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ICSE Class X Prelims 2025 : English Paper 1 (English Language) (Don Bosco School (DBS), Siliguri)

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DON BOSCO SCHOOL, SILIGURI REVISION TEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS 10 DATE: 06.12.2024 TIMES: 2 HRS FM: 80 . Answer to the paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You will NOT be allowed to write during the first l5minutes. This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. The time given at the head of thispaper is the time allowedfor writing the answers. Question I (Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question) (20) Write acomposition (300-350 words) on any one of the following: () Write an original short story continuing the following, "It wasa cold winter night (ii) Describean imaginary situation in whicha character from your favourite show comes alive and spends an entire day with you. in) Narrate the scene of fire that broke out in your neighbourhood during the DiwaliMela. (iv) 'Grades in Exams indicate neither intelligence nor efforts.' Express your views either for or against this statement. (v)Study the picture given beside. Write a shot story or description or an account of what the picture suggests to you. Your composiion may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it. Question 2 (Donot spend more than 20 minuteson this question) (10) Select one of the following: (i) Yougrandmother has completed 90 years of age. Write a letter congratulating her, expressing gratitude and admiration for the way she haa lived her life. ) Write a letter to the Manager of the firm of dry-cleaners, complaining about the damage done to the original colour of your expensive suit during dry-cleaning and seeking compensation for the same. Question 3 (5+5) GYour schoolis organising aWalk for Charity to raise funds for building night shelters for the homeless. Write a notice informing the students about the walk and inviting them to participate in it. iy Write an email to the MLA of your area, requesting him to join the walk. Question 4 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: (20) It was in 1827, in July Icame across aman Irecognised The man looked at me and fell into my ams Aterrible event had broken him down He had married a young girl Afier a year she had died suddenly of heart discase He left the country on the very day of her funeral and came to live in a hotel He remained there, grief slowly mnining him Page I This Question paper consists of4 printed pages. He said, "1 shatl ask agreat favour of you Iwant you to go to my kouse and get Some lctters I need Ishallgive you the key of the toonm, and anote for the gardener, who will let you in " The house looked as though it had becn descrted for the last twenty years The gardener showed rne the y and it was so dak that at first Icould not distinguish unything There was amoldy and stale odout z to deserted and condemned rooms Thcn gradually Isaw rather clcarly a room in disordcr, a bed wiste, shects but having its mattesses and pillows, one of which bore the deep print of an clbow or a be someone had just been resting on it lopened the drawer I started looking for the letters Suddenly, Iflt arustle behind me Itook no notice Agrcat and sorrOwful sigh, close to my shoulde,.mad me give a mad lcap two yards away Atall woman, dressed in white. facing me, was standing behundte chair Such ashudder tan through me that I almost fell back! Ido not believe in ghosts: and yet i broke drasn before the hideous fear of the dead The woman said, "Will you? You can save me, cure me I sufler" Inodded my head, being still paralysed Then she handed me acomb and murmured. "Comb my hair! That will curc me Shivering, Iaccepted that comb, and did what she wanted She sighcd, bent her head, and seemed happy Suddernly she said, "Thank you!" Then she snatched the comb from my hands, and fled through the door 1 recovercd myself and rushed to the door through which she had fled I found it locked and immovable itook my horse and didn't stop till lreached ny house Then for an hour l asked myself whether Ihad not been the victim of ballucination I had almost concluded that it was an illusion of my senses. But Isaw my tunic coveredwith long hairs which had cntangled thenselves ar oundthe buttons A caeful scarch was made in the deserted house No suspicious clue was discovered There was no sign tht awoman had been conccaled there And in fifty-Six years Ihave learned nothing more Inever found out the truth (i) For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) (3) from the options provided: 1. distinguish (a) confuse 2. print (a)picture 3. shudder (a) dance (b) perceive (c) denounced (d) disregard (b) produce (c) draw (d) impression (b) shiver (c) perform (d) roar (ii)) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words: a What had happened that broke down the man? byWhat did the narrator see in the room in disorder? 