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JHARKHAND COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING, MODEL QUESTION (2021-2022), , (SET-3), FIRST TERM EXAM, SUBJECT _ENGLISH, , CLASS -10, General Instructions: The total number of questions is 40., Each question carries 1 mark., Four options are given. Students need to select the most appropriate answer., All questions are compulsory., No marks will be deducted for wrong answer., , Time — 1 Hrs. 30 Min. SET-1, , Section — A (Reading), Total Marks-10, Read the passage carefully and select the best possible option: , Plastic is used everywhere because it is cheap and convenient to use. People use plastic bags and, other things made from plastic. The use of plastic is creating plastic pollution. Plastic cannot dissolve, so they remain for a long time. Plastic pollution is harmful for life on earth. Animals on land and sea, eat plastic mistaking it as food. Plastic is also harmful for the soil. Plants can not grow well in such soil., Water also gets polluted. Use of plastic is very harmful. We all have to be aware of its harmful effects., , Q.1. Choose the most suitable title for the given passage: , a. Plant life c. Animal life., , b. Plastic pollution, d, Earth,, , Q.2. Why Is Plastic used everywhere?, , a. It has become a symbol of social status. c. Itis cheap and convenient to use., , b. It is not harmful for us. d. People are compelled to use it.

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Q..3. Plastic is harmful for: , a. People. c, Plants, , b. animals. d. All of the above., , Q.4. What should we be aware of according to the passage?, , a. The bad effects of watching TV. ¢. The bad effects of eating Junk food., b. The bad effects of smoking. d. The bad effects of using plastic., Q.5. What is the Antonym of ‘harmless?, , a. Pollution. c. harmful., , b. Grow. D. Aware., , Read the passage carefully and select the best possible option: , Dolphins are well known animals. They live in seas, oceans, and rivers. Dolphins are of various colour, like grey, blue, black, white etc. They are very intelligent animals. Dolphins often form large groups,, which are called pods. Mos dolphin species have long snout and 100-250 teeth. There are also, dolphins with short snouts. In order to sense their surroundings and to track down their prey,, dolphins make click sounds. This is called echolocation., , Q. 6. This Passage is about.............., , a. Trees. c. dolphins, b. birds d. insects,, Q.7. What type of animals are the dolphins?, , a. Intelligent. c. Greedy, b. Foolish. d. Brave., Q.8. What are Pods?, , a. Intelligent animals., , b. The large groups formed by the dolphins., , c. The click sound made by the dolphins., , d. None of the above., , Q.9. How do dolphins sense their surroundings?, , a. By smelling. c. By tasting, , b. By touching. b. By clicking sounds., Q. what is the synonym of, ‘Brilliant’?

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A aN, , a. Species. Ll” b, b. Intelligent ai? \ d. Surroundings., “Ut Writing section oy, , “9 Total Marks- 5, , Assume yourself as Rani/ Ravi. Write an application to the headmaster of your school to grant, you leave for two days. Complete the application by choosing the suitable option given: , To gY, , oe Heccceccccen Lw, S.S. Girls school, Ranchi LE, , 25" October, 2021 _ DL ? ., , Sub: Application for leave, , Sir,, , Most humbly and respectfully I beg to say that I am ......... 12................ from fever. I am, therefore, compelled to .................. 13............... myself from school for two days. I request, you to grant me leave for two days. I shall be highly ............14............ to you for this act of, kindness., , Thanking you., , 11. (a) The Headmaster (c) The headmaster, (b) the Headmaster r (d) the headmaster, , Yours ......... 15.0.0... Vr, Ravi/Rani - of Ce, Class-X “A’ oS, , , , 12. (a) suffers S$ °, (b) suffering —, 13. (a) present (1) — (c) ik, , (b) absent (d) left, 14. (a) kind. (c) obliged, (b) thanking (d) humble, 15. (a) obediently (d) lovingly, (c) obliged (d) loving, , Section -C (Grammar), Total Marks — 8, Fill in the blanks with appropriate form of verbs.

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16. Babies ............................., When they are hungry., , acry ¢, were crying, b. are crying d. cries, , 17. It, Le now., , a. has rained ¢. raining, , b, is raining d, was raining, Choose the correct option, , 18. ‘Are you playing tennis? This sentence is in: , a. Simple present c, Past continuous, b. Present continuous d. Present Perfect., 19. He 00... Swim, if he wishes., , a. may ¢. co must, , b, can d, should,, , 20. She does not know .....0......................to dance., , a. how c. can, , b. must d. could, , 21. She................... speak English fluently, , a. must c. should, , b. can d, ought, , 22. The Passive voice of “He is making a film is”: a. A film is made by him, b. A film was made by him,, c. A film is being made by him., d. A film was being made by him., 23. Transform the given sentence into indirect speech., The teacher said, “The earth is round., a. The teacher said that the earth is round., b. The teacher said the earth is round., c. The teacher said the earth is round., d, The teacher saying that the earth is round., Section -D (Literature), Total Marks (12+5=17), Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:, The class roared. I had to laugh too, though I'd nearly exhausted my ingenuity on the topic of, chatterboxes. It was time to come up with, something original. My friend, Sanne who's good at, poetry, offered to help me write the essay from beginning to end in verse and I jumped for joy., Mr. Keesing was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I'd make sure the, , joke was on him., , 24. “The class roared, I had to laugh too...”, , Who is ‘T here?, , a. Mr. Keesing c. Anne's uncle, , b. Anne d. Sanne, , 25. Who was Mr, keesing, , a. Anne's friend c, Anne's uncle, b, Anne's teacher d, Anne's father, 26. Who is the author of ‘From the diary of Anne Frank?, , a. Ruskin Bond c. Robert Frost, , b. Anne Frank d, Mulk Raj Anand

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27, What does the word ‘ridiculous’ mean here?, , a. serious c. sensible, , b. very silly d, reasonable., 28, What comes more naturally to Human heart according to Mandcla?, , a. Hate b. love, , c. jealousy d, failure, , 29, What was the only thing that the earth needed according to Lencho?, , a. a shower c. sterong winds hail stones, b. a snowfall d. sunlight, 30. Who was Lencho’s only hope?, a. God c. Lencho’s wife, b. postmaster d. Villagers., 31. What urged him (the seagull) to make his first flight., a The sight of the food. c. guilt., b. The sight of the other birds. d. courage., Poctry, , Read the extract given helow and answer the questions that follow, He stalks in his vivid stripes, The few steps of his cage,, , on pads of velvet quit,, , In his quiet rage., , 32. These lines are taken from the poem: , a. A tiger in the z00 b, Dust of Snow, c. Fire and Ice d. The Ball Poem, 33, Who has written these lines?, , a Robert Frost. c. Walt Whitman., b. Leslie Norris. d, Robin Klein, 34, Where is the tiger?, , a. in the cage c. in a garden, , b. in the forest d, ina circus, , 35. What is the synonym of, ‘anger’?, , a quiet c. steps., , b. rage d. stripes., , 36, Who is responsible for Tricki's illness?, , a. Tricki c. Mrs. Pumphery, b. Hodgkin d, Mr Herriot, , 37. Who is the narrator in the story, “A Triumph of Surgery”?