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Model Question Paper 11 ( FM: 90)
MODEL QUESTION PAPER 11
Subject: English (Class X)
Full Marks: 90 Time: 3 Hours 15 Minutes
Section – A: Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. The Passing Away of Bapu
A. Choose the correct alternative: (1×5=5)
(a) The structure of Bapu was –
(ii) slight
(b) To the narrator, walking meant –
(i) slow advancing
(c) Gandhiji turned the drudgery of walking into a –
(iii) pleasant experience
(d) The cremation of Gandhiji took place on –
(i) 31st January
(e) The Passing Away of Bapu is written by –
(iv) Nayantara Sehgal
B. Complete the sentences with information from the text: (1×3=3)
(i) Gandhiji’s dead body was covered with flowers.
(ii) It was impossible to move in the thick crowd.
(iii) The author was among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special meaning.
C. Answer the following questions: (2×2=4)
(i) What could not the narrator and others in the procession accept?
→ The narrator and others in the procession could not accept that the man who had led them through many difficult paths was never going to walk with them again.
(ii) What was the only way open to the average Indian?
→ The only way open to the average Indian was walking, as it required no vehicle and cost nothing but energy.
________________________________________
2. Poem: “The Mountain and the Squirrel” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A. Choose the correct alternative: (1×4=4)
(a) According to the squirrel, to hold one’s position in society is –
(iv) prestigious
(b) The thing that differs is –
(iii) talent
(c) The tone of the poem is –
(iii) philosophical
(d) Bun appears to be –
(iv) reasonable
B. Fill in the chart with information from the text: (2×2=4)
Cause Effect
(i) All sorts of things and weather are essential. To make up a year and a sphere.
It is too small in size (ii) The squirrel cannot carry forests on its back.
But the mountain cannot crack a nut.
🌧️ 3. Reading Comprehension (Unseen Passage)
Cyclone Remal Strikes the Northeast
A. Tick the correct answer: (1×6=6)
(i) The hill district of Assam is –
(c) Dima Hasao
(ii) Stone quarries are located in the district of –
(d) Aizawl
(iii) Lalduhoma is the Chief Minister of –
(b) Mizoram
(iv) Putul Gogoi is a –
(a) worker in NHPC’s Lower Subansiri Dam Project
(v) The number of school children wounded in Dhekiajuli in Kamrup is –
(a) 12
(vi) The Mizoram Government announced ex-gratia for families of victims at –
(d) ₹4 lakhs
________________________________________
B. True or False: (1+1)×3=6
1. Nagaland is one of the northeastern states affected by cyclone Remal.
True
Supporting line: “Cyclone Remal wreaked havoc in the northeastern states of Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, and Meghalaya.”
2. Six bodies could not be recovered by 7 pm on Tuesday.
True
Supporting line: “24 bodies had been recovered and another 6 bodies were yet to be recovered.”
3. Koushik Bordoloi Amphi, who died in Morigaon, was an old man.
False
Supporting line: “A teenager, Koushik Bordoloi Amphi, died in Morigaon when a tree fell on an autorickshaw.”
C. Answer the following questions: (2×4=8)
(i) What was the most devastating incident in Mizoram?
→ The most devastating incident was a landslide in a stone quarry between Mizoram’s Aizawl district’s Melthum and Hlimen areas.
(ii) Why had information gathering been challenging according to Lalduhoma?
→ Because of the impact on network connectivity, information gathering had been challenging.
(iii) Which northeastern states of India were affected by cyclone Remal?
→ Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, and Meghalaya.
(iv) How old was Mintu Talukdar and how did he die?
→ Mintu Talukdar was 19 years old. He died after a tree fell on his house in Guwahati.
✏️ Section – B: Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Choose the correct alternatives: (1×3=3)
When the family __________ (sits / is sitting / sat) down to tea, the cat ____ (put / puts / will put) in an appearance to ____________ (got / will get / get) his share .
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles and prepositions: (1×3=3)
The success of Chandrayaan-3 may prove an important step and giant leap in space exploration.
✅ Answer: an, a, in
________________________________________
B. Rewrite as directed: (1×3=3)
(i) Muskan is sick. She could not attend the function.
→ As Muskan is sick, she could not attend the function.
(ii) The poet sees in his vision that the white sail of the ship is shaking in the wind.
→. The white sail of the ship is shaking in the wind. The poet sees in his vision
(iii) Change the mode of narration (Change the voice).
You are directed/instructed to change the mode of narration
C. Replace underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs: (1×3=3)
[List: put up, put in, keep on, fall on]
(i) The wolves jumped on their prey. → ✅ fell on
(ii) They continued talking in the class. → ✅ kept on
(iii) Raise the tent here. → ✅ put up
6. Vocabulary – Find words from the passage (Q.3): (2×4=8)
(i) a voluntary payment made by government to a person or group – ✅ ex-gratia
(ii) interrupted – ✅ disrupted
(iii) wide destruction – ✅ havoc
(iv) wounded – ✅ injured
Subject: English (Class X) 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 had walked with Bapu over the rough and smooth of India’s recent history. 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: (1×5=5)
(a) The structure of Bapu was – (i) heavy (ii) slight (iii) smooth (iv) rough
(b) To the narrator, walking meant – (i) slow advancing (ii) slowing down (iii) delaying (iv) hanging up
(c) Gandhiji turned the drudgery of walking into a – (i) commonplace experience (ii) thrilling experience (iii) pleasant experience (iv) hectic experience
(d) The cremation of Gandhiji took place on – (i) 31 January (ii) 30 January (iii) 1 February (iv) 2 February
(e) The Passing Away of Bapu is written by – (i) Vijaylakshmi Pandit (ii) Sarojini Naidu (iii) Padmasi (iv) Nayantara Sehgal
B. Complete the sentences with information from the text: (1×3=3)
(i) Gandhiji’s dead body was covered _______________________________.
