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TENTH CLASS MODEL PAPER
PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS - 2020
Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min. ENGLISH PAPER - I & II Max. Marks: 100
INSTRUCTIONS:
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This question paper has 35 questions in three sections (A, B, and C).
Answer all the questions on a separate answer book supplied to you.
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the answers.

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15 minutes of time is allotted exclusively for reading the question paper and 3 hours for writing

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Answer all the questions of Section – B (Grammar & Vocabulary) in the same order at one place

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in your answer book.
5. Start answering the questions as you read them.

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Section – A: Reading Comprehension

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Questions (1-5): Read the following passage carefully.

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Every child is born, with some inherited characteristics, into a specific socio-economic and emotional
environment, and trained in certain ways by figures of authority. I inherited honesty and self-discipline from

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my father; from my mother, I inherited faith in goodness and deep kindness and so did my three brothers and
sister. I had three close friends in my childhood - Ramanadha Sastry, Aravindan and Sivaprakasan. All these

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boys were from orthodox Hindu Brahmin families. As children, none of us ever felt any difference amongst
ourselves because of our religious differences and upbringing. In fact, Ramanadha Sastry was the son of
Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry, the high priest of the Rameswaram temple. Later he took over the priesthood of

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the Rameswaram temple from his father; Aravindan went into the business of arranging transport for visiting
pilgrims; and Sivaprakasan became a catering contractor for the Southern Railways. (My Childhood)

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Now, answer the following questions.
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Who are the figures of authority?
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How is every child born according to the speaker?

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3. The speaker inherited ............ from his father.

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A) faith in goodness

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B) deep kindness

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C) honesty and self-discipline

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4. The speaker’s close friends came from ............

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A) Muslim families B) old families C) orthodox families
The speaker enjoyed religious ................... in his childhood.

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A) differences B) harmony C) orthodox

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Questions (6 – 8): Read the following stanza carefully.
Here in the centre, four directions gather

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The path ahead leads up or down
Is this our last bright new world birthing?
Is this our waving as we drown?
This could be our last true moment

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Knowing the truth, our choices make.
Our grandchild asks "That was the moment!
And did the dreamer wake?"
(Or will the Dreamer Wake?)
Now, answer the following questions.

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The poet appeals us ............
A) to save the endangered species

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B) to wake up early in the morning
C) to wake up the grandchildren
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This stanza says that ...........

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A) we should encourage grandchildren

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B) we should feel responsibility to save the diversity of life

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C) We should not have dreams.

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8. If we do not wake up to the responsibility, our grandchild ...

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A) will not know many species in this world because they are endangered.
B) will not see the centre

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C) can question us our responsibility

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Questions (9-10): Read the following passage carefully.

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To Mrs. John Shorrocks who keeps the 'Ring-o-Bells'. We've had it fixed up a good while now, but I

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was keeping it for a pleasant surprise. (He rises.) I felt I was a bit of a burden to you, so I found someone

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who'd think it a pleasure to look after me. We shall be very glad to see you at the ceremony. (He gets to the

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door.) Till Monday, then. Twelve o' clock at St. Philip's Church. (opening the door) It's a good thing you

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brought that bureau downstairs, Amelia. It'll be handier to carry it across to the 'Ring-o-Bells' on Monday. (He

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goes out.) (The Dear Departed – II)

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What was the speaker keeping for a pleasant surprise?
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A) The payment receipt of insurance

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B) His thoughts to change the will
C) His marriage proposal with Mrs. John Shorrocks
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What was the ceremony referred to here?

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A) The death ceremony of Abel

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B) The ceremony of Ben’s brother
C) The wedding occasion of Abel

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Questions (11-15): Study the data given in the following table carefully.
Sector-wise expenditure for Andhra Pradesh in 3 Budgets (Rs. in crore)

Department 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

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Budget Rs. Budget Rs. Budget Rs.
Education

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Rural Development
and Panchayati Raj
18,574 21,687 23,439

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Water Resources 10,638 15,511 16,978

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Agriculture and 6,691 8,057 10,097

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Health, Medical and 6,332 6,542 8,464

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Municipal

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Backward Classes
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5,451
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Total Expenditure 1,66,699 1,59,822 1,91,064

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What is the information in the table about?
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What was the amount of expenditure spent on water resources in 2017-18 budget?
The highest expenditure spent in 2018-19 budget was on
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A) gradually decreasing B) gradually increasing

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C) steady and not increasing

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15. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A) Expenditure on education was lesser than any other expenditure in any budget.
B) Expenditure in 2017-18 is lesser than the other two budgets.

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C) Education was given the least importance in 2018-19 budget.

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17. Change the following sentence into passive voice. 2M
Mokshitha looked after her parents.
18. Combine the following sentences using ‘as a result’. 2M
She kept working hard. She was tired.

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19. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in the bracket. 2´1=2

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a) Sowmya was unable to attend the party .... her marriage engagement. (in front of / due to / by way

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b) The accident that happened at Benz Circle sadly resulted .... the death of an old man. (in / with / by)

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a) Raju ............ (meet) his friend yesterday.

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b) Rohit cut his finger when he ............ (sharpen) his pencil.
Your friend frequently asks you many doubts regarding English grammar. You feel he is wasting your

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time. Advise him to meet his English teacher for clarifying his doubts.

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22. Change the following into a polite request. 2M

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A farmer to an officer : Issue me a ration card

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23. What do the following sentences mean?

