NBSE English LL Class 10

Class 10  Series NBSE/X/2023  Code No. 184/10/1 Roll No.  Candidates must write the Code No. on the title page of the Answer Sheet. l Please check that this question paper contains 8 pages. l Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written on the title page of the Answer Sheet. l Please check that this question paper contains 13 questions. l 15 minutes time has been allotted to read this question paper. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80 General Instructions: (i) The paper consists of 3 parts: A, B and C. (ii) Attempt all the questions. (iii) Don’t write anything on the question paper. (iv) Read each question carefully and follow the given instructions. (v) All the answers must be correctly numbered and written in the answer sheet provided to you. (vi) Adhere to the word limit given in the question-paper. (vii) Ensure that questions of each part are answered together. NBSE 2023 1 P.T.O.

PART– A (Reading)  (20 Marks) 1. Read the following passage carefully: 10 1. It is an indisputable fact that the world has gone too far with the innovation of new technologies such as mobile phones, the internet and so on, due to which people are able to tour the cosmos virtually sitting at one place using their smart devices or other technological gadgets. Though mobile internet access is oftentimes hurried and short, it can still provide common internet features like alerts, weather data, emails, search engines, instant messages, and game and music downloading. 2. Due to the easy access of smartphones, communication has been very effective and instant. People are able to convey their message all around the globe to their loved ones without spending hefty sums of money. Adults are always fond of such gadgets and they always welcome and adopt such new technology readily. Further, young people have been able to broaden their minds and improve their skills by doing research on the Internet. For instance, they use smart phones to look up any new word they come across. As we know that most of the universities have online teaching provision and smartphones assist the students to complete their assignments on time. 3. The mobile phone has been a lifesaver for a lot of people in case of an emergency. Likewise, use of smartphones can be of vital importance in preventing crimes in the society by providing information to the security forces in time. 4. Nonetheless, for the young the use of mobile phone can be like an addiction and they can misuse it. Young people are also prone to getting involved in undesirable activities on the Internet. This might have adverse effect on their academic performance. Therefore, young people should always be monitored and made aware of its bad outcomes. 5. Also a major contributor to its popularity is the availability of prepaid or pay as you go services from a phone shop or an online store. This allows subscribers to load text or airtime credits to their handsets by the use of their credit cards, debit cards or by buying a prepaid card from the network they subscribe to. This plan also doesn’t commit a particular customer to a contract. If prepaid card is not that appealing to you, then you can opt to subscribe using the pay by month plan. O n the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.(10 × 1 = 10) 1. The reason why communication today has become very effective and instant, is because of the (a) improved mobility system (b) easy access of smartphones (c) growing organisation (d) increasing number of vehicles 2. Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the given sentences. Mobile phones are Smartphones have Crimes can be Mobile phones are a boon beneficial for the young generations. enabled us to research prevented by the to modern people but their (1) on the internet. use of smartphones. addiction should be avoided. (2) (3) (4) (a) Option (1) (b) Option (2) (c) Option (3) (d) Option (4) 3. Young people with smartphones in their hands are needed to be monitored because they can 1. waste time 2. be negligent 3. misuse the gadget 4. be indulged in undesirable activities on Internet 5. disobey their parents (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 5 4. Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage? (a) Smartphone: A Boon (b) Smartphones: Life Savers (c) Merits and Demerits of Smartphones (d) Mobile Phones: A New Innovation NBSE 2023 2

5. Mobile internet can provide access to which of the following? (a) telegram (b) e-mails (c) schools (d) university 6. According to the passage, one can opt for ............. plan if prepaid plan doesn’t suit. (a) yearly (b) weekly (c) monthly (d) daily 7. The world has gone too far in terms of: (a) computers (b) mobile phones (c) security (d) television 8. The mobile phone is considered a lifesaver in case of a/an ............. (a) emergency (b) accident (c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b) 9. The young people frequently Sur Internet to ....................... . 10. The phase, ‘look up’ as used in para-2 means ......................... . 2. Read the following passage carefully: 10 1. Natural calamities generally bring death and disaster on a large scale. Tsunami waves, earthquakes, floods, droughts and epidemics have taken a heavy toll of human lives, particularly the children. The children who survive these disasters suffer the most. They are condemned to lead a life full of misery, insecurity, want and fear. Only the concerted efforts of the Government and the agencies involved in disaster management can help them lead normal lives again. 1,093 – live in 16 – don’t speak 839 – fear water general and sound fear 110 – withdrawn 460 – can’t sleep 43 – become socially at night asthmatic 20 – become 21 – become 566 – have frequent deaf blind headache and stomach ache 1,164 – can’t 117 – refuse to go 276 – are in shock concentrate to school 2. The natural calamities have tragically affected the lives of about 15000 children in recent years in India. The Children haunted with fear, out of the 16,818 surveyed: tsunami waves and earthquakes created havoc on a large scale. About 5430 children became homeless due to the tsunami and 5438 were the victims of the earthquakes. Floods displaced 2602 and droughts affected 2035 children. Epidemics affected 1313 children. Out of these figures, 1093 children live constantly in general fear; 110 children have withdrawn socially; 20 children have become deaf and 16 of them can’t speak anymore. More than 450 children can’t sleep at night while 1164 can’t concentrate on anything. The tragedy is that 21 of them have become blind, 43 asthmatic and 276 are still in shock. 566 suffer from frequent headache and stomach ache. About 850 children fear water and sound and 117 have refused to go to school. 3. Disaster management programmes have not proved up to the mark and up to the task. The Government and the concerned agencies should provide comprehensive aids and help to the survivors, particularly the children. They must provide nutritious food, clothes, shelters and medical aids to them. All efforts should be made to wipe out the scars left by these disasters. On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.  (10 × 1 = 10) 1. Which of these are the examples of natural calamities? (a) Floods (b) Tsunamis (c) Earthquakes (d) All of these NBSE 2023 3 P.T.O.

