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Exam :ICSE(Class X) English-I & II
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CISCE ICSE Specimen Question Paper
English LANGUAGE
ENGLISH Paper 1 :
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
Related / Similar Question Paper : CISCE ISC English Question Paper
Question 1
Write a composition (350 – 400 words) on any one of the following :
(a) Me and my big mouth!
(b) Write about a time when you were late for an important function. What lesson on punctuality did you learn?
(c) Every home should adopt a pet animal. Express your views either for or against this statement.
(d) Write an original short story which illustrates the truth of the statement, One lie leads to another.
(e) Study the picture given below. Write a story or a description or an account of what it suggests to you. Your composition may be about the subject of the picture or you may take suggestions from it; however, there must be a clear connection between the picture and your composition.
Question 2
(Do not spend more than 20 minutes on this question.)
Select one of the following: [10]
(a) Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper telling him/her what you think about global warming, its effects and what people should do to prevent it from getting worse.
(b) A friend of yours has been out of station for a month and there was an important event/function held in the school while he/she was away. Write him/her a letter describing of the event/function, and your role in it, and why your friend was missed.
Question 3
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
My husband Pele and I were staying in a holiday house overlooking the beautiful, lush rainforests of Indonesia. The glass walls framed a fine view across the Bagon Valley to what had been the summer palace of President Suharto.
The first morning we strolled hand in hand up a winding pathway, heading to the main building for breakfast. But once we arrived at the dinning room, I realized 5 we‟d forgotten our money, so I volunteered to run back to the house.
Making my way down the path, I turned the last corner only to find a giant bird, similar to an emu, standing outside our front door.
(a) Give the meanings of the following words as used in the passage. One word answers or short phrases will be accepted.
(i) strolled (line 4)
(ii) fascination (line 10)
(iii) foliage (line 20) [3]
(b) Answer the following questions briefly in your own words.
(i) What was Pele‟s wife‟s first mistake when she saw the bird? [2]
(ii) How did the bird react to the lady‟s third mistake? [2]
(iii) What did she do after this reaction of the bird? [2]
(iv) Describe the Cassowary. [2]
(v) Why did Pele find the situation amusing at first? Why did he change his attitude? [2]
(vi) Use the word „framed‟ (line 2) in a sentence of your own such that it has a meaning different from that used in the passage. [2]
(c) With close reference to the last paragraph of the extract and in not more than 60 words describe how the couple got into their room when they were together. [8]
(d) Give a title to the passage and give a reason to justify your choice. [2]
Question 4
(a) In the following passage, fill in each of the numbered blanks with the :
correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.
Example :
(0) discussed.
The other day we (0) ______(discuss) the attitudes of people in our country. Why (1) _____ (be) most of them rude and aggressive? Pritam asked. Sanjana (2) ______(say) that it (3) _____(be) because there (4) ________(be) too many people and one had to fight for everything. Nirode (5)______(insist) that it (6) ______(be) the climate. We (7) _______(be) as efficient and polite as Europeans if only our weather (8) _______ (be) better. [4]
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c) with close reference to the paragraph of the extract and in not more than 60 words describe how the couple got into their room and when they were together.
please answer to my question fastttt......
How did the bird react to lady's third mistake? Actually I didn't get which one is the third mistake?
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words :
(i) Her parents live ________ New Delhi.
(ii) Joe- s parents are sick ________ his behaviour.
(iii) Colonel Gurmeet congratulated the soldiers _______ their victory.
(iv) The planet was seen ________ the telescope.
(v) The news of his promotion came ________the next day.
(iii) Colonel Gurmeet congratulated the soldiers on their victory.
(v) The news of his promotion came in the next day.
What was Pele- s wife- s first mistake when she saw the bird?
Her first mistake was that she moved close to the giant bird.
What are the answers for these questions?