10th English - 2nd Mid Term Exam 2024 - Original Question Paper | Ranipet District

10th Standard English Second Mid Term Test 2024 - Full Question Paper with Solutions

10th Standard English - Second Mid Term Test 2024
Solutions & Answer Key

10th Standard English Question Paper
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Part I: Choose the appropriate synonym for the underlined word

1. Disabled people still grapple with the challenges of modern technology.
a) order b) fight c) denied d) easy
Answer: b) fight
2. How cranky he was.
a) normal b) strange c) abnormal d) happy
Answer: b) strange

Part II: Choose the appropriate antonym for the underlined word

3. Instead of the cloistered existence that many had faced.
a) confined b) hidden c) sheltered d) open
Answer: d) open
4. How I blushed and frightened I was.
a) pale b) bloom c) flush d) glowing
Answer: a) pale (Blushing is reddening of the face; becoming pale is the opposite reaction.)

Part III: Answer the following

5. Choose the plural form of 'curriculum'
a) curricula b) curricular c) curriculae d) curriculum
Answer: a) curricula
6. Choose the correct expansion of the abbreviation 'MRI'
a) Magnified Resonance Imaging b) Magnified Reasoning Imagery c) Magnetic Resonance Imaging d) Magnetic Resonance Imagery
Answer: c) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
7. Fill in the blanks by choosing appropriate relative pronoun.
This is Varun ______ father is an architect.
a) who b) whose c) which d) whom
Answer: b) whose
8. Both the minister ______ the officers visited the affected areas.
a) but b) and c) so d) or
Answer: b) and

Part IV: Answer any two of the following in a sentence or two

9. How many people in India suffer with disability?
According to the 2011 Census of India, over 2.68 crore people in India suffer from some form of disability, which constitutes about 2.21% of the total population.
10. Why were the old villagers sitting in the last desk?
The old villagers were sitting on the last desk to show their respect for M. Hamel for his forty years of faithful service and to show their regret for not having attended school more often.
11. What was Frank sorry for?
Frank was sorry for having accepted a bribe of a hundred thousand dollars from John Gresham to lie under oath and pretend he had forgotten the details of Gresham's crime.

Part V: Answer any one of the following

12. We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,
We can print and plough and weave and heat and light.

a) What works can the machines do?
The machines can perform various tasks like pulling, hauling, pushing, lifting, driving, printing, ploughing, weaving, heating, and lighting.

b) What is the meaning of the word 'haul'?
The word 'haul' means to pull or drag something with great effort or force.

13. They, too, aware of sun and air and water,
Are fed by peaceful harvests, by

a) What is common for all of us?
Sun, air, and water are common resources essential for the survival of all human beings.

b) How are we fed?
We are all fed by the food grown during times of peace, referred to as peaceful harvests.

Part VI: Answer any two of the following

14. Rewrite using indirect speech.
She said, "I must wash up".
Answer: She said that she had to wash up.
15. Combine the sentences using relative pronoun.
She invited most of her friends. They attended the party.
Answer: Most of her friends, whom she invited, attended the party.

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16. Rearrange the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

a) your / today / put on / new / since / is / birthday / dress / the
Answer: Put on the new dress since today is your birthday.
b) allergic / dogs / Rani / though / is / to / of / six / she / them / has
Answer: Though Rani is allergic to dogs, she has six of them.

17. Guide the stranger to the post office.

Map for guiding stranger to post office
Here are the directions to the post office:
  1. Go straight along Beach Road.
  2. You will pass the hotel on your left and the hospital on your right.
  3. Continue walking and ignore the first and the second left turns.
  4. Continue walking a little further, and you will find the Post Office on your left side, just opposite the school.

Part VIII: Answer any one of the following in a paragraph.

18. How do we use technology in our day to day lives?
Technology is deeply integrated into our daily lives, making tasks simpler, faster, and more efficient. For communication, we use smartphones and the internet to connect with people globally through calls, messages, and social media. In education, technology provides access to online courses, digital libraries, and interactive learning tools. Entertainment has been revolutionized with streaming services, online gaming, and virtual reality. In our homes, smart appliances like refrigerators and lighting systems automate daily chores. GPS technology helps us navigate effortlessly, while e-commerce platforms allow us to shop for anything from the comfort of our homes. Furthermore, technology plays a crucial role in healthcare, with advancements in medical devices and telemedicine, making healthcare more accessible.
19. Give an account of the last day of M. Hamel in school.
The last day of M. Hamel in school was filled with an unusual sense of solemnity and sadness. The atmosphere was quiet and serious, unlike other days. M. Hamel was dressed in his finest clothes—a beautiful green coat, a frilled shirt, and a little black silk cap, all embroidered, which he wore only on inspection and prize days. The village elders were seated silently at the back of the classroom, attending the lesson to show their respect for his forty years of faithful service and their regret for not valuing their language enough. M. Hamel taught his last lesson with immense patience and dedication, explaining everything as if he wanted to impart all his knowledge at once. Overcome with emotion at the end, he was unable to speak and wrote "Vive La France!" (Long Live France!) on the blackboard, signaling the end of the school and an era.

Part IX: Read the following stanza and answer the questions

20. Some water, coal and oil is all we ask,
and a thousandth of an inch, to give us play :
And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day -

i) Pick out the rhyming words from the given stanza.
The rhyming words are 'ask' and 'task'.

ii) Give the rhyme scheme of the poem.
The rhyme scheme is abcb.

iii) Identify the figure of speech in the first line.
The figure of speech is Personification, as the machines (inanimate objects) are speaking and making requests like living beings.

iv) Pick out the alliterating word in the fourth line.
The alliterating words are 'We will', with the repetition of the /w/ sound.

21. Paraphrase the poem.
Remember, no men are strange, no countries foreign
Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes
Like ours the land our brothers walk upon
Is earth like this, in which we all shall lie.
The poet urges us to remember that no person is an outsider and no country is unfamiliar. He explains that despite different appearances or clothes (uniforms), every human being has a similar body that breathes just like ours. The land that people in other countries walk on is the same as our land. Ultimately, we all share the same Earth, which will be our final resting place. The stanza promotes the idea of universal brotherhood and unity.

Part X: Quote from memory

22. Some water, coal .............. and drive.

Some water, coal and oil is all we ask,

And a thousandth of an inch to give us play:

And now, if you will set us to our task,

We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!

We can pull and haul and push and lift and drive,

Part XI: Answer any two of the following.

23. Prepare an attractive advertisement using the hints given below.
Book for sale - Exhibition cum sale - 10-50% discounts - lucky prizes - 10 am to 8 pm - best collections - visit and benefit.
24. You are Raja / Ranjani, Draft a poster to create about the harmful effects of using plastics, in not more than 50 words.

SAY NO TO PLASTIC!

Plastic is a poison that is choking our planet.

  • Pollutes Land, Water, and Air
  • Harms Animals and Marine Life
  • Takes 1000s of years to decompose

Choose a better future. Choose a plastic-free life.

Be the Solution, Not the Pollution!

Issued by: Raja/Ranjani

25. You are Kavitha / Kannan the school pupil leader of GHSS, Chennai. Prepare a notice on behalf of your school inviting the students to participate in the speech competition to be conducted next month.

GOVERNMENT HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHENNAI

NOTICE

Date: 25th October 2024

Inter-House Speech Competition

This is to inform all students from classes IX to XII that an Inter-House Speech Competition will be held in the school auditorium next month. Students who are interested in participating are requested to give their names to their respective class teachers on or before 5th November 2024. The topic and exact date will be announced soon.

Kavitha / Kannan

(School Pupil Leader)

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