MP Board Question paper class 10th 2024-25 English
Class-10 English अंग्रेजी SET-A-2025
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Total Printed Pages: 8 SET / सेट : (A) Total Questions: 16
हाईस्कूल मुख्य परीक्षा वर्ष - 2025
High School Examination (Main) - 2025
Time:3 Hours Maximum Marks: 75
अंग्रेजी ENGLISH
1 Instructions:
(i) Read all the questions carefully.
(ii) Read the instructions given with the questions before attempting them.
(iii) Marks allotted to each question are given against them.
SECTION A
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below: 1×5=5
In 1866, Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist, introduced a form of nitroglycerine that could be handled safely. He called it dynamite. In 1875, he went on to invent gelignite. Theseexplosives were used in engineering application, but they also had an obvious military application. As a committed pacifist, Nobel hoped that his explosives would provide such a deterrent to war that they would bring peace to mankind. His inventions did not bring peace, but they did bring him a massive fortune, which he used in his will to endow the Nobel Prizes awarded to those who have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind in Five categories. He left £ 32,00,000 in his will to finance prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. The Bank of Sweden inaugurated a new Nobel Prize for Economics in 1969. In 1903, Marie Curie became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, sharing it with her husband.
Questions:
(i) Who was Alfred Nobel?
(a) Indian Chemist (b) African Chemist
(c) Swedish Chemist (d) English Chemist
(ii) What did Alfred Nobel introduce?
(a) medicine (b)form of nitroglycerine
(d) gelignite (c) chemistry
(iii) When did the Bank of Sweden introduce a new Nobel Prize in Economics?
(a) 1866 (c) 1903
(b) 1875 (d) 1969
(iv) Why did Alfred leave £32,00,000 in his will?
(a) to finance prize in physics
(b) to finance prize in chemistry
(c) to finance prize in literature and peace
(d) All of the above
(v) Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize?
(a) Marie Curie (c) Kalpana Chawla
(b) Mother Teresa (d) Indira Gandhi
2 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below: 1×5=5
Gandhiji travelled a lot. He always travelled third class in trains. He did so because all poor people, in India, travelled third. In those days were three classes in trains. Once, Gandhiji got off at Bombay (Mumbai) from a third class railway compartment. Lots of people had come to meet him. Among them were some American men and women. They went into Gandhiji's compartment. They saw that it was very small. "Why doesn't he travel first?" asked one of the ladies. "I don't know. Let's go and ask him," replied one of the gentlemen."Mr. Gandhi, we've come to ask you a question." The gentleman said to Gandhiji, “you're the leader of the Indian people, but you travel third. Please tell us why you travel third?
Gandhiji laughed and said, "The answer is very simple. I travel third because there is no fourth." He laughed again and the American ladies and gentlemen laughed with him.
Questions:
(i) In which class did Gandhiji travel in?
(a) First class
(b) Third class.
(c) Second class
(d) All of these (a, b, c)
(ii) Who came to meet Gandhiji at Mumbai Railway Station?
(a) One person (b)Few people
(c) Some people d) Lots of people
(iii) Which country's men and women went into Gandhiji's compartment?
(a) Australia (b) India
(c) England (d) America
(iv) Give the opposite word of poor.
(a) honest (c) poor
(b) Rich (d) holy
(v) Give the synonym of word 'simple
(a) small (c) easy
(b) smart (d) difficult
SECTION-B
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Students who are very fond of reading books are often labelled by theircompanions as bookworms. Their criticism generally comes from students who consider themselves better in sports. Students who shine in athletics or in games consider that it is better to spend time and energy in a sports arena than in a classroom or at the reading desk. All the same they do envy their fellows who shine academically. Academic honour has a glamour which is unique. It is not to be denied that playing games is useful activity, because it creates team spirit and also makes the sportsmen healthy and vigorous. That is why games and sports are given so much importance in the curriculum of schools and colleges. But studies should not be neglected and should be given due importance along with other activities connected with education. Let each type of activity have its own place in our daily routine. Then only will we have students both academically sound and physically fit. We want our educational system to generate this synergy among our youth.
