Class 10 English Questions Paper 2015 with Answers

ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER 2015

Section – A

1.(a) Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given:1
                           I need a hundred pesos
(currency of India/Spain/Latin America)

Answer: Pesos – currency of Latin America.

(b) State whether the following are true or false: 1+1=2

(i) Nelson Mandela spent twenty years in prison.
Answer: False

(ii) On the day of inauguration, two national songs were sung.
Answer: True

(c) The theory of Arab origin draws support from – 1

a. The numerous tales of valours of “sons and fathers”
b. The long, black coat with an embroidery waist belt worn by Kodavus.
c. The traditions and religious rites.

2.What happened to Lencho’s field after the hailstorm?1
Answer: The hailstorm completely damaged Lencho’s field. The field was covered with snow. All the flowers were gone and the corns were destroyed.

3. Where is Coorg?   1
Answer: Coorg is midway between Mysore and the coastal town of Mangalore in Karnataka.

4. What did courage mean to Mandela? 2
Answer: Courage did not mean absence of fear to Mandela, but courage meant triumph over the fear. Even the bravest man feels afraid, but to show courage he conquers that fear.

5. Mention the story that supports that the people of Coorg are of Greek descent. 2
Answer: As per a story, a part of Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and got settled there when return became impossible. They later married amongst the locals and so their martial traditions, marriage and religious rites are apparently different from the Hindu mainstream. Thus, they are of Greek origin.

6. “These are not raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins.” Why did Lencho consider the raindrops as ‘new coins’?2
Answer: Lencho had a good harvest that year. A rainfall or a shower would help him to reap a plenty of good harvests. The good harvest would, in turn, bring money. So Lencho said the raindrops were like new coins.

7. Narrate briefly Rajbir’s remarks on the discovery of tea and the legends that surround it. 3
Answer: Rajbir said that no one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends. The first legend is called the Chinese legend. According to this legend regarding discovery of tea that one of the Chinese emperors always used to drink water by boiling it. One day a few leaves of the twigs burring under the pot fell into water. Then the water gave a delicious flavour. It is said the leaves were tea leaves.
Indian legend tells that once upon a time there was an ancient Buddhist ascetic named Bodhidhama in India. He cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. Then the plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plans when put into hot water and drunk vanished sleep.

8. What did Valli see on her way that made her laugh?2
Answer: At some of point of her journey, Valli saw a young cow running very fast right in the middle of the road, right in front of the bus. The bus slowed down and sounded the horn, but the cow got more frightened and started running faster and faster. This scene made Valli laugh.

English Question Paper 2015 | SEBA |ASSAM
Section – B

9.Choose from the box given below the words that rhyme with the following:1X2=2
feet, silent
run, slow, violent, moves, seat, edge, city

Answer: feet – seat
  silent–violent

10.Choose the meaning of the Underlined words from the alternatives given in the brackets: 1X2=2

(a) He stalks in his vivid stripes. (glaring/dark/pale)
Answer:Vivid - glaring

(b) In his quiet rage (mood/violent anger/walk)
Answer: Rage – violent anger

11. What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid? 1
Answer: If Amanda were a mermaid she could have drifted blissfully in the emerald sea.

12. How do we know that Amanda was a teenager? 1
Answer: The fog comes silently like a cat and moves on silently.

13.Why did the poet feel more at home with animals than humans?2
Answer: The animals are placid and self contained. They never complain of their condition. The poet is fed up with the ever complaining nature of human beings. So, he feels more at home with animals.

14. Why did Custard cry for a nice safe cage? 2
Answer: Custard, the dragon was infamous for its cowardly nature. While the other pets of Belinda played with danger, Custard, the dragon lacked the courage to fight against any threat. He had a gigantic appearance though, he cried for a nice safe cage in fear of any possible danger. 

2015 ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER | ASSAM | SEBA
Section – C

15. (a) How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room? 5
Answer: Ausable was a secret agent who was spying a report on missile. He did not look smart and intelligent but he proved his intelligence by misguiding Max. Max was another secret agent. He tried to collect the report from Ausable at gun point. Ausable was staying in a hotel. But in spite of Max’s appearance he sat heavily and calmly on the chair and he chided the management for not correcting the balcony. The balcony was constructed for the other apartment, a portion of it was extending adjacent to Ausable’s room. So, anyone could enter his room from the other apartment. However, Max said that he had to find some other way to enter the room. And he was not aware of the Balcony. Meanwhile the doorbell rang and Ausable said that he had called the police for security reason. Max was frightened. He then jumped out of the window to escape and hide himself on the balcony.