2) 2) What kind of fear gripped the narrator on seeing the woman in the room? (1) dfow can you suspect that the woman who went away was not aliving human being? (2) against this conviction? (2) narrator says that he had been avictim of hallucination. What evidence goes i )In not more than 50 words state the conditions that made it possible to provide a (8) frightful vision. Question 5 (i) Fillin each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in (4) brackets: Example: (0) showcases Bengaluru's Rezwan Razack's Museum of Indian Paper Moncy () (showcase) currency-based artefacts and notes (0) (feature) British monarchs. But it also happens to house the lirst currency notes with Gandhiji's portrait. The Page 2 This Question paper consists of 4 printed pages. (issue) notes of Rs. 100 with Gandhiji's photo to (2) RBI first commemorate his hundyedth birth anniversary in 1969. (submit) hand-painted sketches in 1968,drawn in Indi n ink for R. 2, Rs 5, Rs. 10 and Rs. 100notes and thrce sketches for the Artist N.S. Subbakri_hna of My sore (3) 4) Rs. I coin. The (judge) committee sclected a sketch depicting a (5) (s at) Gandhiji with the Sevagram Ashram as the backdron. Subbakrishy was awaded a prize of Rs. 1000 by the RBI for his design. The notes were issued for () (circulate) from October 2, 1969. Curren y notes of jDdependent India were printed with the Lion Capital (7) (8) (repl ce) the pojafait of King George VI. The emblem (continue) to be hsed on the neles until 1987, when the portrait of Gandhiji, was printcd on Rs. 500 notes From 1998, all denominations except Rs. Ihave Gandhiji's portrait. (ii) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words: (4) last night. ka) The hunger strike was called b) During the evening, the school is open for kids who want to catch in Engish and Mathematics. a cup of coffee. (We will discuss the problems a vote of thanks. (d) The conyocation ceremony came to a close (e) He neverturned (Kindly work anyone who came to him. the cost of the project. gThe gardener was cutting the grass r Onseeing h s damaged car, Anthony flew a lawnmower. arage. (ii)Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and. but or so. Choose the correct option. (4) Timothy is suffering. He has a toothache (a) Timothy is suffering from a toothache. (b)Timothy h s a toothache to cause suffering. (c) Timothy issuffering for a toothache. (d) Timothy has toothache leading to suffering. 2. Krish is eflicient. Sachin is equally efficient. (a) Krish is equally efficient as Sachin.y (b) Krish is as efficient as Sachin. (c) Sachin is aseflicient as Krish. (d)Krish as well as Sachin are similar efficient, Y Rita met her friend on the road. She st pped to talk to her. (a)Rita met her friendon the road. y t she stopped to talk to her (b) Rita stopped to talk to her friend whom she met on the road. (c) Rita stopped, talking to her Iri nd on the road. c (d) Rita met her fricnd on the ro d, thus had stopped to talk to her A. Hiscondition grew worse evey hour. We were worried. (a) His condition grewing wgfse every hour we were worried (b) We were worried as hiskondition grew worse every hour. (c)His condition being very worse every hour, we were worried. (d) Because his condition grew worse every hour, we were woried (iv) Rewrite the following sentences according to the instructions given alter cach. Make other changes that may be necessary, but do not change the meaning of each 8] sentence. Choose the correct option. Page 3 This Question paper consists of 4 printed pages. Mhat is all lcan tellyou about him. (Begin: Beyond... (a) Beyond this Ican't tell you everything about him. (b) Beyond that Ican tell you any thing about hinm. (c) Beyond this Ican tellyou everything about himt (d) Beyond that Ican't tell you anything about him. 2. Ayoung woman said to the Mayor, Do you havea town plan?" (Ch Change narration) (a) Ayoung woman cxclaimed whether the Mayor had a town plan? (b)A young woman told do you have a town plan Mayor? plan. (C) Ayoung woman asked the Mayor whether he had a town plan. town (d) Ayoung woman asked to the Mayor ifhe has a Noushouldn't pay attention to what he says. (Use: notice) (a) You shouldn't pay attention to notice what he says (b)You shouldn't notice what he says. (c) You shouldn't take notice of what he says. A. (d) You shouldn't pay attention to what he notices. sooner......) As s0on as the alarm rings, she gets up. (Begin: No (a) No sooner does the alarm ring when she gets up. (b) Nosooner did the alarm ring when she got up. (c) No sooner had the alarm rung than she got up. Ad) Nosooner does the alarm ring than she gets up. (Begin: Mr. B. Mr. Gupta is at fault in using abusive language. abusive language. Gupta ought.... (a) Mr.Gupta should not ought to use (b) Mr. Gupta ought not to use abusive language. (c) Mr. Gupta ought at fault in using abusive language. d)Mr. Gupta ought not to havc used abusive language. presentation. (Begin: 9. People started shouting as soon as the speaker started the Hardly.... (a) Hardly had the spcaker started the presentation than people started shouting. (b)Hardly had the spcaker started the presentation when people started shouting. (c) Hardly did the speaker started presentation when the people started shouting. (d) Hardly does the speaker start the presentation should people start shouting. 1. He will be set free only when they get orders from the High Court. (Begin: Only...) (a) On geuing orders trom the High Court, he willbe set free (b)Only on getting orders from the Hligh Court, he willbe set free. (c) Onlyorders from the High Court willset him free. (d) Only on getting orders from the High Court, will he be set freef 8 1esaw the militant, otherwise, he would have been hit by the bullet. (Begin: Had he....) (a) Had he not seen the militant, he would not have been hit by the bullet. (b)Had he not seen the militant, he would have been hit by the bullet. (c) Had he to sce the militant, he would have been hit by the bullet,X (d)Had he been hit by the bullet, he would have seen the militant-x Page 4 This Question paper consists of 4 printed pages.

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