Class 10 English Sample Paper

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READING

Read the passage given below.

I. What is intelligence? And how can one be intelligent all the time? One has to understand the basic fact that intelligence and intellect are at two opposite poles. A person who is an intellectual would have all the knowledge of the world but won’t know how to give it shape. Knowledge burdens the individual if he does not have the intelligence to express it.
II. Intelligence is an integral part of the individual which finds fulfilment in expression. An intellectual who is burdened by excessive knowledge can never flow with intelligence. Intelligence demands that an individual be sensitive of his acts, thoughts and emotions. It also demands that the individual be inquisitive about the working of life and of one’s own mind.
III. Intelligence implies that the individual be supple and flow along with life’s source, so as to be one with the sublime realities of love, bliss and peace. Intelligence is the basic knowledge of life which is transformed into knowing.
IV. The transformation process between knowledge and knowing requires the individual to be inquisitive, sensitive and observant. To do all this, the individual has to be in the present. This being in the present brings the individual back to harmony. Only meditation helps the individual to be in the present moment. He can then observe his own thoughts and actions.
V. Once he is able to observe his own thoughts and actions, he can see his repressions,motivations and prejudices. This sets into motion the wheel of intelligence, which dispels ignorance behind thoughts, actions and emotions.
VI. Intelligence strengthens the integration and harmony of the individual. Strength to act intelligently according to the situation helps in obliterating thought processes which perpetuate fear, remorse and conflict within.
VII. This conscious understanding of one’s fear, remorse and conflict opens the doors of intelligence so that we can first understand and then transcend them. Otherwise, we remain in a state of ignorance. The art of understanding is what suffuses us with wisdom.
VIII. And the art of understanding oneself provides strength. The art of being wise and strong is intelligence. Without this basic intelligence, an individual is tapped within himself manifesting inner conflicts, hatred and ignorance in the external world.
IX. Meditation also helps a person understand what others are trapped in. Once they handle the situation, the doors of intelligence and compassion are further opened. Without basic understanding about oneself, compassion can never flower. Without compassion, all intelligence is ignorance.
X. Meditation, therefore, provides the necessary strength to surrender to oneself and be with oneself. And this being with oneself without remorse, guilt or fear makes one intelligent and capable of acting rightly.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any eight out of the ten questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. According to the passage, the strength required to surrender to oneself and be with oneself can be attained through …………….. .
a. meditation
b. ignorance
c. intelligence
d. intellect

Question. Choose the quote that best expresses the central idea of the passage.
a. The intellect is like a knife – the sharper, the better. As long as you know how to handle it.
b. Intelligence is in the head, not in the age.
c. The higher the voice the smaller the intellect.
d. Knowledge is having the right answer, intelligence is asking the right question.

Question. Which of the following correspondswithwriter’s definition of intellect and intelligence?
a. Intelligence is knowing that stealing is immoral and intellect is not doing it.
b. Intellect is knowing that stealing is immoral and intelligence is not doing it.
c. Both intellect and intelligence are knowing that stealing is immoral.
d. Intellect and intelligence are interchangable which mean that we should not steal.

Question. Bring out the difference between intellect and intelligence.
1. Intellect is the knowledge one possesses.
2. An intellectual has the entire knowledge of the world but the ability to apply this knowledge is intelligence.
a. Only 1 is true
b. Only 2 is true
c. Both 1 and 2 are true
d. Neither 1 nor 2 is true

Question. Mention traits of intelligent people.
1. Intelligent people are sensitive to their acts, thoughts, emotions and surroundings.
2. They not only understand their own emotions but are sensitive to others’ feelings as well.
3. Intelligent people have a conscious understanding of one’s fear, remorse and conflict.
a. Only 1
b. 1 and 2
c. 2 and 3
d. 1 and 3

Question. Given below are three sentence with a blank in each of them. Choose the word from para VIII that can fill all three blanks.
1. I believe that only once in his life was he betrayed into ………….. a strong emotion.
2. Earth represents the solid state of matter, ………….. stability, permanence and rigidity.
3. The younger members outdid the elder in ………….. their belief.
a. conflicts
b. manifesting
c. hatred
d. ignorance

Question. The line – “To be inquisitive, sensitive and observant, the individual has to be in the present” means that
a. the individual should live in the present moment.
b. the individual should think about his/ her present career.
c. the individual should be in present moment thinking about his/ her future.
d. the individual should be in the present moment thinking about his/ her past.

