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ICSE Class X Sample / Model Paper 2025 : English Paper 1 (English Language)

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ICSE 10th English Language Sample Paper 05 Page 1 Sample Paper 05 ICSE Class X 2024-25 English Language English Paper - 1 Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 80 General Instructions: 1. Answer to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. 2. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. 3. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. 4. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. 5. Attempt all five questions 6. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. 7. You are advised to spend not more than 30 minutes in answering Question 1 and 20 minutes in answering Question 2. QUESTION 1. (Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300-350 words) on any one of the following. (i) [20] Write an original story starting with the words It was a dark windy night.... . (ii) Academic excellence is the only requirement for a successful career. Express your views for or against this statement. (iii) You have to go to your home town due to demise of your grandfather. Narrate your experience of travelling over a long distance (overnight) in an unreserved second class compartment. (iv) You recently read a novel which was quite engrossing due to different characters. Describe your favourite ( character and give reason why you like this character. (v) Study the picture given below. Write a story or a 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 but there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition. Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Page 2 Sample Paper 05 NODIA QUESTION 2. (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.) Select any one of the following. (i) [10] A friend who lives in another country has invited you to come and stay with him/her during your next holiday. You are too busy to accept the invitation. Write a reply to your friend. In your letter, 1. Thank him/her for the invitation 2. Explain why you cannot come 3. Describe to him/her what events have occurred in your family (ii) You recently stayed in a 5-star hotel in Jaipur. The weather was very hot and the cooling system in the room was inadequate. Write a letter to the manager of the hotel. 1. Give details of what went wrong 2. Explain what you had to do to overcome the problem at the time 3. Say what action you would like the manager to take QUESTION 3. (i) Your school is organising a donation drive for the underiniyileged children of the slum areas near your school. As the Head Girl of your school, write a notice for your school notice board informing students about the event and inviting them to donate whatever they can to make the donation drive a success. [5] (ii) Write an e-mail to the Principal of a nearby school requesting him to allow the students of his school to participate in the event. [5] QUESTION 4. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows. In Varanasi district, there is a village called Bira in which an old, childless widow used to live. She was a gond woman named Bhungi and she didn t own either a scrap of land or a house to live in. Her only source of livelihood was a parching oven. The village folk customarily have one meal a day of parched grains, so there was always a crowd around Bhungi s oven. Whatever grain she was paid for parching, she would grind or fry and eat it. She slept in a corner of the same little shack that sheltered the oven. As soon as it was light she d get up and go out to gather dry leaves from all around to make her fire. She would stack the leaves right next to the oven, and after twelve, light the fire. But on the days when she had to parch grain for Pandit Udaybhan Pandye, the owner of the village, she went to bed hungry. She was obliged to work without pay for Pandit Udaybhan Pandey. She also had to fetch water for his house. And, for this reason, from time to time the oven was not lit. She lived in the Pandit s village; therefore he had full authority to make her do any sort of odd job. In his opinion, if she received food for working from him, how could it be considered as work done without pay? He was doing her a favour, in fact, by letting her live in the village at all. It was spring and a day on which the fresh grain was fried and eaten and given as a gift. No fire was lit in the house. Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install ICSE 10th English Language Sample Paper 05 Page 3 Bhungi s oven was being put to good use today. There was a crowd worthy of a village fair around her. She had scarcely any opportunity to draw a breath. Because of the impatience of the customers, squabbles kept breaking out. Then two servants arrived, each carrying a heaped basket of grain from Pandit Udaybhan with the order to parch it right away. When Bhungi saw the two baskets, she was alarmed. It was already after twelve and even by sunset, she would not have time to parch so much grain. Now, she would have to say at the parching oven until after dark for no payment. In despair, she took the two baskets. One of the flunkeys said menacingly, Don t waste any time or you ll be sorry With this command, the servants went away and Bhungi began to parch the grain. It s no laughing matter to parch a whole maund of grain. She had to keep stopping from the parching in order to keep the oven fire going. So, by sundown not even half the work was done. She was afraid Panditji s men would be coming. She began to move her hands all the more frantically. Soon, the servants returned and said, Well, is the grain parched ? Feeling bold, Bhungi said, Can t you see? I m parching it now The whole day s gone and you haven t finished any more grain than this! Have you been roasting it or spoiling it? This is completely uncooked! How s it going to be used for food? It s the ruin of us! You ll see what Panditji does to you for this. The result was that the same night the oven was dug up and Bhungi was left without a means of livelihood. (i) For each word given below, choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided. [2] 1. squabbles (line 20) (a) battles (b) talking to someone (c) quarrels (d) debates 2. flunkeys (line 25) (a) puppeteers (b) home wreckers (c) employers (d) man servants (ii) Which word in the passage means the opposite of the word daring ? [1] (a) obliged (b) alarmed (c) afraid (d) parch (iii) Answer the following questions briefly using your own words. (a) What did one of the servants of Pandit Udaybhan warn Bhungi? [2] (b) Which word in the passage shows that the old woman started working hastily in a disorderly manner out of anxiety? [2] (c) Why was Pandit Udaybhan against paying Bhungi? [2] (d) How did Bhungi earn her livelihood? [2] (e) What does the author mean by She had scarcely any opportunity to draw a breath ? [1] (iv) Describe the hard work and the plight of Bhungi, in your own words not exceeding 50. [8] Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Page 4 Sample Paper 05 NODIA QUESTION 5. (i) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with correct form of the words given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [4] Example : I .......... (0) (met) him in the mall the day before yesterday. Answer : had met Sago pudding is a popular Chinese dessert often served in many Chinese restaurants. The dessert is made of pearl sago which is almost transparent and it .......... (1) (swell) during cooking. Sago can .......... (2) (obtain) from the trunks of the sago palm which are found in swamps. The palm reaches a height of about ninety metres when fully .......... (3) (grow). The palms ..........(4) (cut down) just before they flower. Part of the trunk .......... (5) (pound) into pulp before it .......... (6) (turn) into powder by machine. The powder is later washed and .......... (7) (dry). It is now called sago flour. This flour is then kneaded into dough and .......... (8) (pass) through another machine to form the pearl-like grains which we see in sago pudding. (ii) Fill in each blank with an appropriate word. [4] (a) I liked the book so much that I finished it _____ a day. (b) There was a security alert _____ the airport. (c) _____ a pause in the conversation, I excused myself and left for home. (d) I ve taken a resolution not to drink _____the end of year. (e) I ll return your money _____ the end of the year. (f) Because I had to reach home before dinner, I could stay with my friends _____ just two hours. (g) Most people left the party _____ 2 AM. (h) The party went on _____ 4 AM. (iii) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but or so. [4] 1. The beggar was crossing the road. The accident took place then. (a) The accident took place and the beggar was crossing the road. (b) The beggar was crossing the road yet the accident took place. (c) Although the accident took place, the beggar was crossing the road. (d) The accident took place while the beggar was crossing the road. 2. She studied German for three years. Then she moved to Berlin. (a) After she had studied German for three years, she moved to Berlin. (b) After she moved to Berlin, she studied German for three years. (c) After having studied german for three years, she moved to Berlin. (d) Both (a) and (c) 3. The lawyer defended his client very well. He lost the case. (a) Though the lawyer defended his client very well, yet he lost the case. (b) Although the lawyer defended his client very well but he lost the case. (c) Though the lawyer defended his client very well, he lost the case. (d) None of the above Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install ICSE 10th English Language Sample Paper 05 Page 5 4. The bus left at six o clock. We arrived at the bus stop at five past six. (a) The bus had left after we arrived at the bus stop. (b) The bus had came after we arrived at the bus stop. (c) The bus had left before we arrived at the bus stop. (d) The bus had come before we arrived at the bus stop. (iv) Choose the correct option to rewrite the following according to instructions given after each sentence. [8] 1. To the best of my knowledge, he is a vegetarian. [Begin with : As far... ] (a) As far my knowledge, he is a vegetarian. (b) As far my knowledge, he is not a vegetarian. (c) As far as I know, he is not a vegetarian. (d) As far as I know, he is a vegetarian. 2. As soon as the bus arrived, all rushed to their seats. [Rewrite using : hardly] (a) Hardly the bus arrived, when all rushed to their seats. (b) Hardly had the bus arrived, when all rushed to their seats. (c) Hardly had the bus arrived, than all rushed to their seats. (d) Hardly did the bus arrived, than all rushed to their seats. 3. He must fill in the form. [Begin with : The form...] (a) The form should be filled by him. (b) The form could be filled in by him. (c) The form will be filled by him. (d) The form must be filled in by him. 4. The doctor said to the patient, Quit Smoking. [Report the given sentence] (a) The doctor told the patient to quit smoking. (b) The doctor requested the patient to quit smoking. (c) The doctor advised the patient to quit smoking. (d) The doctor said to the patient to quit smoking. 5. Manisha decided to visit her friend and tell her the sad news. [Use : drop] (a) Manisha (b) Manisha (c) Manisha (d) Manisha decided decided decided decided to drop at on her friend and tell her the sad news. to drop on her friend and tell her the sad news. to drop in on her friend and tell her the sad news. for dropping at on her friend and tell her the sad news. 6. The only person I didn t see was Geeta. [Use : except] (a) I saw no one except Geeta. (b) I saw everyone except Geeta. (c) Except Geeta, I saw nothing. (d) Except Geeta, I saw something. Continue on next page..... Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install Page 6 Sample Paper 05 NODIA 7. He decided to walk instead of taking a taxi. [Begin with : Rather than] (a) Rather than not taking a taxi, he decided to walk. (b) Rather than not taking a taxi, he decided not to walk. (c) Rather than taking a taxi, he decided to walk. (d) Rather than taking a taxi, he decided not to walk. 8. In spite of bad weather, a huge crowd came to see the match. [Begin with : The bad weather] (a) The bad weather deterred the huge crowd from coming to see the match. (b) The bad weather didn t deter the huge crowd from coming to see the match. (c) The bad weather hadn t deter the huge crowd from coming to see the match. (d) The bad weather did deter the huge crowd from coming to see the match. ****** Install NODIA App to See the Solutions. Click Here To Install

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