Students can use TS 10th Class English Model Papers Set 9 as a tool for exam preparation.
TS 10th Class English Model Paper Set 9 with Solutions
Time: 3 Hours
Maximum Marks: 80
General Instructions:
- Read the question paper carefully.
- Answer the questions under Part – A in the answer booklet provided.
- Write the answer to the questions under Part – B on the question paper itself.
- Avoid overwriting.
Part – A (60 Marks)
(Questions 1 – 4) : Read the following passage carefully.
Father had provided for my education, and I had been able to realize his dreams. My parents were truly proud of me. It was through me that they had earned a greater degree of admiration and respect from the villagers. My father would not like to see me carrying a trunk on my back and would be very hurt if I did so. I concluded that it would be better to let him carry it. Father was used to carrying luggage anyway. He was stronger and more skilled than me in these matters.
I had never got used to physical labour having stayed in hostels right from my childhood. So, in sSpite of my youth and strength, I was physically useless. I continued walking silently with father. We rested at tvyo places on the way and had our tiffin but we hardly talked. Finally, we reached Dirang. The bus from Tawang had not yet reached Dirang and so we had some time in hand. We entered a tea shop and sat facing each other. Father appeared tired. I felt sorry for him but couldn’t bring myself to say anything. I asked the waiter to get us two cups of tea. Just as I was going to take my first sip, I heard father’s voice,’Do you have a pair of old shoes ?’
‘Why?’ I asked.
The road is uneven and full of pebbles, it hurts while walking.’ (The Journey)
Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences. 4 × 3 = 12 M
Question 1.
How was the narrator able to realize the dreams of his father ?
Answer:
The narrator’s father had provided for the narrator’s education. The narrator worked hard and got a white-collar job. He became a government officer. Thus the narrator was able to realize the dreams of his father.
Question 2.
‘It was through me that they had earned a greater degree of admiration.’ Do you think it is true ? Explain.
Answer:
No, it’s not true. In my view, the narrator had earned a greater degree of admiration and respect from the villagers because of his father. If his father had not provided for his education, he would not have been able to get a good position in life.
Question 3.
Why did the narrator let his father carry luggage ? If you were in his place, what would you do?
Answer:
The narrator let his father carry luggage because of his false prestige. He had the feeling that if he carried the luggage, the whole world would laugh at him. He thought that his education had made him shun physical labour.
If I where in his place, I would not feel so. I would carry my luggage without looking for others’ help.
Question 4.
Why do you think the narrator felt sorry for his father ?
Answer:
In spite of his youth and strength, the narrator was physically useless. His father had to carry the luggage all the way to Dirang. The narrator only followed his father. So, the narrator felt sorry for his father when he appeared tired.
(Questions 5 – 8) : Read the following passage.
Falling for her beauty and intelligence, as also the dowry which her father offered, a young man tied the three sacred knots around her heck, made her the housewife to a household and said to her, ‘Look, ammadu, this is your home.’ Then the hqusewife immediately pulled the end of her sari and tucked it in at the waist and swabbed the entire house and decorated the floor with muggulu designs. The young man promptly praised her work. ‘You are dexterous at swabbing the floor – even more dexterous in drawing the muggulu. Sabash, keep it up.’ He said it in English, giving her a pat on the shoulder in appreciation. Overjoyed, the housewife began living with swabbing as the chief mission in her life. She scrubbed the house spotlessly clean at all times and beautifully decorated it with multi-coloured designs. That’s how her life went on, with a sumptuous and ceaseless supply of swabbing cloths and muggu baskets. (What is My Name ?)
Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences. 4 × 3 = 12 M
Question 5.
According to the passage, how does a woman require her household ?
Answer:
According to the passage, a woman requires her household to be safe and happ^. She also requires her household to be lovable, affectionate, caring, supporting and secure.
Question 6.
What activities of the woman made her husband appreciate her ?
Answer:
The woman swabbed the entire house and kept it clean and neat. She decorated the floor with muggulu designs and made it look attractive. These activities made her husband appreciate her.
Question 7.
What ‘chief mission’ is mentioned in the passage ? Is it true ? Explain.
Answer:
The ’chief mission’ mentioned in the passage was swabbing. Yes, it is true. After the marriage, the woman kept the house always neat and clean. Her husband promptly praised her work. When her husband appreciated her, she was overjoyed and completely immersed herself in swabbing the house as if it was the chief mission in her life.
