Model: 10
English 2nd Paper
Time : 2 hours Full
Marks : 50
[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin
indicate full marks]
Section A : Grammar (30 Marks)
1. Fill in
the gaps of the following text with appropriate articles. Put a cross (´) for zero article. 0.5 ´ 6 = 3
When I was (a) ¾ child, I used to play with my cousin, climb up trees
and swim in (b) ¾ rivers. In winter I used to walk in (c) ¾ house wearing warm clothes. I used to go (d) ¾ under a date tree with my father. In summer, I used
to go to (e) ¾ mango orchard and pick up (f) ¾ mangoes.
2. Fill in
the gaps of the following text with prepositions given in the box below. 0.5 ´ 6 = 3
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about
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of
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in
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by
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for
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by
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Every
year when the Nobel Prizes are announced, there is a great deal (a) ¾ publicity about the winners. There are interviews and
articles written (b) ¾ them. This is why, winning the
Nobel Prize is seen (c) ¾ most people as the highest
honour that can be achieved (d) ¾ particular fields of work. The Noble
Prize was started (e) ¾ a man named Alfred Nobel who
felt a need to do something 'Noble' (f) ¾ the world.
3. Make four sentences from the substitution table. 1 ´ 4 = 4
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Robinson
Crusoe
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became
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to the
sea against his father's wish.
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He
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was
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born in
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His
father
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went
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a wealthy
man.
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Crusoe
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the
youngest of his parents’ three sons.
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4. Change the following passage into indirect speech : 1 ´ 4 = 4
She said, "How can I, a
girl, who cannot ride or use sword or lance, be of any help? I would rather
stay at home and spin beside my dear mother."
5. Change the following sentences as directed
in the brackets : 1 ´
5 = 5
(a) A
railway station is one of the busiest spots in the country. (Make it Positive)
(b) It is a public place. (Make it Negative) (c) Passengers wait in the waiting
room. (Make it Interrogative) (d) Sometimes trains do not reach in time. (Make
it Affirmative) (e) What a crowdy shape the place assumes! (Make it Statement)
6. Rewrite the following passage using capitalization and punctuation. 0.5 ´ 6 = 3
7. Fill in the gaps used in the following text
by adding suffix, prefix or both with the root words underlined in the text. 0.5 ´ 8 = 4
A (a) talent student never wastes his time and he is
never (b) care about his studies. A good student also has (c) brother
feelings for his classmates. He is always (d) act and does everything in
a (e) construct way. Students are the future (f) lead of the
nation. So they must prepare themselves well. They must be spirited with the
virtue of (g) honest and (h) punctual.
8. Complete the following text with suitable verbs in the box with their
right form. 0.5 ´ 8 = 4
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have
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become
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find
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be
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look
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sleep
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think
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put
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One day Prophet
(Sm) (a) ¾ in a cave. Hazrat Abu Bakar (R) (b) ¾ with him. He (c) ¾ around the cave and (d) ¾ a hole inside. He (e) ¾ that there might be a snake in
it. Thinking so he (f) ¾ very anxious for the Prophet's
safety. (g) ¾ no other way, he (h) ¾ one of his legs on the mouth of the hole.
Section B : Composition (20 Marks)
9. Suppose, you are Halim/Halima. Your friend
Tuhin/Tuli has sent you a nice gift on your birthday. Now, write an e-mail
thanking your friend for sending the gift. 8
10. Write a
composition on ‘Science in Everyday Life’ in 250 words. 12
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