English Sample Paper 2 for class 10th, (Part - B)

English Sample Paper 

 Literature Textbooks (10 marks)

3. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.

Miss Mason stood there a moment and the silence in the room grew tense and expectant. The teacher adjusted her glasses slowly and deliberately. Her manner indicated that what was coming - this letter from Wanda's father was a matter of great importance. Everybody listened closely as Miss Mason read the brief note.

i. Who wrote the note to Miss Mason?

a) Wanda

b) Wanda's Mother

c) Wanda's Father

d) Peggy

ii. Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.

1. The Teacher loved Wanda.

2. The Teacher was angry on her students.

3. The Teacher was reading Wanda's Letter.

4. The Letter was from Wanda's father.

5. Wanda was leaving the school.

6. Wanda was ill.

a) 2 and 3

b) 4 and 5

c) 1 and 3

d) 1 and 6

iii. Why the note was sent to the school?

a) To complaint against the children of Wanda's class.

b) As Wanda was bullied in her class.

c) Jack and Wanda won't be coming to school from now on.

d) Both b and c.

iv. What did Miss Mason's action indicate?

a) She was going to scold them.

b) The letter was of great significance.

c) She was going to tell them where was Wanda.

d) That Wanda's father was a great man.

v. Pick the option that correctly classifies fact/s (F) and options/s (O) given below.

a) F- 1, 2 and O- 3, 4 

b) F- 1, 3 and O- 2, 4

c) F- 1, 4 and O- 2, 3

d) F- 2 and O- 1,3 and 4

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4. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions that follow.

Some say the world will end in fire

some say in ice.

From what I've tasted of desire.

I hold with those who favour fire.

i. What does the given lines talk about?

a) The end of humanity

b) The destruction of Earth

c) The end of the world

d) The damage caused by fire and ice.

ii. The opinions of the people regarding the central topic of the given lines is/are

a) one

b) contradictory

c) various

d) None of these.

iii. To whom did the author agrees with?

a) Who think that Earth will end due to Ice

b) Who thinks that Earth will end in Fire.

c) Who think that Earth will end due to hatred.

d) Who think that Earth will end due to violence.

iv. 'Desire' from the extract is represented by 

a) Ice

b) the world

c) earth

d) Fire

v. Which word in the extract means the same as 'agree'?

a) Say

b) Tasted 

c) Hold

d) Favour

Or

He stalks in his vivid stripes,

The few steps of his cage, 

On pads of velvet quiet, 

In his quiet rage

i. Who is the poet of the above lines?

a) Robert Frost

b) Robert Klein

c) Leslie Norris

d) Walt Whitman

ii. Why the tiger could walk only a few steps?

a) Because he was locked in a very small cage.

b) because he was injured.

c) because he was in circus.

d) Because he was captured

iii. Which literacy device has been used in the given lines?

a) Metaphor

b) Personification

c) Alliteration

d) Oxymoron

iv. What are the two qualities of the animal which are preferred in the above extract?

a) Tiger has vivid strips on his body and soft velvet pads.

b) Tiger is a powerful and colourful species.

c) Tiger is quiet and angry.

d) Tiger is dangerous and majestic.

v. Why is he in quiet rage?

a) Because he is locked and his freedom has been curtailed.

b) Because he is unable to show his anger and ferocity.

c) Because he wanted to free himself from the Cage.

d) All of the above.

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Grammar (10 marks)

5. Fill in the blanks given below with the help of options that follow.

Suddenly, the bushes (i) ........... Father wolf dropped to the ground, (ii) ........ to leap at the predator. "Hold on!" cried mother wolf, "It's mancub !" It (iii) ....... little baby who was just learning to walk. He looked into father wolf's face and laughed. Father wolf closed his jaws on the child's back and carried him to mother wolf laid him down among her Cubs.

(i) a) was rustling 

b) rustles

c) is rustles 

d) rustled

(ii) a) preparing 

b) prepares

c) prepared

d) had been prepared 

(iii) a) will be 

b) is a 

c) are the

d) shall be

6. Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks to complete the narration.

Paul was frustrated as he could not enjoy the dog owners monthly issue digitally. So his mom surprised him with it. She (i) .... . she knew that Paul was frustrated with the digital version, so he went to the store and bought it for him. Paul was (ii) .. . . . . . . At that time, his mom addressed  Paul's beloved pet and warned him. She could feel him telling her that he was (iii) .........  the First copy.

i) a) told him that

b) said to him that 

c) replied that

d) warned him that

ii) a) shocked

b) elated

c) irritated 

d) angry

iii) a) enjoying by eating

b) happy with

c) happy by ruining

d) sadly by chewing

7. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option for any four of the six sentences below.

i. Mohan said, " We ........ go to the Taj on the moonlit night."

a) shall

b) must

c) may

d) can

ii. He .......... his servant, why he was so lazy that day?

a) replied to

b) asked

c) interrogated

d) enquired

iii. The judge said to the accused, "....... your tongue."

a) held

b) stop

c) hold

d) keep

iv. She said, "My parents ....... Karachi." 

a) will going to

b) gone to

c) were going to

d) are going

v. Child is the time when there are ....... responsibility to make life difficult.

a) many

b) little 

c) few

d) more

vi. ........ childs finds pleasure in playing in .....rain.

a) The, An

b) The, The

c) Either, a 

d) A, an

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