Solved Answer Key ,Bongaon High School (HS) Class 10 English Question Paper | Ray & Martin 2026 ,
1. Reading Comprehension (Seen: Father's Help)
A. Correct Alternatives:
(a) (ii) reluctant to attend school(b) (i) the prayer hall of his school
B. Complete the sentences:
(i) When Swami came to know that it was Monday morning, he realized lying in bed with a shudder that it looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday.(ii) Swami had to change his tactics because he knew how strict his father could be.
C. Short Answer:
Ans: Swami’s father advised him to loaf about less on Sundays so that he would be without a headache on Monday.
2. Poem (Fable)
A. Correct Alternatives:
(a) (iii) quarrelsome(b) (iii) very big
B. True or False:
| (i) The squirrel is ashamed of its tiny size. | F |
| (ii) Unlike the squirrel, the mountain can boast of its mobility and liveliness. | F |
Solved Answer Key (Part II)
3. Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
A. Multiple Choice:
(i) (d) all of these(ii) (a) digital devices
(iii) (b) Digital divide
(iv) (b) March
B. True or False:
| (i) The schools that are run privately seem more successful... | F |
| (ii) Covid-induced disruptions made people lean towards paid tuitions. | T |
| (iii) The survey was conducted only across 25 states of India. | F |
| (iv) School education in rural India seems not to be back on recovery path. | F |
Section – B: Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Verb Forms:
Ans: lambasted5. A. Do as directed:
(i) As he is a vegetarian, he avoids non-veg food stuff.(ii) Over a billion copies have been sold of her books. (or) Over a billion copies of her books have been sold.
(iii) Show respect to your elders.
5. B. Phrasal Verbs:
(i) chasing: running after(ii) surrendered: gave in
6. Vocabulary (From Unseen Passage):
(i) rustic: rural(ii) the quality of being able to be used or obtained: availability
7. Write a notice (in about 100 words) requesting students to participate in 'Keep Your School Clean'.
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Section – B
Bongaon High School (HS)
Section – A
Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday. Already Monday was here. He hoped he didn't have to go to school.
At nine o’clock, Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”
Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. At 9.30, when he ought to have been in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
Father asked him, “Have you no school today?”
“Headache,” Swami replied.
“Nonsense! Dress up and go.”
“Headache!”
“Loaf about less on Sundays and you will be without a headache on Monday.”
Swami knew how strict his father could be. So he changed his tactics. “I can’t go so late to the class.”
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) After reading the passage, it becomes clear that Swami was —
(i) eager to attend school, (ii) reluctant to attend school, (iii) nothing but a truant, (iv) a lazy boy.
(b) At 9.30, when Swami was lying on the bench in his mother’s room, he should have been in —
(i) the prayer hall of his school, (ii) his first class, (iii) his second class, (iv) none of these.
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(i) When Swami came to know that it was Monday morning, he _________________________________
(ii) Swami had to change his tactics because ________________________________________________
C. Answer the following question:
What advice did Swami's father give him?
2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
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.
A. Tick the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) The two characters in the poem are —
(i) friendly, (ii) hostile, (iii) quarrelsome, (iv) antagonistic to each other.
(b) The squirrel admits that the mountain is — (i) tiny, (ii) big, (iii) very big, (iv) not so big.
B. State whether the following statements are 'True' or 'False'. Write 'T' or 'F' in the boxes:
(i) The squirrel is ashamed of its tiny size.
(ii) Unlike the squirrel, the mountain can boast of its mobility and liveliness.
Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
With rise in enrolment, better availability of textbooks and increased access to digital devices, school education in rural India seems to be back on recovery path.
Even as the impact of learning loss and the road to complete recovery still pose challenges, the Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) (ASER - 2021), while pointing towards these positive signs also indicated that the government-run school system is responding better to pandemic disruption than its private counterpart.
The survey, conducted across 25 states and three union territories, has revealed a significant increase in children taking paid tuition during covid induced interruptions.
As education shifted to digital or online mode since schools were closed from March 2020, ‘digital divide’ became a big concern and had been highlighted in reports prepared by several government and non-government institutions in 2020.
A. Tick the right answer:
(i) Things look optimistic as there has been — (a) better availability of textbooks, (b) a rise in enrolment, (c) an increase in access to digital devices, (d) all of these.
(ii) There has been an increase in access to — (a) digital devices, (b) internet, (c) textbooks, (d) online classes.
(iii) _________ became a concern and had been highlighted in reports prepared by several govt and non govt institutions in 2020 — (a) Online classes, (b) Digital divide, (c) E-books, (d) Learning methods.
(iv) Schools were closed since — (a) January, (b) March, (c) February, (d) April — 2020.
B. Write 'T' for 'True' and 'F' for 'False' in the boxes:
(i) The schools that are run privately seem more successful than their government counterparts.
(ii) Covid-induced disruptions made people lean towards paid tuitions considerably.
(iii) The survey was conducted only across 25 states of India.
