Class 10 English Model Questions Paper for HSLC 2023

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Model Questions Paper for HSLC 2023 Class 10 English

In this article you can find a sample question paper for upcoming HSLC 2023 board exam according to new question pattern and new marking style.

2023

ENGLISH

Full Marks : 90

Pass Marks : 27

Time : 3 hours

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

SECTION-A

1. Read the following questions carefully and answer it. 1×2=2

(i) What made the postman laugh heartily ?

(a) His employee's behaviour

(b) A strange letter with unique address

(d) All of the above

(ii) What did Lencho think of the post office employees ?

(a) bunch of crooks

(b) fute

(d) proud

2. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given: 1×2=2

(i) The house ______ the only one in the entire valley sat on the crest of a low hill. (wide/whole/flat)

(ii) The post master was a fat and amiable person. (friendly/helpfull/selfish)

3. State whether the following are true or false: 1×3=3

(i) Nelson Mandela spent twenty years in prison.

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

(iii) The policy of apartheid created lasting peace in Mandela's country.

4. Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions. 1×3=3

Coorgi homes have a tradition of hospitality, and they are more than willing to recount numerous tales of valour related to their sons and fathers. The Coorg Regiment is one of the most decorated in the Indian Army, and the first Chief of the Indian Army, General Cariappa, was a Coorgi. Even now, Kodavus are the only people in India permitted to carry firearms without a licence.

(1) What kind of stories are the Coorg people always ready to tell ?

(a) Tales of horror

(b) Tales of love

(d) Tales of suspense

(ii) What is the special favour granted to Coorg people only even now ?

(a) Carry fire-arms without a licence

(b) Carry drugs without licence

(d) Carry wine without permission

(iv)......... in the extract means the same as 'courage and bravery'.

(a) Hospitality.

(b) Willing

(d) Valour

6. Choose the Correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete the sentence: 1

No one really knows who discovered tea but _____

(i) There are two legends

(ii) There is one legend

(iii) There are many legends

7. Read the following questions carefully and answer it. 1×2=2

(1) Why did Valli keep on standing at the doorway ?

(a) To watch happenings on the street outside

(b) To have a glimpse of her lover

(d) To wait for the clouds to bring rain

(ii) How did Valli feel while standing on the doorway ?

(a) Bored

(b) Tortured

(d) Sad

8. Why did the postmaster send a reply to Lencho ? 1

9. What excited Rajvir ? Why did Pranjol not share his excitement ? 1+1=2

10. What does Mandela refer to as 'an extraordinary human disaster' ? 2

11. Who was Lencho ? What were his main problems ? 2

12. Why did Lencho not want the money to be sent through mail ? 2

13. Describe Coorg's weather. When is it most pleasant for the tourists to visit Coorg ? 2

Assam Class 10th SEBA (HLSC / AHM) Important Question Paper 2023

SECTION-B

14. Choose from the box given below the words that rhyme with the following: 1

rage, house

taste, rest, cage, mouse, vague, fresh

15. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the alternatives given in brackets: 1×2=2

(a) He stalks in his vivid stripes. (glaring/dark/pale)

(b) Don't hunch your shoulders. (raise/cut/nag)

16. Choose the correct alternatives. 1×4=4

(a) Where did the ball go ?

(i) Across the street

(ii) Into water

(iii) In a drain

(iv) Far off in a jungle

(b) What does the boy understand ?

(i) Money is not everything

(ii) To grow up and cope with loss

(iii) Same ball can not be found

(iv) Stop crying

(c) How are the boy's eyes ?

(i) Sparkling

(ii) Dull

(iii) Desperate

(iv) Happy

(d) What is the main problem of humans ?

(i) Asking questions

(ii) No free time

(iii) Mad after material things

(iv) No peace of mind

17. How do animals accept their condition ? 1

18. As a reader how do you identify with Amanda ? 1

19. How does the tiger make his presence felt in the village ? 2

20. What is the true nature of Custard the dragon ? 2

SECTION-C

21. Read the following questions carefully and answer it. 1×3=3

(a) What is the name of the dog mentioned in the above extract ?

(i) Sunny

(ii) Berry

(iii) Bunny

(iv) Sherry

(b) What is the meaning of stirred ?

(i) To move or cause something to move slightly.

(ii) To stay calm

(iii) To stay fixed

(iv) To move rapidly

(c) In which house is the kitchen referred to located ?