Question. How can intelligence become ignorance?
a. When an individual is not able to handle situations.
b. When one lacks compassion and understanding of oneself.
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above

Question. How does being intelligent help an individual?
Being intelligent helps an individual
a. To strengthen oneself.
b. To be in harmony with himself and with the world around.
c. To act according to the situation.
d. All of the above

Question. What do you call a person having all the knowledge of the world?
a. Agnostic
b. Omniscient
c. Astronomer
d. Pantomath

Read the passage given below.

I. The crime of human trafficking is complex and dynamic, taking place in a wide variety of contexts and difficult to detect. One of the greatest challenges in developing targeted counter-trafficking responses and measuring their impact is the lack of reliable, high-quality data related to the scale of human trafficking and the profile of victims.
II. The need for improved international response to human trafficking and commitment to its eradication is illustrated by its prominent inclusion in the targets of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
III. Since, the early 2000s, the proportion of identified cases of trafficking for sexual exploitation has in general declined, while the share of identified cases of trafficking for forced labour has generally increased, as identification of such cases has improved. However, there are regional differences in the rates of both trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labour. For example, data from UNODC and CTDC show that trafficking for forced labour has a higher rate in Africa and the Middle East than trafficking for sexual exploitation, while the opposite is true for regions such as Europe and Northern America. This is partly reflected in the CTDC data, where an increase of available case data from Northern America from 2015 onwards increased the proportion of victims trafficked for sexual exploitation in the dataset.
IV. A large proportion of victims identified are female, as human trafficking had previously tended to be seen as a crime which affects mostly females who are trafficked for sexual exploitation. Over time, a higher percentage of men have been identified as it has been acknowledged that men can also be vulnerable to many forms of human trafficking, including sexual exploitation, and the identification of such cases has improved. The proportion of children relative to adults for males and females is about the same.
V. CTDC data also show differences in the routes undertaken by victims of trafficking. Nearly 80 per cent of international human trafficking journeys cross through official border control points, such as airports and land border control points. Victims of labour exploitation are more likely to be trafficked through official border control points, while victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation account for more cases crossing borders via locations that don’t have official border control points. This includes irregular routes, such as those across the sea or cross-country. Children are also more likely than adults to be trafficked via routes that don’t have official border control points.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer any six out of the eight questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. Victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation account formore cases crossing borders via
a. Official border control points.
b. Locations that don’t have official border control points.
c. Airports and land border control points.
d. All of the above

Question. What do you understand by the term Human Trafficking?
a. The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force for the purpose of exploitation.
b. The migration of humans including children and women in large numbers from place to another in order to find better living opportunities.
c. The forced relocation of people from a locality or community for selfish reasons and forcing them to stay in unsanitary conditions with negligible spaces.
d. None of the above

Question. What does the author want to say with the following line?
Over the time, there is an increase in trafficking men for various exploitations.
a. No females are trafficked now; only men are being trafficked.
b. Cases of female trafficking are on a decline while cases of male trafficking are increasing.
c. Cases of female trafficking are as it is while identification of cases of male trafficking has improved.
d. Cases of male trafficking are higher than that of females.

Question. Who among the following is more prone to be trafficked?
a. Adult males and females
b. Children both boys and girls
c. Only females – both adult and young
d. Both a. and b.

Question. Select the correct option for (1) and (2).
(1) Child trafficking may result in forced marriages, begging, sexual exploitation and domestic labour.
(2) Human trafficking for sexual exploitation is increasing.
a. (1) furthers the meaning of (2)
b. (1) contradicts (2)
c. (2) is the cause for (1)
d. Both (1) and (2) are true but unrelated

Question. People who are trafficked suffer from ………….. and rarely have access to an education or to health care.
a. Physical abuse
b. Emotional abuse
c. Sexual abuse
d. All of these

Question. Which of the following organisations target to improve the respond to human trafficking as mentioned in the above passage?
a. United Nations (UN)
b. Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM)
c. Both a. and b.
d. The Red Cross Society

