SEE Model Question Set-1
F.M.: 75
Grade: X P.M.: 27
Subject: Compulsory English Time:
3 hours
1. 1. Read the
following poem and do the activities that follow. 5
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A.
Answer the following questions. 5×1= 5
a.
When was the poem composed?
b.
What does 'dull of soul' mean? Who would
be a person dull of soul?
c.
How does the poet describe the beauty
of morning?
d.
What does the city of London wear?
e.
How does the early sun beautify the
valley, rock and hill?
2. 2. Read the following text and
do the tasks given: 10
Time had filled my pockets with packages of ill fortune. I was a girl who had been robbed by fate, who had neither the sweetness nor the joy of life. So how could life be as I had imagined? In the end I had to live, and so I did. But I lived as if there was no difference between the life of an animal and the life of a human being. The only difference was that even though I lived an animal's life, I ate rice, that was all. A life without the invisible sympathies and sensations of the human heart, which has no hurt, no colour, no individuality: perhaps only a very few people get through this condition. A poet might want to write a beautiful poem about escaping from this kind of life, some sensitive person might like this story. But at that time my life was such a burden that it hurt me, and it had become hard to endure the pain.
In
everyone's eyes I was someone who had been cursed by the gods, because in this
life I had received the fruit of sins from a former life. I had been born into
a society whose culture said that people lived from one birth to another. So I
was a thorn that pricked everyone's eyes. When they saw me, those eyes did not
fill with sympathy and hat heart never melted with love. Who were very
displeased with me, who were very angry. In the end, how right was it for them
to be like
this to a tender, innocent child? I had no option but to endure all of those
things in silence. Inside my child heart, the question continually arose, 'How
am I to blame for all of this?' I had no medium through which to express this,
no language, no way of indicating through gestures, no power to utter it. I had
life, and that was all, and the little breath that was tangled up with it. How
suffocating was my life? There was no exit from it anywhere. If there had been
any way out, a river of life would have flowed unceasingly along with time.
A. Put the following statements in the chronological order. 5×1=
5
a. She has colourless life.
b. Her life was similar to animals.
c. There was no exit from such
suffocating life.
d. She has no option except enduring that
comes.
e. Her life was neither sweet nor joyous.
B.
Answer
the following questions. 5×1= 5
a.
According
to the writer, how was she a girl of ill fortune?
b.
How has
she compared her life with animals?
c.
Why has
she got such life? What was the belief?
d.
What are
the things that she cannot do at all?
e.
Whom was
she blaming about such difficult life?
3. 3. Read the
following advertisement and do the activities that follow. 10
A.
Supply
the correct words or information from the text above NOT MORE THAN THREE
WORDS to complete the sentences: 5×1= 5
a.
Applications
are invited from ……………….
b.
The
candidate having a …………. is preferred.
c.
A person
who has at least …………. of work experience can apply.
d.
………………..community
groups is one of the job responsibilities.
e.
……………..
will be called for the interview.
B.
Answer
the following questions. 5×1= 5
a.
What is
the post advertised?
b.
In which
field does the organization work?
c.
How much salary
will the selected employee be paid?
d.
Make a
list of the things to be submitted with the application.
e.
What is
the deadline for application submission?
4. 4. Read the
following text and do the activities that follow. 15
Earlier cricket used to thrive
greatly as a gambling game. People used to place huge
amounts of bets in matches and thus the game started to get recognition.
Cricket was in fact a major gambling sport towards the end of the 17th century.
The first evidence of cricket being played was recorded in the year 1550, by
the pupils of Royal Grammar School, Guildford. In the year 1611 it is reported
that two young men from Sussex were punished for
playing cricket instead of going to the church. The first match is recorded
to have been played at Coxheath in Kent in the year 1646. It is recorded that
in the year 1679, an 11-a-side match was played with stakes as high as 50
guineas per side. The first instance of a match to be played between counties
in England is recorded to be on 29th June in the year 1709. This
match was played between Surrey and Kent at Dartford Brent. Cricket in its
initial days was restricted to the aristocratic class of England. Cricket
gradually went on to become the national game of England. The game was spread
far and wide mainly due to England's imperialism. Wherever they went, the game
went with them and thus spread outside England. The first official match was held
between Canada and United States in the year 1844. In the present times, cricket
has its own following of loyal fans. It is the world’s second most popular
spectator sport after football.
