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Class 10th English half yearly paper 2024-25 |कक्षा 10 अंग्रेजी अर्धवार्षिक पेपर 2024
Roll No……………..
1002
Class 10th Half Yearly Exam 2024–25
[405]
ENGLISH
अंग्रेजी
[Total No. of Questions: 23] [Total No. of Printed Pages: 08] [Time: 03 Hours] [Maximum Marks: 75]
SECTION - A
Q 1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
1×5=5
Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India. She was born in Allahabad on November 19, 1917. She was the only child of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and Kamla Nehru Indira was a lovely child so her parents and grandparents called her Indira Priyadarshini.
They lived in a big house. Its name was Anand Bhawan. Little Indira had many dolls. Some of them were from foreign. She loved to play with them. She dressed them like brides and bridegrooms or Raja and Rani or Satyagrahis and Policemen.
At the age of four, Indira went to Gandhiji's Ashram at Sabarmati. There she slept on the floor and ate simple food.
Questions:
(a) Indira Gandhi lived in…………..
(i) Kamla Bhawan
(ii) Nehru Bhawan
(iii) Anand Bhawan
(iv) Gandhi Bhawan.
(b) At what age, Indira Gandhi went to Gandhi Ashram ?
(i) 8
(ii) 4
(iii) 10
(iv) 6
(c) Gandhiji's Ashram was at :
(i) Allahabad
(ii) Lucknow
(iii) Delhi
(iv) Sabarmati.
(d) Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
(e) Which word in the passage means 'Newly married man'?
Q. 2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
1×5 = 5
Garbage is a great environmental hazard. It comes from various sources used paper, tiffin packings, plastic bags, ice-cream wrappers, bottle caps, fallen leaves from trees and many more. Garbage makes the premises ugly, unkempt and breeds diseases. A lot of trash that is thrown away contains material that can be recycled and reused such as paper, metals and glass which can be sent to the nearest recycling centre or disposed off to the junk dealer. It also contains organic matter such as leaves which can enrich soil fertility. A compost pit can be made a convenient location where the refuse can be placed with layers of soil and an occasional sprinkling of water. This would help decomposition to make valuable fertilizer. This would also prevent pollution that is usually caused by burning such organic waste.
Questions:
(a) The main sources of Garbage in present conditions are:
(i) household things
(ii) plots and other materials
(iii) water and liquid
(iv) cotton and clothes.
(b) Leaves can enrich fertility.
(i) water
(ii) soil
(iii) air
(iv) human body.
(c) The noun form of the word 'recycled' is:
(i) recycle
(ii) recycling
(iii) recyclingly
(iv) to recycled.
(d) Give the meaning of the word 'nearest'.
(i) closest
(ii) closely
(iii) far
(iv) far away.
(e) Garbages can be reused by:
(i) re-selling
(ii) recycling
(iii) repairing
(iv) renovating.
Answers:
(a) (i) household things.
(b) (ii) soil.
(c) (ii) recycling.
(d) (i) closest.
(e) (ii) recycling.
SECTION - B
Q.3. Read the passage carefully, make notes and give a suitable title to it:
4 Success in your life depends largely on good health. Keep your body fit by cleanliness, fresh air, regular habits and suitable recreation, make yourself strong to play the game and do it in every sense of word. Avoid anything that will sap your strength. Smoking in your youth stunts the body and clouds the brain. Be temperate in all things and beware of drinking. It is the deadly enemy of health and efficiency. Above all, remember that your character is a priceless possession. Therefore, keep it untarnished. Be truthful in all things, courteous and considerate to everybody, fair to your rivals. Be kind and helpful to all who are weak and suffering, and do not be afraid to have the courage to stand up for what is good, pure and nobel. Avoid gambling in any form, it is a mean game trying to get something for nothing at other people's expense. Fill such hours with interesting hobbies, good books and with companionships and associations calculated to exercise over you an influence for good. To a large extent, you will be known by the company you keep.
4. Write an application to your Principal, to issue you a character certificate.
4
Or
Write a letter to your friend inviting him to your birthday party.
5. Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 150 words:
5
(i) Population Growth,
(ii) Value of Games & Sports
(iii) Science in Our Daily Life
(iv) Electric Vehicles
Or
Write a paragraph in about 150 words on ‘Save Water'.