Question. What trend of trafficking is seen since 2000s?
1. Decline in trafficking for sexual exploitation.
2. Decline in trafficking for forced labour.
3. Increase in trafficking for forced labour.
4. Increase in trafficking for sexual exploitation.
a. 1 and 2
b. 3 and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. 2 and 4

GRAMMAR AND WRITING

Grammar

Question. What …………… the council decided about the water problem?
a. has
b. have
c. was
d. are

Question. I …………… late on Saturdays for the last 2 months.
a. have been sleeping
b. am sleeping
c. have slept
d. had been sleeping

Question. You …………… forget to wear your helmet while riding your motorbike.
a. ought not
b. need not
c. can
d. must not

Question. …………… people went to welcome the Indian Cricket team.
a. A little
b. Many
c. Fewer
d. Much

Question. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech of the given sentence?
My mother said, “Will you come home on time?” And I said, “Yes.”
a. My mother asked me if I would come home on time and I replied that I would.
b. My mother told me if I would come home on time and I said to her that I would.
c. My mother asked me will I come home on time and I said I will.
d. My mother asked me if I will come home on time and I replied that I will.

Question. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech of the given sentence?
The student said to the teacher, “I am sorry that I am late.”
a. The student said to the teacher that I was sorry that he was late.
b. The student told the teacher that I am sorry that I am late.
c. The student told the teacher that he was sorry that he was late.
d. The student asked the teacher whether he was sorry that he was late.

Writing
Answer any five out of the six questions given, with reference to the context below.
You have to write a complaint letter to the General Manager, Complete Printing Supplies,Nagpur for an incomplete order of HP Laserjet Printers.

Question. Choose the correct subject for the letter.
a. Incomplete delivery of HP Laserjet printers
b. Incomplete delivery
c. Delivery of HP Laserjet printers
d. HP Laserjet printers

Question. Which of the following details are required for the letter?
1. Model no. 2. Contact details of HP
3. Date of order 4. Copy of the agreement
5. Transaction code
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2, 3 and 5
c. 1, 3, 4 and 5
d. 2 and 3

Question. Arrange the format of the complaint letter.
1. Receiver’s address
2. Subject
3. Sender’s address
4. Content
5. Salutation
6. Complementary closing
a. 312546
b. 625134
c. 251436
d. 165423

Question.Complete the elaboration of the problems for the complaint letter.

I want to call your attention to your first delivery of HP Laserjet printers set on 8 October 20XX under the transaction code 1234567. (i) …………… that only 1750 units were delivered on the said day as stated in the delivery form and checked by our staff.
As per our contract, a total of 2000 units were supposed (ii) …………… on the first delivery date. (iii) …………… you that your company was not able to follow the said agreement. The incomplete delivery has already caused some delay in our projects. As such, I request that you immediately act on the problem and deliver us the lacking units together with the second delivery by October 15, 20XX.
a. (i) Our staff show, (ii) to be delivering, (iii) I am happy to inform
b. (i) Our records show, (ii) to be delivered, (iii) I regret to inform
c. (i) Your records show, (ii) to get delivery, (iii) I am contended to inform
d. (i) Your bill show, (ii) to be delivers, (iii) I don’t want to inform

Question. Choose the correct complementary closing for the letter.
a. Yours faithfully
b. Yours sincerely Shaheen ABC
c. Yours lovingly
d. Yours truly XYZ (your name)

Question. Choose the correct concluding line for the letter.
a. I want my order as soon as possible.
b. Send my order as soon as possible or I will take a legal path.
c. I hope there will be no more delay from your side. I am looking forward to my order.Please send it as soon as possible.
d. I hope there will be no more drawbacks in fulfilling the orders. I look forward to your full cooperation. I have also enclosed the copy of the agreement.

LITERATURE

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow.

