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ICSE Class X Prelims 2026 : English Paper 1 (English Language) (S N Kansagra School (SNK), Rajkot)

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SNK Black School Grade 10 English Language Prelim 1 (2025-26) Max Marks: 80 Time allowed: Two hours Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. You are not allowed to write in 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 questions. You are advised to spend not more than 30 minutes in answering Question 1 and 20 minutes in answering Question 2. Question 1 Write a composition (300-350 words) on any ONE of the following: [20] a) Social Media Platforms should be held legally responsible for mental health issues among teenagers. Argue either for or against the above statement. b) Describe what you see, hear, and smell as you walk to your school on a smog-filled winter morning. How does the scene change as the day progresses into the afternoon? c) You witnessed someone being body-shamed on social media and initially stayed silent. Give an account of what happened, how you eventually responded, and what you learned about standing up against online harassment. d) Write an original short story in which a street hawker who sells books and teaches underprivileged children, receives a literacy champion award, and how this changes his/her life. Question 2 Attempt any ONE of the following: [10] a) Your friend taught you how to identify fake news and misinformation online. Write a letter thanking him/her. Explain how you now use this skill and why it is crucial in today's world. b) The air quality in your locality has deteriorated due to open garbage burning and construction dust. Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner complaining about the problem. Offer possible solutions. Question 3 [10] a) Your school is hosting an Inter School Digital Art Competition on 'Reducing Plastic Waste'. Write a notice informing the students about the event. b) Write an email to the principal of a neighbouring school inviting her/him to be the Judge the Inter School Digital Art Competition Question 4 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [20] July had been blown out like a candle by a biting wind that ushered in a leaden August sky. A sharp, stinging drizzle fell, billowing into opaque grey sheets when the wind caught it. Along the Bournemouth sea-front the beach-huts turned blank wooden faces towards a greeny-grey, froth-chained sea that leapt eagerly at the cement bulwark of the shore. The gulls had been tumbled inland over the town, and they now drifted above the house-tops on taut wings, whining peevishly. It was the sort of weather calculated to try anyone's endurance. Considered as a group my family was not a very prepossessing sight that afternoon, for the weather had brought with it the usual selection of ills to which we were prone. For me, lying on the floor, labelling my collection of shells, it had brought catarrh, pouring it into my skull like cement, so that I was forced to breathe stertorously through an open mouth disturbing everyone around. For my brother Leslie, hunched dark and glowering by the fire, it had inflamed the convolutions of his ears so that they bled delicately but persistently. To my sister Margo it had delivered a fresh dappling of acne spots to a face that was already blotched like a red veil. For my mother there was a rich, bubbling cold, and a twinge of rheumatism to season it. Only my eldest brother, Larry, was untouched, but it was sufficient that he was irritated by our failings. It was Larry, of course, who started it. The rest of us felt too apathetic to think of anything except our own ills, but Larry was designed by Providence to go through life like a small, blond firework, exploding ideas in other people's minds, and then curling up with cat-like unctuousness and refusing to take any blame for the consequences. He had become increasingly irritable as the afternoon wore on. At length, glancing moodily round the room, he decided to attack Mother, as being the obvious cause of the trouble. "Why do we stand this bloody climate?" he asked suddenly, making a gesture towards the rain-distorted window. "Look at it! And, if it comes to that, look at us . . . Margo swollen up like a plate of scarlet porridge . . . Leslie wandering around with fourteen fathoms of cotton wool in each ear . . . Gerry sounds as though he's had a cleft palate from birth . . . And look at you: you're looking more decrepit and hag-ridden every day." Mother peered over the top of a large volume entitled Easy Recipes from Rajputana. "Indeed I'm not," she said indignantly. "You are," Larry insisted; "you're beginning to look like an Irish washerwoman . . . and your family looks like a series of illustrations from a medical encyclopedia." Mother could think of no really crushing reply to this, so she contented herself with a glare before retreating once more behind her book. "What we need is sunshine," Larry continued; "don't you agree, Les? . . . Les . . . Les!" Leslie unravelled a large quantity of cotton-wool from one ear. "What d'you say?" he asked. "There you are!" said Larry, turning triumphantly to Mother, "it's become a major operation to hold a conversation with him. I ask you, what a position to be in! One brother can't hear what you say, and the other one can't be understood. Really, it's time something was done. I can't be expected to produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom.." "Yes, dear," said Mother vaguely. a) For each word given below, choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided. [2] i. bulwark ii. A. statue C. barrier B. decoration D. platform stertorously A. quietly C. noisily B. rapidly D. deeply b) Which word in the passage means the opposite of the word exciting : A. apathetic C. sympathetic B. empathetic D. kind c) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words. i. How was that particular English