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ICSE Class X Mid-term 2026 : English Paper 1 (English Language)

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IKUE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL(ICSE) SINDHANUR PREPARETORY EXAMINATION 2025-2026 Class: 10th Date: 12 / 12 /2025 Subject: ENGLISH - I Maximum Marks: 80 Time allowed: Two hours Answers to this Paper must be written on the answer sheet 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. Instruction for the Supervising Examiner Kindly read aloud the Instructions given above to all the candidates present in the Examination Hall. Section A is compulsory. Attempt any four questions from Section B. The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ]. SECTION-A (Attempt all questions from this section.) Question 1 (Do not spend more than 30 minutes on this question.) Write a composition (300-350 words) on any one of the following: 20M (i) Write an original short story in which a woman, her strange neighbour, and a police officer form the main characters, set in a Kolkata neighbourhood where the neighbour hoards antique clocks that chime oddly at midnight. (ii) Your Geography teacher asked your group to study the effects of environmental change in a nearby region. (iii) "Money is important for happiness." Express your views either for or against this statement. (iv) Describe the locality in which you live in a quiet neighbourhood in Jaipur. Give details of the things you see and hear as you walk around your locality. What do you especially like about the place? (v) Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition. Question 2 (Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.) Select any one of the following: 10M (i) Your uncle has offered to get you a pet for your birthday. Write a letter to him telling him what you would like, give reasons for your choice and tell him how you would take care of your pet. (ii) The traffic outside your school is very heavy and chaotic. Write a letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) pointing out the danger of such heavy and chaotic traffic in a school zone. Suggest possible solutions for the problem. Question 3 (i) Your school is hosting an Inter School Elocution Competition. Write a notice informing the students about the event. 5M (ii) Write an email to a famous orator inviting him/her to be the Judge on the occasion. 5M Question 4 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Granny knew I'd been in the train for two nights, and she had a huge breakfast ready for me. Later she told me there'd been a letter from Uncle Ken. 'He says he's the manager in Firpo's hotel in Shimla,' she said. 'The salary is very good. It's a steady job and I hope he keeps it.' Three days later Uncle Ken was on the veranda steps with his bedding roll and battered suitcase. 'Have you given up the hotel job?' asked Granny. 'No,' said Uncle Ken. 'They have closed down.' 'I hope it wasn't because of you.' 'No, Aunt Ellen. The bigger hotels in the hill stations are closing down.' 'Well, never mind. Come along and have your lunch.' Over lunch, Uncle Ken talked very seriously about the ways and means of earning a living. 'There is only one taxi in the whole of Dehra,' he mused. 'Surely there is business for another?' 'I'm sure there is,' said Granny. 'But where does it get you? In the first place, you don't have a taxi. And in the second place, you can't drive.' 'I can soon learn. There's a driving school in town. And I can use Uncle's old car.' 'I don't think it will run now,' said Granny. 'Of course, it will. It just needs some oiling and greasing and a spot of paint.' 'All right, learn to drive.' So, Uncle Ken joined the driving school. After a month Uncle Ken announced that he could drive and that he was taking the car out for a trial run. 'You haven't got your license yet,' said Granny. 'Oh, I won't take it far,' said Uncle Ken. 'Just down the road and back again.' He spent all morning cleaning up the car. Granny gave him money for a can of petrol. After tea, Uncle Ken said, 'Come along, Ruskin, hop in and I will give you a ride. Bring Mohan along too.' Mohan and I needed no urging. We got into the car beside Uncle Ken. 'Now don't go too fast, Ken,' said Granny anxiously. 'You are not used to the car as yet.' Uncle Ken nodded and smiled and gave two sharp toots on the horn. He was feeling pleased with himself. Driving through the gate, he nearly ran over a cat. Miss Kellner, coming out for her evening rickshaw ride, saw Uncle Ken at the wheel of the car and ran indoors again. Uncle Ken drove straight and fast, tootling the horn without a break. At the end of the road there was a roundabout. 'We'll turn here,' said Uncle Ken, 'and then drive back again.' He turned the steering wheel, we began going round the roundabout, but the steering wheel wouldn't turn all the way, not as much as Uncle Ken would have liked it to... So, instead he went on-and straight through the Maharaja of Jetpur's garden wall. It was a single-brick wall, and the car knocked it down and emerged on the other side without any damage to the car or any of its occupants. Uncle Ken brought it to a halt in the middle of the Maharaja's lawn. Running across the grass came the Maharaja himself. When he saw that it was Uncle Ken at the wheel, the Maharaja beamed with pleasure. 'Delighted to see you, old chap!' he exclaimed. 