10th- Important Questions for Final Exam

 Pattern

Q.1 Unseen Passage 10x1=10 marks (5 MCQ, 5 Very Short)

Q.2 Unseen Passage 10x1=10 marks (5 MCQ, 5 Very Short)

Q.3 Grammar 10 Marks ( Verbs form, Articles, Punctuation, Indirect Speech, Modals, Non-Finites)

Q.4 Application/Letter 5 Marks

Q.5 Report/Paragraph/Story 5 Marks

Q.6 Passage 5 Marks (MCQ based)

Q.7 Short Type Q from Prose Q 2 of 3 Marks=6

Marks

Q.8 Essay Type/Long Answer from Prose 6 Marks

Q.9 Stanza 5 Marks (MCQ based)

Q.10 Short Type Q from Poems Q 2 of 3 Marks=6

Q.11  Short Type Q from Suppl. Q 2 of 3 Marks=6

Q13. Esaay Type/Long Answer from Suppl. 6 Marks


Important Questions

Q.4  Application/Letter

  1. Letter complaining about the frequent breakdown of electricity.
  2. Letter for complaining about noise pollution
  3. Letter about rising prices
  4. Application to arrange educational tour
  5. Application to arrange extra classes
  6. Application for character certificate

Q.5 Report/Paragraph/Story

  1. Paragraph on Road Safety
  2. Value of Discipline/Games
  3. The Game You Like Most
  4.     Work is worship 
  5. Aim of Education
  6. Report on Annual Sports Meet
  7. Report Blood Donation Camp
  8. Report Inter School Painting Competition
  9. Report on Tree Plantation Camp
  10. Report Regional Debate Competition

Q.7 (From Prose) Short Type Q 

  1. What did Lencho hope for?
  2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
  3. Where was Lencho’s house situated?
  4. What are the raindrops compared to and why?
  5. Why was Lencho angry when he received the letter?
  6. What does Mandela thank the international leaders for?
  7. What ideals does he set out for the future of South Africa?
  8. What ‘twin obligations’ does Mandela mention?
  9. How did Mandela’s’ hunger for freedom’ change his life?
  10. How was 10th May a special day in South Africa?
  11. What does Mandela mean by ‘transitory freedoms’?
  12. Why were two national anthems sung?
  13. When did the seagull’s flight begin? And where did it end?
  14. How did the young seagull’s parents teach him the art of flying?
  15. What makes writing a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?
  16. Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do?
  17. What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?
  18. Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?
  19. When would the baker come everyday? Why did the children run to meet him?
  20. How did the baker make his presence in the morning?
  21. Who invites the comment – ‘he is dressed like a pader’? Why?
  22. How can you say that bread-making is still popular in Goa?
  23. How is the baker very important for special occasions in the village?
  24. Where is Coorg?
  25. What is Coorg famous for? What is the best season to visit Coorg?
  26. Why does Maxwell go to Basra? How long does he wait there and why?
  27. How was Mij to be transported to England?
  28. What game had Mij invented?
  29. Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
  30. How did Valli save up money for her first journey? Was it easy for her?
  31. What was Valli’s favourite pastime?
  32. What details did Valli pick up about the bus journey?
  33. How did Siddhartha Gautama get the name of Buddha?
  34. Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?
  35. Who was Kisa Gotami? Why did she come to Gautama Buddha?
  36. Do you think Kisa Gotami was ‘selfish in her grief’?
  37. Write a note on the title of the play ‘The Proposal’.
  38. Describe Lomov’s first meeting/quarrel with Natalya.

Q.8 Essay Type Q from Prose

  1. Write a brief summary of the story 'A Letter to God'
  2. How does Mandela describe the scene of inauguration?
  3. Compare and contrast  the young seagull  in the beginning  and at the end of the lesson. 
  4. What message does Liam O Flaherty 's Story 'His First Flight' convey?
  5. How did the black aeroplane help the pilot of old Dakota?
  6. Write the brief character sketch of Anne?
  7. 'Paper has more patience than people '. Explain. 
  8. Describe  Gavin Maxwell's experience  with the Otter in the aircraft?
  9. Give a brief character sketch of Valli.
  10. The Proposal is really  a great comedy, full of humour. explain the statement.

