Model Questions Paper For Class 10 SEBA HSLC English 2022

Model Questions Paper For Class 10 SEBA HSLC English 2022

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10th Model Question Paper HSLC SEBA Assam Board

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Sample Paper class 10, HSLC 2022 English

The exam pattern changes almost every year. This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic 50 percent syllabus has been reduced in all subjects. So these Sample Paper class 10 for HSLC (metric) has been prepared according to the revised syllabus.

Syllabus for SEBA HSLC 2022 / Reduced Syllabus for Class 10 Metric exam 22

Prose Section (SECTION - A)

Poetry Section (SECTION - B)

Supplementary Reader (SECTION - C)

Grammar Section (SECTION - D)

Writing Section (SECTION - E)

Translation or
Substance Writing for HSLC
Important Essay Writing for HSLC 2022 or
Story Writing
Letter to the Editor or
Report Writing
How to Write Application to the Principal

SEBA Board English Question Paper 2022 HSLC (Model Questions Paper)

Subject Code : C1 B22-EN

2022

ENGLISH

Full Marks : 90

Pass Marks : 27

Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

SECTION - A

1. (a) Choose the correct meaning of the italicized words from the alternatives given in brackets : ½ × 2 = 1

(i) The house sat on the crest of a low.............

(top of a hill / height / middle)

(ii) Send me the rest, since I need it very much.

(relax / remaining part / be buried)

(b) State whether the following statements are True or False : ½ × 2 = 1

(i) On the day of the inauguration, two national anthems were sung.

(ii) Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as the second deputy president.

2. How was the postmaster ? What was the idea that the postmaster came up with ? 1 + 1 = 2

3. What is second flush or sprouting period ? 1

4. According to Mandela, between love and hate which comes more naturally to human heart ? 1

5. Give a description of Dhekiabari tea-garden as seen by Pranjol and Rajvir when they were driven through it. 2

6. How many obligation does everyman have, according to the author and what are they ? 2

7. "But don't send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks."

What made Lencho think that the post office employees were a bunch of crook ? 2

8. What mission would Mandela like to achieve for the future of South Africa and her people on securing the political emancipation ? 2

9. "These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins." Why did Lencho consider the raindrops as 'new coins' ? 2

9. "The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity." What makes Mandela say this ? 2

10. Narrate briefly Rajvir's remarks on the discovery of tea and the legends that surround it. 3

Also Read : HSLC 2018 ENGLISH QUESTIONS PAPER

SECTION - B

11. Choose from the box given below the words that rhyme the following : ½ × 2 = 1

rage, mouse

rest, cage, loud, fresh, house

12. Choose the correct meaning of the italicized words from the alternatives given in brackets : ½ × 2 = 1

(i) He stalks in his vivid stripes.

(glaring / dark / pale)

(ii) He should be lurking in shadow.

(walking / hiding / lying)

13. What is the emotion shown by the tiger ? 1

14. How brave was mustard ? 1

15. What is a water hole ? Why should the tiger be lurking near it ? 1 + 1 = 2

16. How was Custard dragon received after he had killed the Pirate ? 2

17. What would the tiger have been doing if it were in its natural habitat ? 2

18. Briefly describe the physical features of the dragon ? 2

Also Read : SEBA HSLC FINAL BOARD QUESTIONS PAPER 2019

SECTION - C

19. (a) Who is Fowler ? Give a description of his meeting with Ausable ? 1 + 4 = 5

(b) Briefly describe the extraordinary behaviour of Mrs. Hall's furniture. 5

20. (a) Briefly describe how Ausable defeated Max's scheme to take away the report ? 5

(b) Who was Griffin ? How did he become invisible ? Why did Mrs. Hall find him eccentric ? 1 + 2 + 2 = 5

Alao Read : SEBA HSLC BOARD QUESTIONS PAPER ENGLISH 2020

SECTION - D

21. Fill in the blanks with the right determiners : ½ × 4 = 2

(a) He received ................ help from his teachers. (many/much/more)

(b) ............. of the boys was rewarded. (each/every/any)

(d) I expect only .............. encouragement from you. (little/a little/ the little)

22. Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions from the choices given in the brackets : ½ × 4 = 2

(a) The lame man lives ........... begging. (with/from/by)

(b) Health is preferable ............ wealth. (than/of/to)

(d) She gets up ........... dawn. (in/by/at)

23. Use the correct tense forms of the verbs given in brackets and rewrite the sentences : 1 × 3 = 3

(a) My sister (not drink) tea or coffee.

(b) He went out after he (lock) the door.

24. Change the form of narration of the following : 1 × 2 = 2

(a) He said to me, "Where did you go yesterday ?"

(b) The players exclaimed with joy that they had won the game.

25. Change the voice of the following sentences : 1 × 2 = 2

(a) What causes an earthquake ?

(b) The answer must be written in ink.

26. Combine the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence : 1 × 2 = 2

(a) I have seen you somewhere. I can't remember where.

(b) The businessman is a miser. He has donated generously today.

