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ICSE Class X Prelims 2026 : English Paper 1 (English Language) (Don Bosco School, Katihar)

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:fflaneckji (ooper Q.:.bucatio,n Q:rust ~c~ool luhu Tara Road, Mumbai - 400 049 FIRST TERMINAL EXAMINATION 2024-25 DATE: 23.08.2024 STD: IX --ENGLISH LANGUAGE~ TIME: 2 HOURS MARKS: 80 Answers to t?is Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first minutes. .. . This. time is to be spent ;11 reading the qu_estion paper. The time glven at the head of this paper is the time allowed/or wntmg the answers. 15 questions. Attempt . The mtende~ marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. and You are advised to spend not more than minutes answering minutes answering all.five Question 30 Question 20 I \I 1 2. . Question l. (Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this ques~on.) of the following: Write a composition (300 to 350 words) on any one l [20] (i) Write an original short story that begins with the line, 'I was eating at a coffee shop when I suddenly felt. .. ' (ii) Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but they don't quit. Recount a time when you made mistakes and faced the challen~e without giving up. How did it affect you and what did you learn from the experience? (iii) 'Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities often hinder achievement ofgood academic results. 'Express your views either for or against this statement. (iv) Try as we might to avoid them, accidents do take place. Describe a time when you were involved in an accident. Where and how did it take place? Describe the sights and sounds in the aftermath of the accident. What was the outcome? Iv) Study the picture given below. Write a story or description or an account of what the picture suggests to you. Your composition may be directly about the subject of the picture or may take suggestions from it, but there must be some clear connection between the picture and your composition. I. - I ".,. .,. . .. iiiirti fjs:r# ., J Question 2 (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question) Select any one of the following: [ l 0) (i) Write a letter to your friend thanking him/her for sending a gift for you, on your success in a Competitive Examination. Describe your feelings and 'mention what preparations you had made for the examination. i- (ii) Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner complaining about the insanitary condition in your locality. Mention the mconveniences faced by the residents and gi,,e suggestions to overcome the problem. Question 3 i) Your school is hosting the Annual Inter-school Science l.-.xh1b1tiun. You are thi.: President of the Science Club. Write a notice for the school notice board inv1t111g :-itudents to participate in the event. ii) Write an email to the Principal of a neighbouring school, requesting him'her to send J team of students to pa11icipate in the Inter-school Science Exhib1t10n. Question 4 Read the following passage carefully and answer the que~r1ons that follow: Schumacher ended his career the way he was expected to- \\'tlh a big flourish~ He \\ as clearlv the most impressive driver in Sao Paulo on Sunday as he ended up fourth after starting from I0th on the grid. Schumacher discussed his life and career at length after his final race. "The race was chaotic, 1 think that is the right word. We really had a superb car today ..... \\-~ could have lapped everybody. So 1 have to say it was the perfect end to the season in terms of car performance but for me it didn't work out well. For Felir,e. it h,1s worked out extremely well. He is the first Brazilian to win his home Grand Pnx sinct: Senna and I wam tu congratulate him. It was intense but I loved it." L , i ' ~v tr 1 I I ,,J '~ t' "It was 1ike in Monza, we don't let hectic things like that affect the team. We wanted to fight for the constructors' championship 80 we shut out everything else. To win it we needed a onetwo finish so we had to concentrate. "Maybe ~uesti?ns Tcannot answer. The things I will miss are probably the fans and every moment m wh1_ch th~y have been behind me and have supported me. That support helped me perfonn, especially m moments when it was difficult. Over the years that was immensely impo:tant. I ca~ only say thank you to those people and those fans." I Despite becoming the world's first billionaire sportsman with an estimated annual salary in excess of 153m, Schumacher has remained grounde~ His father, Rolf, was a bricklayer who also ran a local kart track in Kerpen, where Schumacher returned in 2001, and his mother 20 worked in the _canteen selli~g hotdogs.\lfe has never taken his children, Gina-Maria and Mick, to a race and hves a very private life with his wife, Corinna.\ fn 1995, he became the youngest double World Champion in Fonnula On6\and the records have kept coming in. In 2001, at the Belgian Grand Prix he won his 52nd race, breaking Alain Prost's record. In 2002, he overtook Nigel Mansell's record of nine season victories, ending with 11. and he made the podiwn in each race. In 2003, he broke Juan Manuel Fangio's record by winning his seventh driver's title. In 2004 he won a record 12 of the first 13 races on his ' way to a high of 148 points for the season. This year at Imola he overtook Aryton Senna's record 65 pole positions; pn France he became the first driver to win an individual Grand Prix eight times\ and, with his ~ictory in the US, became the.only driver in any motor-sport discipline to win five times at lndianapolis. ,."At the start people said what is your decision, when will you make your decision and when I made my decision people now ask whether I will change my decision. It is funny. I certainly have no plans to change my retirement." "My dad was happy to see me after the race and he said: "Finally it is over." He was quite happy. I feel more relaxed although I think his heart rate was higher during the race than mine. I think Ferrari have ended their season