RAJASTHAN BOARD EXAMINATION, 2016
CLASS 10th
ENGLISH
TIME : 3¼ HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS : 80
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE EXAMINES :
(1) Candidates must first write their Roll Nos. on the question paper.
(2) All the questions are compulsory.
(3) Write the answer to each question in the given answer-book only.
(4) For questions having more than one part, the answers to those parts must be written together in continuity.
(5) Write the correct serial number of each question as mentioned in the question paper.
SECTION-A
(Reading)
Questions 1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
It was almost a quarter past six in the morning when we, I and my father, left home to take the train. The right time of the train was 7 am. and the distance of the railway station from my home was nearly 5 kms. My father rode his bike at the best speed he could. It was almost seven when we reached the station. My father instructed me to rush through the fly-over-and board the train on platform number 2. I followed his advice and rushed up stairs with my back-pack (satchel). I heard the train blowing its whistle. I began to run. As soon as I reached the platform the train began to move. I jumped into the compartment nearest to me. I thanked God that I could board the train. After occupying a seat I thought of informing my father of my boarding. As I thrusted my hand into my jeans I was hocked for my mobile was not there. Being puzzled I did not know what to do. I requested one of the co-passengers to allow me to make a call from his mobile. He readily lent it to me. I informed my father first of my losing the mobile and then of the safe boarding the train for
Delhi. Hearing this, the co-passenger told me that I had boarded the wrong train and the train for Delhi was running late and I was travelling in the opposite direction. He advised me to get off at the next station which was ten kilometers away. I was too puzzled to think. I waited for the next station in a big anxiety. The train reached the next station and I was lucky to get a local train back to the station I had come from.
(i) What was the time of departure for the speaker’s train?
(ii) At what time did the speaker reach the station?
(iii) What was the first shock for the narrator?
(iv) How did the narrator manage to make her father a call?
(v) How was the narrator able to return to the boarding station?
(vi) Write the word from the passage which means ‘getting on to the train’.
(vii) Write the word from the passage which means ‘fear’.
Questions 2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Instead of climbing Everest from Tibet in the north, as earlier expeditions had done, John Hunt decided to approach it from the south. He started from Kathmandu in March. For seventeen days the party walked through lovely country, with forests, rivers and magnificent flowers, birds and butterflies. Then on March 25 they had their first view of Everest. They made a camp and spent several days getting used to the height and to climb with oxygen masks. Then they set out to face the first real difficulty, the Khumba glacier, an enormous mass of ice, several hundred meters thick, with huge cracks in it down which a man could easily be lost. In three days they had climbed over the glacier. Then they continued up the long valley to Everest, struggling with fearful cliffs, dangerous glaciers and very bad weather. Finally, Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing climbed to 8504 meters and then cut out a tiny platform in the ice where they ate meal and spent the night. At 6:30 in the morning of 29 May,1953 they started off. Soon they came face to face with a wall of rock twelve meters high and so ice-coated that they could not climb it. They thought they were defeated but then Hillary discovered a cut in the rock to reach the top of the World.
(i) How was this expedition different from the earlier ones?
(ii) Why does the author call ‘Kathmandu’ a lovely place?
(iii) How long did the party take to reach the top?
(iv) Why did the team stay for several days after 25 March?
(v) Who were the first two persons to reach the top?
(vi) Write the word from the passage which means ‘a journey for a certain purpose’.
(vii) Write the word from the passage which means-‘food’.
SECTION-B
(WRITING)
Questions 3. You are Gagan/Gayatri, a resident of Banetha village. Write a letter to your friend living in Jaipur giving your consent to attend his/her sister’s marriage.
(i) the train you choose
(ii) the date and time of the train’s arrival
(iii) other companions going with you.
OR
Your school team is going to play a district level tournament. Write an e-mail to the principal of your school at pringss@gmail.com asking him to issue your team a new games-kit. You are the captain of the team.
Questions 4. Write a paragraph in about 60 words with the help of the outline given below:
A Birthday Party
Day, date and place – no. of friends – programmes – entertainment – gifts
OR
Write a paragraph in about 60 words on ‘India is a great Country’.
Questions 5. Write a paragraph in about 75 words using the visual aid given below:
OR
Write a paragraph in about 75 words on the topic ‘A Visit to a museum’.
