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ICSE Class X Prelims 2023 : English Paper 1 (English Language) (Smt. Lilavatibai Podar High School (LPHS), Mumbai)

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Lilavatibai Podar ligh School (ISC) Preliminary Examination -2022-23 Subject: English lLanguage Class :X T'ime: 2 hours Marks: 80 Instructions: Answers fo this paper must be written on the paper provided separately You must not write in thefirst 10 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of the paper is the time allotted for writing the answers Attempt all five questions The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets ll You are advised to spend not more than 30 minmutes in answering Question 1 and 20 minutes in answering Question 2 Question 1 20] Write a composition (300 350 words) on any one of thefollowing Write an original short story that begins with: 'A year ago, this very day, the streets were lined with crowds welcoming General Allen home. However,.." ) You attended a friend's birthday party at their home and damaged an expensive showpiece. Narrate the incident and feelings you experienced. this (ii) "Texting hinders interpersonal skills." Express your views for or against iv) Describe a walk through your school lane after your school disperses. Give statement. (v) details of the familiar sights and sounds you experience daily. Study the picture given below. Write a short story or description or an account of what the picture suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition. This paper consists of 6 printed sides (10] Question 2 Select any one of the following ) represent the school at an inter-school event which you won last year. Write a letter to him/her sharing your experience Your friend has been selected to and giving some advice. You wish to begin a pet adoption programme at your school. Write a letter to the principal discussing the value the programme can add and suggestions for its integration in the regular school programmes. Question 3 Y o u r school is hosting an inter-school cricket tournament. Write a notice for 15 the school notice board informing your school about the event. (ti) Write an e-mail to the principal of a neighbouring school requesting him/her to send two sports teachers to judge the tournament held in your school. (5] Question 4 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: We therefore dedded that we would sleep out on fine nights; and hotel it, and inn it, and pub it, ike respectable folks, when it was wet, or when we felt inciined fora change. Montmorency hailed this compromise with much approval. He does not revel in romantic solitude. Give him something noisy; and if a trifle low, so much the jollier. To look at Montmorency you would imagine that he was an angel sent upon the earth, for some reason withheld from mankind, in the shape of a small fox-terrier. There is a sort of Oh-what-a-wicked-world-this-is-and-how-l-wish-I-could-do- something-to-make-it-better-and-nobler expression about Montmorency that has been known to bring the tears into the eyes of pious old ladies and gentlemen. When first he came to live at my expense, I never thought I should be able to get him to stop long. I used to sit down and look at him, as he sat on the rug and looked up at me, and think: Oh, that dog will never live. He will be snatched up to the bright skies in a chariot, that is what will happen to But, when I had paid for about a dozen chickens that he had killed; and had dragged him, growling and kicking, by the scruff of his neck, out of a hundred and fourteen street fights; and had had a dead cat brought round for my inspection by an irate female, who called me a murderer; and had been summoned by the man next door but one for having a ferocious dog at large, that had kept him pinned up in his own toolshed, afraid to venture his nose outside the door for over two hours on a cold night; and had learned that the gardener, unknown to myself, had won thirty shillings by backing him to kill rats against time, then I began to think that maybe they'd let him remain on earth for a bit longer, after all. him This paper consists of 6 printed sides lo hang about a stable, and collect a gang of the most disreputable dogs to be found in the town, and lead them out to march round the slums to fight other disreputable to the idea of life; and so, as I before observed, he gave dogs, is Montmorency's suggestion of inns, and pubs, and hotels his most emphatic approbation. Having thus settled the sleeping arrangements to the satisfaction of all four of us, drinking. meaning (as used in this we had the only thing left to discuss was what we should take with us; and for one night, and begun to argue, when Harris said had had enough oratory he had found a place, that proposed that we should go out and have a drink, saying of Irish beverages worth a round by the square, where you could really get drop ) For each word given below choose the passage) from the options correct provided: 1. hailed d. summoned commended 2. backing c. reversing d. approving a. championing b. betting on 3. approbation a. csubscription criticism d. salutation b. endorsement Answer the following (a) (b) questions briefly in your own words upon by all? agreed arrangements the sleeping What when he first narrator's thoughts about Montmorency What were the were came (c) to live with him? shows that Which line from the passage Montmorency does not enjoy loneliness? (ii) 3 C. waved at a. called b. the life? and what is his idea of Montmorency is Who (d) settled? about and how was it was the