Questions:
(i) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it.
(ii) Give a suitable title to it.
4. You are Manthan/Mahi studying in Govt. H.S. School Bajrang Nagar, Indore. Write an application to your principal requesting him to issue you your School Leaving Certificate (S.L.C).
or
Write a letter to your friend to invite him to attend your birthday party.
5. Write an essay in about 150 words.:
(i) Importance of Games and Sports
(ii) Any Festival
(iii) Save tree
(iv) Science in daily life :
(v). My Hobby :
Or
Write a paragraph in about 150 words on “Importance of Yoga. “
5. Look at the visual input given below and produce a small paragraph in about 75 words.
SECTION - C
Fill in the blanks: (any five) 1×5-5
(i) My uncle is ……………………M. L. A. (a, an, the)
(ii) You ………………..sit here. (dare, may, should)
(iii) ………………..dog seldom bite. (Barking, Barks, Bark)
(iv) Hema has been dancing ……………….morning. (for, since, from)
(v) The servant didn't make………….tea. (many, much, a little)
(vi) ………………………there is life, there is hope (If, Unless, As long as)
(vii) Mohan is sitting ………………………Ram and Shyam. (between, among, against)
7. Do as directed : (any five)
(i) Kshitij plays cricket. (Change into past indefinite tense)
(ii) Ram killed Ravan. (Change the voice)
(iii) have/they/a/new/car/ bought
(Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence)
(iv) Talk properly
I shall beat you.
(Combine the sentences using 'otherwise')
(v) To find error in others is easy. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'It')
(vi) Shiba cooked food. (Change into negative sentence)
(vii) The box is very heavy.
I can not lift it.
(Combine the pair of sentences using so........that)
SECTION-D
9 Choose the correct answer:- 1×4=4
(i) Who was Lencho?
(a) Postmaster
(b) Postman
(c) Peasant
(d) Doctor
(ii) 10 May in South Africa is…………………
(a) Summer day
(b) Autumn day
(c) Winter day
(d) Rainy day
(iii) Monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on……………………
(a) a note book
(b) the main door of the house
(c) some wall in pencil
(d) the floor
(iv) The main crop of Coorg is…………………..
(a) tea
(b) coffee
(c) banana
(d) wheat
10. Read the extract carefully and answer the questions: 1*3
Early in the New Year of 1956 I travelled to southern Iraq. By then it had crossed my mind that I should like to keep an otter instead of a dog, and that Camusfearna, ringed by water a stone's throw from its door, would be an eminently suitable spot for this experiment.
When I casually mentioned this to a friend, he as casually replied that I had better get one in the Tigris marshes, for there they were as common as mosquitoes, and were often tamed by the Arabs. We were going to Basra to the Consulate-General to collect and answer our mail from Europe. At the Consulate-Generál we found that my friend's mail had arrived but that mine had not.
Questions:
(i) The author travelled
(a) U. S. A. (b) Iraq
(c) Australia (d) Japan
(ii) When did the author travel?
(a) 1947 (b) 1956
(c) 1999 (d) 1971
(iii) The author wanted to keep an otter instead of a
(a) dog (b) cat
(c) monkey (d) cow
(B) Read the extract below carefully and answer the questions: 1×3=3
Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful.
Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival.
They all sat laughing in the little red wagon.
At the realio, trulio cowardly dragon.
Questions:
(i) Who is the poet of the above extract?
(a) Robert Frost (b) Ogden Nash
(c) Carl Sandburg, (d) Robin Klein
(ii) Whom did Belinda tickle?
(a) Ink (b) Blink
(c) Mustard (d) Custard
(iii) They all sat in the little red wagon.
(a) playing (b) laughing
(c) talking (d) studying
11. Answer the questions in about 30 words: (any six) 2 * 6 = 12
(i) What did Lencho hope for?
(ii) Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public building in India that are made of sandstone?
(iii) What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely?
(iv) Anne says teachers are most unpredictable? Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable? How?
(v) What does a "jackfruit-like" appearance mean?
(vi) Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
(vii) What did the Buddha do after he had attained enlightenment?