(i) Shotover Grange

(ii) Shootover Grange

(iii) Blotover Grange

(iv) Prison

22. Why did the lawyer go to New Mullion ? 1

23. Why did Lutkins pretend to be Bill Magnuson ? 1

24. What game is Lutkins fond of ? 1

25. What great qualities made Ausable a successful secret agent ? 4

26. Griffin was a brilliant scientist but not a true one. What made him a bad scientist ? What does it show about his character ? 4

Assam HSLC Model Question Paper 2023 Class 10 English

SECTION-D

27. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with right determiners : ½ × 4 = 2

(a) .......... of their property was destroyed in the flood. (many/much/more)

(b) This is ........... room I work in. (a/an/the)

(d) You will have to manage with .......... money you have. (little/a little/the little)

28. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition from the choices given in the brackets : ½ × 4 = 2

(a) Great books deal ........... human problems. (of/with/in)

(b) I can not part ............ this book. (with/of/from)

(d) Do you agree ........... my proposal ? (to/at/with)

29. Rewrite the sentences given below putting the verbs in the brackets in their correct tense form (any two): 1×2=2

(a) If I (be) you, I would not have called him again.

(b) She died after she (suffer) for five years.

(d) He said that he (post) the letter.

30. Change the narration of the following: 1×2=2

(a) "I made some money yesterday.” he said to Hari.

(b) He told me that he would return my book the next day.

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

(a) We have completed the arrangements for the fair.

(b) The students elected him secretary.

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

(a) Where has he gone ? Do you know it ?

(b) You can start the machine. You have to press this button.

33. Choose the correct alternative from the choices given in the bracket and rewrite the sentence: 1

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

34. Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any one of the following: 1

take over, far and wide, give away, call off

34. Correct any two of the following sentences: 1×2=2

(a) I paid hundred rupees for this shirt.

(b) Oranges are good to be eaten.

(d) I saw a strange dream last night.

35. Translate into English (any three) of the following: 1×3=3

Assamese

(a) মানুহজন ইমান দুৰ্বল যে খোজ কাঢ়িবই নোৱাৰে।

(b) যদি তুমি মন দি নপঢ়া, পৰীক্ষাত কৃতকাৰ্য্য হ'ব নোৱাৰিবা।

(d) যোৱা বাৰ্ষিক ক্ৰীড়া-প্ৰতিযোগিতাত তেওঁ বিদ্যালয়ৰ শ্ৰেষ্ঠ খেলুৱৈ হৈছিল।

(e) মানুহজনে ৰাতিপুৱাৰেপৰাই পথাৰত কাম কৰি আছে।

Bengali

(a) লোকটি এতটাই দুর্বল যে সে হাঁটতে পারে না।

(b) আপনি যদি মনোযোগ সহকারে পড়াশোনা না করেন তবে আপনি পরীক্ষায় সফল হতে পারবেন না।

(d) গত ক্রীড়া প্রতিযোগিতায় তিনি সেরা খেলোয়াড় হয়েছিলেন।

(e) লোকটা সকাল থেকে মাঠে কাজ করছে।

Hindi

(a) आदमी इतना कमजोर है कि चल नहीं सकता।

(b) यदि आप ध्यान से अध्ययन नहीं करते हैं, तो आप परीक्षा में सफल नहीं हो सकते हैं।

(d) वह पिछली खेल प्रतियोगिताओं में सर्वश्रेष्ठ खिलाड़ी बने।

(e) वह आदमी सुबह से खेत में काम कर रहा है।

Mizo

(a) Mipa chu a chak lo lutuk a, a kal thei lo.

(b) Ngun taka i zir loh chuan exam-ah i hlawhtling thei lo.

(d) Infiamna inelna hnuhnung berah khan player tha ber a ni.

(e) He pa hian zing atang khan phai lamah hna a thawk tan a.

Nepali

(a) मानिस यति कमजोर छ कि हिँड्न सक्दैन।

(b) ध्यान दिएर अध्ययन गरेनौ भने परीक्षामा सफल हुन सक्दैनौ ।

(d) पछिल्ला खेलकुद प्रतियोगिताहरूमा उनी उत्कृष्ट खेलाडी बने।

(e) ती व्यक्ति बिहानैदेखि खेतमा काम गरिरहेका छन् ।

Give the substance of the following passge: 3

Everybody eager for fortune, but very few attain it. One of the reasons is that most men do not exert themselves properly or are lack ing in strength of mind. They lose heart under difficulties and give up their attempts altogether, blaming fate for their failure. They can never win the favour of the goddess of fortune. It is only those who work hard that win fortune in the end. They face their difficulties bravely. They do not mind physical hardship and do not depend on others. They may fail once or twice or even repeatedly, still they do not lose heart, but work on with patience and perseverance. Thus success in the examination comes to a student who studies sincerely. Success in business also comes to those who work hard. The most prosperous nations are those that are industrious.

