ST JOSEPH'S CONVENT ICSE SCHOOL

II MODEL EXAMINATION
IST SEMESTER 2021-22
STD : X Marks : 40
ENGLISH LANGUAGE Time : 1 hr.

Question 1
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow : (20)
Mr. Bumble gave all the orphans names when they arrived in the workhouse. He named
them using the letters of the alphabet. T was the next letter. So, Mr. Bumble named the child
Twist - Oliver Twist.
Oliver was now eleven years old. He was a pale, thin child. All the workhouse children
were thin and ill. The were always hungry. The boys were fed three times a day. But all they
got to eat was a small bowl of gruel. Three small bowls of gruel were not enough. The
hungry boys were desperate. They had a meeting and made a decision. One of them must
ask for more food. The boys chose Oliver Twist! Evening came. The boys stood in a line in
the long, stone hall. they waited for their bowls of gruel. They ate very quickly. All the boys
looked at Oliver. Carrying his bowl, he walked up to the master of the workhouse. Oliver
looked up at the man and spoke. ‘Please, sir, I want some more,’ he whispered. ‘What did
you say ?' the master said in surprise. Oliver repeated. The master gave a great shriek.
He took hold of Oliver by the collar of his thin shirt. ‘Get the orphanage keeper!
Bring Mr. Bumble here! the master shouted in anger. In a few minutes Mr. Bumble hurried
in. ‘Please, sir, I want some more,’ Oliver whispered to the ill-tempered, big, fat man. ‘Well,
what’s the matter?’ Mr. Bumble asked angrily. ‘Oliver Twist has asked for more!’ the master
cried. ‘Asked for more?’ Mr. Bumble repeated. He glared at Oliver. ‘He’s asking us for
more! This boy is bad, very bad. Give him to me!' Then Mr. Bumble took hold of Oliver. He
beat the poor child with his stick. When the keeper was tired, he threw Oliver onto the
ground. ‘Lock the boy in a dark room!’ he shouted. ‘Then he must leave the workhouse. He
can’t stay here. He will be sold as a trainee.’ The next day, a notice was put up outside the
workhouse that Oliver will be sold as a trainee for £ 5.
Oliver sat in the dark room in the cellar. He was cold, hungry and afraid. It I stay here,
I’ll die, he thought. But a new master may kill me. I’ll run away! the night was cold and dark.
Oliver climbed carefully out of a small window. He hurried along the quiet streets. There
was a large stone outside the town. On it was written. LONDON - 10 MILES. ‘Mr. Bumble
won’t find me in London,’ Oliver said to himself. ‘I’ll get work there, I’m sure.’ So, Oliver
started to walk. He walked for seven days. Sometimes he begged for food. Most of the
time, he was hungry. At last, Oliver reached Barnet, a town near London. But he was too
hungry and exhausted to go on. He sat down by the side of the road. A strange-looking boy
was standing on the other side of the road. The boy had a small nose that turned up at the end
and a very dirty face. He wore a man’s coat which was far too big for him. His old hat was on
the back of his head. The boy stood there, with his hands in his pockets. He stared at Oliver
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 with his sharp little eyes. At last, he walked over to Oliver and spoke. ‘Hello. What’s the
matter with you?’ the strange boy asked. Oliver began to cry. ‘I’m very tired. And I’m very
hungry,’ he said ‘Hungry?’ the boy repeated. ‘I’ll buy you some food. Come with me’. A few
minutes later, Oliver was eating bread and meat.
a. For each word given below chose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from
the options provided:
i) pale :
a) wild b) feeble c) dark d) weakly

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ii) desperate :
a) determination b) annoyed c) miserable d) miserly

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iii) shriek :
a) screech b) screeching c) sigh d) whisper

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b. i) What strategy did Mr. Bumble use to name the orphans ?

a) According to the letters of their surnames
b) According to the letters of their names.
c) According to letters of the alphabet.
d) According to his favorite letters.

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ii) Why were the children hungry despite having three meals a day ?
a) They were given only a small bowl of gruel
b) They were given only a small serving of bread
c) They were given only a small bowl of milk
d) They were given only a small portion of salad

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iii) How was Oliver selected for asking more food ?
a) By highest votes. b) By holding a meeting.
c) By coaxing him to do so d) By requesting him to do so

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iv) Whom did Oliver ask for more food ?
a) The master b) The cook
c) The keeper d) The cleaner

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v) Who was Mr. Bumble ?
a) The Orphanage Master. b) The Orphanage Keeper.
c) The Orphanage Teacher. d) The Orphanage Cook

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vi) ‘Asked for more ? ‘Mr. Bumble repeated. Which emotions best describe Mr. Bumble
in the above sentence ?
a) He was confused and anxious b) He was confused and irritated
c) He was annoyed and irritated d) He was sarcastic and annoyed

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vii) When did the keeper stop beating Oliver ?
a) When Oliver fainted b) When Oliver started bleeding
c) When the keeper was exhausted d) When the stick broke

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viii) As per the notice how much money was Oliver to be sold for ?
a) $ 5 b) £ 5 c) $ 51 d) £ 15

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ix) Why did Oliver decide to leave the cellar ?
a) He was afraid that he might die if he stayed there
b) He wanted to look for a new master
c) He knew that London was a better place
d) He wanted to complain about the orphanage.

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x) How did Oliver know of the distance of London from the town he was in ?
a) Oliver saw it on a map b) The boys had mentioned it to him
c) Oliver had heard about it. d) Oliver read it on a milestone.

