He put it in an envelope and sealed it.
“What have you written, Father?” Swami asked apprehensively.
“Nothing for you. Give it to your headmaster and go to your class.”
“Have you written anything about our teacher Samuel?”
“Yes. Plenty of things.”
“What has he done, Father?”
Swami went to school feeling that he was the worst boy on earth. His conscience bothered him. He wasn’t at all sure if his description of Samuel had been accurate. He felt he had mixed up the real and the imagined.
“Everything is there in the letter. Give it to your headmaster.”
Swami stopped on the roadside to make up his mind about Samuel. Samuel was not such a bad man after all. Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers. Swami also felt Samuel had a special regard for him. Swami’s head was dizzy with confusion. He could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter. The more he thought of Samuel, the more Swami grieved for him. To recall Samuel’s dark face, his thin moustache, unshaven cheek and yellow coat filled Swaminathan with sorrow.
A. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:1×5 = 5
(a) The letter made Swami feel –
(i) happy (ii) sad (iii) excited (iv) worried
(b) Father decided to send the headmaster a –
(i) telegram (ii) notice (iii) letter (iv) report
(c) The relationship Swami had with Samuel was –
(i) genial (ii) congenial (iii) hospitable (iv) incongenial
(d) “Swami’s conscience bothered him.” Here ‘bothered’ means –
(i) annoyed (ii) disturbed (iii) inspired (iv) elated
(e) What Father wrote was –
(i) long (ii) short (iii) illegible (iv) irrelevant
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
1×3 = 3
(i) Swami felt he had made a mixture ………………………………………
(ii) Swami could not decide …………………………………………………
(iii) To recall Samuel’s dark face, moustache and yellow coat ……………
ii) While going to school Swami felt that he was the worst boy on earth.
C. State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’. Also give supporting statements from the passage:
2×2 = 4
(i) Samuel was not so friendly as other teachers.
Supporting sentence: …………………………………………
(ii) Samuel had special affection towards Swami.
Supporting sentence: …………………………………………
2. Read the poem carefully and answer the questions that follow:
(The Snail – William Cowper)
Where’er he dwells, he dwells alone,
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.
Except himself has chattels none,
Well satisfied to be his own;
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 power is such,
He shrinks into his house with much
Displeasure.
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 alternative to complete the following sentences:
1×4 = 4
(a) The snail hides in his –
(i) leaf (ii) grass (iii) fruit (iv) house
(b) The snail and its house are –
(i) separable (ii) inseparable (iii) secure (iv) insecure
(c) The house of the snail is –
(i) feeble (ii) temporary (iii) strong (iv) fragile
(d) A snail recoils when we touch its –
(i) tentacles (ii) horns (iii) belly (iv) shell
B. Answer the following questions:
2×2 = 4
(i) What do you mean by “self-collecting power”?
(ii) How does the snail stick to its place?
Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Paris: “Winners seldom go sans applause; losers are almost never celebrated, and almost always forgotten.” An unsung and unknown sportswoman from a landlocked Himalayan nation on her first Olympics quest changed that on the last day of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
She was the last athlete to finish Sunday’s Women’s Marathon, an hour and a half after the winner, but she lumbered on to the end to a standing ovation in a rare display of pride, grit and endurance.
Bhutan’s Kinzang Lhamo finished the hilly and hot course in 3 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds. She was encouraged over the last kilometres by spectators who were cycling and running alongside her on a sunny Paris morning.
Lhamo, at the age of 26, finished the entire 26.2 mile course of the marathon as the last competitor, and her endeavour truly conveyed the message, the credo of the Olympic Games – The important thing in the Olympics is not winning but taking part.
She crossed the finish line as the 80th woman to complete the course. The fans in the stands in front of the Invalides monument got to their feet to cheer her on.
Lhamo was participating in her first international competition, and was the Himalayan nation’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony. An ultramarathon specialist, Lhamo came second in the Snowman Race 2022, an extreme event covering 203 km through the Himalayan mountains. She took up running after joining Bhutan’s army.
The Olympics was initially conceived as a competition open to all sporting amateurs, though in reality, the idea has changed as most participants are now professional athletes. Bhutan had sent a three-member sports delegation to the Paris Olympics, where Lhamo was the only woman among them. And Lhamo did better in winning hearts.
A. Tick the right answer:
1×6 = 6
(i) “A landlocked Himalayan nation” is referred to here –
(a) Nepal (b) Bhutan (c) Paris (d) India
(ii) Kinzang Lhamo was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the –
(a) Tokyo Olympics (b) Commonwealth Games (c) Paris Olympics (d) Snowman Race 2022
(iii) Kinzang Lhamo is –
(a) 26 (b) 80 (c) 59 (d) 25 years old
(iv) In the Snowman Race 2022, Kinzang Lhamo stood –
(a) first (b) second (c) third (d) fourth
(v) Kinzang Lhamo crossed the finishing point as the –
(a) second (b) first (c) eighty-second (d) eightieth woman
(vi) Lhamo finished the Women’s Marathon in –
(a) 1 hour 15 minutes
(b) 2 hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds
(c) 3 hours 59 minutes and 52 seconds
(d) 3 hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds
B. State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’. Also give supporting sentences from the passage:
(1+1)×3 = 6
(i) Losers are always celebrated.