OR

(b) Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong?    3+2=5

Answer: Horace Danby met a lady at the house of Shotover Grange. The lady introduced herself to be the wife of the owner of the house. Horace was very much afraid of being caught red handed by the lady of the house. But the lady behaved very sociably without showing much fear and surprise of meeting a thief in her house. Horace saw a good chance to convince the lady for his escape. But the lady proposed that she would let him go only if he broke the safe for her. The lady acted so confidently that Horace Danby could not have the slightest doubt that she was not the lady of the house.  She had firmness in her voice. She invented a false story and told him that she wanted to wear the jewels as she had to go to a party that night. She also threatened him with the idea of prison. Thus, Horace Danby fall prey to the lady who was actually another thief. She stole the jewelry with the help of Horace Danby. Horace was arrested in charge of stealing the jewelry at the house in Shotover Grange. His fingerprints on the box worked as proof against him.

16. (a) Who was Griffin? How did he become invisible? Why did Mrs. Hall find him eccentric?  1+2+2=5
Answer:  Griffin was a brilliant scientist, but rather a lawless person.He recently invented a drug which could make people invisible. He swallowed a few drops of the drug and he became invisible.

Arrival of a guest in Iping in the winter was very uncommon. Griffin had bandage over his face all the time.  Griffin was very unsociable. Mrs. Hall tried to become friendly with Griffin. But Griffin said that he liked solitude. So, the odd look and behavior made Mrs. Hall believe Griffin to be eccentric.

OR

(b) Who was Bill? How did he befool the lawyer?5
Answer: Bill was a hack driver in New Mullion. Actually, he was Oliver Lutkins himself.
At the station Bill introduced himself as Bill but not as Lutkins. If he wished he could do that at the very first instance. Then he made lawyer to hire his hack for two dollars an hour. Bill took to every possible location where Lutkin could possibly be. He moved him around the city for six hours and pocketed the fare but did not reveal his real identity. Bill did not allow the lawyer to enter the shop where Lutkins could be and asked them all by himself if they had seen Lutkins. Thus, he managed his locals to act as if they had not seen Lutkins and Lutkins might be at a different place. So, they had to follow him to a different location, and they missed him just by a few minutes. Actually, his confident behavior, support from his local friends and his cleverness made the lawyer a fool. It was quite interesting that he was such a foolish lawyer that he took an unknown man into his confidence so easily and got victimized.

ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER 2020
Section – D

17. Fill in the blanks with the right determiners:  1X2=2

a. Please give me a little time to finish the work.
b. Then I will take you to the university. 

18. Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition from the choices given in the brackets:      1X2=2

a. Health is preferable to wealth. (than, for, to)
b. He is angry with his naughty sister. (at, with, upon)

19. Rewrite the following sentences putting the verbs in the brackets in their correct tense form: 1X2=2

a. The bell rang after we had finished our work. (finish)
b. Please ring me up as soon as he comes. (come)

20. Change the form of narration of the followings: 1X2=2

a. “What a beautiful building!” he said.
He exclaimed that the building was very beautiful.
b. She proposed that we should go for a walk.
She said to me, “Let’s go for a walk.”

21. Change the voice of the followings: 1X2=2

a. We were surprised at his conduct.
His conduct surprised us.
b. Why did your father refuse such an honourable job?
Why was such an honourable job refused by your father?

22. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence: 1X2=2

a. I have lost the pen. You gave it to me.
I lost the pen which you gave to me.
b. Health is very important. It must not be neglected.
Health is so important that it must not be neglected.

23. Choose the correct alternative from the choices given in the bracket and fill in the blanks: 1

The Brahmaputra has changed its course. (coarse/course)

OR

Sankardeva was an eminent scholar. (eminent/imminent)

24. Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any two of the following: 1x2=2

In order to: The police did lathi charge in order to control the mob.

All in all: The principal is all in all in our school

Now and then: He comes to our home now and then.

At large: The government policies affect public at large.

25.Correct the errors in any two of the following sentences: 1X2=2

(a) I don’t know to do it.
I don’t know how to do it.
(b) It is you who is to be blamed.
It is you who are to be blamed.
(c) He told me that his brother is writing that letter.
He told me that his brother was writing that letter.
(d) He asked me where do I live.
He asked me where I lived.

ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER 2015
Section – E

26. (a) Translate into English: (Group-From Assamese to English) 1X5=5

1. মায়ে মোক সুধিছিল, “ সঁচা কথা কৈছানে?”
Mother said to me, “Have you spoken the truth?”

