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Section-A (Reading Skills)
1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :
Dr C.V. Raman was the genius who won the Nobel Prize for Physics, with simple equipment barely worth Rs. 300" He was the first Asian scientist to u, in the Nobel Prize. He was a man of boundless curiosity and a lively sense of humour. His spirit of inquiry and devotion to science laid the foundation for scientific research"l in India. And he won honour as a scientist and affection as a teacher and a man. Raman was studious. He kept in touch with the latest development in science in the world around him. He had personal contact with many scientists. He used to read new books and research papers from different centres. '"The equipment which brought me the Nobel Prize did not cost more than three hundred rupees. A table drawer can hold all my research equipment," he used to say with pride. It was his conviction that if the research work is not inspired by within, any amount of money cannot bring success in research.
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(1) What kind of a man was Dr C.V" Raman?

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Dr C.V. Raman man of boundless curiosity and a lively sense of humour.
What is he famous for?

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He is famous for being the first Asian scientist to win the Nobel Prize.
Complete the following sentences :
(a) The equipment that won him the Nobel Prize..........................

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The equipment that won him the Nobel Prize did not cost more than three hundred rupees.
A research worker is successful only if he is.................................

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A research worker is successful only if he is inspired from within.

(r0 Match the words in column A with their antonyms in column B :
A   B
affection doubt
conviction    dislike

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Affection                     dislike

Conviction                    doubt
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Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow :
A Nation's Strength
Not gold, but only men can make
A people great and strong
Men who, for truth and honours sake,
Stand fast and suffer long.
Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly,
They build a nation's pillars deep
Ardliftthern to the sky. (R.W.Emerson)
Questions:
(i) What miles a nation great and strong?

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Man make nation great and strong
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Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow :

Not gold, but only men can make

A people great and strong

Men who, for truth and honour's sake,

Stand fast and suffer long

Brave men who work while others sleep,

Who dare while others fly,

They build a nation's pillars deep,

And lift them to the sky.

Questions :

(i) What makes a nation great and strong?
What do the brave men do while others sleep?

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Brave man work while others sleep.
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What do brave men do while others sleep?
How can they lift a nation to the sky?

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They can lift a nation to the sky by working and daring.
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How can they lift a nation to the sky?

Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:

A B

truth endure

suffer reality

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Truth reality

Endure Suffer
Section-B (Text hooks) (English Main Course Book) (Prose)

(a) Answer and three of the following questions in 15-20 words each

(i) Why was the Happy Prince crying?

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The statue of the happy prince has been sat up very high. He could see all the sorrow and misery of the people of a city this all made him cry.
What are machines doing for humans?

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Machines have given men abnormal power. Machines are helping the man in every field and working as a slave.
What is there in the personality of every man?

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The personality of every individual there is a good reservoir of unused power.
Mar 2019
What is there in the personality of every man ? (Secret of Happiness)

How did Jim manage to buy the present for Della?

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Jim had the beautiful gold watch he sold it to buy the present for Della.
Mar 2018
How had Jim managed to buy the present for Della ? (A Gift for Christmas)
How did Achilles die?

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Achilles’s heel was only vulnerable part of his body. Pan hit him in the heel with his poisoned arrow due to which he died
Answer the following question in 30-50 words :
What does the practice of 'Langar' stand for? Explain.

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Langar is the symbol of love and feeling and fellow. It is symbol OF Brother hood and equality. It tells us that we should eat only after we share our meal with others. By sharing our meal to other we develop a great feeling of love and brotherhood.
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How does Phatik feel when he is at Kolkata?

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While at Kolkata Phatik feels like fish out of water. His aunt treats ill him. His cousins mock at him.at school his teachers came him daily. All their make him feels very miserable. he longs to go back his village him.

English Literature (Supplementary Reader)
3. Answer any four of the following questions in25-30 words each :
(i) How did the author lose his eyesight?

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one day he struck by a fast-moving vehicle while going on a busy street. As a result of the accident, the author loses his eyesight.
How did Subbiah manage to get rice during the drought ?

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Subbiah would go around the countryside and collect as much rice as he could during the drought.
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How did Subbiah manage to get rice during the drought?
Where did Holmes get the illness from? When did he get it?

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Holmes got the illness from some Chinese sailor. He got it when he working on a case at the place nears the river
What did Minnie ask her husband when she came out of the cab?

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She asked him to get into the cab and put on his shoes, hat and coat.

How did Pakhorn manage to put together the money for buying the land?

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Pakhom sold his coat and one-half of his bees. He borrowed some money from his brother-in-law. He hired out one of his son as a labourer and took his salary in advance.
Why was the boy called 'Sausage'?

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He was called Sausage as he was quite fat and plump.
Mar 2018
Why was theboy called 'sausage' ? (Return to Air)
English Main Course Book (Poetry)
4. (a) Answer any two of the following questions after reading the stanza :
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head :
And this our life, exempt from public haunts
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
I would not change it.
Questions:
(i) Name the poem and the Poet.

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Name the poem is sweet are the use of adversity and Name the Poet William Shakespeare.
What does the speaker compare adversity with?

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The speaker compares adversity with road.

What is the life in the woods free from?

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The life in the woods IS free from the evils of crowded city life.
Answer the following question in about 30-50 words :
Write the theme of the poem 'Death the Leveller'?

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Death the Leveller poem is written by James Shirley. In this pome, it told that death comes to all. It treats the mighty and the weak equally. It reduces everyone to dust. So it is useless to boast of one’s or wealth or fame. Only good action will remain after our death. Thus we should always be just in our action.
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Who was Sir Pertab Singh?

