A MODEL SET OF ENGLISH WITH SOLUTION
Class: 10 F.M. 75
Subject: English Time: 3 Hrs. P.M.27
Students are requested to write
their answers creatively.
1. Read the part of the poem and do
the tasks. [5]
The Voice of the Rain
And
who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower,
Which,
strange to tell, gave me an answer, as here translated:
I
am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain,
Eternal I rise impalpable
out of the land and the bottomless sea,
Upward
to heaven, whence, vaguely form'd, altogether changed, and yet the same,
I
descend to lave the droughts, atomies, dust-layers of the globe,
And
all that in them without me were seeds only, latent, unborn;
And
forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own origin,
and
make pure and beautify it;
(For
song, issuing from its birth-place, after fulfillment, wandering, Reck'd
or unreck'd duly with love returns.)
–
Walt Whitman
A. Read the above poem and choose
the correct answer. [5x1=5]
a. Who is the speaker addressing at
the beginning of the text?
A) The wind B) The
rain C) The earth D)
The sea
b. How does the rain describe itself
in the text?
A) The Song of the Sea B)
The Whisper of the Wind
C) The Poem of Earth D)
The Voice of Nature
c. Where does the rain claim to rise
from?
A) The clouds B)
The rivers
C) The land and the bottomless
sea D)
The mountains
d. What happens to the seeds without
the rain?
A) They grow rapidly B)
They remain latent and unborn
C) They dry up and die D)
They float away
e. How does the rain give back life
to its own origin?
A) By forming clouds B)
By creating rivers
C) By purifying and beautifying
it D)
By causing floods
Answers: a: B b:
C c: C d: B e: C
2. Read the text and do the tasks. [10]
Crop Over,
Barbados
Celebration of
Crop Over is Barbados's biggest party. The festival spreads over a length of 12
weeks, from May until August, when it culminates in the massive finale: the
Grand Kadooment.
Originally a
celebration of the sugar cane harvest, Crop Over has been celebrated since the
1780s when Barbados was the world's largest produce of the sweet-stuff.
Carnivals pervade the lengthy celebrations, and calypso bands and dancers
compete in ever grander
Homowo, Ghana
The Homowo
festival, meaning to jeer or hoot at hunger in Ghana historically
celebrates the ending of a long famine suffered by the Ghanaians. What
could be better to celebrate the end of shortage than a feast? Palm nut soup
with fish is served alongside traditional Kpokoi, a kind of grits made
from unleavened corn dough and palm oil.
Starting in May
with the sowing of millet, the festival takes place through August and
September after a ban on drumming and singing that is meant to encourage proper
care of the crops. The festival culminates in a night of singing and dancing
and frantic beating of drums in loud defiance of hunger and
famine.
A. Read the above text and write
true or false for the given statements. [5x1=5]
a. The Crop Over festival in
Barbados was originally a celebration of the cotton harvest.
b. Crop Over has been celebrated
since the 1780s in Barbados.
c. The Homowo festival starts in
August with the sowing of millet.
d. During the Homowo festival, there
is a ban on drumming and singing to encourage proper care of the crops.
e. Calypso bands and dancers compete
during the Crop Over festival in Barbados.
Answers: a: False b: True c:
False d:
True e:
True
B. Read the above text and answer
the following questions.
[5x1=5]
a. What is the Grand Kadooment?
b. When does the Crop Over festival
take place?
c. Why was the Homowo festival
originally celebrated in Ghana?
d. What traditional dish is served
during the Homowo festival?
e. What activities mark the
culmination of the Homowo festival?
Answers:
a. The Grand Kadooment is the massive
finale of Crop Over in Barbados.
b. The Crop Over festival takes
place from May until August.
c. The Homowo festival was
originally celebrated in Ghana to celebrate the end of a long famine suffered
by the Ghanaians.
d. Traditional Kpokoi is served
during the Homowo festival.
e. Singing and dancing, and frantic
beating of drums mark the culmination of the Homowo festival.
3. Read the given vacancy
announcement and do the tasks. [10]
Fast-growing
company in the FMCG sector has the following vacancy.
We
currently manufacture litchi juice and energy drink.
