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Class 10 - English
Sample Paper 04

Maximum Marks: 40
Time Allowed: 90 minutes

General Instructions:

1. The Question Paper contains THREE sections.

2. Section A-READING has 18 questions. Attempt a total of 14 questions, as per specific instructions for each
question.
3. Section B-WRITING & GRAMMAR has 12 questions. Attempt a total of 10 questions, as per specific
instructions for each question.
4. Section C-LITERATURE has 30 questions. Attempt 26 questions, as per specific instructions for each
question.
5. All questions carry equal marks.
6. There is no negative marking.

READING

Question No. 1 to 10 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:

Maggie is a golden doodle. However, she turned out to be more golden than a doodle. She has lots of
energy, is very loving, a people pleaser, soft and she loves every minute of life. But when she was small,
we called her "The Demon". She lived to jump on me, bite me, and steal anything. My goal had been to
get a dog that would keep me walking every day. But more than that, I am in a period of my life where I
was looking for a way to give back. Seeing Maggie's loving personality and high energy, I realized that
Maggie needed a job and I needed to volunteer, and if we worked together, we could both have that.
But the little "demon" needed to be tamed! After going through beginner and intermediate obedience at
Canine Academy, I knew that Maggie would benefit from the Off-Leash program and that would help
her get ready to become a therapy dog so that she could be busy and I could give back.
She is home from the Academy now, and what a great dog she is! She loved her training and did very
well at Canine Academy. Walks that used to be difficult because, at 75 lbs, her pulling on the leash was
hard on me, are now a pleasure. We walk twice every day and she has many friends in the
neighborhood, that have watched her grow from an unruly puppy to a beautiful companion, thanks to
the Canine Academy. We train every day and she loves to attend the weekly training sessions that the
Off-Leash graduates take part in. Lisa and her trainers gave Maggie the tools she needed to be an
absolutely wonderful dog. Now we work together to fine-tune those tools and everyone that knew her
before is quite impressed by how well-behaved she is now. My life is so much better with Maggie in it,
but part of that is thanks to the wonderful people at the Canine Academy and the great work they do
with dogs. If I ever add to my dog family, we will surely be calling them again!

1. What is meant by the word, impressed? (Para 2)

a. affected
b. afraid

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c. delighted
d. charmed
2. Who is Maggie?
a. A dog
b. A girl
c. A fish
d. A demon
3. What qualities of Maggie are mentioned by the author in the opening paragraph?
a. She bites everyone
b. She is always low on energy
c. She is a villain
d. She is soft and loving
4. What was Maggie called when she was small?
a. A Doodle
b. Golden Doodle
c. Golden Dog
d. The Demon
5. Which academy does she go to?
a. Dog Family
b. Off-Leash Academy
c. Academy of Dogs
d. Canine Academy
6. What training programmes did Maggie undergo?
i. Beginner Obedience Programme
ii. Intermediate Obedience Programme
iii. Advanced Obedience Programme
iv. Off-Leash Training Programme
a. Only (i) and (ii)
b. Only (i), (ii), and (iii)
c. Only (i), (ii), and (iv)
d. Only (i)
7. What change occurred in Maggie after training?
a. She became well behaved
b. She became high on energy
c. She became a people pleaser
d. She had a soft fur now
8. The narrator wanted Maggie to become a ________ dog.
a. therapy
b. soft
c. calm
d. good
9. Narrator's life is better with ________ in it.
a. Dogs
b. Lisa
c. Canine Academy
d. Maggie
10. What is meant by the word, tamed? (Para 1)

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a. trained
b. disciplined
c. calmed
d. taught
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Question No. 11 to 18 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:

All along a 450-mile stretch of west coast America is the home of the tallest trees in the world. Once, in
this narrow hinterland of the Pacific coast, from central California to southern Oregon, were two
million acres of these trees, the Coast Redwood. Today there are just a few hundred acres of them in
Redwood Belt's scattering of State Parks, protected forest reserves amidst which are stands of the
giants.
About 25 miles due south of San Jose and the heart of Silicon Valley is one of the smaller of these
stands, just 40 acres in the midst of the 4650-acre Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. And there I found
myself one morning not so long ago peering up to spot the tops of trees that seemed to be touching the
skies. All I got was a crick in the neck. A tip for other Escapists': Stick to looking at the thick and rough-
barked trunks.
But even looking at a trunk when you try to grab a view of The Giant's trunk from close can be quite a
challenge. The Giant, the star of the Park, has a trunk with a circumference of over 50 feet and a
diameter of 17 feet. Maybe you can, but I couldn't take it all in. Nor could I come anywhere near taking
in the whole 275 feet of the Giant's height. Once the tallest Redwood, it lost its title when a storm
several years ago knocked down 75 feet of its top to bring it to its present height. But it'll need the
mother of all storms for its record of being the oldest tree in the park - an estimated 2000-plus years old
- to be knocked down.
You wonder at such a giant growing from a tiny seed; 100,000 seeds to a pound will give you an idea of
how tiny! You wonder too about the marvel of a root system that sinks only six to twelve feet holding
up such giants till the Range you are talking to explain that the roots spread laterally and intertwine
with the roots of other Redwoods to create a carpet.

