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Delhi Public School Megacity, Kolkata ERYCE Pre-Board Examination -2022-23 Subject: English Language Maximum Marks:80 Time:2 hours Class: X Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answersS. Attempt all five questions. The intended marks for This question questions or parts paper consists of nine of questions are given in brackets printed pages. Question 1 Write a composition in (300-350 words) on any one of the following topics: (20) () Sharing your knowledge and empowering someone is indeed experience. Write about an occasion when you helped someone to rewarding inculcate a useful skills. Narrate the events involved in the process of teaching those skills and how it became a memorable for some (i) Your house is situated sights, sounds and smells experience you. adjacent to a. busy street. Describe vividly the that you usually see, hear and experience at different times of the day. Share (ii) The commercialisation Express your views some of your cherished moments. of festivals has eroded their real either in favour or against this statement. significance. (page 1) (iv) Write original story beginning with the The news came as a pleasant surprise Provide a suitable title to your story an following Words: v) Study the picture given below carefully. Write a story or a description or an account of what it 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. Give a suitable title to your composition, also. dallntdon die (page 2)ru Question 2 Write a letter on any one of the following topics: (10) You have ) recently received the award for being the best student in your school. Write a letter to your friend giving the details of the award ceremony, your feelings and the celebrations that followed. ) You had purchased an expensive television set from a reputed showroom last week. Unfortunately, it stopped functioning properly after a few days. Write a letter to the Manager of the shop expressing your dissatisfaction and request him to replace the set at the earliest. Provide the specific details of the purchase, too. Question 3 () Your school is organising a Literacy Drive for the underprivileged children in your neighbourhood. Draft a notice for the school notice-board informing the senior students about the event and inviting them to participate in this initiative. (i) As the Secretary of the Social Service Club of your institution, compose an e-mail addressed to the Principal of a neighbouring school requesting him/her to send a team of senior students to take part and contribute in this noble mission. Give all the relevant details, also. (5+5) Question 4 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Mrs. Smith, an old lady, was delighted to be back at the block of flats where she lived. She was exhausted after her shopping and her basket had grown heavier with every step on the way home. In the elevator, her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest,but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her sudden discovery that her front door was open. She was thinking that she must reprimand her maid the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence, when she suddenly remembered that she had gone shopping fter her maid had left and she had turned both the keys in their locks. She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that the doors of the rooms were open, whereas,following her regular practice, she had shut them before going out. Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of utter confusion by her writing desk, with things strewn all over the place. (page 3) X-Fr)-aguage It was as clear absence. Her first daylight then, that the burglars had forced an entry in her was to go round impulse all the rooms thieves, but then she decided that at looking for the her age be it might prudent to have Someone with her. So, she went to fetch the from the porter basement. was time, she By this and her legs began to shivering and tremble. she sat Then, prepared a cup of down tea, while she telephoned the regained her composurestrong she Soon, police. and was ready to set off to search for the with porter's any intruders, who might be still lurking in her flat. assistance They went through the rooms, being careful not to touch. anything, as did not want to hinder the police in their they was inconceivable. She had lived in the flatsearch for finger-prints. The chaos for thirty years and was magpie at hoarding and it seemed as a veritable been tossed out and though she everything had turned possessed over and over. she should have Nevertheless, out the sorting discarded years ago, had now things some time, a become easier for her, After police arrived inspector of her with a constable and she told them discovery of the ransacked flat.along The inspector finger-prints, while the constable verified that front began to look for some been forced, the door locks had not thereby proving that the burglars or entered either had used skeleton keys through the baloony. There was no as trace of any finger-prints, but the inspector found a dirty contained jewellery red which the old lady did not belong to the entry of the claimed Therefore, burglars into this flat was apparently not their first crime that day and they must been disturbed in their mission. inspector then asked the lady to tryhave The to check what was day and advised her not to stay alone in the the next missing by thought that he was a fussy creature, but flat for a few nights. The old lady since the porter inspector's suggestion, she rang up her agreed with the assistance after relating the entire daughter Margaret and asked for her episode. bundle that her. (i) For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in passage) from the options provided: the 3) 1. reprimand (a reform (b) praise (c) acknowledge (d) rebuke 2. prudent (a) lackadaisical (b) judicious (c) haphazard (d) vindictive page 4) 3. discarded (a) got rid of (b) preserved (c) borrowed (d) decorated (i) Answer the following questions: (a) Why was Mrs. Smith delighted to be back home? What thoughts crossed her mind