Class 10 English: Question Paper for 2020 | English Class 10 PDF Download

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.2/2/3. 1 P.T.O. 092C 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Roll No.  
 
 
 
 
 
  ENGLISH    
(Language and Literature) 
 
 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
 
 
 
2/2/3
Code No. 
 
 NOTE  
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages. 
(II) Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be 
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question 
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the 
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer 
on the answer-book during this period. 
Candidates must write the Code 
on the title page of the answer-
book.  
SET – 3 
 Series : JBB/2 
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.2/2/3. 1 P.T.O. 092C 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Roll No.  
 
 
 
 
 
  ENGLISH    
(Language and Literature) 
 
 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
 
 
 
2/2/3
Code No. 
 
 NOTE  
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages. 
(II) Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be 
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question 
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the 
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer 
on the answer-book during this period. 
Candidates must write the Code 
on the title page of the answer-
book.  
SET – 3 
 Series : JBB/2 
 
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General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :    
 (i) Question paper comprises three sections – A, B and C. 
 (ii) Section A – Reading  : 20 marks  
  Section B – Writing & Grammar : 30 marks  
  Section C – Literature  : 30 marks     
 (iii) There are 11 questions in the question paper. All questions are 
compulsory.   
 (iv) Answer should be brief and to the point. 
 (v) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal 
choice has been provided in Section B and Section C. Make your choice 
correctly. 
 (vi) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and 
question, wherever necessary. 
 (vii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. 
 
 
    Section – A  20 
    (Reading)  
1. Read the following passage carefully.  
 (1) Caged behind thick glass, the most famous dancer in the world can 
easily be missed in the National Museum, Delhi. The Dancing Girl of 
Mohenjo-Daro is that rare artefact that even school children are 
familiar with. Our school textbooks also communicate the wealth of 
our 5000 year heritage of art. You have to be alert to her existence 
there, amid terracotta animals to rediscover this bronze image. 
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.2/2/3. 1 P.T.O. 092C 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Roll No.  
 
 
 
 
 
  ENGLISH    
(Language and Literature) 
 
 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
 
 
 
2/2/3
Code No. 
 
 NOTE  
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages. 
(II) Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be 
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question 
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the 
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer 
on the answer-book during this period. 
Candidates must write the Code 
on the title page of the answer-
book.  
SET – 3 
 Series : JBB/2 
 
.2/2/3. 2  
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :    
 (i) Question paper comprises three sections – A, B and C. 
 (ii) Section A – Reading  : 20 marks  
  Section B – Writing & Grammar : 30 marks  
  Section C – Literature  : 30 marks     
 (iii) There are 11 questions in the question paper. All questions are 
compulsory.   
 (iv) Answer should be brief and to the point. 
 (v) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal 
choice has been provided in Section B and Section C. Make your choice 
correctly. 
 (vi) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and 
question, wherever necessary. 
 (vii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. 
 
 
    Section – A  20 
    (Reading)  
1. Read the following passage carefully.  
 (1) Caged behind thick glass, the most famous dancer in the world can 
easily be missed in the National Museum, Delhi. The Dancing Girl of 
Mohenjo-Daro is that rare artefact that even school children are 
familiar with. Our school textbooks also communicate the wealth of 
our 5000 year heritage of art. You have to be alert to her existence 
there, amid terracotta animals to rediscover this bronze image. 
 
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 (2) Most of us have seen her only in photographs or sketches therefore 
the impact of actually holding her is magnified a million times over. 
One discovers that the dancing girl has no feet. She is small, a little 
over 10 cm tall – the length of a human palm – but she surprises us 
with the power of great art – the ability to communicate across 
centuries.  
 (3) A series of bangles – of shell or ivory or thin metal – clothe her left 
upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace with three 
pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 
wrist on the right hand display an almost modern art. 
 (4) She speaks of the undaunted ever hopeful human spirit. She 
reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to 
experience the impact that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find 
among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to 
us alone. 
 1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the 
following questions. 1 ? 8 = 8 
  (a) The dancing girl belongs to 
   (i) Mohenjo-Daro (ii) Greek culture 
   (iii) Homosapiens (iv) Tibet 
  (b) In the museum she’s kept among 
   (i) dancing figures (ii) bronze statues 
   (iii) terracotta animals (iv) books 
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.2/2/3. 1 P.T.O. 092C 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Roll No.  
 
 
 
 
 
  ENGLISH    
(Language and Literature) 
 
 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
 
 
 
2/2/3
Code No. 
 
