Model Question ( class - 10)

Subject : English 1st Paper

Time : 3 Hours Full Marks : 100
[Answer all the questions. Figures in the margin indicate full marks]
Read the passage and answer the question below:
Physical exercise means the movement of our limbs and muscles. There are many kinds of
Physical exercises; Swimming, Walking, running, riding etc are well known of them. This is
the saying of a wise man. “A Sound mind lies in a sound body”.
It is said that walking in the best medicine of nature. It is true because it helps a person in
several ways to keep his health sound. Firstly, it brings discipline into a person’s life. Walking
regularly at a particular time everyday becomes a habit. Secondly, it increases blood
circulation and makes all the organs of human body more active. It is very necessary for
keeping sound health. Third, walking in open air increases the intake of oxygen which is also
very vital for any person to work more. After a walk in the morning. when a man goes out
for work with fresh mind and body. he can work better than others. Finally, walking is also
good for diabetics. A brisk walk for an hour regularly helps control diabetics. So, walking is
nature’s best medicine.
Swimming is both a necessity and a form of recreation. It is getting popular day by day.
However, the art is known and practiced all over the world. Those who live near a river or
sea need it very much. They also take to the water as naturally as a duck to the pond.
Swimming is also a very good form of exercise. It increases the limbs of the entire body
without straining them. It also can be practiced at anytime of the day be it morning,
afternoon or evening. Almost every club or gymnasium of developed countries and even big
hotels have swimming pools attached to them. Members can drop in and refresh
themselves very easily there. Swimming has also occupied an important place in competitive
sports like the Olympic games. Among the aquatic games swimming is the most popular.
Hence, everybody should try to learn swimming early in life.
1. Choose The best answer from the alternatives.
Which of the following have the closest meaning of the words (a-c) 1*7 = 7
(a) organs
(i) movement (ii) limbs (iii) body (iv) mind
(b) straining
(i) exercise (ii) running (iii) swimming (iv) pressure
(c) aquatic
(i) watery (ii) acquire (iii) riding (iv) running
(d) gymnasium
(i) sports (ii) playing (iii) exercising club (iv) geometry
(e) recreation
(i) create (ii) amusement (iii) research (iv) regret
(f) blood circulation is increased by----------
(i) swimming (ii) running (iii) singing (iv) walking
(g) The inhabitants of river or sea need-----------
(i) swimming (ii) running (iii) singing (iv) riding

2. Answer the following questions. 2*5 = 10

(a) what is the usefulness of walking?
(b) what is the usefulness of swimming?
(c) what does increase the limbs of the entire body?
(d) which is the suitable time for swimming?
(e) what is true in the second Para?
3. Write the summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10
4. Read the following and complete the table below with information from the passage.
1*5 = 5
Rabindranath, the fourteenth child of Debendranath and Sarada Devi Tagore, went to
school early and wrote his first verse at the age of eight. At the age of seventeen, in 1878,
he arrived in London, on his way to Brighton, to join his brother’s family and attend school
there. London made a poor impression on him. He described it as a dismal city, smoky, foggy
and wet, with everyone jostling and in a hurry.
Young Tagore joined London University, where he attended Henry Morley’s lectures in
English literature and read Religion Medici and Shakespeare with him. He often visited the
Houses of Parliament and listened to Gladstone and John Brigit’s debates on Irish Home
Rule. Away from the home of his brother’s family, he was lucky to find a friendly English
family with whom he spent some time, but not without some initial opposition from the two
daughters in the family, who were rather taken aback with the presence of a ‘blackle’ in the
house and went away to stay with relatives. They returned only after being reassured that
the stranger was harmless. Dr and Mrs. Scott, the girls parents, in fact treated him like a son.
In1880. Rabindranath was called back to India, His letters, full of admiration for English
society made his family think again about the wisdom of letting him loose in England alone.
He returned home without any qualifications of distinction.
Who/What event Time Place
Rabindranath Was born no 7th may 1861 (i).....................
He Arrived (ii)...................... London
He (iii)................. in 1913 from sweden
He Died (iv)................. Calcatta
He returned in 1880 (v)...................
5. From your reading of the passage fill in the blanks with suitable words. use one word
only in each blank. 1*5 = 5
Rabindranath was the fourteenth child of his parents. He went to school early and wrote his
(a) ............ verse at the age of eight. He (b) ............... sent it London at the age of seventeen
in 1898. London had a very poor (c) ............... on him. He described it as a (d) .................
city. He was Lucky to have an (e) ............. family with some he spent sometime.
6. Match the parts of sentences given in column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ to write five complete
sentences. There are more parts of sentences in column B than required. 1*5 = 5
a) Nazrul i) he is declared as our national poet.
b) He ii) always reads more.
c) He is remembered with iii) inspire as to revolt.
d) for his works iv) didn’t remember him.
e) His poems v) is both a poet and singer.
vi) is a rebel poet.
vii) great respect.
7. Put the following parts of the story in correct order to rewrite the whole story. 1*8 = 8
(a) He was very much industrious.
(b) He had to take pains to acquire learning.
(c) All of you have heard the name of Vidyasagar.
(d) He would never violate the orders of his mother.
(e) He was a very learned man.
(f) He respected his parents very much.
(g) He was very meritorious too.
(h) The financial condition of his father was not good.
8. Answer the following question to write a paragraph on ‘Source of renewable energy’
You should write about 250 words. 10
9. Read the beginning of a story. write ten new sentences to complete the story. 10
A lion lived in a cave. A mouse also lived in the hole nearby. One day the lion was sleeping.
The mouse was running up and down. By change the mouse got into the nostril of the
lion...................
10. Look at the chart below. It shows some information about some activities including
Bangladesh. Now, describe the chart in your own words. [Word limit-150] 10
Bangladesh Sri Lanka India China
Land area 147570sq. km 65600sq. km 3287590sq. km 9600000sq.
km
Population 165m 20m 1.15b 1.33b
Density of population 1000 332 382 143
Birth rate (per 1000) 20.1 17.42 22.22 12.29
Death rate (per1000) 6.1 5.92 7.48 7.03
Growth rate 1.40% 0.7% 1.41% 0.5%
11. Suppose you have a pen friend named Kamrul in USA. Recently You have witnessed
Cyclonic Storm Roanu in Bangladesh. Write a letter to Kamrul describing Roanu's effect in
Bangladesh. 10
12. Write a dialogue between you and your friend about the usefulness and bad effect of
social media like facebook. 10