Position: Regional
Sales Manager
Basic
Job Information
Job Category
: Sales/
Public Relations
Job
Level : Mid-Level
No. of
vacancies : [2]
Employment
Type : Full Time
Differed
salary : Negotiable
Apply
before : Feb,
14, 2024
Job
specification
Education
Level : Under
Graduate (Bachelor)
Experience
Required : More than 5 years
Professional
Skill Required: Leadership Skills
(Communication, Organizational and Analytical)
Other
Specification
† Bachelor's degree in Business, Sales, or a
related field (Master's) degree is a plus).
† Proven experience as a Sales Manager or in a
similar role.
† Demonstrated success in achieving sales
targets and leading a high performance sales team.
† Strong analytical organizational, and
leadership skills.
† Excellent communication and interpersonal
abilities.
† Knowledge
of the industry and market trends.
† Candidates
with prior beverage industry expertise are given preference.
Job
Description
† Develop and implement effective sales
strategies to achieve or exceed sales targets.
† Analyze market trends, competitor activities,
and customer needs to identify new business opportunities.
† Collaborate with the senior management team
to align sales strategies with overall company objectives.
† Recruit, train, and mentor a high-performing
sales team.
† Provide ongoing coaching and performance
feedback to ensure the loam's success.
† Foster a positive and collaborative team
culture.
A.
Fill in the blanks with correct information from the text. [5 × 1 = 5]
a.
The company which has published the vacancy produces………
b. The last date to apply for the
job is ……………..
c. The company prefers the applicant
having ………
d. The selected candidate should
develop …………….. to achieve sales targets.
e. The selected candidate has to
provide coaching and feedback to get
……………
Answers:
a. litchi juice and
energy drink
b. Feb 14, 2024
c. prior beverage
industry expertise
d. and implement
effective sales strategies
e. loam's success
B.
Answer the following questions. [5
× 1 = 5]
a. What is the advertised post?
b. How is the salary the selected
candidate gets decided?
c. What experience should the
applicant have?
d.
Why does the company prefer the candidates having experience in a
beverage industry?
e. How can the selected candidate
identify new business opportunities?
Answers
a. The advertised post is Regional
Sales Manager.
b. The salary the selected candidate
gets decided is negotiable. / The salary of the selected candidate gets decided
through negotiation.
c. The applicant should have the
experience of more than 5 years.
d. The company prefer the candidates
having experience in a beverage industry to achieve or exceed sales targets.
e. The selected candidate can identify
new business opportunities by analyzing market trends, competitor activities,
and customer needs.
4. Read the given text and do the
tasks. [15]
Thomas Edison was born on 11 February 1847. He was one of
the outstanding geniuses of technology and he obtained patents for more than
one of the thousand inventions including the electric light bulb, the record
player and an early type of film projector. He also created the world's first
industrials research laboratory.
He was born in Milan, Ohio and he was always an inquisitive
boy. By the time he was 10, he had set up a small chemical laboratory in his
house after his mother had shown him a science book. He soon became fascinated
with electrical currents and it remained the main interest of his life.
In 1869, he borrowed a small amount of money and became a
freelance inventor. In the same summer, there was a crisis in the New York
financial district called Wall Street when the new telegraphic gold-price
indicator broke down. Edison was called in to repair it and he did it so well
that he was given a job as supervisor with the Western Union Telegraph Company.
They later commission him to improve the Wall Street stock ticker that was just
coming into use. He did so and produced the Edison Universal Stock Printer,
which immediately brought him a fortune of $40,000. With this money, he set up
himself as a manufacture in order to produce electrical machines.
In 1876, he built a new laboratory so that he could spend
all his time inventing. He planned to turn out minor inventions every ten days
and a 'big trick' every six months. Before long, he had 40 different inventions
going at the same time and was applying for as many as 400 patents a year. The
following year, Edison moved to New jersey in order to build the Edison
Laboratory (now a national monument) which was 10 times bigger than his first
laboratory. In time it was surrounded by factories employing 5,000 people and
producing many new products. Edison died on 18 October, 1931 having a
remarkably productive life.
A.
Match
the meanings in Column 'A' with the correct words in Column 'B'. One word does
not have a match. [5
× 1 =5]
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Column
A
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Column
B
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a.
a room, building for scientific research and experiment
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i.
genius
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b.
too be attracted to
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ii.
laboratory
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c.
someone who sells his service without a long term contract
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iii.
inquisitive
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d.
officially charged someone to do something
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iv.
fascinated
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e.
someone possessing extraordinary intelligence
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v.
freelance
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vi.
commissioned
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Answers:
a.
ii b. iv c. v d. vi e. i
B.