 NOTE  
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages. 
(II) Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be 
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question 
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the 
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer 
on the answer-book during this period. 
Candidates must write the Code 
on the title page of the answer-
book.  
SET – 3 
 Series : JBB/2 
 
.2/2/3. 2  
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :    
 (i) Question paper comprises three sections – A, B and C. 
 (ii) Section A – Reading  : 20 marks  
  Section B – Writing & Grammar : 30 marks  
  Section C – Literature  : 30 marks     
 (iii) There are 11 questions in the question paper. All questions are 
compulsory.   
 (iv) Answer should be brief and to the point. 
 (v) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal 
choice has been provided in Section B and Section C. Make your choice 
correctly. 
 (vi) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and 
question, wherever necessary. 
 (vii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. 
 
 
    Section – A  20 
    (Reading)  
1. Read the following passage carefully.  
 (1) Caged behind thick glass, the most famous dancer in the world can 
easily be missed in the National Museum, Delhi. The Dancing Girl of 
Mohenjo-Daro is that rare artefact that even school children are 
familiar with. Our school textbooks also communicate the wealth of 
our 5000 year heritage of art. You have to be alert to her existence 
there, amid terracotta animals to rediscover this bronze image. 
 
.2/2/3. 3 P.T.O. 
 (2) Most of us have seen her only in photographs or sketches therefore 
the impact of actually holding her is magnified a million times over. 
One discovers that the dancing girl has no feet. She is small, a little 
over 10 cm tall – the length of a human palm – but she surprises us 
with the power of great art – the ability to communicate across 
centuries.  
 (3) A series of bangles – of shell or ivory or thin metal – clothe her left 
upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace with three 
pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 
wrist on the right hand display an almost modern art. 
 (4) She speaks of the undaunted ever hopeful human spirit. She 
reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to 
experience the impact that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find 
among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to 
us alone. 
 1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the 
following questions. 1 ? 8 = 8 
  (a) The dancing girl belongs to 
   (i) Mohenjo-Daro (ii) Greek culture 
   (iii) Homosapiens (iv) Tibet 
  (b) In the museum she’s kept among 
   (i) dancing figures (ii) bronze statues 
   (iii) terracotta animals (iv) books 
 
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  (c) Which information is not given in the passage ? 
   (i) The girl is caged behind glass. 
   (ii) She is a rare artefact.  
   (iii) School books communicate the wealth of our heritage. 
   (iv) She cannot be rediscovered as she’s bronze. 
  (d) ‘Great Art’ has power because : 
   (i) it appeals to us despite a passage of time. 
   (ii) it is small and can be understood. 
   (iii) it’s seen in pictures and sketches. 
   (iv) it’s magnified a million times. 
  (e) The jewellery she wears : 
   (i) consists of bangles of shell, ivory or thin metal. 
   (ii) is a necklace with two pendants.  
   (iii) both (i) and (ii) are correct. 
   (iv) neither (i) nor (ii) is correct. 
  (f) She reminds us 
   (i) of the never say-die attitude of humans. 
   (ii) why museums in our country are exciting. 
   (iii) why she will make us come into money. 
   (iv) of dancing figures. 
  (g) The synonym of the word “among” in para 1 is ______. 
  (h) The size of the dancing girl is equal to the length of human 
palm. (True/False) 
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.2/2/3. 1 P.T.O. 092C 
 
   
 
 
 
 
Roll No.  
 
 
 
 
 
  ENGLISH    
(Language and Literature) 
 
 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
 
 
 
2/2/3
Code No. 
 
 NOTE  
(I) Please check that this question paper contains 11 printed pages. 
(II) Code number given on the right hand side of the question paper should be 
written on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate. 
(III) Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
(IV) Please write down the Serial Number of the question in the 
answer-book before attempting it. 
(V) 15 minute time has been allotted to read this question paper. The question 
paper will be distributed at 10.15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., the 
students will read the question paper only and will not write any answer 
on the answer-book during this period. 
Candidates must write the Code 
on the title page of the answer-
book.  
SET – 3 
 Series : JBB/2 
 
.2/2/3. 2  
General Instructions : 
Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them :    
 (i) Question paper comprises three sections – A, B and C. 
 (ii) Section A – Reading  : 20 marks  
  Section B – Writing & Grammar : 30 marks  
  Section C – Literature  : 30 marks     
 (iii) There are 11 questions in the question paper. All questions are 
compulsory.   
 (iv) Answer should be brief and to the point. 
 (v) There is no overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal 
choice has been provided in Section B and Section C. Make your choice 
correctly. 
 (vi) In addition to this, separate instructions are given with each section and 
question, wherever necessary. 
 (vii) Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. 
 
