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Model Practice Paper Set I
English : X
Session Year : 2024 - 2025
Time : 3 घंटे Marks : 75
Instruction :
1. All questions are compulsory.
2. marks are indicated in front of Each question.
3. This is forpractice and learning purposes onlyandhasno relation with the Real
Exam.
Section A (Reading Skill)
1. Read the unseen passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
ataract is the major cause of blindness, which is also caused by damage to the cornea. It
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occurs more ofteninoldage.Asonestartsgrowingold,thelensoftheeyehardens,losesits
transparency and becomes opaque. It obstructs the light rays from entering the eye.
he onset of cataract blurs the vision. Sometimes, the cataract patient sees multiple images
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insteadofasingleobjectimage.Becauseofthegradualdevelopmentofcataracts,theafflicted
person loses his/her vision and the world becomes dark to him/her.
he development of cataracts is a complex process. However, the following factors can be
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attributed to its formation. Cataracts generally develop inoldagebutsometimes,childrenare
born with cataracts because of hereditary defects. Eye injuries too, can cause cataracts.
eople exposed to sun rays for longer periods develop cataracts earlier than others.
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Researchers opine that the smoke inhaled while smoking carries substances internally
damaging the eyes.
ltravioletradiation,invisibletothehumaneye,islinkedtoskincancer.Thevictimlosesvision
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and the world becomes dark to him.
Question :
(a) What is the major cause of blindness?
(c) Why does the lens of the eye become opaque in old age ?
(f) How does cataract affect its victim ultimately ?
(d) How does one detect cataract in early stages ?
(e) Give any two factors which are responsible for the formation of cataracts.
Q. 2- Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it: 5
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Mary was blind at birth. Doctors during those years had been unable to do anything to
correctthesituationandalthoughherparentslivedinanguish,notbeingabletoseewasnormal
forher.Afteryearsoftrainingtoliveinadarkworld,Marygotajobandmovedintoherownflat.
Several years later the doctors she occasionally visited for check-ups told her that a new
technique had been found. This technique could restore her sight.OnewouldthinkthatMary
would have jumped at the possibility to see, but actually she was not at all happy aboutthis
situation.Shehadneverseenanythingbefore.Shehadestablishedalifeforherselfinaworld
withoutsightandthethoughtofchangingthislifestylewasfrightening.Shewasmorefrightened
of seeing than of not.
Questions:
(i) One who cannot see is called ___.
(a) deaf (b) dumb
(c) lame (d) blind
(ii) Being able to see was ___.
(a) something Mary was not happy with (b) a welcome surprise for Mary
(c) what Mary wanted (d) what Mary was accustomed to
(iii) According to the passage, Mary’s inability to see was ___.
(a) a handicap caused by her doctors
(b) what had upset her
(c) present from her birth
(d) what had caused her to move into her own flat.
(iv) Mary got a job after _____
(a) she could see. (b) years of training to live in a dark world.
(c) She had left her studies. (d) The doctors had found a new technique.
(v) Find out the word from the passage which is similar to ‘pain’ _____
(a) several (b)sight
(c) frightened (d) anguish
SECTION- B (WRITING)
Q. 3- Read the following passage carefully make notes and supply a suitable title
Discipline is necessary in life. A man without discipline can achieve nothing
worthwhileinlife.Disciplineistheveryconditionofprogress,stabilityandstrength.Disciplineis
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ecessaryinallwalksofhumanlife.Withoutdisciplinetherewillbedisordersandlawlessness
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in a civilized society. We cannot live without having some regard for the welfare of others.
Respectforauthorityisthebasisofdiscipline.Childrenmustobeytheirparents.Inschoolsand
colleges,theremustbediscipline,otherwiseeducationwillsuffer.Wefindevidenceofdiscipline
allaroundusevenintheworldofnatureandtheworldofanimals,disciplinelosesnothingbutit
wins a lot. Discipline helps us to safeguard our interests and restrains us from missing our
liberty.
Q. 4- You are Kushal SharmastudyinginGovt.HSSNayanpura..Writeanapplicationtoyour
principal for ‘Fee Concession’. 4
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Write a letter to your friend inviting him to your birthday party.