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i) You must maintain social distance and wear a mask to be safe from corona virus.
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[A] Ordering [ ] [B] A strict advice [ ]
[C] Giving information [ ]

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ii) Will you please stop making so much noise?
[D] Moral support [ ]

[A] Getting attention

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[ ] [B] Complaining [ ]

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[C] Expressing capacity [ ] [D] Expressing hope [ ]
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the box.

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Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words choosing from the words given in
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anthology, traditions, finally, dialogue, established, attractive

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He found the world of Apu so fascinating (a) that he saw all three films in one sitting; and there began
his longstanding (b) love affair with the people of India and Bengali cinema and culture (c), which led

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to path-breaking work in those fields. In his latest book, Satyajit Ray, Essays:1970-2005, a compilation

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(d) of his essays as the name suggests, being published by Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, Roberge
provides a scholarly, original analysis of Ray's works, giving an insight into the greatness of Ray both

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as a person and as an artist.

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25. Read the paragraph and match the words under ‘A’ with their antonyms under ‘B’.
bers and their corresponding numbers in the answer book.
Write their num-
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I gave him the can of wine. He poured himself a mug and handed me the can. He drank all of it at one
go. He then arranged the belt that was attached to the trunk carefully (a) on his forehead. So, this was the

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picture: my father carrying my luggage on his back and me following him with a tiny (b) bag in my hand.
We were walking up a narrow (c) hilly road, and neither of us uttered a word as if we were strangers who
spoke different (d) languages.

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a) carefully ( ) 1) variant
b) tiny ( ) 2) similar
c) narrow ( ) 3) huge
d) different ( )

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6) recklessly
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That is why the three themes are related, like the African stool, with three legs and the basin on which

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you sit. The three legs: one leg is peace, the other leg is good ....... (a) (govern / governmental /

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governance), the third leg is ....... (b) (sustainability / sustainably / sustainable) management of

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resources. When you have those three legs, now you can put the basin, which is ....... (c) (developed /
development / developing). And if you try to balance that stool without those three, it won't ....... (d)

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(happening / happened / happen).

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Complete the following spellings with ‘ou, au, ue, or eu’

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His distr ... ... ght mother could not bring herself to hold him until he was f ... ... r months old.
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Complete the words with correct suffixes given in brackets.

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Father had been merry this morning. He went out soon after break ...... (past / fast) (a) to pay his insur

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...... (ance / ence) (b).

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Find the wrongly spelt word and write the correct spelling. 2´1=2

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a) vegetasion
b) contain
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damage
expence
destroy
restore
commercial
illiterate
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Read the following dictionary entry of the word ‘poor’ given below.

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a) What is the superlative form of ‘poor’?
b) Give the meaning of ‘the poor’.

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Arrange the following words under the correct heading.

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lazy, smart, cowardly, nervous, sociable, courageous, rude, creative
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Positive qualities Negative qualities

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32. Match the following one word substitutes in Part-A with their meanings in Part-B. (Write only the
numbers and their corresponding letters in your answer book) 4´½=2
Part – A Part – B
1) spendthrift ( ) A) one who treats heart diseases
2) pessimist (

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) B) one who expects bad things to happen

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3) fatalist ( ) C) one who spends too much
4) polyglot

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33. a) You have read the lesson ‘Attitude Is Altitude’. In the lesson you have read that Nick was interested
in learning surfing and met Bethany Hamilton to take her help.

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Write a possible conversation between Nick and Bethany Hamilton in that context.

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b) The Second World War broke out in 1939, when I was eight years old. For reasons I have never
been able to understand, a sudden demand for tamarind seeds erupted in the market. I used to col-

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lect the seeds and sell them to a provision shop on Mosque Street. A day's collection would fetch
me the princely sum of one anna. My brother -in-law Jallaluddin would tell me stories about the

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War which I would later attempt to trace in the headlines in Dinamani.
Write a diary entry that records the writer’s feelings
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a) Suppose you are planning to conduct a Kite-Flying Competition on the occasion of your village

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festival on behalf of Youth Club of your town.

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Write a letter to your friend inviting him / her to the competition. Invent the necessary details.
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b) Write a biographical sketch of P.V. Sindhu who is a right-handed badminton player using the

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following information.

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Name : Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
Birth

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Place of Birth p : 5 July 1995
: Hyderabad
Parents

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Badminton Champion International debut: At the age of 17

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National team member
Career wins
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World Ranking
Achievements
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: First woman silver medalist at the Rio Olympics in 2016 First Indian to
clinch the badminton world championship in Basel, Switzerland, 25 August
2019
Awards : Arjuna Award, Padma Shri

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35. Read the following passage carefully.
a) Next morning the villagers who passed the potter's house looked in amazement (A) at the tiger tied
to the tree. Soon the news spread throughout the village that the potter had caught a tiger and tied it
to a tree in his yard (B). All the villagers praised his courage (C). They also thanked him because the

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tiger had eaten many of their goats and buffaloes (D). They had tried to catch him for many years

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but had failed. Of course, the potter said that he had done nothing of the sort. He said that he had

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only brought his donkey home. He did not understand how a donkey could change into a tiger! When

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he saw the tiger, he fainted.
Nobody (E), however, believed the potter's story. The villagers even praised him for being modest.

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Soon the potter became famous. Everybody who met him called him the brave potter. The simple
potter himself never understood why.

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Now, frame ‘WH’ questions to get the underlined parts in the passage as answers. (Each question

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b) Study the following Tree diagram carefully.
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muscle muscle muscles

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Now write a paragraph describing the information dipcted in the tree diagram above.

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