Students can use TS 10th Class English Model Papers and TS 10th Class English Question Paper June 2024 as a tool for exam preparation.
TS 10th Class English Question Paper June 2024
Parts A and B
Instruction:
- Read the question paper carefully.
- Answer the questions under Part – A in the answer booklet provided.
- Write the answers to the questions under Part – Bon the question paper itself and attach to the main answer booklet.
- Avoid overwriting.
Part – A
Time : 2.30 Hours
Marks: 60
Question No. (1 – 4):
Read the following passage.
I looked at father’s bare feet. Never having worn shoes, his feet had developed cracks and somehow resembled those of an elephant. I noticed this for the first time. I hadn’t noticed that the road was uneven. I didn’t have to since I was wearing a pair of hunting boots. I checked my wallet and sawr I still had around Rs. 40 with me. A pair of canvas shoes would cost around Rs. 12 and the remaining amount would be enough for me to get to Bomdila.
My father protested. ‘Give me an old pair. You don’t have to spend money on new shoes. ’I couldn’t convince him to buy a new pair. Reluctantly I gave him the hunting boots 1 was wearing. I then took out my pair of leather shoes from the trunk, and noticed my father’s face lighting up with contentment. Suddenly he looked at me and said. ‘Take care, Write to us……’
Father wanted to say something but the bus started moving. I sawr my father gradually receding into the distance. I saw that the road we had come by looked like a giant motionless rope. Father wrould use the same road to go back home. Simultaneously our journeys started in two opposite directions; with me seated in the luxurious seat of a bus and father walking back with weary legs on the pebble strewn road. (The Journey)
Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences. (4 × 3 = 12 M)
Question 1.
The narrator says, “Simultaneously our journeys started in twr opposite directions.” How were the journeys different?
Answer:
When the bus started moving, the narrator saw his father gradually receding into the distance. Both of their journeys started in two opposite directions, with the narrator in the luxurious seat of a bus and father walking back with tired legs on the pebble strewn road. The phrase ‘opposite directions’ suggests that both their directions were different. In fact, the son and the father had to travel in opposite directions to reach their destinations.
Question 2.
What were the two things unnoticed by the narrator? Why do you think they had gone unnoticed?
Answer:
The two things unnoticed by the narrator were : i) his father was barefooted and his feet had cracks in them which resembled those of an elephant, ii) The other thing was that the road was uneven, i.e., pebble-strewn-hard to walk on. With this it is implied that the narrator was little bit unconcerned and apathetic about his parents.
Question 3.
Why did the father insist on giving him an old pair of shoes?
Answer:
The father was simple, caring, affectionate and hard-working. Moreover, he was more careful about spending money. He was contended with the old shoes of his son. Therefore, he insisted on giving him an old pair of shoes. Not only that, but he also advised his son not to spend money on new shoes!
Question 4.
“Father wanted to say something but….”
What would father have said if the bus hadn’t started?
Answer:
The father was happy with the old pair of shoes his son had given him. His face lit up with contentment for the generosity his son had shown him. He wanted to express his gratitude but before he could do it, the bus had started. If the bus had not started, it is obvious that father would have expressed his love towards his son.
Question No. (5 – 8): Read the following passage.
“I can remember the time,” she said wistfully, “when all the fields around this village were green and the harvests good”. Her outstretched arm described a complete circle as she stood in the morning sun. “Then they built those monsters, those ….” Her voice spluttered in anger as she shook her fist at a collection of ominous looking black buildings on the horizon, covered in a low-lying shroud of thick smoke. “They said that factories need leather to make shoes, handbags and clothes. They said our menfolk would get jobs. They said we would all become rich.”
We stood silent, each thinking our own thoughts. Yes, they told you all that. But there is so much they didn’t tell you. They didn’t tell you that to change animal skins into leather – which they call tanning – uses as many as 250 different chemicals, including heavy metals such as cadmium,arsenic and chromium, arsenic and chromium.
They didn’t tell you that these chemicals are discharged into the environ ment from the those chimney stacks and fall to earth for miles around, polluting the earth below. They didn’t tell you that this would poison your fields, so that nothing will grow. (A Tale of Three Villages – Ponnimanthuri Village, India)
Answer each of the following questions in three to four sentences. (4 × 3 = 12 M)
Question 5.
What were the “montsters” and “ominous looking black buildings” referred to in the pasage?
Answer:
“Monsters” and “ominous looking black buildings” were mentioned in the passage. “Monsters” referred to big factories and “ominous looking black buildings” meant that they were signs of something bad to happen to the villagers in near future. Broadly speaking, this means that these leather factories would release poisonous gases which would definitely harm not only the entire environment but also the villagers.
Question 6.
What is tanning ? What are the chemicals used in tanning?