Question 8.
Pick Three TRUE sentements according to the passage.
A) The young man married the ugly woman because he was offered a lot of dowry by her father.
B) The housewife was skilful at swabbing the floor.
C) The young man praised hi9 wife for skilfully drawing muggulu and cleaning the floor spot lessly
B) The innocent woman overjoyed with the appreciation of her husband made swabbing as thechiefmissionofherlife.
E) The young woman cannot understand English.
Answer:
The following statements are TRUE.
A) The housewife was skilful at swabbing the floor.
B) The young man praised his wife for skilfully drawing muggulu and cleaning the floor spotlessly.
C) The innocent woman overjoyed with the appreciation of her husband made swabbing as the chief mission of her life.
(Questions 9 – 12) : The Pie-chart given below provides information about enrolment of students in a college. Study the chart carefully and aswer the following questions. (4 × 2 = 8 M)
Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences.
Question 9.
What is the pie-chart about ? How many sectors are given in the pie-chart ?
Answer:
The Pie-chart is about enrolment of students in different secotrs. Six sectors are given in the pie-chart.
Question 10.
How many students are enrolled for MBBS ? How many more students are in MBBS than in Hotel Management ?
Answer:
Five hundred students are enrolled for MBBS. Two hundred and fifty more students are in MBBS than in Hotel Management.
Question 11.
How many sectors have the same number of students? What are they?
Answer:
Three sectors have the same number of students.
Those sectors are :
1) Computer Science,
2) Commerce,
3) Science.
Question 12.
How many students are enrolled in total ? Name the sector that has the least number of students.
Answer:
One. thousand and twenty five students are enrolled in total. The sector that has the least number of students is ‘Dentisting’.
(Question 13) :
Read the passage given below focussing on the parts that are underlined. Answer any 4 of the ques-tions as directed and write them in the answer booklet. 4 × 2 = 8 M
Once there lived a woman in a city, (i) She was fond of penguin birds, (ii) She bought a penguin, (iii) “It’s very nice.” She said to her doughter.
“Yes, mon,” said the daughter, (iv) “It is the most beautiful penguin in the world.”
“Yes,” said the mother.
The next day, (v) the neighbours came to their house. They wanterLto see the penguin.
One of them got a doubt.
“Do penguins live here ?” he said, (vi) “Penguins live in cold places. The temperature will be verylow.”
i) Add a suitable question tag.
ii) Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘a penguin’.
iii) Rewrite the sentence beginnign with ‘She said to her daughter that …………………’
iv) Rewrite the sentence using ‘more beautiful’.
v) Combine the two sentences using ‘not ‘in order to’.
vi) Combine the two sentences using ‘where’.
Answer:
i) wasn’t she ?
ii) A penguin was bought by her.
iii) She said to her daughter that it was very nice.
iv) It is more beautiful than any other penguin in the world.
v) The neighbours came to their house in order to see the penguin.
vi) Penguins live in cold places where the temperature will be very low.
(Question 14) : 10 M
Wangari Maathai, was an Environmental Activist and Nobel Prize Winner. She started the Green Belt Movement and also fought for the equal rights for women in Africa.
Imagine you are one of the famous journalists – You are asked to interview her. Write a script of interview based on the above information.
You may include ideas :
♦ Basic needs of the people
♦ Degradation of the environment
♦ Activities taken up by the Green Belt Movement
♦ Protection of the forests
♦ Rehabilitation of the environment
♦ Responsibilities of the people
(OR)
The local authorities decided to conduct an elocution competition on the topic, ‘Company of bad friends lead to bad habits’ on ANTI-DRUGS DAY. The youth is going on wrong path.
Prepare a SPEECH SCRIPT on the topic.
You can include the following ideas :
♦ Importance of the day
♦ Age group addicted
♦ Present status
♦ Harmful effects
♦ Remedies ………………. etc.
Answer:
Interview with Wangari Maathai
Journalist : Hello, ma’am. Glad to meet you.
Wangari Maathai : Hello, thank you very much.
Journalist : Ma’am tell us why. the people in rural areas are asking for protecting basic needs ?