O. 5- Write a paragraph on any one of the following topics.(In about 120 words) 5
1. Importance of English.
2. Importance of Trees.
3. Modern science.
4. An Indian festival.
Q. 6- On the basis of the picture given below, write a short story (In about 75 words)
SECTION- C (GRAMMAR)
Q.7. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternative given in the brackets. (Any five) (1×5=5)
i) He has -----one rupee note. (a, an, the)
ii)She prefers coffee ----tea. (for, to, of)
iii)The train-----on the platform. (arriving, arrived, arrive)
iv)I have been here -------Wednesday. (for/since/to)
v)She has not--------money. (many, some, any)
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vi)We ----to serve our nation. ( should/ought/may)
Q.8. Do as directed- (any five) (1×5=5)
i) If he takes a taxi, he will reach the station on time. (Rewrite using ‘unless’)
ii) They make beautiful toys for children. (Change into past indefinite tense)
iii) Harish is so tired that he cannot walk anymore. (Rewrite using ‘too----to’)
iv) Sania played tennis. (Change into negative)
v) He was painting a portrait. (Change into passive)
vi) This man cheated me. I trusted him. (Combine the sentences using ‘whom’)
SECTION- D (LITERATURE)
Q. 9- Choose the correct alternative to answer the following question.
1.Who has composed ‘The Ball Poem’?
(a) John Berryman (b) Carolyn Wells (c) Leslie Norris (d) Robin Klein
2. The poem ‘Amanda’ is composed by-
(a) Robert Frost (b) John Berryman (c) Robin Klein (d) Amanda
3. According to Amanda freedom --.
(a) sour (b) sweet (c) bitter (d) all of these
4. Which of these is true about Anne?
(a) She was outspoken. (b) She was careless (c) She was reserved. (d) She was rude.
Q. 10-Read the following extracts from the prose and answer the questions given below.3
( A)Theyoungseagullwasaloneonhisledge.Histwobrothersandhissisterhadalreadyflown
awaythedaybefore.Hehadbeenafraidtoflywiththem.Somehowwhenhehadtakenalittle
run forward to the brink of the ledge and attempted to flap his wings he became afraid. The
greatexpanseofseastretcheddownbeneath,anditwassuchalongwaydown—milesdown.
Hefeltcertainthathiswingswouldneversupporthim;sohebenthisheadandranawayback
to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night.
Questions:
1. The word little means_____.
(a) big (b)wide (c) small
2. What happened when he ran to the brink of the ledge?
(a) he became afraid (b) he flew away (c) he fell into the sea
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3. Where did he sleep at night?
(a) on a tree (b) under the ledge (c) in water
( B) Some say the world will end in fire 3
Listen. The glass is breaking.
The trees are stumbling forward into the night.
Winds rush to meet them.
The moon is broken like a mirror, its pieces flash now in the crown,
of the tallest oak.
Questions:
1. From which poem have these lines been taken?
a. The Trees b. Fog c. Dust of Snow
2. The figure of speech used in the line “The moon is broken like a mirror” is
a. Metaphor b. Simile c. Oxymoron
3. Opposite of “forward” is
a. Coming b. Going c. Backward
Q.11- Answer the following questions in about 30 words (Any six)
1. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/why not
2. Why did Lencho write a letter to God ?
3. Why were two national anthems sung?
4. How did Mandela's "hunger for freedom' change his life?
5. What made the woman in the control center look at the narrator strangely?
6. What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother?
7. Whatsihtecentraldieaofhtepoem'Frei andIce?'
Q.12- Answer the following questions in about 30 words (Any two) 4
1. In the reference of the poem 'Fire and Ice'. How will the world end ?
2. What does ‘ice’ stand for in the poem?
3. What is the theme of the poemA' Tiger in the Zoo"?
Q.13- Answer the following questions in about 30 words (Any two) 4
1. How can a man know that the beast is a leopard?
2. What does "in the world of possessions" mean ?
3. How old do you think Amanda is? How do you Know this ?
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Q.14- Answer the following question in about 75 words. 3
Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so ?
Or
What are the things that Amanda's mother asks her to do and not to do ?
Q.15- Answer the following question in about 75 words. 3
Find three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest ?
Or
Where are the trees in the poem? What do their roots, their leaves and their twigs do ?
Q.16- Answer the following question in about 75 words. 3
How will the departure of the trees affect the house?
Or
Where are the pieces of the broken moon shining?