summer afternoon in Bournemouth? [2] ii. What did Larry compare Mother to when criticizing her appearance? [2] iii. Which sentence in the passage tells us that Larry was the one who initiated the complaint about the weather? [1] iv. According to Larry, what two problems prevented proper conversation with his brothers? [2] v. Explain in your own words what Larry meant when he said he couldn't "produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom." [2] d) In not more than 50 words, describe how the weather affected each member of the family except Larry. [8] Question 5 a) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. i. The patient is suffering _____ a severe infection. from ii. Please switch _____ the lights before leaving the room. off iii. The proposal was rejected _____ a majority vote. by iv. The child ran _____ the stairs to greet his father. down v. Don't give _____ hope; keep trying until you succeed. up vi. I need to look _____ this matter before making a decision. into vii. The plane will take _____ at 6 a.m. sharp. off viii. We must abide _____ the rules of the institution. by b) Fill in the numbered blanks by choosing the correct form of the word given in the brackets. Example: (0) decided Once there lived a wise teacher who ______(0)(decide) to teach his students the value of patience. Students would come to him seeking quick solutions, but he ______(1)(insist) on making them wait. The teacher would tell stories and riddles, ______(2)(ensure) that every student [4] ______(3)(understand) the lesson deeply. After many years, when he ______(4)(grow) old and frail, his students asked him what wisdom he ______(5)(gain) from all his years of teaching. He smiled but did not answer immediately. Instead, he made a request that after his death, they should open a small wooden box he ______(6)(keep) locked for decades. When the teacher passed away, the students gathered and the box ______(7)(open) with great curiosity. To their amazement, they discovered that the old teacher ______(8)(preserve) a single seed inside, symbolizing that patience allows even the smallest things to hold great potential. c) Choose the correct option to join the following sentences without using and , but , or so . i. [4] The bell rang. The students rushed out of the classroom. A. The bell rang before the students rushed out of the classroom. B. As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom. C. The students rushed out of the classroom before the bell rang. D. The bell rang because the students rushed out of the classroom. ii. Sarah had prepared well for the exam. She felt nervous on the day of the test. A. Since Sarah had prepared well for the exam, she felt nervous on the day of the test. B. Although Sarah had prepared well the exam, she feel nervous on the day of the test C. Although Sarah had prepared well for the exam, she felt nervous on the day of the test. D. Sarah had prepared well for the exam despite she felt nervous on the day of the test. iii. You must apologize to her. She will not forgive you. A. Unless you apologize to her, she will not forgive you. B. You must apologize to her after she will forgive you. C. Since you must apologize to her, she will not forgive you. D. You must apologize to her because she will not forgive you. iv. The weather was terrible. The match continued without interruption. A. Since the weather was terrible, the match continued without interruption. B. Despite the terrible weather, the match continued without interruption. C. The match continued without interruption because the weather was terrible D. The weather was terrible after the match continued without interruption. d) Read the instructions given in the brackets to transform the sentences as directed, choose the correct answer from the options provided for each. i. The children ran indoors as soon as the thunder roared. A. No sooner did it starts to rain then the umbrellas went up. B. No sooner does it starts to rain than the umbrellas go up. C. No sooner the rain started then the umbrellas go up. D. No sooner does it start to rain than the umbrellas go up. [8] ii. He is as tall as his father. (Use: 'taller') A. His father is taller than he is. B. His father was not taller than he is. C. He is taller than his father. D. His father and he are taller. iii. The book was too expensive for me to buy.(Use: so that) A. The book was so expensive, but I could buy it. B. The book was so expensive that I could not buy it. C. The book is so expensive that I cannot buy it. D. The book was so expensive that to buy it was impossible. iv. He was tired, yet he completed the work. (Begin: In spite of ) A. In spite of tired, he completed the work. B. In spite of being tired, he completed the work. C. In spite of completing the work, he was tired. D. In spite of his tiredness, he completed the work. v. "I will visit my grandmother tomorrow," she said to me. (Begin: She told me ) A. She told me that she will visit her grandmother the next day. B. She told me that she would visit her grandmother tomorrow. C. She told me that she would visit her grandmother the next day. D. She told me she will visit my grandmother the next day. vi. I had just entered the house when the phone bell rang. (Begin: Scarcely ... ). A. Scarcely I entered the house then the phone bell rang. B. Scarcely I entered the house when the phone bell rang. C. Scarcely had I entered the house than the phone bell rang. D. Scarcely had I entered the house when the phone bell rang. vii. Was she reading these lines?(Begin with: Were ) A. Were these lines read by her? B. Were those lines read by her? C. Were these lines being read by her? D. Were those lines being read by her? viii. If you are brave, you will not fear. (Begin with: Unless) A. Unless you are not brave, you will fear. B. Unless you are brave, you will not fear. C. Unless you are brave, you will fear. D. Unless you will fear, you are brave.

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