Wangari Maathai : The basic needs in rural areas are clean drinking water, food, fire wood, building materials and fodder for their animals. All those come from the land. But unfortunately they did not have those things because the environment was degraded.
Journalist : What do you think is the main reason for the degradation of environment?
Wangari Maathai : Most of the people who’are in power, want to control lot of natural resources and want to keep away many other out of it. The resources are not shared equitably. And this has resulted in environment degradation due to mismanagement.
Journalist : Tell us about the Green Belt movement, that you have started ?
Wangari Maathai : Green Belt Movement aims at organizing women especially rural women to plant trees, combat environment degradation, deforestation, re¬store their main sources of fuel for cooking, generate income and stop soil erosion.
Journalist : Did you see any transformation in the people to protect forests ?
Wangari Maathai : Of course, there is a huge transformation. I saw the willingness of the people to fight for their rights, to have a good and clean environment to fight for their rights on forests, to protect them and not allow any corrupt leaders to take their lands.
Journalist : How do you think you have succeeded in making the people rehabitate the environment and understand their responsibilities ?
Wangari Maathai : Because we are dealing with environment, we gave them education both in civics and also in environment. That made them understand clearly why they should take up the responsibility of protecting their environment and it was not only the responsibility of somebody else to come and rehabilitate their environment, it’s them, and it’s their responsibility.
Journalist : So, what is the one thing you expect from everyone of us ?
Wangari Maathai : I think it is the responsibility of everyone of us to plant a tree. If we plant a tree, we plant the future for ourselves, for our children and for everyone.
Journalist : Thank you, very much Ma’am for giving your time and all the best for your great work.
(OR)
Honorable judges and my dear students a very good morning. I would like to share some of my views on the topic “Company of bad friends lead to bad habits” on this “Anti-Drugs Day.”
This Anti – Drugs Day is celebrated every year to create awareness and to educate the people against the usage of drugs. It’s very alarming situation that at the age of high school, children are taking and addicting to the drugs.
The drug sellers are attracting the children through food items and grabbing their future into their hands. It’s a very dangerous situation. The addicted children are becoming puppets in the hands of suppliers and they are using these innocent children to their illegal and un-ethical activities.
The addicted children will become inactive, passive. They don’t like to mingle with friends and family members. Their mood swings and happens very frequently. The academic stand¬ards become very low and become nervous and anxious for every thing.
To overcome this problem parents and teacher should take care of them. Parents should always observe and have an eye on the friends and company to whom their children are mov¬ing. Always good company leads to good thoughts and habits. One can say one’s nature by seeing their friends. So, we should maintain good company. If our friends are bad, we also become bad and habituate to bad things. So, beware of bad friends and be away froni bad habits.
Thank you one and all for this opportunity.
(Question 15) : 5M
In the interview with Wangari Maathai, she explained the NHK Radio, how she had taught the women in Africa to plant trees.
On the Green Day, in your school you might have planted a sapling and adopted it to take care of it.
Now, make a diary entry about your feelings on this memorable day.
– Transformations brought.
– Message spread to the world
Answer:
21st July, 2018
Saturday.
Today is a memorable day in my life. Being the part of the program Harithaharam our school management decided to plant saplings in and around our school premises. Our class teacher had allotted each student with a sapling and said that they are adopting that to us. And our Head Master told us to look after the plants as of our own child as our parents to us. At that moment I felt a very strange and unique feeling in my heart. Then I took an oath to keep up the plant carefully and to safeguard it from all types of dangers that may occur to it. After planting the tree, when I touched the leaves of that sapling I thought that it was smiling and saying thanks. I should say thanks to my school management and the government for giving me such a good opportunity. I am very eager to go to school to see my new little friend on tomorrow morning.
(Question 16) : 5 M
Plastic waste is one of many types of wastes that takes too long to decompose and pollutes the environment. The toxic chemicals of plastic affects human health and many cause cancers, impaired immunity etc.
As a Secretary of “Health Club” of your school you want to organize a compaign against plastics.
Now, prepare ‘a poster’ stating the harm done by the plastics and some alternative steps to be taken to reduce plastic usage.
You may, include :
♦ Effects of the plastic
♦ Choose paper bags over plastic bags
♦ Stop buying bottled water
♦ Carry your own shopping bags
♦ Store food in non plastic containers.
