Important Questions Class 10 Half Yearly Exam 2022 English

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Class 10 English Important Questions for Half Yearly Exam 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. Choose the correct answer from the options given below : 1×9=9

(i) Why was Lencho satisfied ?

(a) On seeing a new tractor in his field.

(b) On seeing a new buffalo.

(c) On seeing the field of ripe corn with flowers.

(d) None of the Above

(ii) What could be seen approaching in the North-East ?

(a) The fresh air

(b) Huge mountains of clouds

(c) Big drops of rain

(d) Herd of stray animals

(iii) What did Lencho do with the stamp ?

(a) Put a seal on it

(b) Marked it across

(c) Licked and affixed it to the envelope

(d) Tore it into pieces

(iv) What happened on the inauguration ?

(a) South Africa was fred

(b) Mandela was imprisoned

(c) First ever democracy, a non racial government was installed in South Africa

(d) South Africa was welcomed as a major ally

(v) What are the obligations that every man has in life ?

(a) Family, community and country

(b) Job and survival

(c) Economic status and society

(d) Earning for livelihood

(vi) What does depths of oppression create ?

(a) oppressed

(b) heights of character

(c) poverty

(d) lack of freedom

(vii) What kind of stories are the Coorgi people always ready to tell ?

(a) Tales of horror

(b) Tales of love

(c) Tales of valour

(d) Tales of suspense

(viii) The animals one is likely to see in Coorg are

(a) Macaques

(b) Slender Lorris

(c) Langurs

(d) All of the above

(ix) The Coorgi people are famous for the tradition of

(a) enmity

(b) selfishness

(c) cleverness

(d) hospitality

2. What did the postmaster do after he had received Lencho's letter ? 2

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

4. Mention the story that supports the view that the people of Coorg are of Greek origin. 2

5. "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 crooks ? 2

6. What did Mandela say about the wealth of his country ? 2

SECTION - B

7. Choose the correct answer from the options given below : 1×6=6

(i) The poem draws a contrast between and

(a) animals, human beings

(b) tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest

(c) tiger in a zoo, humans

(d) humans, tiger in forest

(ii) Why do humans lie awake in the dark ?

(a) Do not feel sleepy

(b) Feel guilty

(c) Worried

(d) Cry for their sins

(iii) Find the word that means antonym of 'Forget' ?

(a) Disregarded

(b) Misunderstand

(c) Remember

(d) Recollect

(iv) Where was the boy staring down ?

(a) the sea

(b) the ocean

(c) the harbour

(d) the lake

(v) Why does the poet decide not to condole the boy ?

(a) He is busy

(b) He is indifferent

(c) It will be of no use

(d) He is happy

(vi) What does a ball cost ?

(a) 5 dimes

(b) 10 dimes

(c) 1 dime

(d) 4 dimes

8. How do we know that Amanda was a teenager ? 1

9. How do the animals accept their conditions ? 1

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

SECTION - C

11. Choose the correct answer from the options given below : 1×6=6

(i). What did everyone think about Horace Danby ?

(a) good

(b) honest

(c) both of these

(d) none of these

(ii). What was Horace allergic to ?

(a) dust

(b) smell of flowers

(c) pollen

(d) milk

(iii) What did the lady say about his story ?

(a) it was nonsense

(b) it was true

(c) it was a joke

(d) none of the above

(iv) What language did Ausable speak ?

(a) German

(b) French

(c) none of these

(d) both a and b

(v) How, according to Ausable did Max enter ?

(a) a passkey

(b) balcony

(c) window

(d) None of the above

(vi) What is the meaning of the word “slender” ?

(a) weak

(b) slim

(c) fat

(d) None of the above

12. Between Ausable and Max, who do you think is more intelligent and why ? 4

13. Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why ? 4

What great qualities made Ausable a successful secret agent ? 4

SECTION - D

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

(i) _____ rich are not always unkind. (a/an/the)

(ii) First read ____ books you have with you. (few/a few/the few)

(iii) That girl has ____ good qualities. (much/many/more)

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

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

(i) We go to school ____ bus. (in/by/with)

(ii) He always runs ____ money. (after/to/for)

(iii) The cow lives ____ grass. (at/in/on)

(iv) He is appointed ____ the post. (in/for/to)

16. Rewrite the sentences given below putting the verbs in the brackets in their correct tense form : 1×3=3

(i) If it (rain) we shall not go out.

(ii) He jumped off the bus while it (move).

(iii) I wish I (accept) the job.

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

(i) "can you drive a car ?" I said to Rahim.

(ii) He suggested that we should go for a walk.

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

(i) He did the work alone.

(ii) The stage was decorated by the students.

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

(i) He tried hard. He failed in the exam.

(ii) The man created the trouble. The man was arrested.

