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TENTH CLASS MODEL PAPER
PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS - 2020

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Time: 3 Hrs. 15 Min. ENGLISH PAPER - I & II Max. Marks: 100

Section- A (Reading Comprehension)

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(1-5): Read the following passage carefully.

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He moved to Los Angles in 2007, and planned to continue to travel the world. In 2009, he visited south

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America the middle east. In 2008, Kanae Miyahara, a beautiful young girl, whose mother was a Mexican and

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whose father was Japanese, attended to a meeting where Nick was guest speaker in Texas. Kanae was
attracted to Nick’s message. From that time, they were in touch with each other to share their ideas on giving

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hope to the needy and became close friends. Finally, they fell in love and their engagement happened in

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August 2011. Nick put the engagement ring on Kanae’s finger with his mouth and then said the most

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beautiful words every girl wants to hear coming out from her man’s mouth: ‘Baby, I love you.’

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Nick and Kanae got married on February 12, 2012 and on February 13, 2013 they were blessed with
the birth of a healthy baby boy with full body.

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Nick and Kanae wrote inspirational book, ‘Love without limits’ together and it was published in 2014.

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(Attitude is Altitude)
Now answer the following questions. 5 ´ 2 = 10 m
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Why did Nick want to visit different countries?

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3. Match the following.

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Where did Kanae and her parents see Nick?

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a) Nick’s engagement
b) Nick’s visit to America
1) 2014
2) 2011

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c) Nick and Kanae’s book published 3) 2007

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A) a-2, b-1, c-3 B) a-3, b-2, c-1 C) a-1, b-3, c-2
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The passage tells two things about Nick, they are ……….

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A) He is a foot-ball player, he is a motivational speaker
B) He is a fan of foot-ball game, he is a motivational speaker

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C) He is a surfing player, he is a motivational speaker

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5. The book ‘Love without limits’ is ………………….

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A) An inspirational book B) A motivational book C) A religious book

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Q.no (6-8): Read the following carefully.
There is no reason to be proud,
and be on high cloud.
We have to go a long way,

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we have to think seriously,
else we end up miserably.
(A plea for India)

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Choose the correct answers to the following questions. 3´2=6m
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The central idea of the poem is …………………

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A) India is a strong nation

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B) India needs to be developed

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C) Indians are to be proud to have strong nation

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………. Be on a high cloud. This means………

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A) Indians are high in character

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B) Indians are high in intelligence

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C) Indians are high in level.

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8. The last two lines represent ……………

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A) A warning B) An order C) A piece of suggestion
Questions (9-10): Read the following passage (conversation) carefully.

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Abel: of course, it’s me. Don’t do that Amelia. What the devil do you mean by this tomfoolery?
Mrs. Jordan: You took us by surprise, father. Are you keeping quite well?

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Abel: (trying to catch the words) Eh? What?

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Mrs. Jordan: Are you quite well?

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Abel: Aye, I am right enough but for a bit of headache. (looking at Amelia) Amelia, what the dickens did I do
with my new slippers.

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Now, answer the following questions. 2´2=4m
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What the dickens did I do with my new slippers? The meaning of the sentence is…..

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A) Abel made the Mrs. Jordan surprise.

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B) Abel made the Mrs. Jordan happy.

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C) Abel made the Mrs. Jordan confused.
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Mrs. Jordan was surprised because…………

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A) Abel wore new slippers, that they wanted to steal

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B) Abel suddenly made a sight whom they think he was dead
C) Abel made an entry like a ghost

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(11-15): Read the following data given in the bar- diagram carefully.
Indian Mobile Phones Technology Forecast

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Now answer the following questions. 5 ´ 2 = 10 m
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How many years are being taken into account?

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When were the least number of CDMA phones sold?
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The maximum number of GSM phones expected to be sold in the year….........
A) 2005 B) 2007 C) 2009
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The number of CDMA units in the year 2009 is……........

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A) 15

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B) 10
Which of the following statements is correct?
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A) The usage of CDMA phones is decreasing over the years
B) The usage of GSM phones is increasing over the years

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C) The selling of both CDMA & GSM in the year 2003 is equal

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Combine the following the sentences using ‘Which’ 1´2=2m

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The silk sarees are made in Benares. They are popular all over the world.

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Change the following into passive voice.

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I will do it.
1´2=2m

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Combine the following sentences using 'as'

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The buses were full of passengers. He preferred reservation.
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions given in brackets. 2´1=2m
a) The C.M ………………(in addition to/along with/according to)the ministers attended the assembly
session.
b) The exams were postponed ............ (due to/in spite of/ instead of) unwanted Corona holidays.

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20. Fill in the blanks with suitable verb forms. 2´1=2m
I ………… (wash) my hands before I ……………(have) lunch.
21. Your brother is not wearing mask when he goes out. Advise him to wear. 2m

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22. Change the following into polite request. 2m

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Srikar to Siddhu: I am busy. Call me in the evening.

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What do the following sentences mean

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I) Be safe, stay at home
a) Order

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II) You are selected for IAS.

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a) Giving information b) Giving advice

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c) Giving permission d) Giving an order
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the box.
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Read the paragraph and write the synonyms of the underlined words choosing from the words given in
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Moving Comfort Enjoy Slowly Desired Tired

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Father wanted to say something but the bus started moving. I saw my father gradually receding into the

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distance. I saw that the road we had come by looking like a giant motionless rope. Father would use the
same road to go back home. Simultaneously our journeys started in two opposite directions, with me

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seated in the luxurious seat of a bus and father walking back with weary legs on the pebble-strewn road.