(viii) What compelled the young seagull to take his first flight?
12 Answer the following questions in about 30 words: (any two) 2 * 2 = 4
(i) What does 'Fire and Ice' stand for in the poem?
(ii) How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and tiger? When can you do so, according to him?
(iii) Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?
13 Answer the following questions in about 30 words: (any two) 2 * 2 = 4
(i) Why does Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog's recovery is a triumph of surgery?
(ii) Who was Fowler? Why did he want to meet Ausable?
(ii) Why was the invisible man wandering the street?
14 Answer the questions in about 75 words: (any one) 3 * 1 = 3
(i) How did Mandela's hunger for freedom change his life?
(ii) Why does Lomove think he should get married?
15 Answer the questions in about 75 words: (any one) 3 * 1 = 3
(i) Write the central idea of the poem 'How to tell wild animal?
OR
(ii) What does the young boy say to Anne Gregory?
16 Answer the following questions in about 75 words: (any one) 3 * 1 = 3
(i) What was the cause of Matilda's ruin? How could she have avoided it?
(ii) Why does the marriage not take place?
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SECTION A
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) Who was Alfred Nobel? (c) Swedish Chemist
(ii) What did Alfred Nobel introduce? (b) form of nitroglycerine
(iii) When did the Bank of Sweden introduce a new Nobel Prize in Economics? (d) 1969
(iv) Why did Alfred leave £32,00,000 in his will? (d) All of the above (to finance prize in physics, chemistry, literature and peace, which are categories mentioned in the will)
(v) Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize? (a) Marie Curie
2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
(i) In which class did Gandhiji travel in? (b) Third class.
(ii) Who came to meet Gandhiji at Mumbai Railway Station? (d) Lots of people
(iii) Which country's men and women went into Gandhiji's compartment? (d) America
(iv) Give the opposite word of poor. (b) Rich
(v) Give the synonym of word 'simple (c) easy
SECTION-B
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
(i) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it.
Notes:
Students & Reading
1.1 Fond readers are called 'bookworms' by peers.
1.2 Criticism from sports-loving students.
Sports & Athletics
2.1 Sportsmen prefer arena to classroom/desk.
2.2 Creates team spirit.
2.3 Makes sportsmen healthy & vigorous.
2.4 Given importance in curriculum.
Academic Honour
3.1 Sportsmen envy academically shining fellows.
3.2 Academic honour has a unique glamour.
Balance
4.1 Studies should not be neglected; due importance needed.
4.2 Need to generate synergy (academically sound & physically fit).
(ii) Give a suitable title to it.
ANS.-Importance of Studies and Sports (or Bookworms vs. Sportsmen / Balancing Academics and Sports)
4. Application/Letter
Application (School Leaving Certificate)
To, The Principal, Govt. H.S. School, Bajrang Nagar, Indore (M.P.)
Subject: Request for School Leaving Certificate (S.L.C.)
Respected Sir/Madam,
I am Manthan (or Mahi), a student of Class X in your school. My father has been transferred to Bhopal, and our family is moving there next week. I need to take admission to a new school in Bhopal for further studies.
Therefore, I kindly request you to issue my School Leaving Certificate (S.L.C.) as soon as possible. I assure you that I have cleared all my dues to the school.
Thanking you,
Yours obediently, Manthan (or Mahi)
Class X Roll No.
[Your Roll No.] Date: October 5, 2025
5. Essay/Paragraph (Any one)
Paragraph on “Importance of Yoga”
ANS.-Yoga is an ancient Indian practice that offers immense benefits for both physical and mental well-being. Regular practice involves various postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation. Physically, it helps in increasing flexibility, building strength, and improving posture. Mentally, Yoga is a powerful tool to reduce stress and anxiety, leading to calmness and better concentration. It harmonizes the body, mind, and soul, acting as a holistic health approach. Therefore, incorporating Yoga into our daily routine is essential for a healthy and peaceful life.
