cbseacademic.nic.in Class X English Sample Question Paper 2019-20 : CBSE Academic

Name of the Board : CBSE Academic
Class : X STD
Document Type : Sample Question Paper SQP 2019-20
Subject : English
Year : 2019-20
Website : http://cbseacademic.nic.in/SQP_CLASSX_2019_20.html

CBSE X English Question Paper

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Section A

Reading :
Q1 Read the passage carefully.
Red Cross : How Hope Evolved
On June 24, 1859, Emperors Napoleon III and Franz Joseph I engaged in the Battle of Solferino, commanding a combined total of about 270,000 troops onto the field for a single day of battle. Nearly 40,000 were either dead, injured, or missing, many of whom were simply left to die on the battlefield.

Later, spectators crowded the fields, looking for loved ones, searching for items they could sell, or simply taking in the horrors of the battle .A Swiss businessman and social activist Jean Henri Dunant, who was traveling in Solferino witnessed all this.

a. How many soldiers fought in the battle of Solferino on June 24?
i. 270,000
ii. 40,000
iii. 230,000
iv. 23,000

b. What is the correct order of the information given below
I. Dunant organised a camp of volunteers.
II. Emperor Napoleon III and Franz Joseph I fought a battle.
III. The book ‘A Memory of Solferino was written.
IV. Dunant travelled in Solferino.
(i) IV, III, II, I
(ii) I, II, III, IV
(iii) II, I, IV, III
(iv) II, IV, I, III

c. The writer of ‘A Memory of Solferino’ was
i. Emperor Napoleon III
ii. Franz Joseph I
iii. Jean Henri Dunant
iv. International Red Cross

d. The modern day Red Cross does not deal with
i. Blood donation
ii. Disaster Relief
iii. Epidemic Treatment
iv. Writing a book

e. The most appropriate sub-heading to para 2 of the passage is
i. How International Federation of Red Cross Evolved!
ii. Functions of Red Cross
iii. The Contributions of Jean Henri Dunant
iv. The Battle of Solferino

f. The aid provided by Dunant’s volunteers during the battle of Solferino was
I. to help bring water and food to the injured
II. to assist with medical treatment
III. to write a book
IV. to give relief in epidemic

(i) I and III
(ii) III and IV
(iii) I and II
(iv) II and III

g. You can donate your blood and your _________ to Red Cross.
h. Jean Henri Dunant participated in the war.( True/ False)

Section B

Writing & Grammar :
Q3) You are Neha/Nihal Singh, Computer In-charge of Army Public School. Your school wishes to buy 20 computers and computer accessories from Apple Inc., Nehru Place, New Delhi. Draft a letter placing an order for the same. (100-150 words)
OR
The government has urged the people of India to realize the dream of ‘Clean India’. Write an article describing the measures that people can take for a cleaner and greener India. You are Anju/Amit Kumar (100-150 words)

Q4) Complete the following story- (150-200 words)
Once there was an old man. He had four sons. They always quarreled with one another. One fine day……………………………
OR
Taking cue from the picture given above, write a story in 150-200 words
For Visually Impaired candidates only-
Kunal- good student- determined- scored good marks- examination- got late- helping an old man- teacher scolded- later appreciated- gave exam- stood first

Q5) Complete the paragraph given below by filling in the blanks choosing the correct option from those that follow-

Elephants (a) _____ the largest land mammals. Three species of elephants (b) _____ living today. Elephants (c) ________other Elephantidae were once classified with other thick skinned . The elephant’s gestation period is 22 months, (d) _________ longest for any land animal.

(a) (i) is (ii) are (iii) was (iv) were
(b) (i) are living (ii) have been living (iii) had been living (iv) will be living
(c) (i) with (ii) also (iii) and (iv) but
(d) (i) a (ii) an (iii) which (iv) the

Q6) The following paragraph has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.

Tsunami is a series in waves (a) _______ _______
generated in a body from water (b) _______ _______
through an impulsive disturbance (c) _______ _______
causing damage to property or loss of life. (d) _______ _______

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Section C

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“He should be lurking in shadow,
Sliding through long grass
Near the water hole
Where plump deer pass.”

a. The poem, “A Tiger in the Zoo” is written by
(i) Leslie Norris
(ii) William Blake
(iii) Peter Niblett
(iv) Robert Frost

b. The tiger should be lurking in the shadow
(i) for his prey
(ii) for taking rest
(iii) for leisure
(iv) for scaring others

c. The deer frequents the water hole to ________________________
d. The phrase ‘lurking in the shadow’ here means ________________
OR

“I agreed that it was pretty disrespectful treatment. We did, however, search the house. Since it was only one storey high, Bill went round it, peering in at all the windows. We examined the barn and stable.”

a. Who does ‘I’ refer to-
(i) Sinclair Lewis
(ii) Carol Lewis
(iii) Oliver Lutkins
(iv) Leslie Norris

b. What was Bill’s profession?
(i) Lawyer
(ii) hack driver
(iii) guide
(iv) drama artist

c. The disrespectful treatment faced by the speaker was ________
d. The phrase ‘peering in at all windows’ here means _____________

Q9) Answer any five of the following questions in 30 to 40 words each.
a. Why did Hari Singh think that Anil’s job was queer?
b. Bholi was a neglected child. Explain.
c. Why did Mr.Keesing call Anne ‘an incorrigible chatterbox’?
d. Nelson Mandela speaks of ‘Twin Obligations’. Elucidate
e. Why did Belinda tickle the dragon?
f. How is bread an important part of life in Goa?