11. The Redwood forests are protected because:

a. they are very old
b. they deserve the status of National Parks
c. they are worth a visit
d. all of these
12. The Giant's height once was ________.
a. 250 feet
b. 270 feet
c. 275 feet
d. 265 feet
13. The tallest trees in the world are spread over a ________ stretch of West Coast America.
a. 550 mile
b. 450 mile
c. 465 mile
d. 275 mile

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14. The Giant has a trunk with a circumference of over ________ and a diameter of ________.
a. 17 feet, 50 feet
b. 45 feet, 17 feet
c. 50 feet, 17 feet
d. 17 feet, 45 feet
15. One wonders at such a giant growing from a tiny ________.
a. area
b. seed
c. tree
d. park
16. Find the word from the passage which means the same as to be filled with wonder.
a. Prosaic
b. Depreciate
c. Ordinary
d. Marvel
17. Where is the Coast Redwood found?
a. Mexico
b. Texas
c. Chicago
d. Central California
18. Root size to holding up such giant trees:
a. 6 to 12 ft
b. 8 to 20 ft
c. 10 to 20 ft
d. 6 to 15 ft
GRAMMAR
19. No English teacher _____ to the school till nowadays.
a. were appointed
b. had been appointed
c. was appointed
d. has been appointed
20. Next weekend, I _____my proficiency exam, so I _____ more or less 300 questions so far.
a. am going to have / finished
b. am to have / finish
c. am having / will have finished
d. am to have / finish
21. I'm afraid that I ________ play tennis tomorrow. I've got a dentist's appointment.
a. wouldn't
b. would not be able to
c. can’t
d. couldn’t
22. Everybody at the party ________ enjoying the food.
a. was
b. were
c. are
d. have
23. The policeman told the students, "Do not park your vehicles here."

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Reported speech: ________

a. The policeman asked them not to park their vehicles here.
b. The policeman asked them not to park his vehicle here.
c. The policeman asked them not to parked your vehicles here.
d. The policeman asked them not to park their vehicles there.
24. The doctor advised me to eat _____ apple every morning.
a. few
b. a
c. the
d. an
WRITING

Question No. 25 to 30 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:

You are writing a letter to the textbooks in charge of NCERT, New Delhi. You are Advik/Ayesha and are
complaining about the non-availability of textbooks even one month after the beginning of the new
session.

25. What would you write in the opening part of your letter?
a. Informing about the purpose of the writing letter
b. Asking about the examination pattern
c. None of these
d. Asking about syllabus
26. The key point of your letter will be written in which part?
a. Body
b. Subject
c. Intro
d. Heading
27. Your letter should be ________ to have the desired effect on the recipient.
a. in proper format
b. grammatically correct
c. relevant
d. all of these
28. What will be the accurate representation to show the purpose of your letter?
a. Attention (formal notice)
b. Announcement (formal notice)
c. Subject (formal notice)
d. Please note (formal notice)
29. How to end the main body of your letter?
a. By discussing weather
b. By telling the recipient what he should be doing next
c. By showing love/regard
d. None of these
30. How will you write the subscription of your letter?
a. Yours truly/Sincerely
b. You truly/Sincerely

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c. None of these
d. Your truly/Sincerely
LITERATURE

Question No. 31 to 35 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:

It was this desire for the freedom of my people to live their lives with dignity and selfrespect that
animated my life, that transformed a frightened young man into a bold one, that drove a law-abiding
attorney to become a criminal, that turned a family-loving husband into a man without a home, that
forced a life-loving man to live like a monk.

31. Mandela was transformed from a:

a. life-loving man to the one who lives like a monk
b. frightened man to a bold man
c. all of these
d. law abiding attorney to a criminal
32. Which desire transformed Mandela into a criminal?
a. The desire for freedom for all
b. None of these
c. The desire to travel freely
d. The desire to become rich
33. Which of the following did Mandela want for his people?
a. All of these
b. Freedom
c. Dignity
d. Respect
34. Which word means the same as being worthy of honour or respect?
a. Monk
b. Dignity
c. Desire
d. Attorney
35. How did he become a criminal?
a. By leaking sensitive information
b. By fighting for his people's freedom which was illegal under the apartheid system
c. By involving in a scam
d. By involving in violence against police

Question No. 36 to 40 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:

However, during the third lesson, he’d finally had enough. “Anne Frank, as punishment for talking in
class, write an essay entitled - Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterbox.”
The class roared. I had to laugh too, though I’d nearly exhausted my ingenuity on the topic of
chatterboxes. It was time to come up with something else, something original. My friend, Sanne, who’s
good at poetry, offered to help me write the essay from beginning to end in verse and I jumped for joy.
Mr. Keesing was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I’d make sure the joke was
on him.

