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ICSE Class X Prelims 2024 : English Paper 1 (English Language) (Lt. Atul Katarya Memorial School (AKMS), Gurgaon)

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LT ATUL KATARYA MEMORIAL SCHOOL PRE BOARD- II- RETEST EXAMINATION CLASS X ENGLISH LANGUAGE (ENGLISH PAPER 1) __________________________________________________________________________________________ Maximum Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 2 hours Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the Question Paper. The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Attempt all five questions. The intended marks for questions are given in brackets [ ]. (You are advised to spend not more than 30 minutes in answering Question 1 and 20 minutes in answering Question 2. __________________________________________________________________________________________ SECTION-A (50 marks) Question 1) Write a composition (300-350 words) on any one of the following topics: (i) A picnic is a great way to know about one s neighbours. Describe one such picnic that you recently attended. Explain how you think it is different from a regular get together. Highlight the importance of such gatherings in fostering social skills in an individual. (ii) There has been heavy rain in your town. You went to school but found that it was closed because of the rain. Describe the sights and sounds near the school and narrate how you finally reached home. (iii) Television addiction is killing the joy of family/social life. Express your views for or against the statement. (iv) Study the picture given below. Write a story or an account of what the picture suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture and may take suggestions from it, but there must be a clear connection between the picture and composition. Question 2) Select any ONE of the following: (i) On your way back from school, everyday, you see a number of street vendors lining the footpath. While that s a way to earn one s living, these vendors have children helping them. Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper talking about how such children are deprived of their basic rights. Point out the measures that can be taken to curb such a problem. (ii) Write a letter to your friend describing your thrilling experience when you boarded an aeroplane for the first time in your life. Give details of your wonderful air-flight and also mention what made it an unforgettable experience for you. 1 This paper consists of 4 printed pages. [20] [10] Question 3) (i) Your school is organising an Inter School Karate Championship. Write a notice to be put up on the school notice board inviting participation for the same. (ii) Write an email to the principal of a neighbouring school requesting him/ her to send a team to participate in the event. Question 4) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Parts of Britain are facing an immigration problem from an India link with a difference parakeets originally from India have multiplied in such large numbers that they are threatening native birds such as robins and woodpeckers. The rose-ringed parakeets are native to the Himalayas and are reported to number over 30,000 in Britain. They have colonised parks and gardens in London, Surrey and Kent. Ornithologists are concerned because they compete with native birds for food and nesting space. A recent study found that of all the native British birds, the nuthatch is the most likely to be ousted by the parakeet. In London last year, the parakeet (Psittacula krameri), which gives a sharp and carrying call, was among the 20 most-sighted birds. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) estimated their number will rise to 50,000 in coming years. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said it was working with RSPB and other agencies to address the issue. One of the solutions being considered is a purge of the parakeets by shooting them. A spokesman for the department said: "We have commissioned the Central Science Laboratory to do a desk study of parakeet data to get a fuller picture. In the meantime landowners can apply to Natural England (the conservation agency) for an individual licence to control the species." Tony Drakeford, an ecologist who lives near Bushy Park in southwest London, where the parakeet population has grown by 30 per cent in the past year, said: "They are very pretty and exotic but are having an impact on our Woodland tree-crevice nesters. Something needs to be done but the options are complicated." Tim Webb of RSPB said the charity was yet to be convinced that parakeets were a problem for native species but if they were, shooting was the only sensible option. A parakeet is larger than most garden birds "so it should not prove too difficult" to shoot, he said, and added that many people would be distressed to see the birds shot. A Natural England spokesman said shooting or trapping are the normal methods to cull the birds. Licenses could be granted for one of three reasons, and that individuals or groups could apply. He said: "People have to apply for a licence for a reason. One reason is conservation, another is for agriculture or to protect crops, and a third is for public health and safety". "There is usually an escalating scale of what people can do. The first is non-lethal faring, for example using noise or something visual to move the problem away. Then you can move up to lethal scaring, where there is a specific time-frame to shoot a certain number of birds. Then there is population control." (i) (ii) For each word given below, choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided: 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) purge removal admit accept maintain 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) Exotic Native Familiar Local Unconventional Which word in the passage means the opposite of fatal ? (a) License (b) Specific 2 This paper consists of 4 printed pages. [5] [5] (c) Lethal (d) Normal (iii) Answer the questions briefly in your own words: (a) What is the primary concern raised by ornithologists regarding the rose-ringed parakeets in Britain? (b) According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), what