Long Answer Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 10th

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Sir Pertab Singh was the king of Jodhpur. He lived in red-rose house. He was a true friend. He did not believe in cast-system. For him cast of soldiers is only true cast.
Section-C (Vocabulary)
5. (a) Fill in the blank with a suitable word from those in brackets
Do not ...................in the class. (doze/dose)

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Do not doze in the class.

Giveonewordforthefollowing :
One who never dies

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Immortal
Use the following idiom in a sentence of your own :
To carry the day

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To carry the day- It was a difficult match but India team finally to carry the day.
Correctthefbllowingsentence.
He wrote very good poetries

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He wrote very good poetry.
sections-D (Grammar)
6. Do as directed,
(i) Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners :
He looks as stupid as ............ owl

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He looks as stupid as an owl.

Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition :
He was accused............ thef

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He was accused of theft.
Fill in the blanks with suitable models :
(a) It............ rain today (may/must)

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It may rain today.
You.................... follow the traffic (must/can)

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You must follow the traffic.
Combine the sentences with a suitable Conjunction :

(i) The sum is difficult. (ii) We cannot solve it.

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We cannot solve the sum as is difficult.

Identify the subordinate clause and name it:

Life is what you make it

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Life is what you make it. (noun clause)
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the non-finite verb given in the brackets.
Do you want ............ my address. (know)

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Do you want to know my address?
Change the voice :

(a) I know his ways.

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His ways are known by me
He has been punished

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Someone has punished him

Change the narration :

(a) My mother said to me "Did you break the cup?"

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My mother asked me if I broke the cup.
"Why are you sad?" She said to Naini.

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She asked Naini Why was she sad?
Change into the Past Indefinite Tense :
She is going to Shimla with me.

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She went to Shimla with me.
Punctuate the following sentence :
harpreet is a student of khalsa college amritsar

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Harpreet is a student of Khalsa College Amritsar.

Section-E (Writing Skills)
7(a) You are Tony and you live at 51, Central Town, Mohali. Write a letter to your father who is on a long tour. giving him home news.

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51, Central Town,

Mohali.

9 December 2017

Dear father

we got your letter yesterday. We all are fine and hope that you are in perfect health and cheerful spirits. I have some news to tell you. Ravi has got his result. He has passed the matriculation examination with 86% marks. His teacher wants him to take up science subjects. We are waiting for you to come to decide. Mother is not having good health as our maid-servant is on leave and she has to do all domestic shores. I and Monika help her.

Daljit uncle visited us yesterday. He is back from Germany he has bought many gifts for us. You must write a letter to him. Rest when you are at home.

Yours affectionately

Tony
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Imagine you are Rahul. You live at Muktsar. You live in Gandhi Nagar. your house number is 765. you want to buy some books. Write a letter to the Manager, LayalBook Depot. Ludhiana, ordering books of your choice.

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Layal Book Depot

Ludhiana

Dear sir

Kindly dispatch the following books per VVP at your earliest convince

1 my experiments with truth-2 copies(Mahatma Gandhi)

2 world power 4 copies (Neel Wenborn)

3 Bhargam English dictionaries

Thanking you

Yours faithfully

Rahul
With the help of the outline given below, write a paragraph on 'A Street Hawker' in about 100 words.

A familiar figure ' ..... . . . ... see near schools, bus stands, streets............ shouts in full voice ... .. ....... attracts the customers by adding adjectives to his wares............... sells vegetables, fruits, ice-cream............ sometimes sells things at high rates............ life very hard

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A Street Hawker Roam around our living area. He is a familiar figure. He can be easily sun near school, bus stands, streets, railway station, and colleges. He shouts in full voice. He tried to attract the customer by adding adjectives to his wares. He sells vegetable, fruits, ice-cream. He sometimes stole things. He tell very high of his wares. Life is very hard for them to earn their livelihood.
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With the help of the outline given below, write a paragraph on 'A Scene at a Bus Stand'in about 100words:
colourful spectacle........... busy during the day ...,........presents a mini bazaar..........,. booking window............. bought the tickets................ boarded the bus ............ beggars begging a coin or two................ people eating peanuts conductor gave the whistle ......I said bye' to cousin

Long Answer 4 Marks Mar-2017 • PSEB Class 10th

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I visit a bus stand. The scene there was a very colourful spectacle. Bus stand remains busy during the day. There was a mini bazaar in the bus stand. It has a booking window. I go and bought the ticket. Then I boarded the bus. The beggars were roaming for begging a coin or two. Some people were eating peanut some were taking tea. Some were reading the newspaper. Pickpockets were also there. The conductor gave a whistle to get ready. The bus gets stated to go. I said bye to my cousin.

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You are Sonal, Cultural Secretary of the City Public Schcxrl, Lucknow. Write a notice inviting students to give their names for Fancy Dress Competition being held in the School.

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City Public School, Lucknow

NOTICE

24 October 2017

The Fancy Dress Competition will be held on Saturday, the 14^th November 2017 in the School hall. Those who want to take part should give their names to the undersigned by 10^thof November.

Sonal,

Cultural Secretary

Read the following telephone conversation :

Neha Hello! Is it 4607875?

Seema: Yes,

Neha: I am Neha. May I speak to Kriti, please?

Seema: She has gone to market and won't be back till 9 o, clock.

Neha: Please tell her that she is invited to my birthday party on 15th April at 6 pm at my house.

Seema: I' ll convey your message.

Neha: Thankyou

Write this message to Kriti on behalf of Seema.

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MESSAGE

12^TH April 2018 4:30

Krite

Neha rang up to invite you to her birthday party on 15^th April at 6 pm at her house

Seema

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