Supporting sentence: …………………………………
(ii) Paris Olympics was Lhamo’s first international competition.
Supporting sentence: …………………………………
(iii) A three-member sports delegation from Bhutan participated in the Paris Olympics.
Supporting sentence: …………………………………
C. Answer the following questions:
2×4 = 8
(i) What qualities did Lhamo’s performance display?
(ii) How did the spectators encourage Kinzang Lhamo in the last kilometres?
(iii) How many miles did Lhamo cross to reach the finishing line?
(iv) When did Lhamo take up running?
Section – B
Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:
1×3 = 3
Having ………… (finish/finished/finishing) our breakfast, we took some time to ………… (pack/packing/packed).
We thought that it ………… (take/takes/would take) three hours to reach the destination.
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:
1×3 = 3
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar wishes to set up ……… hospital in Pune in ……… memory of her father Dinanath Mangeshkar.
B. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:
1×3 = 3
(i) They said, “We cannot be happy in this world.”
(Change into Indirect Speech)
(ii) Light the light.
(Change the Voice)
(iii) The sun rose and we started climbing the mountain.
(Split into two simple sentences)
C. Replace the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs from the list given below. Change the form where necessary. One is extra:
[turn up, get away, look to, bring forth]
1×3 = 3
(i) A good tree produces good fruit.
(ii) I will not allow it to escape easily.
(iii) Mind your own business.
6. Find words from the passage (Q.3) that match the following meanings:
2×4 = 8
(i) Courage and resolve – …………
(ii) Foot race that is longer than a marathon – …………
(iii) Praise – …………
(iv) Moved in a slow, heavy and awkward way – …………
Section – C
Writing
7. Develop a story with the help of the following hints (within 100 words):
[Stag came to a stream – saw reflection – admired his horns – hated his lean legs – hunter came – stag ran – horns got stuck in the bush – could not run – got hunted.]
10
8. Write a notice as the student secretary of your school’s Eco Club on how you propose to organise a “Science Awareness Programme” for the students.
10
9. Use the following flow chart and write a paragraph on “How a Football Team is Selected in a School”:
[Notice served → willing students meet the concerned teacher → names enlisted → friendly match for screening test → final selection]
10
MODEL QUESTION PAPER – 7 (Answers)
Section – A
Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. (From “Father’s Help”)
A. Choose the correct alternative:
(a) (iv) worried
(b) (iii) letter
(c) congenial
(d) (ii) disturbed
(e) (i) long
B. Complete the sentences:
(i) Swami felt he had a mixture of the real and the imagined.
(ii) Swami could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him.
(iii) To recall Samuel’s dark face, moustache and yellow coat filled Swami with sorrow.
C. True/False with supporting statements:
(i) False – “Samuel was not such a bad man after all. Personally he was much more friendly than the other teachers.”
(ii) True – “Swami also felt Samuel had a special regard for him.”
2. (Poem: The Snail)
A. Correct alternatives:
(a) (iv) house
(b) (ii) inseparable
(c) Fragile
(d) (ii) horns
B. Answers:
(i) “Self-collecting power” means the ability of the snail to withdraw into its own shell for protection.
Self-collecting power” means self controlling power.
(ii) The snail sticks to its place as if it grows there, clinging firmly to grass, leaf, fruit, or wall.
Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
3. (Kinzang Lhamo in Paris Olympics)
A. Correct alternatives:
(i) (b) Bhutan
(ii) (c) Paris Olympics
(iii) (a) 26
(iv) (b) second
(v) (d) eightieth woman
(vi) (d) 3 hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds
B. True/False with supporting sentences:
(i) False – “Losers are almost never celebrated, and almost always forgotten.”
(ii) True – “Lhamo was participating in her first international competition.”
(iii) True – “Bhutan had sent a three-member sports delegation to the Paris Olympics.”
C. Answers:
(i) Her performance displayed pride, grit, and endurance.
(ii) Spectators encouraged her by cycling and running alongside her and cheering.
(iii) She crossed 26.2 miles to reach the finishing line.
(iv) She took up running after joining Bhutan’s army.
Section – B
Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Correct alternatives:
Having finished our breakfast, we took some time to pack.
We thought that it would take three hours to reach the destination.
5. Do as directed:
A. Articles & Prepositions:
Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar wishes to set up a hospital in Pune in the memory of her father Dinanath Mangeshkar.
B. Sentence transformation:
(i) They said that they could not be happy in that world.
(ii) Let the light be lit.
(iii) The sun rose. We started climbing the mountain.
C. Phrasal verbs:
(i) A good tree brings forth good fruit.
(ii) I will not allow it to get away easily.
(iii) Look to your own business.
6. Vocabulary (from Passage 3):
(i) courage and resolve – grit
(ii) foot race longer than a marathon – ultramarathon
(iii) praise – applause
(iv) moved in a slow, heavy and awkward way – lumbered
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