But the decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended, effect and that was that it produced the Oliver Tambos, the Walter Sisulus, the Chief Luthulis, the Yusuf Dadoos, the Bram Fischers, the Robert Sobukwes of our time — men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again. Perhaps it requires such depths of oppression to create such heights of character.
My country is rich in the minerals and gems that lie beneath its soil, but I have always known that its greatest wealth is its people, finer and truer than the purest diamonds.
(Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)

Question. What effects did Apartheid have on the people of South Africa?
a. The people were deeply hurt and had a traumatic experience for lifetime by the practice of Apartheid.
b. It created many rebels and freedom fighters.
c. All the Blacks came together to fight for their freedom.
d. All of the above

Question. The phrase ‘their like may never be known again’means ………….. .
a. There will not be those great heroes again.
b. No one can be as great as those heroes.
c. Such great heroes are born once.
d. All of these

Question. Given below are three sentences which have to be filled with the same word. Select the correct option.
(1) He had a native abhorrence of cruelty, of injustice, of disorder, of ………… , of tyranny and all these things in all their degrees marked Hastings’s course in India.
(2) There was ………… neither on the one hand nor servility on the other to explain this abandonment of their traditions.
(3) The idea that to be at home looking after children is some kind of ………… is quite freakish.
a. Oppression
b. Generosity
c. Wisdom
d. Courage

Question. Why did Mandela call those freedom fighters ‘men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity’?
a. Because of these qualities they helped in freedom struggle.
b. Their struggle and courage started the flame of protest in others as well.
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above

Question. What kind of brutality do you think happened during the Apartheid if you correspond it with that of Pre-independent India?
1. Mass killing of protesters and innocents.
2. Non-provision of basic fundamental rights.
3. Foreceful relocation from native land.
4. Communal disputes.
5. Inhumane living conditions.
a. 2, 3 and 5
b. 1, 2 and 4
c. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow.

When she finished her arithmetic she did start a note to Peggy. Suddenly she paused and shuddered. She pictured herself in the school yard, a new target for Peggy and the girls. Peggy might ask her where she got the dress that she had on, and Maddie would have to say it was one of Peggy’s old ones that Maddie’s mother had tried to disguise new trimmings so no one in Room Thirteen would recognise it. If only Peggy would decide of her own accord to stop having fun with Wanda. Oh, well! Maddie ran her hand through her short blonde hair as though to push the uncomfortable thoughts away. (The Hundred Dresses – I)

Question. Choose the option which depicts the phrase ‘picture oneself’.
a. She avoided looking down, afraid to imagine just how deep the waters were.
b. I looked all around, but I could see nobody there.
c. I’m not sure he can help me, but I would really like to speak to him.
d. He is leaving home to study at a top university.

Question. Why did Maddie used to wear Peggy’s old clothes?
a. Because she was Peggy’s best friend.
b. Because her mother was Peggy’s mother’s best friend.
c. Because she could not afford new ones.
d. Both a. and c.

Question. Which of the following option can describe Maddie in the above extract?
a. Angry
b. Scared
c. Refreshed
d. Confused

Question. How did Maddie convince herself that Peggy was doing nothing wrong?
a. Peggy protected small children from bullies.
b. Peggy could not do anything wrong.
c. Peggy could not bear cruelty against animals.
d. All of the above

Question. What did Maddie write in her note to Peggy?
a. “Hey, Peg, let’s increase asking Wanda how many dresses she has.”
b. “Hey, Peg, let’s stop asking Wanda how many dresses she has.”
c. “Hey, Peg, let’s start asking Wanda how many shoes she has.”
d. “Hey, Peg, let’s make fun of Wanda’s dress that she wears to school every day.”

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice. (Fire and Ice)

Question. The rhyming scheme of the above extract is ………… .
a. abab
b. abcb
c. abcd
d. No rhyming scheme present

Question. ‘It’ in the above extract refers to ………… .
a. poet
b. world
c. feelings
d. All of these

Question. Why does the poet say ice would suffice for destruction of world?
a. Ice is compared to hatred
b. Hatred is a self-destructing emotion
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of these

Question. Pick the correct response for the following statement given by the student.
“I think one should not hate anyone in this world.”
a. Hate is a learned feeling.
b. Hate is a feeling which leads to self-destruction.
c. Hatred leads to faltered relationships.
d. Hatred is capable of destroying the world.

Question. Choose the option that does not mean the same as the word ‘perish’.
a. Die
b. Fall
c. Expire
d. Endure

Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow.

