Class 10 English Language & Literature: Question Paper for 2018 | English Class 10 PDF Download

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Roll No.  
 
 
ENGLISH 
(Language and Literature) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
General Instructions : 
 
(i) The Question paper is divided into three sections : 
    Section A - Reading 20 Marks 
    Section B – Writing and Grammar 30 Marks 
    Section C – Literature 30 Marks 
 (ii) All questions are compulsory. 
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time. 
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order. 
 
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? Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages. 
? 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. 
? Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
? Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it. 
? 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. 
Code No.  
Candidates must write the Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
SET – 3 
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Roll No.  
 
 
ENGLISH 
(Language and Literature) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
General Instructions : 
 
(i) The Question paper is divided into three sections : 
    Section A - Reading 20 Marks 
    Section B – Writing and Grammar 30 Marks 
    Section C – Literature 30 Marks 
 (ii) All questions are compulsory. 
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time. 
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order. 
 
 Series : TYM 
2/3
? Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages. 
? 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. 
? Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
? Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it. 
? 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. 
Code No.  
Candidates must write the Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
SET – 3 
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Section A   
                                                                     (Reading) 20 
 
1. Read the passage given below :  8 
 (1) Tourists to Jammu and Kashmir have another attraction – a floating post office on 
the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the first in the country. ‘Floating Post Office, Dal Lake’ – 
claimed to be the only one such post office in the world – is built on an intricately 
carved maroon houseboat, fastened on the western edge of the Dal Lake. 
 (2) This post office lets you avail of all the regular postal services available in the 
country while being afloat. The seal used on everything posted from Floating Post 
Office is unique – along with the date and address, it bears the design of a boatman 
rowing a shikara on the Dal Lake. The special feature of this post office is that 
letters posted from here carry a special design which has the picturesque scenery of 
Dal Lake and Srinagar city. These pictures reach wherever these letters are posted 
to and hence promote Kashmir as a tourist destination across the world. 
 (3) This is actually a heritage post office that has existed since British times. It was 
called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011. But then the chief postmaster John 
Samuel renamed it as ‘Floating Post Office’. 
 (4) The post office’s houseboat has two small rooms – one serves as the office and the 
other a small museum that traces the philatelic history of the state postal 
department. It has a shop that sells postage stamps and other products. 
 (5) But for the locals, Floating Post office is more than an object of fascination.                     
` 1-2 crore is deposited per month in Floating Post Office by communities living in 
and around the Dal Lake. The lake has several islets that are home to more than 
50,000 people. 
 (6) The greatest fear is the recurrence of 2014 like floods in which the houseboat had 
gone for a toss uncontrollably pushed by the flood. Rescue teams had to anchor it 
using special  mechanism in a nearby highland. Then it was brought back on the 
Dal after the water receded. The biggest boon is that at no time of the year do you 
need a fan in this post-office ! 
1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read : 
     1 ? 8 = 8 
 (i) What is the location of the Floating Post Office in Srinagar ? 
 (ii) What is special about the seal used in the post office ? 
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Roll No.  
 
 
ENGLISH 
(Language and Literature) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
General Instructions : 
 
(i) The Question paper is divided into three sections : 
    Section A - Reading 20 Marks 
    Section B – Writing and Grammar 30 Marks 
    Section C – Literature 30 Marks 
 (ii) All questions are compulsory. 
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time. 
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order. 
 
 Series : TYM 
2/3
? Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages. 
? 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. 
? Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
? Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it. 
? 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. 
Code No.  
Candidates must write the Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
SET – 3 
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Section A   
                                                                     (Reading) 20 
 