20. Choose the correct alternative from the choices given in the bracket and rewrite the sentence (any one): 1

(i) Mr. John will come to Guwahati _____. (recently/shortly)

(ii) Both the parties came to an _____ settlement. (amiable/amicable)

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

Assamese

(i) শিৱসাগৰ এখন ইতিহাস প্ৰসিদ্ধ ঠাই।

(ii) পৃথিৱী যে সুৰ্যৰ চাৰিওফালে ঘূৰে তাক সকলোৱে জানে।

(iii) মই পঢ়া শেষ কৰাৰ আগতে তেওঁলোক গুচি গ'ল।

(iv) আকাশলৈ চোৱাচোন, বৰষুণ দিব পাৰে।

Bengali

(i) শিবসাগর তার ইতিহাসের জন্য একটি বিখ্যাত স্থান।

(ii) সবাই জানে যে পৃথিবী সূর্যের চারদিকে ঘোরে।

(iii) আমি আমার পড়াশুনা শেষ করার আগেই তারা চলে গেছে।

(iv) আকাশের দিকে তাকাও, বৃষ্টি হতে পারে।

Hindi

(i) शिवसागर अपने इतिहास के लिए प्रसिद्ध स्थान है।

(ii) सभी जानते हैं कि पृथ्वी सूर्य के चारों ओर चक्कर लगाती है।

(iii) मेरी पढ़ाई पूरी करने से पहले वे चले गए।

(iv) आकाश की ओर देखो, वर्षा हो सकती है।

Mizo

(i) Shivsagar hi a chanchina hmingthang tak a ni.

(ii) Lei hi Ni velin a inher a ni tih hi mi zawng zawngin kan hre vek a.

(iii) Ka zir zawh hmain an chhuak ta a.

(iv) Van lam en la, ruah a sur mai thei.

Nepali

(i) शिवसागर आफ्नो इतिहासको लागि प्रसिद्ध ठाउँ हो।

(ii) सबैलाई थाहा छ कि पृथ्वी सूर्यको वरिपरि घुम्छ।

(iii) तिनीहरूले मेरो पढाइ पूरा गर्नु अघि नै छोडे।

(iv) आकाश हेर, पानी पर्न सक्छ।

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

(a) Floods in Assam

(b) Har Ghar Tiranga, Azadi ka Mahotsav

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.

23. Answer either (a) or (b): 5

(a) Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper telling about the serious flood that took place in your locality.

(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.

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

Quite recently India laid the foundation stone for one of its most sought after projects - running a Bullet Train. It was very well considered as a dream project of the Honourable Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Entire India felt proud of having its first ever bullet train scheduled to run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a distance of 508 km, in about 2 hours 35 minutes In his own words, "To grow, one needs to expand one's dreams and decide one's strength to achieve that. It's the New India. which has to fly high" "Bullet Train is a project that will provide pace to development. Along with new technology, it will also bring results faster, he added. According to Achal Khare, the Managing Director of the National High Speed Rail Corporation, the project would be completed by December 2023,

(i) The ...................... for the Bullet Train project was laid recently. 1

(a) railway track

(b) signalling system

(c) foundation stone

(d) None of these

(ii) The bullet train will take about .................to run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. 1

(a) 3 hours 25 minutes

(b) 2 hours 55 minutes

(c) 2 hours 35 minutes

(d) None of these

(iii). According to PM Modi, the two benefits that the bullet train will bring are to provide pace to ....................... and faster.......... 1

(a) travel, trains

(b) train travel, results

(c) development, trains

(d) development, results

(iv) The project is expected to be...................... by December 2023. 1

(a) completed

(b) operationalised

(c) started

(d) None of these

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

I was not born with a hunger to be free. I was born free — free in every way that I could know. Free to run in the fields near my mother’s hut, free to swim in the clear stream that ran through my village, free to roast mealies under the stars and ride the broad backs of slow-moving bulls. As long as I obeyed my father and abided by the customs of my tribe, I was not troubled by the laws of man or God.

It was only when I began to learn that my boyhood freedom was an illusion, when I discovered as a young man that my freedom had already been taken from me, that I began to hunger for it. At first, as a student, I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned for the basic and honourable freedoms of achieving my potential, of earning my keep, of marrying and having a family — the freedom not to be obstructed in a lawful life.

i. What does the word 'illusion' used in the extract mean ? 1

(a) Advantage

(b) Dishonour

(c) A deceptive appearance or impression

(d) A true idea or belief

ii. What is transitory freedom ? 1

(a) Long-lasting freedom

(b) Borrowed freedom

(c) Eternal freedom

(d) Momentary or temporary freedom

(iii) What did he yearn for as a young man in Johannesburg ? 2

(iv) How did Mandela begin to hunger for freedom ? 2