36. Write, in about 150 words, an essay on any one of the following topics : 5

(a) Floods in Assam

(b) How to keep Good Health

Write a story in about 150 words using the outlines given below and add a title to it :

A king distressed --- his people lazy wanted to teach them a lesson --- put a big stone in the middle of the road --- people went around the stone, blamed the government for not removing it --- king had it removed --- beneath it was an iron box marked "For the man who removes the stone"--- inside a purse full of money --- the people were ashamed.

37. Answer either (a) or (b): 3

(a) Slums are spreading more than the planned townships. The life in the slums is miserable. Crowded living, lack of drinking water, insanitary conditions, poor power supply etc. are causing a lot of suffering to the people. Write a letter in 100-150 words to the editor of a national newspaper drawing attention of the concerned authorities to this problem and asking for a proper solution. You are Rahul/Sagarika, Hatigaon, Guwahati.

(b) Write a report for a local daily on the information given below:

(i) Dhemaji area

(ii) Several embankments on the Brahmaputra breached

(iii) 600 villages affected

(iv) 30,000 hectres of crops damaged

(v) 25,000 person stranded

(vi) Relief provided by the District administration

38. (a) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: 4

Sniffer dog Tucker uses his nose to help researchers find out why a killer whale population off the northwest coast of the United States is on the decline. He searches for whale faeces floating on the surface of the water, which are then collected for examination. He is one of the elite team of detection dogs used by scientists studying a number of species including right whales and killer whales.

Conservation canines are fast becoming indispensable tools for biologists, according to Aimee Hurt, Associate Director and co-founder of Working Dogs for Conservation, based in Three Forks, Montana. Over the last few years though, so many new conservation dog projects have sprung up that Hurt can no longer keep track of them all. Her organisation's dogs and their handlers are fully booked to assist field researchers upto 2012.

"Dogs have such a phenomenal sense of smell", explained Sam Wasser, Director of the Centre for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has worked with scat-detection dogs since 1997. Scientists have been using conservation canines in their research since 1997. These dogs have enabled them to non-invasively access a vast amount of genetic and physiological information which is used to tackle conservation problems around the world. Such information has proved vital for determining the causes and consequences of human disturbances on wildlife as well as the actions needed to mitigate such impacts.

The ideal detection dog is extremely energetic with an excessive play drive. These dogs will happily work all day long, motivated by the expectation of a ball game as a reward for sample detection. The obsessive, high energy personalities of detection dogs also make them difficult to maintain as pets. As a result, they frequently find themselves abandoned to animal shelters, facing euthanasia. The programme rescues these dogs and offers them a satisfying career in conservation research.

Questions

1. According to the text, there are very few of detection dogs like Tucker. 1

(a) people who know (b) experts who use the services

2. Tucker sniffs for ............ floating on the surface of the sea. 1

(a) whale corpses (b) fish excreta

3. Dogs used in conservation projects enable researchers to non-invasively access............ information. 1

(a) critical (b) interesting

4. The ideal detection dog is extremely energetic with an excessive................. 1

(a) vitality (b) play drive

(b) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: 6.

There was a girl named Valliammai who was called Valli for short. She was eight years old and very curious about things. Her favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house, watching what was happening in the street out side. There were no playmates of her own age on her street, and this was about all she had to do.

But for Valli, standing at the front door was every bit as enjoyable as any of the elaborate games other children played Watching the street gave her many new unusual experiences.

The most fascinating things of all was the bus that travelled between her village and the nearest town. It passed through her street each hour, once going to the town and once coming back. The sight of the bus, filled each time with a new set or passengers, was a source of unending joy for Valli.

Day after day she watched the bus, and gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there: she wanted to ride on that bus, even if just once. This wish became stronger and stronger, until it was an overwhelming desire. Valli would stare wist fully at the people who got on or off the bus when it stopped at the street corner. Their faces would kindle in her longings, dreams, and hopes. If one of her friends happened to ride the bus and tried to describe the sights of the town to her, Valli would be too jealous to listen and would shout, in English : "Proud! Proud!" Neither she nor her friends re ally understood the meaning of the word, but they used it often as a slang expression of disapproval.

Questions:

(a) What was the short name of the girl ? 1

(b) How old was Valli ? 1

(d) What gave her many new unusual experiences ? 1

(e) What was a source of unending joy for Valli ? 1

(f) What sort of wish came into Valli's mind ? 1