Solved English Question Paper: Class X
This post contains the solved answers for the Dinhata High School (Section-AA) English practice paper from Ray & Martin Prashna Bichitra.
Section-AA: Reading Comprehension (Seen)
1. Father's Help (Prose)
A. Multiple Choice:
(a) (ii) his conscience bothered him about his description of Samuel.
(b) (ii) he grew more confused and grieved for Samuel.
B. Complete the Sentences:
(i) Swami stopped on the roadside because he wanted to make up his mind about Samuel.
(ii) Swami could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter.
C. Short Answer:
Ans: Swami’s head was dizzy with confusion because his conscience bothered him. He was uncertain if his description of Samuel had been accurate and felt he had mixed up the real and the imagined facts about his teacher. So he could not decide if Samuel really deserved the allegations made against him in the letter
2. Fable (Poetry)
A. Multiple Choice:
(a) (iii) make a pretty squirrel track.
(b) (iii) lively.
B. Short Answers:
(i) Ans: The line conveys that everyone in this world, whether big or small, has their own specific purpose and unique talent, and the world is balanced by these differences.
(ii) Ans: The squirrel (bun) points out that while the mountain is big enough to carry forests on its back, it cannot crack a tiny nut, which is something the small squirrel can easily do.
Section-AA: Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
3. Space Exploration Passage
A. Multiple Choice:
(i) (b) eight-days.
(ii) (b) technical complications with their initial spacecraft.
(iii) (b) most hours outside the ISS for a woman astronaut.
(iv) (b) nine months.
B. True/False:
(i) F (They embraced the mission with professionalism).
(ii) T (Due to Sunita Williams' Indian heritage).
(iii) F (It was intended to be short but became lengthy).
(iv) T (The text mentions these as essential qualities).
C. Short Answer:
Ans: Sunita Williams' achievement is significant because, as an astronaut of Indian heritage, she serves as a symbol of pride and global scientific contribution, proving to young Indians that "the sky is no longer the limit."
Section-BA: Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Fill in the Blanks:
It was an agonizing walk. Bapu lay in an open truck covered with flowers.
5. Transformation of Sentences:
(i) Samuel said that he (Swami) was half an hour late.
(ii) The people were so stunned that they could not speak in the beginning.
B. Phrasal Verbs:
(i) resembles — takes after
(ii) withdrawn — called off
6. Vocabulary (from Unseen):
(i) an achievement that requires great courage: Feat
(ii) primary: Initial
Section - C: Writing
7. Paragraph: Benefits of Early Morning Exercises
এই অনুচ্ছেদটি পড়ুন: Benefits of Early Morning Exercise - PKGWAY
End of Solutions
Dinhata High School
Section-AA | Reading Comprehension (Seen)
English [X]
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
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) Swami felt he was the worst boy on earth because—
(b) The effect of thinking about Samuel on Swami was that—
(i) Swami stopped on the roadside because ______________________________________.
(ii) Swami could not decide if ________________________________________________.
What caused Swami's head to become dizzy with confusion?
Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
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) The squirrel admits that the mountain can —
(b) The word 'spry' means —
(i) What is the main message conveyed by the line "Talents differ; all is well and wisely put"?
(ii) What example does the bun cite to prove that all talents are well and wisely put?
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
For India, there is a personal resonance in this mission. Ms Williams, an astronaut of Indian heritage, has long been a source of pride for many in the country. Her achievements continue to inspire a generation of young Indians who see in her the embodiment of possibility, the proof that the sky is no longer the limit. Ms Williams' recent feat of spending the most hours outside the ISS for a woman astronaut not only advances the frontiers of human capability but also serves as a symbol of the contributions of people of Indian origin to global scientific advancement. This mission also highlights the essential role of international collaboration in space exploration.
— The Statesman dated on March 21, 2025
(i) The original planned duration of Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams' mission to the ISS was—
(ii) The extended stay aboard the ISS was because of—
(iii) The record that Sunita Williams achieved during her mission is—
(iv) Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams had to spend in orbit—
(i) Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were frustrated by their extended mission.
(ii) India has a special connection with the mission.
(iii) The mission was intended to be a lengthy stay but turned into a short test-flight.
(iv) Flexibility and psychological strength are important for long missions.
Why is Sunita Williams' achievement particularly significant for the people of Indian origin?
It (had been/was/is) ___________ an agonizing walk. Bapu lay (on/in/with) ___________ an open truck covered with flowers.
A. Rewrite the sentences: (1x2=2)
(i) "You are half an hour late", Samuel said. (Change into indirect speech)
(ii) The people were too stunned to speak in the beginning. (Use 'so...that')
B. Replace underlined words with correct phrasal verbs: (1x2=2)
(i) She resembles her mother. [____________]
(ii) Have the factory workers withdrawn the strike? [____________]
List: take after, take off, call off
(i) an achievement that requires great courage: [________________]
(ii) primary: [________________]
Option A: As a student of ABC High School, write a letter to the Headmaster requesting him to make sufficient arrangement of toilets and uninterrupted supply of water inside the school.
OR
Option B: Write a paragraph on the benefits of early morning exercises.
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