10th CBSE English (Language and Literature) Board Examination (2024-25)

10th English Board Exam 2024:

Class:	10th Standard (CBSE) – Board Examination 2024-25
Subject:	English (185)
Time Duration:	03 Hours
Maximum Marks:	80
Date:	15 February 2025

• Please check that this question paper contains 15 printed pages.
• Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions.
• QP. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
• Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the answer-book at the given place before attempting it.
• 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question paper will be distributed at 10.15 am. From 10.15 am. to 10.30 a.m., the candidates will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer-book during this period.

General Instructions:

Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them.

1. This question paper comprises 11 questions. All questions are compulsory.
2. This question paper contains THREE sections –
   Section – A: Reading Skills
   Section – B: Grammar and Creative Writing Skills
   Section – C: Literature TextBook
3. Attempt questions based on specific instructions for each part.

SECTION – A

Reading Skills [20 Marks]

Question 01: Read the following text: (10 Marks)

1. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is now high on the international agenda and ESD is seen as a way to encourage greater sustainable consumption and production, to counter the effects of climate change, address threats to biodiversity and provide more effective disaster risk reduction. Education for Sustainable Development is seen by the UN as a lifelong process from early childhood to higher and adult education and goes beyond formal education. As values, lifestyles and attitudes are established from an early age, the role of education is of particular importance for children! ESD has often been associated with curriculum projects linked with recycling; energy and water conservation; pollution reduction and sustainable consumption all developed to contribute towards achieving a more sustainable future.
2. Research from developmental psychology, longitudinal studies, social-cultural analysis, and neuroscience have all shown that it is in the early years that children have the greatest capacity to learn, and it is in these years that many of our fundamental attitudes and values are first put into place. Children are already investigating issues related to recycling, energy conservation, waste disposal and changes in their local environment. ESD in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is of great significance. The development of ESD and ECCE requires more than just curriculum development. It provides the possibility of a transformational reconstruction.
3. UNICEF reports show that children under the age of eight represent the highest percentage of affected population in today’s global emergencies. A UNESCO survey has shown that the ministries of education, environment and sustainable development in 97 UN member states identify poverty as the highest priority area to be addressed in achieving sustainable development. In fact, reductions in poverty and inequality are widely recognized as the priority in efforts to create a more sustainable world. At a global level, millions of children start school carrying the handicap that comes with the experience of malnutrition, ill-health and poverty. Yet, equitable access to high-quality pre-school programmes remains a problem in both rich and poor countries. Sustainable development projects that enable rapid progress in maternal health, child nutrition and survival already exist, even in some of the world’s poorest countries. Linking health and education agenda has been recognized as extremely important.

Answer the following questions, based on the passage above: 10 Marks

1. Complete the following with a suitable explanation with reference to paragraph
   ESD is now high on the international agenda because __________. (1)
2. Based on the given passage, How does the UN view ESD as a lifelong process? What are the critical areas of emphasis? (2)
   (Paragraph 1)
3. List two curriculum projects that ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) has been linked with. (Paragraph 1) (1)
4. Complete the following suitably : (2)
   Many of our fundamental attitudes and values are put into plan in the early years as __________. (Paragraph 2)
5. Substitute the underlined word with the correct word from paragraph ESD in Early Childhood Care and Education provides the possibility of transformational reconstruction.(2): (1)
   (A) positive change
   (B) power to reform
   (C) negative impact
   (D) creative
6. What do UNICEF reports reveal about the vulnerability of children under the age of eight during global emergencies? (1)
   (Paragraph 3)
   (A) UNICEF reports highlight the resilience of children under the age of eight during global emergencies.
   (B) UNICEF reports indicate that children under the age of eight are rarely affected by global emergencies.
   (C) UNICEF reports show that children under the age of eight represent the highest percentage of affected population in global emergencies.
   (D) UNICEF reports suggest that children under the age of eight are primarily responsible for responding to global emergencies.
7. What remains a problem in both rich and poor countries? What has been recognized as crucial ? (Paragraph 3) (1)
8. Complete the sentence with the correct response:
   The writer’s tone in the passage is __________. (1)

2. Read the following text: 10 Marks

1. Electric vehicles (EV) market is growing rapidly all over the world. In India also the EV market has gained significant momentum. It has grown more after the implementation of FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) scheme in 2015 by the Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises.
2. Electric vehicles are solutions to be independent and free from imported energy resources. Electric cars can bring a major change to India in becoming self-sustainable. EV could also be the alternative to decrease carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide from automobiles is one of the causes of air pollution.
3. An EV can be used for flexible load, for standardizing the grid with a substantial share of fluctuating renewable energy generation. EV emits 30-80% less greenhouse gas when compared with Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles. EVs do not consume any energy when it is stationary as compared to ICE vehicles where fuel is consumed when it is idle. EV is recognized as promising alternatives to vehicles and will potentially replace ICE vehicles in the near future.
4. Electric vehicles have low emissions, high efficiency and smooth operation. The energy consumption and emissions for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles found that compared to gasoline vehicles there is 37.5% less energy consumption and 35% less greenhouse gas emissions. The government has started financial policies to encourage EV adoption; however, decision makers have to plan a long-term perspective to get them implemented efficiently.

Answer the following questions, based on the passage above:

1. What does the phrase ‘gained significant momentum’ in paragraph (1) tell us about the impact of the EV market? (1)
   (A) It is momentarily important
   (B) It has developed very quickly
   (C) It has gained profit
   (D) It has to develop a significant market
2. Select the option that is true for the Assertion and Reason given below:  (1)
   Assertion: Electric vehicles can bring a major change to India.
   Reason: It can bring India to becoming self-sustainable.
   (A) Both the Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
   (B) Both the Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
   (C) The Assertion is true, but the Reason is false.
   (D) The Assertion is false, but the Reason is true.
3. Give two benefits of using Electric vehicles over Internal Combustion Engine vehicles. (2)
4. With reference to the passage, the word ‘idle’ in paragraph (3) most nearly means __________. (1)
5. How do electric vehicles contribute to diminishing a country’s reliance on imported energy ?
6. Read the given prompt and select the correct option in the brackets to fill in the blank EV could be the alternative to (enhance / reduce) the carbon dioxide gas emission.
7. Give evidence from the passage to show that the government is encouraging the use of Electric Vehicles.
8. Complete the sentence Suitably:
   The result of the implementation of FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Electric vehicles) is __________.
9. Complete the following with a suitable reason:
   The long-term perspective by decision makers is to ensure __________.

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