SECTION-C
(GRAMMAR)
Questions 6. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.
(i) The movement of the earth on its axis…………day and night. (cause)
(ii) The carpenter ……….the new furniture for my shop last year. (prepare)
(iii) No body will leave the hall if the policemen………. . (not allow)
(iv) Himanshu ………up the water bottle when the school bell rang. (fill)
(v) The manager ………….the bonus next week. (give)
(vi) After the storm………..the traveller went away. (stop)
(vii) The police team ………..the thieves who had escaped from the prison. (search)
(viii) Look at the evening star. How beautifully it……….. (shine)
Questions 7. Rearrange the following words/phrases to make meaningful sentences:
(i) Hina / my help / called / because / me / needed / she
(ii) So that / read / quiet / can / I / keep
Questions 8. Join the following sentences using the given relative pronoun:
(i) Ravi helped the begger. The begger was lame. (who)
(ii) Pratibha sold the parrots. I liked the parrots. (whom)
Questions 9. Change the following sentences into indirect speech:
(i) She said to the boy, “Come here”.
(ii) Narendra said to his neighbour, “Where is your new car? ”
(iii) The begger said to me, “I am very hungry.”
(iv) He said to the conductor, “I have lost my ticket.”
Questions 10. Change the following sentences into passive voice :
(i) We flew kites.
(ii) Shushma is preparing sweets.
Questions 11. Fill in the blanks with suitable modals choosing from the brackets:
[ may, must, should, ought to ]
(i) To keep one’s property safe, one………..guard it well.
(ii) We have a staircase and a lift both. Since you are sick. You………take the lift.
(iii) An obedient son……….follow his parents commands.
(iv) ………….I come in, sir? Asked the stranger.
SECTION-D
(TEXT BOOK)
Questions 12. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
The house – the only house in the entire valley – sat at the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho – who knew his fields intimately – had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north east.
(i) How many houses were there in the valley?
(ii) What things were visible from this height?
(iii) What did the field of ripe corn need?
(iv) Write the word from the passage which means ‘the top part of a hill’.
Questions 13. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
I get along pretty well with all my teachers. There are nine of them, seven men and two women. Mr. Keesing, the old fogey (fogey) who teaches Maths, was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much. After several warnings, he assigned me extra home work. An essay on the subject ‘A Chatterbox’. A chatter box – what can you write about that? I’d worry about that later, I decided. I jotted down the title in my notebook, tucked it my bag and tried to keep quiet.
(i) How many male teachers were there in school?
(ii) Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with the speaker?
(iii) What punishment did the speaker get?
(iv) Write the word from the passage which means ‘a talkative person’.
Questions 14. Answer any one of the following questions in about 60 words:
(i) What was the reason for singing two national anthems? [Nelson Mandela: Long walk to freedom]
(ii) How did the family cheer the young seagull on the success of his first flight? [His First flight]
Questions 15. Answer any one of the following questions in about 30-40 words:
(i) Write three sentences about Squeezer – the dog? (The Proposal)
(ii) Write three qualities of Lomov. (The Proposal)
Questions 16. Explain any one of the following stanzas with reference to the context:
(i)
All right the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion
long – cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
likely new discharged patients
half – dazed moving
to the clinic doors.
(ii)
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
Questions 17. Answer any two of the following questions in about 30-40 words:
(i) What does ‘Fire’ and ‘Ice’ stand for? [Fire and Ice]
(ii) What quality of the Hyenas is different from crocodiles? [How to Tell Wild Animals]
(iii) Write two differences between humans and animals mentioned in this poem. [Animals]
Questions 18. Answer any one of the following questions in about 80 words:
(i) What treatment was given to Tricki? [A Triumph of Surgery]
(ii) What happened to Mrs. Hall when she went to Griffin’s room? [Foot prints without feet]
Questions 19. Answer any one of the following questions in about 30-40 words:
(i) Why did Hari (the thief) come back to Anil? [The Thief ’s Story]
(ii) How can books be good friends? [The Book that Saved the Earth]
Questions 20. Answer any one of the following questions in about 20-25 words
(i) What did Ausable and Fowler see as they switched on the light? [The Midnight Visitor]
(ii) Who was Lutkins. [The Hack Driver]
Questions 21. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
A lot of responsibility comes with a driver’s licence. You have to drive safely, obey the traffic laws and respect the rights of other drivers. Not only should you concentrate on your driving, you should also be well aware of the other vehicles around you. Driving safely also includes how and where you park your car. Passengers in your car put their safety in your hands and expect you to drive safe as well.
