MODEL QUESTION PAPER 2021-22 

CLASS – X 

SUBJECT – ENGLISH 

Time: 3 hours   Maximum Marks 80 

Instructions- 1. All questions are compulsory 

SECTION- A (READING) 

Q-1 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

At first sight, silence would seem to be the essence of non communication. Yet we know that in some circumstances silence can speak volumes. It is also a potent tool in the communication tool-box, for the speaker, as it adds emphasis to point, allowing time for its full significance to sink in. Handled skilfully, it can build up anticipation for what is to come – the pregnant pause. It gives opportunity to make eye contact with the audience and gauge their reactions. It is an essential component of the timing of one’s delivery. For the listener, silence can buy time, either to digest what has been said or to consider a response, or both. Silence will often lure the speaker into saying more than he or she may have intended.

 Questions: 

a) Silence seems to be the essence of 1 

i. volumes ii. communication tool-box 

iii. communication iv. non communication 

b) For the listener, silence can 1 

i be a potent tool ii. lure him to say more 

iii. emphasise a point iv. buy time 

c) According to the author, silence can build up ——— 1 

i. anticipation for what was to come 

ii. anticipation for what is to come iii. anticipation for what has come   iv. anticipation for what had come 

d) The adjective form of the word ‘silence’ is ——— 1 

i. silencer ii. silent 

iii. silently iv. none of these 

e) Which of the following is the synonym of ‘gauge’ ?—-1 

i. Make statement ii. Gather knowledge 

iii. measure iv. Share information 

Q-2 Read the following passage and answer the questions give below.

It is an admitted fact that union or cooperation is strength, discussion is weakness. A united family, a united community, a united society, a united nation is strong. But those who are disunited or split up into fractions or groups are all weak. Take the case of a football or hockey team. If the members of the team play together and cooperate with one another, they will form a strong team. But if each member plays his own game, they will surely be defeated, however strong the individual players may be. The same is true of any army. To win a battle, an army must work as one man. Napoleon’s motto was “Divide and conquer” He tried to split up the armies fighting against him. Then he would overcome them one by one. Divided they were weak. A united team, a united army, a united nation is strong. “United we stand; divided we fall”  

Questions: 

a) According to the passage, what is weakness? —————1 

i. union ii. cooperation 

iii. strength iv. disunion 

b) which of the following is a suitable title to the above passage? 1 i. A united Nation ii. A united family 

iii. Divide and conquer iv. United we stand: divided we fall c) To win a battle, an army must work as ………………….. 1 

i. a brave ii. a coward 

iii. one man iv. a timid 

d) ‘Divide and conquer’ was the motto of……………….. 1

i) Churchill ii) Hitler 

iii) Napoleon iv) Stalin 

e) If we are divided, we………………. 1 

i become strong ii) fall 

iii) become careful iv) win 

SECTION -B 

(WRITING) 

Q-3. Read the passage and make notes on it and also give a suitable title (4×1=4) 

Pollution is fouling environment. There are many types of pollution, like air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and soil pollution. The causes responsible for pollution are smoke waste material and harmful chemicals from factories. our water resource are polluted due to fertilizers, pesticides and harmful waste. Pollution is causing an imbalance in the environment. 

Pollution is affecting nature severely. We are facing the problem global warming. Destruction of Ozone layer, shortage of drinking water, climate change etc. Air pollution causes lung cancer and heart diseases. 

Pollution problem is the biggest challenge before us. We can reduce pollution by less use of plastic bags, pesticides, vehicles. It is our responsibility to protect our environment from pollution. 

 pollution i Fouling Environment 

(a) Affecling nature several

(b) Destructing of O one later

(c) shortages of water 

(d) Climate change 

Types – Man types 

(a) Air

(b) Water 

(c) Noise

(d) Soil 

Cause Man Cause 

(a) Smaka

(b) Harmful Waste

(c) Harmful chemicals 

(d) Fertilizers

(e) Pesticides

Disease- Due to Air pollution 

(a) Lung Cancer

(b) Heart Disease

Control – less uses of 

(a) plastic bags

(b) pesticides

(c) Vehicles

Title – Environment Pollution 

Q-4. You are Arun Tripathi reading in X. Govt. High school, Rewa. Write an application to the principal of your school requesting him to issue your Transfer Certificate because your father has been transferred to Bhopal. (4×1=4) 

or 

You are Rakesh Mishra. Write a letter to your friend Manish inviting him to attend your younger brother’s birthday party.

