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General English Class X
Total marks: 40 Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Q1.Read the following passage and answer the following questions:

My house was named the house of flowers, because in everywhere geraniums

exploded: it was a beautiful house with its dogs and children. Raul,you agree? You
agree Rafael? Fadrico,You agree Beneath the earth.

The poet talks about ………….in these lines as it was bursting with life. Flowers, dogs,
children were running and playing. His house was called ………house, because
…………..spread throughout his house making it pleasant and prosperous. The poet
refers to his friends………..,Rafeal and Fadrico.The stanza reveals that the poets
friends are…………

Q2. Read the following passage and answer the following questions:

The two boys started in surprise at the fresh muddy imprints of a pair of bare feet.
What was a barefooted man doing on the steps of a house, in the middle of London?
And where was the man? As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh
footmark appeared from nowhere! Further footprints followed, one after another,
descending the steps and progressing down the street. The boys followed,
fascinated, until the muddy impressions became fainter and fainter, and at last
disappeared altogether. The explanation of the mystery was really simple enough.
The bewildered boys had been following a scientist who had just discovered how to
make the human body transparent.

a) Write down the meaning of following words. i)descending ii)Fascinated

b) Fill in the blank with appropriate word/s.

i)The two boys saw ______________ of a barefooted man.

c) The remarkable sight was the appearing and disappearing of the __________ one
after the other.

d) The scientist had discovered a rare drug that could make the human body
__________________

e) The faint muddy impressions --------- in the end.

Q3. Read the following passage and answer the following questions:

Sd./ MUHAMMAD SAHIL VANI

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Nobody knows why we sleep, but we all need to. There are no rules about how
much sleep is necessary but an average adult sleeps for about seven hours and
twenty minutes. About eight percent of adults are happy with five hours or less of
sleep and four percent want ten hours or more of it. Babies need between fourteen
to eighteen hours whereas the elderly people need less than they did when young
but often take a nap during the day. Everyone at some time has difficulty in sleeping
but if you miss a couple of hours of sleep, no harm is done. You may feel tired and
irritable the next day but the body soon makes up for the loss. However, if you try
to stay awake night after night, you soon begin to behave strangely. You lose the
ability to concentrate and your judgment is impaired. You begin to imagine strange
things and your behavior becomes deranged. A lot of people have serious problems.
Some people find that they cannot get to sleep. Some wake up in the middle of the
night or too early in the morning. There are a number of causes. Worry and
depression are the most common. All kinds of things in the environment can affect
sleep-noise, light, cold, new surroundings, etc. Pain during an illness can also keep
people awake. Most of us accept temporary sleeplessness without seeking help but
one and half million people in Britain take drugs to help them sleep. Many people
become addicted to their sleeping pills but sleeping pills do not deal with the cause
of insomnia and it is better to avoid them if you can. It is much better to identify the
problem and remove it

. 1. Why do we sleep?

A. To shirk work B. We are lazy C. No one knows why but we need to D. We

enjoy it

2. Staying awake night after night leads to

A. strangebehaviour B. loseconcentration C. impairedjudgement D. All of the

above

3. Sleep is affected by

A. Environment B. Pain C. Both A and B D. None of the above

4. What do people take to help them sleep?

A. Tea B. Milk C. Drugs D. Chocolates

5. Find a word in the passage whichmeans the same as sleeplessness.

A. Nap B. Deranged C. Impaired D. Insomnia

Sd./ MUHAMMAD SAHIL VANI

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Q3. Read the following advertisement and answer the questions that follow:

i. What is the advertisement about.

ii. which car is IMPORTED from Italy.

iii. what are the various gift items upon purchasing a new car.

iv. when is the road show fixed.

v. what is the venue of the road show.

Section B

Q4. Complete the dialogue given below.

Interviewer: Why do you think you want to opt for teaching.
Sahiba: Mam, I am qualified for the job as teaching is my passion. I have become a
teacher by choice and not by chance.
Interviewer: What is your qualification.
Sahiba: I have done my post graduation in Botany.
Q5. You are Ruzba/Asma of Class X. Being an activity coordinator, draft a notice to
all the other Activity Council members to discuss and plan the activities for
Teachers’ Day Celebration. Put the notice in a box.
Q6. uzair Leaves A Message For His Mother About His Urgent Appointment With
The Passport Officer And The Possibility Of Coming Home Late.

Sd./ MUHAMMAD SAHIL VANI

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Q7. You are Umair/shahid living at Lane 20, Jawahar Nagar,Srinagar. Write a letter
to your friend living in Sopore in about 120 words telling him about your visit to
the SPS Museum Srinagar.
Q8. 31st May is being celebrated by your school as “World No Tobacco Day”. Your
teacher has asked you to prepare a speech on the hazards of smoking. Write your
speech and suggest a suitable title

Sd./ MUHAMMAD SAHIL VANI