(i) What else is connected with issue of a driver’s licence?
(ii) What is the duty of a driver?
(iii) What should a driver be well aware of?
(iv) Why do the passengers expect the driver to drive safely?
ENGLISH (V2)
SECTION-A
(Reading)
Q.1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
After the emperor had left, a crowd of people came to see me. I was a novelty in that island because these people had never seen someone of any size before. Some of the tiny people aimed arrows at me. One arrow nearly shot into my eye. These people were handed over to me to punish as I pleased. To give them a fright, I pretended I was going to eat one of them, and I put the others in my pocket. When I took out my penknife, they were terrified but I cut the cords of each of these tiny people and put them on the ground. People went to tell the Emperor who in return for my kindness to his people decided that I would not be killed. On the Emperor’s orders, six cows and forty sheep were to be milked everyday to provide me with milk. My clothes were made by three hundred tailors and I was to have six hundred attendants to look after me. I was to be taught the Local language by six teachers.
(i) Why did a crowd of people come to see the author?
(ii) Where did the arrow shoot the speakers?
(iii) How did the author frighten the people who were shooting arrows at him?
(iv) How did the speaker terrify the little people?
(v) What did the Emperor decide?
(vi) Write the word from the passage which means ‘very small’?
(vii) Write the word from the passage which means ‘give’?
Q.2 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Once upon a time there lived a famous holy man. He was a very religious and learned person. His name was Rudra. One day, he decided to go to another village. He took with him only three things. The first was a lamp so that he could read the holy books in the evening. The next was a cock to wake him up in the morning so that he could offer his prayers. The last was a donkey who could carry him on its back. After travelling for many miles, he came to a small village. Nobody gave him shelter there. So he went out of the village and sat under a tall tree. Rudra had no food to eat and nothing to drink. He lit the lamp to read the holy book but a strong wind blew out the lamp. He said, “God is great and whatever he does must be for the best. “And he stretched himself out on the cold earth and went to sleep. Next morning when he woke up the sun was shining brightly. He saw some villages coming towards him. “Are you all right?, they asked him. “No, I’m not, “Complained Rudra. “You wouldn’t give me any shelter. So I had to sleep under this tree without any food or drink. And the wind blew out my lamp so I could not read my holy book.” “Is that all?” cried the villagers. “During the night some robbers attacked us and took away everything we had. Anyone who tried to stop them was beaten up and three men were killed. Rudra once again knelt on the ground and thanked god.
(i) What three things did Rudra take with him?
(ii) Where did Rudra stay?
(iii) What did Rudra eat ?
(iv) What do Rudra believe in ?
(v) What did the villagers tell Rudra in the morning ?
(vi) Write the word from the passage which means ‘lay down’.
(vii) Write the word from the passage which means bowed down on knees ?
SECTION-B
(WRITING)
Q.3 Write a letter to your uncle informing him about your improvement of performance in II term tests. Suppose you are Garima/Gaurav. You may use the following hinds/clues:
(i) Your performance in the earlier tests.
(ii) The subject that you improved upon.
(iii) Your efforts for the improvement of performance.
OR
Write an application to the principle of Government Senior Secondary School, Bari
requesting her/him to inform you about the payment of the scholarship of the last year.
Q.4 Write a paragraph in about 60 words with the help of the outline given below :
Quiz competition/Contest
Date – place – time – topic – eligibility – number of rounds – reward – winner.
OR
Write a paragraph in about 60 words on the topic. ‘The player/sport person I like most’.
Q.5 Write a paragraph in about 75 words using the visual aid shown in the picture below : (5)
OR
Write a paragraph in about 75 words on the topic SUPW Camp.
SECTION-C
(GRAMMAR)
Q.6 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets:
(i) Ekta was reading the newspaper when Nidhi ………….. her room. (enter)
(ii) The minister for Defence ………….. Dr. Kalaam on the grand success of the missile. (Congratulate).
(iii) Rajiv dropped his mobile while he ………….. the bus. (board)
(iv) Last Sunday when Kiran ………….. food in the kitchen one of her friends came to visit her.