2. মই সাঁতুৰিব নোৱাৰাৰ নিছিনাই ।
I almost do not know how to swim.

3. তুমি কেতিয়াবা সিংহ দেখিছানে?
Have you ever seen a lion?

4. যিজন মানুহ আজি আমাৰ স্কুললৈ আহিছিল, তেখেতক মই চিনি পাওঁ ।
I know the man who came to our school today.

5. মই নহালৈকে তুমি ৰ’বা ।
Wait until I return.

OR

Give the substance of the following passage:      5
There are books which are really no books at all, and to read which is more waste of time, while there are others so bad that we cannot read them without great harm. It is no doubt good to be warned against temptations and dangers of life; but anything that familiarizes us with evil is in itself an evil. So also, there are others which one can read without being the better of them. By useful literature we do not mean only what will help a man in his business or profession. That is useful no doubt, but by no means the highest use of books. The best books raise us into a region of selfless thought where the troubles and anxieties of the world are almost forgotten.

Answer: Good Books and Bad Books

Books may be good or bad. Some books are so bad that it only waste time but also do great harm. Some books may however intend to warn against the evils, but they indirectly introduce the evils. But mere helping in business or profession is not the soul characteristic of a good literature. The best books raise the level of selfless thoughts.

27. Answer either (a) or (b): 6

(a) Write an essay on either of the following topics in about 150 words:
i. Kaziranga National Park
ii. A journey by bus

(b) Write a story in about 150 words using the outlines given below and add a title to it:6

The lion, king of beasts – killed many animals – all animals terrified – hold a meeting – decide to send one animal to the lion everyday – lion agrees – the turn of the hare – arrives late – tells there is another lion in the forest – wanted to seize and kill him – hare takes the lion to a deep well – the lion sees his reflection – thinks there is another lion in the well – jumps in.

28. Answer either (a) or (b)

(a) Write a letter to the Editor of a local English newspaper about frequent load shedding in the evening in your locality. 5
Answer:

To,
The Editor
The Assam Tribune

Dated: 18th Feb, 2021

Sub: Frequent Load shedding / Power cut in our locality.

Sir,
      Through this column of your esteemed daily I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authority towards a serious issue faced by our locality. Our locality has been suffering from irregular power supply and the concerned authority is in sleeping mode.
      In the modern era, electricity is the driving fuel of the world and one cannot dream a single moment without electricity. But our locality has been regrettably experiencing unsteady and interrupting power supply for almost six months now. The side effects are quite precarious. Towards the evening the power cut shades darkness in our area boasting the courage of the anti-social elements. As the street lights also go out due to power cut, the roads become prone to accidents. The students are the worst sufferers. They have to light kerosene lamps or candlesticks to finish up their studies. As the matriculation and higher secondary final examination are going on, the candidates are suffering a lot. Even during day hours, the erratic power supply has caused many problems like they cannot fill their water tanks, charge their mobile phones etc.
       In spite of our continuous approach to the Electricity Board, the authority has not taken any action. Now the authority must replace the old transformer with a new one. They must ensure steady power supply in our locality or the Board must be responsible for any evils caused by this irregular power supply.




Yours Faithfully
Mr. X
…..Locality

OR

(b) A flood relief camp was done by students of your school. Write a report for your local daily using information given below: 5

- Date and time of work
- How the place was reached
- Number of students taking part
- Number of people affected
- Relief materials distributed
- Conclusion

Flood Relief Camp organized by Gyanweb Tutorials School
On 10th of July, 2020 a daylong flood relief camp was organized by our school at Panigaon of Dhemaji district starting from 10 a.m. The village is 10 k.m. away from the main town of Dhemaji. The school bus carried a team of 20 students led by our Principal and two other teachers to the village. The village was still under water and the residents were taking shelter at the government school of the village. More than 200 people were affected by the flood. Our school distributed food packets and clothes among the sufferers. After spending a full day with them, our school departed from there with a heavy heart.