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36. Anne's friend helped her to write the essay in:

a. verse
b. other languages
c. dialogues
d. paragraph
37. Who was trying to play a joke on Anne?
a. Anne's sister
b. Mr. Keesing
c. Sanne
d. None of these
38. Who helped Anne write this essay?
a. Her former headmistress
b. Her friend Sanne
c. Her father
d. Her sister
39. Why was Anne punished?
a. Because she's been talking continuously
b. None of these
c. Because she's been laughing continuously
d. Because she didn't complete her homework
40. Why did the whole class roar with laughter?
a. Because the topic of the essay given to Anne was funny
b. Because Anne was making funny faces
c. Because Anne was being absurd
d. Because Anne had cracked a joke

Question No. 41 to 45 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:

He is learning, well behind his desperate eyes,

The epistemology of loss, how to stand up
Knowing what every man must one day know
And most know many days, how to stand up.

41. Who do you mean by epistemology of loss?

a. None of these
b. To understand the nature of loss
c. To cry over the loss
d. To overcome with the loss
42. The boy is going to know the universal truth that:
a. none of these
b. both of these
c. almost all men lose something
d. they have to compromise with these
43. Which word from the stanza means hopelessness?
a. Desperate
b. Epistemology

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c. Loss
d. Learning
44. What is the boy learning?
a. The value of money
b. That we should not be attached with any
c. That losing things is normal
d. To cope up with the loss
45. Boy's eyes look:
a. sleepy
b. happy
c. frustrated
d. desperate

Question No. 46 to 50 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the
questions:

I think he knew I made a little money this way but he did not seem to mind. Anil made money by fits
and starts. He would borrow one week, lend the next. He kept worrying about his next cheque, but as
soon as it arrived, he would go out and celebrate. It seems he wrote for magazines-a queer way to make
a living!

46. Anil made money by fits and starts means that he

a. deemed it fit to start investing money.
b. started earning money in the recent past.
c. received money intermittently.
d. put his money to use frequently.
47. The information in the extract suggests that Anil could be a
a. salaried professional
b. freelancer
c. volunteer
d. businessman
48. If borrow :: lend, then pick the ODD pair from the options below
a. buy :: sell
b. hop :: skip
c. give :: take
d. lose :: find
49. The reference to making a little money this way refers to a way that is viewed by most people as
a. inappropriate
b. charitable
c. Aggressive
d. sensible
50. Based on your understanding of Anil in the extract, choose the option that synchronises with his
thinking.
i. So what if I don’t have much money? Giving it to that person is important as they could do with a
helping hand.
ii. I better learn how to protect my money. I think I’m being looted.
iii. I earn money with such tremendous effort. Where does it all go?

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iv. When I become rich, I can begin to help friends then. Right now, I will spend only on myself.
a. Option (i)
b. Option (iii)
c. Option (ii)
d. Option (iv)
51. Why did Lencho go out in the rain?
a. To fed the fish
b. To have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body
c. To harvest the crops
d. None of these
52. What does ‘fire’ stand for in the poem Fire and Ice?
a. Conflict
b. Desire
c. Lust
d. Fury
53. Why was the seagull exhausted? (Two Stories about Flying)
a. Due to Crying
b. None of these
c. Due to running fast
d. Due to strange exercise
54. Who won the drawing contest in The Hundred Dresses-I?
a. Peggy
b. Wanda
c. Maddie
d. Tie between Wanda and Peggy
55. Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued
Q. What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?
a. a,b,b,a
b. a,b,a,b
c. a,b,a,d
d. a,b,c,d
56. Which year is termed as a remarkable year in the history of South Africa?
a. 1995
b. 1992
c. 1996
d. 1994
57. By ignoring visitors, what is the poet trying to say? (A Tiger in the Zoo)
a. Tiger knows his power is restricted
b. There is no use of showing rage
c. He is less terrorising because of the cage
d. All of these
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58. What did Griffin do in the big London store? (Footprints without Feet)

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a. All of these
b. He wore an overcoat
c. He wore shoes
d. He ate cold meat and sweets
59. What was the boy’s age? (The Thiefs Story)
a. 20
b. 25
c. None of these
d. 15
60. The poor lady almost swooned. Who was addressed as a poor lady in the above situation?
a. Mrs. Pumphery
b. Tricki's Maid
c. Tricki's Partner
d. Mrs Herriot

