English Past Year Paper with Solutions - Delhi Set 3 (2017) | Past Year Papers for Class 10 PDF Download

Ques 1: Write a story in 150-200 words with the help of following outline:          (10)

a crow ______ thirsty ______ no water ______ saw a jar half-full of water ______ beak could not reach ______ small stones ______ one by one ______ put into the jar ______ water level rose ______ drank water.

 OR

Complete the story in 150-200 words which begins as the following:

Ram and Sham are two sons of a labourer. One day they came to know that their father had fallen from a small building and  ........ .........

Ans: On a hot sunny day, a thirsty crow flew over the fields looking for water. For a long time, he could not find any water. He lost all hope. Finally, he found a pitcher filled with very less water under a tree. The crow tried very hard to push his head under the pitcher, but he found that the neck of the pitcher was very narrow. Then he tried bringing out the water by tilting the pitcher but in vain, as the pitcher was very heavy. After much struggle, an idea hit the crow. He saw some pebbles lying in the field. He decided to bring the level of the water up by throwing the pebbles inside the pitcher. He picked up the pebbles and put them in the pitcher. As more and more pebbles filled the pitcher, the water level rose. Soon the level was high enough for the crow to quench his thirst.
Or
Ram and Sham are two sons of a labourer. One day they came to know that their father had fallen from a small building and has got the bones of his left leg completely broken. Hearing this, they rushed to the hospital, where their father was admitted by his co-workers. The doctor told them that due to his old age, he could not handle the pain and so his lower body has got paralysed. The two brothers, instead of breaking down, showed great courage. After the treatment, they brought their father back home. Due to the accident, their father lost his job as a labourer and the family started facing financial issues. Ram, being the elder son, took the responsibility of the house and took up a job as an assistant to shop owner in the area. Sham also helped his mother back home in managing the household chores alongwith taking care of their father. This incident, though lead to a big loss, made the parents aware of the gems they have in the form of their sons. Ram and Sham have been an inspiration in the village for many young children to respect and value their parents. 

Ques 2: Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the help of the given options:    (1 × 3 = 3)

Most men would have (a) _________ mad after one or two years (b) _________ loneliness. But he learnt to adjust to (c) _________ conditions.

(a) (i) go

(b) (i) of

(c) (i) a

Ans: (a) gone
(b) of
(c) the

Ques 3: The following paragraph has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the error and its correction as shown in the example.    (1× 4 = 4)

Ans: 

Ques 4: Rearrange the following words and phrases into meaningful sentences.   (1 × 3 = 3)
(a) Ramaswami / temple / priest / was the / in a /.
(b) young boy / years old / Sethu / only ten / was a /
(c) disciple / become / he / to / Ramaswami's / wanted /.

Ans: (a) Ramaswami was the priest in a temple.
(b) Sethu was a youn boy, only ten years old.
(c) He wanted to become Ramaswami's disciple.