29. (a) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

(b) The great advantage of early rising is that one can start one’s work long before others. The early riser has done a large amount of hard work before other men have got out of bed. Early in the morning the mind is fresh and no sounds or noise disturb our attention. The work done at that time is generally well done. Also, one finds time to take some exercise in the fresh morning air. Exercise supplies him with a good deal of energy that enables him to work hard until the evening. By beginning so early, he knows that he has plenty of time to do his work thoroughly. He does not have to hurry over any part of his work. He gets to sleep long before midnight. At that time sleep is more refreshing after a night’s sound rest, he rises early next morning in good health ready for the labor of a new day.

i. What advantage does an early riser have over others?     1
Answer: an early riser has a great advantage of starting one’s work much earlier before a late riser can.
ii. Why should one take exercise in the morning and begin one’s work so early? 2
Answer: Taking some exercise in the fresh morning air supply a person with energy which enables him to work hard until the evening. If one begins so early one has plenty of time to do one’s work thoroughly.
iii. What are the uses of going to sleep long before midnight? 
2
Answer: By going to sleep long before midnight helps to get refreshing sleep. After having a sound sleep, one can rise early and have a healthy start next day.

(c) Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Over many days and months Valli  listened carefully  to  conversations  between  her  neighbours and people who regularly used the bus, and she also asked  a  few  discreet  questions here  and  there.  This way she picked  up  various  small  details  about  the bus journey. The town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way — “which is almost nothing at all,” she heard one well-dressed man say, but to Valli, who scarcely  saw  that  much  money from one month to the next, it seemed a fortune. The trip to the town took forty-five minutes. On reaching town, if she stayed in her seat and paid another thirty paise, she could  return  home  on  the  same bus.  This meant that she could take  the  one-o’clock afternoon  bus,  reach  the  town  at  one  forty-five,  and be  back  home  by  about  two  forty-five...On  and  on  went  her  thoughts  as  she  calculated and  recalculated,  planned  and  re planned.

i. What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?                                                                       1+2=3

Answer: Valli found out every detail of the bus journey. The bus used to travel to a town which was six miles from the village and took thirty paise in one round. The trip took forty five minutes to the town.
Valli found out the details by asking a few discrete questions here and there to those who had already travelled on the bus.

ii. What do you think Valli was planning to do?        2
Answer: Valli was planning to have a bus journey secretly.

2016 | HSLC| ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER WITH ANSWERS  FOR SEBA ASSAM

2016 | ENGLISH | QUESTION PAPER | HSLC | SEBA

SECTION - A

(1)(a) Choose the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence from among the alternatives given in brackets:1

Send me the rest, since I need it very much.
(relax/remaining part/be buried)
Answer: Rest – Remaining Part.

 
(b) State whether the following are true or false: 1+1=2 

(i) On the day of inauguration Mandela was accompanied by 
his daughter Zenani.
Answer: True
(ii) Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as second Deputy President.
Answer: False.

(c) Choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete the sentence: 1

(i) Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is home to – 
a. Thick grass land, camels and indigo plantations.
b. Evergreen rainforests, spices and coffee plantations.
c. Dark clouds, thick fog and tea plantations.

(2) Where was Lencho’s house situated? 1
Answer: Lencho’s house was situated on the crest of a low hill.

(3) Who was the first Chief of Indian Army?1
Answer: The first Army Chief of India was General Cariappa. 

(4) According to Mandela, between love and hate which comes more naturally to human heart?  2
Answer: According to Mandela, to love is more natural than to hate for love comes more naturally to human heart than its opposite.

(5)What are the sports that Coorg offers to tourists? 2
Answer: The land of Coorg offers high adventure sports to its tourist. Adventurous sports include river rafting, canoeing, rappelling, rock climbing, and mountain biking etc. 

(6) “But don’t send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks.” What made Lencho think that the post office employees are a bunch of crooks?        2
Answer: Lencho asked for a hundred pesos from God. But he received only seventy pesos through the mail. Without thinking much, he assumed that the rest of the money was pocketed by the post office employees. So, he thought that they were a bunch of crooks.

(7) Give a description of Dhekiabari tea garden as seen by Pranjol and Rajbir when they were driven through it.    3
Answer: Pranjol and Rajvir were driven by Pranjol’s father along the Dhekiabari tea garden. A gravel road went up through the garden. On both the sides of the garden there were acres of neatly pruned tea bushes. The tea pluckers were plucking tea wearing plastic aprons. Pranjol’s father had to give way to a tractor with a load of tea leaves, while driving through the garden. 

(8) What was Valli’s favorite pastime?    2
Answer: Valli had no playmates of her age in her locality. So, Valli’s favorite pastime was standing before front doorway of her house watching what was happening in the street outside.