6. Look at the visual input given below and produce a small paragraph in about 75 words.
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SECTION - C
7. Fill in the blanks (any five)
1×5=5
(i) He has ………one rupee note. (a/an/the)
(ii) Ritu has……… friends. (much, many, any)
(iii My father is a……… teacher (retired, retire, retrieving)
(iv) The students………… in this ground daily (play, plays, playing)
(v) I am not afraid………….. death (on/of/off)
(vi) She…………….. a song. (singing, sings, sung)
(vii) ……………you work hard, you will fail. (If, Unless, As long as)
8. Do as directed (any five):
1×5=5
(1) You said to me, "I gave you my pen". (Change the narration)
(ii) Lata eats a mango. (Change into present perfect tense)
(iii) I/surprised/was/this/at/news. (Rearrange these words and make a sensible sentence)
(iv) Our team won the match. (Change into passive voice)
(v) Meera goes to school everyday. (Make interrogative)
(vi) Getting up early is a good habit. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'It')
(vii) The book is lying on the floor. The book is mine. (Combine using 'which')
SECTION - D
9. Choose the correct option:
1×4=4
(i) The lesson 'His First Flight' is about a:
(a) Pilot
(c) Mother
(b) Parrot
(d) Seagull.
(ii) What is the sweet bread called in Goa which accompanies the marriage gifts ?
(a) Bol
(b) Pader
(c) Bolinhas
(d) Kabai.
(iii) Who assigned Anne an essay on the subject 'A Chatterbox'?
(a) Mr. Jacques
(b) Mr. Keesing
(c) Mr. Jacob
(d) Mr. Richard.
(iv) The woman in the control centre looked at the narrator:
(a) Angrily
(b) Happily
(c) Strangely
(d) Joyfully.
Ans. (i) (d), (ii) (a), (iii) (b), (iv) ©
10. (A) Read the extract carefully and answer the questions:
1x3=3
The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter for him. It was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed, looked on from his office.
Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his confidence-but he became angry when he counted the money. God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested.
Questions:
1 × 3 = 3
(a) Who had come up with the idea of collecting money?
(i) Postman
(ii) Postmaster
(iii) Lencho
(iv) His wife.
(b) Lencho was angry to see the……… money.
(i) more
(ii) lot of
(iii) less
(iv) no.
(c) In his letter to God, Lencho asked for:
(i) 100 pesos
(ii) 80 pesos
(iii) 200 pesos
(iv) 150 pesos.
(B) . Read the extract carefully and answer the questions:
1 × 3 = 3
The trees inside are moving out into the forest,
the forest that was empty all these days
where no bird could sit
no insect hide
no sun bury its feet in shadow
the forest that was empty all these nights
will be full of trees by morning.
Questions:
(a) What type of trees are described in the poem 'The Trees'?
(i) tall trees
(iii) decorative plants
(ii) small plants
(iv) cactus.
(b) By morning, the forest will be full of
(i) insects
(ii) trees
(iii) sun
(iv) birds.
(c) Who has been personified in the line "no sun bury its feet in shadow"
(i) sun
(ii) feet
(iii) shadow
(iv) none of these
11. Answer the questions in about 30 words (any six):
2 × 6 =12
(i) Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
(ii) Why does the conductor call Valli 'Madam'?
(iii) What does Mandela thank the international leaders for ?
(iv) What group of animals do otter belong to ?
(v) What is Indian legend associated about the origin of tea ?
(vi) Why was Lomov not able to answer properly?
(vii) What is the Chinese legend about tea ?
(viii) What did the young seagull do to attract his mother's attention ?
12. Answer the questions in about 30 words (any two):
(i) What does "in the world of possessions" mean?
(ii) What happens to the house when the trees move out of it.
(iii) What do the Crow and Hemlock represent in the poem "Dust of Snow" ?
13. Answer the questions in about 30 words (any two):
(1) Why is Bholi's father worried about her ?
(ii) Why was Griffin's wandering the streets ?
(iii) Why was the twentieth century called the "Era of the books"?
14. Answer the questions in about 75 words (any one):
2 ×2 = 4
(i) Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable ?
(ii) What is the story about the Kodavu people's descent?
15. Answer the questions in about 75 words (any one):
3 ×1 = 3
(i) What is the central idea of the poem 'Fire and Ice'?
(ii) Why does the poet compare fog like a cat?
16. Answer the questions in about 75 words (any one):
(i) What experiments and projects does Richard then undertake
(ii) How did Bholi's teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?
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