The entire staff was roused and maids rushed in and out bringing his day bed, his night bed, favourite cushions, toys and rubber rings, breakfast bowl, lunch bowl,
supper bowl. Realising that my car would never hold all the stuff, I started to drive away. As I moved off, Mrs. Pumphrey, with a despairing cry, threw an armful of the little coats through the window. I looked in the mirror before I turned the corner of the drive; everybody was in tears. Out on the road, I glanced down at the pathetic little animal gasping on the seat by my side. I patted the head and he made a brave effort to wag his tail. “Poor old lad,” I said. “You haven’t a kick in you but I think I know a cure for you.” (A Triumph of Surgery)

Question.The pathetic animal being talked about in the extract above is ………… .
a. Mrs. Pumphrey’s pet hamster
b. Mrs. Pumphrey’s pet kitten
c. Mrs. Pumphrey’s pet cat
d. Mrs. Pumphrey’s pet dog

Question. How was the speaker feeling on seeing the animal?
a. Pity
b. Angry
c. Hatred
d. Queasy

Question. What does the phrase ‘you haven’t a kick in you’mean in the context of the above extract?
a. Barely some days left to live
b. Barely healthy
c. Barely any vigour or life left in him
d. All of these

Question. Select the options listing Mrs. Pumphrey’s characteristics as revealed in the extract.
1. Extravagant
2. Indifferent
3. Over concerned
4. Arrogant
5. Indulgent
a. 1, 2 and 4
b. 2, 3 and 5
c. 1, 3 and 5
d. 2 and 4

Question. Select the correct option for (1) and (2).
(1) Everyone was rushing around to bring out the animal’s favourite things.
(2) The animal was going to be hospitalised for a fortnight.
a. (1) is true (2) is false
b. (2) is the cause for (1)
c. (2) is the result of (1)
d. Both (1) and (2) cannot be inferred from the extract

Attempt the following.

Question. The purpose of young seagull’s mother for bringing a piece of fish near him was to ………… .
a. push him to fly out of hunger
b. tease him
c. feeding him his favourite food
d. None of these

Question.Why is Griffin called a brilliant scientist?
a. Because he invented how to become invisible.
b. Because he invented many things for human benefit.
c. Because he kept on researching on useful things.
d. None of the above

Question. Why did Hari Singh go back to Anil after stealing his money?
a. Because he wanted to read and write.
b. He could not break Anil’s trust.
c. He wanted to be big and respected man in the society.
d. All of the above

Question. What all things Maddie want to say to Wanda when she heard the letter sent by Wanda’s father?
1. They were sorry they had picked on her.
2. How wonderful the whole school thought she was!
3. “Please, don’t move away and everybody would be nice.”
4. She and Peggy would fight anybody who was not nice to her.
a. Only 1
b. 1, 3 and 4
c. 1, 2 and 3
d. All of these

Question. Which of the following quote can be related to the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’?
a. Love for freedom is the natural instinct of every living being.
b. For to be free is to live in a way that enhances the freedom of others.
c. The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
d. Animals are born who they are,, accept it, and that is that. They live with greater peace than people do.

Question. What has changed the mood of the poet?
a. A crow
b. A hemlock tree
c. Dust of snow
d. None of these

Question. It is useless to say that there other balls because ………… .
a. the boy cannot buy a new ball.
b. the memories attached with that ball cannot be bought.
c. a new ball is very experience.
d. All of the above

Question. Who said the following line?
“This is a photo as I would wish myself to look all the time. Then I would, maybe, have a chance to come to Hollywood.”
a. Wanda
b. Peggy
c. Anne Frank
d. Margot Frank

Question. Rearrange the events of the story ‘Letter to God’ in chronological order.
1. Lencho’s letter was answered.
2. A hailstorm came and destroyed Lencho’s fields.
3. Lencho wrote a letter to God.
4. Lencho and his family were having dinner.
5. Lencho again wrote a letter to God.
a. 52413
b. 42315
c. 34251
d. 15243

Question. Select the correct option for (1) and (2).
(1) The author was flying his Dakota from England to France.
(2) He wanted to be with his family.
a. Both (1) and (2) are true and (2) is the correct explanation of (1).
b. Both (1) and (2) are true, but (2) is not the correct explanation of (1).
c. (1) is true, but (2) is false.
d. (1) is false, but (2) is true.