2016 HSLC | SEBA ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER | ASSAM

SECTION – B

(9) Choose from the box given below the words that rhyme with the following: 1X2=2
rage, house

taste, rest, cage, loud, fresh, mouse, vague

Answer: (a) rage –cage               (b) house – mouse

(10) Choose the meaning of the Underlined words from the alternatives given in the brackets: 1X2=2

(a) They do not sweat and whine about their condition.
(sing loudly/complain in an annoying voice/cry in joy)
Answer: Whine - complain in an annoying voice.

(b) I wonder where they get those tokens.
(feel happy / feel sorry / feel very surprised)
Answer: Wonder– feel very surprised.

(11) What does Sandburg think the fog is like?1
Answer: According to Sandburg, the fog is like a silent little cat.

(12) How does the fog come? 1

Answer: The fog comes silently like a cat and moves on silently. 

(13) What would the tiger have been doing if it were inits natural habitat? 2
Answer: If the tiger had been in its natural habitat. The tiger would be lurking in the shadow sliding through long grasses near the water hole. He would be roaring near the villages terrorizing the villagers.

(14) How old, do you think Amanda is? How do you know this? 1+1=2
Answer: Amanda must be a teen girl because she is a very moody girl and her mind is day dreaming. Moreover, she has acne.

HSLC | SEBA | 2016 | QUESTION PAPER

SECTION – C

(15) (a) Briefly describe how Ausable defeated Max’s scheme to take away the report. 5
Answer: Ausable was a secret agent who was spying a report on missile. He did not look smart and intelligent but he proved his intelligence by misguiding Max. Max was another secret agent. He tried to collect the report from Ausable at gun point. Ausable was staying in a hotel. But in spite of Max’s appearance he sat heavily and calmly on the chair and he chided the management for not correcting the balcony. The balcony was constructed for the other apartment, a portion of it was extending adjacent to Ausable’s room. So, anyone could enter his room from the other apartment. However, Max said that he had to find some other way to enter the room. And he was not aware of the Balcony. Meanwhile the doorbell rang and Ausable said that he had called the police for security reason. Max was frightened. He then jumped out of the window to escape and hide himself on the balcony. 

OR

(b) How did the young lady trick Horace Danby?     5
Answer: Horace Danby met a lady at the house of Shotover Grange. The lady introduced herself to be the wife of the owner of the house. Horace was very much afraid of being caught red handed by the lady of the house. But the lady very sociably without showing much fear and surprise of meeting a thief in her house. Horace saw a good chance to convince the lady for his escape. But the lady proposed that she would let him go only if he broke the safe for her. The lady acted so confidently that Horace Danby could not have the slightest doubt that she was not the lady of the house.  She had firmness in her voice. She invented a false story and told him that she wanted to wear the jewels as she had to go to a party that night. She also threatened him with the idea of prison. Thus, Horace Danby fall prey to the lady who was actually another thief. She stole the jewelry with the help of Horace Danby. Horace was arrested in charge of stealing the jewelry at the house in Shotover Grange. His fingerprints on the box worked as proof against him. 

(16) (a) Briefly describe the extraordinary behavior of Mrs. Hall’s furniture?
Answer:  After Griffin occupied a room in the inn of Iping, many extra ordinary things happened. One morning the land lord and his wife of the inn found that the door of the room of Griffin was open. They peeped around the room and found none in the room. They saw that the clothes and bandages of griffin were lying about in the room. Mrs. Hall heard a sniff close to her ears but she found nobody. A moment later, the hat on the bedpost kept up and dashed itself into her face. The bad room chair started moving and attacked them. As they turned away in terror, the chair pushed them out of the room. Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the room as hunted by spirit and that the spirit had some link with the strange scientist, Griffin.

Griffin was suspected of having a hand in the burglary at the clergy man’s home. Mrs. Hall questioned him on the stage happenings in his room. He then threw off his bandage, whisker, black glass and false nose. The people were horrified to see a headless man. When the police came he threw all the garments and became invisible and ran away. 

OR

(b) Give a description of the first meeting between Bill and the young lawyer? 5
Answer: The young lawyer was sent to New Mullion to serve a summon on Oliver Lutkins. Lutkins could be a very important witness in a case for the law firm. They sent several letters, but received no response. At the station Bill introduced himself as Bill but not as Lutkins. If he wished he could do that at the very first instance. Then he made lawyer to hire his hack for two dollars an hour. Bill took to every possible location where Lutkins could possibly be. He moved him around the city for six hours and pocketed the fare but did not reveal his real identity. Bill did not allow the lawyer to enter the shop where Lutkins could be and asked them all by himself if they had seen Lutkins. Thus, he managed his locals to act as if they had not seen Lutkins and Lutkins might be at a different place. So, they had to follow him to a different location, and they missed him just by a few minutes. Actually, his confident behavior, support from his local friends and his cleverness made the lawyer a fool. It was quite interesting that he was such a foolish lawyer that he took an unknown man into his confidence so easily and got victimized.

