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ICSE Class X Board Exam 2019 : English Paper 1 (English Language)

6 pages, 43 questions, 19 questions with responses, 19 total responses,

Om Thorave
Christ Academy, Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai

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- ------ - - --- - - - -- --- - - - ------- -- - -- - ~ ENGLISH LANGUAGE F.NG LISH Paper - l (TH'o hours) Amwas 10 this Pllf't.'r mu.'il be wrill 'n on the paper provided separately. J"uu will not he al/owt.'d to write during the first I 5 minute.,. This rime is to be spt 111 in reading the question paper. lnt! time ~in'n at the ht.'ad <fthis Paper is the lime allowed for writing the answers - - ---- - - - - - - - -- - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - Atlempl all fn 1e questions. The mtt1nded marks for questions or parts of questions are given in braclwts []. You i..1n a<A'Hl!d to spl!nd not more than JO minutes in answering Question I and 20 minwes in answering Question 2. Qu"tion I (Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300 - 350 words) on any one of the following: (a) [201 Write an original short story in which two children and their Grandfather are the main characters. (b) Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) must be installt d in nay class rvom Give your views either for or against this statement. (c) Your class had to conduct a Morning Assembly. Write an account of how you prepared for it, what your role was and what you gained from the ~:-..~rit:n~c. (d) Summers arc becoming hotter with each passing year. Writ~ a description of one such very hot day. Whal did you sec and hear as you walked outsidt:'? How were birds and animals affected? This Paper consists of 6 printed paJ!e~. T19 011 r,,Copyri~ht Rfserved Turn (.hn r (e) Study the picture given below. Wntc .. a story or a descri f what it suggests to you you .. P ion or an accounl o[ r compos1hon may be about . picture or you may take sug f . the sub3ecl ot the . . ges 10ns from it however th connection between the . t ' ' ere must be a c\ea, p1c ure and your composition. Question 2 (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this q11t!stion.) Select any one of the following: (a) You want to start a new club in your school. Write a letter to your Principal requesting pennission to slart the dub. cxploin your role in it and give reasons 10 prove that 1he club will b< bencflc1>\ (b) [u, the school . Your friend has not fared well in 1he recent examinations W1itc a \ctt<t ic him / her expressing your concern. Give him / her some od,ice on ho" to score better marks and offer to help him / her to impro, e his I her pert ormance rtlJ Ol l ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _l _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ - --- . n -' ,,tK ~\u - . I' \ ; \JI ~\ 1, l 'l) S I IQ . C . 1I " 1,l1, 111 wI:: un lnlcr- c 100 u1z ompet1t1on. I (5I ,! . 1lt(L'. tL' \\ fl . ..'. \1\ ,l ,l 11 \. .., , -nuil 10 \\ :1\C,1 1 ' ' !1 bl'. displ ayed in your school gi, ing all details for the the Principal of a neighbouring school requesting him / her (5] I tl.'Jm uf three members tu participate in the (.)uiz Competilion . h' , , ' '1 (lt,t\tion ' R~~ the fl,\h"' tng. pJssagc cardully and answer the questions that follow : BIi iy \\ ,'J\'L'.r had travelled dov,;n from London and by the time he arrived it ,~as ninl'. o'clock in the night and the moon was coming up. --Excuse me," he asked a porter. ''but is there a cheap hotel nearby?" "Try The Bell Hotel." the porter answered, pointing down the road. Billy thJnked him, picked up his suitcase and set out to walk the distance 10 Thi.' Ikll Hotel. He had never been to Richmond before. But the man at the Office had told him it was a sple11did city. Billy was seventeen years old. He was wearing a new navy -blue overcoat. u rn:w brown hat, and a new brown suit, and he was feding tine . He walked briskly down the street . He was trying to do everything briskly these d:iys . The I0 big shots up at the Head Office were fantastically brisk all thi: limi:. Th1. y were ~mazing . The roaJ \\ as lonely and dark with a few scatte~d houses. Suddenly, in a downstairs window Billy saw a printed notice propped up against the v-.indow glass . It said Bed and Breakfast. lh: mo"d a bit closer and peered through the window into Lht: rn0m , :rnd the: fo~t lhin g he saw was a bright fire burning in the