Answer:
Changing animal skins into leather is tanning. The process of tanning requires as many as 250 different chemicals to be used. These chemicals include heavy metals such as cadmium, arsenic and chromium.
Question 7.
Can factories be built near residential areas without causing pollution? If yes, how can this be done effectively?
Answer:
Factories cannot be built near residential areas without causing pollution. But if some pre¬cautions are taken, they can be built near residential areas without causing pollution. Firstly, the chemicals released from factories would not be dumped in open fields and into rivers. Secondly, special ash ponds must be provided for the discharged chemicals and they must be far away from the habitations. Greenery should be maintained in and around the factories.
Question 8.
Pick Three TRUE statements according to the passage.
A) Chromium is a heavy metal.
B) The fields were not green before the setting up of factories.
C) Factories need leather to make shoes, handbags and clothes.
D) Chemicals pollute the earth and poison the fields.
E) Factory owners have told all the advantages and adverse effects of setting up of the factories to the villagers.
Answer:
TRUE statements : A, C, D
Question No. (9 -12):
Study the table carefully and answer the questions given. (4 × 2 = 8 M)
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, TELANGANA
DETAILS OF TRADES FOR ITI (INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE)
ADMISSIONS – 2023
| Trade Code | Trade Name | Entry Qualification | Trade Duration | Trade Type |
| 421 | Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | 1 year | Non-Engineering |
| 430 | Dental Laboratory Equipment Technician (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | 2 year | Non-Engineering |
| 439 | Draughtsman (Mechanical) (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | 2 year | Engineering |
| 440 | Dress Making (NSQF) | 8th Class Passed | 1 year | Non-Engineering |
| 442 | Electrician (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | 2 year | Engineering |
| 446 | Electronics Mechanic (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | 2 year | Engineering |
| 449 | Fashion Design & Technology (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | 1 year | Non-Engineering |
| 453 | Fitter (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | 2 year | Engineering |
| 460 | Foundryman (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | l year | Engineering |
| 467 | Health Sanitary Inspector (NSQF) | 10th Class Passed | l year | Non-Engineering |
Question 9.
What is the table about?
Answer:
The table is about the details of trades for ITI (Industrial Training Institute) to be chosen for admission for the year 2023.
Question 10.
What are the Engineering trades?
Answer:
The engineering trades are draughtsman (mechanical) (NSQF), Electrician (NSQF). Electronics Mechanic (NSQF), Fitter (NSQF) and Foundryman (NSQF).
Question 11.
A boy named Ramu has studied up to 8th class and passed. What are the trades of ITI he is eligible to apply for?
Answer:
The trade of ITI Ramu is eligible to apply for is dress making (NSQF) only.
Question 12.
In what way the trades with codes 421, 449 and 467 similar? Explain.
Answer:
The trades with codes 421, 449 and 467 require candidates with 10th class qualification with one year duration. All the three trades are non-engineering ones.
Question No. (13):
Read the passage given below focussing on the parts that are underlined. Answer any 4 of the questions as directed and write them in the answer booklet. (4 × 2 = 8 M)
(i) The king said to the hermit. “I have come to you to get answers for three questions.” “How can I learn to do the right thing at the right time ? Who are the people I need most? And what affairs are the most important?
(ii) The hermit listened to the king. He did not speak. He went on digging.
(iii) “You are tired. You can take rest for a while.” said the king. “Let me take the spade and work in your place. “Thanks,” said the hermit, giving the king his spade. Then he sat down on the ground.
(iv) The king dug two beds. Then he stopped and repeated his questions. The hermit gave now answer, but stood up. (v) He stretched out his hand. He wanted to take back the spade, and said, “Now you rest, and let me work.” But the king did not give him the spade and continued to dig.
One hour passed, then another. The Sun went down behind the trees, and at last the king stuck the spade into the ground and said, “I came to you, wise man, for an answer to my questions. You didn’t reply. I will return home.”
(vi) The king turned back to leave. He saw someone came running towards him.
i) The king said to the hermit that _________.
ii) Combine the two sentences using ‘though’.
iii) Combine the sentences using ‘if’.
iv) Rewrite the sentence beginning with’Two beds.
v) Use ‘so that’ to combine the two sentences.
vi) Combine the two sentences using ‘As soon as’.
Answer:
i) The king told the hermit that he had come to him to get answers for three questions.
ii) Though the hemit listened to the king, he did not speak.
iii) If you are tired, you can take rest for a while.
iv) Two bed were dug by the king.
v) He stretched out his hand so that he could take back the spade.
vi) As soon as the king turned back to leave he saw someone came running towards him
Question No. 14.
In the One-act Play “The Dear Departed”, Abel Merryweather gave a shocking announcement that he was going to alter the will giving all his property to Mrs Shorrocks whom he would marry. He felt that she was the one who would think it a pleasure to look after him. Write a narrative about the sequence of events that made Abel Merryweather take the decision about marriage. (10 × 1 = 10 M)
You may use the following details.