HSLC | SEBA | 2016 ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER

SECTION – D

(17) Fill in the blanks with the right determiners:  1/2X4=2

(a) Ramen comes home twice a month. (a/an/the)
(b) Mr. Bell rang the bell of alarm and I woke up. (a/an/the)
(c) A busy person has little time to waste. (little/a little/the little)
(d) Only a few of the applicants were found suitable. (few/ a few/the few) 

(18) Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition from the choices given in the brackets:      1/2X4=2 

(a) The cow lives on grass. (by/from/on)
(b) He lives from hand to mouth. (on/from/by)
(c) He is appointed to the post.  (in/to/at)
(d) She is junior to me by three years. (to/from/than)

(19) Rewrite the following sentences putting the verbs in the brackets in their correct tense form: 1X2=2

(a) It is time we went to bed. (go)
(b) She behaves as if she knew everything. (know)

(20) Change the form of narration of the followings: 1X2=2

(a) “Can you drive a car?”, I said to Rahim.

I asked Rahim if he could drive a car. 

(b) The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to post office.
The stranger said, “Can you tell me the way to the post office?”

(21) Change the voice of the followings: 1X2=2


(a) The students elected him secretary.
He was elected secretary by the students.
(b) The stage was decorated by the students.
The students decorated the stage.

(22) Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence: 1X2=2

(a) The moon is round. It has been proved. 
It has been proved that the moon is round.
(b) Where does he live? Do you know it?
Do you know where he lives?

(23) Choose the correct alternative from the choices given in the bracket and fill in the blanks: 1

 (a) My warning had no effect on the boy. (affect/effect)

OR

(b) He refused to accept the money. (denied/refused)

(24) Make sentences to illustrate the meaning of any two of the following: 1x2=2

(a) Bring up: {ডাঙৰদীঘলকৰা}: Mothers bring up their children with great care. 
(b) Look for: {সন্ধানকৰা}: The Company is looking for good employees.
(c) Give up: {ত্যাগকৰা}: He has given up the habit of drinking.
(d) Look after: {প্ৰতিপালনকৰা}: Shankardev’s grandmother looked after him in his childhood. 

(25) Correct the errors in any two of the following sentences: 1X2=2

(a) The scenaries of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
The scenery of Arunachal Pradesh is charming.
(b) I am feeling cold.
 I feel cold.
(c) Bread and butter make a good breakfast.
 Bread and butter make good breakfast.
(d) The news are true.
 The news is true.

2016 ENGLISH QUESTION PAPER | HSLC | SEBA

SECTION – E

(26)(a) Translate into English: (Group-From Assamese to English) 1X5=5

(a) এই কিতাপখন মোৰ আৰু সেইখন তোমাৰ ।
Answer: This book is mine and that is yours.
(b) সোণ এবিধ মূল্যৱান ধাতু ।
Answer: Gold is a precious metal.
(c) অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি তেওঁক দৰ্জাখন খুলিবলৈ কোৱা ।
Answer: Please ask him to open the door.
(d) তেওঁ যেতিয়া আহিছিল মই বাতৰি কাকত পঢ়ি আছিলো ।
Answer: When he came, I was reading newspaper.
(e) আলিবাট পাৰ হওঁতে সাৱধান হ'বা ।
Answer: Be careful while crossing the road. 

OR

 Give the substance of the following passage:    5 

It is very difficult to get rid of bad habits. So, one should be very careful that one does not form bad habits during the early years of life. idleness is one of such bad habits. Every boy and girl should be diligent. They should avoid idleness like poison. Some of them love to remain in bed long after day break and get out of bed most unwillingly. Even after that they waste time over trifles and spend as little time as they can in reading. As a result, they cannot learn much as they should. what is worse, they become so accustomed to such a bad habit that they cannot shake it off- even with their greatest efforts. This bad habit then holds them hard in its coils like a large snake.

Answer: Bad habits affects badly

Bad habits are very hard to eliminate from life. So, its formation must be prevented at an early age of life. For that, hard work is necessary. Idleness is such kind of poisonous bad habit, and it must be avoided. Waking up too late is perhaps a sign of such idleness. They like to spend time in fruitless deeds, but does not get involved in useful activities like reading etc. Because of which learning process is interrupted. If bad habits become a part of one’s life, that person cannot remove it, even if he or she wishes to do it so.