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Class 10 - English
Sample Paper 04

Solution

READING
1. (a) affected
Explanation: affected
2. (a) A dog
Explanation: A dog
3. (d) She is soft and loving
Explanation: She is soft and loving.
4. (d) The Demon
Explanation: The Demon
5. (d) Canine Academy
Explanation: Canine Academy
6. (c) Only (i), (ii), and (iv)
Explanation: Only (i), (ii), and (iv)
7. (a) She became well behaved
Explanation: She became well behaved
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8. (a) therapy
Explanation: therapy
9. (d) Maggie
Explanation: Maggie
10. (b) disciplined
Explanation: disciplined
11. (d) all of these
Explanation: all of these
12. (c) 275 feet
Explanation: 275 feet
13. (b) 450 mile
Explanation: 450 mile
14. (c) 50 feet, 17 feet
Explanation: 50 feet, 17 feet
15. (b) seed
Explanation: seed
16. (d) Marvel
Explanation: Marvel
17. (d) Central California
Explanation: Central California
18. (a) 6 to 12 ft
Explanation: 6 to 12 ft
GRAMMAR
19. (d) has been appointed
Explanation: has been appointed
20. (a) am going to have / finished

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Explanation: am going to have / finished

21. (c) can’t
Explanation: can’t
22. (a) was
Explanation: Everybody at the party was enjoying the food.
23. (d) The policeman asked them not to park their vehicles there.
Explanation: The policeman asked them not to park their vehicles there.
24. (d) an
Explanation: an
WRITING
25. (a) Informing about the purpose of the writing letter
Explanation: Informing about the purpose of the writing letter
26. (a) Body
Explanation: Body
27. (d) all of these
Explanation: all of these
28. (c) Subject (formal notice)
Explanation: Subject (formal notice)
29. (b) By telling the recipient what he should be doing next
Explanation: By telling the recipient what he should be doing next
30. (a) Yours truly/Sincerely
Explanation: Yours truly/Sincerely
LITERATURE
31. (c) all of these
Explanation: all of these
32. (a) The desire for freedom for all
Explanation: The desire for freedom for all
33. (a) All of these
Explanation: All of these
34. (b) Dignity
Explanation: Dignity
35. (b) By fighting for his people's freedom which was illegal under the apartheid system
Explanation: By fighting for his people's freedom which was illegal under the apartheid system
36. (a) verse
Explanation: verse
37. (b) Mr. Keesing
Explanation: Mr. Keesing
38. (b) Her friend Sanne
Explanation: Her friend Sanne
39. (a) Because she's been talking continuously
Explanation: Because she's been talking continuously
40. (a) Because the topic of the essay given to Anne was funny
Explanation: Because the topic of the essay given to Anne was funny
41. (b) To understand the nature of loss
Explanation: To understand the nature of loss
42. (b) both of these
Explanation: both of these

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43. (a) Desperate

Explanation: Desperate
44. (b) That we should not be attached with any
Explanation: That we should not be attached with any
45. (d) desperate
Explanation: desperate
46. (c) received money intermittently.
Explanation: received money intermittently.
47. (b) freelancer
Explanation: freelancer
48. (b) hop :: skip
Explanation: hop :: skip
49. (b) charitable
Explanation: charitable
50. (a) Option (i)
Explanation: So what if I don’t have much money? Giving it to that person is important as they could
do with a helping hand.
51. (b) To have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body
Explanation: To have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body.
52. (b) Desire
Explanation: ‘Fire’ in the poem Fire and Ice stands for desire because like fire it spreads very fast if left
unchecked and causes total destruction.
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53. (d) Due to strange exercise
Explanation: Due to strange exercise
54. (b) Wanda
Explanation: Wanda drew one hundred designs, all were different and beautiful. She truly deserved to
win the medal.
55. (b) a,b,a,b
Explanation: Alternate lines end at words with similar sound and hence the given rhyming meter
holds.
56. (d) 1994
Explanation: Year 1994 is termed as a remarkable year for South africa because in this year; on 10th
May the very first democratic elections were held breaking all the walls of racial discrimination and an
end to the apartheid system. In this Year, the first non-racial government was formed under the
leadership of Nelson Mandela.
57. (d) All of these
Explanation: All of these
58. (a) All of these
Explanation: All of these
59. (d) 15
Explanation: 15
60. (a) Mrs. Pumphery
Explanation: Mrs Pumphery was addressed as a poor lady as she was very upset because of Tricki's
condition. She was not poor in financial terms. She was poor because of the worsening conditions of
her pet.

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