on a high." i) For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from [2] the options provided. I. flourish (a) prosper (b) deteriorate (c) bloom (d) success 2. chaotic (a) disorganised (b) dynamic (c) riotous (d) unpredictable ii) Which word in the passage means the opposite of 'disturbed' ? (a) uneasy (b) insecure [I] -- r..:..c.tt.11 na::z gps -.Jhi ( c) restless {d) relaxed (ii) Answer the following questions briefly in your own word s . {a) What will Schumacher miss after his retirement from Fl racmg? (b) Why was his father happy with his retirement decision? [2] (2) [2] [2] [l] (c) Mention at least three distinguished records of Schumacher. (d) What does Schumacher think about his fans? (e) Explain: "It was intense, but I loved it". (iv) In not more than 50 words describe Schumacher's journey in car racing. [8'] (i) Fill each numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4] Example (0) talked The next day Mrs. Bhandari was full of news. She (0) _ _ _ (talk) as if she had never talked before. She(!) _ _ _ _ (mention) the stranger and the .plans he (2)_ _ (has) outlined for the betterment{of Presha to her and her husband. He had I (3) (telf) them that there were schoals for sucb~people though they were beyond most people's means. He himself had been (4) _ _ _ (educate) in one such institution abroad; and now (5) _ _ _(return) to India to render the same useful service to others, by starting a school here. She almost (G) _ _ _ (break) down with gratitude when he (7)_ _ _ _ (say) that he had(S) _ _ (agree) to accept Presha as his first pupil. ~ (ii) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: , (a) The railway station is infested ___ rats. [4] (b) She was confined _ _ bed with a fever. (c) Zoe jumped _ _ the river to rescue the child. (d) God has been good _ _ _ us . (d) I do not agree _ _ _ you on this proposal . (f) They are confident_ _ _ winning the match. fg) Seeing the policeman, the thief took ), (h) They battled their way _ _ _ the crowd. his heels. ' d' 'but' iii) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using_ an ' ] 4 or 'so'. Choose the correct option: [ 1. The well was deep. No one knew its depth. a) No one knew how deep the well was. I ,I b) No one knows how deep the Well is c) No one knows the depth of th e well. d) No one knew the well was ve d ry eep. 2. Aruna did not accuse her siste,. Sh d'd ' e , not accuse her t,, ends a) Neither Aruna accused her sister n h f or er rIen ds. b) Aruna accuse her sister nor her frie d n s. c) Either Aruna accused her sister or h f . d er nen s. d) Aruna neither accused her sister nor her friends. 3. I lost my licence. I applied for a new 0 ne. a) I lost my licence so I applied for a new one. b) Since I lost my licence, I applied for a new one. c) Since I lost my licence I am applying for a new one. d) I lost my licence and I applied for a new one. 4. You need to reach the venue on time. Set the alarm for early morning. a) Unless you set the alarm for early morning, you will not reach the venue on time. b) Unless you set the alarm for early morning, you will reach the hall on time. c) You set the alarm for early morning and you will reach the venue on time. d) If you set the alarm for early morning,_you w[H not re~c.r the ve".'ue on time. -. (iv)Choose the correct option to rewrite the following according to the instructions given after each sentence: [81 1. He said, "They will finish the project this year."(Begin: He said ........................... ) a) He said that they will be finishing the project this year. b) He said that they would finish the project this year. c) He said that they will finish the project that year. d) He said that they would finish the project that year. 2. He was the most trustworthy person I had ever met. (Use:'never') a) I have never met a more trustworthy person than him. b) I had never met a more trusting person than he. c) I have never met a more trustworthy person as him. d) He had never met a more trusting person than me. ., 3.Ravi's grandfather is too old to take up this job. (Use:so .............that .................. ) a) Ravi's father is so old that he could take up this job. b) Ravi's father is so .ofd that he cannot take up this job. c) Ravi's father is so old that he could not take up this job. d) Ravi's father is so old that he can take up this job. 4. Although it was snowing. They went shopping. (Begin: In spite ......................... ) q,- I a) In spite the snow, they went shopping. b) In spite of the snow they went shopping. . c) In spite of the heavy snow, they went shopping. d) In spite of the snow, they went to shop. 5. As soon as Usha recited the poem, she was given a standing ovation. {Begin: Hardly............................................................) a) Hardly Usha had recited the poem when she was given a standing ovation. b) Hardly Usha had recited the poem than sh~ was given a standing ovation. c) Hardly had Usha recited the poem when she was given a standing ovation. d) Hardly had Usha recited the poem then she was given a standing ovation. 6. The house has been broken into by someone while the owners were on vacation. (Begin: Someone ................................................) a) Someone has broken in the house while the owners were on vacation. b) Someone had broken into the house while the owners were on vacation. c) Someone has broken into the house while the owner was on I - - - - - vacation. d) Someone has broken into the house while the owners were on vacation. ' 7. Only a fool can challenge him. (Begin: None ..............................) a) None a fool can challenge hfm. b) None but only a fool can challenge him. c) None but a fool can challenge him. d) None can challenge a fool. 8. The apples are so cheap that they cannot be good. (Use: 'too') a) The apples are too cheap as well as good. b)The apples are too cheap and good. c)The apples are too good to be cheap. d)The apples are too cheap to be good. ' r:,J"41

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