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Model Question Paper X - English paper - I

Section A - Vocabulary

Part - I
1. Choose the appropriate synonym of the underlined word
Even as a child Bharat had enjoyed playing with bricks. He would place one on top of the other and make a soaring (i) tower. He liked to help the workers when they renovated (ii) a house on his street and would try to figure out (iii) the plan of the house. Now as a man, he runs his own construction company and is involved in the exacting (iv) work of building offices and guest houses for large international companies .These companies are convinced that his accomplishment (v)is the best that is available in the city.
(i) (a) Wounding (a) repaired (a) calculate (a) tiring (a) skill
(ii) (b) rising (b) constructed (b) understand (b) perfect (b) achievement
(iii) (c) increasing (c) decorated (c) guess (c) accurate (c) establishment
(iv) (d) flying (d) destroyed (d) decide (d) challenging (d) work
2. Choose the appropriate antonym of the underlined word
Besides the two World wars, the 20th century saw several (i) regional wars which were full of brutality (ii) with an irreverent (iii) attitude towards life in general. However, with the world economy having improved in the 21st century we tend to feel we are living now as a privileged generation with more comfort and less wars. But are we really a privileged lot? Do we not tremble in panic (iv) every time we hear of a bomb blast in a public place and are we not deeply worried when we hear of kidnappings and murders
for material gain? We will, and can be, a privileged (v) generation only if all of us make a meaningful attempt to respect human life and aim at living in peace, harmony and contentment with one another, without fear and without ill-will or hatred towards anyone
(i) (a) many (a) humaneness (a) involved (a) joy (a) deprived
(ii)(b) no (b) dignity (b) considerate (b)indifference (b) empowered
(iii) (c) insignificant (c) generosity (c) spiritual (c) calmness (c) abandoned
(iv) (d) few (d) kindness (d) respectful (d) bravery (d) incapable
Part - II
1. The common expansion of CCTV is
a) Charged channel television b) Closed channel television c) Closed-circuit television d) Checked-circuit television
2. Choose the sentence that is correct in its meaning
a) We will set sail b) We will set for Japan next week, sale
3. Replace the underlined word with its equivalent American English word for Japan next week. If you take the lift looking for on your right.
4. Which of the words given below can be placed after the word car a compound word? to form
a) street b) park c) house d) top
5. What is the plural form of the word ‘locus’?
a)locuses b) loci c) locae
6. Attach a prefix to the word ‘taken’ from the list given below to complete the sentence.
She was __taken for his mother as the child looked just like her.
a) un- b) en- c) mis- d) dis-
7. Replace the underlined word in the sentence with one of the phrasal verbs given below to convey the same meaning.
I will search the dictionary for the meaning of this word
a) look upon b) look up to c) look up d) look at
8. Separate the syllables of any one of the following words:
a) agriculture b) monument c) duties
9. Choose the appropriate word to make a meaningful sentence
He likes to ________ his favourite TV serial the whole hour.
a) see b) watch
Construct a sentence using one of the words given below
a) earnest b)earnestly c) earnestness
1. Re frame the sentence using the underlined word as a verb
The teacher gave a definition of the formula through the illustration
2. Which of the two sentences given below conveys the following meaning? ‘They did not succeed in any other subject’
a) These are the only students successful in the Mathematics test.
b) These are the students successful only in the Mathematics test.

Section - B Grammar

Part - I
1. Which of the options given below will suit the following sentence? (If the driver had been alert).
a) the accident can be avoided b) the accident could be avoided c) the accident could have been avoided
2. Identify the pattern of the following sentence - He answered my question instantly
a) S V O A b) S V C A c) S V IO DO
3. Choose the correct question tag for the following statement - Students should be allowed to use the library everyday ………………?
a) Should they b) Isn’t it c) Shouldn’t they
4. Complete the sentence - No other girl in the class is ………………………. Kamala.
a) most clever as b) more cleverer as c) as clever as
5. Choose the sentence which correctly conveys the meaning of the sentence given below
Nobody can forget how India won her freedom.
a) Everyone cannot forget how India won her freedom.
b) Everyone can remember how India won her freedom.
c) Everyone cannot remember how India won her freedom.

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