Model Question paper- Section ‘B’ (Writing)


Q.4 Write a short paragraph on the topic “The best friend” with the help of words
given.
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(i) Thirty students
(ii) Different qualities
(iii) Ramesh as best friend
(iv) Captain of football team
(v) Having qualities ideal student
OR
With the help following words given below build up a composition on “My visit
to a historical building”
The Taj – visited- guests- tickets- four minarets- Mumtaj Mahal- Shahjahanbeauty
– moonlight- beyond description.
Q.5 You are the cultural secretary of Gandhi Memorial Higher Secondary School
Satna. Write a notice to invite names of the those students who wish to participate
in the proposed cultural programme of light and classical music, vocal and
instrumental.
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OR
You are Anand Sharma, staying in the hostel of D.A.V. Public Schoool Budhar.
Your school is organising an educational tour to Pachamari you decided to send a
telegram to your father Mr. R.K. Sharma living at Ramnagar near Gandhi Chouk
street No 7 requesting him to give you permission to join tour and send you Rs.
1000/- for tour expenses. Write a telegram, in not more than 25 words. Use the
proper format of a telegram.
Q.6 Mahatma Gandhi was “a great social reformer”, Write your view to clear the
truthfulness of the statement to keep the following facts to keep the following
facts in your mind.
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(i) Greatness of Gandhiji
(ii) Working attitude
(iii) His real weapons
(iv) Efforts for upliftment of Harijans and women.
(v) His advice
Or
How can the handicapped persons be helped and encouraged to lead a happy life?
Express your opinion using clues given below
(i) Unique feelings of common men about handicaps
(ii) Kinds and causes of handicapped
(iii) Moral duty towards them
(iv) Efforts of government for their upliftment.
(v) Role of N.G.O. and welfare associations.
Q.7 On the basis of diagram given below write a paragraph on ht solar system. 10
OR
You are Arun. Write a speech to be delivered in the morning assembly of your
school about the increase in road accidents in your city, using the following data.
Also give suggestions to curb them. Write your answer in about 150 words.
Year Number of road accident
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
50
110
130
160
205

Model Questions
Section ‘C’ Grammer
Q.8 Choose the correct words for the sentences given in the brackets. Each statement
carries equal mark.
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(i) Ravi usually ________ up at 5 O’clock in the morning. (get, gets)
(ii) He has sung ________ two hours. (for, since)
(iii) You ________ rise early. (ought to, should)
(iv) I said that I ________ go. (would, should)
(v) My house is ________ than yours. (bigger/ biggest)
(vi) Father has not taken ________ food. (some, any)
(vii) The thief jumped ________ the roof. (off, of)
(viii) He divided his money ________ his five sons. (between, among)
(ix) The old man ________ lived next door died of Cholera. (who, which)
(x) The kind man and poet ________ here. (is, are)
Q.9 Do as directed . 5
(i) I can solve the problems.
(change in the passive voice)
(ii) Lead is heavier than all those metals.
(Rewrite the sentence using verb in superlative)
(iii) He said, “I had to do the work’.
(Change in indirect speech)
(iv) The Train started.
The Guard blew his whistle.
(Combine the sentence using as soon as)
(v) I never tell lies.
(Change in interrogative sentence)
(vi) I have no paper ……….
(Write appropriate infinitive)
(vii) Vajpayee visits Japan …………….?
(Write suitable question tag)
Section –‘D’ (Text book)
Q.10 [A] Read the following extract and answer the questions given below :-
“He is all pine and I am apple
orchard
My apple trees will never get
across
And eat the cones under his pines I tell him.”
Questions :-
(a) Whom is the poet talking about? 1
(i) Himself (ii) His neighbour
(iii) Apples (iv) Pines
(b) Who is the poet of these verses? 1
(i) Rudyard Kipling (ii) Will Alleh Dromgoole
(iii) Rabindra Nath Tagore (iii) Robert frost
(c) Explain “He is all pine and I am apple Orchard. 2
[B] Read the following extract and answer the following questions given below.
“Full of strong oaths, and bearded like the pared.
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation.”
Questions :-
(a) Who is the poet of this extract? 1
(i) W.B. Yeats (ii) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(iii) Shakespeare (iv) Rudyard kipling
(b) About whom is the poet talking in the above lines? 1
(i) Soldiers (ii) Lover
(iii) School boy (iv) Child
(c) How does the soldier play his part on the stage of the world? 2
Q.11 How did Garrard prove one who is intelligent powerful to confine the intruder
into the cupboard?
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OR
What were Wasserkopf’s arguments to get his feedback and how did he three
Master shatter his plan to get feedback?
Q.12 Why does Hellen’s heart cry out with longing to see the things in nature?
OR
What were the preparations Thor Heyrdahl had done before setting out for his
journey?
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Q.13 What works did the boys do to earn some money and why? 5