Q.10 (from Poems) Short Type Q

  1. What is ‘dust of snow’? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s mood changed?
  2. What do the ‘crow’ and ‘hemlock’ represent – joy or sorrow? What does the dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stand for?
  3. Where was the crow sitting? What did it shake on the poet?
  4. What is ‘fire’ a symbol of in the poem, ‘Fire and Ice’?
  5. What is ‘ice’ a symbol of in the poem?
  6. What is the main idea of the poem?
  7. How will the world end in fire and ice?
  8. Why do some people say that the world will end in fire?
  9. Why do some people say that the world will end in ice?
  10. How, according to Roberts Frost will the world end twice?
  11. How does the tiger terrify the villagers?
  12. How does the tiger behave at night?
  13. Where is the strength of the tiger and how does he treat the visitors?
  14. What message does the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ give?
  15. Where are the Asian lions found?
  16. Why does the poet say that a bear’s ‘hug’ may confuse a novice?
  17. How can you distinguish a crocodile from a hyena?
  18. What does ‘in the world of possessions’ mean?
  19. What does the poet say the boy is learning from the loss of the ball?
  20. What is the main idea of John Berryman’s poem, ‘The Ball Poem?
  21. Explain: ‘And no one buys a ball back. Money is eternal.
  22. What could Amanda do, if she were a mermaid?
  23. Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?
  24. Why does Amanda want to be Rapunzel?
  25. What is the central Idea of the poem, ‘Amanda’?
  26. How does Amanda describe her life as an Orphan? Why?
  27. What three things does the speaker ask Amanda to do?
  28. Where are the trees in the poem? What do their roots, leaves and twigs do?
  29. What kind of trees are described in this poem? Why are they not useful for birds or insects?
  30. What is the theme of the poem ‘The Tees’?
  31. Why does the poet compare the branches with newly discharged patients?
  32. How does the poet describe the fog’s movements?
  33. How does the poet compare the fog with the cat?
  34. Where did Belinda live and which animals lived with her?
  35. Who was Custard and how did he look?
  36. How was the pirate killed?
  37. How is ‘The Tale of Custard the Dragon’ a ballad?
  38. Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? Why is the dragon called ‘cowardly dragon’?
  39. What colour is the young woman’s hair? What does she say she can change it to? Why would she want to do so?
  40. What is the central idea of the poem’ For Anne Gregory’?

Q.11 (from Suppl.) Short Type 

  1. Why is Mrs. Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
  2. Why does Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is ‘a triumph of surgery’? 
  3. Why was Mr. Herriot shocked at Tricki’s appearance?
  4. Does Anil realize that he has been robbed?Who is ‘I’ in this story? Why did he change his name every months
  5. Why did Hari Singh want to work for Anil?
  6. How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
  7. Who came to meet Ausable? What was his profession?
  8. How did Ausable get rid of Max?
  9. What does Horace Danby like to collect?
  10. Why does he steal every year?Why was Mrs. Hall found the scientist eccentric?
  11. What curious episode occurs in the study?
  12. Why were the two boys in London surprised and fascinated?
  13. What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company?
  14. How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
  15. How did his mother help him?
  16. What kind of a person Mme Loisel?  Why is he always unhappy?
  17. How was Mrs. Loisel a ‘mistake of destiny’?
  18. What was the cause of Matilda’s endless suffering?
  19. Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
  20. Why did Bholi’s parents accept Bishamber’s marriage proposal?
  21. Why was Sulekha nicknamed Bholi?
  22. Why was the 20th century called the ‘Era of the Book’?
  23. Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century?
  24. What according to Historian saved the Earth from the Martian attack?

Q.12 Essay Type Q from Suppl

  1. Describe the ‘parting scene’ between Tricki and Mrs. Pumphrey’s household.
  2. Give a brief character sketch of Tricki.
  3. Give a brief character sketch of the thief in Ruskin Bond’s ‘The Thief’s Story’.
  4. Compare in your own words the characters of Anil and the thief in the story.
  5. Describe the incident leading to the death of Max in ‘The Midnight Visitor’.
  6. Write a character sketch of the secret agent, Ausable.
  7. Write a character sketch of Horace Danby.
  8. Describe briefly the story ‘A Question of Trust’ in your own words.
  9. How can you say that Griffin was a lawless person?
  10. What curious episode took place in the clergyman’s study room.
  11. How did Ebright’s mother encourage him to become a scientist?
  12. How did Ebright get the idea of his new theory about cell life? How important was it and how will it be useful for humanity?
  13. What qualities of a person help into making him a scientist? Does Ebright have all these qualities? What other interests does he have?
  14. Give a brief character sketch of Mrs. Matilda Loisel.
  15. How did the hack driver sketch the character of Oliver Lutkins?
  16. Why did Bholi’s marriage to Bishamber not take place?
  17. Why was Ramlal worried about Bholi, and not about his other children?
  18. Why does Think-Tank decide not to invade the Earth?
Sushil Kumar