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