Put the following sentences in the correct order as they appear in the text. [5×1
= 5]
a. Thomas Edison gained the credit of building industrial
research laboratory.
b. Thomas Edison was an excellent inventor.
c. Thomas Edison set up a small chemical laboratory in his
house.
d. Thomas Edison got a job as supervisor in the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
e. Thomas Edison built a new laboratory so that he could
spend all his time inventing.
Answers
1. b.
Thomas Edison was an excellent inventor.
2. a. Thomas
Edison gained the credit of building industrial research laboratory.
3. c.
Thomas Edison set up a small chemical laboratory in his house.
4. d.
Thomas Edison got a job as supervisor in the Western Union Telegraph Company.
5. e.
Thomas Edison built a new laboratory so that he could spend all his time
inventing.
C. Answer the following questions. [5
× 1 = 5]
a. Why was Thomas Edison called a genius?
b. What was Edison interested in?
c. Why was he
appointed as supervisor in the Western Union Telegraph Company?
d. How did he manage to set up himself as a manufacture of
electrical machines?
e. Why was the Edison Laboratory of New jersey significant?
Answers
a. Thomas Edison was called a genius he invented
more than one of the thousand inventions including the electric light bulb, the
record player and an early type of film projector along with the world's first
industrial research laboratory.
b. Edison was interested in electrical
currents.
c. He was appointed as supervisor in the
Western Union Telegraph Company because he had repaired the broken new
telegraphic gold-price indicator.
d. He managed to set up himself as a
manufacture of electrical machines with money got from the Edison Universal
Stock Printer.
e. The Edison Laboratory of New jersey was
significant because it wsa 10 times bigger than his first laboratory.
5. Write a set of rules and regulations to
be followed in a hospital. [5]
free
ticket for children ......................... silence .........................
wait for turn .................... wastes in the bin ...................
visiting time ..................... outside food not allowed for patients
....................
Answer
Hospital Rules and Regulations
1. Free tickets are available for
children.
2. Maintain silence at all times within
the hospital premises.
3. Wait for your turn patiently; do not
crowd or push.
4. Dispose of all waste materials in the
designated bins.
5. Adhere strictly to the visiting hours.
6. Outside food is not allowed for
patients.
6. One of your
friends has won 'Man of the Match Award' in the National Football Tournament
and got selected to participate in the next Olympic Games. Write a message of
congratulation to be published in a newspaper on behalf of your school using
the given clues in 100 words. (5)
Ram Gelal ................. best football
player at school ......... deserves the award .............. the result of his
hard work and sincerity .................. everyone proud of him
............... wish further success
Answer
Message of
Congratulations
We
would extend our hearty congratulations to Ram Gelal, our best football
player at school, for winning the 'Man of the Match Award' in the National
Football Tournament.
This
prestigious recognition is truly deserved by him and is the result of his hard
work and sincerity. Ram's outstanding performance has made everyone at our
school proud.
We
are thrilled to see him get selected to participate in the next Olympic Games.
On
behalf of the entire school, we wish him further success and hope he continues
to achieve great heights in his football career. Keep shining, Ram!
SAMS Family
7. Write a couple of paragraphs in about
150 words expressing your views on the highlighting the usefulness of social
media platform for study. [6]
Answer
The Usefulness of Social Media Platforms for Study
Social media
platforms have transformed the way that the students approach their studies,
offering a wealth of resources and collaborative opportunities. With platforms
like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, students can join study groups, follow
educational pages, and access a plethora of academic content. These platforms
allow for instant communication and collaboration with peers and educators
worldwide, making it easier to share notes, discuss concepts, and work on group
projects. The use of hashtags and search functions helps students find specific
topics quickly, enhancing their ability to research and stay updated with the
latest developments in their fields of interest.
Moreover,
social media platforms are invaluable for connecting with experts and accessing
free educational resources. Platforms like LinkedIn offer opportunities to
network with professionals, attend virtual seminars, and gain insights from
industry leaders. YouTube and other video-sharing sites provide tutorials and
lectures on virtually any subject, making it possible to learn at one’s own
pace. Social media also fosters a sense of community and support, where
students can motivate each other and share study tips and resources. Overall,
the integration of social media into educational practices has made learning
more interactive, accessible and engaging.