Answer:
Poster writing:
|
SAY NO TO PLASTIC → Plastic release harmful chemicals into the atmosphere. This cause serious harm to human beings and animals as well. 4 R principles : |
Part – B (20 Marks)
Instructions :
- Answer the questions on the question paper itself and attach it to the answer booklet of Part – A.
- Avoid overwriting.
(Questions 17 – 21) : Read the following poem.
| Day by day I float my paper boats one by one down the running stream. In big black letters I write my name on them and the name of the village where I live. I hope that someone in some strange land will find them and know who I am. I load my little boats with shiuli flowers from our garden, And hope that these blooms of the dawn will be carried safely to land in the night. |
Glossary :
Float : put on the surface of water
Blooms : flowers
(Questions 17 – 21) :
Now answer the questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C or D in the brackets given. (5 × 1 = 5 M)
Question 17.
The poet leaves the paper boats ……………..
A) in the upstream
B) in the lake
C) in the downstream
D) in the sea
Answer:
C) in the downstream
Question 18.
‘I write my name on them.’ The word Them’ refers to ………………
A) flowers
B) paper boats
C) villages
D) houses
Answer:
B) paper boats
Question 19.
The mood of the poet is ……………….
A) serious
B) apathetic
C) angry
D) joyful
Answer:
D) joyful
Question 20.
The poet believes the paper boats …………………
A) will reach his village
B) will reach his friends
C) will reach people who may not know about him
D) will join the sea
Answer:
C) will reach people who may not know about him
Question 21.
The poet floats the paper boats ………………
A) in the morning
B) in the afternoon
C) in the evening
D) on a holiday.
Answer:
A) in the morning
(Questions 22 – 26):
In the following passage, five sentences are numbered and 6ach of them has an error. Correct them and rewrite them in the given space. 5 × 1 = 5 M
(22) “Then Second World War was over and India’s freedom was imminent. (23) “Indians will built their own India,” declared Gandhiji. (24) The whole country was filled with an unprecedented optimism. (25) I asked to my father for permission to leave Rameswaram and study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram. (26) He told me as if thinking aloud, “Abul! I know you have to go away to grew…..”
22) ……………… 23) …………….. 24) ………….. 25) …………….. 26) ……………….
Answer:
22. Then the Second World War was over and India’s freedom was imminent.
23. “Indians will build their own India,” declared Gandhiji.
24. The whole country was filled with an unprecedented optimism.
25. I asked my father for permission to leave Rameswaram and study at the district headquarters in Ramanathapuram.
26. He told me as if thinking aloud, “Abdul! I know you have to go away to grow…..”
(Questions 27 – 31): Complete the passage choosing the right words from those given below. Each blank is numbered and each blank has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D). Choose the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in the brackets given. 5 × 1 = 5 M
About 70 percent (27) ………………… a person’s body is made up of water. The water percentage (28) ……………….. as a person gets older. Infants and children have higher content of water (29) ………………… adults. It is important (30) …………………. everyone to maintain proper water level in (31) ……………… a body.
Question 27.
A) of
B) off
C) on
D) in
Answer:
A) of
Question 28.
A) decrease
B) decreasing
C) decreases
D) decreased
Answer:
C) decreases
Question 29.
A) than
B) up
C) upon
D) from
Answer:
A) than
Question 30.
A) from
B) for
C) up
D) upto
Answer:
B) for
Question 31.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) one
Answer:
C) the
(Questions 32 – 36) :
Read the following passage with focus on the underlined parts. Answer them as directed in the space given. 5 × 1 = 5M
The next morning the boys were there again, and a man was standing at the gate watching them. I stopped and looked, just to see what the white boy was making his little servant,(32) do. For (33) my utter astonishment (34) the little dark boy was striding imperiously up and under (35) the lawn, while the white youngster walked abjectly behind him.
‘Get me a banana !’ The little boy ran into the house and reappeared shortly with a banana. ‘Peel it for me !’ a (36) little white boy peeled the banana and handed it to his dark master.
Questions :
32. Write the word that is the opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
master
33. Replace the underlined word with a correct one.
Answer:
To
34. Write the word that has the same meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
surprise
35. Replace the underlined word with a correct one in the context.
Answer:
for
36. Replace the underlined word with the correct article.
Answer:
the