UP BOARD 2020
- PC : MRP
The preparations for the UP Board exam are getting more serious as the exam dates are coming closer. English is one of the most important subjects for class 10th students of UP.
For the students who will be appearing this year, will be a bit nervous and uncertain about the type of questions that might come for the exam. The practice paper is given here which is very useful for students of the UP Board of Examination, Class 10th.
The sample paper is especially being prepared for the students by the in-house experts. Practising these questions will help you understand the concept better.
English Subject: Model Test Paper
Time: 3.15 hours
Max. Marks: 70
Section 'A'
1. Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it :Tansen was a great musician and Akbar was very fond of his music. One day when Tansen was in particularly good form. Akbar went into ecstasy and asked him, "What is the secret of this concord of notes which takes me out of this world and transports me to Divine regions? I have not heard anyone else who can thus cast a spell of magic and make a slave of our hearts. You are really wonderful, Tansen."
(i) Write the name of the lesson from which the given passage has been taken. Who is the author of this lesson? (2 Marks)
(ii) Who was Tansen? How did Akbar react to his music? (2 Marks)
2. Answer one of the following questions in about 60 words : (4 Marks)
(a) Relate the story of Guru Nanak and Mardana in your own words in about 100 words.
(b) How could Yudhishthira please the Yaksha a lot and to what result?
3. Answer two of the following questions in about 25 words each : (2+2=4 Marks)
(a) How much money did Lancho need and how much did he get?
(b) What did Brahma create in the universe? Why was he sad?
(c) What did Socrates try to teach the people by talking to them?
4. Match the words of List 'A' with their meaning in List 'B' (4x1=4 Marks)
List 'A' List 'B'
Different Reputation
Fame Seriousness
Gravity Secret
Mystery Unlike
5. Read the following lines of poetry and answer the questions given below it :
Honey, child, honey, child where are you going? would you cast your jewels?
All to the breezes blowing?
(a) Give the title of the poem from which the above lines have been selected. (2 Marks)
(b) Select rhyming words in the above stanza. (2 Marks)
6. Give the Central idea of one of the following poems. (3 Marks)
(a) The Fountain (b) The nation Builders
OR
Write four lines from one of the poems given in your textbook. (Do not copy out the line given in this question paper)
7. Answer two of the following questions in about 25 words each. (2+2=4 Marks)
(a) Why was Edison taken out of the school?
(b) What is the important thing about the Olympic Games according to Pierre De Coubertin?
(c) What special qualities did Vikramaditya possess?
8. Point out True and False in the following statements. (4x1=4 Marks)
(a) Olympic Games were held in Berlin in 1936.
(b) Winning is the most important thing in games and sports.
(c) Electric light stone in America for the first time in 1882.
(d) The Vikram Samrat owes its origin to Vikramaditya.
9. Select the most suitable alternative to complete the following statements. (4x1=4 Marks)
(a) Edison was fond of
(i) Telling stories (ii) Playing games (iii) Making experiments (iv) Flying Kites
(b) The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya was found in
(i) Winning (ii) Taking Part (iii) Playing Tricks (iv) Travelling to a foreign country.
(c) Edison got a beating from his mother because
(i) he had sold the eggs (ii) he had hatched the eggs (iii) he had smashed the eggs and spoiled his shorts (iv) he had eaten up all the eggs.
Section 'B'
10. Do as indicated against each of the following statement.(i) loss his regretting seller the greedy cried (Frame a correct sentence by re-ordering the words) (2 Marks)
(ii) This house............to me. (Use the correct form of the Verb 'belong' to fill in the blanks) (2 Marks)
(iii) The hunter shot the tiger (change into passive voice) (2 Marks)
(iv) He said to his friend, "Can you call my father?" (2 Marks)
11. (a) Choose the correct preposition from the ones given below the sentence to fill in the blank. (2 Marks)
Listen ..... what he says.
(b) Complete the following sentence. (2 Marks)
Can you tell me where ..........................
(c) Complete the spellings of the following words. (1/2+1/2=1 Marks)
(i)D_S_ip_e
(ii) Bel_ve
(d) Punctuate the following, using capital letters wherever necessary. (2 Marks)
he wrote i can't come because i am ill
12. Translate the following into English. (4 Marks)
जब मैं स्टेशन पहुंचा तो रेलगाड़ी छूटने ही वाली थी। मैं दौड़कर प्लेटफार्म पर गया। वहां पहुंचा ही था कि गाड़ी चल दी। गाड़ी ने शीघ्र ही गति पकड़ ली और मैं एक मूर्ख की तरह उसे प्लेटफार्म से बाहर जाते हुए देख रहा था।
13. Write an application to your principal for arranging regular evening games in the college. (Do not write your name and Roll No.) (4 Marks)
OR
Write a letter to your friend inviting him to attend your brother's marriage ceremony. (Do not write your name address and Roll no.)
14. Write an essay on one of the following topics in about 75 words. Points of help are given below for each topic. (6 Marks)
(a) Pollution
(i) Introduction (ii) Air Pollution (iii) Water Pollution (iv) How to Fight Pollution
(b) My Village
(i) Introduction (ii) Past Condition (iii) Education (iv) Atmosphere
(c) My grandfather
(i) Introduction (ii) His qualities (iii) His behaviour (iv) Conclusion
15. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question set thereon :
Mother Teresa was a great lady. She is known all over the world. She helped the poor and the needy. She served the sick and the homeless. She was born in August 1910 in Youoslavia but she made India her home and lived in Kolkata. She started a home for the orphans. She named it 'Nirmal Hridaya.' She looked after the sick, poor and downtrodden. She even set up homes for lepers who were stunned by even their own families. She was awarded the Noble Peace Prize. She was given the 'Bharat Ratna' also.
Questions :
(1) What did Mother Teresa do for the orphans and lepers? (3 Marks)
(2) What awards were given to her? (3 Marks)
Paper by- Mayank Kumar Shukla, Teacher, SSV Inter College, Hapur