'Jolly decent of you to drop in again. How about a game of tennis?' (i) For each word given below, choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided: 1. mused (line 12) 2M (a) shouted (b) thought deeply (c) laughed (d) complained 2. anxiously (line 26) (a) confidently (b) nervously (c) casually (d) excitedly (ii) Which word in the passage means the opposite of the word 'slow'? 1M (a) steady (b) fast (c) careful (d) battered (iii) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words: (a) What did Granny prepare for the narrator when he arrived after his train journey? 2M (b) Why did Uncle Ken believe there was an opportunity to start a taxi business in Dehra? 2M (c) How did Granny's concerns about Uncle Ken's driving influence her response to his plan to take the car out? 2M (d) What was unusual about the Maharaja of Jetpur's reaction to Uncle Ken crashing through his garden wall? 1M (e) What was Uncle Ken's demeanour when he took the car out for a drive? 2M (iv) In not more than 50 words, describe the circumstances that led Uncle Ken to attempt driving the car, and explain why his actions made the situation both humorous and risky compared to Granny's cautious advice. 8M 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. 4M Example: The wind______ (0) (howl) fiercely last night. Answer: howled A group of students_______ (1) (study) in the library while the librarian (2) _____ (arrange) books on the shelves. A teacher ____ (3) (write) notes on the board nearby. Suddenly, a phone______ (4) (ring), and the students______ (5) (look) up in surprise. A janitor_____ (6) (sweep) the floor and _______(7) (hum) a tune. A visitor________(8) (ask) for directions. (ii) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. 4M (a) She ran______________ the field to catch the kite. (b) They have been living here ________________ five years. (c) The project must be completed ________________ next week. (d) The highway leads _________________the city centre. (e) _______________ his fatigue, he continued working. (f) She is not trained ________________ the new system yet. (g) He left the house ______________ locking the door. (h) They relaxed ________________ the beach after lunch. (iii) Join the following sentences to make one complete sentence without using and, but, or so. Choose the correct option. 4M 1. She practiced singing. She wanted to perform well. (a) Practicing singing, she aimed to perform well. (b) She practiced singing and performed well. (c) She practiced singing because she wanted to perform. (d) She practiced singing but wanted to perform well. 2. The storm passed. The sky cleared up. (a) After the storm passed, the sky cleared up. (b) The sky cleared up and the storm passed. (c) When the storm passed, the sky cleared up. (d) The storm passed, the sky cleared up. 3. He was ill. He attended the meeting. (a) Though ill, he attended the meeting. (b) He was ill and attended the meeting. (c) He attended the meeting but was ill. (d) Though ill, he did attend the meeting. 4. The movie was boring. We left early. (a) Being boring, the movie caused us to leave early. (b) The movie was boring and we left early. (c) We left early but the movie was boring. (d) Because the movie was boring, we left early. (iv) Choose the correct option and rewrite the sentence according to the instruction given after each. 8M 1. He said, "I am fixing the computer now." (Begin: He said that...) (a) He said that he were fixing the computer now. (b) He said that he was fixing the computer then. (c) He said that he fixed the computer then. (d) He said that I am fixing the computer now. 2. She not only designed the dress but also sewed it. (Use: 'as well as') (a) She designed the dress as well as sewed it. (b) She sewed the dress as well as designed it. (c) She designed the dress as well as sewing it. (d) She designed the dress and sewed it. 3. You don't know the answer. (Add a question tag) (a) You don't know the answer, do you? (b) You don't know the answer, don't you? (c) You don't know the answer, do they? (d) You don't know the answer, doesn't you? 4. This is the brightest star in the sky. (Begin: No other...) (a) No other star in the sky is as bright as this one. (b) No other star in the sky is brighter. (c) No other star in the sky is as bright as this. (d) No other star in the sky is as brighter as this one. 5. I prefer painting to sketching. (Use: 'rather') (a) I would rather paint than sketch. (b) I would rather sketch than paint. (c) I would rather prefer painting to sketching. (d) I would have rather painted than sketched. 6. The coach trained the team for the match. (Begin: The team...) (a) The team was trained for the match by the coach. (b) The team is trained by the coach for the match. (c) The team was trained by the match for the coach. (d) The team did train for the match by the coach. 7. No sooner did they finish the race than the crowd cheered. (Begin: As soon as...) (a) As soon as the crowd cheered, they finished the race. (b) As soon as they finished the race, the crowd cheered. (c) As soon as they had finished the race, the crowd cheered. (d) As soon as the crowd had cheered, they finished the race. 8. The bag was too large for the shelf to hold. (Use: 'so') (a) The bag was so large that the shelf could not hold it. (b) The bag was so large for the shelf to hold. (c) The bag was so large that the shelf didn't hold it. (d) The bag was so larger that the shelf could not hold it.

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