8.
Suppose, you are a resident of Manma, Kalikot. You are concerned about the
increasing number of road mishaps in your area. Write a letter to the editor of a local
magazine “Karnali Awaj” highlighting the problem and suggesting measures to
check the problem. [8]
Answer
Manma,
Kalikot
July
30, 2024
The
Editor
Karnali
Awaj
Surkhet,
Nepal
Subject:
Increasing Road Mishaps in Manma, Kalikot
Dear
Sir/Madam,
Through the esteemed and wide-ranged newspaper, I
would express my deep concern over the alarming increase in road mishaps in our
area, Manma, Kalikot in order to grab the attention of concerned authorities.
Over the past few months, there has been a noticeable rise in accidents, many
of which have resulted in severe injuries and fatalities. This growing trend is
a matter of grave concern and requires immediate attention.
Several factors contribute to this problem. Poor road
conditions, narrow roads, and improper maintenance are major issues. Reckless
driving, over-speeding, and lack of traffic signals worsen the situation,
especially during the rainy season when roads become slippery and visibility is
reduced.
To address the increasing road mishaps, authorities
must prioritize road extension and maintenance, including proper drainage to
prevent waterlogging. Strengthening traffic law enforcement with regular checks
and stringent penalties is crucial. Installing traffic signals and signs at key
points will help regulate traffic and reduce accidents. Public awareness
campaigns should educate on road safety, and efficient emergency response
systems must be established to assist accident victims promptly.
I hope the concerned authorities will take these
suggestions into consideration and take immediate action to ensure the safety
of our residents. The well-being of our community depends on our collective
efforts to address this pressing issue.
Sincerely,
XYZ
A
Concerned Resident
Manma,
Kalikot
9. Reproduce the following sentences
as indicated in brackets. [6x1=6]
a. Let's go to the
movie, ................ ? (Supply correct tag.)
b. Did you enjoy
the programme? (Change into assertive statement)
c. Sharmila has
already submitted her regular assignment. (Change into negative)
d. Before the
police came, the thief .......... (run) away. (Use the correct form of the verb
'run' given in the brackets.)
e. She said to me,
"Have you completed your assignment?" (Change into indirect speech)
f. Her wallet has
been stolen. (Change into active voice)
Answers
a. Let's go to the movie, shall we?
b. You enjoyed the programme. Or I
enjoyed the programme.
c. Sharmila has not submitted her
regular assignment yet.
d. Before the police came, the thief
had run away.
e. She asked me if I had completed
my assignment.
f. Someone has stolen her wallet.
10. Choose and copy the best
answers. (Rewriting is not compulsory). [10x0.5=5]
There was once (a) .................
(an/the/a/nothing) young boy who had a problem in controlling his temper. When
he became angry, he (b) ........... (would/will/would have/had) just say
anything that come (c) ........... (in/on/to/out) his mind and hurt people. So
his father gave him a bag of nails and a hammer and said, "Every time you
get angry, (d) .......... (hammer / to hammer / hammered/hammering) one nail
into the fence in our backyard."
The first few days the boy hammered too
many nails that he emptied half the bag. Over the weeks, the number of nails in
the bag (e) ........... (were reducing/reduced/was reducing/reduces) gradually,
his temper was much in control. Then came a day when he didn't lose his temper
at all. He (f) ............ (asked/was asked/ had asked/ asking) to remove one
nail each day from the fence.
Finally, on the day the child was removing
the last nail, his father said, "You have done well, boy. (g)
.............. (Therefore/Though/However/Unless), the holes are still there on
the wall. The fence will never be like before, even after repainting, (h)
...... (will it/won't it/will they/would it)? "If you say mean things in
anger, you (i) ............ (leave/left/will leave/are leaving) a scar in the
person's mind, as the nails did to the fence", the father said. Thus, the
father (j) ........... (had/has/got/having) his son lessen his anger in a cool
way.
Answers
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a.
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a
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d.
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hammer
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g.
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However
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j.
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had
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b.
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would
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e.
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reduced
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h.
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will it
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i.
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will leave
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c.
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to
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f.
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was asked
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