His daughter misstook hin to be dead
• Things stolen by the daughter.
• Daughters were planning to divide the property between themselves.
• His realization about false affection of daughters and sons-in-law.
• His decision to alter the will and to marry John Shorrocks to start a new life.
Answer:
Narration:
Mr Abel Merryweather was a seventy two year old man. He had two daughters, Mrs. Amelia Slater and Mrs Elizabeth Jordan, his two sons-in-law were Henry Slater and Ben Jordan. The old man’s grand daughter, Victoria Slater was a girl of ten. The two sisters mistook their father to be dead due to heavy drinking.
Mrs Slater and Mrs Jordan wanted to make a list of the old man’s belongings so that they could divide between themselves. The bits of Mr Abel’s things included a bureau, a clock, insurance money, his gold watch and even his slippers. But ill-luck would have it, neither the daughters, nor the sons-in-law were in a mood of calling a doctor to see if the old man was dead or alive. Thus were they greedy.
They were engaged in planning to divide the property between themselves. It was strange the old man was alienated by his daughters. They did not show any love and concern towards him. They were unconcerned, apathetic and hateful towards him. They valued his property more than him. They ill-treated him in his last years. So Mr Abel, who knew all this beforehand, was vexed with their behaviour.
He realised that he was a burden to them. So he decided to go to someone who felt it is a pleasure to look after him. All these unpleasant developments forced 72-year-old Abel to marry John Shgorrocks to start a new life. This, his decision to remarry was a shocking news to his members of family. They were scared to know that he old man’s property would go to his newly married wife according to the altered will.
(OR)
The government has implemented LAKSHYA – A special action plan for 10th class students this academic year. Write a letter to your friend about this programme and how it helped you to prepare the best for the Public Examinations.
You can use the following details in your letter.
• Special Action Plan.
• Completion of syllabus.
• Grouping the students.
• Practicing as many papers as possible.
• Conducting special classes.
• Monitoring students progress.
• Counselling and motivation by the teachers.
• Parent Teacher Meetings.
Answer:
A letter to Friend:
Navipet.
13th, July, 20xx.
Dear Abhinav,
I am fine here and hope you are doing well. What is refreshing to note with your studies ? Now that the classes are taking momentum, I am fully engaged in my studies.
Do you know that the government has implemented a new system, LAKSHYA by name for 10th class students this academic year. It is a special action plan. I am very glad to say that this programme helped me to prepare well for the ensuing Public Examinations. In compliance with the guidelines of this programme, the subject teachers are busy with completion of the syllabus systematically within the stipulated period. They have formed groups for students based on their standards. We have been practicing the previous question papers once in a week. Our teachers are helping us reviewing our performance and evaluating our response.
As per the schedule, special classes during morning and after school are being conducted. They are monitoring our progress keenly with individual attention. Moreover, they are conducting counselling sessions and organizing motivation cla’sses now and then with renowned professionals such as retired teachers, lecturers and scholars. In addition to our regular classes, they are conducting Parent- Teacher Meetings every month and giving suggestions to improve our performance. We are fortunate enough to have such programme which enables us to make our future brighter ! I look forward to seeing you soon discuss about your studies at your school.
Yours lovingly,
Karthik Gangone.
To,
Abhinav,
10th Class,
Sri Chaitanya Techno School,
Madhapur, Hyderabad.
Question No. 15.
During the Second World War. APJ. Kalam filled the slot of helping hand to his cousin Sam- suddin to catch the newspaper bundles which were thrown from a moving train between Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi. Samsuddin, thus helped Kalam to earn his first wages.
Now imagine that you are APJ Kalam and write a Diary Entry of the feelings of earning the first wages in life. (5 M)
Answer:
Diary Entry
Mqnday, 12th August 20xx
9.30 pm
Dear Diary
The Second World War led to the suspension of the train halt at Rameswaram station. As a result, newspapers had to be bundled up and thrown out from the moving train. This forced my cousin Samsuddin, who distributed newspapers in Rameswaram to look for a helping hand to catch the bundles. I took up this job and earned my first wages in the process. The money thus earned helped me pay my college fees, buy books and the like. I enjoyed this position of helping my cousin as well as earning money. I felt proud of working hard to make money which aroused in me self-confidence. Isn’t it a strange experience?
APJ Abdul Kalam
Question No. 16.
Mr. Srinivasulu, the English teacher of your school has been selected for the District Best Teacher Award for the year 2023. Your school has arranged a programme to felicitate him. Prepare an Invitation for the “Felicitation Programme” on behalf of the Headmaster, teachers and students.
