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JHARKHAND COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING, RANCHI
Session: 2024-2025. CLASS-10
MODEL QUESTION PAPER. SUBJECT-ENGLISH
TIME-03 HOURS FULL MARKS: 80
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Reading section
Read the passage carefully and answer any six of the following questions.
The Benefits of Reading Books
Reading books is one of the most beneficial habits one can develop. It expands knowledge, improves vocabulary and enhances concentration, When we read, we expose ourselves to new ideas, cultures and perspectives. Books can take us to different worlds, teach us valuable lessons and help us understand complex concepts. Apart from increasing our intellectual capacity, reading also improves imagination and creativity. It can be a great stress reliever, offering an escape from the daily pressures of life. In today's digital age, where people often prefer screen time, reading a good book allows for a deeper, more focused experience. Whether it is fiction or non fiction, reading books is an activity that offers lifelong benefits.
31 What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A) Reading books improves intellectual ability and offers various benefits.
B) Books are a source of entertainment only.
C) People should stop using digital devices.
D) Reading is a waste of time.
Ans:- A) Reading books improves intellectual ability and offers various benefits
32. According to the paragraph, how does reading affect vocabulary?
A) It decreases vocabulary.
B) It has no effect on vocabulary.
C) It improves vocabulary.
D) It makes vocabulary less useful.
Ans:-C) It improves vocabulary.
33. What does reading help us understand, as mentioned in the passage?
Ans:- Reading helps us understand new ideas, cultures, perspectives, and complex concepts.
34. What is one of the benefits of reading mentioned in the passage?
Ans:-One of the benefits of reading mentioned in the passage is that it can be a great stress reliever.
(35) Complete the following:
(a) Reading books is one of the most
Ans:-beneficial habits one can develop.
b) In today's digital age
Ans:-where people often prefer screen time
(36) Make sentences with the following words.
(a) Non-fiction:- He reads non-fiction books.
(b) Intellectual:- She was more intellectual than her husband
(37) Write the synonym of given words.
(a) improve- increase
(b) capacity-ability
38) write the antonym of given words.
(a) stress - peaceful
(b) different- same
Writing section
Answer any two questions in about 80-100 words:
39. Write a letter to your uncle and thank him for the beautiful birthday gift he has presented you.
Ans:-
Mahagama, Godda
06th jan 2025
My dear Uncle,
I hope you all are very well. I am also fine here
thank you very much for the gift that you sent me on my birthday.I have received your letter and gift parcel yesterday. I got many gifts from my friends but this is the best of all. It is a wrist watch. It will make me punctual. It will remind me the value of time. I thank you for this gift.
Please convey my regards to dear Aunt.
Your Loving
Pushpa
40. Write an application to the Headmaster of your school and request him to arrange computer learning facility in the school.
Ans:-
To
The Principal ,
Gurukul Public School
Mahagama, Jharkhand
7th Jan 2025
Subject- Requesting for computer facilities
Sir,
I would like to bring to your kind notice that we don't have the proper computer facilities in our school. Because of this, we are not gaining knowledge as these computers have old versions. you know that computer learning is very important for any students for their bright future.
I Therefore request you to make availability of the facility of the computers for the students.
Yours Obediently
Pushpa
41. Write a paragraph on " Importance of Trees" OR "Health is wealth"
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"Health is wealth"
Health is wealth is a common sentence that we heard about from childhood.
Health is wealth means that health is more important than wealth. A healthy body is defined as the overall ability of the body to function well. To make a healthy body, we all must have a proper diet. A proper diet is helpful for the perfect body and mental health. We should not eat junk food because it is very harmful to our lives. Fresh fruits and vegetables play an important role in maintaining health.
A healthy life is truly the source of all happines.money may buy all the luxuries that are in the world, but it cannot buy good health. A Good health enables you to live a happy life.
Grammar section
42. Fill in the blanks with suitable Modals given below (Can, Could, Must). 3x1=3
(a) We-Must--- respect our country
(b) I-could--make a presentation.
(c) I-can---run a bicycle as a child.
43. Transform the following sentences as directed:- 3x1=3
(a) "You are too lazy to work": (Remove 'too')
Ans:-You are so lazy that you cannot work
(b) "He has cheated me." (Change into Interrogative)
Ans:- Has he cheated me.
(c) "Who will not respect his father"? (Change into Assertive)
Ans:- Everyone will respect his father
Literature Section
44. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: 3x1=3
He stalks in his vivid stripes,
The few steps of his cage,
On pads of velvet quiet,
In his quiet rage.
Questions:
(a) From which poem this extract has been taken ?
Ans:- A tiger in the Zoo
(b) Who has written these lines ?
Ans:-Leslie Norris
(C) Who is' he' in the following lines?
Ans:-Tiger
Answer any three questions in about 60-80 words.
45. Why was the young seagull afraid to fly?
Ans:-The young seagull was afraid to fly because it was its first flight. It is a well known fact that doing something for the first time is challenging. Therefore, all young birds must be afraid to make their first flights
46. What was Lencho's main concern? What did he do?
Ans:-Lencho's main concern was the loss of his crops due to hailstorm. He wrote a letter to God.
47. Describe some features of the leopard? How do you recognise chameleons?
Ans:-leopard has black spots all over its body. As soon as it sees someone, it jumps over him. It keeps on pouncing continuously on its victim, attacks him and starts eating him.
A chameleon is a small creature. It looks like a lizard. It is strange that it doesn't have any ears. Nor does it have a single wing.
48. What kind of life Matilda and her husband live after the loss of the diamond necklace ?
Ans:-They moved to cheap rooms. She washed the dishes. She wear clothes like a very ordinary women. The husband worked evenings and nights. It took them ten years to repay the borrowed money. Matilda looked very old. The life she want has chanced her life.
49. Who was Horace Danby and what kind of a person was he?
Ans:-Horace danby was a 50 years old unmarried man. because of his good nature everyone liked him.he got attacked by hay fever in the summer season every year.he was professionally a lock maker.he was considered an honest citizen but he was not completely honest.horace has a hobby to read rare and expensive books.for buying rare and expensive book he robbed a safe every year. he stole from those people who had lot of money.he never thought of hurting any one
Answer any two questions in about 120-150 words.
50. Write a character sketch of Bholi.
Ans:-Bholi was a neglected child, fourth daughter of Ramlal who was a revenue official of the village. Bholi had suffered pox in her childhood which left marks on her face and also a head injury which made her mind slower than a normal child of her age. She learned to speak late and stammered. She was illiterate and was looked down upon by her family and other villagers.
Her medical condition and others' behavior towards her made her an underconfident and introvert. She was like any other child who was fond of her pet cow Lakshmi. Her hesitation to go to school shows that she was also unaware of age-old customs and traditions but still understood them as something bad and feared them.
51. What made Hari Singh come back to Anil.
Ans:-Hari Singh returned to Anil because he felt guilty about robbing him. He thought that people have different responses to being robbed. Some people show fear, some show anger, and some show acceptance. But, Hari knew that Anil would be sad, not for the loss of money but for the loss of trust. Hari could not have the inner peace by robbing Anil. So, he returned back to him along with the money.
52. How did Mr. Herriot cure Tricki?
Ans:-The doctor didn't give any food to Tricki. He gave him plenty of water for two days. After two adys, the dog started showing interest in his surroundings. On the third day, the doctor saw Tricki played with the other dogs but he couldn't take the food. Next day, he ran with the dogs and got the food. He ran about with the dogs all day and very soon he became part of the gang.
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