(ii) It was impossible to move in _______________________________.
(iii) The author was among people for whom walking _______________________________.
C. Answer the following questions: (2×2=4)
(i) What could not the narrator and others in the procession accept? (ii) What was the only way open to the average Indian?
🪶 2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
The Mountain and the Squirrel — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The mountain and the squirrel Had a quarrel: And the former called the latter “Little Prig.” Bun replied, “You are doubtless very big; But all sorts of things and weather Must be taken in together, To make up a year and a sphere. And I think it no disgrace To occupy my place. If I’m not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. I’ll not deny you make A very pretty squirrel track; Talents differ, all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut.”
A. Choose the correct alternative: (1×4=4)
(a) According to the squirrel, to hold one’s position in society is – (i) shameful (ii) disgraceful (iii) hateful (iv) prestigious
(b) The thing that differs is – (i) courage (ii) strength (iii) talent (iv) ugliness
(c) The tone of the poem is – (i) satirical (ii) humorous (iii) philosophical (iv) funny
(d) Bun appears to be – (i) sensitive (ii) quarrelsome (iii) angry (iv) reasonable
B. Fill in the chart with information from the text: (2×2=4)
Cause
(i) All sorts of things and weather are essential. __________________________
Effect:
Effect:(ii) The squirrel cannot carry forests on its back. __________________________
Cause :
🌧️ 3. Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
Cyclone Remal Strikes the Northeast
Guwahati, May 29: At least 30 people including 4 children and 5 women died as the cyclone Remal wreaked havoc in the northeastern states of Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, and Meghalaya on Tuesday. The storm also disrupted road connectivity and power supply in several areas. As of 7 pm on Tuesday, 24 bodies had been recovered and another 6 bodies were yet to be recovered.
The most devastating incident was a landslide in a stone quarry between Mizoram’s Aizawl district’s Melthum and Hlimen areas. The Mizoram Government sanctioned Rs.15 crores for relief work and announced Rs.4 lakhs of ex-gratia for the families of the victims. Mizoram has seen the highest toll in the storm among the northeastern states. According to the officials, multiple landslides across the state were reported throughout the day. “Because of the impact on network connectivity, information gathering has been challenging,” said Mizoram CM Lalduhoma.
In Assam, at least four people died in different incidents. A teenager, Koushik Bordoloi Amphi, died in Morigaon when a tree fell on an autorickshaw he was travelling in. Putul Gogoi, 50, a worker in NHPC’s Lower Subansiri Dam Project in Gerukamukh, died in a landslide at the site of the project. A 19-year-old, Mintu Talukdar, died after a tree fell on his house in Guwahati and another person died in Kamrup district. At least 12 children were injured when a tree fell on their school bus in Dhekiajuli in Kamrup. The cyclone Remal affected Assam’s infrastructure also. Road connectivity in the hill district of Dima Hasao was disrupted at several points, with a portion of the Haflong–Silchar road being completely washed away by rain and storm. Power in some parts of the state was disrupted for over 17 hours.
A. Tick the correct answer: (1×6=6)
(i) The hill district of Assam is – (a) Aizawl (b) Kamrup (c) Dima Hasao (d) Guwahati
(ii) Stone quarries are located in the district of – (a) Mizoram (b) Assam (c) Silchar (d) Aizawl
(iii) Lalduhoma is the Chief Minister of – (a) Meghalaya (b) Mizoram (c) Manipur (d) Assam
(iv) Putul Gogoi is a – (a) worker in NHPC’s Lower Subansiri Dam Project (b) autorickshaw puller (c) student (d) Chief Minister
(v) The number of school children wounded in Dhekiajuli in Kamrup is – (a) 12 (b) 50 (c) 30 (d) 19
(vi) The Mizoram Government announced ex-gratia for families of victims at – (a) ₹15 crores (b) ₹4 crores (c) ₹15 lakhs (d) ₹4 lakhs
B. True or False: (1+1)×3=6
Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False. Quote the supporting line(s).
1. Nagaland is one of the northeastern states affected by cyclone Remal. Supporting line: ___________________________
2. Six bodies could not be recovered by 7 pm on Tuesday. Supporting line: ___________________________
3. Koushik Bordoloi Amphi, who died in Morigaon, was an old man. Supporting line: ___________________________
C. Answer the following questions: (2×4=8)
(i) What was the most devastating incident in Mizoram? (ii) Why had information gathering been challenging according to Lalduhoma? (iii) Which northeastern states of India were affected by the cyclone Remal? (iv) How old was Mintu Talukdar and how did he die?
✏️ Section – B : Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Choose the correct alternatives: (1×3=3)
When the family __________ (sits / is sitting / sat) down to tea, the cat ____ (put / puts / will put) in an appearance to ____________ (got / will get / gets) his share .
5. Do as directed:
A. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles and prepositions: (1×3=3)
The success of Chandrayaan-3 may prove _____ important step and __-giant leap _____ space exploration.
B. Rewrite as directed: (1×3=3)
(i) Muskan is sick. She could not attend the function. → (Join into a single sentence)
(ii) The poet sees in his vision that the white sail of the ship is shaking in the wind. → (Split into two simple sentences)
(iii) Change the mode of narration. → (Change the voice)
C. Replace underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs: (1×3=3)
[List: put up, put in, keep on, fall on]
(i) The wolves jumped on their prey. → __________ (ii) They continued talking in the class. → __________ (iii) Raise the tent here. → __________
6. Vocabulary – Find the words from the passage (Q.3): (2×4=8)
(i) a voluntary payment made by government to a person or group – __________ (ii) interrupted – __________ (iii) wide destruction – __________ (iv) wounded – _________
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