(27) Write in about 150 words on any one of the following topics:  6

Answer: (a) The festival you like most.

Modern people follow a busy schedule and they get little time to spend time joyfully with the families. But a festival puts a halt to this and gives a chance to rejoice the life. Of course, being an Assamese, my favourite festival is Bihu.  Bihu is the national festival of Assam which pours divine joy in the hearts of the Assamese people.

     Bihu is celebrated in three different shades – Bohag Bihu, Kati Bihu and Magh Bihu. Bohag Bihu is observed in the middle of the month of April. It is the beginning of new Assamese year and the season of spring. They worship cows in this Bihu and prepare different bakeries (Pithas). The younger take blessings of the elderly people. They enjoy Bihu dance and songs. It is also called as Rongali Bihu, (Bihu of Joy). 

     Kati Bihu or Kongali Bihu is observed during the middle of the month of October. As the farmers dry their stock of paddy by the middle of the Assamese year, they pray under the Tulsi trees to the almighty for robust growth of their crops. As the farmers become penniless, this Bihu is called Kongali Bihu (Bihu of Impoverished).
Magh Bihu is observed during harvesting season that is in the middle of the month of January. As the farmers have harvested their paddies, they arrange grand feasts. They make a thatched hut called BhelaGhar and set fire at the Meji as a customary practice. This Bihu is called Bhogali Bihu, (Bihu of Lavishness).  

  The series of Bihu bring great joy amongst the Assamese community. I like to be a part of my local Bihu Dance group. I put on new dresses and have fun with my friends. I like the most about Bihu is that Bihu is not mere a celebration but a tradition to express tenderly love to the friends and families and to show respect to the elders. It is all about joy of togetherness. Perhaps this festival teaches how people can share humanity, tenderness in a joyful way amongst the greatest community of human beings. 

(b) Television as a source of knowledge

Television is an old and a popular medium of entertainment. It has been serving the people since many decades. It was first discovered by John Loggie Baird in 1926. Television has brought revolution to the world of entertainment.
    Television is not only entertaining but also a learning tool. Television has entered to every household soon after its discovery. Television is popular in every country because of its wide varieties of programmes. It attracts the house wives by telecasting serials of plays. The constructive talk shows, debate shows, infotainment-based shows enhance the knowledge base of the students. For example, the Discovery Network telecasts wildlife-based shows. The government uses television to promote its schemes and topics in public interest. 
Television has helped to modernize the thoughts of the uneducated people and it has helped to stop many superstitions. Even kids are benefited.  The kids’ channels telecast cartoons which help the kids to develop their personality. In modern time,the tele-shopping channels have started using television as a platform to sell their products. 
    In spite of its benefits, some people have titled it as an idiot’s box. It has much harm also. It increases the idle nature because the shows are of long durations. Moreover, the contents of the television may be offensive, sexual and may break public harmony. Students may fail to select suitable programmes and end up wasting their precious time. Today, the politicians use television channels to promote their agenda and pollute the public order. 
     As the television has both of the good and evil effects, so the students should select the programmes carefully. 

OR

Write a story in about 150words using the outlines given below and add a title to it: 6

{Outline: A hungry fox sees a crow with a piece of meat – wishes to have the piece of meat – praises the crow – asks the crow to sing – the crow sings – the piece of meat falls down from her beak – the fox picks it up and runs away.}

 A Flattering Fox

      Jack, the fox was infamous in the jungle for his mischievous behavior. He used to put other animals in trouble using his clever ideas. Because of his mischiefs, other animals did not like to be his friends.
      One day Jack, the fox set out on a journey along the jungle. After covering a long distance, he felt tired and he decided to take a little bit of rest under a tree. He was equally hungry too. Then, his eyes fell on a crow sitting in the tree. The crow had a piece of meat in the beak. The fox could stop his temptation and wanted to have it.
       An idea suddenly struck in his mind. He, with a very soft voice, called the crow. “Your voice is god gifted, whenever I hear you singing, I feel I am lost in heaven.” The crow was amused. 
Jack further spiced up the conversation, “Will you sing a song for me? It will be my biggest pleasure if I hear you from very near.” The crow lost all the control. It could not refuse such a humble request and opened its mouth to sing.
      Lo! As soon as it opened its beak, the piece of meat fell down. The fox took the piece and said, “You are too foolish to sing a song for me.” The crow understood that it was deceived by the fox. Thus, the fox was able to relinquish his hunger using his master tricks. 