26, Mahakaleshwar Road 

Ujjain (MP) 

25 Dec, 2021

Dear Manish I hope this letter finds you in best of your health and spirit. I hope your study might be going on well

You will be glad to know that my younger brother’s birthday party has been arranged at Hotel Sea Rock on 27 Dec. with great pleasure invite you to attend the same. The party is scheduled to start from 8pm onwards

Please try to be there before time so that we can have some chit-chat. Papa and Mummy have sent their blessings to you

Sincerely yours

Rakesh Mishra

Q-5 Write an essay on any one of the following topics in about 150 words. (5×1=5) 

a. Importance of Games and sports. 

b. Wonders of Science. 

c. My Hobby 

d. The Digital India Movement 

Importance of Games and sports. 

introduction –

There is an old saying ” All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.” Games and Sports play an important part in our daily life. They provide us a good exercise to keep us healthy. To lead a happy and successful life, physical and mental fitness are indispensable. 

A man can never he mentally strong if he is physically weak. 

Therefore, everybody should pay proper attention to his Health. One can make one’s body strong by participating in Games and Sports.

Types of Games and Sports –

There are different kinds of Games and Sports. There are two types of Games and Sports

(i) Indoor Games (ii) Outdoor Games

Indoor Games :-

There are indoor Games and Sports such as – Cards, Ludo, Chess, etc. These games are played in the homes.

Outdoor Games :-

There are Outdoor Games such as- Cricket, Hockey, Kabaddi, Football, Volleyball etc. These names are played out of the homes. These Games and Sports have much value for students.

Need –

They are very necessary. They provide us the best exercise to the body. Thus the whole body becomes active. Physical exercise is very useful for digestion. 

Good for Health – Games and sports are good fro health. It refreshed the mind It Keeps free from diseases. It makes us more active. Thus games and sports have good value in our life and better health

Conclusion – Sport Gives us a good exercise which makes us physically strong and increases our stamina and strength. Regular sport activities make us active & lead to good health.

Write an article/a paragraph on any one of the following topics in about 150 words. 

a. Advantage and Disadvantages of Mobile phones. 

b. Importance of class room teaching. 

c. Swachchha Bharat Mission 

d. Importance of Forest.  

Q-6 On the basis of the picture given below, write a short paragraph about ‘Importance of saving tree’                (3×1=3) 

Paragraph on Save Trees: Earth is the only known planet to support and sustain life. And trees are the vital elements that maintain a balance and fill the world with greenery, freshness and nourishment. The following paragraphs will provide more information and insight into the importance of trees and urgent necessity to save them and in turn, save lives.

Section-C (grammar) 

Q-7 Fill in the blanks choosing the correct alternatives given in the brackets. (Any five) (1×5=5) 

i) She……………….her home work daily. (do/does/did) 

ii) Mohan died…………………….Malaria. (of/from/for) 

iii) Students…………….obey their teachers. (should/must/ought) 

iv) ……………………moon walks slowly and silently. (A/An/The) 

v) Shyam is………………..than Sohan. (taller/tallest/tall) 

vi) Reeta is sitting………………..Radha and Kavita (among/between/in)  

Q-8 Do as directed (Any Five) (1×5=5)

i) I do my homework. (Change into Negative)

I don’t do my homework

ii) Children read books. (Change the voice) 

Books are read by Children

iii) Rohan is my friend. He is sitting at the last bench. (Combine the sentences into a relative clause) 

Rohan who my friend is sitting at the last bench

iv) It is raining. (Change into present Perfect Tense) 

It has rained.

v) If you run fast, you can catch the train. (Rewrite the sentence using ‘Unless in place of If) 

Unless you run fast, you can’t catch the train. 

vi) Usha runs very fast. She can win the race. (Combine the sentences using so…………that)  

Usha runs so  fast that She can win the race. 