while she was in the elevator? (b) What did she discover when she got out on her floor? What else did she notice in the hall and the drawing room? (c)Why do you think she called up the police? (d) What happened after the police offcer arrived along with the constable? What did they find there? (e) What kind of a person do you think was Mrs. Smith? (2+2+1+2+2) (ii) In not more than 50 words describe Mrs. Smith's reaction on entering her flat and the steps taken by her till the police officer arrived. (8) Question5 ) Fill in the gaps in the passage given below with a suitable form of the word given in the brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. (4) One morning I saw a python lying on the dressing table. It was (1) ... at its own reflection in the miror. I (2) . . but by the time I (3) (gaze) (go) to look for my grandfather, return) to the room, the python had moved on. He was seen.in the garden and the cook saw him (4) .... (crawl) up the ladder towards the roof. Then, we (5). (find) him on the dressing table, again (6) * * * *... * (admire) himself in the mirror. "He's looking for Aunt Mabel," I said. I (7) .... (regret) this remark immediately because my grandmother overheard and (8)---(hold) up my pocket money for the rest of the week. (i1) Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: a) As soon as he stepped ------ of the (4) house, the roof collapsed. b) The civilians must fight ----the anti-social activities prevalent in country. c) It is advisable not to live --- d) The kitchen was infested- ---Our means, ------ rats. -Emf. Lanape our e page 5) e) She was fishing-compliments after the show got over. The workers toiled dawn to dusk. 8) It gives me great pleasure - be here this evening. h) Hope is what sustains us even-m- the darkest hour iii) Join the following sentences to using and, but or so. Choose the make.one complete sentence without correct option: (4) 1. My grandfather is quite old. He is very active. (a) My grandfather is quite old and active. (b) My grandfather is so old that is active. he (c) Although my grandfather is quite old, he is very active. (d) My grandfather is old enough for any activity. 2. Mona is not in the classroom. Mona is not in the library (a) Mona is neither in (b) Mona the classroom nor in the cannot be in the classroom as she library. is in the library. library. library. (c) Mona is both not in the classroom and in the (d) Mona is not in the classroom or in the 3. You must strive hard. You will not be selected for the contest. (a) You must strive so (b) You must strive hard, otherwise you will hard for getting selected in the contest. not be.selected for the contest. (c) If you strive hard, you will not be selected for the contest. You must strive hard and try for.the selection (d) of the contest. (page 6) 4. She speaks the truth. She is not afraid to do so. (a) She speaks the truth as she is afraid. (b) She is not afraid to speak the truth. (c) She is not afraid for speaking the truth. (d) She is afraid but can speak the truth. (iv) Rewrite 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. Choose the correct option: (8) The house captain was elected by the students of seniior classes. begin: The students (a) The students of senior classes elected the school captain. (b) The students of senior classes selected the school captain. d C The students of senior classes elected the house captain (d The students will be electing the house captain. 2 The old woman said to Arun, "Will you help me to cross the street? (begin: The old woman asked...) (a) The old woman asked to Arun if he helped her to cross the street. (b) The old woman asked Arun for helping her to cross the street. (c) The old woman asked from Arun to help her in crossing the street. (d) The old woman asked Arun whether he would help her to cross the street. 3. As soon as the sun rose over the hills, the fog disappeared (begin: No sooner...) (a) No sooner the sun rose over (b) No sooner did the sun (c) No sooner the sun rose over (d) No sooner after the rise the hills and the over the hills than the the hills that the sun rose over fog disappeared. fog disappeared. the hills, the fog -Fog Aaryaege fog disappeared. disappeared. (page 7) 4. If his friends reach here time, on we can take them out for dinner. (begin: Unless-(a) Unless the friends reach there dinner. on time, they cannot be taken (b) Unless and until his friends dinner. are on (c) Unless his friends reach here dinner. on (d) Unless his friends 5. This is one of the (use: taller....) (a) This building come tallest at time, time, we we can out for take them out for cannot take them out for time, they must not be taken out for dinner. buildings in Kolkata. is taller than most other (b) This building is taller than buildings in Kolkata. all of the buildings in Kolkata. (c) No other building is taller than these buildings in Kolkata. (d) That building in Kolkata is quite taller than other buildings. 6. Harish was too worried about his (use: so----that) (a) Harish (b) Harish that night. was so was performance to sleep at night. worried about his performance that he slept at night. worried enough for his performance and so he did not sleep (c) Harish, being so worried about that performance had to sleep at night. (d) Harish was so worried about his performance that he could not sleep at night. (page 8) 7. A fragrant flower is the loveliest creation of nature (begin: No other...) (a) No other creation of nature is as lovelier as a fragrant flower. (b) No other creation of nature is more lovely than a fragrant flower. (c) No other creation of nature is as lovely as a fragrant flowery (a) No other thing created by nature is so lovely like a fragrant fower. 8. That is not the way a student should behave with elders. (begin: Is that....P) (a) Is that the only way for a student to behave with elders2 ********** b Is that the way a student should behave with elders? e Is that the student who does not know how to behave with elders? d Is that the way for a student's behaviour towards elders? ****** page9) -Enf. danjaae
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