hearth. On thi.: rnrpct m front c,f the foe , a little dog was curled up asleep with its nose rucked into ils belly. !he room in half-darkness was filled with pleasant furniture . Thc:re was 3 ;i I urn OH'r ' piano and a big sofa and several plump armch~irs ' and in one comer h e spotted a large parrot in a cage. Animals were usually a good sign in a place like th 1S, Billy told himself and it looked to him as though it would be a pretty decent house to stay in. Then a queer thing happened to him. He was in the act of stepping back and going away from the window when he felt a strange urge to ring the bell! He pressed the bel\. He heard it ringing, and then at once the door S"':Ullg open and a woman was standing there. She gave him a warm welcoming smile. " P\ease come in," sh~ said pleasantly. Billy found himself automatically moving forward into the house. "l saw the notice in the window," he said, holding himself back. "Yes, I know." " I was wondering about a room." "It's all ready for you, my dear," she said. She had a round pink face-and very gentle blue eyes. "How much do your charge?" " five dollars a night, including breakfast." It was fantastically cheap. He could easily afford it. (a) . . f the following words as used in the passage: O Give the meaning ort phrases will be accepted. One-word answers or sh (i) splendid (ii) spotted (iii) automatically (line 7) (line 20) (line 29) . b fl in your own words. Answer the following queSt1ons ne y \ (i) How did the porter assiSt Billy? 4 l \ II ) \\ h, diJ Billy "ant to do everything briskly? hy Jid Uilly think animals were a good sign in a place l.i ke this? 1:2] Which sentence tel ls you that something strange happened to Billy? [2] till) \\ {I ' ) ld l2J (, ) How much did the room cost? [ 1] In oot more than SO words. give a brief account of what Billy saw as he looked [8] through the " ~ndow of the room. Qut,,rio-11 5 (a) f ill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in [4] brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. . 'lam pie:: (0) roamed Once upon a time , in the days when genies and giants (O) _ _ _ _ _ (roam) the land . there ( 1) _ _ _ _ _ (live) a farmer (2) (name) Baba Ayub. He lived with his family in a little village by the name of Maidan Sabi.. Because he had a large family to feed, Baba Ayub (3) _ _ _ __ (~) his days (4) _ _ _ _ _ (consume) by hard work. Every day, he ( 5) _ _ _ _ _ (labour) from dawn to sundown, (6)_ _ _ _ _ (plow) his field and (7) _ _ _ _ _ (turn) the soil and (8)_ _ _ _ _ (tend) to his meagre pistachio trees. (b) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word: ( i) The puppy was hiding _ _ _ _ _ the sofa. (ii) Stop worrying _ _ _ _ _ your future . [4] (iii) When J stepped _ _ _ _ _ the lift, I found it had stopped working. T l90tl (iY) We had to use a bridge to go _ _ _ _ _ the river. (\') I have lived in this town _ _ ___ ten years. ( vi) Please switch _ _ _ _ _ ell lights end fans when you leave the room. Turn Over l vii) R,ltmio is murril~d _ _ _ _ my cousin. ("iii) Th~ gill cumc _ __ _ u birthday card. li.' ) Join the fnllowing sentences to make one complete sentence without usine [4] and, but or .f o : li) He wns very ill. He did not talce any medicine. (ii) You come back from your holiday. We will discuss the problem. (iii) He remained absent on Friday. It was foolish of him. (iv) Rahul ran all the way to the bus stop. He missed the bus. (d) Re-write the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. (i) The old woman said to Arun, "Can you help me to cross the street?" (Begin: The old woman asked Arun ....... ......... .... .) (ii) As soon as the sun rose over the hills, the fog dfaappeared. (Begin: No sooner ....... .... .. ... ..... ) (iii) It rained so heavily that they could not go for the picnic. (Rewrite: Using 'too ...... ... ..... .. .... .to') (iv) If your friends get here before 7 o'clock we can take them out for dinner. (Rewrite: Using ' unless'.) (v) The school captain was elected by the students of classes XI and XII. (Begin: The students ..... .... .. ... ... ... . ) (vi) Greenland is the largest island in the world. (Rewrite: Using ' larger'.) (vii)How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh! (Begin: It was cruel .... ....... .... ... .. .) (viii) Arun was asked by his mother to explain the missing buttons on his shirt. (Rewrite: Using 'explanation') 6 [8]

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