Seba hslc class 10 English solved paper - 2024

 

Seba hslc class 10 English solved paper - 2024

2024
ENGLISH
Full Marks: 90
Pass Marks: 27
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions.

 

 

SECTION-A

 

Choose the correct option for the following (Q. No. 1 to Q. No. 45): 1x45=45

1. Read the following statements with reference to 'A Letter to God' and choose the correct option:

Statement 1: The house in which Lencho was living was in the middle of a populous town.

Statement 2: Lencho was a good farmer.

(A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

(B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true

(C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true

(D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false

Ans:- (B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true

2. "I hope it passes quickly." It did not pass quickly. What is the 'it' referred to?

(A) A pack of wolves

(B) A swarm of locusts

(C) The hailstorm

(D) The storm of dust

Ans:- (C) The hailstorm

3. What was Lencho's immediate response when he 'received the letter from God'?

(A) He began shouting at the postmaster

(B) He was not surprised but very angry

(C) He began laughing with joy

(D) He was sad and silent

Ans:- (B) He was not surprised but very angry

4. On that lovely autumn day, I was accompanied by my ______Zenani.

(A) aunt

(B) mother

(C) wife

(D) daughter

Ans:- (D) daughter

5. "The day was symbolised for me by the playing of our two national anthems." What was the occasion when two national anthems were being played?

(A) It was the swearing in ceremony of Mandela

(B) It was the opening of the World Peace Day

(C) It was the International Day of Games

(D) It was South Africa's New Year's Day

Ans:- (A) It was the swearing in ceremony of Mandela

6. Read the following statements with reference to 'Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' and choose the correct option:

Statement 1: On the day of the inauguration, Nelson Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of history.

Statement 2: Mandela learned that courage is not an absence of fear but triumph over it..

(A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

(B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true

(C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false

(D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true 

Ans:- (D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true

7. During September to March, it is the season of _______in Coorg.

(A) sorrow

(B) lull

(C) joy

(D) pain

Ans:- (C) joy

8. With reference to 'Coorg', choose the correct option for the given sentence: The theory of Arab origin in relation to the people of Coorg is based on the

(A) clothes they wear

(B) festivals they celebrate

(C) houses they live in

(D) food they eat

Ans:- (A) clothes they wear

9. Read the following statements with reference to Coorg' and choose the correct option:

Statement 1: Whoever visits Coorg, is fascinated by the adventurous activities that are carried out.

Statement 2: The people are hostile and cowardly in Coorg.

(A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

(B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true

(C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.

(D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false

Ans:- (A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

10. Pranjol buried his nose in his detective book again. What does the underlined part mean?

(A) To become deeply engrossed in something

(B) To have cold

(C) To cover the nose with something

(D) To smell the something

Ans:- (A) To become deeply engrossed in something

11. Read the following statements with reference to 'Tea from Assam' and choose the correct option:

Statement 1: Bodhidharma was a lazy monk who loved to sleep.

Statement 2: The legend of Bodhidharma originated in China.

(A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

(B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true

(C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true

(D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false

Ans:- (D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false

12. The second-flush or sprouting period is important as it

(A) produces lots of green tea

(B) yields the best tea

(C) requires less work from the labourers

(D) is the time when winter sets in

Ans:- (B) yields the best tea

13. Read the following statements with reference to 'Madam Rides the Bus' and choose the correct option:

Statement 1: Valli loved standing at the front door.

Statement 2: Her playmates were of her age.

(A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

(B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.

(C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true

(D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false

Ans:- (A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false

14. "On and on went her thoughts as she calculated and recalculated, planned and replanned." [Hint: Madam Rides the Bus'] What was the planning about?

(A) It was about a birthday party

(B) It was about a bus ride

(C) It was about a picnic

(D) It was about a school event

Ans:- (B) It was about a bus ride

15. "He stalks in his vivid stripes."  Choose the word which is same as the underlined word.

(A) Bright

(B) Dull

(C) Faded

(D) Vague

Ans:- (A) Bright

16. In the poem 'Amanda', the mother asks her daughter not to

(A) eat her food

(B) wear a red ribbon

(C) bite her nails

(D) go out and play

Ans:- (D) go out and play

17. In the poem 'Animals', Walt Whitman writes that animals do not discuss their duty to

(A) parents

(B) society

(C) God

(D) fellow animals

Ans:- (C) God

18. In 'The Ball Poem', the boy senses his first responsibility in a world of

(A) balls

(B) playthings

(C) people

(D) possessions

Ans:- (D) possessions

19. Why does the speaker in 'The Ball Poem' say that he would not intrude on the boy?

(A) Because he knows that another ball is worthless

(B) Because he knows that the boy would not listen to him

(C) Because he does not want to disturb the boy

(D) Because he does not know how to speak to the boy

Ans:- (C) Because he does not want to disturb the boy

20. "He is learning well behind his desperate eyes..." [Hint: The Ball Poem'] What is the opposite of the underlined word?

(A) Disciplined

(B) Distressed

(C) Dolorous

(D) Cheerful

Ans:- (D) Cheerful

21. From your reading of 'The Tale of Custard the Dragon', choose the correct option.

(A) Dog: Black, Kitten: Yellow

(B) Kitten: Grey, Dog: Black

(C) Dog: Black, Mouse: Grey

(D) Kitten: Black, Mouse: Grey