 
    Section – A  20 
    (Reading)  
1. Read the following passage carefully.  
 (1) Caged behind thick glass, the most famous dancer in the world can 
easily be missed in the National Museum, Delhi. The Dancing Girl of 
Mohenjo-Daro is that rare artefact that even school children are 
familiar with. Our school textbooks also communicate the wealth of 
our 5000 year heritage of art. You have to be alert to her existence 
there, amid terracotta animals to rediscover this bronze image. 
 
.2/2/3. 3 P.T.O. 
 (2) Most of us have seen her only in photographs or sketches therefore 
the impact of actually holding her is magnified a million times over. 
One discovers that the dancing girl has no feet. She is small, a little 
over 10 cm tall – the length of a human palm – but she surprises us 
with the power of great art – the ability to communicate across 
centuries.  
 (3) A series of bangles – of shell or ivory or thin metal – clothe her left 
upper arm all the way down to her fingers. A necklace with three 
pendants bunched together and a few bangles above the elbow and 
wrist on the right hand display an almost modern art. 
 (4) She speaks of the undaunted ever hopeful human spirit. She 
reminds us that it is important to visit museums in our country to 
experience the impact that a work of art leaves on our senses, to find 
among all the riches one particular vision of beauty that speaks to 
us alone. 
 1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage answer the 
following questions. 1 ? 8 = 8 
  (a) The dancing girl belongs to 
   (i) Mohenjo-Daro (ii) Greek culture 
   (iii) Homosapiens (iv) Tibet 
  (b) In the museum she’s kept among 
   (i) dancing figures (ii) bronze statues 
   (iii) terracotta animals (iv) books 
 
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  (c) Which information is not given in the passage ? 
   (i) The girl is caged behind glass. 
   (ii) She is a rare artefact.  
   (iii) School books communicate the wealth of our heritage. 
   (iv) She cannot be rediscovered as she’s bronze. 
  (d) ‘Great Art’ has power because : 
   (i) it appeals to us despite a passage of time. 
   (ii) it is small and can be understood. 
   (iii) it’s seen in pictures and sketches. 
   (iv) it’s magnified a million times. 
  (e) The jewellery she wears : 
   (i) consists of bangles of shell, ivory or thin metal. 
   (ii) is a necklace with two pendants.  
   (iii) both (i) and (ii) are correct. 
   (iv) neither (i) nor (ii) is correct. 
  (f) She reminds us 
   (i) of the never say-die attitude of humans. 
   (ii) why museums in our country are exciting. 
   (iii) why she will make us come into money. 
   (iv) of dancing figures. 
  (g) The synonym of the word “among” in para 1 is ______. 
  (h) The size of the dancing girl is equal to the length of human 
palm. (True/False) 
 
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2. Read the following passage carefully.  
 (1) As the family finally sets off from home after many arguments there 
is a moment of lull as the car takes off. “Alright, so where are we 
going for dinner now?” asks the one at the driving wheel. What 
follows is a chaos as multiple voices make as many suggestions. 
 (2) By the time order is restored and a decision is arrived at, tempers 
have risen, feelings injured and there is at least one person 
grumbling. 
 (3) Twenty years ago, you would step out of home, decision of meal and 
venue already made with no arguments or opposition and everybody 
looked forward to the meal with equal enthusiasm. The decision was 
made by the head of the family and the others fell in line. Today 
every member of the family has a say in every decision which also 
promotes a sense of togetherness and bonding. 
 (4) We empower our kids to take their own decisions from a very early 
age. We ask them the cuisine they prefer, the movie they want to 
see, the holiday they wish to go on and the subjects they wish to 
study. 
 (5) It’s a closely connected world out there where children consult and 
guide each other. A parent’s well meaning advice can sound like 
nothing more than unnecessary preaching. How then do we reach 
our children through all the conflicting views and make the voice of 
reason be heard ? Children today question choices and prefer to go 
with the flow. 
 (6) What then is the best path to take? I would say the most important 
thing one can do is to listen. Listen to your children and their 
silences. Ensure that you keep some time aside for them, insist that 
they share their stories with you. Step into their world. It is not as 
complicated as it sounds; just a daily half an hour of the quality time 
would do the trick.