10th CBSE Board English Pre-board Test (2023-24): N. K. Bagrodia

10th English Pre-board Test (2023-24): N. K. Bagrodia Public School, Ahinsa Marg, Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi 110085

School Name:	N. K. Bagrodia Public School, Sector 9, Rohini, New Delhi 110085 India
Class:	10th Standard (CBSE) – Pre-board 2023-24
Subject:	English (085)
Time Duration:	03 Hours
Maximum Marks:	80
Date:	~ December 2023

General Instructions:

• This question paper is divided into three sections
• Section A – READING (22 marks)
• Section B – GRAMMAR and WRITING SKILLS (32 marks)
• Section C – LITERATURE (26 marks)
• Attempt all the questions of a section together
• Adhere to the word limit

SECTION – A : 10th English Pre-board Test

READING SKILLS (22 MARKS)

Question 01: Read the following passage carefully. (12 marks)

1. A youngster quit Facebook in December after spending over three years on the social networking site With that one act, he bid a silent adieu to more than 300 contacts that he had added to his account during the period. Like almost everyone from his “friends circle,” the 20 year-old was a regular oni the service: visiting it every day to post photos and status updates. But last week, a new feature on Facebook called Timeline forced him to reconsider the pros and cons of being on the networking site.
2. ‘Everyone has some skeletons in their closet and I am just not comfortable with Facebook digging up and displaying all the facets of my life on a bulletin board,’ says this youngster who joined the network in July 2007 while he was in Class 11.
3. Facebook, you see, had compressed the time he spent on the site and arranged it in chronological order. And while he initially liked the new, neatly organised scrapbook-like feature, he wasn’t happy to reveal posts from the past, those that, until recently, were hidden under layers and layers of recent updates Just clicking on a date on the timeline could transport his friends back in time and enable them to view every embarrassing comment, link or photo he had posted on his profile.
4. I think it’s a recipe for disaster,” he says. “In 2007, I had some wall posts, which seemed appropriate at the time, but now after a lapse of four years, I have moved on and don’t want them to be openly displayed for all to see.” And he is not alone. Many users, worried about how Facebook activity could possibly affect their offline lives, are choosing to commit Facebook suicide While some have privacy concerns, others feel that the site that was meant to bring them closer to their friends actually does the opposite – it reduces their friendship to something superficial.
5. Poking and liking are not enough to keep a friendship going,” says a business analyst. Having quit Facebook 3 years ago, she prefers meeting her ‘real’ friends face-to-face, instead of reading their trite posts online. “On Facebook people hype everyday issues including what they ate and where they went on 4 daily basis”. says this analyst who continues to use Twitter. Similarly, an engineering student quit Facebook last December 4 years after joining it. One fine day he exported all the data from his account into a little zip file and hit the delete button. “I realized that when it came to My friends who really mattered I could actually keep in touch with them over the phone or by meeting them in real life” he wrote on his blog.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.

1.Which feature of Facebook forced the youngster to bid a silent adieu to it and why?

2.Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given quotes.

1. “What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media… So we must try to use social media in a good way. -Malala Yousafzai
2. “The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people.” – Jon Ronson
3. “Facebook is not your friend. It is a surveillance engine.” – Richard Stallman
4. “Social media is awesome because I can somewhat paint myself the way I want people to see me. – Kevin Abstract

3.Many people are getting out of Facebook as they feel:

1. addicted to it.
2. that their Facebook activity could affect their real life.
3. they should join Instagram, WhatsApp or Twitter.
4. poking and liking is not enough.

4.The phrase “Facebook suicide” refers to get someone:

1. poking and liking
2. quitting Facebook as it could affect their real life
3. clicking on a date on the timeline
4. using Twitter

5 Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the passage?

1. Social Media: A Powerful Tool
2. Your Privacy and Facebook
3. Virtual Life
4. Facebook Friends

6. What are some of the threats faced by the users?

7.According to the passage, the social media can cause …….. than good.

8.The feature ‘Timeline’ on Facebook, according to the passage, forces the youngster to reconsider Increasing of social media (True / False)

9. Select the option that makes the correct use of “trite”, as used in para 5.

1. a.At that moment, his words sounded trite to me.
2. b.It was either a trite or an excellent copy.
3. c.Her trite powers give life and colour to her paintings.
4. d.A little trite air might clear some of the cobwebs.

10.The antonym of the word ‘pleasing in para 3 is ………. .

Question 02: Read the following table displaying the location and highlights of 4 popular tourist destinations in India

Answer the following questions, based on the table above. (10 marks)

(a) Identify the tourist destination that is most likely to be visited by an architect who is passionate study Indian royal architecture. Give a valid reason for your answer. (2)
(b) A person fond of scuba diving and snorkelling would like to visit: (1)

1. Udaipur
2. Munnar
3. Andaman
4. Can’t assess from the table

(c) Puducherry is rightly called ‘The French Riviera of the East’. Justify the given statement. (2)
(d) Fill in the blank to complete the following analogy:
Azure lakes: Udaipur :: Tea Plantations : ………..
(e) Why is Andaman and Nicobar called an Indian archipelago?
(f) Complete the following sentence appropriately:
The stores in Puducherry are called Bohemian stores because……..
(g) Which tourist destination ‘Munnar or Puducherry’ is best for trekking? Briefly explain.