Q-9 Answer the following questions: (Any six) (1×6=6) 

a) Who was Lencho? 

i. labour ii. post master 

iii. farmer iv. cobbler 

b) Who was the first black president of South Africa? 

i. Mr. de Klerk ii. Thabo Mbeki 

iii. Oliver Tambo iv. Nelson Mandela 

c) In the poem ‘Fire and Ice,’ ‘ Fire’ stands for- 

i. greed ii. hatred 

iii. desire iv. lust. 

d) which plane was the author flying? 

i. Dakota ii. Boing 47

 iii. Mig 29 iv. Mirage 

e) The diary was given to Anne Frank on her 

i. 11th birthday ii. 12th birthday

 iii. 13th birthday iv. 14th birthday 

f) What are the bakers known as in Goa? 

i. pader ii. portugese 

iii. pekar iv. baker 

g) Siddhartha was sent away for schooling at the age of

i. thirteen ii. fourteen 

iii. twelve iv. ten 

Q-10 (A) Read the following extract from the prose and answer the questions given below. (1×3=3) 

The baker or bread seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the Kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees. In our childhood we saw bakers wearing a shirt and 

trousers which were shorter than full length ones and longer than half pants, Even today, any one who wears a half pant which reach reaches just below the kneews invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader.  

Questions: a. From which lesson has this text been taken? 

i. Tea from Assam ii. Coorg 

iii. A Baker from Goa iv. A letter to God. 

b. ‘Kabai’ means 

i. a gown ii. a long frock 

iii. half pant iv. a shirt 

c. In authors childhood what was the dress of the baker

i. trousers ii. pants 

iii. shirt and trousers iv. long frock 

(B) Read the following extract from the poem and answer the questions give below 

The ways a crow

shook down on me

The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree

Questions:

a. Name the poet of above the poem

i. W.B. yeats ii. Robert frost

iii. Robert Burns iv. William word sworth

b. What did crow shake on the poet?

i. dust of tree ii. dust of garden

iii. dust of land iv. dust of snow

c. Where was the crow?

i. on hemlock tree ii. on banyan tree

ii. iii. on peepal tree iv. none of these

Q-11 Answer the following questions in about 30 words (Any Six)

(2×6=12)

i. Where was Lencho’s house located?

Ans. The Lencho’s house was located on the top of a low hill. It is called the house because it was the only house in the whole valley. 

ii. What does courage mean to Mandela?

Ans. For Mandela, courage does not mean the absence of fear but a victory over fear According to him, brave men need not be fearless but should be able to conquer fear.

iii. What compelled the yount seagill to fly?

Ans. The young seagull was very hungry. It was his hunger that ultimately compelled it to fly. Its hunger intensified when it saw its mother tearing at a piece of fish that lay at her feet.

iv. Why does Anne want to keep a diary?

Ans. Anne believed that she does not have any close and true friends whom she can confide in. Though she had friends, she was never able to truly open up about her feelings with them. So she decided to confide all her thoughts and innermost feelings to her diary instead. Since she wanted her diary to be her friend, she even gave it a name and called it “Kitty”.

v. Why did wanda petronksi sit in the last row of the class?

Ans. Wanda petronksi sit in the last row of the class because her feet are normally caked with dry mud and that comer of the classroom is usually dirty with mud. 

vi. What is Coorg known for?

Ans. Coorg is famous for its coffee plantations, evergreen rainforests and spices Thirty per cent of its area is covered with the evergreen rainforests. The best season to visit this place is from September to March. The weather is perfect The air is full of coffee flavour.

vii. How did Mr. Keesing punish Anne?

Ans. Mr.Keesing was annoyed with Anne because she was very talkative. He punished her by giving her extra homework. He asked her to write essays and the topic was always related to her talkative nature.

Q-12 Answer the following questions in about 30 words. (Any two) (2×2=4) 

i. What does ‘Ice’ stand for in the poem ‘Fire and Ice’ ? (Any two) 

Ans. . Ice stands for cruelty, intolerance, rigidity, insensitivity, coldness, indifference and hatred. 

ii. How does the fog come?