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 x) How do we know that Oliver trusted the strange looking boy ?
a) Oliver requested him to take him to London.
b) Oliver broke down in front of him
c) Oliver asked money from him
d) Oliver walked over to the boy willingly

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c. How did Oliver reach London ?

i) First, he :
a) ran towards the big door. b) climbed up the old attic
c) ran downstairs through the door d) climbed out of the small window

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ii) Then he :
a) hurried along the quiet streets b) begged for food
c) looked for the bus d) asked people for help

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iii) He through that :
a) he would find a new master
b) he would get into a new school
c) he would find an accommodation there
d) He would surely get work there.

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iv) Therefore, he :
a) rented a carriage b) took the next train to Barton
c) walked for seven days d) sat down down by the side of the road

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v) Sometimes :
a) during his journey, he begged for food
b) on the road, he asked money from people
c) on the journey, he got lost
d) in the cellar, he cried silently

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 vi) At last, he :
a) reached his friend’s house b) reached Barnet near London
c) he gave up and came back d) he sat down on a bench exhausted

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Question 2
a. Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks (4)
i) He excelled ............................ the reading test.
a) on b) at c) with d) by

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ii) I ran ....................... her at the mall.
a) with b) into c) in d) onto

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iii) She reached .................. the table to borrow a pen
a) along b) over c) across d) by

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iv) My mother decided to disposed .................... the old oven
a) off b) in c) by d) of

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b. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words provided after the passage (4)
Sherly I (O).................. (much) on the cookies and watched the clock, as the gutsy
thief diminished her stock. She got more irritated as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If
wasn’t so nice, I (i) .......................(black) his eye. “With each cookie she took, he took one
too. When only one was left, she (ii) .................... (wonder) what he would do. with a smile
on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookies and broke it in half. He offered her
half, as he ate the other. She had never (iii) ..........................(know) she could be so angry
and turned to gather her belongings. As she reached for her baggage, she gasped with surprise,
there was her bag of cookies, in front of her eyes. If mine are here, she moaned in despair,
the other were his and he (iv) .................. (try) to share. Example : (O)
i) a) would blacken b) will blacken c) have blackended d) blackened

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 ii) a) am wondering b) have wondered
c) have been wondering d) wondered

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iii) a) knew b) will know

c) known d) knows

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iii) a) knew b) will know

c) known d) knows

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iv) a) was trying b) try

c) would try d) had been trying

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C. Choose the correct option to join following sentences without using

‘and’, ‘but’ or ‘so’ (4)
i) The mother embraced her child. It was a loving moment
a) Such a loving moment it was the mother embracing her own child
b) When the mother embraced her child, it was a loving moment
c) The mother embraced her child and it was loving moment
d) The mother embraced her child as well as loved her.

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ii) She is very innocent. She is not a fool.

a) Although she is very innocent, she is not a fool
b) Neither is she innocent nor a fool.
c) Not only is she innocent but also a fool
d) She is a very innocent fool.

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iii) Give food to the poor. It is a noble deed

a) Give food to the poor so you do a noble deed.
b) When you give food to the poor it is indeed a noble deed.
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 c) It is a noble deed that you have given food to the poor
d) Giving food to the poor is a noble deed.

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iv) Hary is not confident. He will not succeed.
a) As Harry is confident, he will succeed.
b) Since Hary is not confident, he will not succeed.
c) Hary will not succeed because he is not confident enough
d) Though Harry is confident, he will not succeed.

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d. Read each sentence with its instructions. Choose the correct answer from the options
provided beneath each (8)
i) You should revise your lessons today, “he said. (Begin : He advised..................)
a) He advised them to revise their lessons today.
b) He told them to revise their lessons that day
c) He advised me to revise their lessons that day
d) He advised them to revise their lessons that day

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ii) You should stop sneaking around if you don’t want trouble. (Begin : Unless.....)
a) Unless you want trouble, you will have to stop sneaking around.
b) Unless you do not want trouble, you should not stop sneaking around.
c) Unless you want trouble, you should stop sneaking around.
d) Until you want trouble, you should stop sneaking around.

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iii) In spite of the low temperatures, we enjoyed swimming. (Begin : Despite.....)
a) Despite of the low temperatures, we enjoyed swimming
b) Despite the low temperatures, we did not enjoy swimming
c) Despite the low temperatures we still enjoyed swimming
d) Despite the low temperatures, we enjoyed swimming

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iv) They greet me cheerfully every morning. (Begin: Every morning....)
a) Every morning I am greeted cheerfully by them.
b) Every morning they greet me cheerfully
c) Every morning I am being greeted cheerfully by them
d) I am greeted cheerfully by them every morning

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v) I get up earlier than she does. (End..... ad I do)
a) She does not get up as early as I did.
b) She does not get up as early as I do
c) She did not get up as early as I do
d) She does get up as early as I do

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vi) As soon as she read the telegram, she fainted. (Begin : NO sooner....)
a) No sooner did she read the telegram than she had already fainted
b) No sooner had she read the telegram, she had fainted
c) No sooner did she read the telegram then she fainted
d) No sooner did she read the telegram than she fainted

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vii) What a dangerous thing little knowledge is! (Begin : Little knowledge.....)
a) Little knowledge is a very dangerous thing
b) Little knowledge is a thing of extreme danger
c) Little knowledge is a very dangerous thing!
d) It is a very dangerous thing to have little knowledge.

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viii) The weather is too bad to go out for a picnic (Remove ‘too’)
a) The weather is so bad that we can go out for a picnic
b) The weather is so bad, we cannot go out for a picnic
c) The weather is so bad that we cannot go out for a picnic
d) The weather is very bad so we cannot go out for a picnic

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