is suggested as a potential solution if parakeets prove to be a problem for native species?How does Tim Webb believe that would affect the surroundings? (c) What role does the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs play in addressing the parakeet issue in Britain? (d) According to the Natural England spokesman, what are the three reasons for which licenses could be granted to control the parakeet population? (e) What are the normal methods to cull the birds? (iii) In not more than 50 words, describe why the parakeet is a threat in Great Britain and what are the ways suggested to curb the parakeet issue in Britain. Question 5) (i) Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space. [2] [2] [2] [2] [1] [8] [4] Example: (0) giving Mid-afternoon while __0____(give) my report to Mrs. Biggs, I___1__ (hear) a loud thumping_____2_____(come) from the direction of her storeroom. "What_____3_____ (be) all that noise downstairs?" I asked. "Probably a rat. I don't hear anything," she replied. I ran downstairs and____4____(open) the storeroom door. There was Mr. Biggs____5_____(look) very dusty and very disgruntled; he wanted to know why Mrs. Biggs_____6____ (shut) him up for hours. He had gone into the store room in search of a walking stick and Mrs. Biggs,____7____(see) the door open, had___8_____(bolt) it. (ii) Fill in each blank with appropriate words. (i) The noise prevented us _______ sleeping. (ii) Little children are often afraid _______ the dark. (iii) The poor man is afflicted ________ arthritis. (iv) I need your approval ________ today. (v) You must put _____ a life jacket before getting into the boat. (vi) Going ________ the rules will be considered punishable. (vii) She accidentally let _________ the details of the plan. (viii) They embarked _____ a new academic journey with fresh minds. [4] (iii) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using 'and', 'but' or 'so' Choose the correct option. [4] 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) He bought a new bike. He can travel long distances. Though he bought a new bike, he can't travel long distances. He bought a new bike to travel long distances. Having bought a new bike, he can travel long distances. He bought a new bike not to travel long distances. 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) She has learnt French. She has yet to learn German. She has to learn French though she has learnt German. She needs to learn French as well as German. Besides German, she is also willing to learn French. She has to learn German though she has learnt French. 3. (a) (b) (c) (d) Anil opened his suitcase. He found his purse missing. After opening the suitcase, Anil found his purse. As soon as he found the purse missing. Anil opened the suitcase. On opening the suitcase, Anil found his purse missing. Anil found the suitcase as well as his purse. 3 This paper consists of 4 printed pages. 4. (a) (b) (c) (d) (iv) Sushil helped his mother make breakfast. He washed the potatoes. Sushil helped his mother make breakfast though he washed potatoes. Sushil's mother washed potatoes as well as made breakfast. Sushil helped his mother wash potatoes while she was making breakfast. Sushil helped his mother make breakfast by washing the potatoes. Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given after each. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each sentence. Choose the correct options. 1. Richa said to her friend. "My sister is listening to the radio while I am writing the letters."(Begin with: Richa told...) (a) Richa asked her friend to write letters while her sister was listening to the radio. (b) Richa told her friend that her sister was listening to the radio while she was writing letters. (c) Richa told her friend that she was listening to the radio while her sister was writing letters. (d) Richa requested her sister to listen to the radio while she was writing letters. 2. (a) (b) (c) (d) Delhi is the most populous city in India. (Use: 'more') No other city in India is as populous as Delhi. Many cities of India are more populous than Delhi. Delhi is not the more populous city in India. No other city in India is more populous than Delhi. 3. Kalpana said to her friend, "Will you go to Radhika Haat tomorrow?" (Change the narration.) (a) Kalpana asked her friend to go to Radhika Haat tomorrow. (b) Kalpana asked her friend if she has a plan to go to Radhika Haat tomorrow. (c) Kalpana asked her friend if she would go to Radhika Haat the next day. (d) Kalpana asked her friend if she would go to Radhika Haat tomorrow. 4. The magistrate said to the lawyer, "You should submit your evidence now." (Begin with: The magistrate told...) (a) The magistrate ordered the lawyer to submit his evidence now. (b) The magistrate told the lawyer that he should submit his evidence then. (c) The lawyer requested the magistrate to submit his evidence then. (d) The magistrate told the lawyer that he could submit his evidence then. 5. (a) (b) (c) (d) Every child likes chocolate.(Interchange to interrogative) Who is the child that does not likes chocolates? Which child does not like chocolate? Which child likes chocolates? Who is the child liking chocolates? 6. (a) (b) (c) (d) Hard working students do well in the examination. (Begin: Students...) Students who works hard do well in the examination. Students who work hard do well in the examination. Students who don't work hard will do well in the examination. Students who will work hard will do well in the examination. 7. (a) (b) (c) (d) 8. (a) (b) (c) (d) We have to study a third language up to Class VIII. (Use: compulsory) It is compulsory to study a third language up to Class VIII. It was compulsory to study a third language up to Class VIII. It is compulsory for us to study a third language up to Class VIII. It would be compulsory to study a third language up to Class VIII. He not only advised me but also helped me (Begin: In addition...) In addition to advising, he also helped. In addition to advising, he helped me. In addition of advising, he also helped me. In addition to advising me, he helped me. 4 This paper consists of 4 printed pages.

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