(28) Answer either (a) or (b)
Write a letter to your friend telling him about your daily life. 5

Jhalukpara
Dibrugarh-786001
March 01, 2020
My dear friend Manab,
              How are you? I am fine here. Time is very precious and a good time management skill is the prime ingredient of success. Today, I am going to write about my daily life so as to tell you how I manage my daily life. 
              My daily life begins at 5 O’ clock in the morning with the sound of birds chirping which alarms that another busy day has just started. Soon after I leave my bed, I step out to a nearby open field to have some exercise and to feel the freshness of morning air. Coming back, I have a cup of tea or milk and sit on the study table. Then at 7 O’clock, I start my preparation for school and leave for school at around 8.30 AM. 
              At school, we have the specific routine and life at school goes on in a mechanical way. During break time I have some joyous activities with my friends. 
         By the Afternoon the school is over and I have some time to spare with my neighborhood friends. Whenever I have any vacations, I like to visit my relatives and go for outing with my family. As time is more precious than any costly metal, I see to it that in my daily life, even a single moment is not wasted. 
              Please write a few words about yours. Convey my regards to your parents and your brother also.
Your loving friend
Gautam

OR
Write a report for a local daily on the basis of the information given below: 5

i) 20-11-2015
ii) Guwahati
iii) The Guwahati book fair commenced.
iv) Opened by the Governor of Assam.
v) Publishers from the state and outside it participated.
vi) Nice opening function – large gathering and good sale expected. 

The glorious book fair of Guwahati began

Guwahati, 21st Nov; “Books are the mirrors of the society.” said Hon’ble Governor XYZ inaugurating the glorious book fair of Guwahati which began yesterday with new glazing. According to the organizing committee, more than 164 Publishers from Assam and other states like West Bengal, Punjab, Delhi, and Chhattisgarh etc. are participating in the book fair. On the inaugural day, three books of three eminent writers were unveiled by the Governor. On the very first day there was a heavy rush of book lovers. To see the response from the public, the organizing committee as well as the publishers were excited. Prominent author Dr. Saber Sharma commented that that was a good sign for the culture. 

(29)(a) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Paper is one of the most important articles that we use in our day to day life. If there had been no paper our civilization would not have progressed so fast. Great scientists write their thoughts on paper first and then they carry out their experiments. Great engineers draw their plans on paper first and then build houses, bridges, dams, and so on. Great thoughts are written or printed on paper for everyone to read. If there were no paper we would not have all the good books that are available in the world. Without paper it would be difficult for the people of one country to know about the people of another country.    
  
i. Mention three uses of paper.     1
Answer: Paper has great uses for the civilization. Scientists work out their new inventions, engineers draw their plans and great thoughts are either written or printed on paper.

ii. Why is paper the most essential thing for mankind?  2
Answer: It is the paper on which great thoughts are first written or printed. From scientists to engineers, they put their workings first onto the paper. Our civilization has progressed greatly because of paper as thoughts of one generation to the next can be transferred through paper. In fact, paper writes the fate of the mankind, so paper is a most essential thing for the mankind.

iii. What would have happened if there were no paper?    2
Answer: If there were no paper, great books could not be made available to the people. One country could never know about the people of another country. Even great thoughts could never be brought into reality. It also had hampered the works of scientists and engineers and other thought makers. 

(29)(b)Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow: 

It was a new bus, its outside painted a gleaming white with some green strips along the sides. Inside, the overhead bars shone like silver. Directly in front of Valli above the windshield there was a beautiful clock. The seats were soft and luxurious.
   Valli devoured everything with her eyes. But when she started to look outside, she found her view cut off by a canvas blind that covered the lower part of her window. So, she stood up and peered over the blind.
    The bus was now going along the bank of a canal. The road was narrow. On one side there was the canal and beyond it, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains and the blue, blue sky. On the other side were a deep ditch and then acres and acres of green field – green, green, green as far as eyes could see.   

i. What was the inside of the bus like?   2
Answer: As the bus was a new one the overhead bars inside the bus were shining like silver. Above the windshield there stuck a beautiful clock. The seats were soft and luxurious. 

ii. Why did Valli stand up on the seat?     1
Answer: Valli had to stand up on the seat as her outside view was cut off by a canvas blind.   

iii. What could be seen outside as the bus was going along the bank of a canal? 2
Answer: On one side of the canal one could see the palm trees, grassland, distant mountains and the blue sky. Where on the other side there was a deep ditch and acres of green field beyond it. 

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