27. Choose the correct alternative from the choices given in the bracket and fill in the blank : 2

(a) Today the ............ of Shillong is pleasant. (weather/climate)

(b) An ............... writer was invited as the chief guest. (eminent/imminent)

28. Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any two of the following : 1 × 2 = 2

take over, look after, as soon as, pass away, deals in

29. Correct the errors in the following sentences : (any three) 1 × 3 = 3

(a) He learnt the poem by his heart.

(b) This hotel provides fooding and lodging.

(d) One must do his duty.

(e) He thinks that the price for oil is bound to increase.

SECTION - E

30. (a) Translate into English : (any one group of the following) 1 × 6 = 6

(i) তোমাৰ দেউতাৰা কালি আমাৰ গাঁৱলৈ আহিছিল।

(ii) শ্বিলঙৰ জলবায়ু গুৱাহাটীৰ জলবায়ুতকৈ ভাল।

(iii) তুমি অকল বুদ্ধিমানেই নহয়, পৰিশ্ৰমীও হ'ব লাগিব।

(iv) আমাৰ গাওঁখনৰ উন্নতিৰ বাবে দেউতাই পৰিশ্ৰম কৰে।

(v) ৰাজীৱৰ দেউতাক আমাৰ শিক্ষক।

(vi) সজ নাগৰিকসকল দেশ এখনৰ সম্পদ।

(b) Give the substance of the following passage : 6

Trees give shade for the benefit of others and while they themselves stand in the sun and endure scorching heat, they produce fruit by which others profit. The character of a good man is like that of trees. What is the use of this perishable body, if no use of it is rubbed the more scent does it yield. Sugarcane - the more it is peeled and cut into pieces, the more juice does it produce. Life itself is unprofitable to a man who does not live for others. Those who lay down their lives for the sake of a friend, or even for the sake of a stranger, will assuredly dwell forever in a world of bliss.

31. Write in about 150 words an essay on any one of the following topics : 6

(a) Covid 19 Pandemic.

(b) Travelling as a part of education.

Write a story in about 150 words using the outline given below and a suitable title to it : 6

Outline: An old lady becomes blind - calls in a doctor - agrees to pay a large fee if cured, but nothing if not - doctor comes daily and takes way some of her furniture - at last cures her and demand fees - lady refuses to pay saying cure not complete - she cannot see all her furniture.

32. Answer either (a) or (b)

(a) Write a letter to the Editor of a local English newspaper about frequent load shedding in the evening in your locality.

(b) Write a report on Covid 19 Corona virus and its impact in 100 - 125 words.

China Wohan city - Staggering loss of life - global shutdown - school, colleges closed - millions of people out of work - lockdown and isolation - social distance - senitization - vaccination.

33. (a) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :

Corona virus, commonly called 'Covid 19' a pandemic, is an infectious disease. Covid 19 was first identified in Wuhan city, China during December 2019. Corona virus causes illness in the respiratory system of humans. It spreads primarily through contact and it has broken out in the whole world badly.

The clinical name of Corona virus is SARS - Cov - 2 "Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus- 2". Till now no vaccine no medicine has been developed yet for proper treatment of Corona virus and clinical research still going on.

The WHO " World Health Organisation" declared Covid 19 is an international emergency. It causes a large number of death across the world. Due to Corona virus schools, colleges, organisations, business, industries were shut down and a large number country announced lockdown by their respective government.

Corona virus spreads person to person among those who are in close contact. It spreads by the respiratory droplets of cough or sneeze of the Covid 19 patient. A healthy person may got infected by breathing the virus if he is in within 1 meter distance of a Covid 19 patient.

The most common symptoms of Corona virus are fever, dry cough, breathing problem. Apart from this in some cases symptoms like fatigue, sore throat, muscle pain, diarrhea, loss of taste and smell can also be seen in some Covid 19 patient. Covid 19 symptoms is very mild to severe.

Inorder to prevent Corona virus we need to take some precautions like, wash your hands regularly with soap or sanitizer, wear mask, always cover your nose and mouth while sneezing or coughing and maintain 1 to 3 meter social distance.

(i) Where was Corona virus identified first ? 1

(ii) What are the symptoms of Corona virus ? 2

(iii) How one can protect himself from Corona virus ? 2

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(b) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :

The policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in my country and my people. All of us will spend many years, if not generations, recovering from that profound hurt. But the decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended, effect, and that was that it produced the Oliver Tambos, the Walter Sisulus, the Chief Luthulis, the Yusuf Dadoos, the Bram Fischers, the Robert Sobukwes of our time — men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again. Perhaps it requires such depths of oppression to create such heights of character. My country is rich in the minerals and gems that lie beneath its soil, but I have always known that its greatest wealth is its people, finer and truer than the purest diamonds.

(i) What created a deep and lasting wound in the heart of South African people ? 1

(ii) Who were the greatest wealth of South Africa ? 1

(iii) What does Mandela say about South African people ? 1

(iv) Name the people whose courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again according to Mandela ? 2