(iv) School education in rural India seems not to be back on recovery path.
Section – B: Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:
In April, a bench headed by Honourable Justice Sanjiv Banerjee ____________ (lambasted/had lambasted/has lambasted) the poll panel for failing to maintain covid-protocol during campaign.
5. Do as directed:
A. Rewrite according to instructions:
(i) Being a vegetarian, he avoids non-veg food stuff. [Turn into a complex sentence]
(ii) Her books have sold over a billion copies. [Change the voice]
(iii) Respect your elders. [Rewrite using noun form of the underlined word]
B. Choose the correct phrasal verbs [give away, give in, run after]:
(i) The dog was chasing a rabbit. [__________]
(ii) The army finally surrendered. [__________]
6. Find words from Question No. 3 passage meaning:
(i) rustic: [__________]
(ii) the quality of being able to be used or obtained: [__________]
Section – C: Writing
7. Write a notice (in about 100 words) requesting students to participate in 'Keep Your School Clean'.
Points: Reasons for organizing - date and time - cleaning materials to be used - methods applied for success.
Bongaon High School (HS)
Section – A
Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
At nine o’clock, Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”
Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. At 9.30, when he ought to have been in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.
Father asked him, “Have you no school today?”
“Headache,” Swami replied.
“Nonsense! Dress up and go.”
“Headache!”
“Loaf about less on Sundays and you will be without a headache on Monday.”
Swami knew how strict his father could be. So he changed his tactics. “I can’t go so late to the class.”
A. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) After reading the passage, it becomes clear that Swami was —
(i) eager to attend school, (ii) reluctant to attend school, (iii) nothing but a truant, (iv) a lazy boy.
(b) At 9.30, when Swami was lying on the bench in his mother’s room, he should have been in —
(i) the prayer hall of his school, (ii) his first class, (iii) his second class, (iv) none of these.
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(i) When Swami came to know that it was Monday morning, he _________________________________
(ii) Swami had to change his tactics because ________________________________________________
C. Answer the following question:
What advice did Swami's father give him?
2. Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
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,
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.
A. Tick the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) The two characters in the poem are —
(i) friendly, (ii) hostile, (iii) quarrelsome, (iv) antagonistic to each other.
(b) The squirrel admits that the mountain is — (i) tiny, (ii) big, (iii) very big, (iv) not so big.
B. State whether the following statements are 'True' or 'False'. Write 'T' or 'F' in the boxes:
(i) The squirrel is ashamed of its tiny size.
(ii) Unlike the squirrel, the mountain can boast of its mobility and liveliness.
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Even as the impact of learning loss and the road to complete recovery still pose challenges, the Annual Status of Education Report (Rural) (ASER - 2021), while pointing towards these positive signs also indicated that the government-run school system is responding better to pandemic disruption than its private counterpart.
The survey, conducted across 25 states and three union territories, has revealed a significant increase in children taking paid tuition during covid induced interruptions.
As education shifted to digital or online mode since schools were closed from March 2020, ‘digital divide’ became a big concern and had been highlighted in reports prepared by several government and non-government institutions in 2020.
A. Tick the right answer:
(i) Things look optimistic as there has been — (a) better availability of textbooks, (b) a rise in enrolment, (c) an increase in access to digital devices, (d) all of these.
(ii) There has been an increase in access to — (a) digital devices, (b) internet, (c) textbooks, (d) online classes.
(iii) _________ became a concern and had been highlighted in reports prepared by several govt and non govt institutions in 2020 — (a) Online classes, (b) Digital divide, (c) E-books, (d) Learning methods.
(iv) Schools were closed since — (a) January, (b) March, (c) February, (d) April — 2020.
B. Write 'T' for 'True' and 'F' for 'False' in the boxes:
(i) The schools that are run privately seem more successful than their government counterparts.
(ii) Covid-induced disruptions made people lean towards paid tuitions considerably.
(iii) The survey was conducted only across 25 states of India.
(iv) School education in rural India seems not to be back on recovery path.
4. Write the correct alternatives to fill in the blanks:
In April, a bench headed by Honourable Justice Sanjiv Banerjee ____________ (lambasted/had lambasted/has lambasted) the poll panel for failing to maintain covid-protocol during campaign.
5. Do as directed:
A. Rewrite according to instructions:
(i) Being a vegetarian, he avoids non-veg food stuff. [Turn into a complex sentence]
(ii) Her books have sold over a billion copies. [Change the voice]
(iii) Respect your elders. [Rewrite using noun form of the underlined word]
B. Choose the correct phrasal verbs [give away, give in, run after]:
(i) The dog was chasing a rabbit. [__________]
(ii) The army finally surrendered. [__________]
6. Find words from Question No. 3 passage meaning:
(i) rustic: [__________]
(ii) the quality of being able to be used or obtained: [__________]
7. Write a notice (in about 100 words) requesting students to participate in 'Keep Your School Clean'.
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