1. Read the passage given below :  8 
 (1) Tourists to Jammu and Kashmir have another attraction – a floating post office on 
the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the first in the country. ‘Floating Post Office, Dal Lake’ – 
claimed to be the only one such post office in the world – is built on an intricately 
carved maroon houseboat, fastened on the western edge of the Dal Lake. 
 (2) This post office lets you avail of all the regular postal services available in the 
country while being afloat. The seal used on everything posted from Floating Post 
Office is unique – along with the date and address, it bears the design of a boatman 
rowing a shikara on the Dal Lake. The special feature of this post office is that 
letters posted from here carry a special design which has the picturesque scenery of 
Dal Lake and Srinagar city. These pictures reach wherever these letters are posted 
to and hence promote Kashmir as a tourist destination across the world. 
 (3) This is actually a heritage post office that has existed since British times. It was 
called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011. But then the chief postmaster John 
Samuel renamed it as ‘Floating Post Office’. 
 (4) The post office’s houseboat has two small rooms – one serves as the office and the 
other a small museum that traces the philatelic history of the state postal 
department. It has a shop that sells postage stamps and other products. 
 (5) But for the locals, Floating Post office is more than an object of fascination.                     
` 1-2 crore is deposited per month in Floating Post Office by communities living in 
and around the Dal Lake. The lake has several islets that are home to more than 
50,000 people. 
 (6) The greatest fear is the recurrence of 2014 like floods in which the houseboat had 
gone for a toss uncontrollably pushed by the flood. Rescue teams had to anchor it 
using special  mechanism in a nearby highland. Then it was brought back on the 
Dal after the water receded. The biggest boon is that at no time of the year do you 
need a fan in this post-office ! 
1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read : 
     1 ? 8 = 8 
 (i) What is the location of the Floating Post Office in Srinagar ? 
 (ii) What is special about the seal used in the post office ? 
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 (iii) How is the post office helpful in promoting tourism ? 
 (iv) Who renamed the post office as ‘Floating Post Office’ ? 
 (v) What are the two rooms of the post office used for ? 
 (vi) How is the post office beneficial to the locals ? 
 (vii) What is the greatest fear that the post office has ? 
 (viii) How is the post office a big boon to the people ? 
 (ix) Find the word from the passage which means the same as ‘attraction’. (para 5) 
 
2. Read the passage given below.  12 
 (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 smart phones, 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 smart phones 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 smart phones 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. 
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Roll No.  
 
 
ENGLISH 
(Language and Literature) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
General Instructions : 
 
(i) The Question paper is divided into three sections : 
    Section A - Reading 20 Marks 
    Section B – Writing and Grammar 30 Marks 
    Section C – Literature 30 Marks 
 (ii) All questions are compulsory. 
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time. 
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order. 
 
 Series : TYM 
2/3
? Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages. 
? 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. 
? Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
? Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it. 
? 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. 
Code No.  
Candidates must write the Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
SET – 3 
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Section A   
                                                                     (Reading) 20 
 
1. Read the passage given below :  8 
 (1) Tourists to Jammu and Kashmir have another attraction – a floating post office on 
the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the first in the country. ‘Floating Post Office, Dal Lake’ – 
claimed to be the only one such post office in the world – is built on an intricately 
carved maroon houseboat, fastened on the western edge of the Dal Lake. 
 (2) This post office lets you avail of all the regular postal services available in the 
country while being afloat. The seal used on everything posted from Floating Post 
Office is unique – along with the date and address, it bears the design of a boatman 
rowing a shikara on the Dal Lake. The special feature of this post office is that 
letters posted from here carry a special design which has the picturesque scenery of 
Dal Lake and Srinagar city. These pictures reach wherever these letters are posted 
to and hence promote Kashmir as a tourist destination across the world. 
 (3) This is actually a heritage post office that has existed since British times. It was 
called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011. But then the chief postmaster John 
Samuel renamed it as ‘Floating Post Office’. 
 (4) The post office’s houseboat has two small rooms – one serves as the office and the 
other a small museum that traces the philatelic history of the state postal 
department. It has a shop that sells postage stamps and other products. 
 (5) But for the locals, Floating Post office is more than an object of fascination.                     
` 1-2 crore is deposited per month in Floating Post Office by communities living in 
and around the Dal Lake. The lake has several islets that are home to more than 
50,000 people. 
 (6) The greatest fear is the recurrence of 2014 like floods in which the houseboat had 
gone for a toss uncontrollably pushed by the flood. Rescue teams had to anchor it 
using special  mechanism in a nearby highland. Then it was brought back on the 
Dal after the water receded. The biggest boon is that at no time of the year do you 
need a fan in this post-office ! 
1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read : 
     1 ? 8 = 8 
 (i) What is the location of the Floating Post Office in Srinagar ? 
 (ii) What is special about the seal used in the post office ? 
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 (iii) How is the post office helpful in promoting tourism ? 
 (iv) Who renamed the post office as ‘Floating Post Office’ ? 
 (v) What are the two rooms of the post office used for ? 
 (vi) How is the post office beneficial to the locals ? 
 (vii) What is the greatest fear that the post office has ? 
 (viii) How is the post office a big boon to the people ? 
 (ix) Find the word from the passage which means the same as ‘attraction’. (para 5) 
 