2. Who among the following are the worst sufferers of natural calamities? (a) Elderly (b) Youth (c) Children (d) Adults 3 Natural calamities generally cause: (a) epidemics (b) death and disaster on a large scale (c) earthquakes (d) floods 4. What can make the lives of the children, affected with various disasters, normal? (a) The concerted efforts of the government. (b) The concerted efforts of the agencies involved in disaster management. (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b) 5. According to the survey, how many children out of 16,818 became blind due to natural calamities? (a) 16 children (b) 20 children (c) 21 children (d) 276 children 6. The number of children suffering from frequent headache and stomach ache is: (a) 839 (b) 1,164 (c) 110 (d) 566 7. The role of Disaster Management Programmes in resolving the problems of natural calamities is: (a) excellent (b) very good (c) good but not very good (d) very bad 8. According to the survey, how many children out of 16,818 fear water and sound? (a) 110 children (b) 839 children (c) 276 children (d) 1164 children 9. The member of children who lived is immense fear was greater than the earthquake victims. (True/False) 10. The phrase, ‘wipeout’ used in para-3 means ..................... PART– B (Writing & Grammar)  (20 Marks) Q3. You are Arun kumar, a resident of 346, Tower No.4, Green Apartments, Krishna Vihar, Agra you are receiving Faulty electricity bills for the past three months. Write a letter of complaint to the consumer grievances cell, Nai Bazar, Agra highlighting your problem. (100-120 words)  5 OR Write a letter to the editor of a national daily to express your views against the blatant misuse of loudspeakers and the noise created by them. You are Ravi/ Rashmi of 23, Lok Nagar, Bhopal. (100-120 words) Q4. Study the graph given below which shows that death rate has increased considerably due to violence during recent years. Write its interpretation on how educated youth can play a vital role in maintaining peace in society. (100-120 words) 5 NBSE 2023 4

OR The pie chart given below shows the proportion of people from different households living in poverty in the UK in 2002. Write an analytical paragraph to describe the information. (100-120 words) Grammar  (10 Marks) Q5. Fill in any three of the blanks given in the paragraph by choosing the correct option from those that follow: (3×1=3) Many Adult Literacy Programmes (a) _____________________ been started to help adults (b) ___________________ High School. The success rate of such programmes is very good (c) _________ the west; (d) __________ average in the developing countries. Various socio-economic factors play a great role in it. (a) has have had will (b) finishing finishes finished finish (c) at on in of (d) however yet though but Q6. In the given passage one word has been omitted in each line. Put a slash (/) where the word has been omitted. Attempt any four. (4×1=4) (a) Srinagar abounds natural beauty is often (a) ______ (b) called a paradise earth. Tourists from (b) ______ (c) all over the world come see its breathtaking (c) ______ (d) natural beauty: the lakes the gardens. (d) ______ (e) This year the state has recored wide slower down. (e) ______ Q7. Read the given dialogue between Rejula and teacher and then, fill in the blanks given in the paragraph by choosing the correct option from those that follow. (3×1=3) Rejula : Ma’am, may I borrow a dictionary? I forgot to bring mine. Teacher : How can you be forgetful? Didn’t I remind you yesterday? Rejula : Yes Ma’am, I am sorry. I will not repeat the mistake. (a) (i) if she could borrow a dictionary (ii) if could she borrow a dictionary NBSE 2023 5 P.T.O.