Answer:
| INVITATION NALANDA HIGH SCHOOL VIVE KANANDA NAGAR – NIZAMABAI CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO AT[END THE FELICITATION PROGRAMME to Sri SRINIVASULU garu, The English Teacher for having been selected for the District Best Teacher Award for the year 2Oxx Date: 02.09.2Oxx All are welcome! Headmaster, |
Part – B
Time: 30 Min.
Marks: 20
Instructions :
1) Answer the questions on the question paper itself and attach it to the answer booklet of Part – A.
2) Avoid overwriting.
Questions (17 – 21): Read the following poem.
I will get one tomorrow
Barber, barber, come and get me ;
Hairy torrents irk and fret me.
Hair and hair again appears,
And climbs like ivy round my ears.
Hair across my collar gambols ;
Down my neck it wayward ambles ;
Ever down it trips it trickles,
Yes, and where it trips, it tickles.
Barber dear, I wish I knew
Why I do not visit you.
Why I grudge the minutes ten
In your smiling den.
Why I choose to choke on hair
Rather than to mount your chair.
Men no busier than I
Weekly to your office hie;
Men no braver than myself;
Confront the armory on your shelf;
Men no wealthier than me
Gladly meet your modest fee.
Glossary:
Gambol = jump, hop Hie = go quickly
Grudge = dislike
Amble = move slowly
Confront = to face
Now answer the questions. Each question has four choices. Choose the correct answer and write A, B, C or D in the brackets given.
Question 17.
“The one’ that the poet getting tomorrow is
A) a haircut
B) a bath
C) a meal
D) a gift
Answer:
A (a haircut)
Question 18.
What is the poet’s feeling towards visiting the barber?
A) excited’
B) reluctant
C) indifferent
D) joyful
Answer:
B) reluctant
Question 19.
Men no busier than the poet go to barber
A) daily
B) weekly
C) monthly
D) rarely
Answer:
D) rarely
Question 20.
The poet feels his hair
A) amazing
B) cheering
C) irritating
D) despairing
Answer:
C) irritating
Question 21.
Hair and hair again appears, And climbs like ivy round my ears; The literary device used here is ______
A) metaphor
B) simile
C) personification
D) antithesis
Answer:
B) simile
Questions (22 – 26):
In the following passage, five sentences are numbered and each of them has an error. Correct them and rewrite them in the given space. (5 × 1 = 5 M)
The conductor asked the passengers to get down and they all put their strength together to V push the bus. (22) Having gain this initial momentum, the bus started.(23) Passengers clambered on, jostling one another. (24) The conductor rang the bell but the bus gradually took on speed. (25) It entered the village reluctantly like a truant children being dragged to school. (26) As it wound its way through the curves on the outskirts, it groaned and croaked like a hen about to lie eggs, and stopped with a bang in front of Bhujaba Patil’s residence.
Answer:
22. Having gained this initial momentum, the bus started.
23. Passengers clambered up. jostling one another.
24. The conductor rang the bell and the bus gradually took on speed.
25. It entered the village reluctantly like a truant child being dragged to school.
26. As it wound its way through the curves on the outskirts, it groaned and croaked like a hen about to lay eggs, and stopped with a bang in front of Bhujaba Path’s residence.
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)
A small amount of fat is _____(27)_____ essential part of a healthy, balanced diet. Fat is a source of essential fatty acids, _____ (28) _____ the body cannot make itself. Fat _____ (29) _____ the body absorb vitamin A, vitamin D and vitamin E. These vitamins are fat-soluble, which means they can only be absorbed with the help _____ (30) _____ fats. Any fat that’s not used by your body’s cells or turned into energy is converted into body fat. Likewise, unused carbohydrates _____ (31) _____ proteins are also converted into body fat.
Question 28.
A) a
B) an
C) any
D) one
Answer:
B) an
Question 28.
A) which
B) what
C) who
D) when
Answer:
A) which
Question 29.
A) help
B) helps
C) helped
D) helping
Answer:
B) helps
Question 30.
A) at
B) in
C) on
D) of
Answer:
D) of
Question 31.
A) and
B) but
C) so
D) if
Answer:
A) and
Questions (32 – 36):
Read the following passage with focus on the underlined parts. Answer them as directed in the space given. (5 × 1 = 5 M)
As a young cartoonist, Walt Disney faced many (32) rejections from newspaper editors, who said he had no (33) talent. One day a minister at a church hired him to (34) paint, some cartoons. Disney was working out of a small mouse (35) infisted shed near the church. After seeing a small mouse, he was inspired. That was the start of Mickey Mouse. Successful people don’t do great things; they only do small things in a great (36) weigh.
32. Write the word opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
selections / affirmations
33. Write the meaning of the underlined word.
Answer:
skill / ability / capacity
34. Replace the underlined word with the suitable word.
Answer:
draw
35. Write the correct spelling of the underlined word.
Answer:
infested
36. Replace the underlined word with the suitable word which is pronounced similarly.
Answer:
way