2. Read the passage given below.  12 
 (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 smart phones, 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 smart phones 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 smart phones 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. 
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 (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. 
2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions 
in 30-40 words each :  2 ? 4 = 8 
 (i) How are smart phones helpful in communication ? 
 (ii) What are the benefits of mobile phones for the young generation ? 
 (iii) How can mobile phones be considered ‘lifesavers’ ? 
 (iv) Mention any two demerits of mobile phones. 
 (v) How is a prepaid card useful to mobile phone users ? 
 
2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following : 1 ? 4 = 4 
 (i) In para 1, synonym of ‘innovation’ is ________. 
  (i) production (ii) sincerity 
  (iii) invention (iv) prevention 
 (ii) Mobile internet can provide access to : 
  (i) telegram (ii) emails 
  (iii) schools (iv) university 
 (iii) Grown-ups should _________ the use of new technology by the young people. 
  (i) reject (ii) criticize 
  (iii) monitor (iv) accept 
 (iv) Meaning of the word ‘adverse’ in para 4 is :  
  (i) positive (ii) negative 
  (iii) admirable (iv) unguided 
 (v) According to the passage, one can opt for __________ plan if prepaid plan doesn’t 
suit. 
  (i) yearly (ii) weekly 
  (iii) monthly (iv) daily 
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Roll No.  
 
 
ENGLISH 
(Language and Literature) 
 
Time allowed : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 80 
 
General Instructions : 
 
(i) The Question paper is divided into three sections : 
    Section A - Reading 20 Marks 
    Section B – Writing and Grammar 30 Marks 
    Section C – Literature 30 Marks 
 (ii) All questions are compulsory. 
(iii) You may attempt any section at a time. 
(iv) All questions of that particular section must be attempted in the correct order. 
 
 Series : TYM 
2/3
? Please check that this question paper contains 8 printed pages. 
? 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. 
? Please check that this question paper contains 11 questions. 
? Please write down the Serial Number of the question before attempting it. 
? 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. 
Code No.  
Candidates must write the Code on 
the title page of the answer-book. 
SET – 3 
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Section A   
                                                                     (Reading) 20 
 
1. Read the passage given below :  8 
 (1) Tourists to Jammu and Kashmir have another attraction – a floating post office on 
the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the first in the country. ‘Floating Post Office, Dal Lake’ – 
claimed to be the only one such post office in the world – is built on an intricately 
carved maroon houseboat, fastened on the western edge of the Dal Lake. 
 (2) This post office lets you avail of all the regular postal services available in the 
country while being afloat. The seal used on everything posted from Floating Post 
Office is unique – along with the date and address, it bears the design of a boatman 
rowing a shikara on the Dal Lake. The special feature of this post office is that 
letters posted from here carry a special design which has the picturesque scenery of 
Dal Lake and Srinagar city. These pictures reach wherever these letters are posted 
to and hence promote Kashmir as a tourist destination across the world. 
 (3) This is actually a heritage post office that has existed since British times. It was 
called Nehru Park Post Office before 2011. But then the chief postmaster John 
Samuel renamed it as ‘Floating Post Office’. 
 (4) The post office’s houseboat has two small rooms – one serves as the office and the 
other a small museum that traces the philatelic history of the state postal 
department. It has a shop that sells postage stamps and other products. 
 (5) But for the locals, Floating Post office is more than an object of fascination.                     
` 1-2 crore is deposited per month in Floating Post Office by communities living in 
and around the Dal Lake. The lake has several islets that are home to more than 
50,000 people. 
 (6) The greatest fear is the recurrence of 2014 like floods in which the houseboat had 
gone for a toss uncontrollably pushed by the flood. Rescue teams had to anchor it 
using special  mechanism in a nearby highland. Then it was brought back on the 
Dal after the water receded. The biggest boon is that at no time of the year do you 
need a fan in this post-office ! 
1.1 Attempt any eight of the following questions on the basis of the passage you have read : 
     1 ? 8 = 8 
 (i) What is the location of the Floating Post Office in Srinagar ? 
 (ii) What is special about the seal used in the post office ? 
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 (iii) How is the post office helpful in promoting tourism ? 
 (iv) Who renamed the post office as ‘Floating Post Office’ ? 
 (v) What are the two rooms of the post office used for ? 
 (vi) How is the post office beneficial to the locals ? 
 (vii) What is the greatest fear that the post office has ? 
 (viii) How is the post office a big boon to the people ? 
 (ix) Find the word from the passage which means the same as ‘attraction’. (para 5) 
 