(iii) may she borrow a dictionary (iv) might she borrow a dictionary (b) (i) reminded her for that the previous day (ii) didn’t remind her for that the previous day (iii) had reminded her for that the previous day (iv) could not remind her for that yesterday (c) (i) promised and assured her (ii) apologised and assured her (iii) apologised and regretted her (iv) replied and regretted Rejula requested the teacher (a) ..................... since she had forgotten to bring hers. The teacher chided her f or being forgetful and asked her that she (the teacher) (b) ..................... . Then Rejula (c) ..................... that she would not repeat the mistake. PART– C (Literature) (40 Marks) Q8. Read the extract below to attempt the questions that follow: But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great. And would suffice. (5 × 1 = 5) Questions (a) According to the poet, what would be as competent as fire in ending the world? (i) Hatred (ii) Cold (iii) Heat (iv) Ice (b) The poet brings about a contrast between ‘ice’ and: (i) love (ii) heat (iii) cold (iv) hatred (c) The human capability of what has the potential for inner destruction? (i) Insensitivity (ii) Hatred (iii) Both (a) & (b) (iv) Neither (a) nor (b) (d) Hatred affects the human beings in the same manner as ................... . (e) The antonym of ‘great’ is ......................... . OR The true Chameleon is small, A lizard sort of thing; He hasn’t any ears at all, And not a single wing. If there is nothing on the tree, ’Tis the chameleon you see. (5 × 1 = 5) Questions (a) The last two lines of the above stanza tell us about a unique ability of the chameleon. What is it? (i) effort to create a sense of continuity. (i) Its ability to vanish when the sun rises. (ii) Its ability to fly away. (iii) Its ability to merge with the surroundings. (iv) Its transparent body. (c) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the chameleon? (i) It is small. (ii) It can change its colour. (iii) It has sharp ears. (iv) It is a lizard-like animal. NBSE 2023 6

(c) A person who can easily change his looks or behaviour or beliefs to suit his environment is often called a: (i) leopard (ii) chameleon (iii) snake (iv) crocodile (d) The rhyme scheme of this extract is .............................. . (e) The phrase, ‘Sort of’ here means ............................ . 9. “God,” he wrote, “if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year. I need a hundred pesos in order to sow field again and to live until the crop comes because the hailstorm.....” He wrote “To God” on the envelope, put the letter inside and, still troubled, went to town. At the post office, he placed a stamp on the letter and dropped it into the mailbox. (5 × 1 = 5) Questions (a) Lencho wrote that he and his family were: (i) enjoying life (ii) quite unhappy (iii) on the verge of starvation (iv) leading a miserable life (b) He wrote ‘To God’ on the envelope and put: (i) a seal on it (ii) an address on it (iii) the letter inside the envelope (iv) a stamp on it (c) How much money did Lencho require to sow the field again? (i) Seventy pesos (ii) Hundred pesos (iii) Fifty pesos (iv) Eighty pesos (d) Lencho affixed a stamp on the letter to ............................. . (e) The word, ................... is the antonym of ‘envelope’ used in the extract. OR This, I was to learn, is a characteristic of otters; every drop of water must be, so to speak, extended and spread about the place; a bowl must at once be overturned, or, if it will not be overturned, be sat in and splashed in until it overflows. Water must be kept on the move and made to do things; when static it is wasted and provoking. Questions (a) Which of the following statements are TRUE about the narrator’s pet otter? (i) His name was Mijbil. (ii) Otters are dog-like creatures. (iii) Otters are semi-aquatic animals. (iv) A narrator's friend presented Mijbil to him. (v) Mijbil was very playful. (1) (i), (ii) (2) (i), (ii), (iv), (v) (3) (iv) (4) (ii), (v) (b) Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? (i) Mijbil loved water. (ii) Otters spend most of the time in water. (iii) Mijbil hated playing with water. (iv) Otters are found in rivers. (c) The characteristic of otters as described in the above extract is: (i) They consume a lot of food. (ii) They love to spend time in water. (iii) They hate water. (iv) They are violent creatures. (d) The narrator became very cautious to water in order to ........................ (e) The antonym of ‘overturned’ used in the extract is ........................ Q 10. Answer any four of the following questions in 40-50 words each.  (4×3=12) (a) How is fear interpreted by Mandela? (b) Why did Anne decide to give a brief sketch about her family? How did she treat her diary? NBSE 2023 7 P.T.O.

(c) How do the people of Goa remember the traditional bakers? (d) How did Buddha make Kisa Gotami know about the truth of like and death? (e) Why did Lomov say that Chubukov was a level-grabbar impead of a good neighbour? Q 11. Answer any two of the following questions in 40-50 words each.  (2×3=6) (a) What kind of a person do you think the narrator a Veterinary Surgeon is? Would you say he is tactful as well of common sense? (b) How did Ausable react when he found Max in his room? (c) Why could Matilda not enjoy her success at the ball for song? Q12. Answer the question in about 100-120 words. 6 ‘Paper has more patience than people’. Justify this statement in the light of Anne’s decision. OR Age is not a barrier when it comes to do something different and great. How is this fact true about Valli for visiting the town at such? Tender age. Q13. Answer the question in about 100-120 words. 6 ‘Dr. Urguh art played a remarkable in helping Richard Ebright become a scientist Justify this statement giving examples from his life. OR Think-tank had a low opinion about the people of Earth. What did the generally think about them. Describe. NBSE 2023 8