SECTION-B : 10th English Pre-board Test

GRAMMAR AND WRITING SKILLS: 10th English Pre-board Test

WRITING (22 MARKS)

Question 03: Attempt ANY ONE of the following. (3 marks)

You are Ram Gupta, father of Rohan Gupta of class IX-A. You feel that in today’s world children need to be counselled in teenage about future prospects and careers. Write an e-mail to the Principal S.K.V., Saket requesting him/her to arrange a student counsellor in the school.

OR

Students of your school are participating in the 26th January celebrations at Vijay Chowk. They have been asked to reach India Gate every day at 8 a.m. As the President of the student council write an email to the teacher in charge of this event requesting him/her to make transport facility available for these students post the practice session. Include a reason tor this request.

Question 04: Attempt ANY ONE of the following. (04 marks)

Write a factual description on any one object in your school bag in about 100 words

OR

One day you were commuting in a DTC bus. Unfortunately your wallet was left at home. The conductor gave you the ticket for free. You were moved by his gesture. Write a factual description of the conductor, describing him in about 100 words.

Question 05: Attempt ANY ONE of the following. (07 marks)

YOU are Nidhi Das / Nandan Das,Science Teacher of Arise Academy, 432, Defence Colony, Amritsar. Your school has been invited to participate in the Inter-State Science Exhibition at Bloom Public School, 785, Najafgarh, Amritsar. Write a letter of enquiry in about 120 words to the Coordinator Bloom Public School asking for the details of the exhibition.

OR

Your newly constructed school requires saplings for its garden and playground. You are Sameer / Sameera, Admin Officer of Laxmi Public School, 56, Pitampura, New Delhi. Write a letter to the Manager, M/s Gulab Nursery, 34, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi placing an order for the same. (120 words)

Question 06: Attempt ANY ONE of the following. (08 marks)

Recently you have come across the term ‘Brain Drain’. You feel that this can lead to a shortage of skilled workers in the country. Write an article, in about 150 words reflecting your views on the same.

OR

Today the mantra is development. The government is talking about taking India to greater heights in international forums and platforms. Any such journey begins from being united and supportive within the country, National integration is the need of the hour. Write an article in not more than 150 words on ‘Let us all Come Together for the Nation’.

GRAMMAR

10 MARKS

Question 07:  The following passage has not been edited. Read the passage carefully and write the incorrect and correct word. (4 marks)

Question 08: Read the following conversation and complete the passage that follows. (4 marks)

Patient: Doctor, I have a terrible toothache.
Doctor: Well, sit down. I need to examine your teeth. Please open your mouth wide.
Patient: Is there any serious problem, doctor?

The patient told the doctor (a) …………… The Doctor told him to sit down as (D) ……….
He also requested the patient (c) ……… The patient then enquired (d) ……….

Question 09: Rearrange the following jumbled words / phrases in the given paragraph to create meaningful sentences. (2 marks)

(a) We cannot say why the dinosaurs died out. Maybe an asteroid hit the Earth causing shortage of food.

CHANGES / THERE / OTHER HAND / THAT / BEEN / ON THE / MAY HAVE / GEOLOGICAL / DESTROYED LAND

(b) The railway cuisine has a very rich history. People can recall the times when, while undertaking long train journeys they looked forward to the food served by the railway catering services.

HAVE / DINING CARS / RAILWAYS FIRST CLASS / AWESOME / PASSENGERS / USED TO / FOR / WITH PANTRY / THE

SECTION – C

LITERATURE: 10th English Pre-board Test

26 MARKS

Question 10: Read the extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines. Do any two out of three. (4*2 = 8 marks)

A. “But what have I got to do with this?” She gave him a pitying look. You’re to exert your influence. Get all your friends and acquaintances to stop using the Ouija board and then we’ll start helping you to write.” “But ………..

1. How can we infer that the ghost Helen was blaming Mr Hallock about something?
2. Why is there a pause after but saansseee?
3. Why does she want to stop his friends and acquaintances to stop using Ouija board?
4. How did she want John to help her?

B. And I had done a hellish thing,
And it would work’ em woe:
For all averred, I had killed the bird That made the breeze to blow.
Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow!

1. Who is “I” and what was the hellish thing that “I” had done?
2. What do the first two lines convey about the speaker?
3. I Which woes is the speaker talking about?
4. I Why did the fellow mariners call him ‘wretch’?

C. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments of princes,
Shall outlive this powerful rhyme.

1. Why do princes get statue erected?
2. Why are monuments usually made of marble or gilded?
3. Why will the monuments not be able to outlive the powerful rhyme?
4. Which quality of the sonnet is highlighted in these lines?

Question 11: Answer ANY FIVE out of the six glven questions. (2*5=10 marks)

1. What made Mrs. Packletide an exception to many other people in the world?
2. As a mariner from the poem The Rime of Ancient Mariner write a note to any one family member telling your condition as stranded in the vast ocean.
3. Virtually True has all the elements of a science fiction. Substantiate from the text.
4. Who was a better orator Antony or Brutus? Give two reasons to prove your choice
5. Time brings the greatest of the great to their knees. How is this true of King Ozymandias?
6. Give your views on the themes that run in the poem ‘Snake’.

10th English Pre-board Test – Question 12: Answer ANY ONE out of the two given questions. (8 marks)

‘No sinful action can ever go without its consequences’. Compare in about 150 words the consequences and sins in Dear Departed and The Rime of Ancient Mariner.

OR

Both Patol Babu and the Nightingale (The Frog and the Nightingale) wanted to be famous celebrities in the field of their respective arts but both followed different paths to achieve success. As Patol Babu write a letter to the Nightingale advising her how to achieve fame with confidence.