6. Visual Input Paragraph
(Assuming the visual input is related to 'Tree Plantation' or 'Save Tree' based on common exam visuals and the essay topics)
ANS.-The visual clearly emphasizes the crucial need to 'Save Trees' and highlights the process of tree plantation. Trees are vital for the environment as they produce oxygen, absorb harmful carbon dioxide, and help to bring rainfall. They also provide shelter for many animals and prevent soil erosion. We must actively participate in planting more saplings and stopping deforestation to ensure a green and healthy future. Protecting our trees is protecting our planet.
SECTION - C
7. Fill in the blanks: (any five)
(i) My uncle is an M. L. A. (The letter 'M' is pronounced starting with a vowel sound: 'em'.)
(ii) You may sit here. (Expressing permission)
(iii) Barking dog seldom bite. (The adjective form 'Barking' modifies the noun 'dog'.)
(iv) Hema has been dancing since morning. ('Since' is used for a point in time.)
(v) The servant didn't make much tea. ('Tea' is an uncountable noun, so 'much' is appropriate.)
(vi) As long as there is life, there is hope (Means 'during the whole time that' or 'if and only if'.)
(vii) Mohan is sitting between Ram and Shyam. ('Between' is used for two people/things.)
8. Do as directed : (any five)
(i) Kshitij plays cricket. (Change into past indefinite tense)
ANS.-Kshitij played cricket.
(ii) Ram killed Ravan. (Change the voice)
ANS.-Ravan was killed by Ram.
(iii) have/they/a/new/car/ bought (Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence)
ANS.-They have bought a new car.
(iv) Talk properly. I shall beat you. (Combine the sentences using 'otherwise')
ANS.-Talk properly, otherwise I shall beat you.
(v) To find error in others is easy. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'It')
ANS.-It is easy to find error in others.
(vi) Shiba cooked food. (Change into negative sentence)
ANS.-Shiba did not cook food.
(vii) The box is very heavy. I can not lift it. (Combine the pair of sentences using so........that)
ANS.-The box is so heavy that I can not lift it.
SECTION-D
9. Choose the correct answer:-
(i) Who was Lencho? (c) Peasant
(ii) 10 May in South Africa is………………… (b) Autumn day (It is the day of the inauguration of South Africa's first democratic government.)
(iii) Monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on…………………… (c) some wall in pencil
(iv) The main crop of Coorg is………………….. (b) coffee
10. Read the extract carefully and answer the questions:
(A) Early in the New Year of 1956...
(i) The author travelled
(b) Iraq
(ii) When did the author travel?
(b) 1956
(iii) The author wanted to keep an otter instead of a
(a) dog
(B) Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful...
(i) Who is the poet of the above extract?
(b) Ogden Nash
(ii) Whom did Belinda tickle?
(d) Custard (The cowardly dragon)
(iii) They all sat in the little red wagon.
(b) laughing
11. Answer the questions in about 30 words: (any six)
(i) What did Lencho hope for?
ANS.- Lencho hoped for a good shower of rain for his crop of corn, as his fields were dry and needed water for a good harvest. He was a simple farmer relying solely on his crops.
(ii) Where did the ceremonies take place? Can you name any public building in India that are made of sandstone?
ANS.-The ceremonies took place in the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, which is an amphitheatre. An example of a public building in India made of sandstone is the Red Fort in Delhi.
(iii) What made the woman in the control centre look at the narrator strangely?
ANS.-The woman in the control centre looked at the narrator strangely because when he asked about the other aeroplane, she confirmed that there was no other plane flying that night on the radar. The narrator was alone.
(iv) Anne says teachers are most unpredictable? Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable? How?
ANS.-Anne says teachers are unpredictable because you can't be sure which one will pass or fail you. Mr. Keesing was unpredictable initially; he punished her for talking by asking her to write essays, but later he saw the humour in her writing and let her talk.
(v) What does a "jackfruit-like" appearance mean?
ANS.-A "jackfruit-like" appearance refers to the puffy or inflated look of the Goan baker, or pader, due to his plump physique. This was a traditional characteristic associated with the successful baking profession.
(vi) Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
ANS.-Valli stands up on the seat because her view was blocked by a canvas blind that covered the lower part of the window. When she stands up, she sees the canal, the palm trees, the distant mountains, and the blue sky.