2. Read the passage given below.  12 
 (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 smart phones, 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 smart phones 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 smart phones 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. 
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 (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. 
2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions 
in 30-40 words each :  2 ? 4 = 8 
 (i) How are smart phones helpful in communication ? 
 (ii) What are the benefits of mobile phones for the young generation ? 
 (iii) How can mobile phones be considered ‘lifesavers’ ? 
 (iv) Mention any two demerits of mobile phones. 
 (v) How is a prepaid card useful to mobile phone users ? 
 
2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following : 1 ? 4 = 4 
 (i) In para 1, synonym of ‘innovation’ is ________. 
  (i) production (ii) sincerity 
  (iii) invention (iv) prevention 
 (ii) Mobile internet can provide access to : 
  (i) telegram (ii) emails 
  (iii) schools (iv) university 
 (iii) Grown-ups should _________ the use of new technology by the young people. 
  (i) reject (ii) criticize 
  (iii) monitor (iv) accept 
 (iv) Meaning of the word ‘adverse’ in para 4 is :  
  (i) positive (ii) negative 
  (iii) admirable (iv) unguided 
 (v) According to the passage, one can opt for __________ plan if prepaid plan doesn’t 
suit. 
  (i) yearly (ii) weekly 
  (iii) monthly (iv) daily 
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Section B   
                                                 (Writing Skills and Grammar) 30 
 
3. You are Pratibha/Rahul of Class X. Write an article in 100-120 words on ‘Ill effects on 
students of too much of television’. You can use the following clues : 8 
 – Increasing addiction 
 – A great variety of programmes 
 – Easy availability 
 – Neglect of studies 
 – Drop in academic performance 
 – Result – poor physical and mental health 
                                          OR 
 You are Prabhu Kumar/Parvati of I7E, Ravi Dass Road, Kochi. Write a letter in 100-120 
words to the editor of a newspaper about the nuisance caused by loudspeakers in the city 
during examination days drawing attention of the concerned authorities to the problem.  
 
4. Complete the story in 150-200 words which begins as the following : 10 
  There was a joint family of six members including grandparents. It was the 75
th
 
birthday of the grandmother and the family planned to celebrate … … …  
OR 
 Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of the following outline : 
 Tortoise and hare – good friends – tortoise – known for his slow speed – hare has fast 
speed – makes fun of tortoise – challenges him – referee selected – race starts – hare 
overconfident – takes a nap – tortoise wins.  
 
5. The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the 
error as well as the correction as shown in the example. Do any four. 1 ? 4 = 4 
  Error Correction 
In the prisoner’s room a candle is           e.g. is was 
burning    dimly.   A  prisoner   himself                                   (a) _______ _______ 
sat   by   the   table.   Only   him   back,                                 (b) _______ _______ 
the   hair    by   his    head,    and    his                                      (c) _______ _______ 
hands    are    visible    from    outside                        (d) _______ _______ 
through   any   window. (e) _______ _______