Ans Poel says that the fog comes on its little cat feet, which implies that the fog is like a cat as it comes slowly. He also says that the fog looks over the harbor and the city and then moves on, implying that the fog has covered the city and is sitting and looking at it, thereby again comparing it to a cat.

iii. In the poem ‘Dust of Snow”, What does the poet say has

changed his mood? 

Ans.  Dust of snow refers to fine particles of snow. While walking by a herlock tree, a crow on the tree shook down some particles of snow on the poet and this changed his mood. He was having a bad day and was in a sad mood. The falling snow changed his mood and made him feel more  uplifted. 

Q-13 Answer the following questions in about 30 words (Any Two)

(2×2=4)

 i. Why was Mrs. Pumphrey worried about Tricki?

Ans. Mrs Pumphrey is worried about Trick because he is unwell. He has refused to eat food and had bouts of vomiting. She feels that he is suffering from a serious health issue such as malnutrition

ii. What was Anil doing when the thief approached him?

Ans. Anil was watching a wrestling match when the thief approached him. 

iii. Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric?

Ans. Mrs. Hall finds the scientist eccentric because his appearance was uncommon. He had wrapped bandages around his forehead, wore dark glasses, a false nose, big bushy side whiskers, and a large hat. He also told her that he had no desire to talk to anyone and his reason for coming to Iping was for solitude.

Q-14 Answer the following questions in about 75 words. (Any two) (3×2=6)

 i. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

Ans. When the hail stopped, Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness. The hailstorm had affected the corn fields very badly. He lamented that even a plague of locusts would have left more than what was left after the hailstorm. He said that they would not have any corn that year and they would go hungry. He was full of sorrow They worked so hard throughout the year but all in vain.

 ii. How did Mandela’s hunger for freedom, change his life

As. When Mandela was young he realised that it was not just his freedom that was being curtailed, but also the freedom of all blacks. This turned the fearful man into a fearless rebel He left the comforts of settled family life to fight for a greater cause. He joined the Alrican National Congress and this changed him from a frightened young man to a bold one who fought against racial prejudice

iii. When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house,

What does she ask for?

Ans. When Kisa Gotami’s son dies, she goes from house to house being despondent and asking people for medicine that can bring her son back to life. The people remark that she has lost her senses because the boy is dead. No one could help her because nothing can revive the dead. 

Q-15 Compare the life of a tiger in a cage and in a forest as described in the poem ‘A tiger in the zoo’ in about 75 words (3×1=3)

Ans.  In the zoo, in his small cage and devoid of freedom, the tiger feels unhappy rather frustrated, restless and angry in the forest, he enjoys maving majestically wherever he wants, terrorizes the villagers by displaying his sharp teeth and claws. He is happy in the forest, enjoying his liberty and surroundings. In his natural and wild habitat, he doesn’t need the help of any kind to hunt its own food. His hunting of deer at the water hole may seem rather cruel. He hunts not for pleasure but for food, but not in the Z00. 

 or

Mention three things that humans do and animals don’t (in about 75 words)

Ans. Animals do not cry and complain aver their conditions. They do not commit sins and therefore do not weep for them. They are also very satisfied creatures and have no desire to possess material things. Humans, on the contrary complain all the time, commit all sorts of sins and are affected with the madness of owning things

Q-16 Why does Bholi’s marriage not take place? (in about 75 words) (3×1=3)

Ans. Bholi’s marriage doesn’t take place because Bholi denies to marry Bishamber. Actually Seeing pockmarks on Bholl’s face Bishamber forces Ramlal to pay five thousand rupees as dowry. He says that if Ramlal does not pay five thousand rupees he won’t marry his daughter. Being a concerned father, Ramlal gets the money to the bridegroom. When Bholi sees her father crying, she denies to marry Bishamber and asks her father to take his money back. 

 or

 How did the invisible man first become visible? (in about 75 words)

Ans. The invisible man (Griffin) first became visible after he slipped into a big London store for keeping warm and overslept there wille wearing some clothes taken from the store. The clothes made him visible to the shop assistants when the shop opened in the moming To escape from them, he had lo sted all his clothes to become invisible again.