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25.

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Read the paragraph and match the words under ‘A’ with their antonyms under ‘B’. (Write your answers
and their corresponding numbers in the answer book.) 4m

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A large crowd gathered at our place the day I was to live. People had come to wish me luck. It was

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10:20 when I left for Dirang. My father had already left. As I had to do a bit of catching up I walked

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fast. Three kilometers down the road, I caught up with my father. Father said, ‘you are late. Would you

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like to rest for sometime’?

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a) Gathered

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b) Luck ( ) 2) Slow
c) Fast

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d) Late ( ) 4) Unfortunate

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6) Small
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Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words given in brackets.

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That is why in 1975, at the very first United Nations ……………… (Conference/confer/conferred) for
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the Women in Mexico, many of the women were saying, ‘We need food, we need water, we need clean
……………… (drink/drinkable/ drinking) water, we need fodder for our animals’. And I was
wondering, what has happened? These are all things that were there twenty years ago when I was a
child. The ……………… (environmental/environment/environmentation) had changed; and that’s
when I started this campaign to restore the …………… (vegetation/vegetate/vegetarian) and to restore
the land and to rehabilitate the forests.

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27. Complete the following spellings with ai, ia, au, ua, or ea 2´1=2m
Nick’s father was a computer programmer and accountant and he t_ _ ght his little son how to type with
his little toe as just six years old. His mum invented a spec_ _ l plastic device that meant he could hold
a pen and pencil.
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Complete the words with correct suffixes given in brackets. 2´1=2m

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a) He was too honour ....... (ble/able) to have gone without paying his premium.
b) One thing we may as well decide now is the announce ....... (ment/mant) in the papers.
29.

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Find the wrongly spelt words and write the correct spelling.

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a) Lethargy Purpose Physical Solution
b) Initially

raLuggage Admiration Belittled

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Read the following dictionary entry of the word “Pious” given below.

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Now answer the following questions using the information above.

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a) What is the adverb of Pious?

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b) Write the antonym of Pious ?
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aye-aye
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Arrange the following words under correct headings.
ping-pong bang-bang zig-zag
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tip-top chop-chop tick-tock

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Duplicative expressions Alliterative expressions
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Match the following one word substitutes in PART-A with their meanings in PART-B. (Write only the
numbers and their corresponding letters in your answer book.) 2m

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PART - A
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1) Teetotaller a) A person who studies animals behaviour

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2) Polyglot
3) Linguist
b) A person who studies languages
c) A person who studies human race

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4) Pragamatist d) A person who hates alcohol
e) A person who knows many languages
f) A person who solves problem in a sensible way

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Section - C (Creative Expression)
33. a) In the lesson, ‘The Journey ‘The narrator was waiting for a porter to carry his luggage but he could
not find anyone. Finally, his father decided to carry his luggage. At first he protested as there was no
chance he accepted.

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Now, write a possible conversation between the Narrator and his father in this context. 10 m

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b) In the lesson ‘Every success story is also a story of great failures’ a young man asked Socrates to tell

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him the secret of success. The next day Socrates took him to a river and made him know by doing

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Now, imagine that you are the student and write a dairy to this context.
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a) Write a letter to your uncle asking for his advice in which group to join after tenth class and also ask

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for future related courses to the groups concerned. 10 m

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Include the following in your answer.

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Which group to join- and benefits- related courses and employments- routes both for government and

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private sectors- ways for preparations- recommend for best colleges.
(OR)

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b) You know that N.R Narayana Murthy is an Indian social worker and author. He is the chairperson
of Infosys. He is also a computer engineer and scientist.

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Now write a brief biographical sketch using the facts given below.
Birth
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: 20th August 1946
Place of Birth
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: Shidlaghatta, kolar , Mysore
: N. Rama Rao (Father), Padmavathamma Murthy (Mother)
Wife

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Education

at : B.Tech in NIT and M. Tech in IIT Kanpur

Occupation

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Board of Indusage Partners
Children

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Awards

na : Padma Sri (2000), Padma Vibhushan (2008) Legion of Honor (2008)

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Books written : A Better India: A Better World

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Career
e : Research Associate at IIM Ahmedabad

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35. Read the following passage carefully focusing on the underlined parts.

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Sudha Murthy, the wife of Narayana Murthy, is an Indian social worker and author. Murthy began her
professional career as computer scientist and engineer. She is the chairperson of the Infosys
Foundation. She has founded several orphanages, participated in rural development efforts, supported
the movement to provide all Karnataka schools with computer and library facilities, and established the
‘The Murthy Classical Library of India’ at Harvard University.’ Murthy also teaches computer science.
She composed a fiction ‘Dollar Sose.’ One of her most successful stories is ‘How I Taught my

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Grandmother to Read & Other Stories’.
Now, frame ‘WH’ questions to get the underlined parts in the passage as answers. 10 m
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b) Study the following pie-chart
Amount of water we use for different purposes

Sources: American Water Works Association Research Foundation.

"Residential End Uses of Water". 1999

Now, write a paragraph describing the information depicted in the diagram above.

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