argument What (e) narrator realised that describe how the words 50 than more In not abode so easily. not leave for a heavenly Montmorency would [1] [21 (2 81 Question 5 of the word given in blanks with the correct form numbered the Fill in each of order the word or ) but write in correct serial the passage not copy brackets. Do 4 to the blank space. appropriate phrase urchin on my way to a disheveled Example: One morningI (0) (see) school. Answer: saw The street urchin (1) of the alley. He (2) - (lean) against the boxes kept (walk) towards the old This paper consists of 6 printed near the entrance inn at the end of the street sides and (raise) himself up (slip) on some debris. He (4). when he (3) limp) towards the inn. The old innkeeper (6)incline) to began (5). (allow) him to stay there earlier but was not (7) to feed do so today. The urchin, who (8) (hope) for a source of income (t) his family today, walked away disappointed. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words 4 (a) Drishti found the chocolates wedged. the tiffin boxes. (b) Radhika moved, the throng of people quickly and boarded her flight. the roster of daily (c) The Railway Ministry struck two trains passenger trains to Delhi. the puddle to save her new shoes. (d) Nikita jumped she was too tired to continue. (e) Alexis skated for hours only three days this year. ( The sweetmeat store closed its doors (g) Santa Claus gobbled all the cookies _the plate set on the counter. (h) We walked nervously (ii) the swinging suspension bridge. Join the following sentences to make one complete sentencewithout using and, but or so. Choose the correct option. 1. The bus is crowded. This is quite unusual. (a) The bus is crowded which is quite unusual (b) This bus is unusually crowded. (c) This bus is usually crowded. (d) The bus which is crowded is quite unusual. 2 Turn to the right. You will find the bank. (a) The bank is on your right. (6) On turning to the right, you will find the bank. (c) Turn to the right and you will find the bank. (d) Turn to the right to find the bank. 3. Sushma went for a walk. The weather was pleasant. (a) Sushma went for a walk as the weather was pleasant. (b) Sushma went for a walk with the weather being pleasant. () Although the weather was pleasant, Sushma went for a walk (d) The weather was pleasant and Sushma went for a walk. 4. Virat hit the ball. The ball broke one of the floodlights. (a) Virat hit the ball towards one of the floodlights. (b) Virat hit the ball and it broke one of the floodlights. c)Virat hit the ball that broke one of the floodlights. (d) Virat hit the ball breaking one of the floodlights. This paper consists of 6 printed sides [41 (iv) instructions given after the following sentences according to the but do not change the each. Make other changes that may be necessary, 81 correct option. meaning of each sentence. Choose the mammals. 1. Bats have keener senses than most other Re-write (Begin: Very few..) (a) Very few mammals have as (6) Very few mammals have () Very few mammals have 2. keen senses as bats. keener senses than bats. bats. as keener senses as keen as bats. (d) Very few mammals are as will fall "Without park rangers, protected species prey to poachers," said Bill to Ben. (Begin: Bill told...) (a) in the Bill told Ben that protected species without the rangers. poachers b) Bill told Ben that without park rangers park would fall prey to protected species would fall park. prey to poachers will fall prey to poachers without Bill told Ben that protected species in the (c) park rangers. would fall prey to poachers without that species Ben told protected Bill (d) park rangers. 3. Iprefer eating chocolates to a fruit salad. (LUse: rather...han) rather than fruit salads. (a) My preference is chocolates chocolates than fruit salad. (b) I rather prefer to eat than (c) I would rather eat chocolates then a (d) I would eat chocolates rather a fruit salad. fruit salad. 4. Ezra sliced all the sandwiches efficiently. (End: ...by Ezra) Ezra. (a) The sandwiches were sliced efficiently by Ezra. b) The sandwiches were all sliced efficiently by Ezra. ()All the sandwiches were sliced efficiently by (d) The sandwiches were efficiently sliced by Ezra. 5. As soon as the cat went away, the mice began to play. (Begin: No sooner..) (a) No sooner did the cat go away than the mice began to play. (b) No sooner the cat went away than the mice began to play. (c) No sooner the cat had gone away than the mice began to play. (d) No sooner the cat went away, than the mice began to play. This paper consists of 6 printed sides 6. Iwouldn't eat that food if I wasn't really hungry. (Use: unless) (a) Unless 1 would eat that food, I was not hungry. (b) I wouldn't eat that food unless I was really hungry. (c) Unless I was hungry, I would eat that food (d)I would eat that food unless I was really hungry 7. I visited the Louvre in Paris. I enjoyed a plateful of croissants. (Begin: Not only...) Not only did I visit the Louvre in Paris but I also enjoyed a plateful of croissants. (b) Not only did I visit the Louvre in Paris but also I enjoyed a plateful of croissants. croissants. (Not only I visited the Louvre in Paris, I enjoyed a plateful of (d) Not only did I visited the Louvre in Paris but I also enjoyed a plateful (a) of croissants. 8. They cancelled the discount sale. (End:..they?) (a) They cancelled the discount sale, haven't they? (b) They cancelled the discount sale, have they? () They cancelled the discount sale, did they? didn't they? (d) They cancelled the discount sale, ninta of 6 nrinted sides

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