The International Cricket Council,
better known as the ICC is the governing body in world cricket. The ICC was
founded on the 15th of June in the year 1909. All laws relating to
ODIs, Test Cricket, T20 and T10 are framed and implemented by the ICC.
Cricket is growing significantly in South Asia. It is not simply a game, but a religion for many South-Asian nationals. Cricket’s legacy as a “religion”, in India and South Asia, is evident in its intense fanbase and devotion to the sport. Afghanistan and Nepal have noticed a giant leap both in participation in and viewership of the game standing alongside India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
A.
Match
the following words in column A with their meanings in column B. 5×1= 5
A B
a. recognition i.
put into effect
b. imperialism ii.
having authority to rule a country or organization
c. thrive iii.
the policy of extending the power of a country
d. instance iv.
grow or develop well
e. governing v.
the fact of knowing someone or something
vi. an
example or single occurrence of something
B.
Write
‘TRUE’ for true and ‘FALSE’ for false statements. 5×1= 5
a.
The
first evidence of cricket being played was recorded in the 15th century.
b.
Cricket
initially developed as a gambling game.
c.
In the
beginning, cricket was played by English nobles.
d.
The first
official match was played between Canada and America.
e.
Cricket
is the most loved game in the world.
C.
Answer
the following questions. 5×1= 5
a.
Why did
cricket get its recognition initially?
b.
What were
the two young men punished for?
c.
How did cricket
spread all over the world?
d.
What does
ICC stand for?
e. Cricket is not simply a game, but a religion
in South Asia. Justify
the statement.
5. 5. The internet provides the information one
seeks at the click of a button. As a result, children today are living in a
comfort zone. According to research, this will result in long-term consequences
which will affect their brain. Based on the following chart, write an
analytical paragraph in not more than 100 words on activities to improve brain
power. 5
6. 6. Develop a news report based on the following outlines: 5
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7. 7. Some
people argue that God can be found in the temple while others say God can be
seen in the workplace and work is worship. Present your views about this. 6
8. 8. Write an essay on “Federalism and its
Challenges in Nepal” in about 200 words. 8
9. 9. Reproduce the following sentences as
indicated in the brackets. 6×1= 6
a.
Somebody
has rescued the victim, ……………? (Add a suitable tag question)
b. Either Sita or Ram will prepare breakfast. (Change into negative)
c.
His
mother goes to temple twice a week. (Change into ‘’How often’ question)
d.
The
patient (die) before the doctor arrived. (Use the verb in correct tense)
e.
All know
Kalidas. (Change into passive voice)
f.
She said,
“Take your shoes off, Dipak. (into indirect speech)
1. 10. Choose and copy the correct answer for the
numbered blanks below. Rewriting is not compulsory. 10×0.5= 5
Long ago, a mother gave birth to twins. One
of them …………1………. (was/ were/ are/ is) tiger and ………..2………. (a / an/ the/ no
article) other was man. They used to go hunting together. When they grew older,
they started fighting. Of course, the tiger was ………3……. (strong/ stronger/
strongest/ as strong as) than the man. The tiger threatened that ………..4……… ( he
will eat/ he will be eating/ he would eaten/ he would eat) the man at once. Their
mother warned about the danger of the tiger. The man guessed if he ………5……….
(didn’t / hadn’t/ doesn’t / don’t) get ready for fight with the weapons, he
would be killed one day. …………6…….. (Therefore/ Though/ However/ Because) he
went far away to make some arrows to kill the tiger. He made some arrows and
got ready to fight. He had the blacksmith ……...7………. (make/ to make/ made/
making) some poisonous arrows. He saw a big tree …….8……… (on /in /at/ by) the
way back home. He climbed up the tree to find the tigerlike animal in the
forest. He saw a deer in the bush, ………9………? (did he/ doesn’t he/ wasn’t he/
didn’t he) As soon as he saw the deer, it ……..10……… (was caught/ were caught/
have caught/ had been caught) by a tiger.
The End.
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