(v) Please avoid ………….. here. It is a library. (talk).
(vi) Neetu ………….. her painting before she went to market. (complete)
(vii) Priya left her home early in the morning today. Nobody ………….. where has she gone. (know)
(viii) Put on your helmets you ………….. to enter the danger-zone now’ said the watchman. (go)
Q.7 Re-arrange the following words/phrases to make meaningful sentences:
(i) On the poor /have / pity / a little.
(ii) is quaking / its boots / our / in / entire class.
Q.8 Join the following sentences using relative pronouns given in brackets:
(i) The merchant cheated him. (who)
(ii) The woman was selling balloons. The police caught her. (whom)
Q.9 Rewrite the following sentences changing them into indirect speech :
(i) The young seagull said, “I am too young to fly.” The young seagull said………………………
(ii) Santosh said to me, “Will you bring me a gift?” santosh asked me ……………….
(iii) The doctor said to the lady, “Take the medicine daily”. The doctor advised the lady.…………………
(iv) Vivek said to Ajay, “Where do you live?” Vivek asked Ajay. ………………..
Q.10 Complete the following sentences by choosing the correct passive forms:-
(i) The thief …………….. yesterday and was prisoned.
(a) is caught (b) is being caught
(c) was caught (d) has been caught
(ii) Honest …………….. the best policy even today.
(a) is-considered (b) had been considered
(c) was considered (d) was being considered
Q.11 Fill in the blanks choosing suitable nodals from brackets:
[I will, must, may, should doctor to patient]
(i) …………….. take the medicines regularly you
(ii) …………….. also take rest. If you have to see me, you
(iii) …………….. give me cell, I
(iv) …………….. not charge for visiting you at your place.
SECTION-D
(TEXT BOOK)
Q.12 Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and trusted in the air. I looked at the compass. I couldn’t believe my eyes; the compass was turning round and round and round. It was dead. It would not work! The other instruments were suddenly dead, too. I tried the radis.
(i) Where was the aeroplane ?
(ii) What happened to the aeroplane ?
(iii) How did the speaker know that the compass was dead?
(iv) Write the word from the passage which means ‘lifeless’.
Q.13 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
Wande didn’t have any friends. She came to school alone and went home alone. She always were a faded blue dress that didn’t hang right. It was clean, but it looked as though it had never been ironed properly. She didn’t have any friends, but a lot of girls talked to her. Sometimes, they surrounded her in the school yard – as she stood watching the little girls play hopscotch on the worm hard ground.
(i) Why did Wande come to school alone ?
(ii) How was her dress ?
(iii) What were the girls doing on the ground ?
(iv) Write the word from the passage which means ‘losing colour’.
Q.14 Answer any one of the following questions in about 60 words.
(i) What made Lencho for ‘the post office employees are a bunch of crooks? (A letter to God)
(ii) How as the young seagull forced to fly ? (His first flight)
Q.15 Answer any one of the following questions in aboard 30-40 words :
(i) What is the cause of the first quarrel between natelya and lomor ?
(ii) How does the play end ?
Q.16 Explain any one of the following stanzas with reference to the context.:
(i)
The fog comes
On little cat feet,
It sits looking
Over harbor and city
On silent haunches
And then moves on.
(ii)
But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.”
Q.17 Answer any two of the following question in about 20-30 words: .
(i) What does dust of snow indicate (Dust of Snow)
(ii) Why does Amanda wish to be a sole inhabitant of see? (Amanda)
(iii) Why was the dragon named ‘Custard’? (The tale of the custard Dragon)
Q.18 Answer any one of the following questions in about 80 words :
(i) Why did Trick I fall ill ?(A Triumph of Surgery)
(ii) How did Matilde pay for the lost necklace ? (The Necklace)
Q.19 Answer anyone of the following question in about 30-40 words:
(i) What kind of person was ‘Max’? (The Midnight. Visitor)
(ii) Why did Alright try to find out the cause carnival disease? (The making of a Scientist)
Q.20 Answer any on the following questions in about 20-25 words:
(i) How did Horace Danby Manage to continue with his hobby ? (A Question of Trust)
(ii) Why did Ram lal send Bholi to school ? (Bholi)
Q.21 Write a short speech in about 80 words on ‘The importance of Traffic lights’.