(vii) What did the Buddha do after he had attained enlightenment?
ANS.-After attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the Buddha, Gautama Siddhartha, began to preach his new understanding to the people. He taught the truth about suffering and the path to its cessation.
(viii) What compelled the young seagull to take his first flight?
ANS.-The young seagull was starving and was deeply tempted by the sight of his mother tearing at a piece of fish. The hunger ultimately compelled him to dive at the fish held by his mother, which led to his first, frantic flight.
12. Answer the following questions in about 30 words: (any two)
(i) What does 'Fire and Ice' stand for in the poem?
ANS.-In the poem 'Fire and Ice,' 'Fire' stands for desire, lust, rage, and greed, representing passion that can consume the world. 'Ice' stands for hatred, indifference, and coldness, symbolizing destructive emotions that can freeze humanity.
(ii) How does the poet suggest that you identify the lion and tiger? When can you do so, according to him?
ANS.-The poet suggests that if you see a large, tawny beast that roars as it attacks, it's the Asian Lion. If you see a beast with black stripes on a yellow ground that silently eats you, it's the Bengal Tiger. You can identify them when you are about to be attacked.
(iii) Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say so?
ANS.-Amanda is not an actual orphan. She says so because she feels nagged and controlled by her mother/guardian who constantly gives her instructions. She fantasizes about being an orphan to escape this control and enjoy a life of unrestricted freedom and silence.
13. Answer the following questions in about 30 words: (any two)
(i) Why does Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog's recovery is a triumph of surgery?
ANS.-Mrs. Pumphrey thinks the dog's recovery is a triumph of surgery because she misunderstands the vet's procedure. Tricki was simply taken away from his overfed life and put on a natural diet and exercise. She believes a serious, complex medical operation must have been performed.
(ii) Who was Fowler? Why did he want to meet Ausable?
ANS.-Fowler was a young, romantic writer who wanted to meet Ausable, a secret agent, because he hoped to gather material for a book by witnessing the thrills and danger of a spy's life.
(iii) Why was the invisible man wandering the street?
ANS.-The invisible man, Griffin, was wandering the streets because he had set his landlord's house on fire in revenge and had to quickly remove his clothes to escape without being seen. He was left homeless and penniless in London.
14. Answer the questions in about 75 words: (any one)
(i) How did Mandela's hunger for freedom change his life?
ANS.-Mandela's childhood "hunger for freedom" was initially for the temporary freedoms of a boy, like running in the fields. However, when he learned that his people's freedom had been taken away, this personal desire was transformed into a profound hunger for the freedom of his people. This hunger changed him from a frightened young man into a bold revolutionary, a law-abiding attorney into a criminal, and a family-loving husband into a man without a home. It made him self-sacrificing and dedicated to the larger cause of humanity, eventually leading him to become the President of a free South Africa.
15. Answer the questions in about 75 words: (any one)
(i) Write the central idea of the poem 'How to tell wild animal?
ANS.-The central idea of the poem 'How to Tell Wild Animals' is to humorously and satirically illustrate the dangerous ways to identify different wild animals. The poet uses highly exaggerated and risky scenarios, like being hugged by a bear or roaring at a lion, to create a light-hearted and ironic tone. The poem basically serves as a parody of nature poems, suggesting that a layman's attempt to distinguish between these creatures based on a sudden, fatal encounter is futile, and thus points out the folly of such a pursuit.
16. Answer the following questions in about 75 words: (any one)
(i) What was the cause of Matilda's ruin?
ANS.-How could she have avoided it? The main cause of Matilda's ruin was her vanity and excessive desire for a life of luxury that was beyond her means. Her immediate ruin was caused by borrowing a diamond necklace from her friend, Madame Forestier, and then losing it at the ball. She and her husband had to buy an identical, expensive replacement, which led to ten years of debt and poverty. She could have avoided this ruin simply by being honest. If she had told Madame Forestier immediately that she had lost the necklace, she would have found out that the original necklace was a fake, which was worth very little, saving her a decade of misery.
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